http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/ Top U.S. Hispanic Market Business and Finance News Magazine en-us Mon, 13 May 2013 19:41:34 PST http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/rss/ webmaster@hispanicbusiness.com http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/_client/images/logos/hb-for-rss.gif http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/rss/ http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/cth_acquires_rights_to_24_fox.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/cth_acquires_rights_to_24_fox.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 18:50:21 PST May 14--Cable Thai Holding (CTH), the newly established cable TV operator, has acquired the broadcast rights to 24 channels from FOX International Channels (FIC) to strengthen its content line-up. Krissanan Ngampatipong, CEO of CTH, said the additional channels will be launched in two phases.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/gilbert_theater_gears_up_for_new.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/gilbert_theater_gears_up_for_new.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 18:50:20 PST May 13--Gilbert Theater is opening its 20th season with a "Rent" party. The downtown Fayetteville theater is presenting the musical starting Sept. 20. The show kicks off a season that includes the holiday standby "A Christmas Carol," some original works and a little Shakespeare.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/oak_cliff_film_festival_announces_lineup.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/oak_cliff_film_festival_announces_lineup.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 18:50:19 PST May 13--A documentary about the controversial Russian punk band Pussy Riot, Bobcat Goldthwait's new film as well as an appearance by the comedian turned filmmaker, and a 35mm screening of Robert Altman's '70s-era classic McCabe and Mrs.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/nbc_s_fall_lineup_includes_michael.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/nbc_s_fall_lineup_includes_michael.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 18:50:19 PST May 13--NBC released a fall schedule on Sunday that features new shows starring Michael J. Fox and James Spader, as well as a "Dracula" drama, and new time slots for several of its returning favorites.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/fox_schedule_includes_24_return.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/fox_schedule_includes_24_return.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 17:50:19 PST NEW YORK -- Fox, facing the ebbing ratings power of "American Idol," is betting big on its first miniseries showcase starting with a limited-edition "24," and shows from heavyweight producers Seth MacFarlane and J.J. Abrams to invigorate its schedule. The network is making its largest original-programming investment yet with a crop of 11 new series along with a miniseries from filmmaker M.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/the_music_industry_gathers_to_remember.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/the_music_industry_gathers_to_remember.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 17:00:21 PST Visionary, Producer, Engineer, Composer and Audio Technologist Was Remembered by His Peers, His Family, and Artists in Whom He Helped Bring Out the Best NEW YORK, NY -- (Marketwired) -- 05/13/13 -- With ... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/set_phasers_to_dumb_spock_emotional.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/set_phasers_to_dumb_spock_emotional.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 17:00:20 PST By REED TUCKER In one of the more memorable scenes from 2009's "Star Trek," a young James T. Kirk speeds through the desert behind the wheel of a vintage Corvette as a Beastie Boys song blasts. He points the speeding car towards a cliff, before bailing out as the car careens into the abyss.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/jake_johnson_breaks_out_on_season.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/jake_johnson_breaks_out_on_season.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 17:00:20 PST NEW YORK -- Season one of Fox TV's "New Girl" introduced fans to the "adorkable" Zooey Deschanel and the hilarity of Max Greenfield. Both earned Emmy and Golden Globe Award nominations for their work.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/the_great_gatsby_in_3-d_like.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/the_great_gatsby_in_3-d_like.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 17:00:20 PST May 13--Moviegoers have always loved seeing Leonardo DiCaprio sporting period costumes, just so long as it's not a fat suit. But as eye-popping as this weekend's box-office results were for "The Great Gatsby," not that many moviegoers felt compelled to watch DiCaprio don a tux or strut his stuff wearing a pink suit in the 3-D format.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/greece_will_use_emergency_law_to.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/greece_will_use_emergency_law_to.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 16:14:14 PST Greece's conservative-led government plans to use emergency provisions to stop a planned teachers' strike that would disrupt university entrance exams this month, spokesman Simos Kedikoglou said Monday.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/samsung_working_on_5g_mobile_technology.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/samsung_working_on_5g_mobile_technology.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 16:14:14 PST South Korea's Samsung says it's working on new mobile data transfer technology that's potentially up to "several hundred times" faster than current 4G networks. Specifics of Samsung's new 5G technology, which the company said it ... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/more_than_half_of_americans_support.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/more_than_half_of_americans_support.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 16:14:14 PST Support for same-sex marriage has been at 50 percent or higher since 2011, a Gallup poll indicates. Currently, 53 percent of Americans say they believe laws should recognize same-sex marriages, while 45 percent said they do not feel that way, a Gallup poll indicated.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/derek_boogaards_family_sues_nhl.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/derek_boogaards_family_sues_nhl.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 16:14:14 PST The family of former NHL player Derek Boogaard, who died of an accidental overdose of pain medication and alcohol, has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the NHL, blaming it for brain damage he suffered during his playing career and painkiller addiction.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/search_ends_for_bodies_in_bangladesh.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/search_ends_for_bodies_in_bangladesh.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 16:14:13 PST The Bangladesh army announced Monday it would end its search for bodies in the rubble of a garment factory complex that collapsed nearly three weeks ago in a suburb of the capital, Dhaka. Saying they believe they have found all the corpses, authorities placed the final death toll at or close to 1,127, making it the worst disaster in the history of the global apparel industry.