BEST Anything, Mar 18, 2012

BEST Germany's Rebensburg wins World Cup GS title; Vonn misses out on 2000-point record Washington Post A bummer it didn't work out,” said Vonn, who did set a women's record Saturday by overtaking Croatia's Janica Kostelic's best mark of 1970 points. Vonn ended the opening run in 16th place and was unable to improve on that after losing her right pole at ... See all stories on this topic »

Poor finish to best WC seasons for Vonn, Hirscher Sacramento Bee By ERIC WILLEMSEN AP SCHLADMING, Austria -- Lindsey Vonn and Marcel Hirscher have ended their best-ever World Cup seasons, though neither of the overall champions finished on a high note. Vonn lost her right pole before finishing 24th in the last ... See all stories on this topic »

World Cup Final Full of History New York Times “So it made sense for me to attack in all races, and with the necessary luck on your side, you can reach anything,” Hirscher said. In addition to Raich, Hirscher, 23, joins his fellow Austrians Hermann Maier, Stephan Eberharter and Karl Schranz, ... See all stories on this topic »

When Negativity Sells More Than Anything Else AllAfrica.com To make things worse, most of our so called top journalists have had their training in the prestigious journalism schools in the UK and US, and most likely been taught to conform to the western narrative than anything else. See all stories on this topic »

3rd-place team could become World Series champion Sentinel and Enterprise "It's not necessarily who has the best record in the regular season, it's who's hot in the postseason." "Two weeks before the season was over, would anyone have thought that St. Louis was going to win the World Series? But that's baseball. See all stories on this topic »

Market capitalism best option for China gulfnews.com The world is once again intent on China. Only this time it is seeking to understand not the country's economic but its political trajectory By Lifen Zhang The world is once again intent on China. Only this time it is seeking to understand not the ... See all stories on this topic »

Viktoria Rebensburg wins GS title ESPN AP SCHLADMING, Austria -- Viktoria Rebensburg of Germany underlined her status as skiing's leading giant slalom racer, winning the World Cup discipline title for a second straight year on Sunday. The Olympic GS champion dominated the season-ending race ... See all stories on this topic »

WWE: Why David Otunga Is WWE's Best Bit Player Right Now Bleacher Report Harvard Law School graduate David Otunga decided to go a different route than the degree he received at one of the best Ivy League schools in the world should have allowed him. Instead of donning three piece suits and discussing litigation and pro-bono ... See all stories on this topic » Bleacher Report

What to watch in Sunday's games ESPN (blog) By Eamonn Brennan Slowly but surely -- OK, quickly and furiously -- we've arrived at the final day of the first weekend of the greatest sports competition in the world. (I used to be somewhat sheepish writing that, what with the WorldCup and the ... See all stories on this topic »

Mobile world congress: The future will be lived in loudspeaker mode The Express Tribune In short, some think, everything is gradually merging to become one: business and pleasure, friends and strangers, mind and body and mobile. But prior to all this, there are advances within parameters we already know about. Winner of the MWC's 'Best ... See all stories on this topic » The Express Tribune

Myhrer upsets SL field in season finale; wins race and title Sports Network by Ana Jelusic; www.fisalpine.com Schladming, Austria (Sports Network) - The final men's slalom race of the 2011-2012 Audi FIS World Cup season proved full of surprises, the top slalom contenders - Ivica Kostelic and Marcel Hirscher - eliminating ... See all stories on this topic »

The best seller of emotions The Hindu That all is not bad with this world. Here is a man who fought facial paralysis with a smile, who played a 68-year-old at the age of 28 and when the industry tried to bracket him, he showed how he could be anything from Daddy to Dr. Dang. See all stories on this topic » The Hindu

'Bummer' for Lindsey Vonn as she misses 2000-point record USA TODAY The 2009 world GS champion finished in a combined time of 2 minutes, 27.24 seconds to beat Austria's Anna Fenninger by 0.64. Federica Brignone of Italy came third, 1.24 behind. "I did not takeanything for granted," said Rebensburg, who led Vonn by 95 ... See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY

Federer rolls past Nadal, Isner aces Djokovic to reach Indian Wells final Long Beach Press-Telegram World's top-ranked player falls to improving American in BNP Paribas Open. Azarenka will meet Sharapova in today's women's final. By The Associated Press Rafael Nadal, left, of Spain, congratulates Roger Federer, of Switzerland, after Federer won their ... See all stories on this topic »

Finance and the Good Society Financial Times But if collateralised debt obligations and subprime mortgages prove anything, it is surely the reverse: the natural tendency of financial innovation is towards complexity, exploitation and crisis. Finance can serve the “good society”, but Mr Shiller is ... See all stories on this topic »

