LATIN AMERICA News, Sep 21, 2011

K-pop's slick productions win fans across Asia CBS News Even here in the Philippines, once an undisputed bastion of American pop and Hollywood movies,South Korean pop music, soap operas and fashion are now all the rage. "I want the same brown, but slightly blonde color, as Sandara's hair," says 22-year-old ... See all stories on this topic »

WATCH: What it feels like to fly over Earth Hindustan Times The footage begins over the Pacific Ocean and continues over North and South America before daylight breaks as the space station passes over Antarctica. According to the text accompanying the video the footage captures major cities including Vancouver, ... See all stories on this topic »

America: Land of the Slow New York Times (blog) By VERNE G. KOPYTOFF Internet speeds in the United States have long trailed those in other countries like South Korea. Downloading videos, games and other big files often takes far longer for Americans than their counterparts across the globe. ... See all stories on this topic »

How Does it Feel to Fly Over Earth? [Photos & Video] International Business Times The stunning video that starts in the Pacific Ocean and flies over North and South America before sunrise over Antarctica, makes you feel that you are flying over the Earth yourself. "A time-lapse taken from the front of the International Space Station ... See all stories on this topic » International Business Times

Vringo's Facetones App Exceeds 100000 Downloads MarketWatch (press release) ... software platforms for mobile social and video applications, today announced that its recently launched Facetones(TM) app, which has been released through various mobile operators such as NTT DOCOMO in Japan and Telefonica in Spain & South America, ... See all stories on this topic »

Siemens Announces 2011 Smartest Building in America Contest Winners Sacramento Bee For more information on Siemens' Smartest Building in America contest or to view the winningvideo entries submitted by Providence St. Peter Hospital and Jackson South Community Hospital visit: www.smartestbuildinginamerica.com. ... See all stories on this topic »

Gilat to Supply VSATs for an e-Education Program in Latin American Country TMC Net The latest award is a Federal Supply Schedule under the Future Commercial Satellite Communications (COMSATCOM) Services Acquisition (FCSA) program. This contract follows recentawards for a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) by the Naval Air Warfare ... See all stories on this topic »

Obama anoints new Libyan government Washington Post The Western-led military campaign in Libya had proved politically divisive in recent months, eliciting sharp criticism from countries including Brazil, China, Russia, India and South Africa. Their leaders argued that NATO had overstepped its UN mandate ... See all stories on this topic »

Videos show Earth at night, Aurora Australis from ISS images DigitalJournal.com The video (to be watched in 1080p HD) starts at the Pacific Ocean and moves towards North and South American cities. Apparent cities in the video are Vancouver, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix and other areas inside of Texas, ... See all stories on this topic » DigitalJournal.com

Before DADT Repeal, Gay Soldier Comes Out on YouTube ABC News (blog) I was raised in the south and know the word hate and bully. I am so glad this country pulling up the rear and realizing that this is pure simple racism based on something we don't understand. Fear causes hate and this is leading to bullying of someone ... See all stories on this topic »

IneoQuest Celebrates 10 Years of Exceptional Growth and Success MarketWatch (press release) IneoQuest is a recognized leader in video quality assurance, with over 500 customers across the globe, including 20 of the top 25 US service providers, and the top service providers of Canada, Europe, Latin America and Asia. ... See all stories on this topic »

Reviews of recent and upcoming DVD releases Kansas City Star Per genre custom, "Believe" introduces us to the hopefuls in their respective elements - suburban Chicago, Japan and South Africa among them, to paint a picture of how far this event stretches - and comes to a head when everyone puts up or shuts up on ... See all stories on this topic »

South Lorain cleanup event welcomes helping hands (with video) The Morning Journal The neighborhood cleanup is a joint effort with the city, Sacred Heart Chapel, El Centro de Servicios Sociales Inc., the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Home Depot, which has pledged workers who will volunteer their time and expertise. ... See all stories on this topic »

South End's Pongr pushing Pepsi's'X Factor' promo Boston Herald By Brendan Lynch South End start-up Pongr's marketing technology is behind a new Pepsi campaign to get viewers to watch ex-“American Idol” judge Simon Cowell berate contestants tonight on his new talent show, “The X Factor.” “Mobile users are getting ... See all stories on this topic »

Kim Jong-il Can't Clamp Down on Fun Forever The Chosun Ilbo It was illegal to show or watch American movies. History teaches us that such efforts are only effective in daytime. People who kept silent during the day as the Taliban chanted their slogans went to the open-air markets at night to buy videos of "Star ... See all stories on this topic » The Chosun Ilbo

A New Destination For Kayakers: The LA River? NPR In the South American rain forest, I once paddled in a dugout canoe through the lush Amazon River, filled with pink dolphins and flesh-eating piranhas. So the thought of navigating down the Los Angeles River at first seemed almost ridiculous. ... See all stories on this topic »

