LATIN AMERICA News, Feb 12, 2012

Taylor Swift: From the Grammys To The 'Hunger Games' MTV.com After Monday's video premiere — which will also air live on MTV's channels in Canada, Europe, Latin America, Australia, Asia and Africa — the Grammy-nominated singer will sit down with MTV News' Sway Calloway for a 30-minute interview on MTV.com. See all stories on this topic »

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BigFlix: For a bigger play Business Standard BigFlicks, part of Reliance Group's digital entertainment business, has unveiled a new ad campaign to promote India's first online movies on demand service, BIGFlix+, which allows the user to click, download and play over 500 blockbuster movies at a ... See all stories on this topic »

Berlin: Films get Backup Variety Thibout said Backup was also interested in the more commercially ambitiousLatin American films now being made. In France, Backup has traditionally put up 5% to 10% of a film's budget in completion finance. But investment on films could run up to 40%, ... See all stories on this topic »

Festival film tells tale of popular Malbec wine Asbury Park Press based South American wine importer Southern Wine Group and executive producer of “Boom Varietal.” “From selling wine, it seemed like people had a very imperfect understanding of South American wine and South America, also, and it seemed like somebody ... See all stories on this topic »

Tiger Woods fires into contention at Pebble Beach Pro-Am Herald Sun Video Video Image Please install the latest Flash player [To view Flash please enable JavaScript and Flash.] Please install the latest Flash player [To view Flash please enable JavaScript and Flash.] CHARLIE Wi fired a bogey-free three-under par 69 on ... See all stories on this topic »

Manchester United defeats Liverpool 2-1 to go top of English Premier League Herald Sun Video Video Image Please install the latest Flash player [To view Flash please enable JavaScript and Flash.] Please install the latest Flash player [To view Flash please enable JavaScript and Flash.] MANCHESTER United regained top spot in the English ... See all stories on this topic »

Boxing riot in Argentina: inspired by Egypt soccer riots? (VIDEO) Washington Times American referee Eddie Claudio did his best to get everyone out of the ring safely and restore order. Courtesy C5N Argentina. Thevideo shows Casimero, his manager Sammy 'Don King” Gello-ani and trainer Pingping Teropa scrambling to get out their boxer... See all stories on this topic » Washington Times

Selena Gomez Releases Message for Brazil Fans BSCkids Selena Gomez has been busy with her Latin American tour, which she has been working endlessly to support. But for those who can and cannot attend her shows, she makes sure to offer something back to them. A perfect example is her videomessage that she ... See all stories on this topic » BSCkids

Raising bébé: Latest cross-cultural parenting guide extols laissez-faire... National Post (blog) After noting this good behaviour extended beyond mealtimes, Ms. Druckerman, an American journalist who had been living in Paris with her British husband since 2003, began to wonder why the differences between her kid and others appear so pronounced. See all stories on this topic » National Post (blog)

The 5 Coolest History Channel Shows You're Not Watching Screen Junkies The other side of the argument was that American troops were needed to stop the spread of communism, and so the only honorable thing to do was to assist the South Vietnamese in holding off the North Vietnamese. The series looks at such key events as ... See all stories on this topic »

OUT YONDER: Women in Civil War not like the movies San Angelo Standard Times Most Americans today view the South like it was portrayed in the Mitchell film — Scarlett O'Hara in her finest silk gowns, attended by handsome young men in splendid uniforms begging for her attention. Scarlett was from the Southern gentry, ... See all stories on this topic »

Russia Next For Hulu And Netflix Streaming? World Internet TV on PC (blog) Netflix already have a presence in a number of countries that include Canada, Latin America and the recent launch in UK & Ireland. Hulu are said to be looking at launching on the international stage as well after some aborted attempts. See all stories on this topic » World Internet TV on PC (blog)

Mexico's Telmex Inks Deal to Launch Ultra-Fast Broadband Network Latin American Herald Tribune MEXICO CITY – Telmex, controlled by Mexican telecoms magnate Carlos Slim, signed a deal with Franco-American firm Alcatel-Lucent for the launch of “one of Latin America's largest and fastest broadband access networks,” the Mexican fixed-line giant said ... See all stories on this topic »

Capturing the world through photography, video and multimedia Los Angeles Times (blog) Yongin, South Korea — South Koreans release paper lanterns to celebrate the first full moon of the Lunar New Year. According to the lunar calendar, the first full moon falls on Monday, Feb. 6, this year, and is the day Koreans traditionally eat ... See all stories on this topic » Los Angeles Times (blog)

