Beckham - sporting a longer version of his new mohican hairstyle - is making good progress after breaking his foot playing for Manchester United against Deportivo La Coruna in the Champions League.

BBC: Beckham stays on track

Luton survived another scare moments later with Brill making a good reaction stop after Riise's drive was deflected across the path of his dive.

BBC: Luton 1-1 Liverpool

We have gotten to this point after years of good intentions making bad problems worse.

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They have a very good team after signing Carlos Boozer (making it easier to sell suites and sponsorships) and a smart owner.

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Not predictions, as I said, but simply a list of brands that will be interesting to watch based on what I, and lots of other branding people, believe goes into making a brand good and strong and capable of leading its pack year after year.

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Earlier this month, Wendy's released a new advertising tagline, "It's Better Here, " as part of a campaign that purports to showcase Dublin, Ohio, where it has its headquarters. (Bizarrely, the ads were shot in Florida.) The company is making good on its promise not to change the direction of its advertising after Thomas, who appeared in 800 commercials in his staid, short-sleeve shirt, died in January.

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AstraZeneca and Bristol-Myers, after all, had good runs on these drugs--making billions and billions of dollars.

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Perhaps that is nothing but good news for a franchise that had little going for it after making blockbuster acquisitions last season.

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And in picking Key, Napier and Morgan - the latter also selected in the one-day squad after making 23 appearances for Ireland - they have opted for players who have a good Twenty20 record at domestic level, although that policy did not pay off two years ago when Darren Maddy, Chris Schofield, Jeremy Snape and James Kirtley were chosen for the inaugural tournament.

BBC: Collingwood accepts T20 captaincy