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Sep 23, 2011

EUROZONE Crisis News, Sep 23, 2011

8 Reasons Europe's Crisis is Spreading
Investorplace.com
The International Monetary Fund, in its “Global Financial Stability Report,” estimates $408 billion in banks' risk exposure to toxic government debt from countries like Greece, Ireland and Portugal. Because Europe's crisis is moving so rapidly, ...
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BBC World News, Sep 23, 2011


Euro Debate: Politicians And Institutions Guilty Of Euro Bias, Says CPS Report
Huffington Post UK
“Reasonable doubts about the euro were severely underplayed,” it says, arguing that the BBC sent out one message: “that the euro project would bring benefits and it was only a matter of time before the UK would join”. The CBI and the Financial Times ...
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Steve Bell on the execution of Troy Davis – cartoon
The Guardian (blog)
Heard a BBC report today. Apparently he was executed because he couldn't prove his innocence. The family were happy about it as we are told. What kind of justice is that? When you have suffered the murder of a loved one, then you can sit in judgment on ...
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Never on a Sunday: Murray opts out again
Irish Times
WORLD CUP DIARY: DEVOUT CHRISTIAN Euan Murray has questioned the need for Rugby World Cup matches to be played on Sundays, according to BBC online. The Glasgow-born prop (31) has chosen to prioritise his faith this weekend, meaning he will miss ...
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Child cage fighting stirs UK controversy
CBS News
"I would liken it to a game of chess," the unnamed spokesman told the BBC. "It's about outsmarting your opponent rather than overcoming them." The government's sports minister, Jeremy Hunt, has called the images "barbaric." But club manager Michelle ...
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Wal-Mart's Vudu To Conjure Up 10000-Plus TV Shows
Multichannel News
Wal-Mart's streaming-video service, whose other big competitors are Apple and Amazon.com, has inked deals with programmers including Bravo, BBC America, Comedy Central, Discovery Communications, MTV, National Geographic, Nickelodeon, NBC, Oxygen, ...
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Multichannel News
Fall TV: 'Prime Suspect' Pilot Review
Hollywood.com
Maria Bello takes on the role of Detective Jane Timoney, in Prime Suspect, a re–imagining of the acclaimed BBC television series, which starred Dame Helen Mirren. We're introduced to Detective Timoney in a unique-to-TV, but relatable situation. ...
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Top psychic appearing in Simonstone
Clitheroe Today
Steve is also proud of his long and continued friendship with the Yorkshire born TV presenter and talented singer, Jane McDonald, whose rise to stardom was predicted by Steve many years before the nation took her to their hearts on the BBC TV show, ...
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Becks backs Bobby's Ball
East Anglian Daily Times
The message will include the name and email address you gave us when you signed up. To send a link to this page to a friend, you must be logged in. The England star and former Manchester United midfielder, who is now plying his trade in the USA with ...
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"The X Factor" debut showcases Stacy Francis and Chris Rene
CBS News
She created so many novel vowels sounds that she sang the word "begging" in the manner of a BBCnewsreader enunciating the name of Israel's first Prime Minister. (You surely remember Menachem Beyyyyy-gin.) As her family nervously swayed in the wings, ...
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Is Alesha Dixon Heading To Hollywood, Supports Cheryl On X Factor USA Film ...
Entertainmentwise
Alesha is gearing up for her third series as judge on BBC hit Strictly, which kicks off properly next Saturday, 1st October. Despite the show being a long-time rival of ITV's The X Factor, Alesha voiced her support for axed USA panelist Cheryl Cole on ...
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Entertainmentwise
Six Great African Defenders
KickOff
Arguably the greatest African defender of all-time, he won the 2001 BBC African Footballer of the Year award. He spent 12 successful years with Bayern Munich, where he won six league titles and four German Cups. Kuffour is, perhaps, best remembered for ...
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Queen tribute show in Yeovil
This Is The Westcountry
Since May 2002 Gary Mullen and The Works have performed in the UK, USA, Europe, South Africa and New Zealand. They have also twice rocked the prestigious BBC Proms in the Park in front of 40000 crowds. If you love the look, sound, pomp and showmanship ...
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Whatever happened to the punishing of children, criminals?
The Citizen Daily
World's Strictest Parents, an ongoing reality BBC programme, proves how disillusioned parents fly their wayward teenagers to the USA, Kenya, Sri Lanka, the Caribbean, South Africa and India. Averaging 15-19 years, the youths smoke, drink, ...
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BDS update: Buttressing an independent Palestine
Media Monitors Network
The campaign against Sodastream has quickly spread around the world, including the US. In March, a petition calling on Bed Bath & Beyond to stop selling Sodastream products (as well as products from Ahava, the settlement-based cosmetics company) was ...
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ASIAN Sports, Athletics News, Sep 23, 2011


