Ireland are not sending a long course team to Lausanne but the first two in this weekend's 12K event in Wicklow will earn selection for the World Cross Country.

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Garlett will compete in a half-Ironman or other long-distance event before Kona to validate his selection.

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Does someone from host city A have a long-standing friendship with a site selection committee member for event B, and if so, is that relationship strong enough to usurp the economic, financial, and logistical considerations raised above?

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The only bright spots for Europe were the wins for Robert Karlsson, Justin Rose, debutant Graeme McDowell and impressive wildcard pick Ian Poulter, who justified his selection by ending up as the event's leading scorer with four points from five matches.

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In the event that a tie still exists, the Winner will be determined by random selection.

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By mixing emerging local bands with a selection of established names it promises to be one of the highlights of the event.

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The league negotiated the foolproof deal with DTV by saying that merely having the NFL on their network selection would bring in subscribers, and therefore paying back the annual rights fees in the event of a lockout or strike was unwarranted.

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