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Aug 27, 2011

CHINESE Sports News, Aug 23, 2011


Ladies don't play
The Venture
Yet, there is plenty of evidence around to suggest that soccer existed many centuries before. This evidence comes from second and third BC China and there is, as well, evidence of soccer in Mesoamerica. Countless people think that women only started to...
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The Venture
DISH Network Adds New Asian Sports Channel
World Screen
By Marissa Graziadio ONE World Sports' programming will include Japanese J-League Soccer, Korean K-League Soccer, Chinese C-League Soccer, One Asia Tour Golf and more professionalsports from Asia. "As the nation's largest provider of international ...
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Amare not ready to go native on Chinese trip
San Antonio Express (blog)
Stoudemire has explored the Great Wall of China, ridden in a rickshaw and even participated in soccer and tennis drills at the Nike Festival of Sports. But Stoudemire drew the line on exploring all elements of China — namely Chinese street food. ...
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San Antonio Express (blog)
The 20 Worst Cases of Ref Abuse in Sports
Bleacher Report
Since this video starts with the altercation already at its peak, and since I don't speakChinese, I have no idea what led to this attack. But whatever it was, it pissed this player off enough to chase him down, which led to this player being banned ...
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Bleacher Report
Doha officially named as 2020 Games candidate
Khaleej Times
Qatar will host the 2022 soccer World Cup and is committed to investing $20 billion to $25 billion in tourism infrastructure development over the next 11 years, the head of its state-run tourism authority told Reuters this week. ...
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Universiade 2011 chooses Clear-Com for summer games
Asia Pacific Broadcasting
The Summer Universiade consists of 12 permanent sporting events: athletics, basketball, fencing,soccer, gymnastics, judo, swimming, diving, water polo, table tennis, tennis, volleyball and up to three additional events chosen by the host country. ...
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Once Celebrated, World's 6 Billionth Baby Now Lives In Poverty In Bosnia
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Adnan and his parents sleep in a single room in their small Visoko apartment, and the family cannot even afford the small payment to enroll Adnan in a local soccer league. Fatima, who pores through an album of photographs and newspaper clippings about ...
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Friday Five: Your family weekend guide for August 27-28
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
With the cars away, the kids will play and there will be loads of sports equipment forsoccer, dodge ball, tennis, and more. See magic acts, sketch something for the sidewalk chalk art gallery--just have fun! Sun., 12:00 pm-3:00 pm. Free. All ages. ...
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San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
Why Dallas radio host Bob Sturm is taking leave of absence during football ...
Dallas Morning News (subscription)
“Anyone with a heart wants to go to down there and do more than play soccer and baseball,” Sturm said. The Sturms decided they would try to adopt. Turned out they could not adopt a child from Guatemala. As Sturm understands it, too many women there ...
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Dallas Morning News (subscription)
Futurist approach to learning needed, especially in B.C
Delta-Optimist
Parks crews will start to take down the baseball fencing and the soccer nets will be pulled off the sidelines and on to the pitches. Where did summer go? I guess the relatively lousy July weather just sped things up a little. ...
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Governments Kill
truthout
Even suburban soccer moms have zealously defended their "right" to bear arms. On the other side of the spectrum, meanwhile, a broad-based coalition has challenged the government's "right" to kill citizens through the death penalty. ...
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The best travel photos: 2011 contest winners
Washington Post
She was peering through an iron fence's gate into the local schoolyard, where some boys were playing soccer. Third place: Newton More, Washington. The lab scientist, who is “fascinated with architectural detail, especially in stonework aged by time,” ...
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TGS 2011: Konami's Four Vita Titles
Capsule Computers
Silent Hill, Metal Gear Solid and Pro Evolution Soccer are a few of the big titles, but within that list of games are four Playstation Vita titles: Asphalt Injection, AR Combat Digi Q, New Little King's Story and Mahjong Fighting Club. ...
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Cong's queen gets royal treatment
Irish Independent
O'Hara laughingly revealed she "never missed a Rovers match when I was in school" after learning Shamrock Rovers soccer team had historically qualified for the Europa League. Her late father, Charles, was a director of Rovers for a time. ...
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Irish Independent
NBA ON FACEBOOK
ESPN
Nuggets F Al Harrington covers the brawl between Georgetown and a Chinese professional team, the NBA lockout and more. Bill Simmons squares off with NBA commissioner David Stern over the NBA lockout. Is the league doing enough to save the season? ...
