Senegal basketball school -- NBA dreams with a dose of reality AFP via Yahoo! News
Until two months ago, Moussa Seck, a soft-spoken, 7ft 4in (2m 23cm) giant, was a cosmetics street vendor but his exceptional height could be his ticket to a career in US pro basketball.
An Investment Tool that Will Help You Retire in Style Evening Times
(ARA) - Your retirement day is supposed to be a milestone you look forward to, not dread. However, for Alabama resident Sophia Deal, the end of her working career presented a real problem; despite her best efforts, she had not saved enough money for retirement.
Area needs more hotels The Herald-Tribune
Hotels became the developer pitch du jour in 2005 and 2006.
City to assist Sundance Saloon expansion Lake County News Sun
WAUKEGAN -- Future expansions at the Sundance Saloon will include a financial assist from the city, as aldermen have voted to approve $1.3 million in tax-increment financing funds toward a $5.5 million project.
Senegal basketball school -- NBA dreams with a dose of reality TODAYonline
Senegalese basketball players walk through the corridor of their living quarters prior to a training session at the Seed Academy, a free basketball boarding school, in Thies 04 December 2006. Founded in 2003 by Amadou Gallo Fall, scouting director for the Dallas Mavericks, an NBA team in Texas, Seed's motto is "sports for education and economic development".
Only fairness will assuage the anxious middle Financial Times
A recent meeting with the incoming freshmen of the 110th House of Representatives made clear to me some of the forces that will shape American economic policy in the next few years.
Alaska natives question benefit, risk of DNA project San Francisco Chronicle
The National Geographic Society's multimillion-dollar research project to collect DNA from indigenous groups around the world in the hopes of reconstructing humanity's ancient migrations has come to a standstill on its home turf in North America.
Opinion / Columnists / Uncommon Sense The Moscow Times
China's rapid economic development is the most amazing story of the past decade -- just as the collapse of the Soviet Union and Russia's slide into irrelevance was the main historical event of the previous 10 years.
Hopefuls agree they disagree San Antonio Express News
In Congress, Bonilla and Rodriguez were alike as night and day.
Fast track to fame Star-Gazette
Troy's Henry Pomeroy Davison played key roles in international banking, the Red Cross and World War I.
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