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LATEST World News, May 17, 2012

Trans World Entertainment Announces First Quarter Results
MarketWatch (press release)
ALBANY, NY, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Trans WorldEntertainment Corporation (NASDAQ:TWMC) today reported financial results for its first quarter ended April 28, 2012. For the first quarter of 2012, the Company reported a $5.3 million ...
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Dundee International REIT May 2012 Monthly Distribution
MarketWatch (press release)
TORONTO, ONTARIO, May 17, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- DUNDEE INTERNATIONAL REIT (TOR:CA:DI.UN) today announced a cash distribution in the amount of $0.06667 per Unit for the month of May. The May distribution will be payable on June 15, ...
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59 Seconds: Thursday, May 17, 2012
Washington Post
World Watchers consistently offer thought-provoking, timely comments oninternational affairs. This commenter is a Washington Post contributor. Post contributors aren't staff, but may write articles or columns. In some cases, contributors are sources ...
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South Sudan, world's youngest nation, develops unlikely friendship with Israel
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
By Armin Rosen · May 17, 2012 JUBA, South Sudan (JTA) – This city in theworld's newest country is not your typical Arabic-speaking capital. For one thing, most of the city's inhabitants are Christian. For another, the Israeli flag is ubiquitous here.
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2012 World Wireless Entertainment Conference (WWECON 2012) Calls for Papers
MarketWatch (press release)
BEIJING, May 17, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The 2012 World Wireless Entertainment Conference & Expo (WWECON) will be held on July 28, 2012 in Shanghai. The conference organizer is calling for papers among professionals in the mobile Internet entertainment ...
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CNN's GUT CHECK | for May 17, 2012 | 5 pm
CNN (blog)
In the 2012 election, the media has focused on how helpful Super PACs are to candidates, but because federal law forbids political coordination, campaigns can quickly lose control of the storyline. And this can be a huge problem that can help derail a ...
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Obama may tap Strategic Petroleum Reserve
CNN
By Steve Hargreaves @CNNMoneyInvest May 17, 2012: 5:38 PM ET A release of oil from the world's strategic petroleum reserves is still likely despite the recent fall in crude prices as up to 1 million barrels a day could soon be lost from Iran.
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TechConnect World 2012 Attracts Leading Corporations for Technology-to ...
MarketWatch (press release)
SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The annual TechConnect World conference is North America's largest multi-sector conference and marketplace for innovators, technology business developers, and investors.
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Thunderbird Resorts Inc.: Interim Management Statement First Quarter 2012
Reuters
PANAMA, REPUBLIC OF PANAMA--(Marketwire - May 17, 2012) - Thunderbird Resorts Inc. (FRANKFURT: 4TR)(EURONEXT: TBIRD) ("Thunderbird") announces that the Interim Management Statement ("IMS") for the first quarter of 2012 has been filed with the Euronext ...
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Flowserve Holds 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
Reuters
DALLAS, May 17, 2012 -- Flowserve Corp. (NYSE: FLS), a leading provider of flow control products and services for the global infrastructure markets, held its 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders today in Irving, Texas. Concerning the official business ...
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BCAMA Vision Marketing Conference 2012 on Wednesday, May 23rd
MarketWatch (press release)
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, May 17, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- BCAMA's annual flagship marketing conference, VISION, will take place on Wednesday, May 23rd at the Westin Bayshore Hotel in Vancouver. Conference attendees will listen to a stellar ...
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Greeks pull cash out of banks as confidence wanes
USA TODAY
People withdraw money from a branch of the National Bank of Greece in central Athens May 17, 2012. "I know a lot of people have drawn their money from the bank," said Apostolis Manafas 57, unemployed, of Athens. "I have friends that even hide their ...
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Must-Reads from Around the World, May 17, 2012
TIME (blog)
By Joe Jackson | @JoeJackson | May 17, 2012 | + Suspicious Minds - Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reveals that elderly Communist Party members in the Chinese province of Yunnan have been questioned after they penned a letter calling for the ...
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World News in brief for May 17, 2012
WalesOnline
GREECE: The 300 MPs elected in Greece's inconclusive May 6 ballot were sworn in today, including 21 from the right-wing Golden Dawn party. Golden Dawn vehemently rejects the neo-Nazi label, insisting it is a nationalist patriotic party.
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SSP America Awarded Major Food and Beverage Contract at Phoenix Sky Harbor ...
MarketWatch (press release)
LANSDOWNE, Va., May 17, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- SSP America, the North American division of SSP, the leading operator of food and beverage brands in travel locations worldwide is proud to announce today its 10 year, $800 million contract ...