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/democrats_lose_sandlin_as_choice_to.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/democrats_lose_sandlin_as_choice_to.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 16:14:13 PST Stephanie Sandlin, seen by national Democrats as their best hope to retain a Democratic seat from South Dakota in the U.S. Senate, said Monday she will not run. The former U.S. representative said she had decided against running for the seat being vacated by retiring Sen.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/speaker_oliver_balks_at_idea_of.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/speaker_oliver_balks_at_idea_of.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 16:14:13 PST While some Democratic Party officials are beginning to warm to the idea of Hudson County Assemblyman Jason O'Donnell as the next state party chairman, Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver of Essex County is not one of them.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/irs_also_scrutinized_debt_critics.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/irs_also_scrutinized_debt_critics.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 16:14:13 PST Congressional members have given the IRS until Wednesday to provide copies of all agency communications that include the words "tea party," "patriot," and "conservative." At the same time, Fox News reported on Monday that the IRS may have been casting an even wider net, and agents could have unfairly targeted groups that touted better government economic policy and debt pay-down.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/american_looked_at_suicide_websites_before.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/american_looked_at_suicide_websites_before.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 16:14:13 PST An American researcher working in Singapore accessed suicide-related websites 19 times in the months before his death, an investigator told an inquest Monday. Dr. Shane Todd, 31, was found hanging in his apartment June 24, 2012, shortly after quitting his job at the Singapore Institute of Microelectronics, Straits Times reported.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/kindle_fire_customers_get_500_free.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/kindle_fire_customers_get_500_free.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 16:14:13 PST Amazon today announced that customers can now use Amazon Coins to purchase apps, games and in-app items in the Amazon Appstore and on Kindle Fire. To celebrate the launch, existing and new Kindle Fire customers in the U.S.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/strike_action_hits_travel_in_ireland.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/strike_action_hits_travel_in_ireland.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 16:14:13 PST Cross-border travel arrangements have been badly hit by strike action in the Republic which has seen 95% of all bus services cancelled. There are no Bus Eireann services between Dublin and Belfast or Dublin and Londonderry today with the strike action set to continue in the coming days.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/dems_could_see_power_surge_in.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/dems_could_see_power_surge_in.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 16:14:13 PST Senate Democrats, largely shut out of budget talks the past two years, may enter budget season with clout. The minority party has something Republican Gov. Tom Corbett needs: votes for a Supreme Court nominee.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/google_projects_can_pay_off_even.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/google_projects_can_pay_off_even.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 16:14:13 PST Halfway through Google's quarterly conference call in late April, CEO Larry Page sounded a bit exasperated after a stock analyst asked him how much the company planned to invest in some of its more speculative ideas.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/benghazi_memos_are_a_sideshow_obama.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/benghazi_memos_are_a_sideshow_obama.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 14:15:19 PST US President Barack Obama denounced Monday as a "sideshow" the focus by congressional Republicans on memos they say show that his administration attempted to downplay the terrorist nature of the September attack on the US consulate in Libya.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/markets_close_mixed_on_china_data.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/markets_close_mixed_on_china_data.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 14:15:19 PST U.S. stock indexes closed mixed Monday following disappointing economic data from China. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 26.81 points, 0.18 percent to 15,091.68. The Standard and Poor's 500 index added less than 0.01 percent, gaining 0.07 points to 1,633.77.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/kermit_gosnell_convicted_of_firstdegree_murder.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/kermit_gosnell_convicted_of_firstdegree_murder.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 14:15:19 PST Philadelphia abortion provider Dr. Kermit Gosnell was convicted Monday of first-degree murder in the deaths of three babies. He was acquitted of one count of first-degree murder in a fourth case, WCAU-TV, Philadelphia, reported, but convicted of other charges, including infanticide, conspiracy and running a corrupt organization.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/detroit_3_score_high_on_auto.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/detroit_3_score_high_on_auto.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 14:15:19 PST The Detroit Three did surprisingly well on Strategic Vision's 2013 quality study with the Dodge Dart, Ford Fusion and Chevrolet Volt getting the best scores in their respective segments. For the first time in more than a decade cars and trucks made by domestic automakers finished first in a majority of the segments as they won or tied competitors in 12 of 21 categories.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/detroit_is_insolvent_report_says.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/detroit_is_insolvent_report_says.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 14:15:19 PST The city of Detroit is basically insolvent and has borrowed beyond its means, a report from Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr said. Orr, who was appointed to take over the city's finances under a state law meant to cover fiscal emergencies, did not use the world "bankrupt" in a 41-page report issued after his first 45 days on the job, The Detroit News reported Monday.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/usda_grant_winners_want_in_on.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/usda_grant_winners_want_in_on.