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Sep 1, 2011

LONDON OLYMPICS 2012 Preparations, News, Sep 01, 2011


London gets set for a busy Olympics
GoTimeshare.org
With less than eleven months now until the opening ceremony of the London Olympics 2012, the final preparations leading up to the sports event the world will be watching next summer are shaping up. London won the bid to host the Olympics back in 2005 ...
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CHINESE Sports News, Sep 01, 2011

Soccer: Nadeshiko Japan open Olympic qualifying with victory
Mainichi Daily News
SHANDONG, China (Kyodo) -- World champions Japan made a winning start to the final round of women's Asian qualifiers for next year's London Olympics with a 3-0 win over unfancied Thailand on Thursday. Coach Norio Sasaki fielded a diluted team and the ...
See all stories on this topic »World cup champions Japan relaxed though favored at Asian Olympic qualifying ...
Xinhua
Head coach Norio Sasaki, who just led the Japanese women's national soccer team to become the first ever Asian side to win a World Cup trophy last July in Germany, decided not to let the title turn into a burden. "We came here to China for one thing, ...
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Javelin star Thorkildsen yearns for more
China Daily
Thorkildsen used to play soccer, but turned his focus to javelin at the age of 16. For him, doing an individual sport instead of a team one is what he prefers. "I like to do an individual sport. When you have a good result, it's on me," he said. ...
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China Daily
Women's Cup shows more than just cleatage
McGill Daily
Perhaps this comparison is unfair and detracts from just how far women's soccer has come in the last few years. In a sports market in which men's soccer reigns supreme, the bar may be set so high that even the significant success of this year's ...
See all stories on this topic »KOREA: The Guard Command Always Eats
Strategy Page
The much publicized establishment of special trading zones in North Korea, for Chinese firms, has not attracted much interest. Chinese media is carrying stories pointing out that North Korea is so poor and ill-prepared to support economic development ...
See all stories on this topic »Get Out: Weekend Planner
Patch.com
In this show, the 3000 year-old tradition of Chinese acrobatic arts will be combined with the multidisciplinary presentation of Cirque. Shows are taking place all weekend. Norcross Concert Series - A1A - This summer's Norcross Concert Series in ...
See all stories on this topic »Exchange students need new host homes after hurricane
My Ballard (blog)
... or a boy from Thailand who likes fishing with his dad, playing golf, basketball and soccer. He loves animals and hopes to be a veterinarian when he gets older or a girl from China interested in swimming, music and watching sports. ...
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White House encourages Asian Americans to voice their stories
AsianWeek
“That sounds like they don't like the Chinese, that there are some racial tendencies.” >>Asian Americans could now watch Asian Football coverage at home. One WorldSport (OWS) recently acquired distribution rights for the Asian football qualifiers for ...
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AsianWeek
Little Turkish Village part of Orléans for 21 years
EMC Orleans
"They help me out and I help them out." The walls of the Little Turkish Festival are decorated with photos of sports teams, trophies and plaques from grateful teams. He supports hockey, swimming,soccer, volleyball, skating, "all kinds. ...
See all stories on this topic »SCHOOL FUNDRAISERS
Vineland Daily Journal
Vineland High School's girls soccer team will host a pasta dinner from noon to 4 pm Sept. 18 at the North Italy Hall, East Avenue and Virano Lane, Vineland. A DJ will provide entertainment. Tickets are $10, include pasta and meatballs, salad, ...
See all stories on this topic »Could Impact Basketball Las Vegas League Kick Off Player Exodus In Earnest?
Bullets Forever (blog)
... top-level sports draw, therefore anything less than Kobe won't draw many fans. The fact issoccer/football carries the day, basketball. Because of that, there is a lot less money in basketball overseas, whether it's China, Europe, or Russia/Turkey, ...
See all stories on this topic »10 Year Anniversary of 9/11 to be a Day of Healing for Martial Arts School in ...
PR.com (press release)
Talbot explains, “With the Americanization of martial arts, it is easy to lose sight of the fact that Kung Fu originated with the Shaolin monks in China. Spirituality is inherent in the art.” He goes on to explain that the Chinese characters for Wu Shu ...
See all stories on this topic »North Central Campus Briefs — Sept. 1
San Antonio Express
She is also a member of the Clark varsity soccer team and was recently named Scholar Athlete of the Week by KABB- TV's "Thursday Night Lights" program. This summer, Miller volunteered at Morgan's Wonderland. Scholarship recipients must show evidence of ...
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NBA players, owners meet in NYC | AM Briefing
The Seattle Times
Yao, who retired in July, was nominated by a member of the Chinese media as a contributor to the game, and would've been eligible for induction as early as 2012 Former Nashville Predator Wade Belak, an enforcer who played with five NHL teams before ...
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The Seattle Times
TAKE A LOOK-Special Reports from Reuters
Reuters Africa
... in Turkey link.reuters.com/deb23s > Soccer's new goal: kick the spending habit link.reuters.com/pup23s FINANCE > The bonds that turned to dust link.reuters.com/sut23s > The perils of Paulson link.reuters.com/zum23s > The 'Shorts' Who Popped a China ...
See all stories on this topic »Can South Africa Help Usher in a Continent's Economic Renaissance?
Knowledge@Wharton
Sub-Saharan Africa is growing on the back of oil and other commodities being sold largely to China, but [also to] other parts of Asia, which have of course done better [than the West] through the crisis. Do you see South Africa rising up to the level ...
See all stories on this topic »Fall semester begins at CLU with 510 freshmen
Ventura County Star
Sinead Vaughan, a 21-year-old junior from Simi Valley, plays soccer for CLU and said she hopes the ability to hold evening games at the new stadium will allow more parents and residents to come out and support the teams. "It's a lot harder for people ...
See all stories on this topic »South Africa's self-strangling democracy
Politicsweb
A vote for the ANC in most constituencies is tantamount to a blurred mixture of support for African nationalism, for one of the world's last remaining Communist parties outside of China, for rowdy youth activism, for the pervasive and incautious ...
See all stories on this topic »Doin' the Nasty
Salt Lake City Weekly
I heard one youngster report that her brother had been struck by a soccer ball “right in the wheaties!” What mom and dad gain by substituting wheaties for testicles I don't know, but it is something akin to what gastroenterologists are doing with ...
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CNN World News, Sep 01, 2011


