Los Angeles Times
McManus: Who reviews the U.S. 'kill list'?
There has been remarkably little public debate in the U.S. about drone strikes, which have killed at least 1,300 people in Pakistan alone since President Obama came to office.When it comes to national security, Michael V. Haydenis no shrinking violet. As CIA director, he ran the Bush administration's program of warrantless wiretaps against suspected terrorists.
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ElPais
Servidores públicos
En tiempos en que el término servidor público no está precisamente bien valorado creo que es de estricta justicia mostrar público agradecimiento al señor Navarro por su gestión al frente de la DGT. Los datos de la evolución de siniestros en las carreteras durante su gestión son de sobra conocidos y deberían ser suficientes para que el director General de Tráfico cesado deba ser reconocido como ...
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el universal
Cáncer, tercera causa causa de muerte en México
El director de la UMAE del Hospital de Oncología del Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, comenta que más de la mitad de los tipos de cáncer se atienden en el IMSS
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Video: UN declares Somalia famine over
UN decides to downgrade the famine to a humanitarian emergency, but World Vision director explains that this doesnt mean the crisis is over
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Goal.com
Real Madrid: Butragueño no ve intención en la mano de Pepe
El director de relaciones institucionales del conjunto merengue analizó el encuentro ante el Getafe en el Coliseum Alfonso Pérez.
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Daily Mail
Debenhams trading director Suzanne Harlow issues weather warning
Cashing in on this year’s run of historic events won’t come easy for retailers, one of Britain’s most influential High Street executives has warned.
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Gizmodo
Amazon's Latest Hire Could Mean More Apps For Kindle [Kindle]
A platform is useless without dedicated developers. Brandon Watson, former head of the Windows Phone Developer Experience, knows this better than anyone. Knowledge he will surely carry over to his new gig as director of Amazon's Kindle Cross Platform team. More »
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Los Angeles Times
Watch Gustavo Dudamel prepare for 'Symphony of a Thousand'
Gustavo Dudamel is getting ready to scale yet another summit in his young career. On Saturday, he will conduct Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 8, the "Symphony of a Thousand," for the first time.
The concert, which takes place Saturday evening at the Shrine Auditorium, features the largest group of performers ever assembled by the Los Angeles Philharmonic -- 1,011 musicians and singers, from 18 d...
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The Nation
Walk to mark Cancer Day
LAHORE - The Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Oncology Lahore in collaboration with Sanofi Avents organized a walk to create awareness on the occasion of World Cancer Day. A maximum number of doctors, nurses, medical staff and public participated in the walk which was led by Director INMOL Dr Syed Waqar Haider. Dr Muneeb Nasir, Dr Kamran Saeed, Dr Zafar Allauddin, Dr Aisha, Syed Sajid Hussain,...
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Huffington Post
Rosie O'Donnell Dishes On Inspirational Documentary 'I Am' (VIDEO)
"I Am" tells acclaimed Director Tom Shadyac's story: a multimillionaire Hollywood movie director who thought he had it all until a life-threatening accident made him realize he might have it all ... wrong. Watch as Tom asks some of today's significant thinkers: What's wrong with the world, and what can we do about it? Forget what you know and wake up to the miracle of who we really are.For more...
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The Guardian
Afghan civilian death toll reaches record high
• UN report says 3,021 civilians killed in 2011• 8% increase on 2010 and fifth consecutive rise• Number of suicide bombings static but toll rises 80%The civilian death toll for the war in Afghanistan reached a record high last year with 3,021 deaths, according to the United Nations.The number killed rose by 8% last year – the fifth consecutive rise – with a further 4,507 civilians wounded, the ...
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perez hilton
Marisa Tomei Water Problems Are Her Worst Nightmare!
Marisa Tomei hasn't been a very good neighbor!
Insurance companies of her neighbors are slamming her with a lawsuit, claiming a leak from her apartment caused extensive water damage.
The lawsuit claims Tomei's negligence caused over $128,000 in damages.
One of her neighbors is actually the famous director, John Waters.
Yep. John Waters. LOLz!
But he's got no beef with [...]
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
The Exorcists Linda Blair to turn heads at Victoria Film Festival
Iconic director Jon Landis gives talk, joins Quote-Along screening of The Blues Brothers
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Hoy
La lucha contra el cáncer pasa por formentar nuevas terapias
La lucha contra el cáncer pasa por la consolidación de los logros obtenidos en terapia y la prevención a través de la promoción de hábitos de vida saludable, con especial incidencia en la reducción del consumo de tabaco, según el director del Instituto Catalán de Oncología (ICO), Josep Maria Borràs
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omg
Director, writer, producer Zalman King dead at 70
Actor and filmmaker Zalman King, who became known for his erotic work after writing and producing his breakthrough film "9 ½ Weeks," has died. He was 70.
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CNN
'Wild Orchid' director Zalman King dies at 70
Zalman King, a one-time actor who went on to produce and direct numerous films including "Wild Orchid," died Friday after a lengthy battle with cancer, his son-in-law said.
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Washington Post
New Petworth hardware store adds jobs to local economy
The U.S. economy added 243,000 jobs in January — and 11 of those were at Annie’s Ace Hardware, a new store slated to open in Petworth on Tuesday.
The 6,500-square-foot store near Upshur Street and Georgia Avenue NW has long been a dream of owner Anne Stom, a home repair aficionado and former Labor Department project director who went all in to launch her new business, including investing about ...
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The Sun
Amy Jackson is Britain's Bollywood babe
INDIAN director saw ex Miss England hopeful and offered her role playing daughter of chief in the Raj of the 1940s
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The Sun
Amy Jackson is Britain's Bollywood babe
INDIAN director saw ex Miss England hopeful and offered her role playing daughter of chief in the Raj of the 1940s
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The Sun
Amy Jackson is Britain's Bollywood babe
INDIAN director saw ex Miss England hopeful and offered her role playing daughter of chief in the Raj of the 1940s
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Daily Mail
John Terry downfall linked to Heather Rabbatts: CHARLES SALE
Heather Rabbatts' arrival as the independent director on the FA board looks to have been a crucial factor in stripping John Terry of the England captaincy.
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AllThingsDigital
Bing -- Which Has Deals With Facebook and Twitter -- Finally Speaks on Social Search Controversy
Bing Search director Stefan Weitz explains why Bing has been relatively slow and quiet on social search, considering it has deals for both Facebook and Twitter data.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Video: Casey Walker talks zombie romcom
Director Casey Walker says there's something for everyone in his debut film "A Little Bit Zombie." The Thunder Bay native describes his genre-bending indie movie as a "rom-zom-com."
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New York Times
Bela Tarr Says ‘The Turin Horse’ Is His Last Movie
The Hungarian director Bela Tarr has made what he is calling his final film, “The Turin Horse,” a black-and-white tale of medieval adversity and survival.
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Washington Post
Petraeus, with plenty of practice, sticks to message
In his first extended public appearance as CIA director, David H. Petraeus this week did more than display his well-known discipline for staying on message. He did his best to bring other government voices back on message as well.
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Times of India
Iran rejects allegations that it is planning attacks on US soil
Iran has rejected allegations by the US director of national intelligence James Clapper that the Islamic republic was more willing now to carry out attacks on American soil.
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New York Times
Berj Najarian Is a Key Figure in the Patriots’ Inner Circle
Berj Najarian, director of football/head coach administration, is the gatekeeper to Patriots Coach Bill Belichick and a key figure in the team’s inner circle.
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BBC
BBC accuses Iran of intimidation
The BBC's Director General, Mark Thompson, accuses the Iranian authorities of intimidating those working for its Persian service.
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physorg
Researcher says six factors can help you lead a longer, better life
(Medical Xpress) -- Spanish explorer Ponce de León searched for the "Fountain of Youth" in hopes of finding eternal life. And while Peter Martin, director of Iowa State University's gerontology program, hasn't found the mythical fountain, he and his research team have determined behavioral factors that may increase longevity.
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Washington Post
OMB personnel changes are on the way
Changes are coming to the top ranks of the Office of Management and Budget just as the agency prepares to release President Obama’s proposed fiscal 2013 federal budget on Feb. 13.
With OMB Director Jacob J. Lew moving across the street to serve as White House chief of staff and Jeffrey D. Zients sliding into the acting director role, other staffers will be asked to pick up elements of Zients’s ...