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 14:15:19 PST Any business owner will tell you, introducing a new product is expensive, risky and an upward challenge. But the owners of San Miguel Produce Inc. and Nishimori Family Farms, two partnering agriculture businesses in Oxnard, Calif., are getting monetary help to introduce their new Asian and conventional leafy greens salads and stir fry kits.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/stratasys_tops_streets_earnings_estimates.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/stratasys_tops_streets_earnings_estimates.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 14:15:19 PST Stratasys topped first-quarter Wall Street earnings expectations Monday when the costs of its merger with Objet Ltd. were excluded. On an adjusted basis that excluded the merger costs, Stratasys showed a profit of $17.6 million, or 43 cents a share, beating the Wall Street estimate of 38 cents a share.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/michigan_emergency_manager_unconstitutional_naacp_suit.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/michigan_emergency_manager_unconstitutional_naacp_suit.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 14:15:19 PST The Detroit branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is challenging the constitutionality of the state's emergency manager law in federal court, claiming it unfairly targets African Americans and dilutes their voting rights.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/hellish_fire_season_in_the_works.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/hellish_fire_season_in_the_works.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 14:15:19 PST Late rainfall contributed to what the Obama administration said Monday would likely be a dicey wildfire season in the western United States this year. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Interior Secretary Sally Jewell ... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/obama_vows_accountability_for_outrageous_irs.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/obama_vows_accountability_for_outrageous_irs.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 14:15:19 PST President Obama said Internal Revenue Service targeting of conservative groups had "no place" in government. "This is pretty straightforward," Obama said Monday during a joint news conference with British Prime Minister David Cameron.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/new_orleans_shooting_footage_released_watch.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/new_orleans_shooting_footage_released_watch.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 14:15:19 PST Police in New Orleans have released surveillance video footage of one suspect wanted in the Mother's Day parade shooting spree that left 19 people wounded. The footage was recorded Sunday during the Mother's Day second-line parade in the minutes before and after the shooting and includes one of the three suspects authorities are seeking, The (New Orleans) Times-Picayune reported.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/james_holmes_wants_to_cop_insanity.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/james_holmes_wants_to_cop_insanity.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 14:15:19 PST Attorneys for suspected Colorado movie theater shooter James Holmes said Monday they are switching to an insanity defense. Judge Carlos Samour decided there is "good cause" to consider allowing Holmes to change his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity and set a May 31 hearing, The Denver Post reported.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/beyonce_preggers_with_2nd_child_report.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/beyonce_preggers_with_2nd_child_report.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 14:15:19 PST Pop star Beyonce is pregnant with her second child by her husband, music mogul Jay-Z, the New York Post reported Monday. The singer recently said she would like more children and thinks her 15-month-old daughter, Blue Ivy, "needs some company" from a sibling.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/gm_makes_michigan_its_data_nerve.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/gm_makes_michigan_its_data_nerve.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 14:15:19 PST General Motors plans to construct a second data center in Milford to go along with a recently opened information technology data operation in Warren, making Michigan the nerve center of GM's global data.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/arrested_development_not_dead_yet_again.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/arrested_development_not_dead_yet_again.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 14:15:19 PST The odd TV saga of "Arrested Development" continues May 26 when Netflix posts 15 new episodes of the long-canceled series. It's the fourth season that FOX opted not to make when it issued a death warrant in 2006 to the much-heralded comedy.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/starbucks_not_slowed_by_sleepy_economy.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/starbucks_not_slowed_by_sleepy_economy.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 14:15:19 PST Starbucks matched Wall Street's expectations with its quarterly profits, after the world's largest coffee chain enjoyed a strong performance in the US despite the sluggish economic backdrop. The company, which recently faced controversy over the level of tax it ... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/amtrak_shows_off_new_locomotives.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/amtrak_shows_off_new_locomotives.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 14:15:19 PST N When Amtrak unveils the first of 70 new locomotives Monday at a plant in California, it will mark what the national passenger railroad service hopes will be a new era of better reliability, streamlined maintenance and better energy efficiency.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/tesla_proves_evs_can_be_profitable.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/tesla_proves_evs_can_be_profitable.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 14:15:19 PST Tesla Motors has altered the competitive landscape of the fledgling electric car market. Not only did its $11-million first-quarter profit shatter the assumption that no automaker can make money selling small numbers of plug-in cars, it posted a 17% gross profit margin, using American workers, in an industry where 10% is considered outstanding.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/nbc_bets_big_on_the_michael.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/nbc_bets_big_on_the_michael.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 13:49:27 PST May 13--At NBC's Upfront presentation Monday at Radio City Hall in New York City, the beleaguered peacock network was betting big on Michael J. Fox. In a sign of its importance to the network, "The Michael J.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/nbc_unveils_sound_of_music_air.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/nbc_unveils_sound_of_music_air.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 13:49:27 PST May 13--NEW YORK -- The hills will soon be alive with music again. NBC announced its live broadcast of "The Sound of Music" will air this December. At the network's upfront presentation Monday morning at Radio City Music Hall, NBC entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt capped off the event by announcing a Dec.