Lawyers: Kosovar admits shooting US servicemen in Germany
CNN International
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- A Kosovar has admitted shooting dead two American servicemen and injuring two others in an attack on a US Air Force bus in Germany, his lawyers said Wednesday. Arid Uka, 21, appeared in court in Frankfurt where he faces ...
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Politician resigns over nude Grindr photo; gay CNN anchor auctioned off
Windy City Times
Fourteen of the nation's top 17 hospitals in the US News & World Report 2012 Best Hospitals Edition also participated in the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation's 2011 Healthcare Equality Index (HEI), according to an HRC press release. ...
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Windy City Times
Sony rolls out 'personal 3-D' goggle set
CNN
By Doug Gross, CNN Sony's HMZ-T1 interacts with video game consoles, Blu-ray players and other devices to render 3D images. (CNN) -- A shiny headset that lets you watch 3-D video, play videogames or listen to music -- not to mention looking at home on ...
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BLITZER'S BLOG: Obama's “make or break” jobs speech
CNN (blog)
By CNN's Wolf Blitzer (CNN) – Now we know that President Obama wants to deliver his major speech on jobs next Wednesday night before a joint session of the Senate and House. I've been calling it a "make or break" speech because jobs remains issue No. ...
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Beyond Bravery: The Women of 9/11- Educator and Parent Guide
CNN International
CNN provides Educator and Parent Guides for all of its "In America" programming. (CNN Student News) -- Watch or record "Beyond Bravery: The Women of 9/11" when it airs on CNN on Thursday, Sept. 8 at 11:00 pm ET/PT and when it re-airs on Sunday, Sept. ...
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Susan Boyle, Venus Williams, Kevin's Smith's Weed, Eric Cantor
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
Here's my video: Two years ago, April 2009, Susan Boyle, an unknown then-47-year-old Welsh woman appeared on a new show called Britain's Got Talent, and shocked the World. The video explosion from Boyle's unexpectly awesome presentation was such that ...
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San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
Red Hot Chili Peppers: We Never Went Away
WPXI Pittsburgh
CNN spoke with the three-time Grammy winners during a break in shooting their music video for "The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie" -- the first incarnation. CNN: It's been five years since your last album, but that included a two year hiatus. ...
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Libya, War, and the Individual World Order-- a call for Noncompliance
OpEdNews
The hateful slurs of politicians, Fox News, CNN, and MSNBC hosts, as well as newspaper editorial writers, are about as relevant in this decade of the 21st Century as the nasty screams of a schizophrenic bum angry over the fact that you didn't give him ...
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Is Stereotypically "Gay" Style Growing On Hip-Hop?
News One
At the recent MTV Video Music Awards, the world witnessed a new fashion trend that has many Hip-Hop heads scratching their heads — Jeggings. Otherwise known as the lovechild of jeans and leggings, Jeggings are a hybrid of denim and spandex loved by ...
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News One
Video: Oscar De La Hoya Opens Up About Cocaine Addiction, Thoughts of Suicide
myGLOSS
During the riveting conversation, boxing world's “Golden Boy”, Oscar de La Hoya reveals to “Aqui y Ahora's” Teresa Rodriguez how his addictions led him to lose his luster and almost his life. De La Hoya will appear on CNN tonight with fellow boxer ...
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myGLOSS
Can Kuwait Break The Guantánamo Deadlock? - OpEd
Eurasia Review
To this end, a recent feature on CNN, dealing with the two remaining Kuwaiti prisoners in Guantánamo, highlighted some of the problems outlined above, as well as casting a baleful eye on the failure of the US judiciary to secure the release of ...
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Judicial decision forthcoming to unseal the video tape records of Prop 8 trial
God Discussion
The City and County of San Francisco and Media Coalition members including The LA Times, CNN, The New York Times, FOX News, NBC News, The Associated Press and others filed briefs urging the court to release the videotapes of the public trial. ...
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Lady Gaga's influence reaches ASU classrooms
The State Press
The Daily Mail responded early to the video, noting that Gaga leaked the video on her own YouTube page. CNN's Marquee Blog also chimed in, calling “YoĂĽ and I” a standout. “While some of her priorvideos for 'Born This Way' tracks have had a lukewarm ...
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CNN buys Vancouver-founded iPad application developer Zite
