LATIN AMERICA News, Jan 08, 2012

Iran's president looks to Latin America as global sanctions grow CNN Iran's state-run Press TV described cooperation with Latin American nations as one of the "top priorities of the Islamic Republic's foreign policy" in a recent article about this week's trip. "Iran has an extremely active diplomatic move afoot," said ... See all stories on this topic »

Motorola launches Android sets: MOTOLUXE and DEFY MINI (video) Engadget By Sean Cooper posted Jan 7th 2012 7:12PM CES hasn't even officially gotten underway and Motorola's already launching not one, but two handsets for the Greater Chinese, European, and Latin American markets. First off we have the higher end of the two, ... See all stories on this topic »

Gingrich Super PAC Buys Anti-Romney Video NewsMax.com At one point, a vintage photograph of Romney appears on the screen, as the narrator booms: “Romney took foreign seed money from Latin America” to exploit “dozens of American businesses” and the “thousands of employees that worked there. ... See all stories on this topic »

Serie A: Milan retain lead; top three win ESPN Read » Andy Brassell considers the divergent fortunes for Benfica's South Americanduo Cardozo and Gaitan. Read » Uli Hesse looks at how the heroes of Italia '90 have struggled after their playing careers. Read » Kevin Palmer was at St Andrew's as ... See all stories on this topic »

Victor Cruz, Tony Gonzalez highlight growth of Hispanic players in NFL The Star-Ledger - NJ.com (Video by William Perlman/The Star-Ledger) Watch video Some were born in Latin American countries, such as the Argentine Gramatica brothers, but most have been born in the United States and claimed Hispanic roots. Today's NFL features Hispanics across ... See all stories on this topic » The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

Pathbreakers wanted Times of India Ask Moinak Biswas, film studies professor and director of 'Sthaniya Sambaad' , and he says, "When Mrinal Sen made those movies, he was inspired by French Radical cinema and New Latin America's cinema. There is a strong culture of avant-garde and... See all stories on this topic »

Miss South Carolina stands tall as Miss America contest approaches The State Bree Boyce, the reigning Miss South Carolina who will compete in the Miss America Pageant this week in Las Vegas, was walking in front of those gathered at her pre-Christmas send-off celebration and wardrobe showing. Strutting at a perfected pace, ... See all stories on this topic » The State

Deported Dallas teen spending time with family WFAA Jakadrien's attorney said the teenager is adjusting to life back in Dallas after spending eight months living in South America. Exclusive video obtained by News 8 showed the runaway hugging her family in a private area at Dallas/Fort Worth ... See all stories on this topic »

RAW VIDEO: Journalist killed in Monterrey KGBT-TV According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, attacks on reporters have intensified since Mexican President Felipe Calderon launched an army-led crackdown against drug gangs at the end of 2006. The Latin American country now rivals Afghanistan as ... See all stories on this topic »

Wanted: Filmmakers who dare Times of India Ask Moinak Biswas, the film studies professor and director of "Sthaniya Sambaad", about what ails the industry and he says, "When Mrinal Sen made those movies, he was inspired by French Radical cinema and New Latin America's cinema. ... See all stories on this topic »

Riverside Greenhouses in Kalamazoo closing its doors (with video) Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com In the beginning, they grew all their own flowers, but over the years they have been imported from all over, and when South America got into cut-flower production, availability increased tremendously and prices dropped. “Nobody grows (their own) cut ... See all stories on this topic » Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com

This Dying Company Spins Off a Winner Motley Fool With many emerging markets still at the beginning of their most explosive growth, there is one specially profiled stock we believe will take Latin American retail by storm. There is astounding growth potential for this company The Motley Fool has ... See all stories on this topic »

Nastiness ahead in SC; Romney in strong position Valley News Live The former venture capitalist's business savvy seems to be resonating with voters in a state with almost 10 percent unemployment, according to recent public polls, internal campaign polling and interviews with South Carolina GOP operatives. ... See all stories on this topic »

Saturday Reads Around the Internets - It Pays to Do Your Homework Economic Populist The rest are mainly scattered throughout Europe, Latin America and a few Asian countries. Statistically speaking, none live in Africa, China or India despite those being some of the most populous areas of the world. While his numbers show the great ... See all stories on this topic » Economic Populist

US election 2012: Republican New Hampshire primary debate, live Telegraph.co.uk It is not immediately clear that the ability to joke in Chinese is what the primary voters of South Carolina are seeking in a Republican presidential nominee. 03.28 Rick Santorum has pledged to abolish use of the phrase "middle-class" because, ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

