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Deals of the Hour / July 5, 2010, 9:12 am

Kenya : Prime Minister Calls for Order in Football Management

Nairobi — Prime Minister Raila Odinga has called for the disbandment of the body managing football in Kenya. The PM asked officials of Football Kenya to resign and allow a new team to come up with fresh ideas that will improve the game's administration in the country. And he called for talks with ... (Source: AllAfrica.com 2010-07-05T06:33:37Z)

Cool head for United

Adelaide United has announced Dutchman Rini Coolen will be the club's new head coach after signing a two year deal on Monday. Coolen replaces the outgoing Aurelio Vidmar who has taken up a post with the Socceroos ... (Source: Sportal.com.au 2010-07-05T08:35:18Z)

Fury signs terrorist attack survivor

A PLAYER who survived the deadly terrorist attack on his team bus at the African Cup of Nations has signed with the North Queensland Fury. Having earned 56 caps for Togo, 29-year-old Eric Akoto will add steel to a ... (Source: The Australian 2010-07-05T15:16:10Z)

Summer camp -- at home

Summer camps offer time to play games, try new things and bond with other campers. But they are also expensive and not feasible for some families. But many parents have vacation time coming in the summer. Why not use ... (Source: Hamilton Spectator 2010-07-05T08:35:18Z)

World Cup 2010 paper view: Argentina soften the blow of England's exit

The England World Cup Debacle postmortem continues today, though now it's being conducted through the prism of Germany's success. Saturday's 4-0 destruction of Argentina goes some way to softening the blow of Fabio Capello's side's exit - "At least we scored ..." etc and so forth - but also provides ... (Source: The Guardian 2010-07-05T12:53:00Z)

Pregnant women 'should routinely take vitamin D supplements'

London, July 4 (ANI): Pregnant women should take vitamin D supplements on a daily basis, say researchers in the UK. According to the team at University College London Institute of Child Health, official bodies currently offer conflicting advice. The Department of Health in the UK suggests pregnant ... (Source: Thaindian.com 2010-07-04T05:59:01Z)

Sex abuse case pushes for accountability

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — It had been more than 80 years since James O'Bryan stepped inside a Roman Catholic church. He hadn't attended Mass since the late 1920s, when he says he was fondled at age 7 by a priest at Saint Cecilia Catholic Church in Louisville. O'Bryan is one of three men who filed a U.S ... (Source: Nashville Tennessean 2010-07-04T06:41:58Z)

Motorola Droid X scoffs at iPhone antenna

Apple is already flooded by the antenna glitch in their newly minted iPhone 4 and the competitors are quick to cash in on it. Motorola, for one, whose Verizon Droid X is slated to release this July 15, took a dig at ... (Source: Entertainment and Showbiz! 2010-07-05T10:08:22Z)

Maine cops say more children at drug deals

BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Drug police in Maine say they're concerned by what they say is a disturbing trend of more parents bringing children to drug deals. Garry Higgins of the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency says that over the past two months the agency has made 10 felony drug arrests and investigators ... (Source: Sun-Journal 2010-07-01T23:56:19Z)

Christian Ronaldo says he has become a father

Hamburg - Cristiano Ronaldo has become the father of a baby boy, the Real Madrid footballer announced on his Twitter and Facebook accounts Sunday. The message on Ronaldo's Internet pages does not name the mother, but says the child will be under his 'guardianship.' 'It is with great joy and emotion ... (Source: Monsters and Critics 2010-07-04T09:55:14Z)

World Cup News and Other Soccer Capsules: Rooney, Ronaldo, now Messi - stars misfire

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Rooney, then Ronaldo and now Messi. They were supposed to light up the World Cup after scoring a total of 114 goals for their clubs this season, but left South Africa with only one goal ... (Source: Brownsville Herald 2010-07-03T23:53:56Z)

iPhone or Android?; buying a refurbished phone

A lot has happened since Apple introduced the iconic iPhone in 2007. Smartphones have become all the rage. No longer are these mobile computers relegated to the corporate road warrior looking to keep up with work email ... (Source: CNET Asia 2010-07-05T11:27:06Z)

Scramble for crash-site loot often ends in tragedy in Africa

Nairobi/Bukavu - It was another, preventable tragedy. In the East Congolese village of Sange, dozens of women and children ran to collect oil from a fuel truck which had overturned. UN soldiers vainly warned them to keep their distance from the site of the accident. But the eagerness to collect free ... (Source: Monsters and Critics 2010-07-05T12:45:51Z)

US clergy abuse victims hope Ky. suit will begin healing, offer insight into Vatican's role

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - It had been more than 80 years since James O'Bryan stepped inside a Roman Catholic church. He hadn't attended Mass since the late 1920s, when he says he was fondled at age 7 by a priest at Saint Cecilia ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-07-01T04:00:53Z)

E. Maine site under review for wind

AUGUSTA, Maine -- Maine land-use regulators this week will consider whether to allow a streamlined application for a wind farm on 695 acres of timberland in eastern Maine. The Bangor Daily News says First Wind LLC plans to file an application with the Land Use Regulation Commission this fall in ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-07-04T15:31:40Z)

