ARGENTINA Summer News, Dec 17, 2011

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Summertime, and the living ain't easy Buenos Aires Herald Perhaps an early test of that credibility will be the reform of INDEC statistics agency to giveArgentina some serious macro-economic data for the first time in nearly five years — whether Lorenzino even has that aim on his wish list and if he does, ... See all stories on this topic »

Juventus prepare £21m bid for Manchester City's Carlos Tevez The Guardian Nedved, the former Czech Republic international, has spoken to Mancini several timesto instigate discussions about the Argentina international. The Serie A club have proposed a £21m package but City are hopeful they can get more than that in the face... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Trezeguet set to join Argentina's River Plate Fox News Trezeguet spent his childhood in Argentina and came through the ranks at Platense. After leaving Spanish club Hercules in the summer, Trezeguet has been playing in the United Arab Emirates with Baniyas. See all stories on this topic »

Gloucester Rugby: It is make or break time - Matias Cortese Thisisgloucestershire Cortese only signed a one-year contract when he made the Kingsholm switch in the summer – and he knows he must use the next few months to state his case for a new deal. Cortese revealedArgentina's coaches warned him only to sign for the Cherry and ... See all stories on this topic »

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp praises Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez ... Telegraph.co.uk The Italian champions made an offer to acquire Tevez on loan in January with an option to make the Argentina international's stay permanent next summer. Tevez is also a reported target of Paris Saint-Germain but Galliani said: "Our offer is final. ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

Greater world production dominates outlook, crop prices soften as 2011 draws ... Agri-View Combined wheat production in Australia and Argentina is expected to be only about 2.5 percent smaller than last year's large output. Combined corn production in South Africa, Argentina, and Brazil is expected to be 11 percent larger than that of 2011, ... See all stories on this topic »

Arsenal go courting Argentine playmaker Lucas Biglia First Post The nutty professor was said to be after the 26-year-old Nigerian last summer but Taiwo opted instead for a move from Marseille to AC Milan. But things haven't worked out for the full-back and he's making no secret of the fact he wants more game time. ... See all stories on this topic » First Post

On Quathafi Killing, Who Is ICC's Luis Moreno Ocampo Fooling? Black Star News Was he ever a crusader for justice at all in Argentina or was that reputation myth? Ocampo thissummer will pass the baton to his deputy Fatou Bensouda from the Gambia. We hope she did not learn much from him. In time, a clearer and more informed ... See all stories on this topic »

Corn, Soybeans Rise on Dry Weather Outlook: Commodities at Close BusinessWeek UK summer natural gas slipped to its lowest in 10 months amid record storage for the time of year and forecasts for milder weather that may cut demand even as four liquefied gas tankers sail to Britain. The summer contract, for the six months from ... See all stories on this topic »

Livestock and grain marketing for 2012 Agri-View With the extreme high costs to plant new crop and with old crop corn stored and more than $2 per bushel lower off the summer highs, January 2012 soybeans down more than $3.70 per bushel andFebruary 2012 Live Cattle $10 per hundredweight lower from the ... See all stories on this topic »

EU wheat little changed, more competition seen Reuters Africa Egypt this week bought French wheat for the first time since the summer, helped by a weak euro and a discount by the seller. * "The question is: will there be any more?," one trader asked. *Argentina should harvest 13.6 million tonnes of wheat in the ... See all stories on this topic »

NH hikes help prepare for Patagonia Foster's Daily Democrat Now I can truly say thank you, Mom and Dad, for taking me on all those hikes. I owe this amazing memory to you. Be warned, though, if you try to make me come on another hike with you thissummer, I may just stay in Argentina. See all stories on this topic »

O'Malley making all the right moves on the number 13 route Irish Times O'Malley had played 10 league games the following season – Schmidt had taken over that summer – when O'Driscoll suffered a cracked jaw while leading Ireland againstArgentina in a November Test. He was ruled out of the province's December trip to take ... See all stories on this topic » Irish Times

Seed company sold AG Week Schuler, who grew up in an entrepreneurial farm and grain supply business, was a summertimeworker for Fick. Schuler, now 59, and Fick, 69, were invested in a number of start-up companies together through the years. Schuler has been involved in a dozen ... See all stories on this topic »

A rich tradition ESPN Martinez, who returned from Argentina, found out how that works when he started to drill for public records. The Summer Splash disclosure came from a request he sent to ACC schools asking for records of their bowl-related travel. ... See all stories on this topic » ESPN

Isn't it time the National Theatre went international? The Guardian (blog) Nunn's very first year (1989) included four such imported productions from Argentina'sTeatro del Sur, Moscow Art Theatre, Steppenwolf and Ninagawa Company, and imports continued throughout his tenure – but then they abruptly stop. One reason for this, ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian (blog)

Avi Creditor: Whitbread back for Norwich, eyes chance with U.S. SI.com The summer passed without Whitbread returning to the national team radar, and as the fall friendlies approached, the injury bug hit the Texas-born, former Liverpool youth player yet again. This time it was a hamstring injury that kept him out for more ... See all stories on this topic »

Transfer Window: Tevez, Drogba and Ranking the Most Wanted Players in January Bleacher Report With Drogba's contract expiring over the summer, next year numerous clubs will be looking to get the deadly striker's signature. With Italian giants AC Milan along with premier league rivals Tottenham expressing interest in the Ivorian, ... See all stories on this topic » Bleacher Report

Amanda Byram: It's hard not to be sucked in by Hollywood Mirror.co.uk Now that she's splitting her time between the UK and filming Total Wipeout inArgentina, with the odd trip to work in LA or catch up with family in Dublin, she says she couldn't be happier with the life balance she's found – or the work that's come her... See all stories on this topic » Mirror.co.uk

Ancelotti the key to Tevez and Beckham joining PSG The Roar That is a long time for a fully-fit footballer to be kicking his heels. Tévez has returned to Argentinaand is not expected back in Manchester until his future is resolved. Nothing formal has been agreed, it seems, but City are aware of that ... See all stories on this topic »

Mario Balotelli was involved in a furious bust-up with Manchester City team ... Express.co.uk It was not the only headache for manager Roberto Mancini amid reports that rebel striker Carlos Tevez allegedly laughed at City's Champions League exit while in his native Argentina. Balotelli and Richards had to be restrained by their team-mates as ... See all stories on this topic »

Edmundo: Party animal ESPN After all I've been through in recent times, I think I deserve it." That summer, he was included in the Brazil squad for the 1998 World Cup in France, even though it was clear that Zagallo had serious reservations over his character. ... See all stories on this topic » ESPN

ISAF Sailing World Championships - 45 nations qualify for London 2012 Sail World Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Spain, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Slovenia, Sweden and the USA all came through to take the qualification places. Slovenia's Tina Mrak and Teja Cerne had their best days sailing at ... See all stories on this topic »

Reflections on the past 15 months (2) The Nation Newspaper They also got to the quarter finals, before losing gallantly to four-time world champions Brazil. The Super Falcons also camped for FOUR WEEKS in Austria before the FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany in the summer. The team was not disgraced, ... See all stories on this topic »

Women in Cuba: Education & Employment Before the Revolution Havana Times The proportion of males who were illiterate (26 percent) exceeded that of females (21 percent), and only Argentina had a higher female literacy rate in Latin America (85 percent). 19 According to the 1953 census, women constituted 37 percent of ... See all stories on this topic »

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