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May 16, 2012

OPINIONS, May 16, 2012

OPINIONS
Judge Comes Down Hard on Publishers, Apple in E-book Case
TIME
By Jeff Roberts | May 16, 2012 | + In a strongly worded opinion, US District Judge Denise Cote rejected requests by Apple and five book publishers to throw out a class action suit that accuses them of price-fixing. Citing ongoing state, federal and ...
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TIME
Devicescape Unveils Q1 2012 WiFi Report Results
MarketWatch (press release)
SAN BRUNO, CA, May 16, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Devicescape, the WiFi offload company, today unveiled results from its first quarter 2012 WiFi Report, which illustrates WiFi's extensive reach into all aspects of our lives.
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NASA News, May 16, 2012

SpaceX Re-Schedules Space Station Launch: Here's How You Can Watch
PCWorld
By James Mulroy, PCWorld May 16, 2012 7:45 AM Falcon 9 April 30 static fire. [Credit: SpaceX]Late last month, SpaceX test-fired its Falcon 9 engines and planned a launch to the International Space Station (ISS) on May 7. SpaceX pushed this launch back ...
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SpaceX Dragon to fly student experiments, emblems on first flight tospace station
collectSPACE.com
May 16, 2012 — Students' science experiments are about to make history, launching to space on the first attempt by a US commercial company to send a spacecraft to the InternationalSpace Station (ISS). And like many other historic spaceprojects, ...
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DISCOVERIES News, May 16, 2012


Timely Discovery: Physics Research Sheds New Light On Quantum Dynamics
Science Daily (press release)
ScienceDaily (May 15, 2012) — Kansas State University physicists and an international team of collaborators have made a breakthrough that improves understanding of matter-light interactions. Their research allows double ionization events to be ...
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Theoretical Physicist Brian Greene Thinks You Might Be a Hologram
Wired News (blog)
Scientist Stephen Hawking believes information that enters a black hole is lost forever, but this seems to violate fundamental laws of physics, which led researchers such as Leonard Susskind and Gerard 't Hooft to consider alternatives.
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CNBC World News, May 16, 2012

Greeks withdraw $894 million in a day: Is this beginning of a run on banks?
msnbc.com
NBC's Brian Williams reports. By Alastair Jamieson, msnbc.com and NBCNews Updated at 12:05 pm ET: Political leaders in Athens were due to discuss an emergency government Wednesday to deal with a possible run on banks as it emerged Greeks withdrew ...
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Nascar Hits Prime Time as Networks Fight DVRs
BusinessWeek
Fox is creating a Saturday prime-time sports block of programming next season, while NBC will air episodes of new dramas and comedies after Olympics coverage. CBS is airing the Super Bowl, the most-watched television event in the US, ...
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CBC World News, May 16, 2012

Reaction to security fears of Chinese company's Canadian contracts
CBC.ca
by Community Team Posted: May 16, 2012 2:01 PM Last Updated: May 16, 2012 2:00 PM Many in the CBC Community didn't trust a Chinese company with contracts to build major Canadian telecommunications projects. "China is a dictatorship, nobody can deny ...
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Chinese telecom's Canadian ties raise security fears
Macleans.ca
by Richard Warnica on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 7:53am - 0 Comments A former top US intelligence official is sounding the alarm about a Chinese tech firm's entrance into the Canadian telecom market. In an interview with CBC, Michelle K. Van Cleave, ...
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BLOOMBERG News, May 16, 2012

Canada Dollar Touches 3-Month Low on Greece Concern
Bloomberg
Canada's currency, nicknamed the loonie for the image of the aquatic bird on the C$1 coin, declined 0.3 percent to C$1.0100 per US dollar at 1:17 pm in Toronto. It weakened earlier to C$1.0130, the lowest since Jan. 25, and gained as much as 0.2 ...
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GM Defection From Facebook Seen Stunting Ad Sales, Analyst Says
San Francisco Chronicle
May 16 (Bloomberg) -- Facebook Inc.'s loss of paid advertising from General Motors Co., the world's biggest automaker, may spur other marketers to reconsider ads on the site and hamper sales growth just as the social-network debuts as a publicly traded ...
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BEST Anything, May 16, 2012


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LIVE: The World's Best Hedge Funders Present Their Top Picks
Business Insider
Investors are gathering at Lincoln Center in New York City today for the highly-anticipated 17th annual Ira Sohn Investment Conference where top hedge fund managers will share their investment views and picks. Today's conference lineup includes Bill ...
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Scouring the World for the Best Small-Cap Stocks
BusinessWeek
Walker became lead manager of the Wasatch International Opportunities Fund in 2005 and co-manager with Gardiner of the Wasatch Global Opportunities Fund in 2008, which they ran through June 2011 -- both funds with top results.
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BARACK OBAMA News, May 16, 2012

