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May 15, 2012

DIED, May 15, 2012

Harold "Red" Poling, who served as chairman and chief executive officer of Ford Motor Co. from March 1990 to January 1994, has died. Source: Ford/Wieck via BloombergHarold 'Red' Poling, Former Ford Chief, Dies at 86
BusinessWeek
By Keith Naughton on May 15, 2012 Harold A. “Red” Poling, former Ford (F) (F) Motor Co. chairman and chief executive officer who helped lead the automaker through two recessions, has died. He was 86. Poling died May 12 at his home in Pacific Grove, ...
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Mitchell Guist, Swamp People Alligator Hunter, Dies
TIME
By Katherine Cooney | @kccooney | May 15, 2012 | + Mitchell Guist, an alligator hunter on the reality-TV show Swamp People,died on May 14 after collapsing onboard his boat, according to a Louisiana sheriff. Assumption Parish Sheriff Mike Waguespack ...
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BUSINESS News, May 15, 2012

GBTA Presents 'Luminaries Of Travel CEO' Panel At 2012 Convention In Boston
MarketWatch (press release)
ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The GlobalBusiness Travel Association (GBTA), the voice of the business travel industry, today announced the speakers for the 'Luminaries of Travel CEO' panel to be held on July 24th, ...
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Allianz CEO Expects 2012 to Be 'No Less Challenging'
BusinessWeek
The company's shares fell 9 euro cents, or 0.1 percent to 77.06 euros at 10:46 am in Frankfurt today. They gained 4.3 percent this year, giving Allianz a market value of 35 billion euros. That compares with the 1.9 percent increase in the 28- member ...
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WEBMD - Alcohol Quiz: Wine, Beer and Liquor: Drinking and Your Health, May 15, 2012

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ENTERTAINMENT News, May 15, 2012

'Dark Shadows'

MPI's complete DVD set timed to complement 'Dark Shadows' movie
Chicago Tribune
MPI Home Entertainment, a division of MPI Media Group, a 30-year-old producer, distributor and licensor of movies, television, and historical footage located in Orland Park, has been the lone company responsible for releasing the show on home video.
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Russell Brand To Host "2012 MTV Movie Awards"
MarketWatch (press release)
NEW YORK, May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- MTV today announced that comedian, actor and TV personality Russell Brand will take the "MTV Movie Awards" stage for the first time as host when the show airs live on Sunday, June 3rd at 9 pm ET/PT on ...
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MOST BEAUTIFUL Woman, Model, Actress, May 15, 2012

Nicole Chavez, Latina Stylist Behind Hollywood's Hottest Starlets
Fox News
“The look of today is the curvy woman—thin is out. Everyone wants that body, and I believe it sends a great message,” she said. She said both men and women love curves. “Look at Beyonce, on the cover of People Magazine as the “World's Most Beautiful ...
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LONDON OLYMPICS News, May 15, 2012

Officials delay London Olympic Stadium decision
SI.com
LONDON (AP) The future of London's Olympic Stadium may not be resolved until after this summer's games, following a decision Monday to extend the bidding phase by eight weeks. The London Legacy Development Corporation had been set to decide on a bidder ...
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Coach K says London Olympics are his last
Chicago Sun-Times
BY VICKI MICHAELIS USA Today May 14, 2012 3:34PM DALLAS — Mike Krzyzewski, who led the “Redeem Team” to Olympic gold in 2008, said Monday the upcomingLondon Games will be his last as the US men's basketball head coach.
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PIXIE LOTT News, May 15, 2012

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VANESSA MAE News, May 15, 2012

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ASEAN News, May 15, 2012


Business alliance to send delegation to ASEAN
China Daily
By Gao Yuan and Tuo Yannan (China Daily) The Aigo Entrepreneurs Alliance said on Monday that it will send a delegation of Chinese entrepreneurs to members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, in July in an attempt at finding ...
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Countries eye trade agreement
China Daily
The joint declaration said the three countries should immediately prepare for the talks. Moreover, it said the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, Plus Working Groups need to be established "without delay" to speed up discussions about ...
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May 14, 2012

