The group, which organises sports activities for youngsters with hearing impairment and their siblings, was given £1,000 by Comic Relief last year to fund its outings. Since then, organisers have used the money to take the children, aged eight to 17, on a series of adventure sports activity days. The Evening News is once again offering club, groups and charities in the Norwich City Council local authority area the chance to bid for grants totalling £50,000. Deaftastics organiser Karen Park [...]
Daily Archives: January 30, 2012
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BMW reveals 2013 X6
The stilted monstrosity with which BMW managed to shock the better part of the motoring world has got an update. Munich has officially revealed the 2013 model year version of what it thinks is the worlds first SAV, or Sports Activity Vehicle, the X6. If youre still struggling to spot the in the lsquo;new model, dont worry. The changes, or rather updates, are subtle like the new larger kidney grilles, matte-finish surrounds for the fog lights that are now positioned [...]
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LA Writer Abducted by Pirates While Researching Book About Pirates
Michael Scott Moore, a writer from Manhattan Beach, was researching a book about pirates in Somalia when he was abducted by a group of 15 men by whom hes now being held hostage, reports the Huffington Post. The incident happened on Saturday, and according to the LA Times, the US State Department says that theyre worried about Moores well-being. In a statement, the department said: We are aware of news reports that a US citizen has been kidnapped in northern [...]
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Sports Affairs Ministry Organizes Seminar in Salalah
Sports Affairs Ministry Organizes Seminar in Salalah Salalah, Jan 23 (ONA)— A seminar on Defining Relationship between Sports Associations and International Associations and Committees, was held at ASaadah Sports Complex in Salalah today under the auspices of Eng. Khalfan bin Saleh al-Naebi, Adviser at the Sports Affairs Ministry in the presence of heads of clubs in the Governorate of Dhofar, members of sports associations, heads of departments and specialists at the sport activity at the Sports Affairs Department in the [...]
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Dover Downs Gaming And Entertainment Inc (DDE) Shares Downgraded by Zacks …
Dover Downs Gaming And Entertainment (NYSE: DDE) was downgraded by Zacks Investment Research from a neutral rating to an underperform rating in a note issued to investors on Saturday. Dover Downs Gaming Entertainment, Inc. is a gaming and entertainment company. Its operations consist of Dover Downs Slots, a 165,000-square foot video lottery casino complex featuring in slot machine offerings, multi-player electronic table games and a Race Sports Book. In addition, table games, such as blackjack, poker, craps and roulette were [...]
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2013 BMW X6 Gets Updates, New M Performance Package
Love it or hate it, the BMW X6 is the type of vehicle that commands your attention. In an effort to keep its “sports activity coupe” fresh, Munich has made several cosmetic updates to its 2013 BMW X6 lineup and is now also offering an M Performance package that provides some additional oomph. For starters, the X6 receives minor touch-ups to its front fascia that brings its version of BMW’s signature kidney grille more in line with the mugs on [...]