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/breaking_bad_adapted_for_latin_america.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/breaking_bad_adapted_for_latin_america.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 13:49:26 PST Sony Pictures Television (SPT) and Teleset have announced that they will produce an original series adaptation of the smash hit U.S. drama "Breaking Bad" for Latin American audiences. "Metastasis" is the first adaptation of the award-winning series by SPT, a pioneer and industry leader in scripted formats.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/a_thumbnail_sketch_of_nbc_s.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/a_thumbnail_sketch_of_nbc_s.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 13:49:26 PST By DAVID BAUDER Some highlights of NBC's moves in its schedule for next season. WHAT'S NEW: A lot. The long-struggling network invested heavily in new programming and has ordered 17 new series for next season.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/the_guys_who_would_be_gatsby.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/the_guys_who_would_be_gatsby.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 13:49:26 PST May 13--Leonardo DiCaprio is one of a handful of actors who have portrayed F. Scott Fitzgerald's tragic protagonist Jay Gatsby in film and TV over the last 87 years. Warner Baxter, who won the best actor Oscar as the Cisco Kid in the 1929 western "In Old Arizona," played the role of Jay Gatsby in the lavish 1926 adaptation directed by Herbert Brenon.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/maryland_film_festival_now_draws_thousands.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/maryland_film_festival_now_draws_thousands.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 13:49:26 PST May 13--It used to be that the Maryland Film Festival was just a cool neighborhood event for Courtney Knipp -- a bunch of obscure movies being shown just up the street from her home in Mount Vernon.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/divine_weird_and_wonderful_at_the.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/divine_weird_and_wonderful_at_the.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 13:49:25 PST May 13--For five days ending Sunday, thousands of film fans and scores of filmmakers watched movies together at the 15th Maryland Film Festival. From three-minute comedic shorts promoting horror films to ... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/where_have_all_the_women_gone.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/where_have_all_the_women_gone.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 13:49:25 PST May 13--There's one mountain in Hollywood that even "The Hunger Games'" scrappy heroine Katniss Everdeen hasn't been able to move: the number of roles for women. Despite the success of recent female-driven movies such as ... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/axis_hires_sanchez_as_executive_creative.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/axis_hires_sanchez_as_executive_creative.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 12:27:50 PST <!-- Axis Hires Sanchez as Executive Creative Director --> The Axis Agency has announced Peter Sanchez as its executive creative director. He will lead all creative direction for Axis, continue developing its core advertising client base and expand its digital advertising business.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/angel_network_gives_business_owners_wings.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/angel_network_gives_business_owners_wings.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 11:39:59 PST Jim Pendleton has been an entrepreneur for most of his life and knows starting a business takes "long hard work and hours with limited capital." He believes entrepreneurs are the "backbone of our nation," so he and a small group of local business owners have joined forces to help others.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/a_wave_of_investment_follows_sandys.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/a_wave_of_investment_follows_sandys.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 11:39:59 PST Five months after Hurricane Sandy ravaged thousand of homes along New Jersey's coastline, experts say steep rebuilding costs and uncertainty over new flood elevations may be sowing fertile ground for real estate investors.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/top_stem_scholarships_for_hispanics.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/top_stem_scholarships_for_hispanics.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 11:39:59 PST Minority students capture just 13 percent of engineering jobs annually, according to the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME), despite minorities constituting 34 percent of the 18- to 24-year-old population.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/hispanics_wanted_in_stem_careers.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/hispanics_wanted_in_stem_careers.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 11:39:59 PST Analysts predict that in order for the United States to remain competitive worldwide in the field of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), it will have to train approximately one million more STEM professionals over the next 10 years. That means the U.S.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/facebook_emoticons_no_substitute_for_words.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/facebook_emoticons_no_substitute_for_words.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 11:39:59 PST Most Facebook users don't routinely act like 3-year-olds, who get red-faced with frustration when they can't find the words that best express their feelings. But we can all channel our inner toddler now: Facebook is making things simple by introducing emoticons to use in status updates.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/ecb_may_buy_assetbacked_securities.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/ecb_may_buy_assetbacked_securities.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 11:39:59 PST The European Central Bank president says the ECB is considering buying asset-backed securities among possible options to support lending to small- and medium-sized companies. "We looked at a variety of things, one of which was this ABS," Mario Draghi told reporters yesterday after a G7 meeting of finance chiefs in near London.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/supreme_court_favors_monsanto_in_seedpatenting.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/supreme_court_favors_monsanto_in_seedpatenting.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 10:48:21 PST The Supreme Court gave a victory to Monsanto and other makers of patented seeds Monday, ruling they can prohibit farmers from growing a second crop from their genetically engineered seeds. In a unanimous decision, the court said the patent for a specialized seed outlives the first planting.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/business_inventories_steady_sales_dropped_in.