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S. Africa News: Robben stays behind as Holland fly to South Africa

STV.tv - Found 3 hours ago 6-1 win but hobbled off two minutes from full-time and may now be added to the list of high-profile absentees from the finals in South Africa. Injured Robben to Remain In Dutch Squad - International Herald Tribune Van Marwijk Says Robben Will Stay on Dutch Squad - International Herald Tribune Injuries keep coming ahead of World Cup opener - NBC Sports Arjen Robben limps off in Netherlands' 6-1 win - NBC Sports Explore All Bangkok Post Keep Reading

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Blog on: World Cup Forecasting Challenge For Quants

Slashdot World Cup Forecasting Challenge For Quants - http://science.slashdot.org/story... 2 hours ago from Slashdot - Comment - Like databuff writes "As a break from projecting the strength of subprime mortgages, credit default swaps and other obscure financial instruments, quantitative analysts at Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, UBS and Danske Bank have modeled the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Now Kaggle has set up a forecasting competition, allowing statisticians to go head-to-head with these corporate giants. The challenge is to predict how far each country will progress in the tournament." Read more of this story at Slashdot. - simsbot Keep Reading

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S. Africa News: U.S. ambassador downplays South Africa travel alert

Seattle Times - Found 5 hours ago PRETORIA, South Africa â The U.S. ambassador to South Africa downplayed the U.S. State Department's crime alert to Americans attending the World ... US ambassador downplays South Africa alert - Philadelphia Daily News U.S. ambassador to South Africa downplays State Department crime ... - Kelowna Daily Courier Explore All Keep Reading

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S. Africa News: Zuma: Cup uniting South Africa

CNN - Found 1 hour ago "We are truly pleased and humbled to host the world in our country for this historical and extraordinary event. South Africa is more than ready. Video: Stampede raises concerns over World Cup safety - MSNBC Stampede for free tickets at warm-up match sets off alarms for World ... - FOXNews.com Nigerians defend venue choice - BBC Fans stampede at Cup warmup - CNN Explore All Belfast Telegraph Keep Reading

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