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Daily Mail
Chris Huhne quits as Energy Minister after being charged with lying to police over speeding points that 'wife took for him'
Director of Public Prosecutions Keir Starmer said the Mr Huhne and his ex-wife Vicky Pryce, left, would both be charged with perverting the course of justice – an offence that typically carries a prison sentence of more than two years.
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Irish Times
Huhne resigns over criminal charges
British energy secretary Chris Huhne is to face prosecution over allegations he asked his former wife to take a speeding penalty for him, Director of Public Prosecutions Keir Starmer announced today.
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AP
AP Interview: Main says mines can't be complacent
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- If there's one lasting cultural change Mine Safety and Health Administration Director Joe Main wants to make in both the federal agency and the industry it regulates, it's ending the cycle of intensity and complacency....
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Times LIVE
Marisa Tomei sued over damage to neighbours' homes
A lawsuit claims a leak from Marisa Tomei's New York City apartment has damaged the homes of two downstairs neighbours, including director John Waters.
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China Daily
China Daily's founding publisher Jiang passes away
Veteran journalist and former publisher of China Daily Jiang Muyue passed away on Jan 24 at age 96. Between 1963 and 1978, Jiang Muyue worked as the deputy director of the China International Publishing Group, from where he was assigned to lead the establishment of New China's first national English-language daily newspaper — China Daily. He became the paper's publisher in 1981.
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Mashable
Could Facebook’s Newly Wealthy Employees Help California’s Withering Economy?
Facebook’s slew of newly wealthy employees could “significantly impact” California’s economy during the next few years,…
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Daily Mail
Young Adult review: Satire that is too mean to be funny
Every successful film-maker has one flop in him, and Young Adult is Jason Reitman’s. The talented director comes unstuck with this black comedy starring Charlize Theron.
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Goal.com
Roma director Walter Sabatini hints at Simon Kjaer departure
The Danish defender has failed to impress at the Stadio Olimpico and the Serie A director says the club is considering not signing the player at the end of the season.
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Irish Times
Mental health fund could get 'hived off' for other sectors
FUNDING OF €35 million for mental health services could be “hived off” by the HSE for other sectors unless a director for the area is appointed immediately, the Dáil has been warned.
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el universal
Poiré se reunió con director de la CIA
El secretario de Gobernación y el Director General de la Central de Inteligencia abordaron temas referentes al tráfico de armas y la delincuencia organizada
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Hoy
Interior sustituye al director de Tráfico aunque reconoce su «magnífica labor»
El Gobierno sustituirá hoy a Pere Navarro como director general de Tráfico pese a reconocer su «magnífica gestión» durante los ocho años que ha estado al frente del departamento.
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Barrons
Sunoco Shifts Strategy: Changes CEO, Raises Dividend
Sunoco (SUN) is trading 2% higher after hours after announcing that it will change its strategy, replacing its CEO, raising its dividend and buying back shares and debt. In addition, the company will focus on its logistics and retail business and exit manufacturing operations. CEO Lynn Elsenhans will be replaced by CFO Brian MacDonald. “Brian [...]
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The Nation
Watson reuniting with Potter director
Emma Watson is to reunite with Harry Potter director David Yates on a new project, it has been reported.
Warner Bros is in negotiations to acquire Your Voice in My Head, with Watson sought for one of the leading roles, according to Deadline.
Watson is in talks with Yates to play a young woman who attempts to take her own life, but is saved by a New York-based psychiatrist who has terminal cance...
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The Nation
Watson reuniting with Potter director
Emma Watson is to reunite with Harry Potter director David Yates on a new project, it has been reported.
Warner Bros is in negotiations to acquire Your Voice in My Head, with Watson sought for one of the leading roles, according to Deadline.
Watson is in talks with Yates to play a young woman who attempts to take her own life, but is saved by a New York-based psychiatrist who has terminal cance...
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The Nation
Watson reuniting with Potter director
Emma Watson is to reunite with Harry Potter director David Yates on a new project, it has been reported.
Warner Bros is in negotiations to acquire Your Voice in My Head, with Watson sought for one of the leading roles, according to Deadline.
Watson is in talks with Yates to play a young woman who attempts to take her own life, but is saved by a New York-based psychiatrist who has terminal cance...
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BoingBoing
John Whitney's 1960s computer animation
But Does It Float has screenshots and links to videos (Catalog, Permutations, Matrix) of pioneer computer animation artist John Whitney. Whitney collaborated with designer Saul Bass to create the title sequence for Hitchcock's Vertigo (1958). About the video above, titled Catalog (1961). John Whitney was an American Animator during the mid-1900s. He created many animations [...]
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AP
Correction: BC-AF--Nigeria-Radical Sect story
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) -- In a story Feb. 1 about the arrest of a purported spokesman of the radical Islamist sect Boko Haram, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Ahmed Abdullahi, the Borno state director of the State Security Service, confirmed the man's capture. Another official in the state, who requested anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter, confirmed it to local j...
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Daily Mail
Crunch time for Chris Huhne: energy Secretary to learn if he will be charged over speeding allegations
Director of Public Prosecutions Keir Starmer will make the announcement at 10am whether the Energy Secretary (pictured) will face prosecution for perverting the course of justice to help him avoid a driving ban.
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BnAmericas
Minería - Brasil - Pöyry espera duplicar negocios mineros locales en tres años
La compañía de consultoría e ingeniería Pöyry, con sede en Finlandia, espera duplicar su volumen de negocios con mineras que operan en Brasil en los próximos tres años, dijo a BNamericas el director d...
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BnAmericas
Info. Technology - Regional - Tecnocom aims to launch US, Paraguayan operations this year
Spanish ICT firm Tecnocom expects to launch operations in the US and Paraguay during 2012, the company's director for Latin America, Luis Zanón, told BNamericas.
Tecnocom currently operates in seve...
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China Daily
Avatar's Cameron buys up land in NZ
Avatar is moving in next door to the Hobbit. Successful U.S. film director James Cameron has snapped up more farmland near the New Zealand capital, Wellington, not far from Oscar-winning colleague Peter Jackson.
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Foreign Policy
I don't think Bashar Assad can see his shadow
The AP breathlessly reports that Punxatawney Phil saw his shadow today, which means another six weeks of winter. Based on recent data, I'm wondering if Syria's Bashar Assad can say the same thing.
Earlier this week the U.S. intelligence heads testified on Syria, and offered some surprising assessments:
Syrian President Bashar al Assad will not be able to maintain his grip on power i...
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Pravda
Russia loses $4 billion in Libya because of Gaddafi
Russia has lost $4 bln due to the loss of arms contracts with Libya as a result of the UN's arms shipments embargo. Anatoly Isaikin, the Director of Russia's defense export giant, said that Russia had concluded arms contracts worth $2 billion with the previous administration of Libya. "We could conclude more contracts for the same amount," he said
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Amnesty International
Cambodia: Stop the use of excessive force against peaceful land activists
Headline Title:
Cambodia: Stop the use of excessive force against peaceful land activists
02 February 2012
Cambodian authorities must stop the use of excessive force against peaceful land and housing activists, Amnesty International said today, after police violently dispers...
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Daily Mail
Gasland director Joshua Fox arrested during House hearing
Joshua Fox (pictured) of Milanville, Pennsylvania, was led out of the public hearing in handcuffs and charged by Capitol Police with unlawful entry.
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NEWS.au.com
Star Casino MD replaced for 'behaviour'
THE managing director of Sydney's The Star casino has been replaced for issues relating to his behaviour, casino's owner says.
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FOX
CBO Chief Offers Dim Outlook on Economy, Jobs
Congressional Budget Office director projects economic growth will slow by next year and unemployment will rise Obama to Announce Bid to Revive Housing MarketObama's Small Business Plan: Too Little, Too Late?
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siliconindia
Rajat Gupta Accused of More Insider-Trading Charges
US prosecutors have expanded their insider-trading case against Goldman Sachs Group's former Indian American director Rajat Gupta, charging him with passing tips to convicted hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam much earlier than alleged before.
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Irish Times
BoI announces management changes
BANK OF IRELAND has announced changes to its management structure and the appointments of a new executive director and a former finance director of Ulster Bank to its executive team.
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USA Today
'Chronicle' goes viral with mash-up of horror, hero flicks
Director Josh Trank's debut film uses the popularity of social media as a jumping-off point for a mix of horror and superhero movies.