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/business_inventories_steady_sales_dropped_in.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 10:48:21 PST Business inventories were unchanged in March, while sales dropped 1.1 percent, the U.S. Census Bureau said Monday. Inventories held steady at $1.64 trillion, while sales declined to $1.27 trillion.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/from_gatsby_to_gosling_a_preview.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/from_gatsby_to_gosling_a_preview.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 08:41:57 PST For even those most accustomed to the frenzy of celebrity, the Cannes Film Festival can be a disorienting experience. For 12 days every year, the French Rivera resort town turns into one giant seaside swirl of glamour, high art and backroom deal-making.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/motown_the_musical_soundtrack_to_be.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/motown_the_musical_soundtrack_to_be.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 08:41:56 PST The original Broadway cast recording of "MOTOWN THE MUSICAL," a show nominated for four TONY(R) Awards, is to be released June 4, 2013, by Motown/Universal Music Enterprises (UMe). Co-produced by multi-GRAMMY(R) Award winner Frank Filipetti and TONY(R) Award nominee ... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/sagging_legacy_networks_seek_a_reversal.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/sagging_legacy_networks_seek_a_reversal.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 08:41:56 PST May 13--NEW YORK -- This week, the streets of midtown Manhattan will once again swarm with TV executives trying to woo ad buyers to their upcoming fall lineups with splashy presentations, star-packed cocktail parties and plentiful swag.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/liz_dick_cloud_atlas_among_new.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/liz_dick_cloud_atlas_among_new.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 08:41:56 PST Public fascination with Elizabeth Taylor endures. "Cleopatra," famous as much for launching her romance with Richard Burton as for any cinematic virtue, will get a 50th-anniversary release on DVD and Blu-ray on May 28.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/jj_abrams_boldly_going_from_star.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/jj_abrams_boldly_going_from_star.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 08:41:55 PST LONDON -- J.J. Abrams is master of one universe _ and he's about to try conquering another. The director who rebooted "Star Trek" for a new generation, sending the USS Enterprise out again to explore strange new worlds, has also been put at the "Star Wars" helm.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/baba_time_to_wetire.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/baba_time_to_wetire.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 08:41:55 PST By After 60 years in journalism, legendary broadcaster Barbara Walters is finally pulling the plug on her TV career. The 83-year-old Walters said she will reveal to viewers of her daytime show, "The View," today that she's retiring sometime in the summer of 2014.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/nbcs_plans_for_fall_season.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/nbcs_plans_for_fall_season.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 08:41:55 PST Some highlights of NBC's moves in its schedule for next season. WHAT'S NEW: A lot. The long-struggling network invested heavily in new programming, and has ordered 17 new series for next season. John Malkovich as Blackbeard.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/doha_film_institute_unveils_expanded_film.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/doha_film_institute_unveils_expanded_film.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 08:41:54 PST Doha Film Institute (DFI) unveiled at the Cannes Film Festival a significant expansion to its existing grants programme, which will allow it to support new talent from around the world. DFI Grants has truly global reach, as film projects from all nations are now eligible for funding from the Institute.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/201314_broadway_at_tennessee_announced.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/201314_broadway_at_tennessee_announced.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 08:41:54 PST Fairy tale romance, early Elvis and the "Jersey Boys" sounds of The Four Seasons are part of the six-show "Broadway at the Tennessee" 2013-14 season. The series runs from September to May at the Tennessee Theatre, 604 S.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/branson_dresses_as_stewardess_serves_drinks.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/branson_dresses_as_stewardess_serves_drinks.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 08:38:28 PST Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson dressed like an air hostess and served passengers on a flight after losing a bet to AirAsia chief Tony Fernandes over their Formula I motor racing teams. Branson performed the duties of a regular stewardess, including serving Fernandes and other passengers with refreshments during a special flight of AirAsia from Perth to the Malaysian capital.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/cubans_demonstrate_against_homophobia.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/cubans_demonstrate_against_homophobia.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 08:38:28 PST An estimated 500 Cubans, some dressed in colourful costumes, marched through the streets of Havana Saturday on behalf of the rights of lesbians and gays and against homophobia. With drums and trumpets sounding the beat, they walked with posters through the city centre, protesting against discrimination of homosexuals.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/greenhouse_gas_at_highest_level_in.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/greenhouse_gas_at_highest_level_in.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 08:38:28 PST The old saying that "what goes up must come down" doesn't apply to carbon dioxide pollution in the air, which just hit an unnerving milestone. The chief greenhouse gas was measured Thursday at 400 parts per million in Hawaii, a monitoring site that sets the world's benchmark.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/gop_smells_gas_seeks_match_in.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/gop_smells_gas_seeks_match_in.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 08:38:28 PST Steady drips of information about a horrific night in Libya are fueling Republican arguments and ads designed to fire up the conservative base and undercut the Democrats' early favorite for president in 2016.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/americans_get_along_well_despite_politicians.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/americans_get_along_well_despite_politicians.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 08:38:28 PST Can we agree on this? Americans still think alike much of the time even if our politicians don't. To get heads nodding, just say something worrisome about the economy or dismissive of Washington.