Uganda : Bishop Odama is New Local Head of Catholic Church

Kampala — Gulu Archbishop John-Baptist Odama yesterday flagged promotion of inter-ethnic unity and economic empowerment of believers as priorities for him to achieve as the new head of the Catholic Church in Uganda. A congregation of 19 bishops, four auxiliary bishops and 11 erimiti (former ... (Source: AllAfrica.com 2010-07-05T10:22:41Z)

Pregnant women 'should routinely take vitamin D supplements'

London, July 4 (ANI): Pregnant women should take vitamin D supplements on a daily basis, say researchers in the UK. According to the team at University College London Institute of Child Health, official bodies currently offer conflicting advice. The Department of Health in the UK suggests pregnant ... (Source: Newstrack India 2010-07-04T05:51:51Z)

Agent: Redknapp confirmed but Wenger not interested in Turk

Sport.co.uk can confirm that Tottenham Hotspur are leading the race to sign Turkish midfielder Arda Turan after it emerged that Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger was not interested in the playmaker. Turan has been perennially linked with a move to the North London pair as well as Merseyside club Liverpool ... (Source: Sport.co.uk 2010-07-05T15:16:10Z)

Argentina's coach was a failure, but fun

True, there were times when it wasn't possible to observe the Argentine coach without humming the theme song to Benny Hill. Picture, for example, the Argentine training session where Maradona pretended to beat up a member ... (Source: Augusta Chronicle 2010-07-05T05:07:43Z)

"Spy" Embarrassed Over Facebook Pics; What About Topless Ones?

Oh, Anna Chapman. Thanks to a reputation as a NYC party girl , as well as plenty of photographs on social networking sites , she has emerged as the tabloids' favorite alleged spy to write about. Which also means that her ex-husband can share topless photos of her and discuss their sex life. British ... (Source: Gothamist.com 2010-07-04T23:59:55Z)

Kenya : Two Dead After Vuvuzela Fight

Nairobi — Two men died over the blowing of a vuvuzela in a bar in Nairobi on Friday night during the Ghana-Uruguay World Cup quarter-final match. Francis Otieno, a Kenyan, was stabbed outside Kunda Kindu pub in Githurai 45 estate by an unidentified Ethiopian man reportedly incensed by Mr Otieno's ... (Source: AllAfrica.com 2010-07-02T23:55:08Z)

Vitamin D deficiency high in UK

Researchers from the University College London's Institute of Child Health say that vitamin D consumption is "largely overlooked by our health professionals" and could lead to life-threatening diseases for new-born ... (Source: Public Service 2010-07-05T12:17:13Z)

Verizon Takes a Potshot at iPhone It Hopes To Offer

A new Verizon Wireless ad says "hold (our) phone anyway you like" in a dig at the antenna problems plaguing Apple's iPhone 4. The crack is a throwaway line rather than featured, maybe because Verizon hopes to offer the iPhone when AT&T's contract runs out. Hold our latest smartphone any way you like ... (Source: CIO Today 2010-06-30T23:57:30Z)

BRIEF: Police seek witnesses in LaGrange accident

Jul 05, 2010 (Bangor Daily News - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- LAGRANGE, Maine -- State police are looking for witnesses to an accident in LaGrange on Sunday that injured a Milo motorcyclist. According to State Trooper Barry Meserve, 71-year-old Robert Curtis of Milo was ... (Source: TMCnet 2010-07-05T12:38:41Z)

Happy Campers

Summer camps offer time to play games, try new things and bond with other campers. But, they also are expensive and not feasible for some families. But, many parents have vacation time coming in the summer. Why not use that time off to have a camp experience and bond with your own family? Jodie Lynn ... (Source: Star-Banner 2010-07-05T14:26:04Z)

HARRY REDKNAPP has ruled out signing Uruguay striker Diego Forlan.

The Atletico Madrid star was linked with a switch to White Hart Lane after Spurs sealed Champions League football for next season. But boss Redknapp said: "He is a player I would like but he may be out of our range. "He has had an outstanding World Cup, there aren't too many players who did better ... (Source: The Sun 2010-07-05T10:51:19Z)

Cristiano Ronaldo Welcomes a Son

Cristiano Ronaldo pulled a fast one on us and announced that he has become a dad. Ronaldo posted a message on his Facebook and Twitter accounts stating that some woman has given birth to his baby. "It is with great joy and emotion that I inform I have recently become father to a baby boy," he ... (Source: Hollyscoop.com 2010-07-05T01:32:58Z)

Tottenham Hotspur Boss Harry Redknapp Hints That Deals For Joe Cole & Diego Forlan Look Unikely Now

Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp has admitted that he would be interested in bringing both Joe Cole and Atletico Madrid striker Diego Forlan to White Hart Lane. However, he does concede that doing a deal for both players will be difficult. Goal.com UK revealed recently that Arsenal have a ... (Source: goal.com 2010-07-05T11:12:47Z)

Don't cry for Maradona: Argentina coach no World Cup genius but no clown, either

PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA — The World Cup proved that Diego Maradona is no coaching genius. Nor was he the clown that some expected. True, there were times when it wasn't possible to observe the Argentine coach without ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-07-05T06:55:06Z)

Save money, have fun with an at-home camp

Summer camps offer time to play games, try new things and bond with other campers. But they are also expensive and not feasible for some families. But many parents have vacation time coming in the summer. Why not use ... (Source: Buffalo News 2010-07-05T10:44:09Z)

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