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USA Today
'Gasland' filmmaker arrested at House hearing
The director of the anti-fracking documentary "Gasland" was arrested today at a House hearing for not having media credentials.
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National Post
U.S. NGOs trapped in Egypt caught in battle with remnants of Mubarak regime, sources say
The work of the U.S. National Democratic Institute in Cair has fallen prey to what Egyptian pro-democracy campaigners say is a war between remnants of Mubarak's inner circle and a rapidly developing civil society.
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politico
Documentary filmmaker arrested at hearing
POLITICO Pro's Talia Buford reports that Josh Fox, the Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker, was arrested today while trying to film a House Science Committee hearing on hydraulic fracturing:
Fox was led out in handcuffs by the Capitol police shortly after 10 a.m., before the hearing could be gaveled into order. The "Gasland" director was attempting to film the hearing looking into EPA's inv...
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WSJ
El hombre detrás de la PlayStation será el nuevo presidente de Sony
Sony Corp. señaló el miércoles que designó a Kazuo Hirai, un experimentado ejecutivo de su negocio de PlayStation, como el próximo director general y presidente ejecutivo de la compañía, en una maniobra que se espera acelere una estrategia de redes para alinear su segmento de productos electrónicos de consumo con contenido y servicios
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AP
Ex-Credit Suisse trader pleads guilty in NY
NEW YORK (AP) -- A former London-based Credit Suisse managing director pleaded guilty Wednesday and agreed to cooperate in a federal probe of trading of sub-prime mortgage securities, admitting that he falsified the books to enhance his standing in his company and his year-end bonus as the housing market collapsed....
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Telegraph
McLaren's new MP4-27: full technical specifications and designer Q&A
McLaren's technical director Paddy Lowe and director of engineering Tim Goss discuss the new MP4-27 car.
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science blogs
Around the Web: Libraries, leadership and change [Confessions of a Science Librarian]
Ever since I attended the Harvard Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians last summer, I've been watching for interesting posts on academic library leadership, or just academic leadership in general. This is some of what I've found.
Let me know in the comments what else I should be reading.
Gordon Ramsay's Library Nightmares
On talking crazy, taking initiative, and having a comprehensiv...
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APA-OTS
Petra Stangl ist neuer Director International Marketing der Telekom Austria Group - BILD =
Wien (OTS) - Mit Jahresanfang hat Mag. Petra Stangl die Funktion
als Director International Marketing in der Telekom Austria Group
übernommen. Damit kehrt die Marketing-Expertin nach einem fast
zweijährigen Auslandseinsatz als Chief Marketing Officer bei der
serbischen Tochterfirma Vip mobile ...
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FT
Argos look to US for MD appointment
Managing director John Walden to start this month at UK catalogue chain
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TMZ
Two HUGE Movie Honchos Makes Racial Accusations
The director of "Precious" and the producer of a string of hits, including "The Expendables," "Rambo" and "Conan the Barbarian" got into a nuclear verbal fight on the set of a new movie, and exchanged racial accusations.Lee Daniels -- the "Precious"…
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el universal
CFC anuncia hoy fallo de alianza Televisa-Iusacell
Informa Eduardo Ruiz Vega, director de Cumplimiento Regulatorio de Iusacell, que la Comisión Federal de Competencia envió un citatorio en el que se especifica que será hoy cuando este órgano colegiado notifique su decisión
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UN
Somalia: UN envoy deplores murder of radio station director
The United Nations envoy for Somalia has strongly condemned the recent murder of radio station director Hassan Osman Abdi and called on the authorities to carry out an investigation to bring the perpetrators to justice.
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Huffington Post
Stephanie Woodard: Photography Book to Offer Innovative Look at Indian Reservation
"The forthcoming book about the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation dovetails beautifully with our interests," says Julie Garreau, executive director of Cheyenne River Youth Project, in the reservation's capital, Eagle Butte, South Dakota.
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BBC
India director makes up with star
A filmmaker who alleged he was roughed up by Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan at a party says he has made up with the star.
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USA Today
Madonna the director examines the royal 'W.E.'
The Edward VIII-Wallis Simpson love story is the superstar's first directorial effort.
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Reuters
U.S. expands case against ex-Goldman director Gupta
(Reuters) - Federal prosecutors expanded their insider trading case against former Goldman Sachs Group Inc director Rajat Gupta on Tuesday, saying the illegal activity lasted longer and involved more trades than alleged.
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WSJ
Ex-Goldman Director Gupta Faces Broader Case
Federal prosecutors expanded their insider-trading case against former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta ahead of a trial set for April, increasing the number illegal tips he is charged with in a new criminal indictment.
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el universal
Muere Juan Carlos Gené, figura del teatro argentino
El actor, director, ensayista y docente perdió la batalla contra el cáncer a los 82 años de edad
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THE AUSTRALIAN
Browning acting News comms head
Stephen Browning was today appointed acting director of communications of News Limited.
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Reuters
CIA chief says appears Saudi oil "ramping up"
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's oil production appears to be "ramping up" and can fill some of the demand shortfalls caused by sanctions on Iranian exports, CIA Director David Petraeus said on Tuesday.
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Times of India
A day after slapgate, SRK & Shirish patch up
While industry sources say that Kunder and Farah did apologise to Shah Rukh, the director refuted saying, “We went to meet him because it was getting very ugly."
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Times of India
2G case: Anil wasn’t director of Swan, says ADAG VP
senior executive of Reliance Infrastructure on Wednesday told a special CBI court that chairman of Reliance ADA Group Anil Ambani was not the director of Swan Telecom Pvt Ltd and Tiger Traders Pvt Ltd, the two alleged associate firms of the group.
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Irish Times
Corporate enforcement chief to stay
The Director of Corporate Enforcement Paul Appleby, who today announced plans to retire at the end of February, has agreed to stay on for a further six months until a replacement is found.
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National Post
Iran 'keeping open the option to develop nuclear weapons': U.S. intelligence chief
Iran is expanding its uranium enrichment capabilities, which can be used for either civil or weapons purposes, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said
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Telegraph
Speeding levy will bring law into disrepute, warns RAC
The director of the RAC Foundation, warns that an "opportunistic" move to raise money for victims by fining speeding motorists up to £100 will bring the law into disrepute.
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Barrons
Apple Taps U.K. Chain Dixon’s CEO to Run Retail
The U.K. electronics chain Dixons Retail exists as 1,200 stores in 13 countries in Europe, including different brands, such as “El Giganten” in Scandinavia and “Currys” in the U.K. Apple (AAPL) this morning said it found a replacement for retailing director Ron Johnson, who went to JC Penney (JCP) in November of last year, hiring [...]
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Times LIVE
Fracking response to be filed
Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu and her director general Thibedi Ramontja will file an answering affidavit on Tuesday in response to a court application to get details on a fracking report.
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Irish Times
Corporate enforcement chief to retire
The Director of Corporate Enforcement Paul Appleby has announced his intention to retire at the end of February.
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China Daily
NDRC delegation visit Greece to boost ties
Greece and China reiterated on Monday their commitment to enhance bilateral economic ties during a visit to Athens by a Chinese delegation, headed by deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) Zhang Xiaoqiang.
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Irish Times
Tevez could be forced to sit out the rest of the season
CARLOS TEVEZ may spend the rest of the season in limbo after AC Milan announced there was little likelihood of signing him on loan. The club’s managing director, Adriano Galliani, said he would spend the final day of the transfer window in his office in Milan’s Via Turati attempting to salvage some kind of deal.
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Hoy
«Me obsesionan las historias de gente que se supera a sí misma»
Brad Pitt intenta compaginar dos imágenes: la de un padre modelo y la de buen actor. Por esta segunda faceta, ha recibido su segunda candidatura a mejor actor por su papel en 'Moneyball: rompiendo las reglas' y la primera como productor. En esta película de béisbol, que se estrena el próximo viernes, da vida a Billy Beane, el director general de un equipo de Oakland que sorprende por su forma d...
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Reuters
HP director Babbio to leave board
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co said on Monday long-time director Larry Babbio Jr. will step down, as the technology giant continues to restructure its much-criticized board.
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Telegraph
Is the West finished? Perhaps not quite
For me, the defining image from Davos this year was the sight of Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, holding up an expensive-looking, designer leather holdall and saying: "I am here with my little bag to collect a bit of money."
