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The Chimp is on the sauce again!!

toast99 | 24 September, 2005 15:05

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Gambia win again!

toast99 | 22 September, 2005 01:07

FIFA U-17 World Championship Gambia brush past 10-man Qatar (1:3) It was a tight tussle between Qatar and Gambia until a red card allowed Gambia to press home their extra man advantage at the FIFA U-17 World Championship Peru 2005. Mauro Alfieri (FIFA.com) 20 Sep 2005 Gambia are on the brink of a place in the last eight of the FIFA U-17 World Championship Peru 2005 after claiming a narrow victory over Qatar at the sun-kissed Miguel Grau Stadium, Piura. A delighted Gambia coach Fred Osam Duodu, who has inspired his team to play without fears, said: "It wasn't an easy match at all and, as I always say, any team that reaches a tournament like this must be a very strong opponent and that was how it proved. Unfortunately one or two of my best players were out and I think that was why it was a little bit tougher for us today." Gambia were forced into two changes from the team that famously beat Brazil in their opening match, with Lamin Conteh and George Cole coming in for the suspended Saja Leigh and Ebrima Sohna. Qatar, meanwhile, gave starts to Ahmed al Emais and the frighteningly fast Khalfan al Khalfan, who was not fit to play all 90 minutes against the Netherlands. The Gambians were roared on by a large contingent of passionate fans from their homeland and they gave them plenty to shout and sing about in the first half as they took the game to Qatar at a frenetic pace. Latest photo galleries from Peru 2005 Sainey Nyassi and Momodou Ceesay both went close before Gambia forged in front. It was the impressive Ceesay who hit the target, firing home low for his second goal of the tournament and enhancing his already considerable reputation at Peru 2005 (0:1, 24'). Qatar were not to be denied though and within six minutes they scored, Yusef Ali showing a fantastic burst of speed before sliding the ball under the advancing Babucarr Suso for a somewhat surprising but delightful equaliser (1:1, 32'). It is tempting to say the Gambian fans were stunned into silence, but the truth is they did not miss a drumbeat in their encouragement and Qatar were on the back foot for the rest of the half. Ousman Sonko flashed a shot just wide for Gambia and Abdoulie Mansally brought an excellent reflex save out of Ghaith al Mohannadi, but the teams went into the break on level terms. Qatar's Johar Al Kaabi rises to head the ball in a challenge with Gambia captain Ousman Jallow in the 1:3 win for Gambia in Piura. Mauro Alfieri Fans makes their own entertainmentThe second half did not match the first in terms of excitement or goalmouth incident and the spectators were left to amuse themselves with Mexican waves for sustained periods. Qatar keeper al Mohannadi had to be on his toes to deny substitute Sanna Nyassi from close range as he almost turned a teasing cross by Alagie Ngum into the net, but as the match wore on it had the look of stalemate. The tide turned Gambia's way when Qatar were forced to see out the final 20 minutes with only 10 men after Khalid al Sulaiti was given a straight red card for a nasty-looking foul on Nyassi. Qatar goalscorer Yusef kept their hopes up with his silky skills and jinking runs, but Gambia retook the lead courtesy of a spot-kick after Ceesay was bundled off the ball when clean through. Skipper Ousman Jallow, who netted from a twice-taken penalty against Brazil, this time required only one attempt to send al Mohannadi the wrong way (1:2, 78'). As the clock ticked down and Qatar tired, Gambia managed to match their score against the Brazilians. Substitute Pa Modou Jagne neatly grabbed the third goal (1:3, 92') before he and his team-mates took the acclaim of their ecstatic fans and went on a lap of honour to wave goodbye to Piura ahead of their third game against the Netherlands in Lima on Friday. Qatar coach Tini Ruijs said: "I thought we were a little but unlucky with the red card because my player had only just come onto the pitch. It was his first foul and he was not warmed up or used to the pace of the game. However, we played against a good, strong Gambia team and they scored some beautiful goals. I think they deserved to win."