So why isn't SA innovating in online journalism? Bizcommunity.com Bizcommunity.com talks to Geoff Cohen, GM of 24.com that runs News24 - the biggest news portal in the country - about why South Africa isn't more innovative when it comes to online journalism. Bizcommunity: So how innovative do you think we are here in ... See all stories on this topic »

HBO Wins 19 Primetime Emmy® Awards PR Newswire (press release) HBO Latin America is the leader in paid, Premium television network broadcasting in the region, who as well as being recognized for the quality and diversity of its original programming, movies, and documentaries, delivers services of the highest ... See all stories on this topic »

US pawnshops find success in Mexico News & Observer Wessel reckons First Cash has room to add 70 to 80 Mexican stores a year for the next few years, potentially maxing out at 700 to 800 stores. "We'll probably stay in North and South America," he said. "We've got to start looking for other opportunities ... See all stories on this topic »

Adding Video Surveillance Thwarts Theft, Secures Business TMC Net Accessing a PC or CCTV control system is not necessary, as a mobile phone or video phone from any location is all that's needed to dial in or monitor what the camera is capturing. Vensites, a technology firm in Latin America, is having great success ... See all stories on this topic »

DHL launches direct flights to Panama Cincinnati.com “Panama is gaining attention as a center for logistics and fast becoming an economic powerhouse inLatin America,” said Stephen Fenwick, CEO for DHL Express Americas. “Connecting our customers along this key trade route with expedited flights give ... See all stories on this topic »

Playwright Ariel Dorfman Places Papers With Duke University Libraries Duke University Dorfman holds the Walter Hines Page Chair of Literature and Latin American Studies at Duke, where he has taught since 1985. His award-winning novels, essays and poetry, written both in Spanish and English, have been translated into more than 40 ... See all stories on this topic » Duke University

Using natural gas the only 'good news story' Washington Times With the discovery of vast quantities of natural gas in the Marcellus Shale region, which stretches from upstate New York south into Kentucky, Mr. McCurdy said the fuel has the potential to become the “foundation” of American energy. ... See all stories on this topic » Washington Times

Summit Partners Leads Growth Equity Funding of PeerApp, Ltd. MarketWatch (press release) Since the company's inception in 2004, PeerApp has installed its UltraBand system at more than 175 telecommunication service providers, multi-system cable operators (MSOs) and mobile operators in over 60 countries throughout North and South America, ... See all stories on this topic »

Letters | Wednesday, Sept. 21 Kansas City Star Sam Brownback and the Kansas Legislature for spending around $40 million of Kansas taxpayers money to help move AMC's Entertainment Headquarters a few miles south from downtown Kansas City to “blighted” Leawood. At the same time, the governor scrapped ... See all stories on this topic »

Deceased Veteran of the Month: South Glens Falls resident, Vietnam veteran ... The Saratogian JoAnn Nolan said her husband seldom talked about his Vietnam experience, but watched movies on the subject to see if they accurately portrayed what really happened. Nolan, a South Glens Falls High School graduate, enlisted in the army in 1970 at the ... See all stories on this topic »

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EUROZONE Crisis News, Sep 21, 2011

Europe crisis shadows meeting of finance officials Forbes Without the next installment of that support, Greece has only enough money to last through mid-October. A default by Greece could destabilize other financially troubled European countries, such as Portugal, Ireland, Spain and Italy. ... See all stories on this topic »

No magic cure for Eurozone Crisis, let us be patient Economic Times The Euro faces an existential crisis even before it has hit teenage! Pressures mount on policy makers as financial markets across the world are beaten down by the obvious question facing everyone: Is monetary union unsustainable in the absence of ... See all stories on this topic »

Shyam Saran: The coming global crisis - is India ready? Business Standard (blog) In the euro zone, the financial and banking crisis has been followed by much more dangerous sovereign debt crisis, with several governments on the verge of default. What began as a problem affecting the smaller peripheral economies of Ireland, Greece ... See all stories on this topic » Business Standard (blog)

Why breaking up is so hard to do Financial Times Jacques Cailloux, chief European economist of Royal Bank of Scotland, stresses the errors in a recent paper. Eurozone leaders have, he charges, failed to understand the scale and nature of thecrisis, played heedlessly to domestic galleries and focused ... See all stories on this topic »

How did the euro zone get into its debt mess Moneycontrol.com In a recurring theme of the debt crisis, euro zone politicians were slow to react, calling for an investigation into Greece's financial dishonesty rather than trying to reassure nervous investors who began pulling their money out of the country and ... See all stories on this topic »

The end of the Euro is nigh! Probably not, but even so ... ShareCast “To start with, it is imperative to prepare for the possibility of default and defection from the eurozonein the case of Greece, Portugal, and perhaps Ireland,” Soros wrote. Likewise, just yesterday Nouriel Roubini wrote in the Financial Times that, ... See all stories on this topic »

