Germany disgraced top sides Argentina and England on their way to the semi-finals of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, but Vicente del Bosque’s Spaniards were not ready to suffer a humiliating fate. Expectedly, Spain took hold of the game with their trademark possessive game. However, the Germans made things difficult by making numerous interceptions to cut Spain’s flow.

Apparently, the shocking introduction of an agitated spectator onto the field inside the 4th minute of the match troubled neither side. The best attempt on goal came through Puyol’s 13th minute header. But too much power on the ball saw his header fly way above the crossbar. Xabi Alonso’s long range effort on the hour mark was an awful one; the battle wasn’t as fierce as expected.

Surely, a goal was needed to open things up as Trochowski’s low strike in the 32nd minute was Germany’s sole real attempt on goal so far. The Germans were more focused on defending inside their own half.

Ozil appealed for a penalty after he was brought down in the box by Sergio Ramos as he counter-attacked for Germany before Barcelona’s Pedro closed the first half’s proceedings with a low strike that didn’t trouble goalkeeper Neuer.

A moment of brilliance minutes before the hour mark put Germany under pressure as consecutive attacks saw Pedro and David Villa come inches away from breaking the deadlock. Substitute Tony Kroos proved his presence on the pitch with a dangerous shot to complete Lucas Podolski’s lobbing pass but Iker Casillas impressively punched the ball clear. Contrastingly, Germany’s goalkeeper Neuer conceded a Puyol header in the 72nd minute. The Spanish defender had finally executed an effort with precision and perfection.

As time was flying fast for the Germans to come back into the game, Vicente Del Bosque ran down the clock with substitutions. David Villa came off for Torres and so did Pedro (who wasted a one-on-one opportunity to round up Spain’s victory) for David Silva.

Actually, Germany never did enough to score a single vital goal. Puyol’s solitary goal had created history for Spain. The Barcelona captain turned the dream of Joachim Lowe’s wonderful young squad into a bitter nightmare.

Spain will face the Netherlands in the final of the 2010 FIFA World Cup whereas Germany will have to settle for at least bronze medals with a match against Uruguay this weekend.

A point system is used, with points being awarded based on the results of FIFA-recognised international matches. Under the existing system, rankings are based on a team’s performance over the last four years, with more recent results and more significant matches being more heavily weighted to help reflect the current competitive state of a team. The ranking system was most recently revamped after the 2006 World Cup, with the first edition of the new series of rankings issued on 12 July 2006. The current FIFA World Ranking is as follows:

FIFA World Ranking

Wayne Rooney cannot wait for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ to begin. Although the subject of his temper was a major topic of conversation during yesterday’s 3-0 win over Platinum Stars in an unofficial friendly, the England forward is focused purely on beating USA in the Group C opener in Rustenburg on Saturday.

“I just can’t wait now,” he said. “The sooner it comes, the better.” Rooney wrapped up England’s win yesterday, having already set up Joe Cole for their second.

There were a few hints at Fabio Capello’s likely starting line-up at the weekend, with Emile Heskey partnering the Manchester United man in attack after the interval. Cole played on the left, while Steven Gerrard’s partnership with Frank Lampard in central midfield at the start looked as though it was a fairly definitive statement on England’s engine room.

At the back, Ledley King was matched up with old friend John Terry at the heart of England’s defence. Given the former’s relatively infrequent appearances, either on the training ground or in a match, Joe Hart’s presence in goal, without having started a game for his country, was intriguing, although Robert Green was between the sticks for the Tottenham Hotspur captain’s last appearance against Mexico at Wembley last month.

Not that yesterday’s performance was a triumph for anyone, even if Rooney found reasons to be cheerful. “It was a good run out,” he said.

“We needed to get the game in and to play 45 minutes felt good, so I was happy. We got out of it what he needed. I would have liked to have got a bit more of a game but I was happy with the 45 minutes.”

Unfortunately, Rooney also picked up a booking for dissent and offered ammunition for Alexi Lalas, who has claimed that USA should attempt to wind England’s star man up in the hope of distracting him from his overall objective. Yet Jermain Defoe, who scored the opener yesterday, has no intention of calling for the former Everton player to curb his volatile temper.

“If under control, I think Wayne’s temper is a good thing,” said the Spurs striker. ”He has that fire in his belly. If you take that away from him then he won’t be the same player.”

[source: http://www.fifa.com/]

World Cup Penalty Kick is a cool online football game where you need to test your skills against the keeper and see if you can score a goal in this free football game.

Sony Malaysia announced its first ultra-compact, interchangeable lens system digital cameras – the  NEX-3 and NEX-5. Featuring the world’s smallest and lightest interchangeable lens digital camera body, the NEX-3 and NEX-5 allows users to effortlessly capture  stunning, DSLR quality photos with its new 14.2-megapixel Exmor^TM APS HD CMOS image sensor and Full HD 1080i videos in AVCHD format with the NEX-5. The  cameras also offer higher ISO sensitivity of up to 12800, up to 14.2-megapixel resolution and defocusing to achieve beautiful images even in low light environments without having to use a tripod or flash.

