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Band History

The band saw its and first beginings in emcee/vocalist Mike Shinoda's small bedroom studio, where he and Brad Delson recorded the band's first material in 1996. The two had attended high school together, where they met the band's drummer, Rob Bourdon. Shinoda hooked up with DJ Joseph Hahn while studying illustration at Art Center College in Pasadena. Meanwhile, attending UCLA, Delson shared an apartment with bassist Phoenix, who left the band after college and returned a year later. At this point, they named themselves Xero and recorded several demo tracks. They never got signed, and the project floundered. Then Shinoda decided to hire a vocalist, and put out an ad. They got Chester Bennington, a transplanted Arizona native who started making records when he was 16. 'When I was two, I used to run around singing Foreigner songs - there's tapes of me doing that... since I learned how to talk I've been telling everybody I was gonna grow up to be a singer.' laughs Bennington.





The band called itself Hybrid Theory after the addition of Bennington (the idea being that they were a hybrid of rock and rap), however, due to a trademark issue with a band called Hybrid, they were forced to change their name. Some discarded ideas (serious or not) were Clear (the band's favorite), Probing Lagers (which they thought was the lamest), Ten PM Stocker (because they would record every night at 10 pm at a place on Stocker Street) and Platinum Lotus Foundation. Eventually, they settled on Lincoln Park, suggested by Bennington because after band practice he would have to drive past there to get home. However the domain 'lincolnpark.com' cost more than the band could afford, so they changed the spelling to Linkin Park. However, it has also been suggested that the name 'Linkin Park' was suggested so that the band would appear right next to Limp Bizkit at record stores.


Working with an independent label, the band recorded the album Hybrid Theory EP, which featured 'Carousel', 'Technique', 'Step Up', 'And One', 'High Voltage', 'Part of Me'.



After being signed to Warner Brothers in 1999 their first album, Hybrid Theory, was released in 2000. It was the top-selling album in the United States and New Zealand in 2001, with the hit singles 'One Step Closer', 'Crawling', 'Papercut', 'In The End' and 'Points of Authority'. The album is notable for its absence of profanity, in contrast to many other nu metal bands' songs.

Linkin Park were part of the Ozzfest in 2001, touring along side Marilyn Manson, Slipknot, Crazy Town, Papa Roach, and Disturbed. Linkin Park have also created their own tour - Projekt: Revolution, and on it have toured with Cypress Hill, Adema, DJ Z-Trip, Xzibit, Mudvayne and Blindside.

In 2002, they released a remix album of their Hybrid Theory album, called Reanimation, as well as releasing a remix version of their song, 'Points Of Authority'.

In 2003 their new studio album was released, titled Meteora, which debuted at #1 in the US and UK, and #2 in Australia. It contained the singles, 'Somewhere I Belong', 'Faint', 'Numb', 'From The Inside' and 'Breaking The Habit'. Later in the year, they joined forces with fellow nu-metal band Limp Bizkit and Metallica for the Summer Sanitarium Tour 2003. From this tour, Linkin Park released a new CD/DVD set called Live in Texas. This set contains tracks from their three previous records, and was filmed on location at their Summer Sanitarium performances in Dallas and Houston, Texas .

In 2004, Linkin Park created the Meteora World Tour. This tour included Linkin Park, P.O.D., Hoobastank, and Story of the Year.

In 2004, Linkin Park was touring with Snoop Dogg, The Used, Korn, and Less Than Jake on the main stage, and No Warning, Ghostface, Funeral For A Friend, M.O.P., and Downset on the second stage as part of Projekt Revolution 2004. They also had a travelling DJ, Z-Trip with them, along with Irvin the Urban Action Figure.

On November 30, 2004, Linkin Park released Collision Course, a collaboration with rapper Jay-Z featuring rap-style remixes ('mash-ups') of songs from Meteora and Hybrid Theory using lyrics from Jay-Z's repertoire. Collision Course debuted at #1 in the US, but only got to # 17 in the UK. In Holland Collision Course made it to a 7th place. Their first Collision Course hit single 'Numb/Encore' reached #1 at the Free Record Shop Download Charts in Holland.