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/samesex_marriage_supporters_fight_back.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/samesex_marriage_supporters_fight_back.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 08:38:28 PST Supporters of same-sex marriage legislation in Illinois are fighting fire with fire in East St. Louis, by targeting a "robocall" campaign there. "I urge you to support the majority of Illinoisans," civil rights leader Julian Bond says in an automated call going out to residents in East St.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/classic_license_plates_may_come_back.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/classic_license_plates_may_come_back.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 08:38:28 PST California car enthusiasts may get the chance to get vintage-looking license plates for their car, with the state eyeing a revival of the classic yellow, black and blue plates issued from the 1950s through the 1980s.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/las_vegas_first_100degree_day_of.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/las_vegas_first_100degree_day_of.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 08:38:28 PST Near-record high temperatures are expected to sear the Las Vegas area on Monday and Tuesday. "We're looking at our first triple-degree reading at McCarran tomorrow," Larry Jensen, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service's Las Vegas Weather Forecast Office, said late Sunday afternoon.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/fugitive_from_mexican_prison_faces_more.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/fugitive_from_mexican_prison_faces_more.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 08:38:28 PST A drug-ring fugitive fled Memphis for Mexico to escape police but ended up trapped in a Mexican prison for five torturous years. On Tuesday, before a federal judge in Memphis, Christopher "Lil' Wolf" Hamlett, 36, pleaded guilty to dealing crack cocaine and illegal possession of a handgun in 2002 charges that can now bring him up to 45 years in a federal prison.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/minivans_put_on_rust_alert.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/minivans_put_on_rust_alert.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 08:38:27 PST U.S. regulators are watching about 100,000 Ford and Mercury minivans for potential rust problems. In March, Ford recalled about 230,000 Ford Freestar and Mercury Monterey minivans to fix rust that can cause the third-row seats to come loose.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/giant_whales_tracked_by_their_earthshaking.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/giant_whales_tracked_by_their_earthshaking.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 08:38:27 PST S At first, the whale chatter was just a nuisance. When Seattle scientists set out to monitor earthquakes off the Northwest coast, they expected their underwater seismometers to occasionally pick up the booming voice of the fin whale -- the second-largest creature on Earth.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/nm_cancer_center_announces_tremendous_hires.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/nm_cancer_center_announces_tremendous_hires.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 08:38:27 PST The University of New Mexico Cancer Center has recruited four prominent cancer physicians and scientists from three of the nation's leading cancer centers to assume high-level leadership roles beginning this summer.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/jobs_reports_trigger_spin_hype_blame.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/jobs_reports_trigger_spin_hype_blame.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 08:38:27 PST Politics and monthly jobs reports are inextricably linked and trapped in a vicious cycle. Depending on what Friday's Ohio unemployment rate shows -- it was at 7.1 percent in March -- either Republicans will hail Gov.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/repubs_want_irs_probe_apology.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/repubs_want_irs_probe_apology.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 08:38:27 PST President Obama should apologize for the admission by the IRS that it singled out conservative Tea Party groups for extra scrutiny as they applied for non-profit status, Republican members of Congress said Sunday.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/rolling_stones_fans_time_is_not.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/rolling_stones_fans_time_is_not.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 08:38:27 PST Even in their dotage, the Rolling Stones look great and sound even better. Their fans? Time has not been on their side. At the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night, the crowd was decidedly less hipper than the throngs coming out of Cirque du Soleil's "Zumanity" across the Strip.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/pope_canonizes_800_martyrs.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/pope_canonizes_800_martyrs.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 08:38:27 PST Pope Francis Sunday canonized the first saints of his papacy at a mass in St. Peter's Square. Thousands of people attended the mass during which Francis formally named about 800 Italian martyrs killed in the 15th century for refusing ... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/christie_touts_conservative_cred.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/christie_touts_conservative_cred.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 08:38:27 PST New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who infuriated conservatives by praising President Obama's response to Hurricane Sandy, is defending his GOP chops. "I'm a damn good Republican and a good conservative Republican who believes in the things that I believe in," Christie shot back at NBC's Brian Williams when asked whether he thinks his party would support him if he ran for president.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/pickering_defends_benghazi_report.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/pickering_defends_benghazi_report.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 08:38:27 PST Thomas Pickering, the co-chair of the Benghazi Accountability Review Board, said that criticisms of his report were unfounded and inaccurate. His comments during his appearance on CNN's "State of the Union," came after critics said that the board failed to interview key witnesses of last year's attack.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/oj_simpson_may_take_stand_in.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/oj_simpson_may_take_stand_in.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 08:38:27 PST O.J. Simpson will receive a change of scenery this week -- a Las Vegas courtroom rather than a prison cell in Northern Nevada. The former football star's name once dominated headlines, but that largely subsided in 2008 when a Clark County jury found him guilty of robbery and kidnapping charges.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/gap_in_net_worth_grows_between.