Cricket-Australia 440-8 v Sri Lanka (156) - close

Australia were 440 for eight wickets at the close of the second day of the second test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday.Scores: Sri Lanka 156 (K. Sangakkara 58; M. Johnson 4-63) v Australia 440-8 (D. Warner 62, S. Watson 83, M. Clarke 106, M. Johnson 73 not out; D. Prasad 3-1...

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PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa (Reuters) - A powerful batting display and disciplined bowling helped South Africa to a 33-run victory over New Zealand in the third and deciding T20 International at St.George's Park on Wednesday.Opener Henry Davids top scored with 68 from 51 balls as the Proteas posted a formidable 179-6 after winning the toss and batting first.Left arm spinner Aaron Phangiso and seamer...

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CORRECTED-Cricket-Australia captain Clarke caps banner year in style

MELBOURNE, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Michael Clarke's inspired century at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday ticked off another milestone for Australia's high-flying captain, but was also a stunning riposte to critics who had suggested he should never have been selected.Having sustained a hamstring injury in the first test in Hobart, Clarke was given until the last minute to prove his fitness and only...

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Britain suspends exploratory drilling of Antarctic lake

An ambitious British plan to search for minute forms of life in an ancient lake beneath Antarctica's ice has been suspended because of technical problems, the scientist leading the project said on Thursday.In a move that clears the way for U.S. and Russian teams to take the lead, Professor Martin Siegert said technical problems and a lack of fuel had forced the closure on Christmas Day of the 7-million-pound...

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Experts call off search for life in Antarctic lake

 British scientists have called off the hunt for exotic life in an ice-bound Antarctic lake after their mission was hit by a technical hitch.Researchers with the British Antarctic Survey had hoped to drill into Lake Ellsworth, which they believe has been frozen over for hundreds of thousands of years, in the hope of finding microbial life forms that might provide new insight into the evolution...

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L-com: New D-Subminiature Gender Changers Have Hardware Removed for Panel Mounting

L-com now offers a gender changer D-Sub adapter that comes without the mating hardware. In most panel-mount applications, the mating hardware included with the gender changers is removed and thrown out. This new series includes four popular D-Sub sizes and saves installers precious time.North Andover, MA (PRWEB) December 27, 2012L-com, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of wired and wireless connectivity...

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Hair Restoration Company Now Offers Regrowth Solution for Men by Provillus

Hair restoration formula is now offered to men to help with hair regrowth at Provillus.com. This new product is launched for the first time online and is a topical formula to help regrow lost hair in balding men.Hartford, Connecticut (PRWEB) December 27, 2012A new hair regrowth product is now available exclusively for men. The Provillus company has launched its new topical formula to help men regrow...

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$100,000 raised in 24 hours after Sandy destroys Ali Forney Center

Cincinnati , Ohio (PRWEB) December 27, 2012Rescue organizations are often the ones who respond to natural disasters. But what happens when the rescue organization is the one that's hit? The Ali Forney Center location in Manhattan provided shelter, counseling, medical attention and food to New York City's homeless LGBT youth until Hurricane Sandy hit. Alex Roque is their Director of Development. “We...

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Dr. Sherri Wilcox Pens Inspiring New Book, “Gift of Freewill®”

“Humanity has fallen into a canyon far away from God, and many of us don’t know why we are here or what we are supposed to be doing,” Dr. Sherri Wilcox explains. “It’s important to recognize that in order to find happiness, man must learn how to avoid being an instrument of his own destruction.” With this in mind, she aims to help others find their way back to the light in her new book, “Gift of Freewill®”(published...

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Cheap Concert Tickets has 2013 One Direction Tickets Available for 1D Fans Who Missed Seeing This Popular Band Perform Live During 2012

Cheap Concert Tickets announces that discounted One Direction tickets are still available for all their 2013 tour dates. This popular secondary ticket exchange is offering the special customer appreciation code Save for special savings.New York, NY (PRWEB) December 27, 2012Cheap Concert Tickets reports that One Direction's popularity around the World continues in an upward spiral. One Direction is...

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NBA: Kings suspend top scorer Cousins indefinitely

 The Sacramento Kings have suspended leading scorer and rebounder DeMarcus Cousins indefinitely for "unprofessional behavior and conduct detrimental to the team", the Kings said on Saturday.The suspension, his third this season, came after Cousins exchanged words with Kings coach Keith Smart during halftime of Friday's loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. The center did not play in the second half...

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NBA-Heat beat Jazz to break clear atop Eastern Conference

- LeBron James jammed home 30 points as the NBA champion Miami Heat silenced the Utah Jazz 105-89 on Saturday to move past the New York Knicks atop the Eastern Conference.Miami turned a four-point lead at intermission into a double-digit cushion by scoring the first eight points of the third quarter helped by a pair of three-pointers by Shane Battier.The lead was stretched to 20 points but Utah battled...

