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Rick Majerus models a SLU jersey after his was introduced as the Billikens' head coach on April 30. Cheryl Levick (left) is expected to announce her resignation Tuesday as the university's athletic director.

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St. Louis University athletics director Cheryl Levick, whose future at the school has been in doubt ever since basketball coach Brad Soderberg was fired over her objections, has resigned and will take a job at the University of Maryland, the Post-Dispatch has learned.

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TORONTO - Telus Corp. pulled out of the bidding for BCE Inc., Canada's biggest telecommunications company, saying on Tuesday it could not submit an offer because of "the inadequacies of BCE's bid process."

Telus - Canada's second-largest telecom company- last week said it would make a bid for Bell Canada's parent and form a combination that would give it about 60 percent of the country's wireless phone market. The company said the combination would be an all-Canadian public solution to the prospect of foreign investors taking over BCE.

Telus' announcement came in a statement Tuesday.

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NEW YORK, June 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Bank of New York ADR Index has been selected by Mirae Asset MAPS Investment Management Company for the launch of its Mirae Asset Maps Equity Investment Trust Fund. The Korean- domiciled Mirae Asset Maps Latin Index Equity Investment Trust Fund will benchmark against The Bank of New York Latin America 35 ADR Index.

Jung-gi Yeo, director and head of the Product Development Division at Mirae Asset MAPS, said, "The Bank of New York has demonstrated its ability to understand and respond to the specific requirements of our sophisticated local investors. We look forward to building a long partnership that incorporates more of the Bank's high quality securities servicing and custody services."

Andrew Gordon, executive vice president and head of the Asia-Pacific Region at The Bank of New York, said, "Through customized support from dedicated professionals across several divisions, The Bank of New York has helped Mirae Asset MAPS provide Korean investors with access to the global markets."

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CORVALLIS, Ore.—A fan hoisted a sign that said it all: Sweet Repeat.

Oregon State's baseball team returned home on Monday after winning its second straight College World Series. The Beavers were greeted by some six thousand fans who gathered on campus.

"How sweet it is," catcher Mitch Canham said. "How sweet it is."

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THERE ARE spots in Long Beach where you can still imagine that the city basks in the glow of an uncomplicated pre-World War II world.

There is an air of the 1930s right near the corner of Fourth Street and Pacific Avenue. Just south is the Dolly Varden Hotel, decorated with an elegant neon sign and boasting "A Bath in Every Room." Just a block away is the Farmer's and Merchant's Bank building, with its own neon sign. The Kress Building is across the way, and the neighborhood boasts a shoe store, a small bakery and the regular passing trolley cars of the Blue Line.

All the neighborhood needs is a friendly, home-style restaurant, a place for family and friends to gather for meals and celebration.

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