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May 18, 2011

FINANCIAL News, Money, Banks, Stock, Economic and Financial Crisis, May 18, 32011


Euro Rises on Debt Talks; Stocks Retreat
Bloomberg
Global demand for US stocks, bonds and other financial assets fell in March from a month earlier as China trimmed its holdings of government securities, the Treasury Department reported. While theS&P 500 has rallied 5.8 percent since its year- to-date ...
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A knack for making healthy returns from corporate debt
Globe and Mail

Bond investing doesn't have an exciting reputation – unless you add a financial crisis, devastating global recession and experimental central bank moves to the mix. That's right, the past few years have pushed bond investors into the spotlight as they ...
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Globe and Mail
FinSys Update: May Germany Outlook Worsens More Than Expected
IMarketnews.com
[Repeated 07:36 ET] * Europe's recently-created bailout fund, the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF), will go to market three times this year with bond issues to raise funds for its share of the E78 billion Portugal bailout package, ...
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New MSRB Rules, France Rural Wireless, Portugal Debt: Compliance
BusinessWeek
By Carla Main May 17 (Bloomberg) -- Investors in US floating-rate municipal bonds have more access to information now under rules established after the financial crisis roiled the market three years ago. The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board, ...
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A look at economic developments around the globe
Palm Beach Post
latest money news » From The Post and AP AP LONDON — The global financial community was abuzz with speculation about who would eventually replace Dominique Strauss-Kahn as head of theInternational Monetary Fund. With Strauss-Kahn jailed in New York ...
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EUROZONE Debt Crisis News, May 18, 2011 (2)

EU breaks taboo, talks of Greek debt restructuring
Reuters
Greece and Spain both sold short-term debt successfully on Tuesday, and the price of short-dated bonds among euro zone periphery countries fell, but the cost of insuring Greek debt against default rose [ID:nLDE74G1DA]. Germany's deputy finance minister ...
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IMF head's arrest adds uncertainty to Europe's long-term government debt crisis
Washington Post

EUROZONE Debt Crisis News, May 18, 2011

CHRONOLOGY: The eurozone debt crisis
Monsters and Critics.com
May 5, 2011 - EU, IMF announce three-year 78 billion euro loan to Portugal. May 6, 2011: Luxembourg Prime Minister and Eurogroup President Jean-Claude Juncker hosts secret meeting oneurozone crisis with German, French, Spanish, Italian, Greek and ECB ...
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DISCOVERIES, Inventions News, May 18, 2011

Blue Origin's Goddard The Goddard capsule, a test vehicle in Blue Origin's New Shepard program, heads back to the barn after its first test flight. Blue Origin
Is the Ending of the Shuttle Program a Setback for Space Science ...
Popular Science
... inventions.” Similarly, tourist spacecraft companies could conceivably craft contracts that ensure a royalty-free license to any new discoveries made on ...
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The gadgets for disaster zones
BBC News
By Jack Lamport BBC News This year has seen a string of natural disasters and ...But for those whose lives are in jeopardy - which recent inventions could ...

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Top Ancient Chinese Inventions/Discoveries | History - Top News ...
History - Image ID: 1561965 Tea bushes & picking. NYPL DIgital Gallery Here is a top ten list of the greatest inventions/discoveries from ancient China with ...
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News, Articles, Science, Technologies, Hi-tech, Inventions ...
Read the NEWS TODAY - Articles and news for Science, Technologies, Robotics, Hi- tech,Inventions, Discoveries, Mobile phones, Electronic devices, Cars, ...
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Latest Solar Discovery
Latest news and information on Space, Astronomy, Discoveries, Inventions, Science, . This discovery has been made from the 'edge' of the solar system. ...
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Sciense And Technology News Computer Internet Invention And ...
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Latest Science Inventions
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List of Indian inventions
List of Indian inventions : Define, Explore, Discuss images, discuss, define, news. Wikipedia:List of Indian inventions and discoveries - Global . ...
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Top 100 inventions from the 18th century
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Longmont company discovers reason for listener fatigue - Topix
Longmont company discovers reason for listener fatigue. Full story: ReporterHerald.com ... Email me Inventions news. Learn more. Comments ...
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UW hopes new leader will boost spinoffs from labs
The Seattle Times
... Michael Young helped make his school a star at parlaying inventions into products.... including income and royalties from university discoveries. ...