Falling euro to hit China's exports China Daily "The European sovereign debt crisis will lead to a slowdown of growth in the euro zone as a whole, and the growth gap between different euro countries will also widen," said Zhang Ming, a researcher at the Financial Institute with the Chinese Academy ... See all stories on this topic »

Slovenia deals another blow to euro bailouts Credit Writedowns A core of countries with large 'anti-bailout' factions is emerging now in the euro zone. Here's how I broke down the Eurozone last month: Right now there are four to five separate groups in Euroland's sovereign debt crisis. First, there is Greece, ... See all stories on this topic »

Decision Time for the Eurozone Project Syndicate Germany's banks today are the most highly leveraged of any of the major advanced economies, while at the start of the crisis they held close to one-third of all loans made to the public and private sectors of Greece, Portugal, Ireland, Spain, ... See all stories on this topic »

Point of No Return: Will it be Japanization, Monetization, or Crisis 2.0? HoweStreet.com The consensus right now is that the ECB wants EFSF enlarged from 440 billion EUR to 2.000 billionEUR size in order to get ahead of the EU debt crisis. This is opposed by the Germany. Another solution is to start Quantative Easing, using the ECB to ... See all stories on this topic »

The Fatal Flaws In The Eurozone And What They Mean For You istockAnalyst.com (press release) Europe's fiscal and debt crises have dominated the financial news for months, and with good reason. The fate of the European Union and its common currency, the euro, hang in the balance. As the world's largest trading bloc, Europe holds sway over the ... See all stories on this topic »

LET THE EURO SINK AND THE NATIONS OF EUROPE BE SAVED Express.co.uk Without strong economic growth it could soon struggle to service its debts and be dragged into aGreek-style meltdown. If the Greek domino knocks over the Italian one then Spain, Portugal,Ireland and even Belgium could be next. And Europe's banks ... See all stories on this topic »

MONEY MARKETS-Foreboding in money markets after Italy downgrade Reuters [ID:nL3E7KK08A] The developments together marked the beginning of another chapter in theEuropean crisis. Italy's outstanding debt is larger than that of the other peripheral European countries, including Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Spain, combined. ... See all stories on this topic »

Is China Really The White Knight For The Euro Zone? (Guest Post) istockAnalyst.com (press release) Recent media reports put a lot of emphasis on the role China could play in assisting to resolve the eurozone debt crisis. In the view of Deutsche Bank Research, however, hopes pinned on China might be overdone. The amount needed when looking at ... See all stories on this topic » istockAnalyst.com (press release)

George Soros: Does the euro have a future? Financial News He recommends that governments need to prepare for the possibility of default and defection from theeurozone of Greece, Portugal, and perhaps Ireland, adding that four measures should be taken to prevent a financial meltdown – the protection of bank ... See all stories on this topic »

Liberal Democrats Party Conference 2011: September 20 as it happened. Telegraph.co.uk And of course the people who really want to frighten themselves think that there could be another financial crisis as well. We hope not, but it could happen if something goes badly wrong with the whole of the euro-zone and not just Greece - Greece is a... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

An Autumn Rally in Global Equity Markets? It's Possible, But... Business Insider We remain underweight in Europe, where the risks posed by the sovereign debt crisisstill look significant. Bank stocks, which constitute important parts of European equity markets, remain a particular concern. For that reason, we have been attracted ... See all stories on this topic » Business Insider

Fairfax Market Report including Hambledon Mining, North River Resources and ... Proactive Investors UK The only way Greece will ever hit its deficit goals is if Zeus, the Greek god of gods, intervenes. • Anyone who believes that Greece will be able to grow its way out of the debt crisis in 5/10/20 years should be investigated in our view! ... See all stories on this topic »

Eurozone debt threatens rest of world: IMF Sydney Morning Herald The package would expand the powers of the eurozone's crisis fund, enabling it to buy bonds of distressed nations as well as support bank capitalisation. The IMF, a participant in debt bailouts ofGreece, Portugal and Ireland, said the European Central ... See all stories on this topic »

IMF - Transcript of the Press Briefing on the Fiscal Monitor, 20 september 2011 ISRIA (registration) But they are also worried, I believe, when you talk about Europe, about the way the crisis is managed in Europe. That is very important. I think I would underscore two things that are missing in the way crisis is managed in Europe. ... See all stories on this topic »

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MUSIC, Singers, Concerts News, Sep 21, 2011

Online Concert Streaming Boosts Artist Impact Cybergrass When Sugarland decided to stream their New York show, they approached American Express to make the event part of its "Amex: Unstaged" concert series, jointly presented by Amex, YouTube and the music video and entertainment site VEVO. ... See all stories on this topic »