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Sports Briefing | Cycling Denis Menchov of Russia Retires From Cycling
The former Giro ...
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Sports Briefing | Horse Racing More Horses Test Positive for Steroids
Seven more horses owned by the Godolphin stable, owned by Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, tested positive for steroids, the British racing authorities said. They include Encke, a 25-1 shot who won the 2012 St. Leger. A test on Encke after the race was ...
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Sports Briefing | Table Tennis Another Table Tennis World Title for Zhang Jike
Zhang Jike sealed a hat trick of major titles when he beat a fellow Chinese, Wang Hao, 4-2, in the final of the world championships in Paris. Zhang, who had also beaten Wang in the 2011 world championships final and the 2012 Olympic final, prevailed, 11-7, 11-8, 6-11, 14-12, 5-11, ...
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Saladin Ambar Luhrmanns Gatsby From Old Sport to Dude in 143 minutes
-- we're never quite certain about just who our protagonist is. "Call me Ishmael." Well, if you say so. Fitzgerald was one in a long line of writers who honed in on the mystery and eccentricity of American reinvention -- and its failures. Fitzgerald just captured it best. And like the novel, Baz Luhrmann's work does so on its own terms. It is a beautiful film. Those shirts ...
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The death of Maria Stubbings
Maria Stubbings called for help many times, long before she was strangled with a dog lead by her ex-boyfriend and left under a pile of coats in the downstairs toilet. Her killer, Marc Chivers, had already been arrested for assaulting her and breaking into her home when he opened the door to the police and told them all was well. They believed him and left a card for the mother-of-two, asking her ...
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Gyms For Women Sell More Than Fitness
. Standing in the atrium leading from the lobby -- where you can order a $10 "Flirtini," a $12 Long Island, or a $30 sangria carafe at the full bar -- to the locker room -- where the towels are a shocking shade of pink, the walls are coated in sliver glitter, and the flat irons are plentiful -- I couldn't figure out what this particular "un-gym," as it's billed, ...
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DWTS finals Its on
It’s on! Zendaya and Val, Kellie and Derek, Aly and Mark, and Jacoby and Karina each dance three times in tonight’s season 16 finals — a ballroom style chosen for them by the judges, a Cha Cha Relay (just 40 seconds for each couple), and the much revered/dreaded Freestyle round, which can notoriously make or break a Sparkalien’s chances for THE COVETED MIRRORBALL TROPHY ...
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Sing Your Face Off cast is...
cast member Darrell Hammond and pop singer Debbie Gibson. And the show’s contestants learning to perform the hits of famous music stars are ex-Skid Row frontman and heavy metal singer Sebastian Bach, comedian Jon Lovitz, Toronto Raptors player Landry Fields, teenage Disney Channel actress-singer China Anne McClain and former soap star Lisa ...
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Grapefruit brightens dark winter days
There's no question that pink and red grapefruit varieties add a burst of sunshine during the shorter, darker and colder days.One recent morning, I halved the grapefruit, sprinkled the flesh with light brown sugar and cinnamon and then grilled it until the sugar was bubbly and golden brown.Even my children loved it.Nutritionally speaking, red and pink grapefruits are crammed with vitamins C ...
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Aussie picker the king of treasure hunts
Lucas Callaghan, the co-host of new antiques show Aussie Pickers, has a nose for a bargain like a bloodhound.He has spent the past seven years hunting for treasures at auction houses, garage sales and opportunity shops and in people's backyards, sheds and attics."At an auction I bought a door by an artist Anthony Hill, an Aboriginal artist. It's painted on the door of the Range ...
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Sports world keeps eye on Oklahoma tornado
Kevin Durant is among a group of sports stars and coaches who are expressing concern for the victims of a massive tornado that ripped through a handful of Oklahoma City suburbs on Monday.Durant, a three-time scoring champion for the ...
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Gambling promotions during sports broadcasts to be banned by commercial TV
Australia's peak commercial television group has opposed South Australia's move to ban promotion of gambling during televised sport, but says it will have a new national code enforcing a ban in place by August.South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill says his Government at sports venues and during sports broadcasts.The move will have ramifications for broadcasters beaming national ...
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T Magazine In Conversation | Bruce Weber and Kathleen Turner on Becoming Mentors
The fashion photographer Bruce Weber and the actress Kathleen Turner both have generous spirits and take obvious pleasure in their crafts. So they were perfect candidates to become mentors to talented high school students in the second season of HBO’s ...
