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Apr 15, 2012

HOLLYWOOD News, Apr 15, 2012


The stars of 'The Avengers' hit the red carpet at Hollywood premiere
New York Daily News
“There's never been a movie that has so many super charactersin one films, and everyone of them is important enough to carry amovie all by themselves,” he told the Daily News. “I would guess producers all over the world are running around saying, ...
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New York Daily News
On Movies: Steven Rea talks with Guy Pearce
Philadelphia Inquirer
Film District Lockout represents something new for Guy Pearce. And something old. New: In the Luc Besson-produced, sci-fi/prison-break/?space-rescue thriller, the Australian actor is a hard-boiled, against-the-grain antihero.
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Marshfield actor lands speaking role on 'Castle'
Wisconsin Rapids Tribune
Since 2007, Marshfield native Jan Janssen, 38, has appeared in such moviesas "Moneyball" and "J. Edgar" and prime-time television shows as "House" and "CSI: NY." But it's likely you never saw Janssen. That's because he works as a background actor ...
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Remember the Titanic With These Movies
Patch.com
The Hollywood version, titled Titanic (1953), starred Clifton Webb and Barbara Stanwyck. It was a typical '50s melodrama with the added window dressing of a famous disaster. A serviceable enough film, but little was done, however, to give the movie any ...
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Cannes film season kicks off promising 'surprises'
Times of India
Cannes season kicks off this week as the film festival unveils its pick ofHollywood giants and arthouse newcomers to compete for the coveted Palme d'Or at the glitzy event on the French Riviera next month. Organisers will announce the 20-odd films in ...
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Tribeca Film Festival seeks a starring role
Crain's New York Business
By Miriam Kreinin Souccar @miriamsouccar The frenzied deal-making at Sundance and Cannes, where multiple bidders vie for movies and millions of dollars change hands, has eluded the Tribeca Film Festival so far. That may be about to change.
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Kolkata slum, a cool place to find The Hulk: Mark Ruffalo
Hindustan Times
Most of the other actors in this multi-cast film have worn superhero suits earlier. But Hollywood star Mark Ruffalo, who plays The Hulk in Marvel's upcoming production, The Avengers, is entirely new to the gang. “I felt like the outsider.
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Hindustan Times
'I am at the end of the trail'
Khaleej Times
... the actor from whom he learned the most and how striving to be in the league of the greatest film directors keeps him making more movies. Lately you have a bit of reputation for being one of the most approachable people inHollywood.
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The Cabin in the Woods: A Genre-Busting Blood-Soaked Must See
Patch.com
And, as if they hadn't seen any horror movies, proceed to do things like root around in a cellar full of chains and creepy baby dolls, and ignore an oil painting of goat-headed demons eviscerating each other. Stupid horror cardboardcharacters, ...
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Stella and Paul McCartney Host Hollywood Party for 'My Valentine' MusicVideo
Hollywood Reporter
Sir Paul McCartney directed three versions of the song off his new album "Kisses on the Bottom" and welcomed Hollywood's A-list to see it at his daughter's LA boutique. There aren'ta lot of parties where you can see giants of the music, film, ...
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Hollywood Reporter
No stooge held a candle to Keaton
Monterey County Herald
By MICHAEL PHILLIPS Actors Chris Diamontopoulos, from top, Sean Hayes and Will Sasso arrive in character at the premiere of "The Three Stooges: TheMovie" at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles April 7. Here's what I never liked about The Three ...
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I'm open to Hindi films: Julia Roberts
Hindustan Times
Now she will be seen in Indian director Tarsem Singh's Hollywoodfairy tale, Mirror Mirror, playing the villain. “I am open to doing an all-out Indian film if the project interests me,” she says. “Right now, with kids and family taking up most of my ...
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Hindustan Times
Efron transforms into leading man
CANOE
It is a rites-of-passage that many young actors never make. As a brown-haired, blue-eyed, wholesome teen, Efron generated his early fame doing some high struttin' as the leading man in Disney's High School Musical movies.
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Jeremy Renner & Scarlett Johansson Talk 'Avengers' Sequel & Hawkeye Spinoff Rumors
Access Hollywood
She loved it,” Jeremy — who plays Hawkeye in the comic bookfilm — told Access Hollywood's Shaun Robinson at “The Avengers” junket in Los Angeles on Friday. “My mom is really particular about stuff, but she just came and was like, 'That was just so ...
