Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Lorena Ochoa criticizes LPGA English rule - Washington Post

MEXICO CITY -- Lorena Ochoa of Mexico says a new LPGA Tour policy requiring players to be effective in English starting in 2009 is a "little drastic." Ochoa, the No. 1 player in women's golf, says golfers are better judged by their performance. She Robert Henreich

Johnny Depp sweats it out at a charity gig for a full 90mins. And you missed it. Photograph: Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images Johnny Depp played the role of a rock star in Florida this weekend, reuniting with his old band for a local charity event Robert Henreich

The two new prisons - Belmarsh West, to be built next door to Belmarsh high security prison in south-east London, and Maghull in Merseyside - are due to be finished by 2010. Nacro's bid to run them involves a partnership with a private firm, Group 4 Robert Henreich

BALTIMORE, Maryland, September 2. FOURTEEN-time Olympic Gold Medalist Michael Phelps today announced the establishment of the Michael Phelps Foundation and made his first donation by committing the well-publicized $1 million bonus he will receive Robert Henreich

A penal reform pressure group has launched a surprise bid to run two new prisons. Nacro, a charity which attempts to cut crime by finding practical work for offenders, has formed a consortium to win Government contracts for jails in Merseyside and Robert Henreich

Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian in history, will use the $1 million bonus he earned from Speedo for tying Mark Spitz’s record of seven gold medals to start his own foundation. Appearing on TODAY, Phelps announced that the Michael Phelps Robert Henreich

PRINCE William's girlfriend Kate Middleton has revealed she has a full-time job and is not merely waiting around for a royal marriage proposal. The 26-year-old has been working for her parents' multi-million pound party accessories business Robert Henreich

1 comment:

Brian Barker said...

I think that the LPGA's decision smaks of xenophobia.

At least the Beijing Olympics appointed an Esperanto translator and CRI broadcast daily, about the Games, in the language.

Confirmation can be seen at http://esperanto.cri.cn