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May 11, 2012

SHARON STONE News, May 11, 2012


Lindsay Lohan joins Courtney Loves spiritual chanting circle
Houston Chronicle (blog)
(KATASUMI KASAHARA / AP) Sharon Stone considers herself an “extremely religious” follower of Buddhism. (Michael Buckner / Getty Images) Richard Gere is a devotee of the Dalai Lama and an activist on behalf of Tibet. (Trisnadi / Associated Press) Steve ...
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Houston Chronicle (blog)
Time to take a kid fishing Saturday at Sharon Johnston Lake
al.com
How about wetting a hook at the 30th annual Madison County Commissioner's Youth Fishing Rodeo at SharonJohnston Lake. Thirty years ago, the late county commissioner Charles Stone came up with the idea of holding a fishing tournament for all kids 15 ...
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ANGELINA JOLIE News, May 11, 2012


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Beyonce and Angelina Jolie named most powerful moms
Times of India
Photo/Peter Kramer) Celebrity mothers Beyonce Knowles and Angelina Jolie have been named among 2012's Most Powerful Moms in a special poll. Editors at Working Mother magazine have compiled a top 10 list of females who are leading the way in their ...
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ARAB League News, May 11, 2012

Top two contenders participate in Egypt's first presidential debate
Washington Post
In homes and cafes, Egyptians sat transfixed by a debate that stretched past 2 am It featured Amr Moussa, the 75-year-old former chief of theArab League, and Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, 60, considered a moderate Islamist. After decades of autocratic ...
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Mideast Egyptian presidential candidates clash in historic televised debate
Foreign Policy (blog)
Former Muslim Brotherhood leader, Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, and former Arab League head and Mubarak foreign minister, Amr Moussa, headed off in front of millions of Egyptian viewers, attacking each other over political histories and arguing over the ...
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CARIBBEAN News, May 11, 2012

Epic Pic Chutes and Ladders Takes the "Bored" Out of Board Games
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
... non-human action figures (Transformers), and theme park rides (Pirates of the Caribbean, The Haunted Mansion) with no characters to build storylines around, the latest roll of the dice is on vintage games..." Universal Pictures is boasting, ...
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REUTERS World News, May 11, 2012

Rebekah Brooks At Leveson Inquiry: Key Hacking Figure Reveals Extent Of Ties...
Huffington Post
By Kate Holton and Estelle Shirbon LONDON, May 11 (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron was among top politicians who commiserated with Rebekah Brooks when she was forced to resign in disgrace as head of Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper group over ...
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Tiger snappy about snapper after toiling at Players
Reuters
By Simon Evans | PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - Tiger Woods risks missing consecutive cuts for the first time in his career unless he recovers from the two-over-par 74 he shot in the opening round of the Players Championship on Thursday.
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LIBYA News, May 11, 2012


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Landmark Libyan poll?
Ahram Online
The most familiar figures in the post-Gaddafi political scene are formerGaddafi henchmen who have scented blood. Émigrés have returned toLibya and are playing a key role in the economic, social and political development of the country.
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Libya finance minister says to resign soon, cites "wastage"
Chicago Tribune
Libya last month halted a scheme to pay compensation to people who fought in last year's revolt against Muammar Gaddafi because it was riddled with corruption and paying out cash to people who did not qualify. A spokesman for the ruling National ...
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LONDON OLYMPICS 2012 Preparations, News, May 11, 2012

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London Olympics: Orbit towers over debate on purpose of public art
The Guardian
But for the residents of Wilmer Lea Close, clumped up against the boundaries of the Olympic park, it is a constant companion, the first thing they see when they open their curtains each morning. A tangle of scarlet steel 115 metres tall, it looms down ...
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Olympic Torch Lit in Greece, on the Way to London for Olympics Opening
Yahoo! Sports
Contributor Network – 9 hours ago It's purely theatrical ceremony, but it's great imagery and it is an important marker for what will be starting at the 2012 London Olympics in 78 days. With appropriate deference to the deities of ancient times, ...
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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC News, May 11, 2012

