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/ 1 September 2004
Apathy should become the eighth deadly sin of the modern age, taking its place alongside the traditional vices of greed, gluttony, envy, sloth, pride, lust and wrath, a British poll said on Wednesday. Religion itself narrowly missed out on a top 10 place, while less traditional sins also included ”celebrity-ism”.
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/ 1 September 2004
Every July, just as the strawberries are ripening in England, the starched skirts come rustling out of their cloisters to damn the male species for its despicable objectification of women’s tennis. What a creature man is (they hiss), this dribbling imbecile bereft of higher functions, voraciously watching thighs and cleavage and little pink panties, resolutely refusing to see the game as worthwhile in itself.
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/ 1 September 2004
Recently, Jewish Voices South Africa and the Palestinian Solidarity Committee organised a joint placard demonstration. The protest was a festive and peaceful affair that attracted people from diverse organisations and walks of life. Our joint action, the first between a Jewish organisation with established roots in the Jewish community and a Palestinian solidarity movement, was motivated by several imperatives.
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/ 1 September 2004
Last week’s picket against Israel’s apartheid wall, organised by Jewish Voices (JV) and the Palestine Solidarity Committee (PSC), is significant for more than the slogans on placards.Many Palestine solidarity activists in the picket had debated the joint action. Not because JV is a Jewish organisation, but because some positions held by certain members were disconcerting.
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/ 1 September 2004
”Never again,” the Texas oil baron T Boone Pickens announced recently, ”will we pump more than 82-million barrels.” As we are currently pumping 82-million barrels of oil a day, Pickens is saying that global production has peaked. Will life without fossil fuels be worth living? A British experiment offers hope, reports George Monbiot.
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/ 1 September 2004
Ernie Els is the most global player in golf, a modern-day version of Gary Player. He was born in South Africa, makes his home in London and plays the majority of his tournaments in the United States. He already has made at least a dozen transoceanic flights this year while competing in five of the six continents where golf is played.
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/ 1 September 2004
With the expected costs of hosting the Olympics likely to exceed 7-billion euros (,4-billion) — nearly twice the original budget — some Greeks fear that they might be paying for the venues for years to come. Despite Athens winning worldwide praise for hosting a successful Games, the return from the sale of about 3,6-million tickets, two-thirds of the number available, will not cover the costs.
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/ 1 September 2004
Former champion Marat Safin came to this year’s US Open seeded number 13 and was sent home early by Thomas Enqvist 7-6 (5), 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 on Tuesday. Earlier, Justine Henin-Hardenne began the defence of her US Open championship, defeating 15-year-old qualifier Nicole Vaidisova of the Czech Republic.
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/ 1 September 2004
Wayne Rooney became a Manchester United player on Tuesday despite a last-minute hold-up caused by the state of his broken foot. About 10 hours after he first went to Manchester to finalise the deal on transfer deadline day, United finally announced a deal reportedly worth £27-million to Everton.
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/ 1 September 2004
England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson is confident he can maintain England’s impressive record of qualifying for major soccer tournaments even though he is under fire for a lack of success when they get there. He is facing up to World Cup qualifying games at Austria on Saturday and Poland in eight days’ time.