The Open 2010 – day two live!

The 384th picture of Rory McIlroy you’ll have seen this morning. 9.30am: Sergio has just stroked in a beautiful 30-foot putt on the second for birdie. I’ve not seen him hole a magnificent putt like that since… I’ve not seen him hole a magnificent putt like that. Ach.... 

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Student life: how to make an alternative income

Laura-Louise Ancell designs and sells handbag organisers. Photograph: David Mansell for the Guardian Campus brand manager How do you do it? Big companies – including Apple, Reckitt Benckiser (maker of Clearasil and Strepsils), banks, and law and accountancy businesses – pay a few students... 

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HSBC profits double to £7bn

HSBC has reported half-yearly profits of .1bn (£7.2bn). Photograph: Luke Macgregor/Reuters HSBC kicked off the interim bank reporting season today with a more than doubling of its pre-tax profits to .1bn (£7.2bn) and a warning to major countries around the world to co-ordinate regulatory... 

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Television scheduling system for Google Patent Search

Patent number 3 Filing date Aug 3 Issue date MarTelevision scheduling system for Google Patent Search...

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Let’s hope the Condoleezza-Aretha double act sets a precedent

Political harmony: Condoleezza Rice, George Bush’s former secretary of state, performed live with Aretha Franklin, who sang at Barack Obama’s inauguration. Photograph: Bill Mccay/WireImage.com News just in from the under-reported world of bipartisan musical collaborations – Condoleezza... 

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