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Townsend Homes ends summer at Southeast Regional tourneyWednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 1:17AML’Observateur NEW ORLEANS — There was no doubt that St. Charles Catholic-based Townsend Homes left Kirsch-Rooney Stadium on Monday with mixed emotions. Townsend began the Southeast Regional tournament by falling just short of a monumental upset over tourney favorite Retif Oil (Jesuit), then pushed Holy Cross-based Ponstein’s to the brink in an elimination game Sunday — those games were ...

Dairy produce prices rise to record highs - but dairy farmers count the costWednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 1:17AMCream prices have soared to a record £1,800 per tonne and dairy farmers are still leaving the industry, Mid Norfolk MP George Freeman has been told.

‘Mann v. Ford’ film producer fields questionsWednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 1:15AMViewers of "Mann v. Ford," the HBO documentary detailing an Upper Ringwood community’s battle against Ford Motor Co. and its toxic legacy, should be "outraged’’ and learn more about pollution in their own communities, one of the filmmakers said Tuesday in a live Web chat.

L. America needs to generate endogenous growth: UN officialWednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 1:15AMLatin American countries should use the profits from raw materials to boost their economic growth, a UN official told Xinhua Tuesday.

Evans firms as Tour favouriteWednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 1:14AMCadel Evans has showed his rivals another reason to fear him as he surged to outright favouritism to win the Tour de France.

What goes down must come upWednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 1:11AMBill Cuddington of Moulton, Ala., is a legend in the caving world for developing and perfecting different single-rope techniques to access deep vertical caves.

Review: Katy Perry gives Vancouver fans a sugar rushWednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 1:11AMKaty Perry has her unwavering confidence to thank for the giant, cotton candy Cloud Nine she’s been riding since her breakthrough single I Kissed A Girl hit the airwaves in 2008.

Regular physical activity may reduce rates of cognitive impairment in older adultsWednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 1:09AMEngaging in regular physical activity is associated with less decline in cognitive function in older adults, according to two studies published Online First by Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Nigeria: Lagos Floods - Residents, Senate Blame Fashola, JonathanMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:49AMWhen the heavens opened up last Sunday, sending floods all over the Lagos metropolis and beyond, no government presence came to the succour of the victims except some muted press statement from Governor Babatunde Fashola's government. It is doubtful if they even knew that in such cases, the various governments and institutions come to the aid of the victims. It rained for 17 hours.