Good news! National Geographic says Mayan calendar goes well beyond Dec. 21, 2012
al.com
According to a press release from the National GeographicSociety, painted numbers on a house built by the Maya in Guatemala and discovered nearly a century ago, suggests that the famed Mayan calendar has days reaching well beyond 2012.
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al.com
Unprecedented Maya Mural Found, Contradicts 2012 "Doomsday" Myth
National Geographic
"The paintings we have here—we've never found them anyplace else," excavation leader William Saturno told National Geographic News. And in today's Xultún—to the untrained eye, just 6 square miles (16 square kilometers) of jungle floor—it's a wonder ...
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May 10, 2012

LATEST World News, May 10, 2012

Must-Reads from Around the World, May 10, 2012
TIME (blog)
By TIME.com | May 10, 2012 | + Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani waves upon his arrival at the Supreme Court in Islamabad on February 13, 2012. Pakistani Push-back - In an interview with the Guardian, Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza...
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TIME (blog)
7:05 PM ET, May 10, 2012
ESPN
Stephen Strasburg hasn't faced the Pittsburgh Pirates since his sensational major league debut for the Washington Nationals nearly two years ago. While the lights won't be as bright Thursday night at PNC Park, Strasburg looks to help the Nationals ...
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EUROPEAN UNION News, May 10, 2012

Toy shelves in Europe are home to fewer toxic toys.
New York Daily News
"The fact that fewer dangerous items enter the EU market is good news for consumers, but we must remain committed," said Health Commissioner John Dalli on presenting the European Union's latest report on efforts to enforce product safety.
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USA News, May 10, 2012

Insight: Afghan women fade from White House focus as exit nears
Reuters
Today's White House has a more limited definition of that purpose, one that eschews his predecessor's "nation-building." In February, White Housespokesman Jay Carney stated that US troops were in Afghanistan to root out al Qaeda militants and their ...
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Former White House hopeful Bachmann now Swiss citizen
Chicago Tribune
WASHINGTON, May 9 (Reuters) - Republican US Representative Michele Bachmann, a former White House hopeful and a favorite of the conservative Tea Party movement, has a new political option: she can run for office in Switzerland.
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UNICEF News, May 10, 2012

Barilla Sets Guinness World Record
MarketWatch (press release)
... the world's number one pasta brand, has captured the Guinness WorldRecord for the biggest pasta box. Unveiled in Istanbul, the boxes weigh a half metric ton and benefit the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to help enroll underprivileged ...
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World's biggest boxes of pasta on sale in Turkey
Reuters
All revenues from the sales of the massive cartons will go to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). Turkey consumes 450000 tons of pasta per year, and is the world's No. 5 producer. (Reporting by Steve Scherer, editing by Paul Casciato)
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UNESCO News, May 10, 2012

Norwich named as UNESCO City of Literature
BBC News
Norwich has been named as England's first City of Literature by the United Nation's organisation, UNESCO. The Writers' Centre Norwich (WCN) said Norwich was where the first book in English by a woman and the first provincial newspaper were published.
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SYRIA News, May 10, 2012


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GRAPHIC CONTENT: Damascas rocked with explosions
Baltimore Sun
Twin blasts by suicide car bombers killed 55 people and wounded hundreds of others on Thursday during morning rush hour traffic according to the Syrian Arab News Agency. The UN observer chief appealed for help to put an end to the bloodshe that has ...
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Baltimore Sun
Syria suicide bombers kill 55, ceasefire in tatters
Reuters
"This (Thursday's attacks) is yet another example of the suffering brought upon the people of Syria from acts of violence," said Major-General Robert Mood, leader of the UN monitors, who visited the scene. Opposition to Assad, which began with peaceful ...
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FASHION Models News, May 10, 2012

