Saint Xavier’s Nonnemacher named inaugural Schutt Sports / NFCA NAIA National Player of the Year

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Saint Xavier University senior pitcher Nicole Nonnemacher has been named the inaugural Schutt Sports/NFCA NAIA National Player of the Year, announced the Association on Wednesday afternoon. Nonnemacher, who led the NAIA with 455 strikeouts and ranked second overall in batting average against (.129), played an integral part in the national runner-up finish…

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      Privacy Advocates Decry UK Parliament Mass Surveillance Report

      Privacy and civil liberties advocates are slamming the findings of a U.K. commission’s 18-month investigation into the government’s mass surveillance programs, released Thursday. The report by the U.K. Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Commission (ISC), launched as a response to NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden’s revelations in 2013, found that the government’s spying operations need a complete…

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        MEPs to debate Martin Selmayr’s appointment

        Martin Selmayr works at his desk in the Berlaymont | European Commission audiovisual MEPs to debate Martin Selmayr’s appointment His ‘flash promotion’ to the Commission’s top civil service role has come under increasing scrutiny. By Maïa de La Baume 3/7/18, 5:58 PM CET Updated 3/8/18, 8:23 AM CET The European Parliament will debate Martin Selmayr’s…

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          Due nuove vie su montagne inviolate nel Karakorum

          Gli alpinisti statunitensi Jess Roskelley e Kurt Ross e il belga Nelson Neirinck hanno effettuato le prime salite di due montagne nel Karakorum in Pakistan: Chhota Bhai (6321 m) e Changi Tower 2 (6250 m) sopra la valle di Kondus. Proprio mentre scriviamo gli alpinisti statunitensi Jess Roskelley e Kurt Ross insieme al belga Nelson…

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            Is triathlon going soft?

            Ironman CEO Andrew Messick is categorical: “The race course has to be safe for everybody, not just people who are young and strong.” Ironman has its critics on many issues, but Messick knows this stance cannot easily be challenged. Whether it’s rough seas, blue-green algae, cold water, hot weather, flooding, landslides, bush fires or sharks,…

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              Who controls foreign affairs?

              Who controls foreign affairs? Rifts emerge over new diplomatic corps and member states are upset by pre-emptive strike by Barroso. European Voice By Toby Vogel 2/24/10, 10:16 PM CET Updated 4/12/14, 7:08 PM CET The institutions of the European Union are now engaged in an all-out turf war over who is to control the new…

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