Washington Nationals' Bryce Harper: Player As Brand. Federal Baseball Is this a lesson learned while he traveled around the South Atlantic League with the Hagerstown Suns? Harper, who turned 19 this past October, had a .318/.423/.554 slash with 17 doubles and 14 HR's in 72 games and 305 plate appearances at Low-A then ... See all stories on this topic »

Jon Huntsman: I would not vote for Ron Paul for president The State Column Mr. Huntsman's comment comes as the Utah Republican continues to trail former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney in a number of recently released polls out of New Hampshire and South Carolina. The Utah Republican has focused his campaign on securing a ... See all stories on this topic »

This Dying Company Spins Off a Winner DailyFinance With many emerging markets still at the beginning of their most explosive growth, there is one specially profiled stock we believe will take Latin American retail by storm. There is astounding growth potential for this company The Motley Fool has ... See all stories on this topic »

JYJ's Concert in Chile Starts a Madness for Tickets Soompi Since the announcement of two JYJ's concerts to be held in South America, fans all over the area went crazy with the idea of seeing the group in their countries. Once the prices were announced in Chile, fans camped since early in the morning and ... See all stories on this topic »

Black History Museum Announces Winter Movie Schedule Patch.com The epic story of African American farming in the South, “Homecoming” chronicles land loss and black farmers from the Civil War to the present. Featuring archival footage and audio tracks including the voices of Malcolm X, Fannie Lou Hamer and Julian ... See all stories on this topic »

US RETAINS PHL ON COUNTRIES 'DANGEROUS, UNSTABLE' LIST Philippine Headline News Earlier, a video and photographs of the victim were sent to his family as proof of life. Burgos admitted that the Rodwell kidnapping could be one of the factors that prompted the issuance of the latest US travel advisory against the Philippines. ... See all stories on this topic » Philippine Headline News

The 2012 most eagerly awaited movies The Upcoming In 2011, production began on Quentin Tarantino's slavery-revenge spaghetti western set in America's Deep South. With the help of his mentor, a slave-turned-bounty hunter sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner. ... See all stories on this topic »

Netflix expected to launch streaming service in the UK this week, says report The Next Web (blog) Yesterday, PlayStation 3 users began noticing the appearance of Netflix's app among the console's TV and video services, suggesting that the streaming and DVD rental company, which has already expanded to Canada and Latin America, could be preparing ... See all stories on this topic » The Next Web (blog)

Arizona, meet yourself Salon Only a month after Loughner's assault, an Arizona jury gave anti-immigrant militia wanna-beShawna Forde the death penalty for her role in the murder of nine-year-old Brisenia Flores and her father in a botched vigilante-inspired robbery south of Tucson ... See all stories on this topic » Salon

The Ones To Watch in 2012 Jamaica Observer It obviously wasn't a fluke when Yohan Blake copped gold in the 100 metres at last year's World Championship in Daegu, South Korea. The 22-year-old sprinter later ran the world-leading time of 19.26 in the men's 200 metres, taking first place at the ... See all stories on this topic »

Gay days gone by: Jan. 8 - Jan. 14 Chicago Phoenix The robber was thought to have been involved in several other beauty shop hold-ups in recent months. Two movie adaptations of gay author Tennessee Williams' work are showing in Chicago this week: “Summer and Smoke” starring Laurence Harvey and ... See all stories on this topic » Chicago Phoenix

NKorean TV shows young Kim threatening war in 2009 Sydney Morning Herald US and South Korean officials, however, said no satellite or other object reached orbit, and accused the North of using the launch to test its long-range missile technology. At the time, Japan had threatened to shoot down any debris from the rocket if ... See all stories on this topic »

New life its own thriller Wilkes Barre Times-Leader Wahlberg insists that producing his own movies isn't as distracting as it sounds. “When I'm acting, in between action and cut, I'm just focused on that. But all the other times, I'm usually thinking about the big picture.” Occasionally, Wahlberg uses ... See all stories on this topic » Wilkes Barre Times-Leader

Lumberton resident celebrates 90th birthday Hattiesburg American She has also gone on two mission trips to South America, and four or five to Central America. Peggy has been the recipient of the Citizen of the Year award, as well as the Lifetime Achievement Award, both bestowed by the Lumberton Economic Development... See all stories on this topic »

Are voter ID laws necessary or desirable? Delmarva Now Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez of the US Justice Department recently said the South Carolina voting ID rules did not meet the burden of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, because tens of thousands of minorities would be unable to cast votes since ... See all stories on this topic »