Members

* Chester Bennington (vocals)
* Mike Shinoda (vocals/sampling/guitar/keyboard)
* Joe Hahn (turntables, samples)
* Brad Delson guitar
* Rob Bourdon drums
* Dave 'Phoenix' Farrell bass

Discography

Albums

* Hybrid Theory EP (1998) US Sales: 1000 (only 1000 printed)
o 500 copies reprinted for the first 500 people to join LPU
* Hybrid Theory (2000) #2 US, #4 UK, US Sales: 8,000,000
* Reanimation (2002) (remix album including Hybrid Theory and older tracks) #2 US, #3 UK, US Sales: 1,000,000
* LP Underground v2.0 (2002) Unedited songs A.06, Dedicated (Demo 1999) & My December, Pts.Of.Athrty (The Crystal Method Remix) & With you & High Voltage live (Gift to join in LP Fan club)
* LP Underground v2.5 (2003) Fixed Hybrid Theory EP & LP Underground v2.0 songs, two Reanimation Songs & a New High Voltage Remix (Gift to join in LP Fan club)
* Meteora (2003) #1 US, #1 UK, US Sales: 4,000,000

Meteora was released as a combo pack including a 'behind the scenes' DVD disc, as well as just the Meteora album.

* Live in Texas (2003) #23 US, US Sales: 500,000
* LP Underground v3.0 (2003) Audio Tracks of DVD Live In Texas (Gift to join in LP Fan club)
* LP Underground v4.0 (2004) Sold My Soul To Yo Mama Mr. Hahn's Instrumental (with partials of Papercut), Standing In The Middle, Live versions of Breaking the Habit, 1Stp Klosr & a mix of Step Up/Nobody's Listening/It's Goin' Down (Gift to join in LP Fan club)
* Collision Course - (Mash-up album featuring rapper Jay-Z's mixes of songs from Meteora and Hybrid Theory) (2004)

Hit singles

* from 'Hybrid Theory'
o 2001 'One Step Closer' #24 UK
o 2001 'Crawling' #16 UK
o 2001 'Papercut' #14 UK
o 2001 'In the End' #2 US, #8 UK
o 2002 'Points Of Authority'
* from 'Reanimation'
o 2002 'High Voltage/Points of Authority' #9 UK
* from 'Meteora'
o 2003 'Somewhere I Belong' #32 US, #10 UK
o 2003 'Faint' #15 UK
o 2004 'Numb' #5 US, #14 UK
o 2004 'From The Inside'
o 2004 'Breaking the Habit' #20 US, #39 UK
* from 'Collision Course'
o 2004 'Numb/Encore' (with Jay-Z) #11 US, #14 UK

Videos

* One Step Closer
* Crawling (at the Dragon Festival)
* Crawling (The Brothers Straus)
* Papercut (International)
* In The End
* Points Of Authority Live footage (International)
* Pts.OF.Athrty (Points Of Authority Remix), CGI
* Enth E Nd (In The End Remix)
* P5hng Me A*wy (Pushing Me Away Remix)
* FRGT/10 (Forgotten Remix), CGI
* Wth>You (With You Remix), photographic animation
* Somewhere I Belong - live-action plus CGI. This video for features some surrealistic creatures moving from a painting that may have been inspired by Salvador Dalí's works - possibly The Temptation of Saint Anthony (1946) or The Elephants (1948).
* Faint - monochrome concert-like footage, directed by Mark Romanek
* Lying From You (Live in Texas)
* Numb
* From The Inside (International)
* Breaking The Habit, traditional anime
* Numb/Encore (live)
* Points of Authority/99 Problems/One Step Closer (live)

