Evans finishes 6th in 800 at Olympic tuneup meet

Source: The Seattle Times

Janet Evans finished sixth in the 800-meter freestyle at the Speedo Grand Challenge in the former Olympic champion's final tuneup meet before the Olympic trials next month when she'll try to make the U.S. team at 40. Janet Evans finished sixth in the 80 ...
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Source: Quad-Cities Online

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Top 10 Best Beach Videos

Source: Mix 96-5

Memorial Day weekend is here, which means it’s the official start to summer! If you can’t wait to put on your favorite pair of sunglasses and head to the beach here are 10 songs to take you there. Just remember the sun screen. It’s not offi ...
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2012 BMW 7-Series LCI gets updated inside and out

Source: Paul Tan

BMW has given the F01/F02 BMW 7-Series its mid-life facelift, which introduce updates to the luxo-barge both on the inside and outside – you’ve got new engines, a new gearbox, and some changes on the interior as well, including a ...
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U.S. Efforts Fail to Curtail Trade in Afghan Opium

Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

May 27, 2012 1:04 pm Share with others: By ALISSA J. RUBIN and MATTHEW ROSENBERG / The New York Times KABUL, Afghanistan -- For years, American officials have struggled to curb Afghanistan's opium industry, rewriting strategy every few seasons and pou ...
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Fes The Sahara

Source: Travel Blog

We decided to ride straight from Fes to the Sahara dunes because the map showed little of interest for a stopover, a fact reinforced by the shabby settlements we were to later pass en route. As Vince would say decidedly “one-horse”. We fi ...
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NYT: Afghan drugs still flow as US nears exit

Source: FOX Sports

A U.S. Army officer walks through a poppy field in Zharay district in Kandahar province, Afghanistan on April 26. KABUL, Afghanistan — For years, American officials have struggled to curb Afghanistan’s opium industry, rewriting st ...
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Local grad Aakhus qualifies for Trials

Source: Bakersfield.com

IRVINE -- Frontier High graduate Randy Aakhus qualified for the Olympic Trials in the 400 IM at the Speedo Grand Challenge on Saturday night. Aakhus, a sophomore at UC Santa Barbara, placed fourth in the ...
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Buyukuncu makes sixth Olympics

Source: The Orange County Register

IRVINE – Derya Buyukuncu isn't quite as old as Janet Evans, but he too is proving that age can't slow all of Orange County's legendary swimmers. The former Woodbridge standout qualified Saturday night to represent his native Turkey for the ...
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