The man who wants to translate the Web CNN International This problem is pressing, now more than ever, with millions of people from China, Russia, Latin America and other quickly developing regions entering the Web. In this TED talk, I introduce my new project, called Duolingo, which aims at breaking the ... See all stories on this topic »

Aventura's Romeo Santos becomes the 'Bachata King' USA TODAY Santos and Usher released a music video that has been played in heavy rotation on MTV and performed Promise at the Latin Grammys. For that awards show performance, Usher learned how to dance the bachata, because he wanted to fully experience the genre. ... See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY

Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney, 1/3/2012 IEWY News Does the White House have any concern of Mr. Ahmadinejad's trip to Central andSouth America? There's many Latin American journalists who say he's taking advantage of US has put little attention to the region in the last couple of years. ... See all stories on this topic »

This South Texas school district isn't for slouches Houston Chronicle SAN BENITO - South Texas Academy of Medical Technology senior Daniela Parra can't identify with the pep rallies, prom queens, and fashion-forward cliques often featured in movies and TV shows about high school. A public magnet school, ... See all stories on this topic »

Play and Share Faster and Smarter with the GALAXY Ace Plus IEWY News The GALAXY Ace Plus will be available in Russia starting from January 2012, and will be gradually rolled out to Europe, CIS, Latin America, Southeast and Southwest Asia, the Middle East, Africa and China. “Samsung Mobile is opening 2012 with the ... See all stories on this topic »

Why there's no such thing as sex addiction Telegraph.co.uk For more than a decade, I've worked as a psychologist, treating issues of sexuality in my clinical practice, in several states in the American southwest. I've seen scores of patients who have what most people would consider to be a highly active sex ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

See the world just in case the Mayans are right Monroe News Star Movies like "21.12.12," "Day After Tomorrow," "2012 Doomsday" and many others have shown us in living color some very different scenarios about what is going down this December — the day the Mayans quit marking time. No one knows why they mysteriously ... See all stories on this topic »

Like magic, Harry Potter's owl spotted across US TriValley Central As many as 30 were spotted in December around South Dakota's Lake Andes. “Thirty in one area, that's mind numbing,” said Mark Robbins, an ornithologist with the University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute. The arrival of the birds, which can top 2 feet... See all stories on this topic »

Palestinian 'Sesame Street' put on hold Ynetnews "Sharaa Simsim" is one of about two dozen international shows produced by the Sesame Workshop Staff, the parent company of the American show. Others are aired in Israel, Egypt, Russia and South Africa. In each country, the New York-based Sesame Street ... See all stories on this topic »

Selena Gomez takes 'a break' from music Vancouver Sun "My band and I are going to chill on that for a second," said the pop star, whose ongoing tour wraps its final leg, a trek through South America, February 11 in Uruguay. No more music for Gomez this year -- and no more Wizards of Waverly Place, either, ... See all stories on this topic »

Romney Denies Wall Street Ties, Pushes for New Hampshire Win BusinessWeek Paul distanced himself from a web video circulated by a group calling itself NHLiberty4Paul that questions whether the Huntsman, former ambassador to China, has “American values? Or Chinese?” and concludes with an appeal to vote for Paul. ... See all stories on this topic »

New horror film draws inspiration from iconic inn Waterbury Republican American BY KEVIN LITTEN REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN TORRINGTON — For anyone who's visited or stayed at the downtown Yankee Pedlar Inn or strolled down Main Street to the now-shuttered coffee shop a block south, just about everything in the new horror flick "The ... See all stories on this topic » Waterbury Republican American

Sheriff-elect Mirkarimi in 'awkward' situation for swearing in San Francisco Examiner Mirkarimi and his wife, who met in South America and live together in the Western Addition, had their first and only child together in 2009. If Mirkarimi were convicted of a felony for domestic violence charges, both state code and the City Charter ... See all stories on this topic » San Francisco Examiner

Marcia Davis: Sandhill Crane Festival is Hiwassee spectacle Knoxville News Sentinel 14 and 15 Directions: From Knoxville take Interstate 75 South to Exit 25 in Cleveland. Go north on state Highway 60 to Birchwood, between Cleveland and Dayton. Tennessee's Sandhill Crane Festival is a premier wildlife event and a true extravaganza.... See all stories on this topic »

Dennis Rollins' Velocity Trio – The 11th Gate – Motéma Music Audiophile Audition The threesome kicks off with the rambunctious “Samba Galactica,” fronted by a dance-influenced Latin beat and a snappish trombone/organ melodic hook. Rollins has a sturdy interplay with Stanley, with the trombone firmly in the foreground and the organ ... See all stories on this topic » Audiophile Audition

  

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