Martinez closes show, KOs Macklin ESPN He found another gear, and the thoroughbred pound-for-pound top-three fighter powered his way to another impressive 11th-round knockout to retain the lineal middleweight world championship. "He has a way that he turns it up a notch to that superhuman ... See all stories on this topic »

World curlers take pride in beating Canada Edmonton Journal And that's because they're the best. We know that. We have good teams in Europe, but we just don't have the strength and depth that Canada has. But, as in any sport, they can be beaten. In fact, we probably wouldn't feel that we achieved anything if we ... See all stories on this topic »

World view came from basketball Cincinnati.com enquirer file Rick Calloway was one of the top players in Cincinnati high school basketball history. Calloway also scored more than 1500 points as a collegian and had a brief NBA career. As a senior at Withrow High School in the 1984-85 season, ... See all stories on this topic »

Olympics-Rice, Magnussen shine after Thorpe dream over Reuters I'm really happy to come away with a PB (personal best) in these suits, (and) more than anything, just to execute the race I wanted to execute." The 23-year-old's personal best of 2.07.03 was set in a now-banned suit at the 2009world championships in ... See all stories on this topic »

WWE/TNA/ROH: My Top 10 Moments of the Week (Mar. 12-16) Bleacher Report The two WrestleMania opponents haven't really done anything to each other since Sheamus picked the world title. All they have really done was talk and get into the ring once for a tag match. Bryan costing Sheamus the match not only makes the Celtic ... See all stories on this topic »

Life's good for former South Albany athlete with implanted defibrillator Corvallis Gazette Times Fauth said that was because he “didn't have the best fastball in the world, so I had to learn how to locate the ball and keep it away from the batters' sweet spots.” Fauth said his first year at LBCC was his best. “I started to lose my pop the next ... See all stories on this topic »

Life's good for former South Albany athlete with implanted defibrillator Albany Democrat Herald Fauth said that was because he “didn't have the best fastball in the world, so I had to learn how to locate the ball and keep it away from the batters' sweet spots.” Fauth said his first year at LBCC was his best. “I started to lose my pop the next ... See all stories on this topic »

Nation/World Update Herald Times Reporter But court records and interviews show that the 11-year veteran — with a string of commendations for good conduct after four tours in Iraq and Afghanistan — had joined the Army after a Florida investment job went sour, had a Seattle-area home ... See all stories on this topic »

WC12 EXCLUSIVE: Wood Empowers Mutants in "X-Men" & "Ultimate Comics X-Men" Comic Book Resources The world that exists right now in the Ultimate books is everything you just said, but if you know anything of my past work you know these are themes I've dealt with before. I can bring something to the table here, a certain POV that I think will work ... See all stories on this topic »

World curlers take pride in beating Canada Vancouver Sun And that's because they're the best. We know that. We have good teams in Europe, but we just don't have the strength and depth that Canada has. But, as in any sport, they can be beaten. In fact, we probably wouldn't feel that we achieved anything if we ... See all stories on this topic »

Germany's Rebensburg wins World Cup GS title Globe and Mail The American, who had 1980 points, needed to finish 12th or better to overtake Austrian great Hermann Maier's 12-year-old best mark. “I fought hard for it. A bummer it didn't work out,” said Vonn, who did set a women's record Saturday by overtaking ... See all stories on this topic » Globe and Mail

Apple's New iPad Goes on Sale Friday Wall Street Journal Crowds showed up at Apple retail stores around the world. The tablet computer, priced starting at $499 in the US, has a higher-resolution screen and faster networking capabilities than its predecessor, which has dominated the market to date. See all stories on this topic »

Super Best Friends Forever 's Days Are Numbered Bleeding Cool News The world premiere of the new, 2-and-a-half-minute Prometheus trailer and a Q&A with Ridley Scott and Damon Lindelof. We reported earlier about a Walking Dead strip appearing in the new issue of Playboy, showing the origin of warriot Michonne, ... See all stories on this topic »

Thorpe fails in bid to qualify for London 2012 WSB Atlanta 3, 2011 file photo, former Olympic swimming champion Ian Thorpe of Australia conducts training ahead of the Swimming World Cup, in Singapore. Thorpe has failed in his bid to qualify for the London Olympics in his comeback from retirement. See all stories on this topic »

St Patrick's events around the world Irish Times It's wonderful, when you are received so well in your adoptedworld, to be able to do something like that,” she said. Guest of honour at the parade was Minister for Justice, Alan Shatter, who criticised the “cynicism” of those who say Government ... See all stories on this topic » Irish Times

