I have a Dream . . . .

45 years ago today Dr King spoke these words.

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Beijing 2008 - Medal Standing

It doesn't seem right that a Nation wins 3 Gold, 2 Silver and a Bronze and another winning 3 Bronze, 2 Silver and a Gold are ranked the same (both winning 6 medals).

Instead, if we weight a Gold Medal to be 3 unit, a Silver Medal 2 Unit and a Bronze 1, then the standing becomes a bit more interesting.

Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Scaled
USA	26	27	28	81	160
China	45	14	20	79	183
Russia	13	14	18	45	90
Great Britain	16	10	11	37	79
Australia	11	12	13	36	70
France	4	12	14	28	50
Germany	9	7	7	23	48
South Korea	8	9	6	23	48
Japan	8	5	7	20	41
Italy	6	6	6	18	36

The scaling also signifies the relative diff between the teams even when the ordering is not changed.

Here's a link to the current / updated medal standing.

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iPhone 3G Available










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Nadal Defeats Federer to Win first Wimbledon Title

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links:

BBC Sports

Yahoo! Sports

George Carlin

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Sydney Pollack 1935 - 2008

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Toshiba Gives Up

Well, it's finally happened - Toshiba has officially given up on the HD DVD format. Though it may seem like a mere formality to some, the official announcement now means people who were waiting to the next new DVD Player for their HD TV can now safely invest in a Blu-Ray format DVD Player.

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Link:

• Toshiba Abandons HD DVD - InfoWorld via Yahoo! News


• Toshiba quits HD DVD business - CNN.com

Castro Steps Down

After being in power for almost half a century.

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Superbowl XLII

What a game!!!!

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Heath Ledger Found Dead

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Wikipedia

Bobby Fisher Passed Away

Just heard the news on the radio earlier today on my way to work.

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• Wikipedia
  

Sad Event :o(

iPhone dropped.

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Pumpkin Pie

Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:12


Categories : pies-crusts Thanksgiving

Amount	Measure	Ingredient	Preparation Method
--------	------------	-------------	-------------------
3/4	cup	granulated sugar
1/2	teaspoon	salt
1	teaspoon	ground cinnamon
1/2	teaspoon	ground ginger
1/4	teaspoon	ground cloves
2	large	eggs	slightly beaten
15	oz	canned pumpkin
12	ounces	evaporated milk	undiluted
1	9 inch	pie crust	unbaked

MIX sugar, salt, cinnamon, ginger and cloves in small bowl. Beat eggs in large bowl. Stir in pumpkin and sugar-spice mixture. Gradually stir in evaporated milk.

POUR into pie shell.

BAKE in preheated 425° F. oven for 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350° F.; bake for 40 to 50 minutes or until knife inserted near center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack for 2 hours. Serve immediately or refrigerate.

NOTE:
Do not freeze, as this will cause the crust to separate from the filling

1 3/4 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice may be substituted for cinnamon, ginger and cloves; however, the taste will be slightly different.

FOR 2 SHALLOW PIES:

Substitute two 9-inch (2-cup volume) pie shells. Bake in preheated 425° F. oven for 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350° F.; bake for 20 to 30 minutes or until pies test done.

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Oven Roasted Duck

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Thanx Giving 2007

Well, it's that time of the year again and collecting some traditional recipes. Not that I'll be making any of these.

For the main course, I prefer a duck (or anything) instead of a turkey.

• Bird
• Oven Roast
• Pan Fried
• Dressing / Stuffing
• In the Bird
• Seperate
• Gravy / Sauce
• Cranberry
• Side / Vegetable
• Potato
• Casserole
• Dessert
• Pumpkin Pie
• Potato Pie

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Today

is a V-E-R-Y significant day.

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Bangladesh landslides, rain kill 68 people

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Links:

boston.com

A 380

Flies from Europe to the U.S.

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Brilliant Bangladesh stun India

That was the headline on cricinfo.com.

More Headlines:

Tigers 1, Lambs 0.

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Stress

"It's NOT what is happening to you in life - it's how you're reacting to what's happening to you in life".

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Wikipedia