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May 27, 2012

HOLLYWOOD News, May 27, 2012

Actor's comfort zone in independent realm
Columbus Dispatch
Sound of My Voice, a film from director Zal Batmanglij, gets to the heart of how cults succeed at infiltrating the hearts and minds of its members. Some people are confounded by the idea that seemingly smart people can be swept up by cults. This movie ...
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FINANCIAL TIMES News, May 27, 2012

When the Respectable Become Extremists
Dissident Voice
... New York Times, and Washington Post, the Financial Times ran a series of articles including a special insert on Colombia's political and economic 'miracle' entitled, “Investing in Colombia.” 2 According to theFT's leading Latin American journalist ...
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FASHION News, May 27, 2012

Celebrate the Beautiful Combination of Swimsuits and Sunshine with oasap.com's ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
New York (PRWEB) May 27, 2012 Oasap.com released its swimsuit collection for 2012 summer on May 24th, which fills in the blanks of swimsuit products on the new born store, and makes Oasap.com move forward to be all-around women's fashion online store ...
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EUROPE News, May 27, 2012

Europe Scoreboard: May 27, 2012
Stars and Stripes
Final results Saturday from the two-day 2012 DODDS-Europe track and field championships. All race distances are in meters: Division I—Vilseck 115, Heidelberg 99.5, Ramstein 73, Kaiserslautern 45, Wiesbaden 31, Lakenheath 21, Patch 8.
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EARTHQUAKE News, May 27, 2012

EARTHQUAKE
Japan's Tsunami, Quake Spurs Manga Novel for Forgotten Victims
BusinessWeek
By Chris Cooper on May 27, 2012 Mihoko Ishizawa was 24 when she fell to the ground as she was cycling home from work. She hit the left front of her head and was taken to hospital where a brain scan showed nothing abnormal. It soon became obvious that ...
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DIED, May 27, 2012

In this Aug. 2, 2011 photo, Sandy Dahl, widow of Jason Dahl, captain of a United Airlines flight that crashed into a Pennsylvania field after being taken over by terrorists on Sept. 11, 2001, stands outside The Manor House in Littleton, Colo. Sandy Dahl's body was found Friday, May 25, 2012. Family friend David Dosch told The Denver Post she apparently died in her sleep.   MAGS OUT; TV OUT; INTERNET OUT Photo: The Denver Post, RJ Sangosti / AP
Charity: Widow of pilot of United Flight 93 dies
Seattle Post Intelligencer
11, 2001, stands outside The Manor House in Littleton, Colo. Sandy Dahl's body was found Friday, May 25, 2012. Family friend David Dosch told The Denver Post she apparently died in her sleep. MAGS OUT; TV OUT; INTERNET OUT Photo: The Denver Post, ...
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CANADA News, May 27, 2012

Canadian rail strike clogs traffic at large ports
Bangor Daily News
Nathan Denette | AP Surveyors work next to Canadian Pacific Rail trains which are parked on the train tracks in Toronto on Wednesday,May 23, 2012. Canada's labor minister said Wednesday the government will introduce legislation if necessary to end a ...
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BEST Anything, May 27, 2012

BEST
Top 10 things on TV for week of May 27, 2012
New York Daily News
“Hemingway and Gellhorn” (HBO, Monday, 9 pm) Nicole Kidman and Clive Owen star in the fiery love story of Ernest Hemingway and Martha Gellhorn, who met around the time of the Spanish Civil War and were married and divorced before World War II finished.
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BAN KI-MOON News, May 27, 2012

Ban, Annan condemn Syria massacre
Sky News Australia
Ban, Annan condemn Syria massacre Updated: 06:35, Sunday May 27, 2012 UN leader Ban Ki-moon and UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan have condemned a massacre of more than 90 civilians in Syria as a 'brutal' breach of international law by the government, ...
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ASIA Sports, Athletics News, May 27, 2012

Graff Diamonds Plans Asian Expansion After $1 Billion HK Offer
BusinessWeek
By Fox Hu and Vinicy Chan on May 27, 2012 Graff Diamonds Corp., the London- based jeweler founded in 1960, plans to open 11 new stores inAsia, including eight in China, in the next two years after a $1 billion initial public offering in Hong Kong.
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OCEANIA News, May 27, 2012

Anarchists Must Attack What Only Anarchists Can Attack
Dissident Voice
by Infoshop News / May 26th, 2012 It's May 2012 and we anarchists are occupying a very crucial position in the ongoing struggle against Control. The position of violently attacking and dismembering it! I'd like to throw in here that when I use the term ...
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AFRICA News, Mar 27, 2012

