DISCOVERIES, Inventions News, Jun 16, 2011

Nobody wins under the bureaucratic haze of the current patent system, the author writes. | AP PhotoClose The case for sensible patent reform Politico US inventors don't know when—if ever—they'll have exclusive rights to their inventionsthat patents are supposed to provide. While uncertainty isn't always a major obstacle for big business, it can wreak havoc on small enterprises, which lack the ... See all stories on this topic » Politico

Zimbabwe: Recognise, Understand Patterns AllAfrica.com The rainbow has led to a lot of discoveries and a thriving industry using the constituent of white light. People who discovered the constituents of white light made inventions, which made them money.Discoveries such as the television, videos, etc, ... See all stories on this topic »

Why am I so wrong to put my faith in science? The Guardian Not only is science dependent on non-rational thinking, so are the arts, philosophy, entrepeneurship,inventions, human communication, human interaction and relationships, and so on. And the same goes for religion and spirituality, too, to a degree. ... See all stories on this topic »

'Making the world better' the IBM way Al-Arabiya IBM's breakthroughs and inventions ever since have been internationally applauded in the information technology industry. Its revenue stands at an estimated $99.87 billion in 2010, while the firm employs about 426751 people worldwide. ... See all stories on this topic » Al-Arabiya

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

Syrian crackdown fans sectarian flames
Los Angeles Times
Unlike Libya, Egypt, Tunisia and Yemen, Syria is ethnically and religiously
heterogeneous, a Sunni-majority nation with sizable minorities of Alawites
and other Shiite sects, Christian denominations, Druze and ethnic Kurds.
Unlike Yemen, where a ...
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Arab Spring breaks state monopoly on information
The Daily Star
Egypt's president Hosni Mubarak stepped down after 18 days of protests, as
uprisings intensified in Yemen and spread to Libya, Syria, and Bahrain.
Unlike in most other Arab countries, Bahraini protesters were blacked out
by the main pan-Arab satellite ...
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Al-Qaeda names Zawahiri to succeed bin Laden
AFP
Al-Qaeda also voiced its "support (to) the uprisings of our oppressed
Muslim people against the corrupt and tyrant leaders who have made our
nation suffer in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya Yemen, Syria and Morocco." A wave of
revolts that have rocked the Middle ...
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Qaddafi's Options Narrow As Libyan Stalemate Continues
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
The Arab League's political support for the NATO military action against
Qaddafi, which was symbolically very important, has subsided somewhat and
its attention has turned to the uprisings in Bahrain, Syria, and Yemen.
Currently, Arab countries have ...
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KSA welfare initiative
Pakistan Observer
Why is it that when the entire Muslim world in the Middle East is on fire
against their autocratic rulers: Egypt has already fallen along with
Tunisia while pitched battles are going on in Syria and Libya. Yemen on the
backyard of Saudi Arabia is on ...
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YouTube - Yemen: The Mother of all Revolutions
With Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Syria and Bahrain all in mind: But I have never
seen ... Added to queue NEW PIRATE PARTY extraterrestrial ...
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Egypt.com News - Egypt News - Six months on, Arab spring faces ...
news.egypt.com/en ... The protests spread to Egypt, the most populous Arab
country, ... by the experiences of Libya, Syria, Yemen and Bahrain, she
said. ...
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Revolution in Tunisia, protests in Egypt, unrest in ME ... Libya, Egypt,
Bahrain , Yemen, Syria and elsewhere to turn the clocks back to winter time
and return to .... Good news: Iraq produces more electricity than before
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SPORTS, Athletics News, Jun 16, 2011

Sports camps still open to enroll your athletic boy or girl Your Houston News There is no shortage of sports camps waiting to sign up your boy or girl in a dozen different sports. Be it basketball, softball, soccer or volleyball and tennis. It's time to take a close look at all the camps coming up in the next couple of months. ... See all stories on this topic »

Curley To Receive National Football Foundation's John L. Toner Award GoPSUsports.com This past year, he was among five finalists for the Sports Business Athletic Director of the Year. NCAA President Mark Emmert recently appointed Curley as one of the members of the Division I Bowl Licensing Task Force, a group that includes leading ... See all stories on this topic » GoPSUsports.com

Soccer: Sitting in America's Backseat TheSportsJury (blog) The United States is about baseball, football, and basketball and this will never change. Sure, if soccer was part of our nation's athletic beginning, then athletes like LeBron James and Drew Brees would have been brought up on the pitch and, yes, ... See all stories on this topic » TheSportsJury (blog)

Joe Baum Announces Retirement Michigan State Athletics "Joe Baum is a true Spartan, and in so many ways, Joe Baum is Michigan State soccer," Michigan State Director of Athletics Mark Hollis said. "His dedication to the sport of soccer and to Michigan State University has been remarkable. ... See all stories on this topic »

Porter soccer, Rodriguez honored at RGV All-Star Sports Awards Brownsville Herald They also took home the moment of the year for their win over Lopez in the regional final at Brownsville Sports Park. Soccer coach Jose Espitia was unable to attend due to a family illness, but athletic coordinator Hector Garcia stood in for him and ... See all stories on this topic »

