Dr Manning has previously uncovered links between finger-length and vulnerability to depression and sporting ability.

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The fire has also prompted widespread domestic concern about Brazil's ability to host major sporting tournaments in the next four years.

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The fire, and the lack of safety precautions at the venue, have prompted widespread concern about Brazil's ability to host major sporting events in the next four years.

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The Dublin-based gaming company better known for giving some 60, 000 subscribers the ability to wager on ponies, sporting events and the outcome of celebrity criminal trials online, wants to offer trading in weather events, credit risks and economic indicators.

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StubHub has the unique ability to analyze ticket purchasing behavior for sporting events by sport and by state.

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Born in 1985 on the Portuguese island of Madeira, the 23-year-old cut his teeth with Portuguese side Sporting Lisbon, where his amazing skill and dribbling ability alerted a host of top European clubs.

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The event witnessed 688 zealous students(across schools and colleges) sporting green dresses participating in various theme based activities like mental ability test, slogan competition, poster making competition, etc .

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Built around the 1GHz Tegra 2 SOC, the 11.2-inch ICD Gemini should provide comparable endurance to Apple's A4-sporting iPad, while besting it in the grunt stakes with its glorious ability to chew through 1080p video when required.

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