Hunger returns to Africa, stalking 1M children
NECN
(26 May 2012) 176-c-11-(Krista Larson, AP correspondent)-"countries like Senegal"-AP correspondent Krista Larson reports hunger is becoming more widespread in central and western Africa. (26 May 2012) 175-c-11-(Krista Larson, AP correspondent)-"and ...
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PHILOSOPHY News, May 27, 2012


Philosophy
Kim Keen to Put Off 'The Flames'
AllAfrica.com
By Japheth Kazenga, 26 May 2012 SENIOR national soccer team ,Taifa Stars, head coach, Kim Poulsen believes today's international friendly match against Malawi will be an ideal build up for his side ahead of the 2014 World Cup Qualifiers against Cote d' ...
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LONDON OLYMPICS News, May 27, 2012

Jackson forced out of Madrid triathlon
Sky News Australia
Jackson forced out of Madrid triathlon Updated: 14:27, Sunday May 27,2012 Australia's London Olympic hopeful Emma Jackson was forced out of the triathlon world championship round in Madrid on Saturday with stomach cramps. Jackson, 20, who was fourth ...
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May 26, 2012

LATEST World News, May 26, 2012

Roger Federer Says He's Third Choice at 2012 French Open
BusinessWeek
By Danielle Rossingh on May 26, 2012 Roger Federer, the holder of a men's record 16 major singles titles, says he's not even second favorite to win the French Open. Federer's victory in 2009 makes him the last man other than defending champion Rafael ...
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Syria 'Massacre' Needs International Response, UK Says
BusinessWeek
By Glen Carey on May 26, 2012 The UK is calling for a “strong internationalresponse” following reports of a massacre of civilians by Syrian forces in a town in Homs province. More than 90 adults and children were killed during shelling and shootings ...
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EUROVISION Song Contest, Baku, News, May 26, 2012 (2)

Sweden won the Eurovision Song Contest
Focus News
Baku. Sweden on participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song Euphoria performed by Loreen. Her performance got Loreen a total of 372 points, leaving Russia's Babusji second and Serbia's Željko Joksimović third.
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WEATHER World News, May 26, 2012

WAOW - Newsline 9, Wausau News, Weather, SportsDonald leads at Wentworth ...
WAOW
Luke Donald put himself in position to regain the world's No. 1 ranking, shooting a 3-under 69 to take a two-stroke lead after the third round of the BMW PGA Championship on Saturday.More >> Luke Donald put himself in position to regain the world's No.
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ABC 33/40 - Birmingham News, Weather, SportsComeback Win Lifts Alabama to ...
Alabama's News Leader
Entertainment News from AP For the second year in a row, the Alabama softball team used a sixth inning RBI triple to score the winning run and punch its ticket to Oklahoma City and the Women's College World Series. Alabama defeated Michigan, 4-3, ...
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ENTERTAINMENT News, May 26, 2012

Leader of Chinese firm that bought AMC says Europe could be next as he looks ...
Kansas City Star
Wang Jianlin, a rags-to-riches tycoon, is taking over AMCEntertainment of Kansas City, North America's second-largest movie theater chain behind Regal Entertainment. And he is promising to integrate it into a new, made-in-China global brand called the ...
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Kansas City Star
Cinema needs to wean society from prejudices: Kunal Kohli
Zee News
"While in the first story, set in 1910, Shahid plays a Muslim lover-boy named Javed and Priyanka a Hindu girl named Aradhana, in the second story that unfolds in 1960, Shahid stars as a strugging music composer named Govind and Priyanka plays a Muslim ...
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SPACE, Astronomy News, May 26, 2012

NASA Science Objectives and Requirements for the Next UV-Visible Astrophysics ...
Space Ref (press release)
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), through the Astrophysics Division and its Cosmic Origins (COR) Program, is soliciting information through this Request for Information (RFI) pertaining to potential ultraviolet (UV) and visible ...
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Hartford Experiment Along For Ride As SpaceX's 'Dragon' Makes History
Hartford Courant
At 9:56 am, for the first time in history, the International Space Station linked with a private spacecraft. "Houston ... it looks like we got us a dragon by the tail," NASA astronaut Don Pettit reported after grabbing the unmanned capsule created by ...
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NEW YORK Fashion News, May 26, 2012