Coaches React To $50 Athletic Fee Patch.com “Officially, I don't know how much of a waiver it is,” said Tom Green, Eleanor Roosevelt's athleticdirector and football coach. “What I read was if the principal gives a young man or woman a waiver, the school is still responsible for paying the $50 ... See all stories on this topic »

State soccer: Assumption's program on a fast track rise to prominence Wisconsin Rapids Tribune "We had a lot of kids playing soccer, so they played club for a year and in 2003, girls soccerbecame a varsity sport at Assumption." The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association requires schools starting new sports to compete at a club level for ... See all stories on this topic »

Middle school sports could face cuts Chickasha Express Star Coach Yohance Brown, Athletic Director, said that these sports have been chosen because they have the least impact on the student body and there are difficulties taking these sports to competitions. In addition, Brown said that these are not sports ... See all stories on this topic »

Journal honours the best and the brightest Edmonton Journal Frost is also an honours student and active in sports at Louis St. Laurent High School. Frost, who plays basketball, volleyball and soccer, was voted captain by her peers in grades 11 and 12. "It just demonstrated the respect that I earned from them ... See all stories on this topic »

New Trier athletics dominate in 2010-11 ESPN (blog) Lyons: baseball -- 4A state champions; girls volleyball – 3A state champions; boys soccer – regional champions; girls soccer – regional champions; boys basketball – regional champions; boys cross country – ninth place in 3A; football – reached state ... See all stories on this topic »

WAC adds Seattle as non-football member Kansas City Star By Sports Network The Western Athletic Conference has added Seattle University as a non-football member, announcing Tuesday that the school will join the conference on July 1, 2012. Seattle's addition give the WAC nine full-time member schools, ... See all stories on this topic »

Foley: a three-sport star that led by example PNW Local News Soccer's loss turned out to be the Cougars' ultimate gain. As a second-grader, Foley quit soccerand joined the Bothell High junior football program, getting hooked on the sport. Soon, all of his friends followed suit, and advanced through the ranks ... See all stories on this topic »

Courierarea Sports Shorts - June 15, 2011 Madison Courier The JCSA will also host the British Soccer Camp during the week of July 11-15. Anyone interested in signing up for the camp should visit challengersports.com. Madison Youth Football is trying to raise funds to help purchase new football gear for those ... See all stories on this topic »

Millburn Township athletes earn college, high school honors NorthJersey.com Johnson received the Patricia Price Genovese Lacrosse Award at the William Smith AthleticsAwards banquet on April 27. Genovese has served as the Herons' only head coach since the program's inception in 1982. Johnson, a junior midfielder, ... See all stories on this topic »

NIC-10 All-Sports Banquet: Meghan Macy wins Judy Wells Award Rockford Register Star The senior also overcame a recurring foot injury this season while helping the Indians clinch a share of the NIC-10 girls soccer title. For her efforts to conquer such personal and athletic obstacles, Macy earned this year's Judy Wells Courageous ... See all stories on this topic »

Four more 2011 grads to play college sports Creswell Chronicle Breanna Schmidt has signed to play National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Division II basketball at Northwest Christian University in Eugene, and Kelsey Hanson has signed to play NAIA Division II soccer at Corban University in Salem. See all stories on this topic »

The 1999 USA women's soccer team: Where are they now? Yahoo! Sports Foudy started a soccer camp after retiring as well as started a family. She also was involved in government reviews of Title IX legislation, which pushes for equal athletic opportunities for men and women. She now works as a soccer commentator. ... See all stories on this topic »

Sports take center stage at recreation department The Tennessean Sports are in the spotlight this week at the County Parks and Recreation Department, where theathletics division has lined up an array of summer sports camps, clinics and leagues for kids and adults. Four-day sports camps: Kids ages 8-13 can brush up ... See all stories on this topic » email: info@als-alexander.org or interalex2@gmail.com

Voters reject school and community bond issues WCSH-TV "From Kittery to Caribou, we are one of only three schools our size that don't have a track facility," explained RSU 5 athletic director Craig Sickels. "We have one full size soccer field with six soccerteams, so to get six teams on one field, ... See all stories on this topic »

Soccer artist Jenkins Coach of the Year Princeton Daily Clarion As a student, you get a pass to athletic events. “I quickly saw that soccer is a free flowing game. Players have opportunity to create. It's a lot like ice hockey. It's a smaller version of basketball, only the clock keeps running. ... See all stories on this topic »

Akron soccer venue renamed FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field Suburbanite “This gift is a great testament not only to both of our outstanding soccer teams, but also to the entireathletics program and its lasting, positive impact on the lives of our student-athletes. Our coaches and staff are dedicated to the success of ... See all stories on this topic »

Steve Dawson Leads Club Soccer Teams To State Titles, Regional Tourney Berths Wittenberg University Winning is fun and certainly important to Dawson, a native of London, England, and the chair of Wittenberg's Department of Health, Fitness and Sport. But it is far from the only thing. Developing the character and athletic ability of young people ... See all stories on this topic »