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Mike Tharp: From history to cunning detectives, there's plenty on the bookshelf
Merced Sun-Star
And if you've seen ESPN's "30 for 30" installment, "The Two Pablos," this book will give you more background about how Colombia's brightest soccer star was shot and killed after the national team lost in the 1994 World Cup. Back Story, Robert B. Parker ...
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It's not smart to try and predict dollar's future
gulfnews.com
The financial final score between the US and the world places the US's trade skills on the same par as its soccer. The fact the US does a lot of trade doesn't mean it is not losing on the deal — by a massive amount of money. ...
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gulfnews.com
DisplaySearch Forecast Indicates Dip in LCD TV Shipment in Q2'11 as TV Demand ...
TMC Net
Regional growth forecasts show that China still has an edge over North America for TV shipments; both regions currently represent 17 percent of global TV shipments. The Asia Pacific region reached the #3 spot, moving over Western Europe markets where ...
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CHINESE Fashion News, Aug 27, 2011

Wild child's wacky styles
China Daily
By Han Bingbin (China Daily) Musician Shang Wenjie's outlandish fashion statements say more than most care to hear. Han Bingbin reports. When Chinese people call Shang Wenjie "China's Lady Gaga", it's not meant as a compliment. ...
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China Daily

Flawless creation wins by a head
Stuff.co.nz
A Savile Row fashion designer with a taste for leather has taken the supreme World Of WearableArt's award for her garment based on a mythological horsewoman. Mary Wing To, a 28-year-old Chinese-Vietnamese designer, born in Manchester and based in ...
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HURRICANE IRENE News, Aug 27, 2011


Hurricane Irene nears Southern Maryland
So Md News
Staff photo by JENNY SWART The Safeway in Prince Frederick was packed and lines were long around 9 am Friday as residents prepared for the arrival ofHurricane Irene. Southern Maryland was placed under a tropical storm warning Friday by the National ...
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Somerset County expects Hurricane Irene to cause major flooding
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
(Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-Ledger) New Jersey braces for Hurricane Irene's arrival gallery (37 photos) SOMERSET COUNTY — Somerset County officials expect major flooding in all the usual places — Bound Brook, Manville and Blackwells Mills — when ...
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The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
Hurricane Irene: will the Republicans have their hands out?
Washington Times
Photo: AP EASTON, Md, August 26, 2011 — The Republicans claim they are principled people, fighting to shrink the intrusive federal government and save us money, dollars that belong in our wallets and not in the national Treasury. ...
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Washington Times
Submit Your Photos of Hurricane Irene
New York Times
As Hurricane Irene makes landfall on the East Coast this weekend, send photographs of early evacuations, storm scenes and aftermath damage in your area to pix@nyt.com. Please include your name and the time and location of the photo, along with your ...
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New York Times
City tracks Irene with powerful software tool
Boston Globe
Of those, one screen showed social media reports - Twitter feeds, Flickr photos - from people in Irene's path. Another displayed the last storm track from the National Hurricane Center, while allowing Schwartz to change the hurricane's course to gauge ...
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Boston Globe
Matt Sutkoski: Irene stirs memories of tropical storms past
BurlingtonFreePress.com
AP Photo/C&GS Season's Report Thomas 1938-84/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Dept. of Commerce The National Weather Service in South Burlington says conditions will worsen during the day Sunday as Hurricane Irene descends on the state, ...
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Hurricane Irene forces US Coast Guard to move boats to safer waters
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
By The Star-Ledger Continuous News Desk Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesA US Coast Guard boat in Florida in this August file photo. The Coast Guard is moving dozens of smaller boats and cutters to safer waters in the Hudson River, out of Hurricane Irene's path. ...
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The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
See Hurricane Irene through the eyes of iPhone users
msnbc.com
By Rosa Golijan Instagram — a popular iPhone-based photo-sharing service (and app) — is currently chockfull of hurricane-related images. But what if you only wanted to see those photos right now — without having to see even a single image uploaded ...
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Photos: Mount Vernon Braces for Irene
Patch.com
Mount Vernon residents braved the elements to prepare for Hurricane Irene on Saturday. Local grocery stores sold out of water and ice, and the local CVS had a very limited supply of batteries and water. Motorists lined up at gas stations to fill up...