Awards and nominations

* Won Favorite Artist - Alternative Music; 31st Annual American Music Awards; Sept 16, 2003
* Won Best Group, Best Hard Rock; 2002 MTV Europe Music Awards. Nominated for Best Website.
* Won Best Foreign Rock; Swedish Hit Music Awards; November 17th, 2002.
* Won Best Rock Video; 2002 MTV Video Music Awards (In The End). Nominated for Best Video of the Year (In The End), Best Group Video (In The End).
* Won Best International Nu-Metal/Alternative Artist; ECHO 2002 awards in Germany.
* Won Best Hard Rock Performance (Crawling); 2001 Grammys. Nominated for Best Rock Album, Best New Artist.
* Won Best Foreigner Artist of The Year; Finland's 2001 Emma Awards.
* Won Best International Newcomer; 2001 Kerrang Awards. Nominated for Best Video, Best Album, Best Band in the World.
* Nominated for Favorite Artist - Alternative Music; 30th Annual American Music Awards; Sept 1, 2002
* Won Best Rock Video (Somewhere I Belong); 2003 MTV Video Music Awards.
* Nominated for Best Rock Video (Breaking The Habit); 2004 MTV Video Music Awards.
* Won Viewer's Choice Award (Breaking The Habit); 2004 MTV Video Music Awards.
* Won Song of the Year — Rock Alternative Radio (Numb); 2004 Radio Music Awards
* Won Artist of the Year — Rock Radio; 2004 Radio Music Awards

External links

* Linkin Park's official web site (http://www.linkinpark.com/)
* Linkin Park's official fan club (http://www.lpunderground.com/)
* Linkin Park Forums (http://www.linkinparkforums.com/)
* Linkin Park Merchandise (http://www.linkinparkmerch.com/)
* Linkin Park Lyrics (http://www.linkin-park-lyrics.com/lyrics.htm)



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The naysayers said we couldn’t do it – create 10 world class stadiums in time for the South African 2010 FIFA World Cup™. We’ve proved them wrong: not only were they completed with time to spare, they have given South Africans an incredible architectural heritage and legacy on which to develop sport in the future.



It's been a mammoth undertaking - constructing 5 2010 FIFA World CupTM sporting grounds from scratch, and renovating another 5 to the tune of billions of rands. As South Africans now get to enjoy their first experiences of these architectural masterpieces, most agree that the effort has been worthwhile.

The 10 South African 2010 FIFA World CupTM stadiums reveal cutting edge design and technology. They're deeply symbolic, weaving in symbols of South African culture, nature and history. African icons such as the baobab tree, the calabash and wildlife are some of the influences that have inspired our stadium design, along with optimistic messages on the nation's potential as a unified people.



Construction of the 2010 FIFA World CupTM stadiums in South Africa has been undertaken with strong environmental considerations as concern for the preservation of our natural resources grows. Further, the socio-economic boost expected from such a substantial investment is already being felt - thousands of previously disadvantaged small businesses and individuals have been employed, and many have benefited from new skills learned.

Along with the stadiums have come enormous improvements in infrastructure - for our roads, public transport and airports. Neighbourhoods surrounding our older stadiums are benefiting from an urban regeneration.



The South African 2010 FIFA World CupTM stadiums also spell a great future for all sport in the country. As multiple-use venues, they offer training and development opportunities beyond football, stretching to rugby, cricket and athletics. They will also host public rallies along with a variety of entertainment and cultural events.

These impressive venues leave the majority South Africans all the more confident of hosting the best FIFA World CupTM ever, eager to share their stadiums with the rest of the world.

Full name Edwin VAN DER SAR
Date of birth 29 October 1970 (1970-10-29)
Place of birth Voorhout, Netherlands
Height 6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m)[1]
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Manchester United
Number 1
Youth career
Foreholte
vv Noordwijk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1988–1999 Ajax 226 (1)
1999–2001 Juventus 66 (0)
2001–2005 Fulham 127 (0)
2005– Manchester United 153 (0)
National team
1995–2008 Netherlands 130 (0)


Edwin van der Sar (lahir di Voorhout, Belanda, 29 Oktober 1970) adalah seorang pemain sepak bola profesional asal Belanda, yang bermain sebagai penjaga gawang. Dia adalah kapten dari Tim nasional sepak bola Belanda dan bermain untuk klub Manchester United di Liga Utama Inggris.

Van der Sar mulai berkarir sebagai pemain sepak bola dari klub Foreholte dan VV Noordwijk, kemudian dia menarik minat klub Ajax Amsterdam. Setelah melewati masa-masa sebagai pemain di tim muda Ajax Amsterdam, dia bermain di tim senior dan kemudian membawa Ajax Amsterdam menjuarai 1991-92 dan Liga Champions UEFA 1995. Dia juga mendapat penghargaan Kiper Terbaik Eropa tahun 1995. Dia bermain untuk Ajax Amsterdam sebanyak 226 kali.


