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Jul 5, 2011

ENTERTAINMENT News, Jul 05, 2011


Tucson, Arizona
KVOA Tucson Tue, 05 Jul 2011 06:40 AM PDT
TUCSON - One teen star opens up about his alcoholic past, 2 movies reach new milestones, and will Maria Shriver be writing a tell all book? Click here for all your entertainment news!
Thousands attracted to regatta
Isle of Wight County Press Tue, 05 Jul 2011 06:40 AM PDT
Switch's, Claydon Connor performing at Ryde Regatta. Picture by Robin Crossley. THOUSANDS of revellers basked in the summer sunshine over the weekend as they enjoyed top quality entertainment at Ryde Regatta.
Hollywood Headlines 7.5.11
KVOA Tucson Tue, 05 Jul 2011 06:40 AM PDT
TUCSON - One teen star opens up about his alcoholic past, 2 movies reach new milestones, and will Maria Shriver be writing a tell all book? Click here for all your entertainment news!
Review: A medieval '300,' 'Ironclad' a bloody mess
Washington Examiner Tue, 05 Jul 2011 06:40 AM PDT
JAKE COYLE AP Entertainment Writer In the recent British comedy "The Trip," Steve Coogan laments that he, as a comic actor, has never been given the chance to star in a costume drama. He improvises a pre-battle speech at the hearth: "Gentlemen to bed. We rise tomorrow at 10ish." "Ironclad" would have served Coogan's dreams perfectly, and, boy, could the film have used his vitality. Cynically ...
'Sunny' star Charlie Day steps into limelight
Washington Examiner Tue, 05 Jul 2011 06:39 AM PDT
JAKE COYLE AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK Charlie Day can't say no to a good scheme. On "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," the FX series Day stars in, writes and produces with Rob McElhenney and Glenn Howerton, his character's exploits have included trying to sell barrels of gas to capitalize on high prices at the pump, saving up for retirement with Garbage Pail Kids cards, and attempting to ...
DG(R) Strengthens Board of Directors With Addition of Global Business Executive
Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance Tue, 05 Jul 2011 06:39 AM PDT
DALLAS, TX--(Marketwire - 07/05/11) - DG (NASDAQ: DGIT - News ), a leading provider of digital media services to the advertising, entertainment and broadcast industries, today announced that the board of directors of the Company appointed Cecil H. ("C. H.") Moore as a member of the board of directors of the Company, effective immediately. Mr. Moore will replace the vacancy created by Anthony J ...
SPCA takes on horse-racing
Pretoria News Tue, 05 Jul 2011 06:36 AM PDT
Animals suffer when they are used for sport and entertainment, the National Council of the SPCA said on Tuesday. âThe council opposes animal racing in any form,â said Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals spokeswoman Celeste Houseman.
Jasper 4th goes off with a bang
Pickens County Progress Tue, 05 Jul 2011 06:34 AM PDT
From the parade to the rides, to the entertainment, the Independence Day celebration in Jasper went well throughout the holiday weekend. The sponsoring Lions Club reported solid attendance at all events.
Greek Festival returns
Weirton Daily Times Tue, 05 Jul 2011 06:31 AM PDT
WEIRTON - It's that time of year again where Weirton-area residents can get a taste of some Greek food and entertainment, along with some family fun.
Indonesia Festival 2011 Unveils All-Star Entertainment Lineup: Air Supply, Raheem DeVaughn and World Record-Breaking ...
PR Newswire via Yahoo! News Tue, 05 Jul 2011 06:30 AM PDT
Embassy of Indonesia to Celebrate Multiculturalism with Music, Dance, and Martial Arts July 9(th) at the Washington Monument

LIFESTYLE News, Jul 05, 2011

.Just Asking With Brian Vickers
Louisville Courier-Journal Mon, 04 Jul 2011 23:05 PM PDT
Brian Vickers likes to fashion himself as the daredevil of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, skydiving into races and epitomizing the caffeinated lifestyle of his sponsor, Red Bull.