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Nortel accounting worker testifies about road maps to profit
Brian Harrison, former director of planning and analysis, says he showed executives how to record a profit in the first and second quarters of 2003
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Wired
Mozilla Questions Web Orthodoxies With 'Pancake'
Mozilla Labs has launched an ambitious new project dubbed Pancake. The goal is to question our very basic assumptions about what the web should be and, hopefully, create a better web in the process. If nothing else at least Mozilla now has a Director of Pancake.
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Irish Times
Director defends human bodies exhibit
The educational value of a controversial exhibition featuring dead people whose personal origins are unknown outweighs concerns about the derivation of the bodies, according to its educational director.
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Telegraph
Leveson Inquiry: PCC was timorous over Andy Coulson
Tim Toulmin, a former Director of the Press Complaints Commission, tells the Leveson Inquiry Andy Coulson should have been questioned even after resigning as editor of The News of the World.
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FOXnews
Director's Guild Award-winner Jon Cassar stands by accuracy of controversial 'Kennedys' series
Director Jon Cassar took home the coveted "Movies For Television or Mini-Series" Directors Guild Award on Saturday evening for his work bringing "The Kennedys" to life.
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TheDomains
Sedo Adds Godaddy to SedoMLS
According to a press release today Sedo.com, announced it was expanding its SedoMLS service by adding Go Daddy, the world’s largest domain name registrar
“Go Daddy wants to help small businesses grow larger, and finding the right domain name is the place to start,” said Paul Nicks, Go Daddy’s Director of Product Development for the Aftermarket. “Giving customers access to many premium domain na...
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THE AUSTRALIAN
Capon succession a still life
SIX months after Edmund Capon announced his retirement as director, the Art Gallery of NSW is no closer to naming a successor.
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BBC
PCC is not a 'regulator' of press
The Press Complaints Commission is a "complaints body" not a "regulator", its former director tells the Leveson Inquiry.
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New York Times
DealBook: Insider Jury May Hear Top Official at Berkshire
Ajit Jain could be a witness in the trial of Rajat K. Gupta, a former director at Goldman Sachs and Procter & Gamble who is charged with leaking information about those companies.
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New York Times
Letter: Residents Delivering Care
The internal medicine residency program director at Mount Sinai responds to a front-page article, “Chefs, Butlers, Marble Baths: Hospitals Vie for the Affluent.”
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Hoy
Ven con optimismo la visita del OIEA
El ministro iraní de Exteriores, Ali Akbar Salehi, se declaró ayer «optimista» con la llegada a Teherán de una misión del Organismo Internacional de la Energía Atómico (OIEA) para inspeccionar las instalaciones nucleares. Aun así, indicó que el régimen no teme a las sanciones de Occidente. La delegación -que estará hasta mañana- ha viajado con un «espíritu constructivo» y espera de las autorida...
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Slashdot
UCLA Professor Says Conventional Wisdom on Study Habits Is All Washed Up
An anonymous reader writes "Taking notes during class? Topic-focused study? A consistent learning environment? According to Robert Bjork, director of the UCLA Learning and Forgetting Lab, distinguished professor of psychology, and massively renowned expert on packing things in your brain in a way that keeps them from leaking out, all are three are exactly opposite the best strategies for learni...
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The Jerusalem Post
Israeli films win big at Sundance
“This is an amazing moment for me as a filmmaker, but it’s a film about a painful and unresolved subject," director says.
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Entertainment Online
Feud Alert: Martin Scorsese vs. Uggie?! Filmmaker Howls Over Hugo Dog's Award Snub
Martin Scorsese has had just about enough of Blackie the Doberman's snubs (and The Artist's cutesy terrier, Uggie).
The Hugo director took his beef to the Los Angeles Times,...
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BBC
The Artist takes directing honour
Michel Hazanavicius is named best director at the Directors Guild of America awards, putting him in pole position for the Oscar.
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Los Angeles Times
DGA names 'The Artist's' Michel Hazanavicius best director
It is the first guild win for the 44-year-old French filmmaker.
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Al Jazhera
Radio journalist gunned down in Mogadishu
Head of major radio station is shot dead in Somali capital, becoming the third director of the network to be killed.
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SI
Emery agrees to become Bears general manager
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) -- The Chicago Bears have hired Kansas City Chiefs director of college scouting Phil Emery as their new general manager.
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AP
Phil Emery agrees to become Bears general manager
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) -- The Chicago Bears have hired Kansas City Chiefs director of college scouting Phil Emery as their new general manager....
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WSJ
Lagarde: Euro Zone Needs Clear, Simple Firewall
The euro zone needs a "clear, simple firewall" to restore international trust in it, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said.
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Scientific American
Can Too Much Information Harm Patients? [Excerpt]
Editor's Note: The following is an excerpt from The Creative Destruction of Medicine: How the Digital Revolution Will Create Better Health Care (Basic Books, 2012), by Eric Topol, a professor of innovative medicine and the director of the Scripps Translational Science Institute. [More]
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TechCrunch
Apple Overtakes Samsung As World’s Largest Smartphone Vendor In Q4
According to the latest report from Strategy Analytics, Apple has now overtaken Samsung to become the world's largest smartphone vendor by volume. Apple achieved 23.9% market share during Q4 2011, narrowly beating out Samsung's 23.5% share.
In addition, Apple shipped 37 million units in Q4, again going neck-and-neck with Samsung and its 36.5 million units shipped during the same time.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
2012s colour of the year: Vibrant, bold and tangy
Have you heard? The colour of the moment is … Tangerine Tango! In early January, the Pantone Color Institute in the U.S. announced that 2012s colour of the year is a striking shade of orange. According to Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the institute, Tangerine Tango is reminiscent of the radiant shadings of a sunset and marries the vivaciousness and adrenalin rush of red with the f...
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News.co.au
Hitchcock, Dahl snubbed British honours
FILM director Alfred Hitchcock, author Roald Dahl and artist Lucian Freud are among the people who have snubbed honours from the British monarch, government records revealed for the first time.
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FT
Currency tops Myanmar’s economic priorities
Reform must begin with the dual exchange rate and the liberalising of foreign exchange controls, says the country’s central bank director
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Art Review
Blog post by Artes Mundi
Blog post by Artes MundiArtes Mundi announces the shortlist for the UK’s largest arts prizeThe shortlist for the Artes Mundi 5 Exhibition and Prize was announced today by Ben Borthwick, Artes Mundi’s Artistic Director, following an extensive research process by two selectors - Anders Kreuger, Curator at M HKA in Antwerp, Belgium and Sofía Hernández Chong Cuy, Curator of Contemporary Art at Cole...
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Bild
Googles Europa-Chef - „Google liegt viel am Datenschutz“
Kay Oberbeck ist bei Google Director of Communications für Deutschland, Österreich und die Schweiz. BILD.de hat ihn zu den neuen Datenschutz-Bestimmungen befragt.Foto: GoogleMehr zum ThemaChronik-Pflicht kommt - Wie gebe ich Facebook den Retro-Look?Weltwirtschaftsforum - Delegation muss bis 600 000 Dollar zahlenGeheim-Gipfel! - CDU-Experten wollen Schulden drückenAlles im grünen Bereich? - Hie...
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Fortune
The lessons of Mitt Romney's tax returns
Joseph J. Thorndike is a contributing editor at Tax Analysts and a columnist for Tax Notes magazine, where a longer version of this article first appeared. He is also director of the Tax History Project at Tax Analysts, which includes an archive of presidential tax returns. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely his own.
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The Jerusalem Post
'3 PMO staff went to A-G over harassment charges'
Cabinet secretary, communications director, Maj.-Gen. reportedly took complaints of female staffer over Eshel to Weinstein.
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amNY
New Yorkers shine at Sundance Film Festival
New York is always well represented by the filmmakers bringing their movies to the Sundance Film Festival. And this year's no different. While Spike Lee ("Red Hook Summer") is the most prominent NYC-based director to premiere a movie in Park City, Utah, this year, other lesser-known local filmmaking talents have been out in force during the fest.
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ElPais
"Cada vez cuesta más ganarles"
El Madrid fue más Madrid que nunca y jugó "extraordinariamente bien", en opinión de Andoni Zubizarreta, director deportivo del club, en el descanso de un partido que calificó como "el duelo entre los dos mejores equipos del mundo". "Cada vez nos cuesta más ganar al Madrid", convino Guardiola, que recordó que la Copa no es una competición cualquiera: "La Copa es especial. Imagínate con el Madrid...
