New World Cup Football Will Unsettle Goalkeepers, Predicts Scientist
The Adidas 'Teamgeist' football has just 14 panels - with fewer seams - making its surface 'smoother' than conventional footballs which have a 26 or 32 panel hexagon-based pattern.
This makes it aerodynamically closer to a baseball and, when hit with a slow spin, will make the ball less stable, giving it a more unpredictable trajectory in flight. DETAILS
UN Study Highlights Benefits Of Migration
At a time when many countries, including the United States, are debating what to do about the arrival of large populations of immigrants, the U.N. is arguing that migration benefits almost everyone. In releasing a new 90-page study Tuesday, Secretary-General Annan said the world is witnessing a "new migration era". "International migration is likely to be with us as long as human societies continue to develop. DETAILS