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/gap_in_net_worth_grows_between.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 08:38:27 PST Wealth disparities for middle-income Hispanics and blacks have worsened over the past three decades relative to white families, largely because of a lower likelihood of owning homes and retirement accounts, according to the Urban Institute.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/quinceanera_parties_buoy_hispanic_traditions.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/quinceanera_parties_buoy_hispanic_traditions.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 08:38:27 PST Whenever someone would ask my mother what a quinceanera party was, she would always say it's just like a wedding, but without the groom. There's some truth in her statement. A big elaborate dress is worn, a ceremony is held and parents end up with sore wallets.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/retail_sales_up_in_april.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/retail_sales_up_in_april.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 07:24:57 PST Retail and food service sales rose marginally month-to-month to $419 billion in April, the U.S. Census Bureau said Monday. Sales for the month were 0.1 percent higher than March and 3.7 percent higher than April 2012, the gains ahead of the forecast, which called for a 0.3 percent month-to-month drop.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/economic_forecast_improves_for_late_2013.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/economic_forecast_improves_for_late_2013.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 07:24:57 PST Political paralysis in Washington won't stall an economic recovery that's revving up across the rest of the country. That's the consensus of economists surveyed by USA TODAY, who predict the recovery will accelerate late this year even without a deal by Congress and the White House to lessen the impact of automatic federal budget cuts.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/social_media_gurus_debate_merits.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/social_media_gurus_debate_merits.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 06:59:00 PST Social media is worthless. Social media is essential. Those contrasting views were on display March 21 at Benjamin Steakhouse in White Plains in a debate over the value of social media presented by the Business Journals and Wag magazine.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/12/justice_ginsburg_says_roe_v_wade.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/12/justice_ginsburg_says_roe_v_wade.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sun, 12 May 2013 08:31:38 PST Forty years after the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark Roe v. Wade case legalized abortion, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said the case is not her "ideal picture" for resolving the controversial issue of abortion.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/12/tv_season_end_brings_finales.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/12/tv_season_end_brings_finales.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sun, 12 May 2013 07:48:07 PST Are you the type of television viewer who makes a point of catching the season finales of your favorite shows? If so, come sit here by me and keep me company, because we're a vanishing breed. While broadcast networks still make a big production of promoting and ... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/12/us_tax_authority_apologizes_for_singling.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/12/us_tax_authority_apologizes_for_singling.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sun, 12 May 2013 07:43:46 PST Washington (dpa) - The Internal Revenue Service admitted Friday that it treated some groups associated with the anti-tax Tea Party with additional scrutiny when they applied for tax-exempt status as nonprofit organizations.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/12/why_should_apple_be_considering_affordable.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/12/why_should_apple_be_considering_affordable.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sun, 12 May 2013 07:43:46 PST If persistent rumors of Apple's introducing a low-cost version of its all-conquering iPhone -- rumors gaining credibility with each passing day -- turn out to be correct, it will mark a turning point for the Cupertino, Calif., tech darling.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/12/coffee_prices_buzz_higher.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/12/coffee_prices_buzz_higher.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sun, 12 May 2013 07:43:46 PST Coffee prices have climbed for seven consecutive days, rising nearly sixteen cents per pound (+12 percent). Much of the rally has been driven by weather in Brazil, the source of one-third of the world's coffee.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/12/cycling_pedals_on_postarmstrong.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/12/cycling_pedals_on_postarmstrong.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sun, 12 May 2013 07:43:46 PST The shadow of Lance Armstrong looms large as the Amgen Tour of California starts its weeklong run Sunday in Escondido, Calif. Cycling has reached a crossroads with its first big event in the United ... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/12/bloomberg_begins_damage_control_on_privacy.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/12/bloomberg_begins_damage_control_on_privacy.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sun, 12 May 2013 07:43:46 PST The chief executive at New York financial information firm Bloomberg called a privacy-impacting news-gathering technique used by reporters a mistake. In a message to Bloomberg subscribers, Chief Executive Officer of ... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/12/nbc_cancels_the_new_normal.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/12/nbc_cancels_the_new_normal.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sun, 12 May 2013 07:43:46 PST NBC canceled freshman comedy "The New Normal," which suffered in ratings before "The Voice" returned to the Tuesday-night lineup, The Hollywood Reporter said. The semi-autobiographical comedy from "Glee" writer Ryan Murphy and Ali Adler began in October under controversy after conservative watchdog groups protested the show's gay themes.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/12/lohan_wants_to_leave_rehab.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/12/lohan_wants_to_leave_rehab.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sun, 12 May 2013 07:43:46 PST Actress Lindsay Lohan is threatening to leave the Betty Ford Center near Palm Springs, Calif., after doctors cut off her supply of Adderall, sources told TMZ. Sources close to the "Mean Girls" actress said doctors at the rehabilitation facility determined she does not need the addictive drug to control attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/12/the_great_gatsby_doesnt_live_up.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/12/the_great_gatsby_doesnt_live_up.