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toast99 | 21 September, 2005 17:03

"Yeah, but no but yeah but, no but, yeah but, no......"

World U-17 Football : Brazil 1 : 3 Gambia......well done boys!!

toast99 | 18 September, 2005 10:04

FIFA U-17 World Championship

Gambia stun defending champs Brazil (1:3)

17 Sep 2005 African champions Gambia pulled off a stunning, but deserved victory over tournament holders Brazil in Group D of the FIFA U-17 World Championship Peru 2005 at the shell-shocked Miguel Grau Stadium, Piura. Gambia coach Fred Osam Duodu promised a surprise beforehand and pledged that his players would have no complexes about taking on the mighty Brazilians with all their dazzling skills and daunting reputation.

From the outset, looking at the sheer power and physical presence of his impressive team, it was easy to see why. Duodu hailed the result as a great night for African football and said his players had "learned to live with kings", but pledged that his side must not get carried away with one victory. He said: "This win does not make us any kind of favourites at all. Our first priority is to cross the bridge to qualification for the quarter-finals and then try to get into the medal zone from there." Their giant striker Momodou Ceesay was a constant menace up front and standing just five centimetres shy of two metres' tall, Brazil will not have come up against the likes of him too often. That repeatedly showed as they struggled to cope with Ceesay and the watching scouts from around the world will have written his name in their notebooks for sure.

It was Brazil who took the lead however, to no-one's great surprise, but when the goal came it really was something quite spectacular. Leyrielton supplied the cross and Igor rounded off a flowing move with a special, acrobatic volley that had the Peruvian crowd gasping in admiration (1:0, 23')… but Brazil's lead was short-lived. Gambia's Abdoulie Mansally got the leveller, turning one way then the other before drilling the ball past Felipe to spark a sensational turn of events (1:1, 27').

Gambians grow in confidence

That goal gave Gambia the belief they needed to take the game to Brazil and Ceesay fired the African champions in front in first-half stoppage time, skipping through the Brazilian back-line and firing low into the corner from an acute angle (1:2, 45'). If Brazil forged a masterplan to get back into the game at half-time, it would not have included going down to 10 men five minutes after the restart as Marcelo was shown a straight red card for a foul on Tijan Jaiteh. Brazil were always going to be up against it from that point on, though Gambia defender Mandou Bojang almost gave them a helping hand with a beautiful diving header that came ever so close to being a very graceful own goal.

Gambia, made sure they stretched Brazil across the park as much as they could with a slick passing game that had the Piuran fans crying "olé" in appreciation. The script was not supposed to read like this and goalscorer Leyrielton sliced horribly wide for Brazil when in a good position as they toiled hard to bring about a change in these unexpected fortunes. Gambian captain Ousman Jallow could have put the matter beyond reasonable doubt if he had done better while unmarked in the box, but there was too much pace on Ceesay's centre and he could only steer his awkward-looking volley over the top. Jallow was not to be denied though and when Gambia were awarded a penalty in the 75th minute, the skipper had no hesitation in picking up the ball to carry out his duty. Felipe was equal to his effort though, diving well to his left to palm the ball away, but the referee's assistant flagged to signal that the goalkeeper moved off his line before the kick was taken. At the second time of asking, Jallow made no mistake and flicked the penalty into the opposite corner, just beyond Felipe's desperate lunge (1:3, 75').

A reckless challenge by Gambian defender Ebrima Sohna earned him the second red card of the match and the Africans were forced to play out the final 10 minutes short-handed. Brazil finished the match with nine men and in total disarray however when Celso was sent off for an ugly elbowing incident. Gambia matched them for sheer numbers though when Saja Leigh became the fourth player to be dismissed as the clock ticked down. This shock result leaves Brazil with a mountain to climb to qualify for the quarter-finals and with Holland their next opponents in Piura on Tuesday, that difficult task looks anything but straight-forward. Brazil coach Nelson Rodrigues said: "Gambia had a plan to play high balls over the top of our defenders and we had a plan to play with speed. They succeeded with their plan and we didn't with ours. This was always the 'Group of Death' and my players were prepared for it to be difficult, so I will not have any problems picking them up for the next game."