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Heat beat Jazz to break clear atop Eastern Conference

 LeBron James jammed home 30 points as the NBA champion Miami Heat silenced the Utah Jazz 105-89 on Saturday to move past the New York Knicks atop the Eastern Conference.Miami turned a four-point lead at intermission into a double-digit cushion by scoring the first eight points of the third quarter helped by a pair of three-pointers by Shane Battier.The lead was stretched to 20 points but Utah...

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UPDATE 7-NBA results

Dec 23 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the NBA games on Saturday (home team in CAPS)Detroit 96 WASHINGTON 87ATLANTA 92 Chicago 75MIAMI 105 Utah 89Indiana 81 NEW ORLEANS 75HOUSTON 121 Memphis 96Cleveland 94 MILWAUKEE 82DENVER 110 Charlotte 88PORTLAND 96 Phoenix 93LA Lakers 118 GOLDEN STATE 115 (...

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Basketball-Katsikaris to replace Blatt as Russia coach

 Greece's Fotis Katsikaris is set to become coach of the Russian men's basketball team and will share coaching duties with his current job at Spanish club Bilbao Berri."It was his decision to do both jobs," president of the Russian basketball federation (RBF) Alexander Krasnenkov told reporters on Sunday."He'll coach Russia over the summer, then return to his Spanish club. We didn't insist on...

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Pakistan says 29 nationals beaten by Afghans

Afghan officials say they are investigating allegations by neighboring Pakistan that Afghan forces severely beat Pakistani nationals.The Saturday protest note from Islamabad's Foreign Office provided no details other than to say that all 29 had valid travel documents.Afghan Foreign Ministry spokesman Janan Mosazai says he has no information about the allegations, but Kabul will try to investigate...

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Bombing at political rally kills 8 in Pakistan

 Pakistani police say a suicide bomber attacked a political rally in the country's northwest, killing eight people.Police officer Arfan Khan says the bombing Saturday in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, also wounded more than 20 people.Khan says the rally was being held by the Awami National Party, whose members have been repeatedly targeted by the Taliban. A provincial Cabinet...

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Bombing at political rally kills 9 in Pakistan

 A suicide bomber in Pakistan killed nine people including a provincial government official at a political rally held Saturday by a party that has opposed the Taliban, officials said.The rally in Peshawar, the capital of northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, was held by the Awami National Party, whose members have been repeatedly targeted by the Taliban.Among the dead was Bashir Bilour, the...

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Gang rape protesters clash with Indian police

Police in India's capital used tear gas and water cannons for a second day Sunday in a high-security zone to break up protests by thousands of people demonstrating against the gang rape and beating of a 23-year-old student on a bus.Police chased angry protesters with batons some of whom fought pitched battles with steel rods and rocks as they tried to get past steel barricades and a wall created by...

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In Afghan Taliban birthplace, US troops step back

President Barak Obama will decide in the coming weeks how many American troops to send home from Afghanistan next year. A major factor in his decision will be the question of how successful U.S. troops have been in preparing the Afghans to secure their country at bases like this one, located in one of the country's most violent areas — the birthplace of the Taliban.There have been calls in Congress...

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Flights of fancy at Day 2 of London Fashion Week

A catwalk of faux grass and barefoot, denim-clad models took audiences to 1960s America. Sweet dungarees and clogs conjured up a fisherman's tale at one show, while at another the fashion crowd feasted their eyes on a concoction of pastel ruffles as delectable as roses in full bloom.Newcomers and established designers alike took audiences on flights of fancy on Day 2 of London Fashion Week Saturday,...

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5 Digital Highlights From New York Fashion Week

Designers didn't just bring new clothes to Lincoln Center during New York Fashion Week -- several introduced new uses for digital technology as well.[More from Mashable: 5 Runway Fashions Chosen by Fans]Diane von Furstenberg led the pack, surprising in-person and online attendees by showcasing Google Glass -- the futuristic eyewear device Google is building -- down the runway. Photos were taken backstage...

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Mulberry, Illincic wrap up London Fashion Week

The models have packed up, the temporary runways taken down. London Fashion Week on Tuesday wrapped up five hectic days of women's wear shows, a whirlwind display of new colors and textures for next spring from big name designers and newcomers alike.London hosts a more eclectic collection of designers and labels than fashion weeks in New York, Milan and Paris, and the latest crop of spring and summer...

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Robyn Lawley: First Plus-Size Ralph Lauren Model

Robyn Lawley is turning heads, not just for her beauty, but for her 6 foot 2 inch height and curvy size 12 shape. At age 23, the Australian model has embraced her figure, and mainstream fashion magazines are taking notice.Gracing the covers of French Elle and Vogue Italia, she recently became the first plus-sized model ever to spearhead a campaign for high-end fashion designer Ralph Lauren. She is...

