Dennie contributes on and off the court

Alexie Dennie of Ecole secondaire Macdonald-Cartier has been named high school athlete of the week.

The Grade 12 student-athlete has participated in many sporting activities, including volleyball, basketball, swimming and track and field.

Dennis is Macdonald- Cartiers student athletic association president and has been a member since Grade 10.

Since Grade 10, she has played middle in volleyball. Last year, her team won Division I city championship and NOSSA and made it to the quarter-finals at the OFSAA championships.

In Grade 11, she won most improved player in volleyball and this year was awarded most valuable player on her team.

In basketball,...

Relaxation of cap on shop sizes may attract international retail giants

OLIVIA KELLY

THE PROSPECT of large international supermarket brands, including low-cost retailers, locating in Ireland has been given a boost with a relaxation of caps on shop sizes.

New retail planning guidelines, published last night by the Department of the Environment, will allow larger supermarkets and superstores to set up shop in Dublin and larger cities.

However, the new rules will reduce the number of locations where warehouse stores, such as Ikea or large DIY and garden retailers, can be built.

Under the guidelines, which replace the 2005 retail planning guidelines, the size of large-scale supermarkets can be increased from 3,500sq m to 4,000sq m in the four...

First Gulf Properties launches luxurious leisure facilities at ‘The Hills …

FGP provides shared spaces for occupants, which highlights its strong belief in strengthening family bonds and creating the perfect environment for families to pursue leisure activities at their convenience.

The new facilities offer safe play areas for children amidst green and beautifully landscaped desert scenes including climbing frames, swings and a slide. A large share of the facilities has been allocated to sporting activities, which include two tennis courts, a beach volleyball court, a sandy football pitch, walkways and a sandy beach that extends for 300 meters.

All this stems from FGPs commitment to developing the project according to highest specifications and standards.

Taking...

Economic woes weigh on Spanish GP

Economic crisis has infected
the prestigious Spanish Formula One Grand Prix, with the tracks
director saying it faced a disaster financially as cash-strapped
locals stay away.

Crowds at the Circuit de Catalunya just north of Barcelona
are down to barely half the peak of 140,000 in 2007.

Those were happier economic times before Europe felt the
full force of the global financial crisis and after Spanish
driver Fernando Alonso had won successive world championships.

Salvador Servia, director general of the circuit, said
ticket sales had matched last years figure of 78,000 but that
would still leave local organisers nursing a sizeable...

Coburn touts concierge plan for Medicare

After a panel discussion at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington on Tuesday, obstetrician and Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn, a Republican, had some guidance for the nations physicians.

Go into concierge medicine, Coburn said, adding that this option will result in doctors enjoying medicine better and they can do that with Medicare patients.

Coburn and Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC)co-sponsors of legislation called the Seniors Choice Actwere panelists at a discussion about Medicare one day after the programs trustees released their 2012 report. A key element of the Coburn-Burr plan is a premium-support model to compete with traditional Medicare fee-for-service that would begin...

25th Annual Laumeier Art Fair Offers 150 Artists, Live Music, Tasty Treats

25th Annual Laumeier Art Fair Offers 150 Artists, Live Music, Tasty Treats

The fair features fine art and fine craft, including basket weaver Helen Springer, and live performances by Erin Bode, Farshid Etniko and more.

BeBevCo’s Koma Unwind Coming to Rushco Food Stores

STATESVILLE, NC, May 03, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) –
Bebida Beverage Company (pinksheets:BBDA) (BeBevCo), a developer,
manufacturer and marketer of liquid relaxation products, announced
today that the Company has worked out a distribution deal whereby
Rushco Food Stores will be including KOMA UNWIND Relaxation Drinks in
their spring line up of added brands.

Ruscho has 17 locations throughout North Carolina. The Chain will
also carry the KOMA UNIWND 2 oz relaxation shots. The company added
that longtime...

Family states Disney ruined their cruise vacation by not allowing child on board

Even the happiest of vacations dont always work out the way people hope they will. A family is allegedly stating that the Disney company ruined their family vacation when their newly adopted son was not allowed on board a Disney Cruise ship due to lack of proper documentation.

The Consumerist told the story of a family that was all set to head out on a fun-filled Disney Cruise vacation after finalizing their new sons adoption a few months prior. As vacation time got closer, they had not yet received the childs official birth certificate. The mother contacted Disney wondering if the child would even be allowed on board without it. The mother (name withheld) stated all seemed alright.

They...

5 Facebook rulings that affect what Canadians can do online

The cases of a teenage Nova Scotia girl who was allegedly defamed on a bogus Facebook page and of two University of Calgary students who were punished for criticizing a professor on the social networking site are just two examples of the legal wranglings involving social media.

The Supreme Court of Canada heard an appeal by the Nova Scotia girl on Thursday. The young woman and her family are appealing a lower courts ruling that said she couldnt proceed with her defamation case without revealing her name.

In the case of the University of Calgary students, the Alberta Court of Appeal sided with the students.

While high-profile cases like those are rare in Canada, there are still...

ANA National Money Show Not Affiliated with Colorado Vacation Rentals

ANA National Money Show Not Affiliated with Colorado Vacation Rentals
The American Numismatic Association, which will hold its National Money Show in Denver May 10 – 12, 2012, is not affiliated with Colorado Vacation Rentals.

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