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National Post
Director Joe Carnahan on the great outdoors: ‘It will surprise the s–t out of you!’
In Toronto to promote his new film The Grey, Carnahan drinks afternoon wine and drops the F-bomb enthusiastically
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Washington Post
Severna Park baseball coach Jim McCandless dead at 43
Jim McCandless, the very successful Severna Park High baseball coach, died Tuesday. The state’s medical examiner ruled the death a suicide. McCandless was 43.
“The Severna Park community is in shock,” Severna Park Athletic Director Wayne Mook said. “We lost a tremendous individual, a role model for the kids. He’s somebody you want all your kids to grow up to be like. We’re just trying to cope r...
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AP
Music has a greater presence at Sundance festival
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) -- The 2012 Sundance Film Festival in Utah isn't just about movies. Festival director John Cooper says organizers added more music to the 11-day festival this year to encourage relationships between independent filmmakers and musicians....
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Reuters
Murdoch-backed music startup bankrupt before launch
(Reuters) - Beyond Oblivion, a digital music startup backed by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp and investment bank Allen & Co Director Stanley Shuman has filed for bankruptcy protection after spending millions of dollars building a service that never saw the light of day.
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WSJ
Global Health Fund Chief Steps Down
The executive director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria is stepping down ahead of schedule, following criticism of the organization's financial and management practices and some funding cutbacks.
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science blogs
Kommentar von Richelieu bei "Ein starker Sonnensturm trifft auf die Erde" (Astrodicticum Simplex) am 25.01.2012
@Alice:...Also wer mitten am Tag ein paar Minuten in die Sonne schaut muss sich nicht über bunte Lichter hinterher wundern..!
Hihihihi! Der ist gut, den behalte ich mal. ;-)
@Captain:
Ich habe bei dem überfliegen des Bild "Artikel" (Geschreibsel wäre wohl richtiger) schnell nach dem Dr. Avi Schnurr gegoogelt, er scheint Executive Director of Israel's Missile Defense Association zu sein,...
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Mail & Guardian
Cat's out the bag: Heyneke Meyer offered Bok top job
The Blue Bulls Rugby Union has confirmed the South African Rugby Union's intention to employ their rugby director, Heyneke Meyer, as Springbok coach.
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BBC
Greek film maker dies in accident
An award-winning Greek film director, Theodoros Angelopoulos, died after being hit by a motorcycle.
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Human Rights Watch
Tunisia: “Persepolis” Trial a Setback for Free Expression
The trial of a television director on morality charges for airing a controversial animated film is a disturbing turn for the nascent Tunisian democracy. On January 23, 2012, a Tunis court announced that Nabil Karoui, director of Nessma TV, will go on trial on April 19 for airing the French animated movie “Persepolis.”
(Tunis) – The tri...
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New York Times
Global Fund’s Executive Director Steps Down
The executive director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria resigned after two months of struggle over the future direction of the fund.
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Los Angeles Times
Villaraigosa hails progress on LAX's Bradley renovation
L.A. leaders on Tuesday heralded the progress that has been made renovating and expanding the Tom Bradley International Terminal—the centerpiece of the ongoing modernization of Los Angeles International Airport.
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Telegraph
Mark Wotte explains his 2020 vision for Scottish football
Hindsight isn't Mark Wotte's thing: the Dutchman, in his role as the SFA's performance director, prefers to look forward.
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People
Madonna Cries Talking About Her Mother at New York Premiere
"Anybody that knows me knows that when I'm tired, I cry," the W.E. director warned
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Reuters
Oscar's big snub: Uggie the dog, a true "Artist"
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - He steals the show on the red carpet, his co-stars regard him as a solid actor, and his director believes he is an essential character in "The Artist."
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Rolling Stone
Daniel Radcliffe to Play Allen Ginsberg
For his next act of wizardry Daniel Radcliffe will portray the Beat poet Allen Ginsberg in an indie film about a real-life murder mystery involving several of the founding Beat writers Radcliffe has been officially confirmed as a cast member in Kill Your Darlings according to casting director Laura Rosenthal Kill...
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BBC
VIDEO: Oscars: Hugo leads nominations
Martin Scorsese's 3D epic adventure film Hugo leads the charge at this year's Academy Awards with 11 nods, including best film and director.
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USA Today
IMF warns of global recession if governments cut too deeply
Managing Director Christine Lagarde told governments to focus on growth in the near term to avoid more economic pain.
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Rolling Stone
'The Artist' Leads 84th Annual Academy Award Nominations
Michel Hazanavicius's silent film The Artist leads the nominations in the 84th Academy Awards with nods for Best Picture Best Director Best Actor Best Supporting Actress Art Direction Cinematography Film Editing and Original Score Other top nominees include The Descendants up for Best Picture Director and Best Actor for George...
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
PSG says bid to sign Tevez has failed
PSG sporting director Leonardo says they made a handsome offer but no agreement was reached
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Telegraph
Anne Sinclair's resilience made me give her new job, says Arianna Huffington
Anne Sinclair's resilience in coping with the "ordeal" of husband Dominique Strauss-Kahn's sex scandal spurred The Huffington Post's founder to ask her to be editorial director of a French version of the hit website, Arianna Huffington said today.
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New York Times
I.M.F. Chief Urges Europe to Beef Up Bailout Funds
As euro zone finance ministers gathered in Brussels, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund said a "larger firewall" was needed to safeguard global financial stability.
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American Scientist
Meet the Scientists Who Make Science Fiction Believable
In late 2009, a writer, a producer, a director, and three scientists sat in a Los Angeles conference room. They were discussing Marvel's Thor--a film based on a comic book that was in turn inspired by the Norse god of thunder--about an arrogant warrior who, at the start of the film, violates a truce by attacking the Frost Giants. from Popular Mechanics
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Hoy
Dimite la cúpula del fabricante de BlackBerry
Research in Motion (RIM), el fabricante de BlackBerry, ha anunciado el nombramiento de Thorsten Heins como presidente y consejero delegado en sustitución de Mike Lazaridis y Jim Balsillie, los dos fundadores de la empresa canadiense. Heins ocupaba hasta ahora el puesto de director de operaciones de RIM. RIM también ha explicado que Lazaridis ocupará a partir de ahora el puesto de vicepresidente...
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Times of India
BAE Systems names new India chief executive
BAE Sytems has named Dean McCumiskey as its new chief executive and managing director of its India operations with effect from March 2012, the British company announced.
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New York Times
Thérèse Delpech, French Political Adviser, Dies at 63
Respected as a debater, an author and an intellectual, Ms. Delpech counseled foreign ministers. Until her death, she was a director at her nation’s Atomic Energy Commission.
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Mail & Guardian
Africa resigns as cooperative governance DG
Elroy Africa has resigned as the director general for cooperative governance and traditional affairs.
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FT
Research In Motion
Losing both co-chief executives, only to have one stay on to head an innovation committee, with the other also remaining a director, might be considered beyond a joke
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The Nation
Iran paid for oil via Turkey
TEHRAN - Iran is being paid for oil sales to India through a Turkish bank, the managing director of the National Iranian Oil Company said Friday on Mehr news agency. “There is no problem with exports to India and money continues to be transferred through a Turkish bank,” said Mohsen Ghamsari. That bank, however, has warned Iranian authorities that it will not take on new clients ...
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Reuters
Costa Coffee dampens Whitbread demerger talk
LONDON (Reuters) - Costa Coffee, the world's second-biggest coffee shop chain, should remain part of Whitbread Plc to maximize opportunities for international expansion, its Managing Director John...
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Irish Times
Miller to step down from IRB post
Rugby:The International Rugby Board has announced that its chief executive Mike Miller is to step down from his post after 10 years in the job. Miller will leave the Dublin-based organisation at the end of this month and will also quit as Rugby World Cup managing director.
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Foreign Policy
Arab League likely to extend Syria mission despite criticism
Arab League likely to extend Syria mission despite criticism
Two
senior officials from the Arab League said the group will likely extend its monitoring
mission in Syria. The mandate for the month-long mission officially expired
on Thursday. The Arab League is expected to decide on an extension when the
organization meets with the head of the mission, Sudanese General Mohammed
al-Dabi...
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Russian Government
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin congratulates Vladimir Khotinenko, film director, screenwriter and People’s Artist of Russia, on his 60th birthday |
news.com.au
Wiggles look to turn a new page after scandal
THE Wiggles' managing director has embarked on a global tour to protect the most valuable brand in kids entertainment.