Athletic Director's First Year Wrap-Up Harbor Light The girls soccer district final was a shining example, with more than 300 people in attendance. “I would love to drive through town on a Friday night and see businesses closed for the football game with signs in the windows that say “Go Rams”. ... See all stories on this topic »

BMLSS honours top athletes CottageCountryNow.ca King has been a key contributor to the school's volleyball and soccer programs. Taking home BMLSS's career athletic awards were Curtis Lauzon and Kristen Wright. Lauzon has excelled in rugby both for BMLSS and outside the school, and was a contributing ... See all stories on this topic »

Blue Hens women will face opponents from eight different conferences Philly Soccer News With its non-conference opponents combining to win 70 games last season, the University of Delaware women's soccer team will have plenty of opportunities to face good competition before beginning Colonial Athletic Association action this fall. ... See all stories on this topic »

Who run the world? Pinellas County girls Tampabay.com (blog) For years, girls athletic programs in Pinellas County have worked to the side of the main stage, quietly winning games and making state tournament appearances in their seemingly forgotten sports. They lurked in the shadows, blinded by the glare of more ... See all stories on this topic » Tampabay.com (blog)

Jim Ruppert: Notre Dame AD coming to Springfield The State Journal-Register He is beginning his fourth year as the vice president and director of athletics for the Irish. He's the guy who told Charlie Weis his services were no longer needed as Notre Dame football coach and replaced him with Brian Kelly. ... See all stories on this topic »

Morse's captain for all seasons Times Record Unfortunately, it's sometimes like that in sport.” BATH — Saturday's season-ending Eastern Maine Class B girls semifinal lacrosse game with Yarmouth is but a cherished memory for Morse High School's Hannah Milam. Buy, a loss in athletics is simply ... See all stories on this topic »

Notre Dame tabs Bayens as new AD STLtoday.com The role of the athletics director is broad and all encompassing. There is always a full plate of things that need attention. Bayens will hit the ground running on July 1 as the Notre Dame softball field will receive some improvements. The soccer field ... See all stories on this topic »

UNBC will have to try, try again BCLocalNews And it's frustrating since UNBC took steps to strengthen its bid, including the inclusion of soccer and proposal of an enhanced athletics budget. Yet despite how the UNBC athletics department may feel, I'm not shocked. Disappointed yes, but not ... See all stories on this topic »

Anderson, Hill named top Muskies Fort Frances Times “But being able to go to OFSAA as a soccer player was a great experience,” he added. “Everything was awesome,” he enthused. “From the late nights to all of the trips, and I would recommend it [Muskie athletics] to anybody. ... See all stories on this topic »

Soccer: Which is best, Muscatine or Cownie? DesMoinesRegister.com (blog) Iowa's high school athletic organizations agree on state tournament venues — but soccer has the biggest differences of any sport. Dowling Catholic beat Valley for 3-A boys' title. The Iowa High School Athletic Association holds the boys' state ... See all stories on this topic » DesMoinesRegister.com (blog)

Wild and wonderful West Virginia Kansas City Star The one-time general manager of the Frankfurt Galaxy of the World League of American Football, and president of the Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer, took over for Pastilong in 2010 and one of his first orders of business was to find a replacement ... See all stories on this topic »

Tributes: OSU baseball standout Bob Toney, youth sports coach Leo Holt American Chronicle Guided the Crusaders to several Oklahoma Christian School Athletics Association championships. *Remained a devoted OSU sports fan, though he supported Oklahoma football teams over the 2000-2002 seasons. Toney's son, Chris, became the first Christian ... See all stories on this topic »

Awards: Beavers announce annual Bennys – College Sports Blog College Sports Blog. News, notes, opinions and more on area college athletics. ... Football: Wisconsin game to be at 9 a.m. on ESPN or ESPN2 » ... Co-female athletes: College Boyd (soccer) and Leslie Mak (gymnastics) ... community.statesmanjournal.com/.../awards-beavers-announce...

AkronNewsNow.com | Sports | AkronNewsNow.com: UA Soccer Field Has ... UA Soccer Field Has New Name 6/15/2011 3:30:48 PM | University of Akron Athletics - newsrelease. There's already a football stadium with corporate naming ... www.akronnewsnow.com/.../itemdetail.asp?ID...

Kentucky Blog - University of Kentucky Official Athletic Site Each Wednesday here at Cat Scratches, we're going to take a look back at the latest week's newsin UK Athletics from around the web. Best on the 'net ... cstv.collegesports.com/mt/mt-search.cgi?blog_id=13...

NAVYSPORTS.com - The United States Naval Academy Official Athletic ... Navy Men's Soccer Coaching Staff ... CBS College Sports. Visit other CBS Interactive Sites. BNET, CBS Cares, CBS Films, CBS Radio, CBS.com, CBSInteractive ... www.navysports.com/sports/m-soccer/coachingstaff.html

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FINANCIAL News, Money, Banks, Stock, Economic and Financial Crisis, Jun 15, 2011

European, US stocks slide on Greek drama Sydney Morning Herald Meanwhile, London's financial sector fell as the British government was set to back plans to overhaul the banks, approving a separation of their retail and investment businesses to help avoid another global financial crisis. Besides Greece and banking ... See all stories on this topic »