Threatened snow leopards found in Afghanistan (AP)

July 17th, 2011

In this Aug. 24, 2009 photo taken by trap camera and released by Wildlife Conservation Society, a snow leopard walks up a hill in a jungle in Wakhan Corridor in northeastern Afghanistan. A healthy population of snow leopards, elusive big cats threatened across their homes in the mountain ranges of Central Asia, has been found in one of the few peaceful areas of Afghanistan, a wildlife group said in a statement, released Wednesday, July 13, 2011 and seen Friday, July 15. (AP Photo/Wildlife Conservation Society) EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - A healthy population of snow leopards, elusive big cats threatened across the mountain ranges of Central Asia, has been found in one of the few peaceful areas of Afghanistan, a wildlife group said.


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Buffon Challenge

May 29th, 2011

La passione per il gioco del poker accomuna un numero crescente di individui, persona comuni e VIP, come alcuni importanti sportivi che apprezzano le emozioni che questo gioco sa offrire.
Inoltre il poker richiede molta concentrazione e un buon dominio delle proprie emozioni, doti davvero importanti per chi opera in diversi contesti, come quello sportivo, ad altissimo livello.
Ecco quindi che molti campioni dello sport e personaggi che eccellono nei più diversi settori, scelgono il poker come attività con cui divertirsi nel tempo libero, ma anche come strumento per allenare la propria mente e sviluppare doti strategiche utili nei più diversi contesti.
Tra gli sportivi italiani più famosi, che hanno accostato con successo la loro immagine a quella del gioco del poker, c’è sicuramente Gigi Buffon, uno dei migliori portieri attualmente in attività, già campione del mondo con la nostra Nazionale, nel 2006.
Tra le tante iniziative di PokerStars.it gli appassionati di calcio apprezzeranno quindi di sicuro il “Buffon Challenge”, un’imperdibile appuntamento che permetterà a tanti appassionati di poker di sfidare il grande campione, Gigi Buffon.
Oltre all’emozione di giocare contro un personaggio così popolare ed amato, partecipando al Buffon Challenge potrete, con appena 5 euro di spesa, aggiudicarvi una parte del montepremi garantito di €5.000. Inoltre, se riuscirete ad eliminare Buffon dal torneo vincerete un ticket del valore di €100 utilizzabile per partecipare al Sunday Special, il torneo settimanale di poker online più ricco d’Italia, con in palio un montepremi garantito di ben €200.000!

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La domenica di PokerStars

May 29th, 2011

La passione per il poker dilaga online e le principali poker room sono alla costante ricerca di nuove offerte, promozioni, bonus, eventi, qualunque cosa che sappia attrarre i giocatori ed appassionarli con allettanti prospettive di divertimento e di vincite in denaro. Nella vasta offerta disponibile è ormai un vero cult il torneo Sunday Special di PokerStars.it. Un appuntamento divenuto oramai fisso nelle domeniche pomeriggio di un numero sempre crescente di appassionati di poker.
Questo grande successo è spiegabile con una certa facilità, si tratta infatti del più ricco torneo settimanale di poker online attualmente presente nel nostro Paese. Prevede una quota d’iscrizione di solo €100 e offre la possibilità di sfidare i tuoi connazionali, sederti ai tavoli con alcuni dei più grandi nomi del poker italiano e, soprattutto, vincere una parte del montepremi garantito di ben €200.000 a settimana.

In ogni Sunday Special è garantita la presenza di almeno tre membri della squadra di professionisti: dai più navigati membri del Team PokerStars Pro Dario Minieri e Luca Pagano, alle nuove stelle del Team Italia e del Team Online.
Il Sunday Special si svolge tutte le domeniche alle 20:00 CET e lo puoi trovare nella sezione Tornei > Speciali del software di PokerStars.it. Durante tutta la settimana saranno inoltre disponibili dei satelliti e dei sit&go di qualificazione a partire da soli €2. Puoi trovare tutte le informazioni necessarie e la lista di tutti i satelliti in programma accedendo alla lobby del Sunday Special.
La domenica di PokerStars non è soltanto Sunday Special, per gli amanti dell’Omaha infatti tutte le domeniche alle 18:00, c’è l’appuntamento con il Sunday Omaha, un torneo con un buy-in di €30 nel quale potrai mettere alla prova la tua abilità in questo gioco sempre più popolare.
Cosa aspetti allora? Rendi indimenticabile la tua domenica, qualificati per il Sunday Special!

