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CBC's Playoff Pulse TV App Developed by Digital All-Stars mediacaster Working with some of the top digital developers in Canada and around theworld, CBC's Hockey Night in Canada has scored with its new digital media application, Playoff Pulse. Playoff Pulse (playoffpulse.cbc.ca) is an interactive second screen ... See all stories on this topic » |
May 9, 2012
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24 IB World Schools Make US News & World Report Top 100 MarketWatch (press release) The US News & World Report's "2012 Best High School Rankings" is a testament to the efforts of public schools that make use of the well-rounded IB curriculum with its emphasis on strong analytical thinking, math, writing, and language skills to equip ... See all stories on this topic » |
U.S. News and World Report: Howard County Public Schools Top 7 Percent in Country Patch.com By Brandie Jefferson Howard County High Schools in US News and WorldReport Rankings. Patch Ten of Howard County Public Schools' 12 high schools were ranked in the top 7 percent of high schools nationwide by US News and World Report. In its Best High ... See all stories on this topic » |
ABC World News, May 09, 2012
ABC's 'General Hospital' leads the way with 23 nominations for Daytime Emmy ... Washington Post NEW YORK — ABC's “General Hospital” led with 23 nominations Wednesday in a Daytime Emmy Awards field with notable omissions as well as old favorites. The television academy said “General Hospital” will compete with NBC's “Days of Our Lives,” CBS' ”The ... See all stories on this topic » |
ABC correspondent Lynn Sherr celebrates her (and our) passion for swimming Kansas City Star But water means something more vital to ABC correspondent and avid swimmer Lynn Sherr: It means peace. "I like that quiet time," says Sherr - author of "Swim: Why We Love the Water. "Like everybody, I'm bombarded with my BlackBerry, family, phone, ... See all stories on this topic » |
BARACK OBAMA News, May 09, 2012
Obama's 'to do' list for Congress: jobs, mortgages BusinessWeek The White House said Obama planned to discuss the list during a stop at college science complex in Albany, NY It's the president's latest attempt to portray congressional Republicans as obstructing his economic agenda at a time when millions of ... See all stories on this topic » |
Obama to honor songwriting duo Bacharach and David with Gershwin Prize at ... Washington Post WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is honoring the brainpower behind the unforgettable tunes “Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head,” ''Close to You,” and others recorded by artists spanning Dionne Warwick, the Carpenters, Alicia Keys and the cast of ... See all stories on this topic » |
GEORGE PAPANDREOU News, May 09, 2012
The democratic executions of Nicolas Sarkozy in France and Lucas Papademos in ... The Conversation Sarkozy and Papademos join the political corpses of Gordon Brown (UK), Jose Zapateros (Spain), Silvio Berlusconi (Italy) and George Papandreou (Greece) on the dustheap of history. Voters in Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia and ... See all stories on this topic » | |
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May 8, 2012
LATEST World News, May 08, 2012
European Stocks Retreat Amid Greece Government Concern BusinessWeek By Sarah Jones on May 08, 2012 European stocks dropped after the leader ofGreece's biggest political party failed to reach an agreement on a new government following the weekend's elections. National Bank of Greece SA led a selloff in banks, ... See all stories on this topic » |
German Bunds Advance on Greece Stalemate; Yields Drop to Records BusinessWeek By Lucy Meakin and David Goodman on May 08, 2012 German bunds advanced, pushing yields down to records, as Greek political leaders struggled for a second day to form a new government after inconclusive elections on the weekend. See all stories on this topic » |
FINANCIAL News, Money, Banks, Economic and Financial Crisis, May 08, 2012
IMF Urges Stronger German Action To Help Tame Debt Crisis Wall Street Journal The IMF said prospects for a recovery in Germany are favorable, but the outlook is clouded by risks from the debt crisis. Berlin's top priorities should be spurring domestic-led growth, securing financial stability and helping to address the challenges ... See all stories on this topic » |
ENTERTAINMENT News, May 08, 2012
What financial reports reveal about entertainment BusinessWeek By AP April 12: Coinstar Inc. raises its first-quarter and full-year revenue guidance on the popularity of its Redbox movie business. Coinstar says recent price hikes didn't dampen movie rentals during the period as much as it thought they might. See all stories on this topic » |
Disney Analysts Raise Forecasts After 'Avengers' Debut BusinessWeek The movie alone may generate as much as $1.35 billion in theaters, suggests Drew Crum, an analyst with Stifel Nicolaus & Co. With a more modest $1.1 billion box-office take, it would return as much as $250 million in profit, includingtelevision rights ... See all stories on this topic » |
EARTHQUAKE News, May 08, 2012
