LATEST World News, Dec 03, 2011

Pitbull Spreading Music Globally on 'International Love' Video Shoot PopCrush “It's very important to show the world the city that made me who I am,” he tells VEVO. “So when you hire a [local] crew that I've been working with for the last six to seven years, it shows unity, it shows loyalty and it shows respect. ... See all stories on this topic »

VIDEO: Africa's farmland in demand: 'Is there a better place than this?' Toronto Star Last year, for example, the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative released a report on Tanzania's mining sector. The initiative, started by the British government with support from the World Bank, is a coalition of governments, civil society ... See all stories on this topic »

Capturing the world through photography, video and multimedia Los Angeles Times (blog) Madrid — A member of dancer-illusionists company Momix performs during a media rehearsal of its latest show "reMIX." Tenna, Switzerland — Covered with snow from last year, mountains frame the Safiental valley. Unusually warm and dry weather has ... See all stories on this topic » Los Angeles Times (blog)

Saatchi's scathing portrait of the art world: 'Vulgar, Eurotrashy, masturbatory' The Guardian Writing in today's Guardian, Saatchi paints a scathing picture of the contemporary art world and says that being a buyer these days "is comprehensively and indisputably vulgar". He says: "It is the sport of the Eurotrashy, hedgefundy, Hamptonites; ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Presidential Proclamation -- International Day of Persons with Disabilities eNews Park Forest For decades, America has been a global leader in advancing the rights of people with disabilities. From the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act, which I signed lastyear, ... See all stories on this topic »

Will Global Financial Demoltion Lead to New World Order? The People's Voice Unsurprisingly, police state tyranny is also crossing the Rubicon: the imposition of third world poverty levels requires third world methods of repression.” This short video on the Euro crisis is scary on a few levels. First, it was recorded over two ... See all stories on this topic » The People's Voice

Where sci-fi meets reality Khaleej Times Called 'Immersive Telepresence', this technology provides an experience that's the next best thing to meeting face-to-face, making current internationalconferencing communications look primitive in comparison as it works its way into the high-end ... See all stories on this topic »

Suzhou Publicity Video Debuts at NYC Times Square CRIENGLISH.com "As a city with a profound cultural heritage and highest degree of opening, Suzhou should take an active part in communicating with the rest of the world and increase its global competitiveness," said Suzhou Mayor Yan Li. Suzhou is located in the core ... See all stories on this topic »

Today in Tech: Carrier IQ, Zynga, free speech and cellphones Washington Post (blog) Chrome and Firefox: Google's Chrome browser appears to be soaring up the charts, taking over the number two spot from Firefox in StatCounter's latest globalsurvey. In October, Google CEO Larry Page announced that Chrome had 200 million active users, ... See all stories on this topic »

Top 15 Upcoming Video Games of 2012 [VIDEOS] International Business Times According to Cory May, co-founder and President of Sekretagent Productions, a production company based in Los Angeles, California working in the film, video game, and internet industries, the new game will not take place during the World War II which ... See all stories on this topic » International Business Times

GIS, MMI, LTD, WDC, MCD - Notable Stocks with Volume at NYSE Retirement Planning McDonald's Corporation franchises and operates McDonald's restaurants in theglobal restaurant industry. These restaurants serve a varied, limited, value-priced menu in more than 100 countries around the world. All restaurants are operated either by it ... See all stories on this topic »

Director Jamie King spent year on 'Michael Jackson: The ImmortalWorld Tour' Las Vegas Sun Jamie has created and choreographed shows and videos for Madonna, Britney Spears, Rihanna, Elton John and Celine Dion. He assembled a team of 12 of his favorite choreographers for “Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour,” including Travis Payne, ... See all stories on this topic » Las Vegas Sun

INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR DURING PRESIDENT'S DAY WEEKEND 2012 IN MIAMI Absolutearts.com "With the continued expansion of the Wynwood Arts District and Miami as aglobal hub for the art world, we are confident that Art Wynwood will fill a gap in the market, offering improved opportunities for our dealers and contemporary art collectors ... See all stories on this topic »