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Times of India
Pirojsha handed keys of Godrej Properties
Godrej group chairman Adi Godrej’s son Pirojsha has been appointed the new managing director and CEO of Godrej Properties, making the 31-year-old the first among the next generation to take on a leadership role in a group company.
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Rolling Stone
Haywire
Into the cinematic dead zone of January comes Haywire to kick off the new movie year on a sexy action high I shouldn't be surprised since Steven Soderbergh the Oscar-winning director of Traffic is the prankster behind the camera This is Soderbergh working lean and mean outside the mainstream comforts...
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APA-OTS
Debra Maxwell zur internationalen Direktorin der National Outsourcing Association des Vereinigten Königreichs ernannt =
London (ots/PRNewswire) -
Debra Maxwell, Global BPO Director bei arvato, wurde zur
internationalen Direktorin der National Outsourcing Association (NOA)
ernannt. Die NOA ist der einzige Fachverband für Outsourcing in
Grossbritannien. In dieser Rolle wird Debra Maxwell die
internationale ...
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Mail & Guardian
Dittrich appointed CFO of Vodacom
Ivan Dittrich is due to take up his new position as chief financial officer and group executive director of Vodacom in July.
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WHO
Executive Board appoints the Regional Director for the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region
17 January 2012 -- Dr Ala Alwan will take up his appointment as the Regional Director of WHO's Eastern Mediterranean Region (WHO/EMRO) for a five-year term starting on 1 February 2012.
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Salon
Tiny group of super-rich donors dominate primary
The Washington Post has a good story checking in on the reality of the extremely deregulated campaign finance regime we’re living under:“There are probably fewer than 100 people who are fueling 90 percent of this outside money right now,” said David Donnelly, national campaigns director at the Public Campaign Action Fund, an advocacy group favoring limits on political spending....
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Times LIVE
Ambulances not exempt from Chapman's Peak toll
The medical director of Cape Medical Response has been told his ambulances must stop and pay the toll fee if they use Chapman’s Peak drive, irrespective of whether it is an emergency, according to a newspaper.
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China Daily
Time for a new FIFA says Champagne
FIFA's former director of international relations Jerome Champagne has suggested changes in the world governing body. FIFA 'dishonest' over deals: Warner
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Los Angeles Times
Golden Globes 2012: 'The Help' cast enjoys the evening together
Golden Globe Awards 2012: "The Help" table was shaping up as a friendly affair. Jessica Chastain was flipping out: It's her first Golden Globes, she's nominated, and Elton John just walked by. Octavia Spencer was going to win, Chastain announced. And if Viola Davis wins best actress, she has "a lot to say after 23 years of being in this business."
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
'The Artist' wins three Golden Globes; Plummer, Streep and Clooney take acting awards
Martin Scorsese wins best director for 'Hugo'
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THE AUSTRALIAN
Harvey 'has no plans' to retire: Page
HARVEY Norman chairman Gerry Harvey has no plans to retire, says Katie Page, his wife and managing director of the company.
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Daily Mail
Liverpool hit back over Luis Suarez race row
Liverpool's managing director Ian Ayre has defended the club's stance on racism and discrimination. The Reds have come in for criticism over the Luis Suarez race row.
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AP
Hurricane center chief to retire June 1
MIAMI (AP) -- National Hurricane Center Director Bill Read, who took over the forecasting agency during a time of turmoil and leaves it much calmer, announced Saturday he will retire effective June 1....
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The Lancet
[Comment] Offline: A serious regulatory failure, with urgent implications
Bruce Keogh, the medical director of the UK's NHS, deserves praise for his rapidly produced Jan 6 interim report on Poly Implant Prostheses (PIP). He recommended that 40 000 women who have received PIP breast implants in Britain be contacted and “offered further procedures subject to clinical need and taking full account of the wishes and concerns of the patient”. But his report also reveals an...
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White House
Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Jay Carney and OMB Deputy Director for Management Jeff Zients, 1/13/12
Release Time:
For Immediate Release
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room
10:26 A.M. EST
MR. CARNEY: Good morning, everyone. Thanks for being with us for this off-camera gaggle, but on the record. I have with me this morning, and I’d like to start with him, Mr. Jeff Zients. He is the Deputy Director for Management at the Off...
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National Post
Toronto FC happy with SuperDraft results
Toronto FC director of player development Paul Mariner believes his team did a “good bit of business” at Thursday’s Major League Soccer SuperDraft in Kansas City.
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Entertainment Online
Jerry Maguire-Inspiring Sports Agent Leigh Steinberg Files for Bankruptcy
Show us the money!
Leigh Steinberg, the powerful sports agent whom director Cameron Crowe used as the source of inspiration for Jerry Maguire, filed for Chapter 7 protection in U.S....
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siliconindia
Sales of Indian Auto Industry boost in next financial year
by Hardeep Singh Saini Sales of new cars in India are likely to pick up in the next financial year, an industry body predicted on Tuesday, after months of flattish growth due to high borrowing costs and fuel prices.
The SIAM estimated that car sales would grow by 11 to 13 percent in 2012-13, well above the zero to two percent growth it currently expects this fiscal year.
"The current quar...
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Reuters
Former Penn State athletic director has cancer
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - Former Penn State University Athletic Director Tim Curley, who faces perjury charges stemming from the child sex abuse scandal that has rocked the school, is suffering from lung cancer, his family said on Wednesday.
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USA Today
Penn State AD Tim Curley has cancer
Penn State athletics director Tim Curley, who is currently on leave while fighting charges of perjury and failing to report a crime as part of ...
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Number10
Join us for a Red tape Challenge webchat
Website Businesszone is hosting a panel discussion at Downing Street tomrrow on disruptive business models.
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New York Times
The Caucus: Hispanic Adviser Is Promoted at White House
In an appointment with election-year ramifications, Cecilia Munoz will be director of the Domestic Policy Council.
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Times LIVE
'Chicks with Guns' hits the right spot
All you need to make a movie is a girl and a gun, the New Wave director Jean-Luc Godard once said. It's also the formula for a best-selling book of portraits of American women and the guns in their lives.
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New York Times
Daley Stepping Down in Rare White House Shake-Up
William M. Daley will be replaced by Jacob J. Lew, the budget director and a seasoned Washington insider, jolting the top ranks of President Obama’s administration in an election year.
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Irish Times
Top Obama aide Daley to step down
WASHINGTON – White House chief of staff Bill Daley is stepping down after only one year in office and will be replaced by budget director Jack Lew, US officials said yesterday.
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Reuters
Top Obama aide Daley steps down, budget chief takes over
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama announced an election year shake-up at the White House on Monday, choosing budget director Jack Lew to replace chief of staff Bill Daley, who resigned after a troubled one-year tenure.
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The Jerusalem Post
Daley out, Jack Lew in as Obama's top aide
White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley leaves job after just one year; budget director Jack Lew, an Orthodox Jew, will replace him.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
White House chief of staff resigning
William Daley will be replaced by budget director Jacob Lew
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Los Angeles Times
Blake Griffin is considered a candidate for U.S. Olympic team
Jerry Colangelo, director of USA Basketball, has to announce the 18-man roster for the team by Jan. 18.Jerry Colangelo, director of USA Basketball, has to announce the 18-man roster for the team by Jan. 18.
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Times of India
Dress code for women? How about tougher laws?
Who gave anyone the right to snatch your freedom away woman? Two men recently tried to, one being Andhra Pradesh’s director general of police Dinesh Reddy and the other being Karnataka’s child and welfare minister CC Patil who were of the firm opinion that women who dressed in ‘flimsy and fashionable’ attire were primarily the reason why men harassed and raped women in our part of the world. Th...
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dlisted
The Time David O. Russell Groped His Transgendered Niece's Tits In The Middle Of A Hotel Gym
David O. Russell, noted asshole (click here and here for evidence) and director of The Fighter was being investigated by the Broward County Sheriff's after his 19-year-old transgendered niece told police that he molested her chichis in the gym of a Florida hotel during a workout on December 30th. If this story was a cup of alphabet soup, it would only have the letters W, T ...
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Daily Mail
Most Facebook photos flagged as 'offensive' are just unflattering, engineer reveals
The company's engineering director, Arturo Bejar, revealed that in 2011, the majority of reports of 'offensive' pictures were just photos people were embarassed about.