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Access Hollywood
Action replay
Brisbane Times
It can't be often that an actor forgets he's got a major Hollywoodblockbuster to shoot the next day. Last year, Liam Neeson was enjoying a summer holiday, visiting family in his native Belfast, when his agent called out of the blue.
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Brisbane Times
Annapurna builds world-class film studios in Hyderabad
Zee News
The production house is hoping to target Hollywood with the cheaper labour and studio rentals in India. The 10,00000 square feet climate-controlled movie production studios are Asia`s most modern studios, offering "concept-to-can" facility.
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Zee News
Screenwriter David Webb Peoples wins Kanbar Award
San Francisco Chronicle
"I was so lucky, because I had wonderful actors to help me through it. The flaws of the film are all mine. Everybody else did great. I was the weak link in the chain, but I did the best I could. I'm proud of the movie, but I'm aware it fell short of ...
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Brad Pitt proposed Angelina Jolie
Emirates 24/7
(AFP) (FILES) a picture taken on May 20, 2009 shows US actor Brad Pitt and actress Angelina Jolie arriving for the screening of the movie "Inglourious Basterds" directed by Quentin Tarantino in competition at the 62nd CannesFilm Festival. Hollywood's ...
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'Battleship': that's Hollywood entertainment!
Korea Times
The Universal Pictures' $200-million film by actor-turned-director Peter Berg (“Hancock," 2008, and “Friday Night Lights," 2004, among others) is for fans of toys, guns, naval ships, explosions and the feel-good version of America portrayed by ...
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Korea Times
It's no act: Scandiuzzi rejuvenates a prime Seattle theater
The Seattle Times
In Geneva, I was involved in making short films. So in the 1980s I thought, how about I try my luck producing and acting in movies?" Don't blink, and you can catch him in small roles in a few big-budget Hollywood films — notably "Bugsy" and "The ...
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Beavis and Butt-Head creator Mike Judge on the return of his cartoon duo to TV ...
Scottish Daily Record
Exploding on to MTV in 1993, the creepy cartoon characters became a cult phenomenon, made the cover of Rolling Stone and were name-checked inHollywood blockbuster True Lies. Juvenile, gruesome and boobs-obsessed Beavis and Butt-Head broke ground as an ...
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Mark Ruffalo's 4-Year-Old Daughter Terrified By Dad's Hulk Performance In...
Access Hollywood
“She doesn't even see movies, so it was so overwhelming for her on so many levels.” And Robert's parenting advice wasn't the only sage bit of information the actor offered to Mark – Mark revealed it was Robert who convinced him to sign on for “The ...
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Access Hollywood
Ben Affleck and Justin Timberlake to star in new gambling movie Runner Runner
Daily Mail
By Leah Simpson Justin Timberlake and Ben Affleck are to team up for a new movie about online gambling. While Timberlake's deal for the film tiled Runner Runner has been finalised, Affleck is in final negotiations, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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Daily Mail
Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day: Film Review
Hollywood Reporter
The second in a series of films shepherded by well-known author and televangelist TD Jakes, it somehow manages to be as unsavory as it is purportedly inspirational. The plotline revolves around the kidnapping of the six-year-old daughter (Zoe Carter) ...
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Hollywood Reporter
Brad Furman to direct Timberlake flick
UPI.com
HOLLYWOOD, April 14 (UPI) -- "The Lincoln Lawyer" director Brad Furman has signed on to helm the online gambling thriller "Runner Runner," TheHollywood Reporter said. Actor Justin Timberlake will star in the film, and Ben Affleck, who last appeared in ...
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Gina Carano Takes on ActionFest, Explains The Collision of Wonder Woman and ...
Film School Rejects
I'm also learning a whole different field in acting; character development, story, scene work, objectives. It's two things I've always loved. I've always lovedmovies and I've always loved fighting. So it's like I get to live them both and use them to ...
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Acting is anything but easy
Telegraph.co.uk
By Nigel Farndale Previous attempts by members of the Royal Family to “crack Hollywood” have not inspired confidence. Prince Andrew's Forrest Gump 2 met with an unenthusiastic response from the critics when it was released in 1995 (“A true stinker” ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
Film review: Battleship
Bay Chronicle
In the movie, the US and Japanese navies are about to engage in some good-natured war games exercise on the high seas around Hawaii, for old times' sake, when suddenly an alien spacecraft plummets to earth and threatens the lives of every mortal. Cast: ...