Video: 3D views of asteroid Vesta Spaceflight Now BY STEPHEN CLARK NASA released a 3D video of asteroid Vesta this week, showing rifts and valleys across the 330-mile-wide world sandwiched between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Imagery from the framing camera on NASA's Dawn spacecraft was used to ... See all stories on this topic »

India central bank says will defend ailing rupee AFP It plunged to a record low of 52.73 against the dollar last month on fears about the eurozone debt crisis and the world economy as well as falling Indian shares which are faring the worst among their regional peers. "In volatile market conditions that ... See all stories on this topic » AFP

Global BBC iPlayer App For iPad Arrives In Canada HDTV Test The creation of extra streams of revenue for the Beeb is the main aim of releasing the BBC iPlayer global edition, which has been funded by BBC Worldwide, around the world. There are a number of differences between the iPlayer that is available in the ... See all stories on this topic » HDTV Test

Vdopia Attains Leadership Position in Online Video Advertising Domain itVARnews.net (press release) ComScore, Inc., the global leader in measuring the digital world through digital marketing intelligence has released the Video Metrix for the month of October 2011. The data confirms Vdopia's leadership position in online video advertising domain in ... See all stories on this topic »

Computing classes don't teach programming skills Telegraph.co.uk Helping me was Ian Livingstone, life president of Eidos (the company behind Lara Croft) and a leading figure in the video games industry. The report was at the behest of the Government, which wanted to discover what skills are required to sustain and ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

Kodak's long fade to black Los Angeles Times The circle of life in business is a natural phenomenon, the lesson of which shouldn't be overlooked by companies that seem to have cemented themselves into permanent spots at the top of the world today — including Apple, Google and Facebook. ... See all stories on this topic » Los Angeles Times

MoneyWeek Roundup: The Fed rides to the rescue MoneyWeek (For more on how all this works, see deputy editor Tim Bennett's video tutorial on this topic: Has the Fed saved Europe? – it's a painless, textbook-free way to learn everything about currency swaps that you're ever likely to need to know.) ... See all stories on this topic »

P&F Bullish Signal Reversal - BVN, CS, FMD, FXI, IMN Retirement Planning Each security in the Index is a current constituent of the FTSE All-World Index. All of the securities in the Index trade on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively ... See all stories on this topic »

Prosecution analyst outlines Al Qaeda strategy The Boston Globe Evan F. Kohlmann, who described himself as an international terrorism consultant with Flashpoint Global Partners, an independent consulting company he runs, told jurors yesterday at Mehanna's trial in US District Court in Boston that Al Qaeda's ... See all stories on this topic »

ShoreTel to Present at the Barclays Capital Global Technology Conference MarketWatch (press release) We offer organizations of all sizes integrated, voice, video, data, and mobile communications on an open, distributed IP architecture that helps significantly reduce the complexity and costs typically associated with other solutions. ... See all stories on this topic »

THE REGION [Caribbean Update] Insurance News Net (press release) After the French Antilles and French Guiana in 2005, Bermuda in 2006 and the West Indies in 2011, this latest Rubis acquisition in the Caribbean establishes its position as the leading independent petroleum products distributor in the Caribbean . ... See all stories on this topic »

Charity hopes to help more than 8000 people Staunton News Leader Jerry Hale, center, works across the table from his brother, Bob Hale as Jerry's wife, Sharon Hale, walks past with a filled box while sorting donated clothing in Restoration Ministries Global's warehouse in Stuarts Drafts on Friday. ... See all stories on this topic »

Photo: Contributed - Campaign for Commercial-free Childhood Castanet.net In the US, Wal-Mart, the world's biggest retailer, has taken steps inrecent years to control its Black Friday crowds following the 2008 death of one of its workers in a stampede of shoppers. This year, it staggered its door-buster deals instead of ... See all stories on this topic » Castanet.net

Maria Arvelo Signs as Model for MC Entertainment EIN News (press release) [read more] Should the 200 nations that began global climate talks on Monday, Nov. 28, renew the Kyoto Protocol? (2011-11-28) No, I am glad that it will end in 2012. About World News Report Aimed at business leaders and globalprofessionals worldwide, ... See all stories on this topic »