National Post
JOHANNESBURG — Two models at the eye of a race storm that has exposed the thin veneer of social harmony in South Africa 18 years after the end of apartheid shook hands on Thursday and vowed to work towards Nelson Mandela's vision of a non-racial ...
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LONDON OLYMPICS 2012 Preparations, News, May 10, 2012

Actress Ino Menegaki, in the role of the High Priestess, lights the torch of the Olympic Flame during the lighting ceremony leading up to the London Summer Olympics.
Countdown to London 2012 as Olympic torch is lit in Greece
New York Post
Actress Ino Menegaki, in the role of the High Priestess, lights the torch of the Olympic Flame during the lighting ceremony leading up to the London Summer Olympics. OLYMPIA, Greece -- The final preparations for the London 2012 Olympic Games began ...
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2012 London Games: Organizers Say Olympic Venues Ready
Huffington Post
This March 9, 2012 file photo shows swimmers competing in the men's 1500 meter freestyle during the British Swimming Championship selection trials andOlympic test event at the London 2012 Olympic Aquatics Centre at theOlympic Park in London.
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EARTHQUAKE News, Mar 10, 2012

After The Quake, Japanese Shop For Survival
NPR
Such items have become popular in Japan following last year's hugeearthquake and tsunami. Store manager Naoto Higashi models a helmet, a fully stocked kit in his backpack, and a windup flashlight. Such items have become popular in Japan following last ...
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Low intensity quake shakes Kashmir
TwoCircles.net
Sonam Lotus, director of the local meteorological office told IANS: "A light intensity earthquake occurred at 11.35 pm last night. The magnitude of thequake was 3.4 on the Richter scale while its coordinates were 74.5 degrees east and 34.3 degrees ...
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CANADA Ski, Snow, Resorts News, May 10, 2012

Fly to Chile Aboard LAN Airlines and Save up to 30% Off Package Stays at Valle ...
Albany Times Union
... flying Lan Airlines to Chile from the US or Canada. LAN Airlines and Valle Nevado ski resort have partnered to offer North American skiers and snowboarders outstanding deals for the upcoming 2012 southern hemisphere season, which kicks off June 29.
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Bride and groom get away
STLtoday.com
Today's honeymooners spend time together in places where they may swim, sail, boat, snorkel, hike, ski or bask in the sun, but their prime pleasure is devoting precious time to enjoying the company of their one-and-only. Mike Schellhase, president of ...
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ASEAN News, Mar 10, 2012


Aquino's challenge: creating jobs
Inquirer.net
... 1 percent unemployment; Vietnam and Brunei have 2.7 percent; Singapore 2.8 percent; and Malaysia 3.4 percent. Even Cambodia, Laos and Burma (Myanmar), ...
Asean seen as economic growth force by 2015
Malaysia Chronicle
... economic organization called Asean, are Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam,Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Brunei, Burma (Myanmar) and thePhilippines.

BLOOMBERG News, May 10, 2012

European Stocks Climb; Deutsche Telekom, Repsol Rise on Earnings
San Francisco Chronicle
May 10 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks rose, erasing an earlier decline, as companies from Deutsche Telekom AG to Repsol YPF SA posted better-than-estimated quarterly profit. Deutsche Telekom AG added 3.7 percent and Repsol jumped 8.7 percent as the ...
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DIED, May 10, 2012


Vidal Sassoon Dies at 84, Fashion And Beauty World Mourns Death of The ...
International Business Times
By IBTimes Staff Reporter: Subscribe to IBTimes's RSS feed Legendary hairstylist responsible for pioneering the bob haircut, Vidal Sassoon, died in his home Wednesday at age 84, prompting the fashion and beauty world to mourn the death of the man known ...
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International Business Times
Nicholas Katzenbach dies; Kennedy, Johnson aide
Fox News
TRENTON, NJ – Nicholas Katzenbach, whose eight years in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations helped shape some of the most important events of the 1960s, has died. He was 90. Katzenbach died Tuesday night at his home in Skillman, NJ His career was...
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