Latin jazz musicians sue over Grammy category cuts

Four musicians are suing the organizers of the Grammy Awards over the elimination of the Latin jazz category.
The lawsuit accuses the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences and its trustees of axing awards honoring that genre "without any explanation for the basis" of their decision earlier this year.
The musicians hope the lawsuit will force academy officials to reinstate the "Best Latin Jazz Album" award at the annual ceremony, said attorney Roger Maldonado, who filed the class-action case in New York this week.
Doing away with the award was part of a reorganization announced on April 6, when the academy said it would cut the number of categories from 109 to 78.
The organization stood by the changes in a statement released after the musicians filed their suit.

Team spirit makes Uruguay a World Cup contender

Size isn’t everything. If it was, there would be no way Uruguay could ever be as successful as it is at football. Despite a population of only 3.5 million people, the tiny South American nation has recently enjoyed a spectacular renaissance, making the semifinals of the World Cup last year and winning a record 15th Copa America title last weekend.
How has this happened? A lot of people have pointed to the fantastic performances of star players Diego Forlan and Luis Suarez. However, there is more to it than that.
The fact is "La Celeste" are a team in all senses of the word. They play as a team, they fight as a team and they win as a team. Therefore, a lot of the credit has to go to the man known as "El Maestro" – veteran manager Oscar Washington Tabarez.
Last year, when Uruguay were on a great run at the World Cup in South Africa, I had a chance to talk to one of the nation’s best players of all time, Enzo Francescoli. I told him how everyone around the world was very surprised that his country had advanced to the semifinals. He told me he wasn’t.
Francescoli, who worked with Tabarez at the 1990 World Cup, said that with the talent in the present squad and such a knowledgeable man at the helm, the sky was the limit for the national side. High praise from "El Principe," who said Tabarez was one of the most underrated coaches in the world of football.
What Tabarez did at the Copa America was impressive. Did you know he used every outfield player in his squad in the competition? By including everyone, he made every single player feel important, feel valuable, feel part of the cause. They responded brilliantly and exceeded expectations – in defense, midfield and attack.
It's understandable why Suarez and Forlan are getting most of the credit for Uruguay’s title-winning run at the Copa. After all, Suarez scored four goals and Forlan pulled the strings in the role of playmaker. The Atletico Madrid striker also equaled his nation’s all-time scoring record by hitting the back of the net twice in the final against Paraguay.
However, this was indeed a true team effort from La Celeste. There are so many unsung heroes, like captain Diego Lugano, midfielder Arevalo Rios or goalkeeper Fernando Muslera.
So what next for Uruguay? The future looks bright and, if the pieces stay in place, we could see them make a title run at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. After all, it was at Rio de Janeiro's famous Maracana stadium where they secured one of their greatest victories of all time: a 2-1 win over the home nation to win football’s biggest prize back in 1950.
So, as traditional South American powerhouses Argentina and Brazil lick their wounds following their disappointing performances at the Copa, and look to turn a new leaf, they could do worse than take a page out of Uruguay’s book.
Because a team is not a collection of individuals; rather it is a solid group where everyone is working for the same cause.

Milan edge out Inter in Italian Super Cup

Goals from Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Kevin-Prince Boateng earned reigning Serie A champions AC Milan a 2-1 victory over local rivals Internazionale in the Italian Super Cup played at the Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing on Saturday.
Wesley Sneijder put Inter ahead after 22 minutes with a curling free-kick past Milan's 'keeper Christian Abbiati, before former Inter striker, Ibrahimovic headed home an equalizer from close range in the 60th minute.
Milan's winner came just nine minutes later, as Ghanaian international, Boateng reacted quickest after substitute Alexandre Pato's shot deflected off the post.
Van der Sar says farewell
Inter, now coached by Gian Piero Gasperini, pressed in vain for an equalizer but couldn't stop their great rivals lifting the trophy for a sixth time.
AC Milan begin the defense of their Serie A title on 27 August, away to Cagliari.

Inter, last season's runners-up, kick off their Serie A campaign the following day against Lecce.

DFT Releases Mango Custom ROM(7713 build),Only for HTC Windows Phones

It was just a week ago that Dark Forces Team Released a Custom  ROM Tool for First Generation Windows Phone Devices(restricted to only HTC Windows Phone devices ).So it was only a matter of time till we hit a Custom ROM News.

