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As G-8 meets, free trade under fire  Recent economic woes are raising new doubts about the benefits of globalization.

 

 

Prize-winning SC cook dishes up whimsical fare LEXINGTON, S.C. - A South Carolina woman's whimsical approach to food is helping her crack the insular world of cooking contests with such novel dishes as pecan-encrusted oysters over asiago cheese grits. And she's taking home a lot more than blue ribbons and kitchen gadgets.

 

 

 

RTE.ie 'I tried everything' -- but Federer falls to Nadal in all-timer CBSSports.com - By Art Spander WIMBLEDON, England -- It was match that was virtually matchless, a sporting competition that squeezed every bit of emotion and excellence from two men who battled each other and the elements to a point of no returns and many backhand ... Rivalry Goes Beyond The Surface Washington Post Federer loses Wimbledon thriller against Nadal Swissinfo United Press International - Times Online - Just Jared - WBOC TV 16 all 4,595 news articles » <== note number

 

For extreme sports fans, Olympics adds jumping cyclists

For the first time, the Summer Games will include BMX cyclists. Beijing wants some of the edginess that snowboarding added to the Winter Games.

 

 

 

As Afghanistan boils, McCain keeps focus on Iraq

For voters, a resurgent Taliban may challenge McCain's view that Iraq is the center of the war on terror.

 

 

 

'Arc d'Atlanta' ... or a new bit of kitsch?

Some find the city's new classically designed monument beautiful; others say it reflects a cultural inferiority complex.

 

 

 

FanIQ Cubs send seven to All-Star Game MLB.com - By Carrie Muskat / MLB.com ST. LOUIS -- One year ago, Geovany Soto was prepping for the All-Star Futures Game and Kosuke Fukudome was playing for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan. Red Sox, Cubs highlight All-Star rosters The Associated Press All-Star rosters revealed MiamiHerald.com Chicago Sun-Times - Atlanta Journal Constitution - Chicago Tribune - Chicago Daily Herald all 414 news articles »

 

addenda - from the 7/7 Christian Science Monitor

Despite fog, San Francisco makes you want to be outside

San Francisco may not have the most ideal climate for year-round outdoor activities, but it comes pretty close. That is one of the reasons Forbes magazine has named it the best city in the US for communing with the great outdoors. Even though the sun shines in the foggy City by the Bay only 66 percent of the year, which is far less than in desert cities like Phoenix and Las Vegas, statistics indicate the temperature doesn't reach freezing the enitre year. And, on average, the mercury climbs to 90 degrees F. or higher just once a year. Beyond the weather, though, Forbes' editors considered such criteria as air quality, spending per resident on public parks, park acreage as a percentage of city land, and recreation facilities. The best cites for the outdoors, as ranked by Forbes:

San Francisco
San Diego
San Jose, Calif.
Jacksonville, Fla.
Phoenix
Tampa, Fla.
Minneapolis
Austin, Texas
Las Vegas
Virginia Beach, Va.