Movie Scoreboard: 'Chronicle,' 'Safe House,' 'The Vow' Detroit Free Press We never fear for anybody, and the action scenes are little more than 3D showcases ripped off from the "Star Wars" movies. Rated PG; adventure action, language. 1 hour, 30 minutes. By Roger Moore. A CIA agent stationed in South Africa (Ryan Reynolds) ... See all stories on this topic »

Athletes Battle Extreme Conditions in Arrowhead 135 Voice of America Double-click any word to find the definition in the Merriam-Webster Learner's Dictionary BARBARA KLEIN: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Barbara Klein. STEVE EMBER: And I'm Steve Ember. This week on our program, we tell you about ... See all stories on this topic »

Review: First Woman on the Moon | Teatro Dallas | South Dallas Cultural Center TheaterJones Performing Arts News in North Texas The show relies on text, background video and live video, with the spoken text coming back to the idea of the constant feeling of wanting to be in her native land, although she lives in California and has lived in 27 places since leaving Costa Rica. See all stories on this topic » TheaterJones Performing Arts News in North Texas

How Whiteclay (population: 11) sells 5m cans of beer a year The Independent Roughly 20 minutes' drive north, across the South Dakota border, lies the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, home to 20000 Native Americans, which suffers one of the most severe alcohol problems found anywhere in the developed world. See all stories on this topic »

Drug-fighting effort along northern border a national model Bellingham Herald The White House report identifies marijuana and ecstasy as the biggest drug threats to the US from Canada, while cocaine fromSouth America crosses the US on its way to Canada. Methamphetamine, heroin and prescription drugs move across the northern ... See all stories on this topic » Bellingham Herald

Box office: 'The Vow' leads strong weekend with $41.7 million Los Angeles Times ... star Denzel Washington, behind his 2007 hit "American Gangster," which launched with $43.6 million. In the 57-year-old's latest film, which also stars Ryan Reynolds, Washington plays a rebellious CIA agent who heads toSouth Africa on a mission. See all stories on this topic »

The Jocks of Rock ESPN A new list of America's 10 most disliked athletes, released following a recent Nielsen poll, shows that our nation is pretty predictable as far as hatred goes. LeBron, Tiger, Kobe, A-Rod. The usual suspects. Other dishonorees include Kurt Busch, ... See all stories on this topic » ESPN

Boys get a kick out of being Internet sensations Your Ottawa Region The video, titled “Downtown Ottawa Footy Freestyle,” was created by Dylan and Stephen Veenema, 16, who play for Ottawa South United. It has already been viewed more than 8600 times on YouTube and the teenagers received a shout out from Ottawa Tourism ... See all stories on this topic »

Prescription drugs found in Whitney Houston's hotel room, report says Fox News Brown reportedly broke down backstage before a show with his band New Edition in Southhaven, a few miles south of Memphis. Brown skipped the first song of the concert, but appeared onstage for the second. He shouted, "I love you, Whitney. See all stories on this topic »

Ray Kurzweil for President (Seriously?) Singularity Hub Yet even Kurzweil couldn't predict the latest disruptive event in his life: Ray's running for US President in 2012! Well…kind of. The noted author, inventor, and futurist is a well known, and widely admired, figure in the Singularity community. See all stories on this topic » Singularity Hub

On and About Town Evansville Courier & Press Museum event February is Black History Month, and it's a good time to visit the Evansville African American Museum. The founder of the museum, Sondra Matthews, was the featured speaker at this week's First Friday event. She told of a visit to South ... See all stories on this topic »

Jeremy Lin: The true Hollywood story of the Knick sensation who's taken over ... New York Daily News One evening in June 2006, Knicks guard Jeremy Lin, then arecent high school graduate headed to Harvard, played for coach Mike Baldwin's South Bay Spartans inside Kezar Pavilion, a gym on the southeast corner of San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. See all stories on this topic » New York Daily News

Struggling to gain altitude Bangkok Post In its latest forecast, IATA, whose members control 84% of global air traffic, projects the industry could lose at least $8 billion this year, reversing last year's estimated earnings of $6.9 billion. The recent collapses of two long-established ... See all stories on this topic » Bangkok Post

A matter of laughing Annapolis Capital AP VIDEO more>> "Do you believe America is a death-oriented society?" A tall, beautiful stranger sprung this on an unsuspecting young Army officer one night at a dance in Washington state. But the woman "looked like Elizabeth Taylor," so he decided to ... See all stories on this topic » Annapolis Capital