Minus Ericsson, Sony to only make smartphones Times of India Asenior executive from the Japanese conglomerate, which also makes PlayStationvideo game consoles and Bravia TVs, said by mid next year, the Sony Ericsson brand will be phased out even as it looks to become a complete smartphone company. ... See all stories on this topic »

Governments monitoring email, China sucked out CBI's mails: Julian Assange Times of India In a special address, beamed from London through video, at a medium Summit here, Assange said he had come across evidence of China hacking into the emails of the Indian "central government". "Chinese six years ago were sucking out the emails of the ... See all stories on this topic »

Conference at the American Academy in Rome illuminated the changing climate ... Plain Dealer (blog) Rose, who co-organized the conference with Laurie Rush, an archaeologist for the Army at Fort Drum, NY, said he was motivated by the revolutions of the Arab Spring and the threat they pose toworld heritage sites. (A video recording of a portion of the ... See all stories on this topic » Plain Dealer (blog)

Troop Drawdown Won't Crimp Bandwidth Demand, Officials Say Space News 1 during the Global Milsatcom conference here organized by SMi Group. “There will be a need. You might see a decline from time to time. But with environmental crises and unexpected events, demand will remain. People have got used to full-motion video ... See all stories on this topic » Space News

Cai Guo-Qiang: Saraab Art Newspaper “Saraab” features more than 50 works, including 16 commissioned pieces, 30 recent works and nine documentary videos, in the museum's first single-artist exhibition. So why did Wassan al Khudairi, the exhibition curator and director of Mathaf, ... See all stories on this topic » Art Newspaper

UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News UPI.com 2 (UPI) -- The poorest of the world's nations at a UN climate summit in South Africa say they want talks on a new global climate agreement to start immediately. The Least Developed Countries bloc and small island states, many of which are vulnerable to ... See all stories on this topic »

Photo: Trevor Rockliffe Castanet.net She says police are continuing their investigation and are reviewingvideo surveillance and interviewing local residents. by The Canadian Press - Story: 68005 The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia says it will apply to raise vehicle insurance ... See all stories on this topic » Castanet.net

When Memes Collide: Tank Man, Pepper Spray Cop Miller-McCune.com The iconic Tank Man photo, taken on June 5, 1989, captured the standoff between a young Chinese worker and a line of armored vehicles—a standoff that was also shot by several other photographers and captured on video. The standoff occurred in central ... See all stories on this topic » Miller-McCune.com

Shane from A to Z . . . South Wales Evening Post His last World Cup appearance came against the men in gold, while there have been some memorable tries against the Aussies in the past — remember that hitch kick on the way to the line in those black jerseys against Lote Tuqiri and Co in 2005 (right)? ... See all stories on this topic »

The man who stirred up memogate: Washington Post The News International Before he died in 1992, his father, Manaddid Ijaz, a physics professor at Virginia Tech, made videos for his children. The video for Mansoor contained this message: “My father said, 'I wanted to fix the problems of Pakistan, but my life has been cut ... See all stories on this topic »

Stocks Surge for the Week; Best Gain Since 2009 (AAPL, AMZN, BAC, FCX, HD, JPM ... TradersHuddle.com The video rental subscription service Company, surged close to 10% rebounding from a dismal week, in which the stock plunged 18.2% and logged a new yearly low of $62.90. Netflix received a boost from a Barron's article over the weekend, ... See all stories on this topic »

'Jew-hate stems from conflict' Ynetnews BRUSSELS – Growing global anti-Semitism is linked to Israel's policy towards the Palestinians, the American ambassador to Belgium told stunned Jewish conference attendants in Brussels earlier this week. Speaking Wednesday at a Jewish conference on ... See all stories on this topic »

Interrogating the lewd in 'Shame' The Boston Globe Or maybe this much-praised visual artist - whose paintings and conceptual videos have been shown in museums around the worldand who represented Britain at the 2009 Venice Biennale - is still learning to play by the Hollywood talk-circuit rules. ... See all stories on this topic » The Boston Globe

'Yo! MTV Raps' Returns With Wiz Khalifa, Young Jeezy The BoomBox We have brand new interviews with the artists about the making of the song and the making of the video, and then we're also going to incorporate the interviews with some of the artists of today talking about the impact of all of those songs andvideos. ... See all stories on this topic »