Now just a few days later we have a Custom ROM Mango Build (7713 build) which is at the moment only supported for the HTC’s First Generation Windows Phones like HTC 7 Mozart ,HTC surround ,HTC Trophy,HTC 7 Pro WMPU reports .
So if you are willing to risk the Warranty for trying out this beta  Mango ROM  onto your Windows Phones Head over to XDA Forums.I would personally not recommend to do so,since the official update is right around the corner :)

Nani brace inspires United comeback

Nani's injury-time goal settled a wonderful Community Shield victory for Manchester United, as the title holders roared back from two goals down to defeat Manchester City 3-2 at Wembley.
The Portuguese winger had already netted with a jaw-dropping equaliser in what turned out to be the highest-scoring of these encounters since 1992. He then capitalised on Vincent Kompany's blunder to win a game that seemed City's for the taking after Joleon Lescott and Edin Dzeko had taken advantage of goalkeeper David De Gea's hesitancy.
But Sir Alex Ferguson's introduction of three younger members of his squad at the break triggered a comeback for which United are so famed, Chris Smalling got the ball rolling six minutes after the restart, triggering a richly-deserved victory charge for the Premier League champions.

"I couldn't believe we were 2-0 down at half-time after it looked like we were controlling the game but credit to the players, they kept their heads," Ferguson said. "They have courage to keep the ball and are not intimidated by rough tackling."
It had been some 24 hours for Danny Welbeck. Selected for England ahead of Jermain Defoe yesterday, he started this afternoon's showpiece while Dimitar Berbatov was on the bench and Michael Owen remained in his suit. The 20-year-old was part of a scintillating performance from the Red Devils that lacked only an opening goal.

Between them, Welbeck, Wayne Rooney, Nani and new signing Ashley Young cut City's midfield apart. Had United's final ball been better, they surely would have got their noses in front. As it was, though, Lescott got in the way of efforts from Young, Smalling and Welbeck. Rooney curled a free-kick narrowly wide.

City's tackling grew increasingly desperate and after Mario Balotelli and Dzeko had got themselves embroiled with Nemanja Vidic and Anderson respectively, Micah Richards was fortunate to stay on the field for a studs-first lunge on Young that sent the former Aston Villa winger flying.
The referee issued some strict instructions to Blues skipper Kompany after another shuddering lunge from Nigel de Jong, this time on Welbeck.

Zurich sweep in six, Thun held

FC Zurich enjoyed an impressive 6-0 home win over Grasshopper, while Super League leaders FC Thun were held to a goalless draw at home by bottom club Neuchatel Xamax.

Silvan Aegerter set Zurich on course for their first points of the season by scoring the opening goal in the 15th minute and it remained 1-0 until half-time before the floodgates opened after the interval.

Alexandre Alphonse, Raphael Koch, Admir Mehmedi, Stjepan Kukuruzovic and Adrian Nikci added their names to the scoresheet, with Bruno Bertucci's late red card compounding Grasshopper's misery.

Unbeaten Thun had a man advantage against Neuchatel for the entire second half after Vincent Bikana was sent off on the stroke of half-time, but failed to capitalise.

Elsewhere, substitute Jahmir Hyka equalised five minutes from time to earn second-placed Lucerne a 1-1 draw at home to Young Boys after another substitute, Emmanuel Mayuka, had put the visitors ahead three minutes into the second half.

Organization gives more details about deadly polar bear attack

The organization that oversaw a school trip to the Norwegian Arctic where a polar bear attacked and killed a 17-year-old boy on Saturday has ended its expedition. The British Schools Exploring Society (BSES) said that they, police and local authorities "feel it would be wrong to continue their expedition in light of the tragic incident."
BSES identified the boy who was killed as Horatio Chapple. The organization has been in touch with all of the families affected by the attack -- four others were injured; two severely -- who gave their support and understanding, the group said.
"Horatio was so excited about his plans to be a doctor, strong, fearless and kind with an amazing sense of humour and an ability to laugh at himself," his family said via BSES. "He was on the cusp of adulthood and had a clear vision of where his life was going."
A polar bear attacked the students' tents on Friday as they took part in a school trip to the Norwegian Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, officials.
The group who was attacked -- 11 students and two leaders -- belonged to a British school and were at the Von Postbreen glacier.
The BSES expedition was made up of seven teams known as "Fires," the group said. The team that was attacked was taking part in a long-term project to study glaciers and document changes from previous expeditions as they looked into climate change, BSES said.