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May 16, 2011

BBC News - Libya: ICC prosecutor seeks warrant for Gaddafi, May 16, 2011

The leader de facto of Libya, Muammar al-Gaddafi.Image via Wikipedia

The International Criminal Court chief prosecutor is seeking the arrest of Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi and two others for crimes against humanity.
Luis Moreno-Ocampo said Col Gaddafi, his son Saif al-Islam, and intelligence chief Abdullah al-Sanussi bore the greatest responsibility for "widespread and systematic attacks" on civilians

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LIBYA, Egypt, Syria, Bahrain, Yemen News, May 16, 2011

The Arab Spring's second wave
Aljazeera.net
The world's attention is now on a second wave of Middle Eastern uprisings -
Libya, Yemen, Bahrain and Syria. These protests are characterised by the
same quest for universal values as in Egypt and Tunisia in their early days
of rebellion: freedom of ...
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The future of the Arab uprisings is looking grim
Ha'aretz
In Egypt it appears that democracy may not be ensuing yet in the
post-Mubarak era; it is obvious that even if the dictatorships in Libya and
Yemen are overthrown, it is not reasonable that we will see a stable
democracy established in their stead. ...
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More escape into Lebanon amid attacks in Syria
Denver Post
Rebels say they have taken full control of Misrata, the only major city in
western Libya with a significant rebel toehold. Gunmen opened fire on two
soldiers in southern Yemen, killing one and wounding the other. Also, a
security officer was snatched ...
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Arab spring's sinister turn
Independent Online
In Yemen, a bloody stalemate continues to regularly claim the lives of
demonstrators seeking to oust President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who is
stubbornly resisting multiple efforts to persuade him to leave. In Egypt,
deadly sectarian clashes between ...
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Silence opens us up to accusations
The Canberra Times
... of North Africa and the Middle East, and in its condemnation of efforts
being made to repress democratic demands by regimes, from Algeria, Morocco,
Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Yemen, Syria, Jordan and Saudi Arabia and smaller
states, including Bahrain. ...
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Sukuk and the global banking village
Khaleej Times
Islamic banks in the GCC are exposed to property, capital markets and
banking risks in Egypt, Syria, Bahrain, Libya, Yemen and Tunisia. While the
sukuk has emerged as the most successful innovation in Islamic finance
since the murabaha (a quasi-money ...
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Homeland Security ends immigrant registration that targeted men from Muslim ...
Detroit Free Press
... were Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Egypt, Eritrea,
Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, North
Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia,
United Arab Emirates and Yemen. ...
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HEALTH News, May 16, 2011

Heel pain: Donât let it ruin your summer
The Toledo Blade Sun, 15 May 2011 21:35 PM PDT
This is one of a series of columns about health issues written by staff members of ProMedica, Mercy Health Partners, Toledo Clinic, and theUniversity of Toledo Medical Center, the former Medical College of Ohio.If you have ever had pain beneath your heel or arch when standing, you quite likely have had a condition called plantar fascitiis. It is a common condition that affects many people this ...

Viewpoints: Snappy headlines, prose on Romney and Medicare dominate Today's opinions and editorials
News-Medical-Net Sun, 15 May 2011 21:35 PM PDT
The first question he got from the audience after his speech Thursday was the right one: What's to prevent states from a "race to the bottom," where they cut their costs by slashing spending on health care? Romney had no good answer beyond a vague assertion that Americans are a "generous people" who would not deny health coverage to their fellow citizens.

