Two years later she quit her job as head of an international media-relations team for a large German company to pursue her vision.

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And he believes his progression from youth team to first team, and then on to international recognition will serve as an incentive for other Foxes youngsters.

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"I remember Ben Cohen first getting into the England team and he scored a couple of blistering tries to announce himself as an international predator, " added Grayson, who played more than 100 times for Saints as a fly-half.

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The Stanford team's work was featured recently as an invited paper at the prestigious International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) as well as a "keynote paper" in the highly regarded IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems.

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The India series, generally regarded as one of the toughest in international cricket, will give an indication of how good Pietersen's team really is.

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It is another feather in the cap for Oakham School, who have already produced an international cricketer in England's Stuart Broad, who played in the same team as Kelly for two seasons.

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"You are dealing with a business--they have decision makers, a negotiation team, an implementation team, " says Christopher Voss, who last year retired as the FBI's chief international kidnapping negotiator.

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