- USA Men's Basketball (The Redeem Team) won the gold beating Spain in the final.
- We're congratulating Mike "Coach K" Krzyzewski for leading the men's b-ball team to gold and Doug Collins who was cheated out of gold in '72. Kobe Bryant got kudos for his clutch 4th quarter performance.
- Bob Costas interviewed IOC President Jacques Rogge
- Beijing Olympics became the most watched event in US history. 211million viewers on NBC Universal over 16 days.
- Two things stood out at the Olympics closing ceremonies: Jimmy Page playing "Whole Lotta Love" and everyone wanted to know why the drummers in the closing ceremonies wore bicycle helmets.
- As DNC attendees arrived in Denver, the chatter started building but much of it was folks stressing over where they're supposed to be or what they were supposed to be doing.
- Much was said about the altercation between protesters and Fox news crew.
- Michelle Obama arrived in Denver
- Tornados touched down near the DNC
- The House Bunny. Most thought it was very funny. Tropic Thunder, Dark Knight IMAX.
- Hawaii beat Mexico in Little League World Series 12-3
What we're doing:
- We went shopping at Wal-Mart and Target. It's back-to-school shopping time again.
- Many tweets about the perfect weather
- Folks broadcasting themselves on ustream.tv
- One person died, two seriously hurt when a light aircraft crashed onto the 7th hole of a golf course near Rand Airport in South Africa.
- In Moab, Utah, a small plane crashed killing all 10 people aboard shortly after take-off on Friday evening 22-Aug
- Kyrgyzstan: A passenger plane bound for Iran crashed on take-off in Bishkek, the nation's capital with about 100 people aboard
- Pakistan’s former President Pervez Musharraf got more attention/praise a week after his resignation
- Two teens were injured in Clearwater, FL when their personal watercraft exploded. Their injuries were not life threatening.
- A 2 year old girl was found with her father (who was taken into custody) in Citrus County (Tampa, FL) hours after South Carolina issued an Amber alert announcing her disappearance.
- New Zealand golfer Danny Lee won the US Amateur championship at Pinehurst, NC. He is the youngest player to do so in 108 years.
- Sales of iPhones are expected to begin in Russia by October.
- From the UK: More than 160 significant incidents of confidential data misplaced by councils, govt and businesses
- Nine climbers went missing, and three more hurt after avalanche strikes near Mont Blanc in French Alps
- West Australian Liberal Party promised more schools and better pay during campaign launch in Perth today.
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