SENIOR SIGNALS: The fine line between respecting your parentsâ privacy and reaching out
The Bristol Press Sun, 15 May 2011 21:34 PM PDT
Atty. Daniel O. Tully Dear Attorney Tully: My parents are in their late 80s, are confused and are in failing health. They are doing things that are dangerous to their health (leaving the stove on, not taking their medications and not eating properly.) They also are not paying their bills, which is causing all the kinds of problems. They have never given my sister or I power of attorney and they ...

School bullying, violence against LGBT youth linked to risk of suicide, HIV infection
EurekAlert! Sun, 15 May 2011 21:28 PM PDT
( San Francisco State University ) New research suggests LGBT youth who experience high levels of school victimization report impairedhealth and mental health in young adulthood, according to new study.

Nursing Homes Seek Exemptions From Health Law
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Sun, 15 May 2011 21:25 PM PDT
WASHINGTON -- It is an oddity of American health care: Many nursing homes and home care agencies do not provide health insurance to their workers, or they pay wages so low that employees cannot afford the coverage that is offered.

Follow-up File: Health board OKs St. John's takeover of Prairie Diagnostic
The State Journal-Register Sun, 15 May 2011 21:25 PM PDT
JOLIET â The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board last week unanimously approved St. Johnâs Hospitalâs proposed $9.16 million buyout of Prairie Diagnostic Center.

Butte County residents get on their feet for cancer, mental health and women's services
Chico Enterprise-Record Sun, 15 May 2011 21:24 PM PDT
All over Butte County on Saturday, people put on their walking shoes to support good causes. Three walks â two in Chico supporting mentalhealth awareness and local women's services, and one in Oroville as that community's Relay For Life

Northland norovirus outbreak nearly contained
NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News Sun, 15 May 2011 21:22 PM PDT
Northland health authorities have all but contained a widespread outbreak of the highly infectious norovirus, which has claimed the lives of two rest home residents.

Penetanguishene Mental Health Centre becomes Waypoint
Barrie Examiner Sun, 15 May 2011 21:21 PM PDT
Douglas Glynn PENETANGUISHENE â What's in a name, you may ask. If you are among the one in five Canadians who will experience amental illness in your lifetime, â yes, that's 20 per cent of the population â it can mean, among other things, hope.[...]

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES - HEALTH CARE CENTER - HO
Johnson City Press Sun, 15 May 2011 21:15 PM PDT
Employment Opportunities Benefits are offered after 90 days of employment (Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, 403b) to Full-time employees; Extensive background check and drug screen will be required for all positions.


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SCIENCE News, Studies, Research, Technology, May 16, 2011


RESEARCH ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF WATER REUSE TECHNOLOGIES: EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH DR. HIROAKI TANAKA, by MARISHA WOJCIECHOWSKA-SHIBUYA (MaximsNewsNetwork)
RESEARCH ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF WATER REUSE TECHNOLOGIES: EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW ...
MaximsNewsNetwork
This one of a seven-part interview series of Japanese water scientists, opens a rare window onto the world of scientific research into emerging water technologies. The Japanese government, by means of the Japan Science & Technology Agency CREST program ...
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Man meets machine as IHMC teams with NASA on robot
Pensacola News Journal
Current research areas include knowledge modeling and sharing, robotics, advanced interfaces and displays, communication and collaboration, computer-mediated learning systems, intelligent data understanding, software, expertise studies and other ...
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Area students are making the grade
The Mercury
Amanda Gunther of Boyertown, a senior at Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, was selected to present her communication studies research at the Eastern Communication Association Covention in Arlington, Va. Gunther and fellow student Allison Roth presented ...
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Hands Across the Borders: Gearing up for Brazil-UC Davis Graduate Student Exchange
Daily Democrat
"It supports many programs to improve quality in higher education and to promote research inscience and technology in the country." "CAPES has no equivalent in the United States, as it is in charge of funding graduate education through scholarship and ...
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Scientists map path to generate renewable antibodies
Laboratory Products News
"The use of renewable antibodies hasn't been fully exploited," said Dr Tony Pawson, distinguished investigator at the Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital and study co-author. "Our study shows we can rapidly make reagents that ...
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A study of studies
Dubuque Telegraph Herald
Taxpayers sometimes wonder if all of these studies are really needed, but city staffers insist they don't have the time or the expertise to do the research themselves. The TH asked five city departments to discuss the background for and the ...
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Local labs that use animals are ag, medical research facilities
San Angelo Standard Times
Cody Scott, professor of animal science at Angelo State University, said the university's agriculture department raises its own animals and purchases them from producers to conduct research in animal health, increased production and improving nutrition ...
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AMI Research: US SMBs Show Strong Preference for Cloud “Bundling”
Small Business Trends
New York (PRESS RELEASE – May 15, 2011) – US small and medium business (SMB)technology buyers are increasingly allocating a larger proportion of their spending to cloud-based services. According to recent AMI-Partners research, that proportion was 10% ...
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Addiction researchers debate whether communities 'adapt' to the arrival of ...
Plain Dealer (blog)
"Why do you need to do pre-casino studies when, year after year . . . [prevalence] keeps coming back to the same answer?" the American Gaming Association's Patterson said. "It's very settled science around the world that the rate of pathological...
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Plain Dealer (blog)