For Gambia, they can look forward to an encounter with Qatar on the same night and they seem certain to be welcomed home as conquering heroes whatever happens from here.

Bush has fun with Pikachu

toast99 | 16 September, 2005 01:44

When GW gets stressed and needs to relax, mummy sends for his pokemon buddy....I choose Pikachu!

Yellow fun at White House

Religious bigotry at its worst.....targetting children

toast99 | 15 September, 2005 13:01

And you may wonder why there is so much hatred in the world

This is bloody scary!!

US mercenaries could kill US citizens

toast99 | 12 September, 2005 01:33

Iraq mercenaries patrol New Orleans

With a license to use lethal force infamous mercenaries fresh from terrorising Iraqi civilians are now licensed to patrol New Orleans with the full consent of the Louisiana governor.

Hired Iraqi killers to patrol New Orleans

Mississippi Flood of 1927

toast99 | 07 September, 2005 13:16

In 1927, the Mississippi River broke its banks flooding over 27,000 square miles of land, up to a depth of 30ft in places. 246 died. Over 700,000 were displaced. In New Orleans the white business class forced the state to dynamite a levee upstream to release the water into the black areas of the delta, the black workers then being forced at gunpoint to work at flood relief.

"Their struggle began as Man against nature. It became one of man against man. The flood brought with it a human storm. Honour and money collided. White and black collided. Regional and national power structures collided. The collisions shook America." John M. Barry.....Rising Tide

American society was changed, with hundreds of thousands of delta-dwelling blacks being moved to northern cities, fomenting and cementing suspicions, distrust, neglect and the racism that endure today. Poor southern blacks became poor northern blacks. No longer rural, now urban.

Then, as of now, the American boast is "we get along because we can afford to". What happens when you take wealth out of the equation? You saw last week in the New Orleans environs.

Is America Stupid, Proud or Both?

toast99 | 07 September, 2005 01:41

Cuban doctors on standby to help US hurricane victims

Tuesday, September 6, 2005 HAVANA, Cuba (AFP):

More than 1,500 Cuban doctors are ready to leave for the United States to help Hurricane Katrina victims but Washington has yet to accept the offer of help from its longtime nemesis. Cuban President Fidel Castro paraded a small army of doctors, white-coated and carrying green knapsacks of supplies, at the Havana convention center Sunday night, after they dutifully reported for duty from all over the island.

"Forty-eight hours have passed and we have received no response to our offer. We will wait patiently," said Castro, who increased his offer to 1,586 doctors and 34 tonnes of medicine while insisting it was not politically motivated. "We're ready. There's a disaster in the United States, medical coverage is not sufficient, but ideology stands in the way," doctor Rafael Vera, 43, told AFP. "We lament that politics takes precedence while lives are being lost."

Castro often deploys his doctors around the world and underscores inequities in the US health system, under which 40 million US citizens have inadequate medical care. Cuba and its northern neighbor have no diplomatic relations and regularly refuse one another's help. Cuba rejected the 50,000 dollars Washington offered in the wake of hurricanes in 2004 and this year, and Washington declined Cuba's offer of help after the September 11, 2001 attacks.

Venezuela, which also has testy relations with the United States, has offered one million gallons of gasoline for Katrina victims and five million dollars for a field hospital, water and other essential supplies for the tens of thousands of victims. A Venezuelan official said Monday that Citgo, a subsidiary of Venezuela's state-owned oil company, was sheltering 45,500 storm victims in three of its facilities in Louisiana and Texas. "This forms part of the aid from our country," Civil Protection director Antonio Rivero told Globovision television.