New quake-proof Raj Bhavan for Tripura, old one to be Tagore museum New York Daily News 'The fear over quakes has increased in Tripura after the massive earthquakefollowed by tsunami that hit Japan March last year, claiming thousands of lives and causing all-round destruction. Tripura Governor DY Patil had himself expressed his keenness ... See all stories on this topic » | |
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ROBOTICS News, May 08, 2012
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Vacuum robot is trilingual, knows witty dialect KEYC TV AP Sports News Video A man accused of abducting a mother and her three daughters was a family friend described as being like an uncle to the girls. The intense search for a man accused of abducting a Tennessee woman and her three daughters continued ... See all stories on this topic » |
Vacuum robot talks 3 languages, plus witty dialect: 'I'm cool and feeling good.' Washington Post The Japanese electronics maker said Tuesday that the robot also speaks the Kansai dialect of southwestern Japan widely viewed as more comical and witty than standard Japanese. But its linguistic abilities are designed for fun, not for following complex ... See all stories on this topic » |
FASHION Models News, May 08, 2012
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Children's author Maurice Sendak dies Fox News Washington – The celebrated author of children's books, Maurice Sendak, diedTuesday at a Connecticut hospital, The New York Times said. He was 83. Sendak, who won overnight fame in 1963 with the publication of "Where the Wild Things Are," died of ... See all stories on this topic » |
CNN World News, May 08, 2012
International alert issued for fugitive Iraqi vice president CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Istanbul (CNN) -- Interpol has issued a "red notice" for Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi, who is suspected of guiding and financing terrorist attacks in the country, the international police organization announced Tuesday. See all stories on this topic » |
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BUSINESS News, May 08, 2012
Aramark hires ex-Pepsi exec to succeed Neubauer as CEO Philadelphia Inquirer Eric J. Foss joined the privately held food-services and facilities-managementgiant as its new president and CEO Tuesday. Foss, 53, retired as CEO of Pepsi Beverages Co., a $20 billion division of the soft-drink maker, on Dec. 9. See all stories on this topic » |
Working Saudi women can make great impact: Herfy CEO Al-Saied Chicago Tribune RIYADH — Water shortage, oil depletion, and rapidly increasing population are among the major challenges facing Saudi Arabia, according to Ahmed Al-Saied,CEO of Herfy Food Services Company. If overlooked or neglected these problems could cause ... See all stories on this topic » |
BIOLOGY News, May 08, 2012
Chicago Tribune Like gigantic, long-necked, prehistoric cows, sauropod dinosaurs roamed widely around the Earth 150 million years ago, scientists reported in the journal Current Biology on Monday. Study finds psychopaths have distinct brain structure LONDON (Reuters) ... See all stories on this topic » | |
Reuters Odd News Summary Chicago Tribune Like gigantic, long-necked, prehistoric cows, sauropod dinosaurs roamed widely around the Earth 150 million years ago, scientists reported in the journal Current Biology on Monday. California seller of suicide kits sentenced for tax offense SAN DIEGO ... See all stories on this topic » |
ASSOCIATED PRESS News, May 08, 2012
Report: Yahoo director who didn't catch fabrication in CEO's academic record ... Minneapolis Star Tribune Article by: AP FILE - In this Nov. 15, 2010 file photo, then PayPal president Scott Thompson, who in January 2012 was named CEO of Yahoo Inc., speaks at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco. Yahoo shareholder and New York hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb ... See all stories on this topic » |
US employers posted 3.74 million March jobs WHIO Dayton AP FILE - In this March. 9, 2012, file photo, job candidates fill out forms for employment interviews at a job fair in Bell, Calif. The Labor Department said Tuesday, May 8, that US companies in March posted the highest number of job openings in nearly ... See all stories on this topic » |
ASEAN News, May 08, 2012
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ACTIONAID News, May 08, 2012
Actionaid engages farmers on food security Awoko The programme, which was organized by the African Youth Coalition against Hunger (AYCAH) Sierra Leone, and funded by Actionaid, drew target groups from the seven district operational areas of Actionaid to put forward their ideas and concerns for the ... See all stories on this topic » | |
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MOST BEAUTIFUL Woman, Model, Actress, May 08, 2012
Beyonce: World's Most Beautiful Journalist? Philadelphia Inquirer In it, the World's Most Beautiful Woman, per People, talks about how taking a break from music changed her life. If she shows, Beyonce will receive the honor at the association's scholarship and awards banquet on May 15. If she doesn't, New York's NABJ ... See all stories on this topic » |
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