Young climber Danielle Fisher completes seven summits
Seattle based climber Danielle Fisher, 20, finished the Seven Summits by conquering Everest on June 2 and summiting the rest in three years. Veterans say she inspires a new generation of female mountaineers while facing common barriers like chauvinism and heavy gear demands.
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Seattle
Danielle Fisher
Everest
David C. Morton
Alpine Ascents International
Fisher
North Ridge
Mount Baker
Mountain Madness
Boskoff
Mount
Annie Duke Figures Opponent's Style in Foxwoods Hand
In the World Poker Finals at Foxwoods, Annie Duke with A J of hearts raises 200000 after a table move. Her timid opponent calls with pockets, hits a full house by river, and doubles up. Duke learns that reading players is key as table dynamics shift.
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Foxwoods Casino Resort
Annie Duke
Drew A-J
Hearts
Duke
Erik Seidel
Erik
PupLight High Tech Flashlight For Safer Dog Walks
A new device named PupLight is designed as a neck worn high tech flashlight for dogs to wear during evening walks. It provides visibility by emitting light from the collar area helping owners monitor their pets in low light.
PopLight dog neck flashlight debuts for after work walks
A high tech light named PopLight, worn on a dog's neck, features three white LEDs with 200 feet ward illumination, 70 feet side reach, and 150 plus hours of battery life on AAA cells. It is water resistant, adjustable to fit any dog, and retails for 19.95 at Petco or puplight.com.
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Petco
Puplight.com
Four ISC World Hall of Fame inductees from Cedar Rapids Teleconnect
Four members of the Cedar Rapids Teleconnect ISC World Championship team were inducted into the Iowa Men’s Fast-pitch Softball Hall of Fame. Tranel, O’Brien, Packingham, and Kaiser are honored for long careers in fast-pitch softball and related achievements. Other notes include Quad Cities Marathon results with Kauder leading Iowa finishers and Des Moines Marathon age-group winners Groepper and Moyes.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Mike Tranel
Vinton
Shawn O’brien
Kurt Packingham
Steve Kaiser
Cuba City
Wis
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Dubuque
O’brien
Packingham
Teleconnect
ASA
Kaiser
Cedar Rapids Vigortone
Illinois
Davenport
Phil Kauder
Cascade
Quad Cities
Kauder
Bob Simmons
Iowa City
Russell Nieman
Peosia
Mary Collins
Robins
Des Moines
Daniel Groepper
David Moyes
Coralville
Groepper
Moyes
Thomas Barna
Calendar of local sports camps and leagues for youth
A dense listing of sports activities in Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas includes baseball camps at Tiffin and Noelridge Christian Church, basketball coaching clinics with notable coaches, ice hockey and skating sessions at C.R. Ice Arena, softball leagues and clinics at Coe College, and various speed camps. Also noted are tryouts for USSSA U10 baseball and Junior Warriors, plus MYFA volunteer coaching needs and a Prairie Club volleyball coaching position.
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Diamond Dreams
Tiffin
Kirkwood
Cedar Rapids
Bill Fennelly
Shawn Gilbert
Amy Eagan
Kim Munhi
C.R. Ice Arena
C.R
Coe College
Velocity
Cedar Rapids Ice Arena
Linn-Mar
USSSA
U10
Noelridge Christian Church
MYFA
C.R. Hockey Association
Prairie Club
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Alpineascents
Mountainmadness
Summits.com
Mount Rainier
Rosenbloom
Chicago Tribune
Consumer Brief
D.C
Jane Boyd
Hiawatha
Junior Warriors
van Vechten Park
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