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Bay Chronicle
Cabin In The Woods Interview – Director & Co-Star
Movie-Moron
They discussed how audiences are more respectful of spoilers today, how you co-write with Joss Whedon, and the frustrations of the MGM bankruptcy that put the finished film on the shelf for three years. The Cabin in the Woods is a very difficult movie ...
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Movie-Moron
The Cabin in the Woods
JustPressPlay
If audience members end up conflicted about how to feel about that, don't worry, because Cabin clearly does too; rather than detaching itself ironically from the rigamarole of plot mechanics, the film evinces a genuine sense of loss for the films it ...
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JustPressPlay
Danny DeVito: 'It all worked out for me. Life is good'
The Guardian
Born into a family of second-generation Italian-Americans, DeVito loved movies but never dreamed that he would end up working in them. In a tough neighbourhood in New Jersey, his father ran various businesses, including a sweetshop and a drycleaning ...
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The Guardian
Will 'The Avengers' assemble again for a last-minute scene?
Yahoo! Canada Shine (blog)
By Matt McDaniel | Movie Talk – Fri, 13 Apr, 2012 3:32 PM EDT "Marvel's The Avengers" is hitting screens everywhere in three weeks. This past Wednesday, the film had its big Hollywoodpremiere, and after the screening Twitter was ablaze with positive...
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Yahoo! Canada Shine (blog)
Brad Pitt And Angelina Jolie Engaged: Timeline And Photos Of Their Romance ...
International Business Times
"Mr. & Mrs. Smith" was a film about a glamorous husband and wife who are hired to assassinate each other. In the W spread, which Pitt helped shoot, the actor wanted to tell a darker tale that explored the "unidentifiable malaise" that haunts a ...
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International Business Times
ActionFest: Stunt Performers Renew Push for Oscar Category
Hollywood Reporter
Gill spoke Saturday as part of a panel at ActionFest, a film festival dedicated to action movies and the people who work on them. The festival, at which this reporter is serving as a judge, is now in its third year in Asheville, a town that is to North ...
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Hollywood Reporter
Commentary: Gordon Gekko may be a problem for Mitt Romney
Los Angeles Times
Thrilling (at times), left-wing (I guess), trash (not entirely), themovie Oliver Stone began shooting in lower Manhattan 25 years ago this month has proved anything but disposable. "Wall Street" remains one of the few Hollywood business yarns to lodge ...
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Los Angeles Times
Understanding Screenwriting #92: Downton Abbey, Smash, Luck, and more
slantmagazine
Unless you have seen writers' treatments and first draft screenplays, you have no idea how chaotic a lot of movies that seem so perfect started out. With Sturges of course, he is writing about chaos as well. I agree with David that Wiseman's Model ...
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slantmagazine
Much ado about colour
Malaysia Star
(Ironically, her skin is artificially darkened with make-up in the film.) I could say something very similar about movies in Malaysia. In the top 10 movies for 2011, every single leading actor and actress would be deemed Malay, with the exception of ...
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Malaysia Star
Marvel Movie Updates
Mania
By Robert T. Trate April 14, 2012 With the premiere of The Avengers last week in Hollywood, a lot of Marvel Movie News is hitting the web. We are doing our best in trying to make sense of it. Nothing is ever scripture as directors, actors,...
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Taylor Schilling is truly 'The Lucky One'
The Mercury
Best known for her turn on the short-lived TV show “Mercy,” the 27-year-old Boston native is about to receive a major career boost thanks to a starring role opposite Hollywood heartthrob Zac Efron. And that's just the beginning of her big-screen run.
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Hollywood looks to China for box office growth
Yahoo! Philippines News
China's booming movie industry is attracting interest from Hollywoodheavyweights, as they chase bigger box-office returns to offset tighter margins at home. Films with Asian and especially Chinese themes are becoming more prominent after Hollywood hit ...
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Taylor Kitsch made ugly for John Carter
FemaleFirst.co.uk
Hollywood hunk Taylor Kitsch has revealed he was made to look uglier for 'John Carter'. Taylor Kitsch was made to look "awful" in 'John Carter'. The 31-year-old actor plays the titular military captain who is sent to Mars in the filmand he has ...
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It Is a Shame If You Do Not Know Steven Kanumba
AllAfrica.com
Steven Charles Kanumba was a Tanzanian actor and film director. He passed away on 7 April aged 28. According to the BBC website, over 30, 000 people attended his funeral including Tanzania's first lady, Maama Salma Kikwete, the Vice President, ...