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NYC subway, Broadway shut for Irene
Palm Beach Post
Mayor Michael Bloomberg ordered the mandatory evacuation of more than 300000 city residents who live near the waterfront in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Irene. (AP Photo/Jin Lee) People at Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New York ...
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Palm Beach Post
Airlines scrap thousands of flights as Irene hits
CBS News
(AP Photo/Craig Ruttle) (Craig Ruttle) (AP) NEW YORK — Travelers across the country are facing days of grief ahead as thousands of flights are being cancelled because of Hurricane Irene. Airlines are scrapping more than 8300 flights this weekend from ...
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Send Us Your Hurricane Irene Photos and Tips! -- Daily Intel
Send Us Your Hurricane Irene Photos and Tips! 8/26/11 at 6:10 PM; Comment. Send Us Your Hurricane Irene Photos and Tips! Photo: Weather Underground. Dear readers: Assuming you aren't washed away in the flood, we'd love to hear ...
Daily Intel
Hurricane Irene 2011 Space And Satellite Images Of Storm (PHOTOS)
By Timothy Stenovec
NASA reported on Friday that, Hurricane Irene's cloud was more than 600 miles wide, with the storm stretches about one-third the length of the entire U.S. Atlantic coast. Remarkable images from NASA and NOAA satellites, as well as photos ...
Green on HuffingtonPost.com
Photos: Hurricane Irene Closer to U.S. | BetterTheWorld.org
By LindsayHayes
Hurricane Irene is tracking across the Caribbean, headed toward the east coast of the United States. Pictures from NOAA and NASA, and from people affected on the ground.
BetterTheWorld.org
Hurricane Irene hits US coastal areas
Hurricane Irene hits US coastal areas...Though Irene has downgraded to a Category 2 hurric...New York authorities also ordered evacuation of 22...The public transport system, including buses, subw...President Barack Obama has warned that ...
Daily News Headlines | Today's...
Huge Must See Hurricane #Irene Satellite Photo - Spans Florida To ...
By Alexander Higgins
The latest satellite photo Hurricane Irene shows a huge storm system that spans from Florida and all the way up the entire U.S. East Coast , through New England and past the border of Canada. Hurricane Irene August 26 1015 PM EST ...
Alexander Higgins Blog
Photos: Hurricane Irene « American Red Cross Disaster Newsroom
By amrecro
Hurricane Irene 2011 · A ll photos are available for download and use with attribution. See the whole ... This entry was posted on Friday, August 26th, 2011 at 5:36 PM and is filed under Hurricane Irene 2011. You can follow any responses to...
American Red Cross Disaster Newsroom
Hurricane Irene downgraded to a Category 1; 3 to 4 inches of rain ...
By The Patriot-News staff and wire reports
(AP Photo/Andy Newman) Hurricane Irene bears down on East Coast gallery (29photos). There will be a ... Plenty of us in the midstate will save you the money by coming out and cutting and hauling away the wood for firewood. Inappropriate? ...
Breaking Midstate News with The...
IN PICTURES: The East Coast Braces For Hurricane Irene
By Vivian Giang and Eric Goldschein
IN PICTURES: The East Coast Braces For Hurricane Irene. 1/17 ... The entire eastern coast of the U.S. is gearing up for Hurricane Irene's arrival -- boarding up windows and evacuating danger zones. As of 2 p.m. Friday, Irene was a Category 2...
Business Insider
PHOTOS: Hurricane Irene From S… | AdvancingWomen.com
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PHOTOSHurricane Irene From Space: As Hurricane Irene makes its way up the Eastern seaboard, bringing with it ... http://t.co/9EAN1jJ. ... PHOTOSHurricane Irene From S… by admin on August 26, 2011. PHOTOSHurricane Irene From ...
AdvancingWomen.com
NYC issues mandatory evacuations ahead of Hurricane Irene ...
PHOTOSHurricane Irene hits U.S. coast. Previous ... Hurricane Irene howled ashore in North Carolina with heavy winds, rain and surf on Saturday on a path threatening the densely populated U.S. East Coast with flooding and power outages. ...