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Statement by the IMF Mission to Angola (Text)
Bloomberg
... Post-Program Monitoring in Angola A staff team from the InternationalMonetary Fund (IMF), led by Mr. Mauro Mecagni, visited Luanda from May 2 toMay 17, 2012 to conduct the 2012 Article IV Consultation and First Post-Program Monitoring Mission.
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From "Fifty Shades of Grey" to "Three Stooges," America still baffles theworld
Washington Times
BORDEAUX, May 17, 2012 — It is rare to see ourselves as others see us, and maybe that's just as well. It can be a shock. But American expatriates, now numbering 5.2 million, live daily with this clarity of vision, like it or not.
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Washington Times
17 National Groups to Release New Guidelines for Public Schools on How to ...
MarketWatch (press release)
WASHINGTON, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- At a press conference on Tuesday, May 22, a coalition of 17 education, religious and civil liberties groups will release new guidelines aimed at helping public schools uphold the First Amendment while ...
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President Obama 'comes out' in support of marriage equality
Concordiensis
By Sandee Sandhu in World | May 17, 2012 | Views: 57 “I've just concluded that for me personally, it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same-sex couples should be able to get married,” said President Barack Obama.
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Carroll Shelby's Extraordinary Life to Be Celebrated in Southern California
MarketWatch (press release)
LOS ANGELES, May 17, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Carroll ShelbyInternational, Inc., (OTN:CSBI) and Ford Motor Company will celebrate the incredible life of Carroll Hall Shelby at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles on May 30, 2012.
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Caesarstone Makes a White Hot Debut at EuroCucina 2012
MarketWatch (press release)
VAN NUYS, CA, May 17, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Caesarstone made a first-time appearance at EuroCucina 2012 in Milan, Italy April 17-22. The world-renowned event, EuroCucina, the International Kitchen Furniture Exhibition, ...
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TM Forum honors TOA Technologies for business innovation at Management World 2012
MarketWatch (press release)
CLEVELAND, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The leader in mobile workforce management technology for the global communications industry, TOA Technologies, will be sharing its innovative approach to improving customer service and operational ...
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Socialism: a new France under President-elect Hollande?
Concordiensis
By Rachel Refkin in World | May 17, 2012 | Views: 59 On Sunday, May 6, France elected François Hollande to be their new president over current President Nicolas Sarkozy. Hollande aspires to set France on a new course towards change for the country; ...
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Register by May 18 to Save Up To $800 on the 2012 mHealth World Congress in ...
Sacramento Bee
By Global Information, Inc. FARMINGTON, Conn., May 17, 2012 -- /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Global Information Inc. is pleased to limited remaining discounted registration for the 2012 mHealth World Congress in Boston, MA, and related new market research ...
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USDA Boxed Beef Cutout Closing Prices for May 17
BusinessWeek
By Michael Carone on May 17, 2012 May 17 (Bloomberg) -- This table details boxed beef cutout prices supplied daily by the US Department of Agriculture. Prices and loads traded are as of 3:00 pm US central time. Prices are determined from cuts in ...
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War News Updates: World News Briefs -- May 17, 2012
By War News Updates Editor
Athens, Greece (CNN) -- Cabinet ministers in Greece's interim government were sworn in Thursday, as the country grapples with a political and economic crisis that could have effects far beyond its borders. Greek voters punished the major ...
War News Updates
Harvard Kennedy School - HKS in the News May 17, 2012
May 17. Commentary by: Edward Glaeser, Taubman Center, Rappaport Institute. Topic: The healthcare debate in Massachusetts. Though education spared Massachusetts the fate of other former industrial states, like Michigan, we have an odd way ... For peacekeeping, humanitarian assistance and military action as a last resort, Nato remains the world's "best first responder," said Nicholas Burns, a former senior American diplomat who once served as US ambassador to the alliance.
HKS News
Stock Market News for May 17, 2012 - Zacks.com
By Zacks Equity Research
Latest News; Most Popular. View All | Scroll Down Scroll Up ... Stock MarketNews for May 172012 ... However, in the face of the Greek turmoil, which even looks to threaten the world economy, the gains had to ultimately give way to losses.
Zacks Investment Research - All...
The BRAD BLOG : 'Green News Report' - May 17, 2012
By DES
'Green News Report' - May 172012. ... But the study's lead author, Vytenis Babrauskas, told the Tribune that industry officials have "grossly distorted" the findings of his research, which was not based on real-world conditions. The small ...