The new  cameras also provide an intuitive user experience with its simplified control layout, featuring a control wheel and two context-sensitive soft keys. The new Graphic User Interface features six clearly labeled icons that can be selected by rotating and then pressing the control wheel to access shoot settings, a user interface common in compact cameras that makes the NEX-3 and NEX-5 perfect for photographers new to extensive manual controls.

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Last October, the 6^th FreedomFilmFest 2009 toured the cities of Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Johor Bahru, Kuching and London showcasing documentaries about human rights, social and environmental justice. Real Change? is the question posed by the festival organisers, querying the changes that have come our way since the Tsunami elections of 2008. This month, KOMAS and Palate Palette proudly present a special screening of all 3 winning documentaries from this festival: “Al-Fatehah Memali” by Rahmat Haron, “No Silver Lining: The Perak Crisis” by The S-ploited, and “Kayuh” by Soh Sook Hwa.

KOMAS FreedomFilmFest is an annual film showcase of outstanding alternative films and documentaries focusing on social issues that affect ordinary people i.e. HIV/AIDS, human rights, poverty and the environment. Due to a lack of commercial backing and because of the tyranny of popular mainstream media, many of these films are usually out of the reach to most Malaysians so FFF is a vital event, providing a venue for the Malaysian public to use videos as a tool for social documentation and filmmaking.

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Freedom Film Festival 2009 Winners

9pm, Tuesday, 15 June 2010

upstairs lounge @ Palate Palette

TOTAL RUNNING TIME: Approx. 80 MINS

1. KAYUH

by Soh Sook Hwa

2009 | 30mins | Bahasa Malaysia with English subtitles

2. NO SILVER LINING: THE PERAK

by The S-ploited

2009 | 20mins | Bahasa Malaysia with English subtitles

3. AL-FATEHAH MEMALI

by Rahmat Haron

2009 | 30mins | Bahasa Malaysia with English subtitles

Can’t get a copy of the past issue or you had already disposed of them? Now you can read all the issues online.

Issue 7 - I’m Green and Still Enjoy an Awesome Life.pdf

Issue 6 – OMG! It’s That Time Again

Issue 5 – Hidden Desires

Issue 4 – Colours

Issue 3 – Some Things Don’t Change

Issue 2 – Love is in the Air

Issue 1 – Retail Therapy

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Nestlé (Malaysia) Berhad is calling more Malaysians to make yogurt drink as part of its daily diet in improving their digestive system for better health, as it is full of goodness and has different kinds of bacteria that are beneficial to our overall health.

“As our lives become more time-consuming, demanding and stressful, sustaining excellent health at all time is important. Not only do we need to consume a well-balance diet and exercise regularly, we must also know how to care for our digestive system, all you need is just two servings of Nestlé Bliss® Yogurt Drink daily for 14 days.”

Nestlé Bliss® Yogurt Drink is the only yogurt drink in Malaysia that contains Inulin (fibre) that helps to maintain a good digestive system by working as a prebiotic agent in foods to stimulate growth of good intestinal bacteria resulting in improved gut health and provides you the boost to take on challenges of the day.

Nestlé Bliss® Yogurt Drinks are available in 700g and 200g bottles in all supermarkets, hypermarkets, convenience stores, kiosks and petrolmarts nationwide. Not only it offers you Low Fat and 0% Fat range, it has 10 unique real fruit flavours that you can enjoy.

Hong Kong superstar Mark Cheng Ho-Nam is set to appear as the new face of Danish Royal Stout,a genuinely brewed stout with 100% real stout and the only one that contains 8% alcohol content.

The deal signed between Danish Royal Stout and Mark, a renowned actor of blockbuster movies such as Election 2, Rogue Assassin and Young & Dangerous 5 will see the release of an extensive campaign that will propel the brand’s growth in the market

This association with Mark Cheng who has o strong character and personality complements the genuinely brewed stout of Danish Royal Stout that is smooth in taste,” says Ole S. Nielsen, Marketing Director of Carlsberg Malaysia. Our goal is to bring wider exposure to the Danish Royal Stout brand and with Mark, we will appeal to a larger audience who resonate with Mark’s outlook on life.”

The appointments of Mark as the new face of Danish royal Stout marks a new milestone in an ongoing campaign to raise the profile and market share of Danish Royal Stout in Malaysia. The brand upgraded its packaging last year and has seen its sales rising steadily.

Mark was delighted with his new role with Danish Royal Stout, determined to make this opportunity an interesting venture. “Danish Royal Stout has a rich aroma with a right level of bitterness, its honest to goodness flavor appeals to a mature generation who appreciate its rich taste and the younger generation who feels a need for change in keeping with the times,” says Mark about Danish Royal Stout. “I am excited to be part of the Danish Royal Stout story in Malaysia.”

To reward loyal drinkers, Danish Royal Stout will also launch a promotional campaign at coffee shops / food courts / hawker centres around the country. With every purchase of two big bottles or quarts of Danish Royal Stout, consumers will receive a limited edition Danish Royal Stout lighter.

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