Obama to Pressure Congress on Jobs, Economic Proposals
BusinessWeek
By Roger Runningen and James Rowley on May 16, 2012 President Barack Obama is pressuring Congress again to act on a set of proposals to help small businesses amid signs that Republican leaders are gearing up for an election-year standoff over the ...
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White House links Obama to presidents' bios
Tucson Citizen
by USA TODAY feed on May. 16, 2012, under USA TODAY News The White House has found a new way to cite President Obama's actions on issues ranging from Medicare and Social Security to energy, trade, taxes, veterans and civil rights — by linking from the ...
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AL JAZEERA News, May 16, 2012

Mass Relevance Secures $3.3 Million in Funding to Accelerate Growth of Social ...
MarketWatch (press release)
AUSTIN, TX, May 16, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Mass Relevance, the technology leader in social curation and integration, today announced that it has closed $3.3 million in venture capital funding. The Series A round is led by Austin Ventures and ...
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Indonesia: South Asian Superpower
Stamford Plus Magazine
He is the author of five books and produced “Remarkable Indonesia,” which celebrates the transformation of Indonesia into a vibrant democracy and aired on major networks, including CNN, CNBC and Al Jazeera. The event, sponsored by the World Affairs ...
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ABC World News, May 16, 2012

Obama on 'The View': Were hosts too easy on him?
Christian Science Monitor
By Peter Grier, Staff writer / May 16, 2012 President Barack Obama appears on the ABC's television show 'The View' in New York, on May 14. From left are, Whoopi Goldberg, Barbara Walters, the president, Joy Behar, Sherri Shepherd, and Elisabeth...
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Christian Science Monitor
Upfronts Watch: ABC: Once More, With Feelings
TIME
By James Poniewozik | @poniewozik | May 16, 2012 | + An amazing thing about the TV upfronts is seeing how each of the major networks tries to distinguish itself, while all essentially offering the same thing. In the grand scheme of media, ABC, CBS, ...
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DIED, May 16, 2012

Jim Abdnor, former US senator from SD, dies at 89
The Olympian
By CHET BROKAW | AP • Published May 16, 2012 PIERRE, SD – Former US Sen. Jim Abdnor, the South Dakota Republican who ousted George McGovern from the Senate only to lose his seat after one term to another prominent Democrat, has died. He was 89.
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Kevin Hickey, who pitched for Sox after open tryout, dies at 56
Chicago Sun-Times
BY MARK KONKOL Writer at Large May 16, 2012 11:50AM Kevin Hickey (seen here in 2003), a former pitcher for the White Sox, was a current batting practice pitcher for the team. He died Wednesday, May 17, 2012. | Sun-Times photo by Tom Cruze Kevin Hickey ...
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FASHION Models News, Mar 16, 2012


Tyra Banks: I Was "Too Heavy" at 17 to Make It as a Model in 2012
Us Magazine
Credit: Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images Tyra Banks says Vogue's new ban on underage and too-thin models is something worth "smizing" about. Earlier this month, all 19 international editors of the legendary fashion magazine pledged to stop featuring models...
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LONDON OLYMPICS News, May 16, 2012

Olympics-Ireland's Taylor books London boxing berth
Reuters
By Nick Mulvenney | QINHUANGDAO, China May 16 (Reuters) - Ireland's boxing queen Katie Taylor booked her place at the London Olympics without throwing a punch at the women's world championships on Wednesday. The three-times world and five-times ...
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Syria to send 10 athletes to London Olympics
Yahoo! Sports
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) Syria plans to send up to 10 athletes and 20 sports administrators to the London Olympics despite spiraling violence and a looming travel ban against top officials. As many as 10 athletes have qualified or been given wild-card ...
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EARTHQUAKE News, Mar 16, 2012

Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea
Fox News
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake shook Papua New Guinea on Wednesday morning, the US Geological survey reported. The quake struck 29 miles west of Kimbe town on the island of New Britain. The impact on the surrounding area was not clear, although were no ...
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Israel plans for quake aid to Palestinians
Reuters
(Adds Palestinian official's comment) By Dan Williams TEL AVIV May 15 (Reuters) - Israel said on Tuesday it had set up a mechanism to get aid to the Palestinians in the event of a major earthquake. A 5.5-magnitude quakerattled Israel and the occupied ...
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CELEBRITIES Gossip, May 16, 2012

CELEBRITIES

'The Celebrity Apprentice' recap: That Magic Moment
Entertainment Weekly
You have more than secured your spot on Celebrity Apprentice: All Stars. One final note about Aubrey's firing: Did you catch her two-handed blow kiss to phony baloney Boardroom receptionist Amanda Miller on her way out? And, more importantly, did you ...
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Attachment Parenting: 9 Celebrities Who Could Qualify As Attachment Moms
Huffington Post
But celebrity moms in Hollywood have been championing aspects of attachment parenting for some time -- from Jennifer Garner and Alicia Silverstone to Beyonce. Below, some principles of attachment parenting, as presented by celebrity mom.
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