Women with sedentary lifestyle more likely to develop pulmonary embolism
News-Medical-Net Mon, 04 Jul 2011 22:12 PM PDT
Women who sit for long periods of time everyday are two to three times more likely to develop a life-threatening blood clot in their lungs than more active women, finds a study published on bmj.com today.
Entertainment / Lifestyle
Malaysian Digest Mon, 04 Jul 2011 20:15 PM PDT
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Vickers enjoys pushing the thrill envelope
The Cincinnati Enquirer Mon, 04 Jul 2011 19:42 PM PDT
Brian Vickers likes to fashion himself as the daredevil of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, skydiving into races and epitomizing the lifestyle of his sponsor, Red Bull.
Jury deciding Casey Anthony's fate
Herald Sun Mon, 04 Jul 2011 16:55 PM PDT
A FLORIDA jury is now deciding whether Casey Anthony murdered her daughter because she got in the way of her party lifestyle.
Harry Potter's Daniel Radcliffe Reveals Battle with Alcohol
seattlepi.com Mon, 04 Jul 2011 16:50 PM PDT
share: digg facebook twitter In a new interview with GQ U.K., Daniel Radcliffe said he became "so reliant" on alcohol to get him through the later years of filming the Harry Potter films. There were a few years there when I was just so enamored with the idea of living some sort of famous person's lifestyle that really isn't suited to me. Radcliffe, who's currently starring on Broadway in How to ...
DPM: Build bicycle lanes to promote healthy lifestyle
The Star Mon, 04 Jul 2011 16:36 PM PDT
MALACCA: All state governments should consider constructing special bicycle lanes to promote a healthy lifestyle and boost the âGo Greenâ campaign, said the Deputy Prime Minister.
Fox News tweets death of President Obama
Independent Mon, 04 Jul 2011 16:06 PM PDT
Followers of Fox News trust America's most-watched cable-television network to bring them the biggest breaking stories covering critical issues that other media organisations fail to spot. Who can forget: "Lindsay Lohan vs Gravity: Is Actress Jeopardising Comeback With Bra-Free Lifestyle?"
So Long to the Wallet?
KREX-TV Grand Junction Mon, 04 Jul 2011 15:45 PM PDT
Most of us can say we own one wallet, maybe two. But could the wallet lifestyle soon be a thing of the past?
Simonsvlei joins the Eco-Revolution
South African Wine News Mon, 04 Jul 2011 15:05 PM PDT
Simonsvlei International has joined the packaging revolution heading for more eco-friendly alternatives with the introduction of PET packaging for their Simonsvlei Lifestyle range. Wine lovers can now enjoy their favourite Simonsvlei wines, while lending Mother Nature a helping hand.


GREECE News, Jul 05, 2011

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Mexico Peso Has Biggest Weekly Gain Since January 2010 on Greece
BusinessWeek
By Andres R. Martinez July 1 (Bloomberg) -- Mexico's peso posted the biggest weekly gain since January 2010 as concern eased that Greece would be unable to resolve its debt crisis. The peso advanced 2.5 percent this week to 11.6071 per US dollar at 5 ...
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Australian dollar weaker with renewed concern Greece could default on loan
Herald Sun
THE Australian dollar was weaker today on renewed concerns about Greece's debt, after a credit rating agency warned that the latest bailout deal could still amount to a default. At 7am (AEST) today, the dollar was trading at 107.35 US cents, ...
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Bovespa Extends Longest Rally Since April on Rate Bets, Greece
Bloomberg
Forty-three stocks climbed on the index today while 24 fell. The real strengthened 0.2 percent to 1.5530 per dollar. “The market is believing that the central bank's strategy will be sufficient, not just to control inflation, but to control the pace of ...
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S&P Selective-Default Risk for Greece 'Surmountable,' HSBC Says
San Francisco Chronicle
French banks, with the biggest holdings of Greek debt, worked out a rollover formula that is serving as an example elsewhere, with two options for investors to replace their maturing securities. "I'm surprised by the statement today because we thought ...
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Greece Buys Time as Europeans Press to Conclude Bailout
San Francisco Chronicle
A proposed debt rollover plan for Greece may still put the country in "effective default," Standard & Poor's said today. "For markets, what matters is that Greece has got the money to navigate through the summer," said Silvio Peruzzo, an economist at ...
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Nowotny Says Banks Open, Raters 'Aggressive' on Greece Deal
Bloomberg
Standard & Poor's said today a bond-rollover plan drafted by French banks that serves as the basis for talks between investors and governments would qualify as a distressed exchange and prompt a “selective default” grade. “We have a somewhat strange ...
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Lessons of Argentina crisis ignored in handling of Greece
Telegraph.co.uk
Yet this moment of realisation was preceded by a prolonged period of denial, both by the Argentine government and the IMF, which in almost every detail mirrors events in Greece today. There were repeated IMF bail-outs, and successive rounds of ever ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
Buying bread, counting coins ... and thinking
ABC Online
Today 'Greece faces "suicide" vote on austerity'. The Financial Times headline anticipates this afternoon's vote in Athens. Will the Greek parliament approve the new 28 billion euro austerity program? Absent this approval, the EU and IMF 12 billion ...
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ABC Online
Greece Stops Canadian Ship From Going to Gaza, Coastguard Says
Bloomberg
The “Tahrir” left the port of Aghios Nikolaos before being followed, controlled and towed back to shore, the coastguard said in an e-mailed statement today. The ship is part of a flotilla aimed at breaking Israel's blockade of Gaza. Greece imposed July ...
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UK Summary: FTSE Flat In Directionless Trade: Greece In Focus
Wall Street Journal
... direction expected from any economic data today we could very easily just drift sideways." Meanwhile, banks are in the red and add downward pressure. FTSE 350 banks index is down 0.9% as Greece remains in focus in light of comments made by S&P. ...
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The 48-hour strike continues in Greece today , Political News ...
Thousands of Greek protesters rallied around Athens city center on Wednesday morning ahead of the vote which is critical to the 17th nation currency, ...
www.ecpulse.com/en/.../06/.../two-day-protest-continues-today...

