Kazakh qualifier Yaroslava Shvedova, who knocked China's defending champion Li Na out of the French Open on Monday, has become an instant celebrity among Chinese tennis fans after her shock victory. full story ![]()
Third-seeded Angelique Kleber defeated Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan 6-3, 7-6 (2) at the Porsche Grand Prix to reach her third semifinal of the season on Friday.
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Dr. Marc Grossman will offer a workshop at “All That Matters” in Wakefield, RI on Saturday, May 18 (and May 19 for private sessions).Come learn Chinese, yoga, and Bates Method exercises for your eyes, plus acupressure techniques...
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In the last months, new research has made it clearer than ever that every computer in the world is a potential target for Chinese government hackers. So perhaps it's no surprise that smartphones appear to be among those state-sponsored hackers' targets, too.
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PARIS — New results from looking at the split-second after the Big Bang indicate the universe is 80 million years older than previously thought and provide ancient evidence supporting core concepts ab
thonline.com (2 months and 1 day ago)
As new models of health information technology are unveiled and more federal support is committed to their promotion, we gain a clearer vision of what health care could and probably should look like in the not-so-distant future:
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In his inaugural address as president, Xi Jinping laid out his vision of the "Chinese Dream", which would see the Middle Kingdom reclaim its role as the most important nation on earth.
telegraph.co.uk (2 months and 5 days ago)

A clearer portrait emerged Tuesday of the victims of the horrific bombings at the Boston Marathon.
nydailynews.com (1 month and 2 days ago)
It will be clearer, but cold today as Northeast Pennsylvania prepares to be brushed by a storm system heading into the mid-Atlantic states for Wednesday.
thetimes-tribune.com (2 months and 17 days ago)
It's becoming clearer from Gov. Scott Walker's own lips how a hypothetical Walker presidential candidacy might be sold to voters, donors, activists and the media, assuming he gets re-elected governor in 2014 and is still part of the national discussion two years from now.
jsonline.com (2 months and 19 days ago)
In my last blog I talked a bit about how leadership is even more important in startups than in large companies, because large companies can often mask a lack of leadership in the middle and executive ranks through bureaucracy and protocol. I also discussed how, particularly in small companies, the leader must have a vision and be able to communicate that vision to their...
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