| The weekend on television: The Shadow in the North (BBC1) - JK Rowling ...
The most dissonant came from Sally's fellow investigator and unconvincing love interest Fred Garland (JJ Feild), who was so smug and ineffectual you couldn't help thinking less of Sally for fancying him. Thankfully, he was killed in a house fire. And, although it served up an evening of polished family entertainment, Hodges' adaptation failed to maintain the nape-tingling tension of its opening scene. This was primarily because the act of concertinaing every twist of Pullman's 304-page story into a 95-minute drama kept on puncturing the suspense. Sally should have obeyed Poirot's First Law: never solve a mystery briskly. Although I have never read more than a paragraph or two of Harry Potter, I was eager to watch JK Rowling: a Year in the Life (ITV1, Sun) to see what hidden facets of the "famously reclusive" millionaire author this fly-on-the-wall documentary might reveal.
Whole Grains Found to Stabilize Blood Sugar For up to Ten Hours
(NewsTarget) When eaten as part of a breakfast with a low glycemic index, whole grains can help control blood sugar all day long, according to a study conducted at Lund University in Sweden. A breakfast with a low glycemic index even appeared to improve alertness and mental function.
Anne Nilsson of the Unit for Applied Nutrition and Food Chemistry tested the effects of four different types of whole grains and found that in a low glycemic index breakfast, whole grains regulated the body's blood sugar for up to 10 hours. The study suggested that the same effect could be gained from eating whole grains before bed.
Nilsson found that of the four grains tested, barley had the best effect on the body. Breads demonstrated a better effect than a hot cereal such as oatmeal.
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev
Officials of the Zavorovo state farm near Moscow had prepared carefully for the big day last August. They had even built a special staircase to spare their distinguished visitor the indignity of climbing down a hill to the potato fields below the main road. Mikhail Gorbachev would have none of it. Stepping out of his ZIL limousine, he gave the staircase a dismissive wave and scrambled down the steep incline in his neatly pressed gray business suit, leaving his surprised entourage to run after him in full view of television cameras. At the bottom of the hill, Gorbachev asked the farmers, lined up beside their equipment like soldiers on parade, about the mood on the farm. "Good. Businesslike," came the replies. Gorbachev was not satisfied. "I always hear the same answer," he said. "[But] there are always problems." For example, he asked, was everything available "except for vodka," a teasing reference to his antialcoholism campaign.
Portsmouth warn Toon against new Harry bid
I would have let him stay until the end of the season. 'The players let Allardyce down. The displays has been abysmal - probably some of the worst I have seen in 20 years.' Your views on this story? Email newsdesk@soccernet.comJoin the discussion on our Message Boards .
Ankle - Questionable for Divisional Playoff game at Dallas
Giants WR Plaxico Burress practiced on a limited basis Thursday and again Friday after sitting out practice Wednesday because of an ankle injury that has bothered him for most of the season. The Giants are preparing to play the Cowboys in the Divisional Round of the playoffs. Burress, who hasn't missed a game this season and played in a Wild Card win at Tampa Bay, said earlier in the week that he has a torn ligament in his right ankle that will need to be surgically repaired in the offseason.
(Updated 01/11/2008). .
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