Ken Venturi: A Champion to Those Who Stutter

J.P. Morgan's Dimon Makes His Case
J.P. Morgan Chief Executive and Chairman James Dimon is making the case for continuity in the final days before a potentially defining vote on his future. Read More: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323398204578489451781931318.html?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f ...
[Published 18-05-2013 15:15:32 GMT]

Ryder Cup players into last 8 at World Match Play
KAVARNA, Bulgaria (AP) — Ryder Cup-winning teammates Graeme McDowell, Nicolas Colsaerts and Francesco Molinari are through to the quarterfinals of the World Match Play Championship. Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/ryder-cup-players-last-8-world-match-play-115207692.html ...
[Published 18-05-2013 15:10:01 GMT]

Documentary is an ode to NYC playground basketball
NEW YORK (AP) — Half-moon hoops, double rims, chain-linked fences for out-of-bounds lines and no net that anyone can recall. Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/documentary-ode-nyc-playground-basketball-140727014.html ...
[Published 18-05-2013 15:07:27 GMT]

Agonizing family choice in Japanese film at Cannes festival
By Alexandria Sage CANNES (Reuters) - A film about baby-switching by Japan's Kore-eda Hirokazu that ponders nature versus nurture premiered at the Cannes film festival on Saturday, joining an Iranian challenger as contenders for the top prize. "Soshite Chichi Ni Naru" ("Like Fath...
[Published 18-05-2013 15:00:36 GMT]

Pitching Nuclear Energy: The Value of New Plant Construction
Pitching Nuclear Energy: The Value of New Plant Construction It will take me several days to digest all of the things I learned and heard at the Nuclear Energy Assembly, both from the podium and in the valuable “hallway conversations.” 2 by Ro...
[Published 18-05-2013 14:51:00 GMT]

Interview: China vows to play peaceful role in Arctic region development: Chinese embassador
Interview: China vows to play peaceful role in Arctic region development: Chinese embassador China will act as a serious player and peaceful power after it has been accepted by the Arctic Council as a formal observer, Chinese Embassador to Finland Huang Xing has said. ...
[Published 18-05-2013 14:50:00 GMT]

Denmark favorite to win Eurovision Song Contest
MALMO, Sweden (AP) — An ethno-inspired flute and drum tune from Denmark is the bookmakers' favorite to win this year's Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday, which also features a bizarre opera pop number from Romania and an Armenian rock song written by the guitarist of Black Sabbath. Rea...
[Published 18-05-2013 14:30:57 GMT]

New Social Media Campaign Features Stories Of Individuals Who Rejected Psychiatric Diagnoses
New Social Media Campaign Features Stories Of Individuals Who Rejected Psychiatric DiagnosesCampaign timed to coincide with rollout of American Psychiatric Association's DSM-5PR NewswireSAN FRANCISCO, May 18, 2013SAN FRANCISCO, May 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Open Paradigm Project, in co...
[Published 18-05-2013 14:28:00 GMT]

Industry Groups Urge Supreme Court To Ban EPA From Regulating CO2
Industry Groups Urge Supreme Court To Ban EPA From Regulating CO2 (Credit: Philippe Lissac / GODONG) Conservative states, business groups, fossil fuel companies, and politicians who deny the science of climate change are petitioning the Supreme Court to reverse Environm...
[Published 18-05-2013 14:23:00 GMT]

EPA Is Required To Regulate Carbon Pollution From Existing Power Plants
EPA Is Required To Regulate Carbon Pollution From Existing Power Plants EPA is legally obligated to issue rules regulating CO2 from existing power plants. Dave Roberts at Grist is (eternally) puzzled that folks don’t seem to know that. Since eternity is a very long...
[Published 18-05-2013 14:19:00 GMT]

U.S. Now One Step Closer To Being Net Natural Gas Exporter
U.S. Now One Step Closer To Being Net Natural Gas Exporter Exporting natural gas just got easier. This afternoon, the Department of Energy approved the second application for a facility to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) worldwide. Today’s approval to export up to 1...
[Published 18-05-2013 14:18:00 GMT]

6.0 magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of northeast Japan
6.0 magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of northeast Japan May 18, 2013 – JAPAN - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 jolted northeastern Japan on Saturday, but no tsunami warning was issued, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The earthquake was...
[Published 18-05-2013 14:16:00 GMT]

What to watch for at the Preakness
BALTIMORE (AP) — All eyes will be on Kentucky Derby winner Orb in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday. The 3-year-old colt will take on eight challengers in the second leg of the Triple Crown. If he wins, Orb will attempt to become the first Triple Crown champion since Affirmed in 1978 at the Belmont...
[Published 18-05-2013 14:06:39 GMT]

How to “Own the Room” in Any Presentation
Have you ever “owned a room?” I don’t mean in terms of actual real estate, but rather in terms of mental real estate? If you have, you’ll never forget the feeling of having every eye in the room on you, people practically breathing along with you. I think that’s what they mean when they sa...
[Published 18-05-2013 14:00:28 GMT]

Friday Trash Dump: Obama DOE Approves 2nd Fracked Gas LNG Export Terminal
Friday is the proverbial 'take out the trash day' for the release of bad news among public relations practioners and this Friday was no different.  In that vein, yesterday the Obama Department of Energy (DOE) announced a conditional approval of the second-ever LNG (liquefied natural gas) export ...
[Published 18-05-2013 14:00:00 GMT]

Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP Encourages Investors Who Suffered Losses In Excess Of $100,000 Investing In Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. To Contact The Firm
Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP Encourages Investors Who Suffered Losses In Excess Of $100,000 Investing In Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. To Contact The FirmPR NewswireNEW YORK, May 18, 2013NEW YORK, May 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP, a leading national securities law firm, is investigating...
[Published 18-05-2013 14:00:00 GMT]

Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP Encourages Investors Who Suffered Losses In Excess Of $100,000 Investing In Delcath Systems, Inc. To Contact The Firm
Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP Encourages Investors Who Suffered Losses In Excess Of $100,000 Investing In Delcath Systems, Inc. To Contact The FirmPR NewswireNEW YORK, May 18, 2013NEW YORK, May 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP, a leading national securities law firm, is investigatin...
[Published 18-05-2013 14:00:00 GMT]

Vitamix® Unveils The Next Level Of Automation In Frozen Drink Blending: The Modular Blending System
Vitamix® Unveils The Next Level Of Automation In Frozen Drink Blending: The Modular Blending SystemLatest Extension of Vitamix Commercial Product Line Offers a Complete Smoothie Blending Station That Delivers a Compact, Quiet, Scalable, Modular System While Increasing Speed of ServicePR NewswireCLE...
[Published 18-05-2013 14:00:00 GMT]

Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP Encourages Investors Who Suffered Losses In Excess Of $100,000 Investing In Ventrus Biosciences, Inc. To Contact The Firm
Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP Encourages Investors Who Suffered Losses In Excess Of $100,000 Investing In Ventrus Biosciences, Inc. To Contact The FirmPR NewswireNEW YORK, May 18, 2013NEW YORK, May 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP, a leading national securities law firm, is investig...
[Published 18-05-2013 14:00:00 GMT]

Building Solar in Spain Instead of Germany Could Save Billions
Kevin Bullis May 17, 2013 Building Solar in Spain Instead of Germany Could Save Billions Building solar and wind projects in the wrong place is wasting billions of dollars in Europe. http://www.technologyreview.com/view/514991/building-solar-in...
[Published 18-05-2013 13:54:00 GMT]