HEALTH News, Jul 05, 2011

India health minister calls homosexuality a disease
The San Francisco Examiner Mon, 04 Jul 2011 22:47 PM PDT
The Associated Press The Associated Press NEW DELHI India's health minister has outraged activists by calling homosexuality a "disease" and "completely unnatural" during a conference on HIV/AIDS. Ghulam Nabi Azad told the conference Monday that it was unfortunate that homosexuality has come to India. He echoed a common refrain in this conservative country that homosexual sex is a Western import ...
Warning 'shots'
New York Post Mon, 04 Jul 2011 22:43 PM PDT
State health officials are terrifying parents into getting their kids vaccinated. The blunt message, delivered by the state Health Department, is that children could die if they don't get the flu shot or other recommended vaccines. The edgy new campaign follows a similar script to hard-hitting anti-tobacco ads depicting...
Mercury poisoning gets under San Francisco womanâs skin
The San Francisco Examiner Mon, 04 Jul 2011 22:42 PM PDT
When tests of a young Tenderloin mother revealed high mercury levels in her blood and that of her just-born babyâs umbilical cord, public health officials combed her apartment to find out why. The culprit was in the bathroom. âIt was the face cream,â said Chris Weden, an emergency responder for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. âMercuryâs good for removing spots in your skin, which new ...
Groups pushing to save poor from cuts
Douglas Dispatch Mon, 04 Jul 2011 22:41 PM PDT
PHOENIX -- Three public interest law firms are making a last-ditch effort to keep the state from scaling back its health care program for the poor.
Indian health minister calls homosexuality 'disease' during HIV conference, angers activists
Brandon Sun Mon, 04 Jul 2011 22:37 PM PDT
NEW DELHI - India's health minister has outraged activists by calling homosexuality a "disease" and "completely unnatural" during a conference on HIV/AIDS.
The Future of Hospital Apps
ReadWriteWeb Mon, 04 Jul 2011 22:35 PM PDT
Just as popular consumer web apps eventually find their way into the enterprise ( Yammer anyone?), the health sector is increasingly taking its cue from the world of web apps. The Seattle product design firm Artefact , whose future camera concept caught the attention of our readers in April, recently designed a prototype patient care app for the Seattle Children's Patient Information System. I ...
CHELSEA: Healthy Communities Walking Program honored for efforts to promote wellness
The Chelsea Standard Mon, 04 Jul 2011 22:34 PM PDT
The Healthy Communities Walking Program was honored today as one of the Ludwig Community Benefit Award winners from the Michigan Health & Hospital Association.
Low cost Vaccination Clinic
Douglas Dispatch Mon, 04 Jul 2011 22:34 PM PDT
The Douglas Animal Shelter/Animal Health Care Center will offer two days of a rabies vaccination clinics on Thursday, June 16 and Friday, June 17, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Douglas Animal Shelter, located at 2017 Rogers Avenue.
Fuzzy math in health law formula
Pasadena Star-News Mon, 04 Jul 2011 22:28 PM PDT
WASHINGTON - Another unintended consequence of President Barack Obama's health care law has emerged: Older adults of the same age and income with similar medical histories could pay widely different amounts for private health insurance due to a quirk of the complex legislation.
New study reaffirms safety of seasonal flu and H1N1 vaccines
News-Medical-Net Mon, 04 Jul 2011 22:27 PM PDT
Back in spring 2009, the H1N1 influenza virus crossed the U.S. border and raised concerns that it might cause a full-scale epidemic in the fall. The Food and Drug Administration worked with other Health and Human Services agencies and vaccine manufacturers to quickly develop, license and distribute a vaccine to protect the public from this particularly virulent strain of the flu.