LATEST World News, May 14, 2012

May 14 Photo Brief: Syria violence spills over in Lebanon, memorial for bodies ...
Baltimore Sun
(Daniel Becerril/Reuters) PHOTO LINK Chandra Bahadur Dangi (R), the 72-year-old Nepali crowned the “World's Shortest Man” by Guinness World Records, and his nephew Dolakh Dangi (L) meet Elle the koala at Wildlife World in Sydney on May 14, 2012.
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Baltimore Sun
Why Ron Paul's 2012 effort may not really be over
Christian Science Monitor
By Peter Grier, Staff writer / May 14, 2012 Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul departs after holding a rally outside Independence Hall in Philadelphia on April 22. Congressman Paul announced on May 14 that he will no longer actively campaign in ...
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PETITION SITE - Stand with Peruvians against road construction through indigenous lands, May 14, 2012

Stand with Peruvians against road construction through indigenous lands

"At least two communities of indigenous people live in the Peruvian Purus, an Amazonian rainforest which has been preserved as a national park. These people are so self sufficient and isolated from the rest of the world that they are called the "uncontacted."
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SPORTS, Athletics News, May 14, 2012

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Clarkstown Athletic Foundation Holds First Fundraiser
Patch.com
The Clarkstown Central Athletic Foundation hosted the first ever Clarkstown Cup on Saturday primarily at Clarkstown South, but given the number of events, a few were also held at North. In the cup, teams from spring sportsat North and South competed ...
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Weak in the knees: It's not just pro athletes who battle knee problems
Denver Post
Knees get a lot of attention in the sports pages, where injuries have sidelined such stars as Vikings running back Adrian Peterson and Timberwolves guard Ricky Rubio. But it's not just pro athletes who battle knee problems. Recreational athletes are ...
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BASKETBALL News, May 14, 2012

OlympiakosBasketball-Olympiakos defy odds to win Euroleague
Yahoo! Eurosport UK
Having had their budget cut by the economic crisis in Greece, Olympiakos first defied the odds to reach the playoffs and the arrived to the Final Four as the least heralded team to win the showpiece event in Istanbul. Led by their Serbian coach Dusan ...
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Olympiakos defy odds to win Euroleague title
GMA News
ISTANBUL - Olympiakos Piraeus won the Euroleague on Sunday (Monday, PHL time) in dramatic style after being written off even by many of their own fans as title candidates before this season's premier club basketballcompetition.
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PENNY Stock News, May 14, 2012

Penny Stock on the Move: Great Wall Builders Ltd. (GWBU)
Tech24
Shares of Great Wall Builders Ltd. (OTC: GWBU), owner of the exclusive manufacturing and distribution rights to the Start Fuel Efficiency and Emission Device (FEED), soared in Friday's trading session. The penny stock of GWBU ended the day 11.39% ...
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Penny Stock Sefe Inc. (SEFE) continues Slide on Friday's Trading Session
Tech24
Shares of Sefe Inc. (OTC: SEFE), a technology-and solutions-driven company, tumbled in Friday's trading session. The penny stock of SEFE ended the day 18.99% lower at $0.725, with volume at 2.66 million. The stock is down more than 20% in the last ...
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HEALTH News, Fitness, Wellness, Diets, May 14, 2012

BalanceDiet(TM) Company Implements Exclusive Genetic Fat Test to Develop ...
MarketWatch (press release)
TAMPA, Fla., May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- BalanceDiet(TM) Company is pleased to announce that its clients can now take advantage of an exclusive genetic fat test to obtain personalized diet and fitnessrecommendations as part of their ...
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TV Review | The Weight of the Nation: Obesity imperils health of country
Columbus Dispatch
By David Wiegand Karissa Peyer, an associate exercise specialist, helps 14-year-old Kaelen Guetschow operate a treadmill at the Pediatric Fitness Clinic of the University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison. Everyone has seen the news reports about ...
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EUROZONE Crisis News, May 14, 2012