depression to obesity
Stuff.co.nz
Translational psychiatry is the emerging science aimed at translating ideas into research. Translation of the enormous effort in neuroscience into psychiatric therapy has vast potential, Licinio says. The two branches of the study of the brain had ...
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Researchers Link Spontaneous Gene Mutations to Autism
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Last November, his group reported in Genome Research that spontaneous CNVs are more frequent in children with autism compared with unaffected siblings. The new results are also consistent with other studies suggesting that ASDs are more likely in ...
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FutureMed Day 4 - Philip Low, Andrew Hessel, a Visit to Intuitive Surgical...
Medgadget.com
His company has a unique delivery technology for the heart called Helix that is essentially a spiral needle that an interventional cardiologist can use to directly inject into the muscle of the heart. This was previously quite difficult because jabbing ...
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Inspiring speeches, stories the takeaway for Morris-area grads
Dailyrecord.com
At Drew in Madison, the commencement speaker was Shirley Ann Jackson, a nuclear physics expert and member of President Barack Obama's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, 519 students graduated. The number includes 85 from the Caspersen ...
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Dubai SME lists strategic focus areas for policy-makers, financiers and ...
AME Info
In the 2010 Logistics Performance Index, the UAE was ranked 24th among 155 countries but its sub-rankings in quality, productivity, technology, delivery time and access calls for further expertise and investment. Research, development and integration ...
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A new look for product placement
Los Angeles Times
Jay Newell, an assistant professor at Iowa State University who studies product placement, also cites cognitive rejection as shaping the approach to product placement. "Academic studies have shown that basically you push back the minute you know you're ...
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Los Angeles Times