It's selfish to say one should retire when on top: Tendulkar INDOlink My biggest dream was to lift the World Cup and there could be no greater satisfaction for a player than to bring the World Cup home. That was the most important moment of my life. “I don't think anything gets bigger than that. See all stories on this topic »

Apple controversy: Mike Daisey's claims about Chinese sweatshops false Toronto Star ... said Saturday that Daisey has “eliminated anything he doesn't feel he can stand behind” from the show and added a section at the beginning in which he addresses the questions raised by critics. Eustis called the prologue “the bestpossible frame we ... See all stories on this topic »

Canada wins seventh consecutive freestyle Nations Cup trophy Vancouver Sun A season of tragedy and sorrow for Canadian skiing wrapped up in World Cup triumph on the weekend as the high flyers and mogul bashers, and the guys on the skinny skis who never leave the snow, collected their well-deserved hardware. See all stories on this topic »

'It's the highest movie festival in the world' Daily Pioneer The show was initiated by film enthusiasts like Melwyn Williams Chirayath, whose production company Monasse, line-produced The Way Home, which won 2010's Best Malayalam Film award. “It was shot around India. A chunk in Ladakh. See all stories on this topic »

Rugby: New Japan coach Jones leaves Suntory a winner Mainichi Daily News 26 Top League playoff final that Suntory won 47-28, Sungoliath, who were up 14-3 at the break, again got the better of Panasonic thanks to tries by Tusi Pisi,World Cup wing Hirotoki Onozawa and center Koji Taira. Suntory won their fifth national title ... See all stories on this topic »

Australian GP Winners and Losers Planet-F1 As the timing screens came alive at the Australian Grand Prix it was clear that those who had tipped Jenson Button to be a World Champion had a lot of reasons to back up their choice. Button drove a Vettel-esque like race. He got a tremendous start off ... See all stories on this topic »

Sergio Martinez scores 11th round TKO Examiner.com Sergio Martinez (49-2-2), whom is considered amongst many as the third bestpound for pound fighter in the world, scored a TKO victory over Matthew Macklin (28-4) in the 11th round of a scheduled 12 round fight. The fight took place in New York City's ... See all stories on this topic »

Creative writing in academia Philippine Star Schools of music and fine arts have proliferated around the world, the best of them attracting top-quality students in the same way that MBA programs have become de rigueur for talented and ambitious business professionals. See all stories on this topic »

The Best Part About Being Jewish: No Matter Your Passion, Some Jews are ... Jewschool The power to change things from bad to good. Then I turn on my computer, and there's Bibi… oh, Bibi. ”Israel Mulls the Possibility of an Iran Strike Without US Support.” Bibi believes he was Chosen to defend his home turf. He doesn't believe in the ... See all stories on this topic » Jewschool

Audi Sebring qualifying report Motorsport.com Ingolstadt/Sebring, March 16, 2012 - Audi is starting into the new FIA WorldEndurance Championship (WEC) from the top three grid positions. At the Sebring 12 Hours (US state of Florida) André Lotterer managed to post his first fastest time in ... See all stories on this topic »

Your Stars - March 18 TheDay.com You need to put things in perspective and do what's best for you. Too much ofanything will work against you. Focus on attainable goals. Hone your skills and apply what you have to offer strategically. Love is highlighted and will lead to positive, ... See all stories on this topic »

Slavery's last stronghold CNN International Moulkheir had no choice but to endure this torture. She'd convinced herself that her master knew what was best for her — that this was the way it had always been, would always be. She couldn't see beyond her small, enslaved world. See all stories on this topic » CNN International

Miami Marlins bench coach Joey Cora enjoys opportunity to reunite with brother ... MiamiHerald.com But if signing with the defending World Series champions in his 15th major-league season has provided Cora with anything of real value, it has been allowing him the chance to reunite with his older brother, Marlins bench coach Joey Cora. See all stories on this topic »

David Estrada: "It's been a long time coming." (postgame quotes and stats) The Seattle Times (blog) "It's always good to start off the regular season with a win. That was something that we obviously had as a goal for ourselves. Whenever a guy gets a hat-trick like David Estrada got tonight, (it's) a great performance for him. See all stories on this topic » The Seattle Times (blog)

The people behind the lens: Lehnert and Landrock Ahram Online After the First World War, having lost everything in Tunisia, they wanted to start again somewhere on the Mediterranean. Lehnert wanted to go to Tunisia, but Landrock preferred Cairo, especially with the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamen, ... See all stories on this topic »

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