Edmonton Journal
"CNN has a history of innovation in the marketplace," Johnson wrote. "CNN was the first organization to launch a 24-hour all-news network." CNN.com, he added, is one of the world's largest websites and more than 12 million of its mobile apps have been ...
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New school year, new school
Winkler Times
Teachers can also use websites like CNN to connect to the outside world, accessing streaming breaking news reports like the recent hurricane to open up a social studies class for discussion on weather. "We want to maximize our technology and connect ...
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"Dancing with the Stars" Announces Season 13 Cast; Once Again, Passes Over Me
Syracuse.com (blog)
(You really gotta watch the video to get this joke!) Ron Artest & Peta Murgatroyd: A crazy, name-changing athlete, who has already taken off his shirt, before the competition has even begun? Although he's paired with newbie Peta, Ron Artest/MetaWorld ...
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Syracuse.com (blog)
Justice Now for the Lockerbie Bomber
FrumForum
Did anyone see that CNN video, if that is not someone who is on deaths door, I don't know what is. He is not in a hospital, he is at his home on an iv drip and oxygen. What the hell is the point of putting a comatose person in prison for? ...
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Media Update
Shaun Tomson on African VoicesThis Saturday, 27 August at 08:30, the next episode of African Voices premieres on CNN. This week, Robyn Curnow sits down with surf legend, South African, Shaun Tomson, to talk about the lessons he's learnt riding the ...
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2011 Online Journalism Awards Finalists Announced
Newsday (subscription)
... de Argentina The World Journalism Project - SI Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University Community Collaboration Hurricane Katrina, Then and Now - CNN Digital Overtown: Inside/Out - University of Miami School of Communication, ...
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Robots Aren't Good At Talking To Themselves
WBAL Baltimore
By John D. Sutter, CNN (CNN) -- Have you ever looked at your smartphone or laptop -- or even a robot, if you're lucky enough to come in contact with one -- and wondered, "What the heck are you thinking?" Cornell's Creative Machines Lab posted a video ...
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POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: Thursday, September 1, 2011 – CNN ...
By simonhernandezarthur
The CNN Washington Bureau's morning speed read of the top stories making news from around the country and the world. Click on the headlines for more. WASHINGTON/POLITICAL For the latest political news: http://www.CNNPolitics.com ...
CNN Political Ticker
Black Caucus Jobs Fair Draws Thousands (VIDEO) | Roland S ...
O'Donnell Accuses CNN Host Of 'Borderline Sexual Harassment' (VIDEO). Visit msnbc.com for breaking newsworld news, and news about the economy Former U.S. Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell tells TODAY's Savannah . ...
Roland S. Martin Blog
Obama agrees to move address to Congress by a day – This Just In ...
By jasonhanna
Much of it is on Youtube.com now, if you prefer video over reading) gn. September 1, 2011 at 3:19 ...This is where you will find the latest news and information from CNN's correspondents and sources around the world. We'll cover fresh stories ...
This Just In
Iran says cheap "Made in China" Qurans full of typos – Global Public ...
By amarcnn
I'm fine with people being patriotic about their country and I dislike Americans who look down on the rest of the world. But if I can recall your broken English correctly, you specifically insulted CNN for calling China out and insulted America too. ...
Global Public Square
Middle East allies call for Syrian government to reform - CNN
In another video, also posted on YouTube this weekend, activsts held up printed signs saying "we need international protection," in English and Arabic. ...
articles.cnn.com/.../turkey.syria_1_local-coordination-committ...
Media Matters ' Eric Boehlert On CNN International: News Corp. "Is ...
From the August 18 edition of CNN International's Connect the World... ... The video for this item requires a newer version of Flash Player. ... Did News Corp. ...
newscorpwatch.org/mmtv/201108190032
CNN International: 'Marketplace Middle East' Promo #1A** (2011 ...
A 30 second spot for, 'Marketplace Middle East', from CNN International. ** This spot is an ... You need Adobe Flash Player to watch this ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HZ0W8lPYNE
CNN International: Libya Uprising Image Spot #2A (2011) - YouTube
A 60 second spot highlighting CNN's coverage of the war in Libya. ... You need Adobe Flash Player to watch this video. Download it from ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUtujrmxM84

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