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Barbara Bush amused by the poor black people

toast99 | 07 September, 2005 01:25

Barbara Bush: Things Working Out 'Very Well' for Poor Evacuees from New Orleans

Accompanying her husband, former President George H.W.Bush, on a tour of hurricane relief centers in Houston, Barbara Bush said today, referring to the poor who had lost everything back home and evacuated, "This is working very well for them."

The former First Lady's remarks were aired this evening on American Public Media's "Marketplace" program. She was part of a group in Houston today at the Astrodome that included her husband and former President Bill Clinton, who were chosen by her son, the current president, to head fundraising efforts for the recovery. Sen. Hilary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama were also present.

In a segment at the top of the show on the surge of evacuees to the Texas city, Barbara Bush said: "Almost everyone I’ve talked to says we're going to move to Houston." Then she added: "What I’m hearing which is sort of scary is they all want to stay in Texas. Everyone is so overwhelmed by the hospitality.

"And so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway, so this--this (she chuckles slightly) is working very well for them."

Bush's mother laughs at poor blacks

The belligerent fart

toast99 | 05 September, 2005 15:08

I came across an interesting fact today about Mozart;
Whenever invited to dine at the tables of the great and the good
He would express his pleasure at the cuisine
By issuing a belligerent fart.
Though going against the accepted mores of the time
Twas no doubt of more musical note than any offering from Ludacris
And certainly more lyrically adept
Than the latest 50 Cent gurgle

Just thought that I would share that with you

Rather like Mozart

Origins of New Orleans

toast99 | 05 September, 2005 13:35

In 1699 Pierre le Moyne D'Iberville, along with his two brothers, began exploring the Mississippi Delta. His younger brother, Sanvolle, commanded a small fort at Biloxi, which was the first European territory.

In 1718 Bienville le Moyne D'Iberville surveyed an abandoned Indian village called Tchoutchouma, ordered his men to clear the ground and build houses, naming the project New Orleans, in honour of the Duke of Orleans who had authorised the exploration of the Mississippi Delta.

In 1763, at the end of the Seven Years' War, France lost Canada to Britain, and the Louisiana territory was ceded to Spain.

On April 11th 1788, the old French city was burnt, nine hundred buildings being destroyed, including the Church of St Louis. A new city was built, which is now old New Orleans. A Spanish nobleman, Don Andreas Almonaster y Roxas gave £16,000 to build the Cathedral of St Louis, a clergy house and a hospital. He also rebuilt the town hall, hospitals, a boy's school and a chapel for Ursuline nuns.

On April 30th 1803, by the Treaty of Paris, Napolean sold Louisiana to the United States (France had regained control on October 1st 1800 by the Treaty of San Ildefonso, under which the Spanish King allowed France to regain Louisiana).

In March 1804, the Ursuline nuns wrote to Thomas Jefferson requesting an Act of Congress that would guarantee their property and rights.

Jefferson replied

"The principles of the Constitution of the United States are a sure guaranty to you that it will be preserved to you sacred and inviolate and that your Institution will be permitted to govern itself without interferrence from the civil authority. Whatever diversity of shades may appear in the religious opinions of our fellow citizens, the charitable objects of your Institution cannot be of indifference to any; and its furtherence of the wholesome purpose by training up its young members in the way they should go, cannot fail to insure the patronage of the Government it is under. Be assured that it will meet with all the protection my office can give it."

Perhaps Bush should have taken onboard that same responsibility himself.

Bush insouciant at yet more collateral

toast99 | 03 September, 2005 13:23

Watching Bush on Fox yesterday as he met Governors, Fema's Michael Brown, coastguards and other reps to get a precis of the situation, his demeanor fluctuated from impatient to bored, once even stifling a yawn.

And the US public condone this uncaring, arrogant despot.

Were Blair to have acted this insouciant manner, effectively "rubber-necking" a humanitarian disaster with no regard to compassion, he would be castrated, politically and also probably medically.

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