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He trains these guys for "competitive excellence, " as he calls it, on and off the field.
WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Greets the Gators
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To show off its technology, Tobii built what it calls the first eye-controlled arcade game, called EyeAsteroids, a spin on the old Atari game, Asteroids.
WSJ: Computing Looks to the Eyes
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Once part of Sichuan province, it was carved off in 1997 to become what Beijing calls a provincial-level city, joining Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin in that category.
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The government saw off calls in Parliament to scrap the VAT rise or to delay it pending a review on its impact on certain groups but not without concerns being expressed by Lib Dem members.
BBC: Lib Dem rebel urges charity VAT recompense
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It might have been even harsher, had Mr Geithner not fought off calls by White House aides who wanted to, for instance, set firm lending targets.
ECONOMIST: America's bank bail-out
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Zhone is what KKR partner James Greene calls a "build-up": assemble the pieces, create value, sell it off.
FORBES: Forget the Garage
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The year started off with official hopes of 4 percent growth, then it fell to calls for 2.5 percent growth by the end of the first quarter.
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In effect, though, the government, formed from a majority in the assembly, calls the shots, playing one chamber off against another to block anything introduced by backbenchers it does not like.
ECONOMIST: The House of Lords
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Rio Ferdinand's last-ditch tackle denied the Argentine a gilt-edged chance to make it two and United had another let off when the referee waved away penalty calls after Keane fell on the ball in the area.
BBC: AC Milan striker Hernan Crespo celebrates his goal
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Despite calls for Pepsi to spin off its snacks division, the company said as recently as last month that it has no divestiture plans.
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And it calls for powers for regulators to punish former directors, rather than accepting an assurance that they're off quietly to spend more time with their pensions, and, er, not to worry, chaps, they won't be troubling the financial sector again.
BBC: Carrying on banking