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Who Are The Most Socially Sponsorable Olympic Athletes? [INFOGRAPHIC]

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As you might have noticed, celebrities have taken to social media in their droves. For professional athletes, these channels have allowed them to engage and interact with fans, naysayers and rivals, providing an almost endless supply of quotes and stories for the mainstream media.

With the 2012 London Olympics now officially underway (although the opening ceremony is, strangely, taking place tomorrow), the profile of the athletes taking part in these Games has never been higher. But which of these sporting stars’ personal brands is numero uno amongst potential sponsors?

Sponsorhub used the Twitter, Facebook and Klout statistics of the Olympic athletes to determine the social influence of these stars, and coupled this with their on-field performance in professional and international competition to create a Sponsorhub Score, which assesses the value of these athletes to brands.

And the winner? Tennis superstar and recent Wimbledon winner Roger Federer. Federer, although absent on Twitter, is very active on Facebook and this was enough to see his Sponsorhub Score surpass that of the Twitter-pro Serena Williams and basketball icon Lebron James.

Malek el Khazen: Government should live within its means

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Deficit spending is at all-time high. The health care law is set to increase the deficit by $210 billion in 2012-2021 (estimate from the Congressional Budget Office, the government’s nonpartisan fiscal umpire). What would you choose — the government to live within its means or continue to live with very attractive programs that it […]

Suleiman: I’ll Resume Contacts in Bid to Relaunch Dialogue on August 16

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President Michel Suleiman on Wednesday announced that he will resume contacts aimed at relaunching national dialogue, noting that the parties that choose to boycott the upcoming session would be held responsible for the consequences of their decision. “I will resume my contacts and efforts starting this evening in a bid to relaunch […]

Matar Named Member of Vatican Evangelization Council

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Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday appointed Maronite Archbishop of Beirut Boulos Matar to a Vatican department aimed at countering growing secularization. The Vatican said Matar and the Archbishop of Jos in central Nigeria, Ignatius Ayau Kaigama, would be joining the Pontifical Council for the New Evangelization. Despite the raging conflict in Syria, which has also raised […]

مسيحيو دمشق يرفضون السلاح من أجهزة النظام

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[Annahar] يبدو ان قرار تعميم جنون القتل والعصبيات واستخدام العنف قد اتخذ ليشمل جميع مكونات الشعب السوري دون استثناء. وآخر ما ذكر في هذا الاطار، المعلومات التي سربتها اوساط كنسية بارزة في العاصمة السورية عن قيام مسؤولين وكوادر من اجهزة الاستخبارات والامن في النظام السوري بجولة خلال الايام الاخيرة على منازل عدد من الفاعليات […]

Pope Offers Advice for Married Couples

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Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday said married couples should sit down and talk about their problems with "utmost sincerity" on a regular basis to get past the bustle and individualism of daily life. Marriages "have problems and difficulties, surrounded as they are by growing secularization", the pope said in a message for a meeting in […]

Islamists attack Christians, Iraqi refugees in Damascus

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Damascus, Syria, Jul 23, 2012 / 04:50 pm (CNA).- The Syrian rebels’ attack on Damascus has allowed radical Islamist groups to attack Iraqi refugees, Christians allegedly loyal to the Syrian government and other civilians. Local Christians have expressed dismay and outrage at the attacks on defenseless civilians, a local source told Fides news agency. The rebel […]

In Lebanon, Summer Resort an Unlikely Refuge for Syrians

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With wealthy Gulf tourists shunning Lebanon this summer, Hani Abdel Malek did not expect that hundreds of Syrians fleeing violence in their homeland would spare his luxury hotel a bad season. All 82 of the Al-Safat hotel’s suites were empty just a week ago, but in just a single day last week, they were all […]

Lebanese hermit St. Charbel remembered July 24

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Denver, Colo., Jul 22, 2012 / 06:52 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On July 24, the Catholic Church celebrates the life of St. Charbel Makhlouf, a Maronite Catholic priest, monk, and hermit who is known for working miracles both during his life and after his death.

On the occasion of his beatification in 1965, the Eastern Catholic hermit was described by Pope Paul VI as “ a new, eminent member of monastic sanctity,” who “through his example and his intercession is enriching the entire Christian people.”

Born into humble circumstances in Lebanon during 1828, Yussef Antoun Makhlouf was the youngest of Antoun Zaarour Makhlouf and Brigitta Elias al-Shediyaq’s five children. Antoun, who had been taken away from the family and forced into hard labor, died when his youngest son was only three.

Yussef studied at the parish school and tended to his family’s cow. Engaged in prayer and solitude from a early age, he spent a great deal of time outdoors in the fields and pastures near his village, contemplating God amid the inspiring views of Lebanon’s valleys and mountains.

His uncle and guardian Tanious wanted the boy to continue working with him, while his mother wanted him to marry a young woman. Yussef had other plans, however, and left home in 1851 without informing anyone.

Hezbollah may get chemical arms if Assad falls

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WASHINGTON: The “great threat” to Israel from the Syrian conflict is that the Damascus government may collapse and its stock of chemical weapons and missiles fall into the hands of Hezbollah, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday. Interviewed on the U.S. “Fox News Sunday” television program, Netanyahu said Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government would […]