Daily Occupations Report Dec. 2, 2011 Free Speech TV (blog) On November 22, occupiers of Tahrir Square issued an urgent call for globalsolidarity, asking the world to: - Occupy / shut-down Egyptian embassies worldwide. They now represent the junta; reclaim them for the Egyptian people. ... See all stories on this topic »

Emily Cohen: No Drake, You Make Me Proud American Superstar Magazine Maybe it was all those years watching him wheel around on the teen drama Degrassi or his penchant for the ridiculous (see SNL, or the "Best I Ever Had"video), but perhaps a big reason why I love the Canadian stallion is his acknowledgement of how ... See all stories on this topic »

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Treasuries Rise for 3rd Day on Europe Debt ... - Saudi News Logo Saudi News Today - Other News ... for a third day as the spreading European debt crisis threatened the U.S. economy and stocks fell around the world. ... ww.saudinewstoday.com/.../90155__Treasuries+Rise+for+3rd...

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SYDNEY Opera News, Dec 03, 2011

Millionaire not welcome Sydney Morning Herald Years later, Moss was reminded of that when he sought to book a table at Guillaume at the Sydney Opera House. Bill Moss, pictured with Paul Keating at the launch of his book. ''The main restaurant is on two levels, only the upper level of which is ... See all stories on this topic » Sydney Morning Herald

Walker launches legal proceedings The Ridge News Sydney's most vitriolic Wagnerian-length academic opera is far from over.Just days before her controversial seven year reign as Dean of the SydneyConservatorium of Music officially ends on New Year's Eve, the American-born bassoon soloist Professor ... See all stories on this topic »

Icons of San Diego: From mission to modern SignOnSanDiego.com The Sydney Opera house, shown as dressed up for Vivid Live 2010, became an instant icon for the Australian city -- and prompted cities around the world to try to find the same sort of architectural splash. Forgotten today is that the project was... See all stories on this topic »

Music legend Elton john hits out at AIDS 'fascists' Scottish Daily Record He was speaking at an event at Sydney Opera House to mark the end of World AIDS Day. Sir Elton said: "We've got this disease really by the scruff of the neck. "But we cannot loosen that grip. If governments start backing out and stop funding,... See all stories on this topic »

Millionaire not welcome Tenterfield Star Years later, Moss was reminded of that when he sought to book a table at Guillaume at the Sydney Opera House. ''The main restaurant is on two levels, only the upper level of which is accessible by lift,'' he writes. ''When you ring to book a table and ... See all stories on this topic »

Story of a Rabbit Australian Stage Online It begins as you enter the Sydney Opera House's Playhouse Theatre, where you are greeted, unassumingly, by the star of the show Hugh Hughes – you can't get any more Welsh than that – as he shakes hands with each member of the audience. ... See all stories on this topic »

2012: the hit parade The Age In recent years, there's been a concerted push by Sydney to wrest the title of ''musical capital of Oz'' from Melbourne but aficionados of the form needn't start looking for property up north just yet. Despite its (thoroughly deserved) lengthy sell-out ... See all stories on this topic » The Age

Capturing the world through photography, video and multimedia Los Angeles Times (blog) Sydney — The sails of the Sydney Opera House turn red during a World Aids Day reception. Porto, Portugal — Portuguese activists link hands during the World Aids Day celebration in Porto. World AIDS Day, observed on Dec. 1 every year, is dedicated to ... See all stories on this topic » Los Angeles Times (blog)

The rainbows of a heavenly voice New Zealand Herald Photo / Supplied The celebrated Korean soprano Sumi Jo is sequestered in herSydney hotel suite preparing for an Opera House performance. "Here I am, waiting for my concert and drinking a lot of water," she explains, breaking into a laugh. ... See all stories on this topic »

Classical music: Two-year odyssy comes to an end Cumberland Courier Newspapers ON an ensemble high after a successful tour of Japan and Korea, theSydney Symphony came up with an incandescent performance of Mahler's Resurrection Symphony at the Sydney Opera House last Friday. The orchestra's inspired collaboration with conductor ... See all stories on this topic » Cumberland Courier Newspapers