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C'est chic! Impressionism taken down the runway, as exhibit kick-starts Paris fashion week

 Paris fashion week will soon open in style, with an exhibit that puts impressionist art down the runway — literally.The exhibit, "Impressionism and Fashion," opens Tuesday at the storied Musee d'Orsay and explores how the late 19th-century Impressionists made Parisian fashion one of the great painting themes.The exhibit travels to the New York Metropolitan in February.It's well known that Impressionist...

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Oracle beats outlook, shrugs off fiscal debate

BOSTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Technology giant Oracle Corp said software sales growth will stay strong into the new year despite fears that there could be big tax hikes and U.S. government spending cuts that could cause a slump in spending by customers.Shares of the world's No. 3 software maker rose 1.3 percent after it reported fiscal second-quarter revenue and earnings that surpassed Wall Street...

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BofA CEO: Fed wants bank to show consistent earnings

BofA CEO: Fed wants bank to show consistent earningsCHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp needs to show the U.S. Federal Reserve it can produce consistent earnings as part of the annual process to gain permission to return more capital to shareholders, CEO Brian Moynihan said in an interview.The second-largest U.S. bank is turning a profit in most of its main businesses, but it...

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Top UBS shareholder pins rebound hopes on private wealth

LONDON (Reuters) - UBS's wealth management business will help it bounce back from a $1.5 billion rap for rigging interest rates, one of its largest investors said, although fears of costly civil lawsuits could cast a pall over its shares for some time.Paras Anand, European equities head at Fidelity Worldwide Investment, said legal action sparked by the Libor scandal posed an unpredictable threat to...

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Drugs group Lundbeck's shares hit by profit warning

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Shares in Danish drugs firm Lundbeck fell to their lowest level in over 12 years on Wednesday after it cut its profits forecast for the next two years as European sales slow and spending on new products rise to combat generic competition.The company has already warned that earnings would stall until 2015 due to cheap generic competition for its existing drugs, meaning new products...

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New Mauritius Hotels posts 25 pct drop in full-year profit

PORT LOUIS (Reuters) - Luxury hotels group New Mauritius Hotels (NMH) reported a 25 percent fall in full-year pretax profit, citing higher finance costs and fewer tourists, and forecast a 15 percent drop in first-quarter earnings.Ranked among the Indian Ocean island's most-traded stocks, NMH said on Wednesday that pretax profit for the year to September 30 fell to 603 million Indian rupees, with earnings...

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Ireland announces abortion law reforms, leaving no one satisfied

Ireland took a step today toward loosening its strict antiabortion regime, as the government announced legislation to legalize abortion in limited circumstances. But a battle lies ahead, as both abortion-rights and antiabortion groups appear dissatisfied with the government's new prescription.A statement issued after a meeting of ministers today announced legislation and medical-legal guidance allowing...

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Panel on Benghazi attack heaps blame on State, citing 'systemic failures'

• A daily summary of global reports on security issues.An independent panel investigating the 9/11 attack on the United States consulate in Benghazi concluded that the State Department suffered “systemic failures” in providing adequate security.The failures listed in a report released last night include relying too heavily on poorly trained local militias for security; “leadership and management”...

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Manziel first freshman to win Heisman Trophy

(Reuters) - Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel was awarded the Heisman Trophy on Saturday, making him the first 'freshman' to win college football's top honor.Manziel, nicknamed "Johnny Football", beat out Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o and Kansas State quarterback Collin Klein at the swanky ceremony in New York."This is a moment I've dreamed about since I was a kid running around the backyard...

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TV technical union strikes against Pac-12 Networks

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The union representing freelance technical employees who work on live sporting events for Pac-12 Networks went on strike Saturday.The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees wants to establish area standard wages and benefits for the freelancers who work on the network's telecasts.About 100 union members picketed outside Galen Center, where Southern California hosted...

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Aresco, basketball schools talk Big East future

NEW YORK (AP) — Big East Commissioner Mike Aresco is working with the officials from the conference's seven nonfootball members to keep the rebuilding league from splitting apart.A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press that Aresco and officials from those seven Catholic schools held a conference call Thursday to discuss the future of the league. Those schools are considering...

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Big East nonfootball members mull future of league

NEW YORK (AP) — The seven Big East schools that don't play football spoke with the conference commissioner Thursday about possibly breaking from a league that has been drastically reshaped. Such a breakup would be complicated and could conceivably kill the Big East.Commissioner Mike Aresco conferred by phone with the leaders of those seven schools, according to a person familiar with the situation....

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