A Stinking Rebuke To Technology? Scientists Link Bee Decline To Wireless Phones
CrabbyGolightly.com
In two separate recent studies, scientists found that mobile phones planted near bees' nests impacted hive activity. In a study by Dr. Daniel Favre, a former biologist with the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, bee colonies began ...
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County mulls sealant ban
Northwest Herald
High concentrations of PAHs were discovered in runoff from driveways in Lake in the Hills and in sediment samples from Woods Creek Lake in Lake in the Hills, according to USGS research.Studies found almost 90 percent of driveways in Lake in the Hills ...
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Miami students looking to turn university invention into cash
Middletown Journal
State universities are being asked to turn more research into cash, and Miami officials said its license agreement with students to develop the product is the first agreement reached for the university under a partnership on technology transfer with ...
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Cash boost for UJ's research students
BuaNews Online (press release)
Named the Next Generation Scholars programme, it aims to change the face of postgraduate studiesin the country by focusing on the value of research outputs in universities. PetroSA spokesperson Thabo Mabaso explained that the programme began following ...
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Tengion Provides Business Update and Reports First Quarter 2011 Financial Results
PR-USA.net (press release)
"We are making progress with our Neo-Kidney Augment program and preclinical research, validating our formulation and delivery," said Tim Bertram, DVM, Ph.D., Executive Vice President, Science andTechnology and Chief Scientific Officer. ...
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You in Facebook?
Redlands Daily Facts
Huling's study, which has not been peer reviewed, is an interesting but potentially controversial addition to a young field, say scholars who research Facebook. While Facebook use has received a lot of attention academically, psychological impacts of ...
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Kalium Group of Companies highlights the latest aesthetic technologies at ...
AME Info
All products provided by Kalium are FDA approved or CE Marked, evidence based and supported by extensive clinical studies. Backed up by a highly experienced and qualified medical team, Kalium Group of Companies is dedicated to providing personalized ...
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The doctor in your mind
Jerusalem Post
In 1969, this treatment approach was formally named “biofeedback” at the Conference on Altered States of Consciousness in Kansas, and the first meeting of the Biofeedback Research Society in Santa Monica, California. BUT ALTHOUGH more than four decades ...
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ENTER2012 - The premier annual IT & tourism conference in Helsingborg, Sweden
Focus on Travel News
... industry, government, and other organizations to actively exchange, share, and challenge state-of-the-art research and industrial case studies on the application of information and communicationtechnologies to travel and tourism. ...
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Mitch Daniels Fails to use Benefit-Cost Tests when they demonstrate an ...
Benzinga
Bill writes a column for Benzinga every Monday. His other academic articles, congressional testimony, and musings about the financial crisis can be found at his Social Science ResearchNetwork author page and at the blog New Economic Perspectives.
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While other nations try gambling 'harm minimization,' US casino slots players ...
Plain Dealer (blog)
And from a recovery perspective, it may not matter that problem gamblers get back into casinos, says the National Center for Responsible Gaming, the US casino industry'sresearch affiliate. In 2009, the NCRG helped pay for a study of Missouri's ...
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SPORTS, Athletics News, May 16, 2011

Karina Ramirez: Game On Athletics celebrates its first year
Denton Record Chronicle
At the event, attendees were invited to participate and compete in various sports, including volleyball, basketball and soccer. Organizers also offered athletic skills testing through Under Armour Combines, a national program that measures an ...
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Denton Record Chronicle

Football should be eliminated from Title IX compliance guidelines
Richmond Times Dispatch
Title IX is necessary, especially for athletics. Few colleges would invest much in women's soccer, volleyball, lacrosse or even basketball but for the legal mandate. But there is a problem with Title IX — football. Football Bowl Subdivision programs, ...
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Legendary commentator Philip Greene passes away
RTE.ie
A life-long Shamrock Rovers and Manchester United supporter, he also wrote a column in theEvening Press newspaper. Although best known as a soccer commentator, Philip Greene also commentated on athletics and cricket. He covered his last soccer ...
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Previous Scholar-Athlete overall winners and 10-year look back
Kansas City Star
She trained for three months with an Australian soccer club after college before joining Indiana State as an assistant coach for two seasons and subsequently moving on to the Zags. •SPORTS NOW: Swoboda remains active, but her athletics these days are...
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Kansas City Star