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Last day levity Ala. House Dems sport bow ties
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Members of the Democratic minority were inspired to show off their sartorial splendor on the last day of the legislative Session in honor of Mobile's Democratic Rep. Napoleon ...
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Buffy It was 10 years ago tonight...
Image Credit: Richard Cartwright/THE WB It’s been 10 years since Buffy and the Scooby Gang defeated The First, leaving Sunnydale nothing but an imploded ...
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Disabled woman died after NHS blunders ombudsman finds
A catalogue of mistakes by an out-of-hours GP service and a hospital contributed to the death of a young woman with physical and learning disabilities, ...
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Family of Maria Stubbings call for inquiry into police failings
Maria Stubbings was murdered in her home in Chelmsford, Essex, in December 2008 by her former boyfriend Marc Chivers. Photograph: Essex ...
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GPs will face Ofsted-style inspections Jeremy Hunt announces
Jeremy Hunt will also announce plans for each vulnerable elderly person to have a named NHS worker to co-ordinate their care. Photograph: Rex ...
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Parents warned sharing bed with babies increases risk of cot death
A new study found breastfed babies under three months who sleep in their parents' beds face a significantly increased risk of cot death.Researchers estimate that 40 per cent of the 300 cot death cases in the UK each year could be prevented if parents only brought children into their beds for comfort and feeding, but not sleeping.Presently, NHS officials only advise parents against sharing ...
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Up to 50 people reportedly involved in melee outside Alameda sports bar
ALAMEDA -- An El Cerrito man remains hospitalized after he was stabbed multiple times in the back during a melee involving up to 50 people early Sunday morning outside a sports bar, police said.Investigators are still piecing together what led up to the altercation outside Scobies Sports Bar & Grill at 2431 Central Ave. But the incident apparently began after an argument among about six ...
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EA Sports Cup wrap
Chris Lyons dumped his home town club out of the EA Sports cup with a double at Dalymount Park as Bohemians beat Bray Wanderers 4-2 in extra-time to make the quarter-finals.Holders Drogheda United, Sligo Rovers and Cork City all eased through also. But St. Patrick's Athletic had to work hard to beat First Division bottom side Salthill Devon in extra-time at Drom while both Derry City and ...
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Tumblr Users Have All the Feels About Yahoo Acquisition
Early this morning Yahoo announced it would be acquiring Tumblr for $1.1 billion in cash - roughly a quarter of the purchase price Disney put up for Lucasfilm - and promised to ...
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Atlanta to get 20-story Ferris wheel from Paris via Pensacola
By David Beasley ATLANTA | Mon May 20, 2013 6:03pm EDT ATLANTA May 20 (Reuters) - Downtown Atlanta will soon look a little more like London, after a decision by city council members on Monday to allow the construction of a 20-story Ferris wheel similar to the popular London Eye on the banks of the Thames River. The "SkyView Atlanta" wheel, which will be less than half the height ...
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American Sports Fanaticism Was Born in the Great Gatsby Era
Sports became a U.S. obsession in a time when underground gamblers like Arnold Rothstein-the inspiration for Gatsby's World Series fixer Meyer ...
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Ray Manzarek of the Doors dies
Image Credit: Gijsbert Hanekroot/Getty Images Ray Manzarek, the founding keyboardist for the Doors, passed away this morning in Germany, according to a statement from his publicist. The cause was bile duct cancer. As a member of the legendary rock band that formed in 1965 in Los Angeles and effectively ended with the death of frontman Jim Morrison in 1971 (though the group continued to ...
Kuala Lumpur Spotlight
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City's major raw water project
It’s been in the pipelines for several years, but finally the Pahang-Selangor raw water transfer project has found its feet with an official groundbreaking ceremony held in April of 2010, the facility, when completed, will enable a massive region of the country, including Kuala Lumpur, Selangor and Putrajaya to cope with increasing demand for raw water treatment from industrial, residential and tourism sectors of the economy.
The raw water treatment project is a massive undertaking: a pipeline is to be constructed run from Sungai Semantan in Pahang to the Hulu Langat water treatment facility in Selangor, it will be 44.6 kilometers long, the longest tunnel of its kind in Asia and the sixth largest in the world. When operating at maximum capacity, over 1,800 litres of raw water will be pumped to Selangor and treated for conversion to fresh water, according to Kuala Lumpur news media. Read more
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