Dia bertanding sebanyak 66 kali bersama
Juventus F.C. dan kemudian dia kalah bersaing dengan Gianluigi Buffon.

Dia pindah ke Liga Utama Inggris dan bermain membela Fulham F.C. di tahun 2001, dengan nilai transfer £7.7 juta. Meneken kontrak 4 tahun dan bermain sebanyak 153 kali.

Dia pindah ke Manchester United F.C. 1 Juni 2005 dengan nilai transfer £2 juta. Manager Manchester United Sir Alex Ferguson mengatakan bahwa dia adalah kiper terbaik sepenginggak Peter Schmeichel.[2].
Di 5 Mei 2007, tendangan penaltinya menyelematkan Manchester United F.C. dari kekalahan dari Manchester City dalam pertandingan derbi Manchester. hari berikutnya, Chelsea's gagal menaklukkan Arsenal di Emirates memastikan gelar Liga Utama Inggris kesembilan Manchester United. Dia juga tercatat sebagai pemain Tim PFA musim 2006-07.
Di 21 Desember 2007, van der Sar meneken kontrak satu tahun, mempertahankannya di Manchester United sampai musim 2008-2009.

UEFA today announced that Warner Bros. Consumer Products (WBCP) has been appointed as worldwide licensing representative for UEFA EURO 2012 in Poland and Ukraine as well as for the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship and UEFA Women's EURO 2013.

Commenting on the agreement, David Taylor, CEO of UEFA Events SA, said: "UEFA is very pleased to confirm that we will be working again with Warner Bros. to develop a range of products for our national team competitions.

"The experience and creative know-how of Warner Bros. Consumer Products made a valuable contribution to the overall success of previous EURO events in 2004 and 2008. We therefore can look forward to a mutually beneficial business relationship which will add value to UEFA EURO 2012 and assist in our overall objective of promoting the best of European football."


UEFA and WBCP will start working immediately on creative developments including mascot and art programmes, as well as on the selection process to recruit licensees and official retailers.

Pilar Zulueta, executive vice-president and general manager of WBCP in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, outlined the objective of the programme: "WBCP is very honoured and proud of UEFA's choice and we are very excited by the implementation of such a prestigious project.

"It is our intention to bring football fans wherever they are a collection of official licensed products that is broad, creative, compelling and innovative in many aspects. We will look at selecting licensees and official retailers who are able to help deliver this."

UEFA Events is a wholly owned subsidiary of UEFA, created to manage and handle the European governing body's commercial and event operations. It is, among other things, responsible for generating media rights, sponsorship, licensing and hospitality revenue from all professional national team and club competitions, and for managing relationships with all associated commercial partners.

Defender Branko Ilič believes Slovenia can cause Group C favourites England problems at the FIFA World Cup finals, telling UEFA.com the group stage "is not the end of the road for us".


While the United States and Algeria will present tough competition in FIFA World Cup Group C, England look to be Slovenia's most daunting opponents. However, FC Lokomotiv Moskva player Branko Ilič told UEFA.com: "England have to be very careful from the start because even the big nations fail sometimes. They will not get through the group without any trouble, and I hope Slovenia can cause them problems."

Ilič believes his side must be "more than 100% prepared" as they kick off against Algeria on 13 June, but the 27-year-old regards the United States as an even greater threat, explaining: "They are tactically a bit better than Algeria. They regularly compete in major tournaments and they never surrender."

The smallest nation competing at this summer's World Cup with a population of just over 2 million, Slovenia finished second behind fellow minnows Slovakia in a tough qualification group featuring the Czech Republic and Poland, who had made the previous two World Cups. That was enough to earn Matjaž Kek's men a two-legged finals play-off against Russia.

Having lost 2-1 in Russia, Zlatko Dedič gave Slovenia a 44th-minute lead in the return leg in Maribor, and they clung on to win on away goals, as their visitors ended the game with nine men. "When we heard the final whistle, what we had achieved didn't really sink in," recalled Ilič. "That took a couple of days. Now half a year later, the whole of Slovenia is focusing on our group, our matches and how well prepared we are."

