When the NFL was founded in 1920, the most popular sports in America were baseball and boxing. Heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey was the most famous athlete in America that year, but home run champion Babe Ruth would ultimately surpass Dempsey's fame. Show More Summary
By David Fry (ETF Digest): Fed voting member Lockhart was quoted as saying: "It would take more bad news for more QE." The bad news keeps on coming and bulls are anxious for QE since, for many, they're addicted to it. Friday the 13th was a good demonstration for the "bad news bulls" crowd. Show More Summary
Farrago: CIL VIII 17938: occ est vivere.
By Gabriel Oliver,Jeff Sloan Published: July 14th, 2012 Humanity became great for two reasons: our ability to create beauty through art, and our urge to build increasingly huge, terrifying gadgets. It only makes sense that these two impulses would converge in amazing, if largely useless, ways. That's how
Kasparov’s attack had a Fide link World champion Anand may have to defend title in November ’13 itselfLOKENDRA PRATAP SAHI Calcutta: World champion Viswanathan Anand’s refusal to support former champion Anatoly Karpov and, thereby, take...Show More Summary
Beirut, Lebanon- United Nations observers are on their way to the central Syrian village of Tremseh, a U.N. spokeswoman in Damascus said on Saturday, two days after activists said some 220 people had been killed there by helicopter gunships and militiamen. “We were informed yesterday that a ceasefire was granted in Tremseh. So we sent [...]
Valtteri Bottas tops the timesheets on the second day of Young Driver Test – Formula 1 news Williams’ test driver Valtteri Bottas has topped the timesheets on the second day of Young Driver Test held at Silverstone Circuit. Bottas set...Show More Summary
History of the Ancient World: Archaeology and Knowledge: The History of the African Provinces of the Roman Empire.
By Neal McCluskey It’s so fun and easy to bash for-profit schools: on the whole their outcomes aren’t good; they don’t look like the ivy-covered institutions we envision when we think of “college”; and it’s easy to assume that anyone who openly seeks profit must have zero compunction about duping the innocent. But guess what? Openly for-profit schools [...]Show More Summary
With training camp being around the corner, the Dolphins' 5- man roster is becoming clearer. Defensively, Miami has been one of the better teams in the last few years and they are set to have another standout year. However, offensively, they will be installing a completely brand-new system with rookie head coach Joe Philbin. Show More Summary
Things get hardcore in People Can Fly's prequel. So, the new Gears of War game is a prequel. People Can Fly are on development duties - the team behind Bulletstorm - and it's set 15 years before Marcus Fenix is busted out of prison.Show More Summary
Shoaib Akhtar praised Brett Lee for his contributions to the game - Cricket News Update Former Pakistan spearhead Shoaib Akhtar paid rich tribute to his pace rival Bret Lee, who recently announced his retirement from international cricket. "Lee...Show More Summary
State has lowest unemployment rate at 3 percent
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By Chris Holmes Published: July 13th, 2012
LONDON (Reuters) - When the first wave of athletes arrive in the Olympic Village on Monday they will find their new home from home bears little resemblance to anything found in the English countryside. In terms of physical size, it may meet the strict dictionary definition of a settlement larger than a hamlet and smaller than a town. Show More Summary
Of kings, queens and castles: Chess in the Park helps children improve game during summer 11:36 PM, Jul 13, 2012There's no doubt in Ellen Wanek's mind the popularity of chess has grown in local schools.So to continue students' excitement...Show More Summary
There are few new shows opening on Broadway this summer, which means that the action shifts to other locales. For
Producers of AMC's 'The Walking Dead' told Comic-Con fans they will continue the level of intensity with which they concluded Season 2.