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Posted On Sunday, April 15, 2012 at 03:36:55 AM
Pune Mirror
He is no 'hero' but he is an actor to reckon with. In town for the premiere of his bilingual film, Chhodon Kal Ki Baatein (Hindi) and Kashyala Udyachi Baat (Marathi), one could see that he is popular with the masses as cheers and claps resounded and ...
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Voice Over Service Provider and Professional Voice Over Talent, Debbie Grattan ...
Broadcast Newsroom
As she loaded her resume with stage work, she was also finding the proximity to Hollywood and the television industry a draw, and won roles in episodics, TV movies, commercials, infomercials, and many other types of acting jobs, both live and filmed, ...
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Working Title of Steve Jobs Film Starring Ashton Kutcher is 'Jobs: Get Inspired'
iClarified
As an experienced writer and director Josh has a masterful understanding of the process of film making. Ashton Kutcher is, obviously, a huge Hollywood actor and he must have his pick of projects to choose from. First, why do you think he is your choice...
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FINANCIAL News, Money, Banks, Economic and Financial Crisis, Apr 15, 2012

IMF Plan To Raise New Funds Pushing Tensions To A Boil
Huffington Post
World finance leaders gathering in Washington next week will focus on proposals for countries to contribute more money to the IMF so it is better prepared in case of a fallout from any further escalation of Europe's debtcrises.
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FINANCIAL TIMES News, Apr 15, 2012

World economy still on life support
Financial Times
By Chris Giles in London The world economy “remains on life support” from central banks and has deteriorated since last autumn, the latest Brookings Institution-Financial Times tracking index shows, despite some recent signs of stabilisation.
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Day for Night
National Review Online (blog)
Earlier today, in an especially bizarre outburst, he picked on the Financial Times. 'The FT, as they say in informed circles, has always defended the Anglo-Saxon model, considering the French incorrigible and that we would do better to align ourselves ...
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Mahindra looks at international acquisitions
Financial Times
“We are actively seeing how we can make some acquisitions which would enhance not just our vehicle portfolio but also things which would help us meet our ambitions in the agri-business area,” Anand Mahindra, managing director, told the Financial Times ...
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Snubbing Brazil: Ms. Rousseff Goes to Washington
Pacific Free Press
A writer in the Financial Times, has even likened Brazil to the France of Latin America. Not obstructing US hegemony, and an attempted unimpeded global power monopoly; out of any sound principle, or deeply held belief or vision, but according to this ...
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Japan's Mitsui targets €5bn at France, Germany, Spain property
Property Investor Europe (subscription)
Reports in the Financial Times and other media said Mitsui Fudosan, already active in London, is preparing to target around Y550bn at European property - with the objective of doubling its share of profits from real estate earned overseas.
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The week ahead: April 16 – 20 | beyondbrics | News and views on ...
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beyondbrics, from the Financial Times, brings news and comment from more than 40 emerging economies, headed by China, India, Brazil, Russia, Mexico, Indonesia and South Africa. We cover politics and economics, finance and business ...
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More leaked warnings, this time for Italy ... - Blogs - Financial Times
Brussels blog from the Financial Times covering the EU's foreign and economic policies and news on the European Commission and European parliament.
blogs.ft.com/.../04/more-leaked-warnings-this-time-for-italy/
Sarkozy takes aim at Financial Times - Yahoo! News
From Yahoo! News: French President Nicolas Sarkozy, in the midst of a re- election campaign, has taken aim at the Financial Times, accusing it of blindly...
news.yahoo.com/sarkozy-takes-aim-financial-times-04293438...
CME Considering a London Futures Exchange, Financial Times Says
CME Group Inc. is considering whether to open a futures exchange in London, according to the Financial Times, which cited an interview with William ...
www.bloomberg.com/.../cme-considering-a-london-futures-ex...
Sarkozy takes aim at Financial Times
Back to Google News. Sarkozy takes aim at Financial Times ... His comments came after the Financial Times published a piece headlined "Broken promises ...
www.google.com/.../ALeqM5g5Z6Mq1ZZTCyjuL9U7cW1A...
CME Considering a London Futures Exchange, Financial Times Says
CME Group Inc. (CME) is considering whether to open a futures exchange in London, according to the Financial Times, which cited an interview with William ...
www.businessweek.com/.../cme-considering-a-london-futures-...
Financial Times analysis examines efforts to ... - Medical News
A Financial Times analysis examines how the international community is working "to ensure scientific work can proceed without falling prey to accidental leaks ...
www.news-medical.net/.../Financial-Times-analysis-examines-...