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Photos: Hurricane Irene response « Red Cross CPR
By redcrosscpr
PhotosHurricane Irene response · Hurricane Irene 2011 · Cot · Hurricane Irene2011 · Raleigh ERV Loads for Irene ... RSS Red Cross Chat · They welcomed uswith open arms · I shouldn't stay… Boston: Looks Can Be Deceiving… ...
Red Cross CPR
Hurricane Irene over Marshlands | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
By linfrye
... the winds and waves are up, but because Irene has lost strength to a status of 1 instead of hurricane 3 that was predicted, things aren't as horrible as they might have been -- but, they warn us - we are less than halfway through the storm.
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East Coast prepares for historic Hurricane Irene ... - USA Today
Hurricane Irene is expected to crash ashore in North Carolina Saturday with winds of 115 miles ... By Martha T. Moore, USA TODAY ... PHOTOS: Hurricane Irene...
www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/hurricanes/...08.../1
Hurricane Irene Churns Up East Coast | Photos - ABC News
Hurricane Irene is tracking across the Caribbean, headed toward the east coast of the United States. Pictures from NOAA and NASA, and from people affected ...
abcnews.go.com/.../hurricane-irene-tracking-us-forecast-noaa-...
Hurricane Irene: Residents Stock Up On Supplies (PHOTOS)
As Hurricane Irene swept through the Caribbean on Tuesday, residents along the East Coast of the U.S. braced for the storm. Forecasters predict Irene could ...
www.huffingtonpost.com/.../hurricane-irene-photos_n_93420...
NASA Image: Hurricane Irene Approaches USA | NowPublic Photo ...
24 hours of Photos and Videos. Popular Channels. Search ... NASA Image:Hurricane Irene Approaches USA by NowPublic Staff. Hurricane Irene over the...
www.nowpublic.com/.../nasa-image-hurricane-irene-approach...
The Flame Trench space news and analysis: U.S. Astronaut Images ...
U.S. Astronaut Images Hurricane Irene. U.S. astronaut Ron Garan posted a stunning image today of Hurricane Irene as seen from the International Space ...
space.flatoday.net/.../us-astronaut-images-hurricane-irene.html
Send Us Your Hurricane Irene Pictures - CTnow
Pictures from our viewers of Hurricane Irene. ... U.S. East Coast in Irene's path, rushes to prepare · Send Us Your Hurricane Irene Pictures · <b>Pictures:</b> ...
www.ctnow.com/.../ctn-hurricane-irene-viewer-pictures-20110...
Hurricane Irene gains force - threatens U.S. - update (images) | ZDNet
UPDATE: Wednesday Aug. 4, 8 AM PT: Many East Coast U.S. citizens will likely experience a...
www.zdnet.com/photos/hurricane-irene-gains.../6283215
Photos: Irene - The First Atlantic Hurricane Of 2011 | Denver Post ...
Irene reaches hurricane strength as it hit Puerto Rico August 22, 2011 in the ...moves toward the eastern seaboard of the U.S. (Photo by NASA via Getty Images) ...
photos.denverpost.com/.../irene-the-first-atlantic-hurricane-of-...
Hurricane Irene: why storm surge could be the biggest problem ...
As hurricane Irene begins its trek through the Bahamas on its way to the US East Coast, officials are cautioning coastal residents ... In Pictures: Hurricane Irene ...
www.csmonitor.com/.../Hurricane-Irene-why-storm-surge-cou...
Hurricane Irene | Send us photos of your damage; outage tips ...
If you have photos that show flooding or damage caused by winds resulting fromHurricane Irene, please send them to The Sun News at online@thesunnews.com .
www.thesunnews.com/.../hurricane-irene-send-us-photos.html
Hurricane Irene stronger, heads to Bahamas, US - Yahoo! News
Read 'Hurricane Irene stronger, heads to Bahamas, US' on Yahoo! News.Hurricane Irene has churned into a stronger Category 2 storm and has cut a destructive path through the Caribbean as it heads toward the ... Photos:Hurricane Irene ...
news.yahoo.com/hurricane-irene-stronger-heads-bahamas-us-...
Hurricane Irene threatens US east coast | Weather | guardian.co.uk
Hurricane Irene threatens US east coast - in pictures. The east coast of America is preparing for the arrival of hurricane Irene. North Carolina has already issued ...
www.guardian.co.uk/.../26/hurricane-irene-threatens-us-coast

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