LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – Robert Zemeckis has been named Director of the Year by the Palm Springs International Film Festival, making the “Flight” director the latest awards hopeful to be honored by one of the two big January film festivals that double as campaign stops on the awards circuit.The announcement by Palm Springs organizers came one day after the Santa Barbara Film Festival declared “Silver...
American Girl Dolls Embrace Differences and Disabilities
Label: HealthNov 29, 2012 7:00amI must admit, I find American Girl Dolls slightly unnerving. They are so eerily lifelike, and I know it’s a cliché, but the eyes really do follow you everywhere. My daughter has one, and we put it in the closet every night because mommy is a little crazy.Despite these misgivings, it’s hard not to cheer for a doll company that goes out of its way to represent girls from...
Stock futures gain ahead of data on fiscal hopes
Label: BusinessNEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock futures rose on Thursday, building on the previous session’s steep gains, on expectations of progress toward a fiscal agreement in Washington that would avert an economic meltdown.Market participants will continue to focus on discussions in Congress to avoid big spending cuts and tax hikes – dubbed the “fiscal cliff” – and equities may retreat, as they did Tuesday, if the...
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US rabbi says jailed American in good health
Label: WorldHAVANA (AP) — A prominent New York rabbi and physician visited an American subcontractor serving a long jail term in Cuba and said the man is in good health, despite his family’s concerns about a growth on his right shoulder.Rabbi Elie Abadie, who is also a gastroenterologist, told The Associated Press in an exclusive interview following Tuesday’s 2 1/2-hour visit at a military hospital in Havana...
U.S. for-profit colleges spend big on marketing while slashing other costs
Label: Technology(Reuters) – Google‘s biggest advertiser is neither a bank nor a retailer.It’s the for-profit University of Phoenix, which has recently been spending nearly $ 400,000 a day on ads, more than any financial firm or retailer, the traditional big spenders on online advertising, according to search analytics firm SpyFu.That kind of spending may seem surprising coming from a college, but marketing has become...
Van Gogh, John Lennon letters coming to NY auction
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — An upcoming auction of over 300 historical documents includes rare letters written by Vincent van Gogh, George Washington, John Lennon and other iconic figures.The property of an anonymous American collector is being offered by Profiles in History in an online and phone auction on Dec. 18.Among the highlights is a two-page letter from Washington to an Anglican clergyman.Another top...
One in 10 workers underemployed
Label: Business28 November 2012 Last updated at 08:21 ETPlease turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Penny Cook has asked her part-time employer for more hours but has been refusedOne in 10 of all workers in the UK is now officially underemployed, according to a study from the Office For National Statistics (ONS).It says 3.05 million workers want to work more hours each week, out of a total workforce...
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Mexican beauty queen killed in shootout
Label: WorldCULIACAN, Mexico (AP) — A 20-year-old state beauty queen died in a gun battle between soldiers and the alleged gang of drug traffickers she was traveling with in a scene befitting the hit movie “Miss Bala,” or “Miss Bullet,” about Mexico’s not uncommon ties between narcos and beautiful pageant contestants.The body of Maria Susana Flores Gamez was found Saturday lying near an assault rifle on a rural...
Card firms’ block on WikiLeaks did not break rules: EU
Label: TechnologyBRUSSELS (Reuters) – A block on processing donations for WikiLeaks by Visa Europe and other credit card companies is unlikely to have violated EU anti-trust rules, the European Commission said on Tuesday.DataCell, a company that collected donations for WikiLeaks, complained to the Commission about Visa Europe, MasterCard Europe and American Express Co after they stopped processing donations for WikiLeaks...
New Zealand becomes Middle Earth as Hobbit mania takes hold
Label: LifestyleWELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand‘s capital city was rushing to complete its transformation into a haven for hairy feet and pointed ears on Tuesday as stars jetted in for the long-awaited world premiere of the first movie of the Hobbit trilogy.Wellington, where director Peter Jackson and much of the post production is based, has renamed itself “the Middle of Middle Earth“, as fans held costume parties...
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