Word: rosee
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Sepak Takraw U.S. Open is expected to attract over 30 adult teams to a tournament held June 30 and July 1-up from just over 20 last year. But North Americans are not the only ones interested: many European countries have national sides, and fans, too (interest rose after the Doha matches were broadcast on the Eurosport satellite and cable network). There are Brazilian, Sudanese, Chinese, Iranian and Nepalese teams. A professional league has emerged in South Korea. In Japan, more than 50 teams compete in a national championship (up from the original six in 1989). And earlier this month...
...interest loan for the purchase of a home.The former president drew a $580,115 salary in fiscal year 2006, his last year in office. With expense-account payments, allowances, and benefits, Summers’ compensation summed to $714,005, according to filings released yesterday.Summers’ 2006 salary rose 3.1 percent from the previous year. His 2005 compensation was the second-lowest among Ivy League presidents, according to a database maintained by the Chronicle of Higher Education.The $1 million loan to Summers came last June, when he and his wife, Professor of English Elisa New, purchased a 16-room...
...urgency of global warming, shouldn't you not only educate people but also help implement the changes that will be necessary-by running for President?" The place erupted, and Usborne dipped down onto one knee and bowed her head. Her dark hair fell across her eyes and her voice rose. "Please! I'll vote for you!" she cried above the crowd's roar, which sounded like a rocket launcher and lasted almost 30 seconds, all but drowning out Gore's simple, muted, five-word response: "I'm not planning...
...those affected by the shooting at Virginia Tech got to choose a singer to memorialize their tragedy, the consensus pick would have to be Elton John, the man who wrote "Empty Garden" for John Lennon, "Candle in the Wind" for Marilyn Monroe and "Goodbye England's Rose" for Princess Diana. If Sir Elton were for some reason unavailable, they'd still have plenty of good-hearted high-quality pop singers to choose from - your Bon Jovis, your Maroon 5s - not to mention all those country singers born to sing in the key of heartbreak...
...persona was used to recruit new fighters by the Taliban, with leaflets distributed only last week in Zabul province urging former mujahedin who had fought the Soviets in the 1980s to rally behind him. After losing a leg as a young mujaheed in the anti-Soviet jihad, Dadullah rose through the ranks of the Taliban, becoming a member of its 10-man leadership council. His death, therefore, makes him the highest-profile Taliban leader to be killed since the U.S.-led invasion...