Star: Model Lindsey Wixson walks the runway during the 2012 amfAR's Cinema Against AIDS gala in CannesKate Upton joins the supers Cannes fashion show - but can Sports Illustrated ...
Daily Mail
The New York-based swimsuit model joined establishedmodels including Karolina Kurkova, Kate Upton, Cara Delevingne, Jourdan Dunn, Lily Donaldson and Lindsay Wixson. The starlets walked the catwalk dressed in all-black designer clothing.
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Daily Mail

Top Model winner's career looking good
Winnipeg Free Press
In New York, her regular clients include department stores: Bloomingdale's, for which she models about once a week, Saks Fifth Avenue and Barneys. Those more commercial print jobs, she says, pay better than edgy highfashion.
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FINANCIAL News, Money, Banks, Economic and Financial Crisis, May 26, 2012

European crisis clouds Tunisia's recovery
gulfnews.com
Washington: Tun-isia's economy is showing signs of revival after popular protests last year pushed it into recession but the crisis in the Eurozone, its most important export market, presents risks, a senior IMF official said on Friday.
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NEW YORK News, May 26, 2012

Everyday Health Expands Sales Organization & Integrated Offerings
MarketWatch (press release)
NEW YORK, May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Everyday Health, Inc., the leading provider of online health solutions for consumers, professionals and marketers, expands its sales organization with the promotions of two long-time executives and the ...
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The Abbey Bans Bachelorette Parties Until Gay Marriage Is Legal (VIDEO)
Huffington Post
The New York Times notes that the label "also signed on to sponsor a programming block on Logo, the gay cable channel owned by MTV Networks, and developed a marketing partnership with "Milk," the Focus Features movie about Harvey Milk, the gay civil ...
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SYRIA News, May 26, 2012

Syria 'massacre' raises pressure for international response
Christian Science Monitor
Syrian artillery attack that apparently killed more than 90 people, including many children, brought French condemnation, while the UK said it would call for urgent UN Security Council meeting. By Joseph Logan, Reuters / May 26, 2012 A Syrian artillery ...
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Shelling of Syrian area reportedly kills at least 90
Los Angeles Times
Graphic footage showing dead children has circulated widely on social media and YouTube, fueling anger among monitors and a rise in Syria's sectarian tensions. Houla, with a population of about 120000, is an area of small towns and villages such as ...
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FACEBOOK News, May 26, 2012


How Nasdaq Lost Control of Facebook IPO, by the Minute
CNBC.com
For nearly 20 minutes on the morning of Facebook's Well after the stock was supposed to have opened at 11 am New York time, no one from Nasdaq was talking—and there was still no sign of trading. Finally, at 11:28 am, an unidentified person announced ...
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Embittered Facebook investors ponder next move
Fox News
To say that Facebook's debut as a public company was bungled is something like saying Facebook is a website you might have heard of. Either way, a colossal understatement. The response from small-time investors has been equal parts frustration, ...
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VATICAN News, May 26, 2012



Vatican confirms pope's butler arrested in scandal
USA TODAY
VATICAN CITY (AP) – The Vatican confirmed on Saturday that the pope's butler has been arrested in its embarrassing leaks scandal, adding a Hollywood twist to a sordid tale of power struggles, intrigue and corruption in the highest levels of Catholic...
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USA TODAY
Pope's butler arrested over Vatican documents leak
CNN
Paolo Gabriele, 46, was arrested Wednesday for illegal possession of confidential documents, found in his apartment in Vatican territory, theVatican said in a statement Saturday. Gabriele, who has worked as the papal butler since 2006, is one of only ...
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GUMBALL 3000 Cross-Country Rally News, May 26, 2012

David Hasselhoff Actor David Hasselfoff arrives at the Gumball 3000 10th Anniversary Party on August 9, 2008 in Hollywood, California.
David Hasselhoff kick-starts the Gumball 3000
Telegraph.co.uk
For the 14th year in a row car enthusiasts are joining together for the Gumball 3000 road race, to drive from New York City to Los Angeles, California, in six days. Drivers will stop in various cities including Niagara Falls, racing capital...
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Friends mourn photographer, 101, killed by driver, 91, in Burbank
Los Angeles Times
Otto Jensen, shown in 2008, moved to Burbank from New Yorkin 1940. He worked with Hollywood stars and sports celebrities over the years. (City of Burbank) By Maria Hsin, Los AngelesTimes Those who knew Otto Jensen — the 101-year-old photographer who ...
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