The BRAD BLOG
Latest news: May 17, 2012 | Restore the Mississippi River Delta
By Kevin Chandler
Moving forward on Restore Act: An editorial. Editorial, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). May 172012. "When a final transportation bill is worked out by Senate-House negotiators, Sen. Barbara Boxer says that it will include a measure to ...
Restore the Mississippi River Delta
Daily News Briefs: May 17, 2012 - KickingTires
By Colin Bird
Daily News Briefs: May 172012. Jeep. New models will come fast and furious in the 2013-16 model years, according to Bank of America/Merrill Lynch's annual product pipeline analysis, dubbed the "Car Wars" report. Bank of America sees an ...
KickingTires
Smart growth news- May 17, 2012 | Smart Growth America
By Paige Miller
NRDC Blog- May 172012. The housing price recovery has begun, says a new report from The Demand Institute, a think tank recently launched by Nielson and The Conference Board to track consumer demand. The Fastest Growing ...
Smart Growth America
Music News for Today May 17, 2012 feat. Bono Loving Facebook ...
By Casey Nolan
News Music News for Today May 172012 feat. Bono Loving ... Posted by Casey Nolan on Thu, May 172012 at 12:50 PM ... Bono Loves Mark Zuckerberg: As of tomorrow, Bono will become the world's richest musician, thanks to Facebook.
The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper
Good news, bad news: May 11-17, 2012 - Maclean's
By macleans.ca
... slum is demolished. by macleans.ca on Thursday, May 172012 4:00pm - 0 Comments ... In other heartening non-event news: a new Mayan calendar was discovered that shows the world won't end in 2012, after all. Lights, camera, action!
Macleans.ca
Today's Celebrity News May 17, 2012 Early Edition
By Lauren Turner
Kristen Stewart talks working with Robert Pattinson again — Us Weekly Adele's latest huge career milestone — HuffPost Entertainment Lea Michele and Cory Monteith take their love to a hockey game — People Tia Mowry drops out of her.
PopSugar
Activist: China To Have Passports Ready In 2 Weeks : NPR
NPR News and Shows ... May 17, 2012 .... A weekly podcast of the biggestnews and best stories from NPR's foreign correspondents from around theworld.
www.npr.org/.../activist-china-to-have-passports-ready-in-2-w...
Morning news headlines for May 17, 2012 - UK & World News ...
THE survival of the European single currency is in question, creating “huge risks” for Britain's economy; Vauxhall is expected to announce the next generation of ...
www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/.../morning-news-headlines-for-...
World News Brief, Thursday May 17 | Pundit
May 17, 2012 ... World News Brief, Thursday May 17 ... of Europe's worst atrocity since World War II," Foreign Policy's Michael Dobbs wrote earlier this year.
pundit.co.nz/content/world-news-brief-thursday-may-17
World News, 17th May, 2012 from The Irish Independent ...
News, video, photos and commentary from your Irish Independent newspaper including Breaking, National, World, Sport and Business updates.
www.independent.ie/todays-paper/2012/05/17/world-news/
War News Updates: World News Briefs -- May 17, 2012
A News Aggregator That Covers The World's Major Wars And Conflicts. Military, Political, And Intelligence News Are Also Covered. Occasionally We Will Have ...
warnewsupdates.blogspot.com/.../world-news-briefs-may-17-2...
World News in brief for May 17, 2012 - National ... - Birmingham Mail
NETHERLANDS: The war crimes trial of ex-Bosnian Serb commander General Ratko Mladic has been delayed by a judge in The Hague due to “errors” by ...
www.birminghammail.net/.../world-news-in-brief-for-may-17-...
Today in Pictures: May 17, 2012 | Photos - ABC News
Riot police detain a student during a protest for education reform in downtown Santiago, Chile, May 16, 2012. Despite more than a year of mass protests that...
abcnews.go.com/.../today-pictures-17-2012-16370255
World in Pictures, May 17, 2012: The Queen in a Yellow Duckmarine ...
TODAY'S World in Pictures features photographs of The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh in a Yellow Duckmarine in Liverpool, Boris Johnson sightseeing in ...
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/.../world-in-pictures-may-17-2012-t...
Good news, bad news: May 11-17, 2012 - Maclean's
Good news, bad news: May 11-17, 2012. South Sudanese refugees return home after months stranded in Sudan, while 1500 Nepalese are homeless after an ...
www2.macleans.ca/.../good-news-bad-news-may-11-17-2012/
Harvard Kennedy School - HKS in the News May 17, 2012
Election 2012 graphic ... HKS in the News May 17, 2012 ... resort, Nato remains the world's "best first responder," said Nicholas Burns, a former senior American ...
www.hks.harvard.edu/news-events/news/.../hks-itn-5.17.12
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