What would make you miss the Tampa Bay area Tampabay.com Then St. Petersburg unveiled inspired designs for a new $50 million pier that has folks making comparisons to the London Needle andSydney Opera House. Maybe the recession has forced us to reassess what we want from where we live. ... See all stories on this topic » Tampabay.com

A melting moment in burlesque Sydney Morning Herald La Soiree is performing a repeat season in London before shows at the Sydney Opera House in January. George, who won't reveal his surname in a surprising act of shyness, likened his fellow performers to a family albeit not a traditional one. ... See all stories on this topic » Sydney Morning Herald

Telstra Ballet Dancer Award winner announced Voxy The sensational result was announced by Deena Shiff, Telstra's Group Managing Director, Applications and Ventures Group, in front of a capacity crowd of 1500 at the Sydney Opera House, following tonight's Sydney premiere of Graeme Murphy's Romeo ... See all stories on this topic »

Catch ten players Cumberland Courier Newspapers The musicians all come from major orchestras in Sydney including the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. At the Blessed Sacrament Church on Sunday, they will play “some evergreens, a splash ofopera, some carols and a selection from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker .... See all stories on this topic » Cumberland Courier Newspapers

My rosy future! Now she's seen off the stalker who was making her life hell ... Daily Mail Within a few short months, Katherine was singing at Westminster Cathedral to honour Pope John Paul II's Silver Jubilee and at theSydney Opera House for the Rugby World Cup. She sold more than four million albums in five years, beating the Spice Girls ... See all stories on this topic » Daily Mail

From Bilbao to Balboa Park, icons bedazzle us SignOnSanDiego.com Some say it's high time San Diego got what Sydney has with its opera house or Paris with its Eiffel Tower. Others condemn the proposal as a “monstrosity” or deride it as a set of bunny ears, a hood ornament or worse. An online UT online straw poll ... See all stories on this topic »

Territory talent on display NTNews.com.au More than 100 people rocked up from all over the outback and as far as Sydney. Line producer Emanuel Hatsos said it was a good show of the NT's authenticity. "There was one band that was so ocka with their stubbies and bum cracks. ... See all stories on this topic » NTNews.com.au

Last step for dance teacher Taranaki Daily News It was put on as part of the campaign to save the Opera House. The production was another highlight in her career. "We were doing something to save something for the community. You can get more pleasure out of giving than receiving. ... See all stories on this topic » Taranaki Daily News

ANGELIQUE KIDJO, DIANNE REEVES AND LIZZ WRIGHT Continue the Legacies of Miriam ... Jazzcorner In 2008, the concert morphed into a touring production that has appeared at venues including the Barbican Centre in London, Jazz a Vienne in France, the National Black Arts Festival in Atlanta and at the Sydney Opera House. ... See all stories on this topic » Jazzcorner

Dec 02, 2011 NEW YORK, NY ,MARKETWIRE Stock Markets Review Among the journey's many highlights were multiple sold out shows at such iconic venues as Australia's Sydney Opera House, New York City's Carnegie Hall, and Spreckels Theatre in Mraz's adopted hometown of San Diego. Mraz and Rivera will officially ... See all stories on this topic »

Lovability test puts Sydney on the podium Melton Weekly ''The other aspect is the European cities as a whole do very well when you look at that list, so Sydney stands out.'' Mr Freedman speculated that Sydney's signature Harbour Bridge and Opera House and a time zone that puts the photogenic harbour at the ... See all stories on this topic »

Obama Announces Boost In AIDS Research Funding Neon Tommy ... medical male circumcisions in eastern and southern Africa. Research shows circumcisions reduce the risk of women transmitting the virus to men by more than 60 percent. Sydney Opera House lit red for World AIDS Day ( photo courtesy of Creative Commons ) See all stories on this topic » Neon Tommy

Sir Elton John urges action on AIDS, gay marriage ... fireworks over a red Sydney Opera House and providing some spitfire of his own. ... The gathering of ALP delegates began in Sydney today, with debate ... www.heraldsun.com.au/.../story-e6frf96o-1226212146993

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