Overcoming the odds
Inquirer.net
By Ronnie Nathanielsz If there ever was an individual who is as passionate about sports and in usingathletic disciplines as the bedrock for the development of character and an avenue to building a strong and healthy nation, that gentleman is the ...
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Business Highlights
Forbes
The sell-off began in Asia, intensified in Europe and rattled markets in the United States all day. Stocks in New York staged a small rally before the end of trading but still finished near their lows for the year. One financial indicator after another ...
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Datebook: Sept. 23-29
TheReporter.com
CROCKER ART MUSEUM -- Permanent collection includes California art, Old Master drawings, European paintings, international ceramics, Asian art and contemporary American art. Hours: 10 am-7 pm Tuesday-Wednesday, 10 am-9 pm Thursday, ...
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Andy Murray's travel gripes earn a few points
Toronto Star
Murray, who is threatening to help organize a players strike over his sport's onerous schedule, has played 17 tournaments this year in exotic European, Australian, Asian and North American locales, often taking several weeks off in between. ...
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Nike Posts Higher Profit, Sales
Wall Street Journal
By MAXWELL MURPHY And JOAN E. SOLSMAN Nike Inc. reported a 15% rise in fiscal-first-quarter earnings on continued sales strength in North America and Asia. "It was a really nice quarter," said Matt Arnolds, who follows Nike and other makers of consumer ...
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The fetish for global rankings
Inquirer.net
Sadly, that doesn't even include all the other wonderful sports teams, but just the one sport that corners the bulk of every school's athletic budget. That is why, in a sense, the global ranking of universities is the serious Filipino's revenge against ...
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Rich Guangzhou standouts in East Asia title races
SI.com
The team was promoted in 2010 with a policy of signing famous Chinese stars such as Zheng Zhi, who appeared in the English Premier League with Charlton Athletic, former PSV Eindhoven defender Sun Xiang and international striker Gao Lin. ...
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Northwest Austin Impacts — September 2011
Community Impact Newspaper
The restaurant serves noodles, salads and sandwiches inspired by Asian, Mediterranean and American cuisines. www.noodles.com 12. Night Terrors Haunted House will be open Sept. 30–Nov. 1 at 9185 Research Blvd. Operator Andy Baker said the realistic ...
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US HOT STOCKS: Nike, Tibco Software Active In Late Trading
Wall Street Journal
(FDX, $66.58, -$5.92, -8.17%) on Thursday cut its fiscal 2012 earnings guidance as it reported a 22% rise in first-quarter profit, weighed by the global slowdown in trade that has been particularly acute on shipments from and within Asia. ...
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Eustace Fotiu, 81
NorthJersey.com
His unique contributions to the industry include being one of the first in his business to realize the potential of doing business in Asia; being an early pioneer in discovering alternatives to using animals in cosmetic chemical testing; and creating ...
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Phiten® and Hickory Brands® Launch Phiten Performance Socks Line
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
These guiding principles have allowed us to grow in sales and service to all 50 states in the US and markets in Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East and South America. For more information, please visit http://www.tenseconds.com. ...
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Update on the latest in business:
NECN
Elsewhere in Asia, Australia's S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.6 percent and China's Shanghai Composite Index dropped 1 percent. Benchmarks in Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, the Philippines and New Zealand were also lower. SINGAPORE (AP) — Oil prices rose to near ...
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On the Scene - Olympic Legacies Center Around Sport for All
Around the Rings (subscription)
Scott Myers of World Sport Chicago and Colin Hilton of the Utah Athletic Foundation. (ATR) Hilton mentioned conversations with his counterparts in past Winter Olympic hosts Lillehammer (1994) and Vancouver (2010) but said he believed the initiative ...
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ICCC plan draws criticism
Queens Chronicle
Most of the attendees at the hearing were against the plan, but there were a handful of members of the South Asian community that spoke in favor of it. “We live in this community and we have old people in our house, and they don't have a place for ...
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Updates, advisories and surprises
MarketWatch
Nike said worldwide futures orders for Nike Brand athletic footwear and apparel -- scheduled for delivery from September 2011 through January 2012 -- totaled $8.5 billion, 16% higher than orders reported for the same period last year. ...
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LIBYA News, Sep 23, 2011

Libya News: Civilians flee besieged Sirte
GlobalPost (blog)
Their military identity cards were shown to reporters and rebels said they were being taken to a military prison in Misrata where officials estimate some 700 suspected loyalists are being held. Libya sirte residents flee 2011 9 22.
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