Syrian Violence Spills Into Lebanon - Newser
21 May 2012, 12:27 pm
Syria's army was deployed in Lebanon for 30 years, up until 2005, and Syria still exerts a strong influence on Lebanese politics; Hezbollah, and most Shiite groups support Assad, while most Sunnis oppose him. An al-Jazeera reporter says he saw ...

NATO chief says 'no rush for the exits' in Afghanistan - CBC
20 May 2012, 12:21 pm
Although the ranks of the Afghan army have swelled to almost 350,000 it remains a struggling force that exerts no control over large swaths of the country. NATO says the priority is making sure the transition takes place peacefully. "We will complete our ...

BYU football: Kick-off moved up a month as ESPN exerts power over Cougars - Examiner
17 May 2012, 3:45 pm
Sell your football soul to the sports devil—I mean ESPN—and you’ve got to move the chains when you’re told to move the chains, which is what BYU has done. Having already moved the Boise State from Sept. 22 to Sept. 20 earlier this month, ESPN ...

Resveratrol exerts Dosage and Duration Dependent Effect on Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell Development - Elites TV
16 May 2012, 6:38 pm
Studies in the past have illuminated the potential benefit of resveratrol as an anticancer (pro-apoptosis) and life-extending (pro-survival) compound. However, these two different effects were observed at different concentration ranges. Studies of ...

Lakers-Thunder Western Conference Semifinals Preview: No longer a feel good story - NBC Sports
14 May 2012, 3:41 pm
But Andrew Bynum’s size is still going to win out most times… if he exerts himself. Bynum could have ended the Nuggets series in five games had he tried. He chose not to, and the series went to seven. How much effort will he give in this series?

As Yeddyurappa exerts pressure, BJP underplays crisis - Daily News and Analysis
14 May 2012, 9:58 am
Even as fresh crisis erupted in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka on Monday, the party underplayed the problem, saying it will be solved. "These things are part and parcel of being a democratic party. The party will resolve them," BJP ...

New study discovers powerful function of single protein that controls neurotransmission - EurekAlert
13 May 2012, 12:01 pm
NEW YORK (May 13, 2012) -- Scientists at Weill Cornell Medical College have discovered that the single protein -- alpha 2 delta -- exerts a spigot-like function, controlling the volume of neurotransmitters and other chemicals that flow between the synapses ...

Azusa Pacific baseball team exerts its familiar dominance with 8-2 victory - Pasadena Star-News
12 May 2012, 1:25 am
AZUSA - All things were back to normal at Azusa Pacific University on Friday night. The Cougars, a day after opening the NAIA playoffs with an 11-7 loss to Menlo of Atherton, looked like the team that won the Golden State Athletic Conference and ...

The Phantom of the Opera - Playbill
10 May 2012, 10:27 pm
A disfigured musical genius haunts the catacombs beneath the Paris Opera and exerts strange control over a lovely young soprano. Based on "Le Fantome de L'Opera" by Gaston Leroux. Score includes: "Music of the Night," "Angel of Music," "Think of Me" and ...

As MacNamara exerts control, critics say he's become state's 'shadow governor' - MiamiHerald.com
4 May 2012, 6:59 pm
Steve MacNamara has officially become Tallahassee’s Wizard of Oz. The lawyer-lobbyist turned university professor is the brass knuckles gatekeeper and omnipotent advisor to Gov. Rick Scott. Since becoming the governor’s chief of staff last July ...