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Science News // 1 decade ago

Implant gives 'useful' vision to blind

Two British men have regained partial but "useful" vision after being given electronic eye implants in the first successful trial in Britain, scientists say.

Sports News // 1 decade ago

Holland reaches U.S. Amateur quarters

Charlie Holland reached the quarterfinals of the U.S. Amateur Championship Thursday, ousting tournament medalist Tim Jackson in the process.

Sports News // 1 decade ago

Medalist advances in U.S. Amateur

Medalist Tim Jackson easily survived the opening round of the U.S. Amateur Championship Wednesday with a 5 & 4 victory over John Kostis.

Sports News // 1 decade ago

Jackson leads U.S. Amateur qualifying

Tim Jackson shot a 2-over 72 Tuesday that was good enough to make him the oldest medalist in the 114-year history of the U.S. Amateur Championship.

Sports News // 1 decade ago

Senior leads U.S. Amateur qualifying

Tim Jackson shot a 2-under 68 Monday to lead after one day of qualifying at the U.S. Amateur Championship.

Sports News // 1 decade ago

Amateur leads U.S. Senior Open

Amateur Tim Jackson continued his surprising play Friday by firing a 5-under 67 to take a one-shot lead midway through the U.S. Senior Open at Carmel, Ind.

Sports News // 1 decade ago

Mickelson brother advances at Mid-Amateur

Tim Mickelson, brother of PGA Tour star Phil Mickelson, was among 32 players who advanced in the first round Monday at the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship.

A former student at City of London School and Merton College, Oxford, Tim Jackson founded QXL.com, an online auction service, which went public in 1999 at a valuation of around $400m. The company merged with its largest German rival, Ricardo, was renamed Tradus, and was sold to African media group Naspers for around $2 billion in December 2007.

Between 1999 and 2001, Jackson was managing director of Carlyle Internet Partners Europe, a $700m fund that invests in European technology businesses. He remains a senior advisor to Carlyle and is in demand as a speaker and writer.

At the World Economic Forum in Davos 2001, Jackson was selected as one of the 100 "Global Leaders of Tomorrow". In a survey by Business 2.0 magazine amongst new economy business people, he was judged the second most important person they would like to have in their contact book. Jackson has also written a number of books and is also an award-winning playwright.

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