Slovenia fared respectably in their first major finals tournament at UEFA EURO 2000, with 10,000 fans travelling to Amsterdam to watch them lose 2-1 to Spain. "I still feel sad that I wasn't there," recalled Ilič. Two draws and that defeat meant an early exit for Slovenia in that tournament, while their only previous FIFA World Cup finals tilt in 2002 ended in three group phase defeats.

However, while those statistics do not augur well, the 36-times capped Ilič insists Slovenia are not going to the finals to make up the numbers. "I don't agree with these fans who say we have already achieved all we can just by getting to South Africa," he said. "This is not the end of the road for us. Every team at the World Cup can win all of their games on their day. History proves that."

FC Internazionale Milano president Massimo Moratti felt personally vindicated after overseeing his side's mighty treble campaign which honoured the memory of his late father Angelo.


Having followed in his father Angelo's footsteps by helping FC Internazionale Milano to Europe's top title, president Massimo Moratti said he was glad his family "had been good for Inter".

Saturday's 2-0 victory over FC Bayern München in Madrid completed the treble for the Serie A and Coppa Italia winners, who were contesting their first European Champion Clubs' Cup final in 38 years. They had not landed the continental crown since back-to-back triumphs in 1964 and 1965, when Angelo Moratti oversaw coach Helenio Herrera's work. Reviving the 'Grande Inter' subsequently became a driving ambition for Massimo Moratti.


After 15 sometimes difficult years in charge, he welcomed his finest hour with the joy of a child, yet insisted his achievement would not eclipse his father's. "There's just one 'presidentissimo' and that's my father," said Moratti Jr, who aged 20 had watched Inter beat SL Benfica in the 1965 final at San Siro. "I feel the responsibility of being his son, but his team will always be like the Beatles – peerless."

Touched by the supporters' celebrations, Moratti also expressed his gratitude to José Mourinho for having helped fulfil the dream. The coach's future may lie elsewhere, but if so the parting gift could hardly be more precious. "He is a great trainer," Moratti said of the man with whom he has established a strong rapport since his appointment two years ago.

"He works hard, is intelligent and sometimes surprises people with his ideas. He is a communicator, a motivator. It's not easy to find someone with all these qualities. We won this trophy because we have someone like him among us."

Moratti inherited not only an oil company from his father, but also a huge love for and commitment to Inter, which is why he wanted the generation of 1965 to be part of the Nerazzurri contingent in Madrid. "My father taught me an idea can become reality," the Inter president is fond of saying.

Sandro Mazzola played in both Inter's previous European Cup successes, scoring twice in the 1964 win against Real Madrid CF. He sees many similarities between the two sides the Morattis have built.

"The Grande Inter were a team that knew how to score goals with three passes," said Mazzola, invited by Moratti to the final along with his former team-mates. "That's what happened on Saturday when Diego Milito scored the first goal. That was the fruit of hard work, the hard work that the coach had in mind and managed to transmit to his players."

Besides Mourinho and Moratti, a third M had a massive part in Inter securing the first triple crown in Italian football history – 30-goal striker Milito scored in the Coppa Italia final and in the Scudetto-clinching victory at AC Siena, in addition to netting twice in the UEFA Champions League decider.

"I knew Diego was a goalscorer, but he is much better than I thought," said Moratti, 65. "He is a fantastic player who scores a lot, but he's also a fantastic boy. From a human perspective he is great for the squad. "I just want to give him a hug because Diego is fantastic. I would like to thank him very much"."

Captain Javier Zanetti, who joined Inter in the year Moratti Jr became president, 1995, also commands special attention. At 36, the Argentinian international remains an example to his colleagues, so much so that Mourinho believes his passport must have the wrong date on it.

"The final was his 700th game for Inter," said Moratti. "He was the first player I signed. He was my personal choice because I saw him playing for the Argentina Under-21s when no one else in Italy knew him. The newspapers asked: 'Who is this Zanetti?' But now he could win the Ballon d'Or for his career. He has been a fantastic player."

If no specific awards exist for club presidents, Moratti is not complaining. The respect of Inter's fans, together with the colour photo of him lifting the European Cup that will be placed at Inter's training base alongside a black-and-white equivalent of his father, is reward enough.

""For so many years he has dreamed of this – to have the same photo his father had with the European Cup – and I am very, very happy to give him it"," Mourinho said.