A TV storyteller - and cheerleader Minneapolis Star Tribune Twin Cities Public Television producer Catherine Allan has become a go-to person for documentaries on American life. Catherine Allan's latestproduction, “Slavery by Another Name,” looks at how blacks were abused and imprisoned on trumped-up charges ... See all stories on this topic »

Why the US anti-piracy movement ran out of gas Waterloo Record The recent highly publicized fight in the US over two bills aimed at cracking down on online piracy threw a spotlight on this same disconnect between the Internet industry and the media giants of Hollywood and New York. Despite full-court lobbying by ... See all stories on this topic »

Veteran's fake military record prompts questions about charity Houston Chronicle At the time, he claimed to have served three combat tours in Afghanistan and one in Iraq, as well as secret missions in Africa and Central and South America. The newspaper asked to see his discharge papers, but he never produced them. See all stories on this topic »

Aqueduct jackpot in Ozone Park Crain's New York Business By Lisa Fickenscher @LisaFickenscher Resorts World Casino in southeastern Queens was buzzing with activity on a recent Friday—and it was only 11 am With another 17 hours to go before closing time, an energetic Motown band was setting up to perform for ... See all stories on this topic »

Killer RV Upgrades show to debut on the Travel Channel Examiner.com You can check out the EcoRoamer's stunning off-road capabilities in this overland training video shot on location at Table Mesa, Arizona. If you're planning an RV trip to Latin America, Canada or overseas and would like to "use what you know, ... See all stories on this topic »

For artists, Grammys carry most influence Atlanta Journal Constitution Other awards might come with a hipness factor (an MTV Video Music Award) or the history of being tied to something created by Dick Clark (anAmerican Music Award). But when it comes to mainstream recognition and status, nothing looks more impressive in ... See all stories on this topic »

Tampa may be caught between rights, anarchy with RNC Tbo.com By KEVIN WIATROWSKI | The Tampa Tribune The videos from the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., show the city's streets in chaos. Vandals smash store windows, overturn trash cans and run across police cruisers. See all stories on this topic »

To Kill A Mockingbird [Blu-Ray] Cinema Blend Set in the South during the earlier half of the twentieth century, To Kill a Mockingbird tells the story of two children, Scout (Mary Badham) and her older brother Jem (Phillip Alford), as they come to see the darker side of humanity as their father, ... See all stories on this topic »

Picking Up the Pieces: Vaughan-Bassett Furniture still making it inAmerica Roanoke Times Meet John D. Bassett III: Click through video chapters in the feature above for an interactive profile of the Vaughan-Bassett Furniture Co. chairman. The tenacity of Vaughan-Bassett Furniture's leadership has been credited for the company's ability to ... See all stories on this topic » Roanoke Times

Cleveland-area women meet weekly for mah jongg matches, helping ancient ... The Republic Winter fingers her lip, wiping away a dab of chocolate from free cookies offered daily to the mah jongg players by the hotel's restaurant, CJ'sAmerican Bar & Grill. Iced tea and coffee are also on the house. And sometimes banana cream pie. See all stories on this topic »

Aileron helps top execs figure it out Cincinnati.com Mathile took a program through the American Management Association and implemented new organizational processes into Iams. He also leaned on a team of experienced outside executives who served as mentors and gave him their time and advice. See all stories on this topic »

Kaptur, Kucinich increase efforts Toledo Blade Dennis Kucinich opens a campaign office in South Toledo with Robert Torres, right, and Martha Castro, center. The area is the center of his local efforts THE BLADE/AMY E. VOIGT Enlarge | Photo Reprints All five campaigns for the 9th Congressional ... See all stories on this topic » Toledo Blade

Disobedience - Antigone in Uruguay | Video | wtsp.com Volker Lösch, who grew up in Uruguay, combines the ancient Greek tragedy of the rebellious Antigone with part of this small South American country'srecent history Laura Garcia Arroyo arts Uruguay antigone theater Newshistory arts news ... WTSP.com 10 News Latest Video

PressTV - Latin American countries support Argentina over Malvinas Latin America has reinforced its support to Argentina's sovereignty claims over Malvinas. ... Following Mercosur's recent move, Caribbean member states Cuba, ... Latest News; Today; Last Week; Last Month; Today; Last Week; Last Month ... name="flashvars" value="http://217.218.67.244:8181/video/20120207/o4-22-00- ftp- ... presstv.com/detail/225361.html

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