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USA Today
Former Penn State players upset with hire
Three Lettermen's Club members have a meeting scheduled with acting Penn State athletic director Dave Joyner Friday to express displeasure.
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Washington Post
Editorial Board: Obama’s justifiable ‘power grab’ on recess appointments
“UNPRECEDENTED.” “A power grab.” “A flagrant contempt for the rules.” Such were the howls from many on the right after President Obama this week used recess appointments to install a new director at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and to reconstitute the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) with three new members.
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BBC
Probe into film on Bin Laden raid
US officials are investigating if classified information about the killing of Osama bin Laden was given to Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow.
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Daily Mail
Burberry hits 10m mark to become most popular luxury brand on Facebook
As the British firm becomes the most successful luxury fashion brand on Facebook and Twitter, creative director Christopher Bailey releases three films starring Eddie Redmayne and Cara Delevingne.
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New York Times
Profiles In Science | Eric Lander: Broad Institute Director Finds Power in Numbers
Eric Lander, the head of the Broad Institute, went from the most solitary of sciences (math) to forging collaborations on the leading edge of biology, a field he never formally studied.
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The New Yorker
Joan Acocella: “Snow White,” at the 303 Bond Street Theatre.
Austin McCormick, the director of Company XIV, says he takes his inspiration from the spectacles staged at the court of Louis XIV, but there may be some Aubrey Beardsley in there, too. The troupe’s “Snow White,” now playing at the 303 Bond Street Theatre, is extravagant . . . (Subscription required.)
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Irish Times
All right on the night after a year of planning
Director on the first night of RTÉ,CHRISTOPHER FITZ-SIMONrecalls the cast of people put together and how Gate actor Charles Mitchel stole the show
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Times of India
Hotel’s director insures her bottom for £4m
Bizarre it may appear , but a 39-year -old woman hotel employee in Britain is reportedly having her bottom insured for a whopping £4 million.
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AP
Kodak loses third board member in 2 weeks
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) -- Eastman Kodak Co. says another member of its board of directors has resigned - the third director to exit the struggling company in the past two weeks....
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USA Today
James Blake out of Australian Open
Tournament director Craig Tiley says James Blake has withdrawn from next month's Australian Open, the first grand slam of 2012.
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Technology Review
Networking Patients to Combat Chronic Diseases
Paul Wicks, director of R&D at PatientsLikeMe, discusses his innovative work.
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The Nation
Afaq moves SHC against Rangers DG
KARACHI (INP) - MQM-H Chief Afaq Ahmed on Thursday filed a petition against the Director General Rangers in the Sindh High Court for contempt of court. The application was filed after the Rangers failed to provide security to the MQM-H chief on the courts order. The application submitted by Iqbal Kazmi on behalf of Afaq stated that the orders of the SHC were being violated and the Rangers were...
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Daily Telegraph
Coopers posts record beer production
COOPERS Brewery lifted market share and beer production to a record 62.9m litres despite a fall in national consumption, its director said.
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SI
Andy Staples: A modest proposal: Hire Tressel after flimsy show-cause penalty
Tom Wistrcill Director of Athletics University of Akron
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AP
Chile girl dies after split from conjoined twin
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) -- The director of a Chilean children's hospital says a baby girl who was surgically separated from her conjoined twin has died....
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The Nation
FIA busts fake visa racket; two arrested
OUR STAFF REPORTER SIALKOT - The Federal Investigation Agency has busted international well-organised fake visa issuers including a ringleader in Rangpura locality here.FIA Gujranwala Deputy Director Gul Sanobar Khan told newsmen that a special FIA team raided the residence of accused Behzad at Rangpura and arrested him, besides, recovering 1500 passports with fake visas of several countries in...
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circleID
Chinese Hackers and Cyber Realpolitik
For many people the comments made by Michael Hayden, Former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, at this week's Black Hat Technical Security Conference in Abu Dhabi may have been unsettling as he commented upon the state of Chinese cyber espionage.
I appreciate the candor of his observations and the distinction he made between state-level motivations. In particular, his comment "W...
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USA Today
Zipadelli reunites with Tony Stewart as competition director
Greg Zipadelli will also likely be the crew chief for Danica Patrick's Daytona 500 debut in two months.
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USA Today
Ex-Penn State officials face hearing
The hearing for former Penn State Athletic Director Tim Curley and former Senior Vice President Gary Schultz come three days after Jerry Sandusky ...
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Science Daily
Chimpanzees in research: Statement on Institute of Medicine report by NIH Director Francis Collins
The following is a statement by NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins on the Institute of Medicine report addressing the scientific need for the use of chimpanzees in research.
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The Nation
Letter bomb intercepted in Rome
ROME (AFP) - A letter bomb sent to a Rome tax collection office was intercepted on Thursday, a week after a first bomb exploded, nearly blinding the director who opened it, Italian media reported. "Bomb disposal experts were called in this morning after a suspect package was reported at the Equitalia office," a police spokesman told AFP. The experts were still examining the package and had foun...
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The Nation
Memo scandal: SC receives Mansoor Ejazs reply
The Supreme Court of Pakistan received on Thursday Mansoor Ejazs reply in secret memo scandal case.He had accused former Pakistan ambassador to US, Hussain Haqqani, of passing on a secret memo in which President Zardari allegedly sought US army general Mike Mullens help against Pakistan army.The issue led to the resignation of Haqqani, souring relations between Islamabad and Washington.Mansoo...
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Scientific American
The Ethics of Altering Memory Get a Bit Ahead of the Science. But Just a Bit
Lawyers and philosophers have already begun debating the ethical implications of an incipient future in which a memory is simply overwritten as if it were a digital file destined for the trash icon on your desktop. Biologists who still work with mice and other living things that don’t function like four-legged flash drives are often [...]
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USA Today
Gingrich staffer resigns after Mormon comments
Newt Gingrich's political director in Iowa is out of a job after making disparaging comments about Mitt Romney and his Mormon faith.
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Telegraph
'The world's first full smartphone movie'
American director uses Nokia smartphone to make full-length film called Olive starring Gena Rowlands.
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New York Times
Olympus Board Hints at Quitting Over Fraud
Olympus said a director had resigned, others might follow and the whole board could go once the company posted its second-quarter earnings, due by Dec. 14.
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USA Today
Hunter's memo to players details NBA CBA
Just before players began voting to ratify the new collective bargaining agreement, NBPA executive director Billy Hunter sent another memo.
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USA Today
Want to chat about Tim Tebow and religion?
USA TODAY will be conducting a live Twitter chat with Larry Taunton, executive director of the Fixed Point Foundation, which promotes Christianity ...
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New York Times
T. Franklin Williams, Early Geriatric Specialist, Dies at 90
Dr. Williams was a former director of the National Institute on Aging and a longtime professor at the University of Rochester.
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Times LIVE
The ice is getting thinner under our feet
Sunday Times Editorial: THE ruling by five Supreme Court of Appeal judges that the appointment of Menzi Simelane to the position of national director of public prosecutions was fatally flawed has shown up President Jacob Zuma's weakness for political manipulation.
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The Nation
MPs no to Bonn, Nato
ISLAMABAD Putting its weight behind the decision of the Defence Committee of the Cabinet, the Parliamentary Committee on National Security endorsed all major DCC decisions, including ban on the Nato supplies and vacation of Shamsi airbase and boycott of Bonn conference.Military Operations Director General Maj Gen Ishfaq Nadeem briefed the committees extra-ordinary session, which was chaired b...
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Salon
On “Weed Wars,” drug clichés go up in smoke
"I run a family business, and the business is cannabis," says Steve D'Angelo, a central character in Discovery's new series "Weed Wars" and the co-founder and executive director of Oakland's Harborside Health Center, which distributes medical marijuana to almost 100,000 customers. D'Angelo's matter-of-fact statement sums up the tone of this series, which treats the Harborside Heath Center as ju...
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Fortune
ChangeWave poll finds 96% of users satisfied with iPhone 4S
Up from 93% with iPhone 4. What they like most: Siri. Least: Too short battery life.
Source: ChangeWave
Despite widely publicized reports of unexplained battery drainage, the satisfaction ratings on Apple's (AAPL) latest iPhone continue to hover in what ChangeWave research director Paul Carton calls "nosebleed territory."
In a survey of 215 new iPhone 4S owners, 77% declared themselves "very sa...