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Shuttle astronauts bid farewell to space station (AP)

May 29th, 2011

The crew of space shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station gather for a joint news conference from the from the International Space Station Thursday, May 26, 2011. Commander Mark Kelly, second row right, says he can't wait to see his wife, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., for the first time from orbit and show her some cosmic views of his spaceship and the planet Earth. A videoconference between Kelly and Giffords is planned for Friday. The commander said he will conduct the video session from the space station's cupola, a glassed-in lookout. (AP Photo/ NASA)AP - The astronauts on NASA’s next-to-last shuttle flight floated out of the International Space Station on Sunday and then closed the hatch behind them, after one final round of warm wishes and embraces.


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Shuttle Endeavour prepares to leave space station (AFP)

May 29th, 2011

NASA astronauts Andrew Feustel (right) and Michael Fincke are seen during a spacewalk on May 26. The US space shuttle Endeavour prepared to undock from the International Space Station and jet back to Earth, wrapping up its final journey before entering retirement, NASA said.(AFP/HO)AFP - The US space shuttle Endeavour on Sunday prepared to undock from the International Space Station and jet back to Earth, wrapping up its final journey before entering retirement, NASA said.


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Unprecedented Space Test: Astronauts to Try New Spaceship Docking System (SPACE.com)

May 29th, 2011

SPACE.com - HOUSTON — Astronauts on NASA’s shuttle Endeavour will perform an unprecedented maneuver at the International Space Station overnight Sunday (May 29), when they undock from the outpost, then return again to try out a new docking system.

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BP spill fund winding down after $4 billion paid out: report (Reuters)

May 29th, 2011

Reuters - The fund BP set up to deal with compensation claims after 2010’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill is starting to wind down after paying out around $4 billion of the $20 billion set aside by the oil firm, the Sunday Telegraph reported.

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Greenpeace activists climb Greenland oil rig (AP)

May 29th, 2011

In this image provided by Greenpeace Sunday May 29, 2011 activists scale the underside of the 53,000 tonne Leiv Eiriksson oil rig. Greenpeace says three of its activists have climbed up an oil rig off Greenland's coast in an attempt to stop a Scottish oil company from starting deepwater drilling in the arctic waters. The environmental group said the activists scaled the Cairn Energy rig early Sunday and are now hanging under it in a pod. It said the group has enough food and water to stay there for 10 days. Cairn earlier this month won permission to drill up to seven oil exploration wells off the Arctic island's west coast. (AP Photo/Greenpeace, Steve Morgan) NO SALES NO ARCHIVE EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - Three Greenpeace activists on Sunday climbed up an oil rig off Greenland’s coast in an attempt to stop a Scottish oil company from starting deepwater drilling in the arctic waters, the environmental group said.


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Death toll from Joplin tornado is at least 139 (AP)

May 29th, 2011

Unidentified friends of Will Norton console each other before a news conference with family members at Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Mo. Saturday, May 28, 2011. Norton's body was found Friday in a pond after he was pulled out of his vehicle on his way home from his high school graduation Sunday by an EF-5 tornado that tore through much of the city killing at least 139 people. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)AP - The numbers look increasingly bleak for families hoping for the best after a monster tornado that devastated the town of Joplin, with city officials saying death toll is at least 139. State officials say 100 people are still missing.


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China to step up fight against plastic addiction (AFP)

May 29th, 2011

China will expand a ban on free shopping bags, state media said, as it tries to further curb its addiction to plastic in a bid to rid the country of AFP - China will expand a ban on free shopping bags, state media said, as it tries to further curb its addiction to plastic in a bid to rid the country of “white pollution” that clogs waterways, farms and fields.


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Science can’t design away tornadoes’ deadly threat (AP)

May 29th, 2011

In this April 27, 2011 file photo, a tornado moves through Tuscaloosa, Ala. Storm science has greatly improved tornado warnings in recent years. But if that’s led anyone into a sense of security, that feeling has taken a beating in recent weeks. Super Outbreak 2011, on April 25-28, killed more than 300 people in the South and Midwest. Less than a month later, a devastating tornado took more than 100 lives around Joplin, Mo. There have been more than 500 deaths and counting so far this year, a toll not seen in more than a half-century. (AP Photo/The Tuscaloosa News, Dusty Compton, File)AP - Storm science has greatly improved tornado warnings in recent years. But if that’s led anyone into a sense of security, that feeling has taken a beating in recent weeks.


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