HARRY ELEKTRON
Composer, Film and Documentary Music, Songwriter, Singer, Theatrical Performance
Hungary to Hold EU's Highest Interest Rate on IMF Delay BusinessWeek By Zoltan Simon on May 17, 2012 Hungary's government debt, the highest among the European Union's eastern members, fell in the first quarter as the forint strengthened. Debt dropped to 78.9 percent of gross domestic product at end-March from 80.6 ... See all stories on this topic » |
US Eases Ban on Myanmar Investments in Recognition of Changes BusinessWeek By Flavia Krause-Jackson and Roger Runningen on May 17, 2012 The USgovernment today loosened a ban on American investments in Myanmar in the strongest acknowledgment yet of the political and economic transformation put in motion by a new government of ... See all stories on this topic » |
Obama Lunch With Boehner Ends With Standoff Over Budget BusinessWeek By James Rowley and Kathleen Hunter on May 17, 2012 The lunch meeting between President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner had the trappings of collegiality as they munched on hoagie sandwiches and potato chips from a local deli. See all stories on this topic » |
Syrian opposition head offers to resign Seattle Post Intelligencer ZEINA KARAM, AP FILE - In this Monday, June 20, 2011 file photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assaddelivers a speech in Damascus, Syria, at Damascus University. In his first interview in six months, ... See all stories on this topic » |
Syrian leader Assad says terrorists are behind unrest Fox News Assad, who inherited power from his father in 2000, still has a firm grip on power in Syria some 14 months into a revolt that has torn at the country's fabric and threatened to undermine stability in the Middle East. The UNestimated in March that the ... See all stories on this topic » |
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Locally trained adaptive athletes to get shot at 2014 Paralympics Crested Butte News ... will be representing the US in Russia. Para-snowboarding is run on a boardercross course one athlete at a time in a time trial format with a slingshot start. Prior to the 2011-2012 ski season, Adaptive Action Sports (AAS) committed to setting up ... See all stories on this topic » |
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BusinessWeek By Dan Baynes on May 17, 2012 The top-tier southern hemisphere nations will share 10 million pounds ($15.9 million) in compensation for competing at the next Rugby World Cup and also get an additional 3 million pounds each for participating. See all stories on this topic » | |
The TAS Group is a Finalist for the 2012 Red Herring Top 100 Americas Award MarketWatch (press release) SEATTLE, May 17, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The TAS Group, the worldleader in intelligent sales performance automation, announced today it has been selected as a Finalist for Red Herring's Top 100 Americas award, a prestigious list honoring the year's ... See all stories on this topic » |
Huffington Post May 17, 2012 05:18 AM EST | AP TIMPSON, Texas — A moderateearthquake rattled an area in east Texas near the Louisiana border. NationalEarthquake Information Center geophysicist Amy Vaughan says the quakehappened at 3:12 am Thursday and had a ... See all stories on this topic » | |
May 17, 2012 posted by: Kelli Steele - WGMD News WGMD Radio FOX News is reporting that a moderate earthquake rattled an area in east Texas near the Louisiana border. National Earthquake Information Center geophysicist Amy Vaughan says the quake happened at 3:12 am Thursday and had a magnitude of 4.3. See all stories on this topic » |
Ukraine's Higher Education Tops the Ranking in Eastern Europe MarketWatch (press release) KYIV, Ukraine, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Ukraine ranked higher than any other Eastern European country in the Nation Higher Education Systems rating developed by Universitas 21, the international research network of 24 universities and ... See all stories on this topic » |
Celebrated Mexican author Carlos Fuentes dies HispanicBusiness.com (press release) MIAMI, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- On May 15th, 2012 in Mexico City, Mexican author and recipient of countless awards Carlos Fuentes died. Fuentes was one of the foremost representatives of the Latin American literary "boom. See all stories on this topic » |
A Sustainable World Fit for Children? National Geographic By Maritza Ascencios Last week UNICEF commemorated the 10-year anniversary of the adoption of 'A World Fit for Children' – the agenda that the leaders of some 180 nations adopted in 2002 at the close of the United Nations Special Session on Children. See all stories on this topic » |
Half as many women dying in pregnancy, childbirth as 20 years ago Los Angeles Times The declining numbers of maternal deaths -- from 543000 in 1990 to 287000 worldwide as of two years ago -- were cheered by the World Health Organization, the United Nations Population Fund, UNICEF and the WorldBank, which jointly issued the report. See all stories on this topic » |
Olympic flame reaches London Games chiefs Britain's Princess Anne talks with Greek President Karolos Papoulias during a meeting in Athens, on Thursday, May 17, 2012. Princess Anne is in the UK delegation that will receive the London 2012 Olympic flame at the all-marble Panathenian stadium, ... See all stories on this topic » | |
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Amos Vogel, influential film scholar, dies at 91 Jewish Telegraphic Agency (blog) By Alan D. Abbey · May 17, 2012 Amos Vogel, who pioneered an appreciation for avant-garde and experimental film and who co-founded the influential New York Film Festival, died April 24 at 91. Philadelphia film writer Sam Adams said Vogel helped “give ... See all stories on this topic » |
NZ 'runaway millionaire trial': thousands lost at Wynn Macau tables Macau Daily Times A NZ woman accused of theft and money laundering lost HKD101,000 gambling at a casino in Macau, a Rotorua District Court jury has been told, the New Zealand Herald (NZH) reported. Casino management say they don't know where a further HKD1.4 million ... See all stories on this topic » | |
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Olympic flame within reach of London Games chiefs Huffington Post May 17, 2012 03:32 AM EST | AP ATHENS — The chairman of London's Olympics Organizing Committee says he is excited at the prospect of taking possession of the Olympic flame and bringing it to Britain. Sebastian Coe says that "once the flame is lit, ... See all stories on this topic » |
Ahmadinejad wants to attend London Olympics Huffington Post May 17, 2012 08:28 AM EST | AP TEHRAN, Iran — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is eager to attend the Olympic Games in London to support Iranian athletes but says that Britain has a "problem" with hosting him. Ahmadinejad was quoted on Thursday by the ... See all stories on this topic » |
PHI Group Partners With Global Sun Wind & Power Corp. to Provide ... MarketWatch LOS ANGELES, Calif. and JAKARTA, Indonesia, May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire via ...Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam), India,... |
PHI Group Partners With Global Sun Wind & Power Corp. to Provide ... Environmental Expert ... technologies to the countries of South East Asia (Brunei, Burma, East Timor,Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam), ... |
Europe Stocks Drop as ECB Pauses Greek Loans BusinessWeek By Tom Stoukas on May 17, 2012 European stocks dropped for a fourth day after the region's central bank paused lending to some Greek banks and the Federal Reserve signaled the American economy may need further stimulus. US index futures and Asian ... See all stories on this topic » |
Outgoing World Bank chief: Fix eurozone CNNMoney By Jennifer Liberto @CNNMoney May 16, 2012: 2:51 PM ET WASHINGTON (CNNMoney) -- Outgoing World Bank President Robert Zoellick said Wednesday he's concerned about the "ripple effects" on the rest of the eurozone if Greece leaves. See all stories on this topic » |
Must-Reads from Around the World, May 16, 2012 TIME (blog) By Joe Jackson | @JoeJackson | May 16, 2012 | + Arming Rebels - The Washington Post reveals Syrian rebels battling President Assad's regime have begun receiving “significantly more and better weapons in recent weeks.” Opposition activists and foreign ... See all stories on this topic » |