Eurozone crisis live: Markets slide as Greek euro exit looms
The Guardian (blog)
Despite many shares looking cheap, investors remain risk-averse, explained Mike McCudden, head of derivatives at Interactive Investor, who added: With no real positives to be drawn from the global economic picture whilst the euro zone crisis grows ...
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EARTHQUAKE News, May 14, 2012

EARTHQUAKE
Quake downs walls, cuts power in northern Chile
BusinessWeek
A magnitude-6.2 magnitude earthquake shook down walls and knocked out electricity in parts of far-northern Chile but no injuries or major damage were reported. The US Geological Survey said the quake, which occurred at 6 am local time (6 am EDT; ...
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Magnitude 6.2 earthquake downs walls, cuts power in northern Chile
Washington Post
... A magnitude-6.2 magnitude earthquake damaged walls, shattered windows and knocked out electricity in parts of far-northern Chile and the Peruvian city of Tacna but no injuries or major damage were reported. The US Geological Survey said the quake, ...
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DIED, May 14, 2012

Donald “Duck” Dunn, Booker T. and the MGs Bassist Dies at 70
TIME
By AP | May 14, 2012 | + Soul band Booker T and the MGs are seen in this Jan. 1970 photo, from left to right: Al Jackson, Jr., Booker T. Jones, Donald "Duck" Dunn, and Steve Cropper. (NEW YORK) — Donald “Duck” Dunn, the bassist who helped create the ...
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TIME
Mark Deitch, former Soviet dissident, dies in accident at 67
Jewish Telegraphic Agency (blog)
By Alan D. Abbey · May 14, 2012 Mark Deitch, 67, a former dissident who became a well-known journalist in Russia after the fall of the Soviet Union,died in Bali, Indonesia, in early May while saving a young girl from drowning. Accounts didn't give the ...
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CNN World News, May 14, 2012

Iranian officials visit the IAEA
CNN
By the CNN Wire Staff IAEA chief inspector Herman Nackaerts arrives at the Iranian permanent mission to the UN on May 14, 2012 in Vienna. (CNN) -- An Iranian delegation met with officials from the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, Austria, ...
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Clock ticking down on Greek government talks
CNN International
By the CNN Wire Staff Athens, Greece (CNN) -- The Greek president is trying again Monday to get political leaders to form a new government for the troubled country, but as the clock ticks down, the head of the second-largest party said he would not ...
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BEST Anything, May 14, 2012


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Best Sales Training Expert Voted Fourth of The World's Sales Gurus
Seattle Post Intelligencer
This new status places Bob as one of the Top 4 Best Sales Training Experts in The World. Steve, co-founder of Global Gurus International, commented, “Only those sales training speakers and trainers who develop the art of selling in others and who have ...
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Selfridges Named Best Department Store in the World -- Again!
MarketWatch (press release)
LONDON, May 14, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- At the Global Department Store Summit in Paris (GDSS), The Intercontinental Group of Department Stores (IGDS) announced that Selfridges has once again been recognised as the Best Department Store in the World for ...
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ACTIONAID News, May 14, 2012

Action-Aid Ghana marks Mothers Day at the Kukuo Witches Camp
GhanaWeb
While others chose to organize feast for their mothers on the occasion of this year's Mother's Day, Action Aid-Ghana and its partners visited the Kukuo alleged witches camp in the Nanumba North district of the Northern region to restore hope in the ...
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ActionAid Ghana celebrate Mother's Day with alleged witches at Kukuo
Ghana Business News
ActionAid-Ghana and Songtaba, both non-governmental organizations (NGOs), based in Ghana, on Sunday joined alleged witches at Kukuo witches' camp in the Northern Region, to celebrated this year's Mother's Day. As part of the celebration, ...
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