Posted by FindingDulcinea Staff Clever marketing and even professional water aficionados have consumers convinced that tap water just won’t do, but critics worry about the bottled beverage’s environmental implications. Water connoisseurs can now consume premium bottled waters from almost every part of the world, from prehistoric mineral water from artesian Swedish springs to concentrated, desalinated […]
Itching Tied to Psychology, Not Pain
Posted by Shannon Firth to FindingDulcinea Itching, long thought to be a sensation in the pain family, may be at least partly a function of psychology and memory. A recent article in the New Yorker explored the bizarre, tragic story of a woman known as M who suffered from a mysterious, perpetual itching that baffled […]
Russia 1-0 Sweden: Unfancied Russians and Unbeatable Manager Triumph
Wednesday, 18 June 2008 Day twelve of GroundReport’s exclusive on-the-ground coverage of Euro2008. Lucky Guus has done it again. Russia have defeated Sweden 2-0 to clinch a berth in the quarterfinals today. They play Holland in what will be a highly anticipated match for the manager, Guus Hiddink, who is of Dutch origin and […]
Euro2008: Non-Football Fans, Read On!
Special Feature Sunday, 15 June 2008 Day nine of GroundReport’s exclusive on-the-ground coverage of Euro2008. So here’s the deal – four nations have already qualified for berths in the quarterfinals, and two have already been eliminated. Each of the sixteen nations has played two matches, and for most, their final one, will be do-or-die. While […]
Spain 2-1 Sweden: Unlucky Break for Swedes
Saturday, 14 June 2008 Day eight of GroundReport’s exclusive on-the-ground coverage of Euro2008. Sloppy defending cost Sweden all three points in their Group D fixture against Spain today. David Villa managed to slip in behind the Swedish back four to one-time a winner quietly past keeper Andreas Isaksson deep into second half injury time – […]
Sweden 2-0 Greece: Reigning Champions Look Doubtful
Tuesday, 10 June 2008 Day four of GroundReport’s on-the-ground coverage of Euro2008: Euro 2004 champions Greece did not impress in their first outing against Sweden today, going down 2-0 in Salzburg during the second of the day’s fixtures. After an uneventful first half, Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic struck a beauty from the top of the […]
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