PRESS DIGEST - Financial Times - April 13 | Reuters
PRESS DIGEST - Financial Times - April 13 ... News Corp could be exposed to further legal action in the U.S. after Mark Lewis, the lawyer representing dozens ...
www.reuters.com/.../press-digest-financial-times-april-idUSL6...
Balkans.com Business News : Financial Times: Croatia's city of Split ...
The Financial Times has put the Dalmatian city of Split, specifically its Diocletian Palace, in first place on a list of the 10 most desirable ancient places in the ...
www.balkans.com/open-news.php?uniquenumber=141216
Groupon's 'amateur' PR response to the Financial Times is cringe ...
Worse is that it was made to the Financial Times (FT), a newspaper read by investors and business executives. The very people Groupon can least afford to ...
www.ragan.com/.../Groupons_amateur_PR_response_to_the_...
PRESS DIGEST - Financial Times - April 6: Fidelity - News - Fidelity
Financial Times. FACEBOOK PLANS NASDAQ FOR LISTING. Facebook has chosen the Nasdaq to list its shares, under the symbol \"FB\", when it launches its ...
https://news.fidelity.com/news/news.jhtml?cat=IPO...1...
CCU Hosts Free Seminar: “Getting Through Tough Financial Times ...
“Getting Through Tough Financial Times” is a no-cost educational seminar, open to the public as well as credit union Members. The workshop is hosted by...
triblocal.com/.../ccu-hosts-free-seminar-“getting-through-toug...
Egyptian presidential candidates barred – Financial Times | News
Source Article from http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/51246312-86a1-11e1-9c04- 00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/world_mideast/feed//product...
ibytes.net/egyptian-presidential-candidates-barred-financial-ti...
Municipal golf faces rough financial times - Chicago Tribune
A burst of summerlike warmth allowed Palatine Hills Golf Course to open almost two weeks ahead of schedule this season - good news after repeated flooding ...
articles.chicagotribune.com/.../ct-met-municipal-golf-struggles...
Sarkozy takes aim at Financial Times - One News Page
Sarkozy takes aim at Financial Times: French President Nicolas Sarkozy, in the midst of a re-election campaign, has taken aim at the British Financial Times ...
www.onenewspage.com/.../Sarkozy-takes-aim-at-Financial-Ti...
High squid prices test South Korea's politicians | Financial Times ...
As he sells his squid at the Jagalchi fish market in the southern port of Busan, Chang Ho-bin is happy to explain why he will be voting against South Korea's ...
thevotingnews.com/.../high-squid-prices-test-south-koreas-poli...
Sarkozy takes aim at Financial Times, news, StarAfrica.com
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, in the midst of a re-election campaign, has taken aim at the British Financial Times daily, accusing it of blindly supporting the ...
www.starafrica.com/.../sarkozy-takes-aim-at-financial-times-22...
Titanic's shipyard to form green energy hub – Financial Times ...
msnbc.comTitanic's shipyard to form green energy hubFinancial TimesBy Jamie Smyth in Belfast John Tollerton's grandfather was among thousands of men ...
headlinetodaynews.com/titanics-shipyard-to-form-green-energ...
financial-times-s | WPRI.com Blogs
Raimondomania spreads to Europe: FT calls her 'extraordinary' » financial-times- s. financial-times-s. This entry was posted on Wednesday, April 4th, 2012 at ...
blogs.wpri.com/2012/04/04/...spreads.../financial-times-s/
Financial Times Web App and the How To Spend It iPad App ...
Financial Times. ft.com/ ... Two FT mobile apps – the FT Web App (in the “news- handheld devices” category) and the How To Spend It iPad app (in the “lifestyle- ...
aboutus.ft.com/.../financial-times-web-app-and-the-how-to-spe...
US freezes pay for bailout CEOs – Financial Times - Online News ...
US freezes pay for bailout CEOs - Financial TimesCBS LocalUS freezes pay for bailout CEOsFinancial TimesBy Shahien Nasiripour in Washington and Reuters ...
news1800.com/.../us-freezes-pay-for-bailout-ceos-financial-ti...
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FASHION News, Apr 15, 2012


`Incredible India` luring fashion world with business sense: Pakistani designer
Zee News
New Delhi: The Indian fashion industry, with its talent, craft, textile and business sense, is luring the international fashion world with a vengeance, says Pakistani designer Sahar Atif, who hopes for smooth trade relations between the two neighbours.
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