Essex's Bill O'Neil is a coach for all seasons
BurlingtonFreePress.com
Succeeding in three sports for 30-plus years — although aside from an interim position in 1979, he didn't take the helm in softball until the early 1990s — O'Neil has garnered respect from rivals. “He's the superman of Vermont high school athletics,” ...
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Finger Lakes and Wayne County leagues will join at the modified level
MPNnow.com
Other sports would be varsity and modified only. The district is eliminating one paid footballcoaching position, so there would be five coaches in 2011-12. In Midlakes, Athletic Director Lyle Dixon said some teams will be lost due to not having enough ...
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Palaro venue to rise as Mindanao sports capital
Philippine Star
Aside from athletics and swimming venues, Dapitan's JRMSU offers an all-purpose gymnasium and a tennis court. The football field will later be converted into a synthetic pitch to make it ready for big-time soccer tourneys. “Our mid-term plan is to seek ...
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COLLEGE REPORT: Vicars pitches Alcorn to top seed
Terre Haute Tribune Star
The Academic All-MAC honor is for a student-athlete who has excelled in athletics and academics. To qualify, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA and have participated in at least 50 percent of the contests for that particular ...
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Olympic Games 2012: World to miss Ghana football
GhanaWeb
Ghana is yet to win an Olympic gold medal, but whether it will be in boxing, table tennis, hockey, basketball, badminton or athletics, only, the Creator knows what is in the future and in store for Ghana Sports.
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3 competitions highlight week
Saipan Tribune
Other on going competitions on Saipan continued last week with Northern Mariana Islands FootballAssociation having its youth, men's and women's leagues; the Marianas Interscholastic SportsOrganization holding its softball, soccer, and canoe events ...
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Can Yankees wait for future catcher to develop?
Buffalo News
For rivalry games fans love, can't get away from Mets at Yankees, Cardinals at Royals and Athletics at Giants. And for a unique slice of history, there's the Cubs at the Red Sox — their first trip to Fenway Park since the 1918 World Series. ...
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Buffalo News

Haile Gebrselassie bows to will of his people for one last hurrah
The Guardian
His revelation shocked athletics. "It is strange," he says now, shrugging his shoulders. "I was just going to go back to my hotel, dropping out of a race is not a big deal, but they wanted me to go to a press conference to explain myself. ...
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The Guardian

Manchester and Major League Baseball
Patch.com
He attended Manchester High School and then the University of Connecticut, where he distinguished himself both in baseball and in soccer, attaining All-American status in both sports. Drafted by the Cubs, Moe got off to a slow start in the minors but ...
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MSU softball: New stadium lifts Spartan profile
Lansing State Journal
"One of the things that's striking is it's integrated with the plan for the area. There's continuity in the complex with baseball, soccer and softball.'' The Secchia donation is the largest cash gift received by a women's athletic program at MSU. ...
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It's game on & ndash; all the time & ndash; for Adamshick
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
“Each time, I could have given up,” Adamshick said, “but I fought through the pain to get stronger to play sports again.” Her dedication to athletics is so complete that even her volunteer activities focus on sports. She helped organize a Polar Bear ...
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Thirty-four student-athletes among candidates for degrees
UND Fighting Sioux
The candidates for degrees from each Fighting Sioux team included nine from football, six from men's hockey, four from baseball, two each from men's cross country and track and field, women's golf, women's basketball, soccer, and women's track and ...
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Former Gar-Pal coach Coles selected to state basketball shrine
The Spokesman Review (subscription)
Hadley, a three-sport captain at Kellogg (football, basketball and track and field), had 18 receptions and two scores for the Wildcats in football and made 103 tackles on defense. He is a member of theNational Honor Society. ...
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St. James softball team comes up short
Myrtle Beach Sun News
The softball team's run to the Lower State championship game is part of an impressive spring for St. James athletics. On Monday, the girls soccer team plays for the Class AAA Lower State championship, the baseball team begins the state championship ...
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Myrtle Beach Sun News

Monsignor Louis F. Meyer, leader of Catholic youth, dies at 92
STLtoday.com
Known as "the Soccer Priest" for his athletic prowess and passion for involving youth in sports, Monsignor Meyer was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame and St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame. But he made his mark on the St. Louis community in ...
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Club recognizes grant, award winners
Auburn Citizen
In addition to all of these activities, Ashlee finds time for athletics, and plays lacrosse on the girl's varsity team. Ashlee's participation in Empire Girls State and her work as a summer intern for Assemblyman Gary Finch will give her valuable ...
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