Hawk-Eye to be tested at England v Belgium friendly. Goal-line technology will be tested at Wembley Stadium when England play host to Belgium on Saturday 2 June. The Hawk-Eye technology will be put through its paces by independent testers EMPA during the sold-out international, which is the Three Lions’ final preparation game ahead UEFA EURO 2012. The fixture follows on from a previous test during the Hampshire FA Senior Cup Final at St. Mary’s Stadium in Southampton on 16 May. Such tests, along with those being conducted for the GoalRef system in Denmark, could lead to the International Football Association Board approving the introduction of GLT at its special meeting at the beginning of July. Only the EMPA observers, IFAB and FIFA representatives at Wembley ... Continue reading →
STORY HIGHLIGHTS The Ronald Reagan Foundation calls the sale "a craven act" Bidding for the vial nears $15,000 The blood was apparently taken after the 1981 attempt on Reagan's life The seller says his mother worked at a lab and kept the vial (CNN) -- The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation threatened legal action over the online sale of a vial purportedly containing dried blood from the former president following a 1981 assassination attempt. "If indeed this story is true, it's a craven act and we will use every legal means to stop its sale or purchase," said a statement from John Heubusch, the foundation's executive director. Bidding for the vial topped 9,181 pounds (nearly $14,500) as of Tuesday, with two days left in the sale. ... Continue reading →
Do you work a lot or a little? Type in your hours, and we'll tell you how you compare with the average employee in your own country, and the average across 34 developed nations. The figures come from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), sometimes referred to as the rich countries' club, which gathers them from its 34 members. A global comparison of working hours is impossible because of the lack of comparable data. As Wesley Stephenson of BBC radio's More or Less programme explains, developing countries often work longer hours, but working longer doesn't necessarily mean working better. Continue reading →
An Egyptian woman holds up an ink-stained finger after voting at a Cairo polling station on Wednesday, May 23, 2012. Egypt is holding its first presidential election since last year's toppling of Hosni Mubarak, part of the wave of Arab Spring uprisings. A voter studies her ballot Wednesday in Cairo. Roughly a dozen candidates are competing in the wide-open race. Voting will continue through Thursday, May 24. If no candidate gets a majority of the vote in the first round, a second round will be held June 16-17. Egyptian men fill out their ballots Wednesday in Cairo. The vote is considered Egypt's first free and fair presidential election in modern history. An Egyptian man casts his ballot at a Cairo polling station. Some Egyptians told ... Continue reading →