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CNN
Google alumni have a mixed record off-campus
FORTUNE -- When he worked at Google, Patrick Keane got a lot of calls from recruiters. For a while, as director of sales strategy and field marketing, Keane would get a new offer every week practically begging him to sign on as the CEO of a "weird-undefined-logo tech startup," as he puts it.
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Irish Times
Corrections & Clarifications
John Granby, who worte the reply in yesterday's Opinion Page to Michael Casey's recent article on architects, is director of the Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland
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news.com.au
Downer appoints new director
ENGINEERING firm Downer EDI Ltd has appointed Philip Garling as a non-executive director, effective November 24, 2011.
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exchnage4media
Nigel Wark: Engage customers as co-creators and marketers
Speaking at the Pitch CMO Summit 2011, Nigel Wark, Executive Director, Marketing, Sales and Service, Ford India, stressed on the need of co-creation for bands to be a success
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chinatechnews
Former Alibaba VP Joins Meituan.com As COO
Chinese group buying website Meituan.com announced that Gan Jiawei, former vice president of Alibaba.com, will join the company as its new chief operating officer. Gan joined Alibaba.com in 2000 and he held several positions, including operating director, marketing director, regional manager, and vice president, in the company. With rich experience in corporate operations, sales management, [...]
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Rolling Stone
Julie Delpy to Direct Joe Strummer Biopic
French actress and director Julie Delpy has signed on to helm The Right Profile a biopic of the late Clash frontman Joe Strummer Not many details about the film have emerged but the project is said to focus on the singer's life from the time he planned to disappear from...
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THE AUSTRALIAN
Ghosts of his past haunt director
LAST weekend I finally got around to seeing the prize-winning political thriller The Ghost Writer, directed by Roman Polanski.
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USA Today
Don't believe these myths about diabetes
Anath Shalev, director of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Diabetes Center, debunks diabetes myths.
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Gizmodo
Keine bloße Portierung: Konsolen-Version von Diablo 3
In einem Interview mit dem US-Amerikanischen Spielemagazin Game Informer berichtete Game Director Jay Wilson, dass Blizzard nicht lediglich eine einfache Portierung der PC-Version abliefern wolle, sondern an einer originären Konsolenversion des Hack 'n Slays arbeite – einer Ankündigung derselbigen käme dies allerdings noch nicht gleich. mehr...
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USA Today
Lady Gaga splits from longtime creative director
Pop icon and creative director Laurieann Gibson go their separate ways, Gibson confirms.
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BBC
IMF director for Europe resigns
Antonio Borges, the head of the International Monetary Fund's European department, resigns for personal reasons.
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The Jerusalem Post
Music in a time of madness
With her film ‘Violins in Wartime’, director Yael Katzir talks about power of music in times of conflict.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Tory staffer who left Hill to plug ethical oil lands job in Harper's office
Alykhan Velshi to take reins as PMOs director of planning
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USA Today
Video: Bethesda developers talks 'Skyrim'
Game director Todd Howard and Art Director Matt Carofano about the making of Skyrim.
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Irish Times
Ex-IL&P director regrets mortgage decision
A FORMER long-standing board member of Irish Life & Permanent has said that he regrets that the bank did not lobby the Department of Finance to stop the introduction of 100 per cent mortgage lending during the boom.
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Wired
NASA’s Next Mars Rover to Launch in 15 Days
The Mars Science Laboratory, the largest and most complex machine that has ever landed on another planet, is on target to launch on Nov. 25 at 7:25 a.m. PST.
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Daily Mail
Russ Malkin and Extreme Frontiers: I've never met anyone who's had an adventure and regretted it
Adventure travel show producer and director Russ Malkin tells TravelMail what it takes to make a compelling show and why he thinks we could all do with a bit of adventure in our life.
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Daily Telegraph
The ABC backs a free media
THERE needs to be less regulation on the media to ensure a healthy democracy, the ABC's director of editorial policy Paul Chadwick said.
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Foreign Policy
Filming Sarko: The French President on the Silver Screen
Director Xavier Durringer discusses his
controversial new film about Nicolas Sarkozy -- and whether the president has
changed French politics forever.
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Nikkei
Selection Of Independent Investigation Panel For Olympus Stirs Questions On Director Independence |
People Daily
Chinese women could be in space by 2012
China’s female astronauts could fly into space as soon as the latter half of next year, said a senior official in charge of the manned space program on Friday.
According to the program schedule, a space module Tiangong-1 and the Shenzhou VIII spacecraft will be launched in the latter half of this year in the first unmanned rendezvous and docking mission.
Yang Liwei, deputy director of Chi...
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Foreign Policy
How to be an activist U.N. staffer
The democratic fervor spreading across North Africa and the Middle
East has reached the U.N.'s New York headquarters, judging from the Facebook
and Twitter accounts of some staffers at Turtle Bay. Several U.N. officials
have turned to social media in recent weeks to express their enthusiasm for the
collapse of authoritarian regimes in the Middle East.
The activity, in fact, prompted the U.N...
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China Daily
Brothers in arms
An actor known for his good-guy cinematic characterizations, Jiang Wu will present his "wildest onscreen image ever" in the upcoming blockbuster, Let the Bullets Fly, which also marks the first time he has co-starred with his brother Jiang Wen, also the director of the film.
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Technology Review
DOE's Agency Learns from Some Early Mistakes
ARPA-E's new director explains how it is evolving.
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Foreign Policy
Iran unveils a few innovations in Islamic tech
Even though Iran's Twitter Revolution has faded from the attention of the Western media , the country's talented techies keep innovating: The Press TV news website reported last week (October 25) the launch of the world’s first search engine for Quran-related websites. Created by Iran, the search engine allows web surfers to easily look up information on Islamic religious law. Ali Ismailpour, t...
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Countries |
MIX |
| 1 | United States | 89.119 |
| 2 | India | 36.079 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 10.006 |
| 4 | Mexico | 8.960 |
| 5 | Spain | 6.188 |
| 6 | Argentina | 4.543 |
| 7 | Philipines | 4.430 |
| 8 | Australia | 4.397 |
| 9 | Canada | 4.320 |
| 10 | Romania | 3.103 |
| 11 | Colombia | 2.845 |
| 12 | Korea South | 2.760 |
| 13 | Germany | 1.934 |
| 14 | Peru | 1.765 |
| 15 | Singapore | 1.490 |
| 16 | Portugal | 1.470 |
| 17 | Indonesia | 1.420 |
| 18 | South Africa | 1.410 |
| 19 | China | 1.350 |
| 20 | Pakistan | 1.225 |
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Media |
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| 1 | CNN | 10.000 |
| 2 | CNN Editions (International) | 6.000 |
| 3 | NDTV | 5.000 |
| 4 | Times of India | 4.800 |
| 5 | Malayala Manorama | 4.000 |
| 6 | Dinamalar | 3.500 |
| 7 | foxnews | 3.000 |
| 8 | IBN live | 2.500 |
| 9 | Joong Ang Ilbo | 2.500 |
| 10 | New York Times | 2.200 |
| 11 | Huffington Post | 2.100 |
| 12 | Esto | 2.000 |
| 13 | USA Today | 2.000 |
| 14 | WALL STREET JOURNAL USA | 2.000 |
| 15 | GMA TV | 1.740 |
| 16 | AARP Bulletin | 1.500 |
| 17 | newsweek | 1.400 |
| 18 | San Francisco Chronicle | 1.350 |
| 19 | El Mundo del Siglo XXI | 1.280 |
| 20 | Panamericana Televisión | 1.220 |
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Languages |
MIX |
| 1 | English | 149.774 |
| 2 | Spanish | 27.238 |
| 3 | Malayalam | 4.000 |
| 4 | Tamil | 3.860 |
| 5 | Romanian | 3.103 |
| 6 | German | 2.900 |
| 7 | Portuguese | 2.250 |
| 8 | Indonesian | 1.420 |
| 9 | Gujarati | 1.200 |
| 10 | Chinese | 1.140 |
| 11 | French | 1.060 |
| 12 | Japanese | 0.750 |
| 13 | Italian | 0.300 |
| 14 | Catalan | 0.253 |
| 15 | Polish | 0.200 |
| 16 | Norwegian | 0.169 |
| 17 | Swedish | 0.160 |
| 18 | Russian | 0.160 |
| 19 | Korean | 0.060 |
| 20 | Greek | 0.060 |
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