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sun, 12 May 2013 07:43:46 PST After watching "The Great Gatsby," there are many words to describe what I saw on the screen: splashy, dazzling, color-coated Jazz Age eye-candy. Visually, the film is an art-deco delight and a champagne-soaked party for the optic nerve in 3-D.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/12/feds_hackers_stole_45m_in_atm.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/12/feds_hackers_stole_45m_in_atm.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sun, 12 May 2013 07:43:46 PST NEW YORK Cyber-criminals stole $45 million in hours by hacking a database of prepaid debit cards and then fanning out around the globe to drain cash machines, federal prosecutors said Thursday. Brooklyn U.S.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/12/us_japan_meet_on_cybersecurity_issues.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/12/us_japan_meet_on_cybersecurity_issues.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sun, 12 May 2013 07:43:46 PST Japan and the United States, in their first talks on cyber issues, agreed that cyberattacks threaten national security, the U.S. State Department said Friday. The U.S.-Japan Cyber Dialogue "reflects our nations' broad engagement and long-standing cooperation on important bilateral and global issues," a statement released jointly by the United States and Japan Friday stated.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/bloomington_s_limestone_comedy_festival_offers.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/bloomington_s_limestone_comedy_festival_offers.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 17:50:20 PST May 12--Before The Comedy Attic, there was the Funny Bone. And for many years before that, Comedy Caravan made regular stops at Bear's Place, all of them part of the comedy tradition here. But now, comedy in Bloomington is moving onto a bigger stage -- in fact, five stages -- during the inaugural run of the Limestone Comedy Festival.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/the_knoxville_news-sentinel_tenn_wayne_bledsoe.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/the_knoxville_news-sentinel_tenn_wayne_bledsoe.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 17:50:20 PST May 11--Talking with Webb Wilder always begins with catching up on his music career and ends with a spirited music nerd discussion. Memories of first seeing Mott the Hoople, the best and worst remasterings of classic albums and what album is an overlooked great (Webb's tip: Badfinger's "Wish You Were Here").... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/dvd_blu-ray_releases.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/dvd_blu-ray_releases.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 16:50:19 PST les miserables (12) 5/5 tom Hooper, Oscar-winning director of The King's Speech, dreamed a dream. He wanted to immortalise Claude- Michel Schonberg and Alain Boublil's powerhouse musical without the conventional safety net of lip-synching.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/tv_talk_colman_cuts_the_mustard.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/tv_talk_colman_cuts_the_mustard.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 16:50:19 PST TV talk Colman cuts the mustard ; Actress Olivia Colman has garnered a string of accolades and fans, but remains refreshingly down-to-earth, says Kate Whiting If you were to write a list of everything you wanted in a friend, sweet, funny'' and modest'' would probably all feature as desirable traits.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/cds.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/cds.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 16:50:19 PST ghostpoet - some say i so i say light 4/5 it was the woozy, boozy high spot of 2011: Ghostpoet's Cash and Carry Me Home, a slow, spellbinding tune spun from the staggering, sick-splattered fag-end of a myriad lost nights out.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/mcconaughey_matures_matthew_mcconaughey_once_reigned.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/mcconaughey_matures_matthew_mcconaughey_once_reigned.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 16:50:18 PST McConaughey matures ; Matthew McConaughey once reigned supreme in romantic comedies, but since turning 40 the Texan's taken a less clean-cut path. SUSAN GRIFFIN discovers a man who really is getting better with age EVERYONE enjoys a trip down memory lane, Matthew McConaughey included.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/what_s_hot_in_notts.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/what_s_hot_in_notts.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 15:50:20 PST Great Scott Visionary Australian director Baz Luhrmann becomes the first film-maker in almost 40 years to commit F Scott Fitzgerald''s classic novel, The Great Gatsby, to the big screen, bringing his distinctive style to a story of smouldering passions in swinging 1920s New York.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/colman_cuts_the_mustard_olivia_colman.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/colman_cuts_the_mustard_olivia_colman.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 15:50:19 PST Colman cuts the mustard ; Olivia Colman has garnered a string of accolades and fans, but remains refreshingly down-to-earth. As she returns to our TV screens after Broadchurch, KATE WHITING meets the extraordinary actress IF you were to write a list of everything you wanted in a friend, 'sweet', 'funny' and 'modest' would probably all feature as desirable traits.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/quick_quiz.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/quick_quiz.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 15:50:19 PST 1. Gillian Anderson (pictured right), who stars in a new drama called The Fall, played which iconic character in a recent adaptation of Great Expectations? 2 Michel Roux Jr is one of the three revered chefs starring in The Chef''s Protege.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/anderson_opens_a_new_case_file.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/anderson_opens_a_new_case_file.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 15:50:19 PST Anderson opens a new case file ; Gillian Anderson made her name as an FBI agent probing the paranormal, but in a new BBC drama she plays a British detective hunting for a very real psychopathic serial killer.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/the_many_faces_of_robbie_saturday.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/the_many_faces_of_robbie_saturday.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 15:50:18 PST THE MANY FACES OF ROBBIE COLTRANE 9pm, BBC2 Profile of the actor and comedian, who had hits in TV shows Tutti Frutti and Cracker and achieved worldwide fame for his portrayal of Rubeus Hagrid in the Harry Potter films. Featuring interviews with the man himself, as well as contributions by JK Rowling, Jimmy McGovern and Keith Allen. A service of YellowBrix, Inc. ... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/the_magic_tricks_of_jj_saturday.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/the_magic_tricks_of_jj_saturday.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 15:50:18 PST THE MAGIC TRICKS OF JJ ABRAMS: A CULTURE SHOW SPECIAL 7.35pm, BBC2 The director talks to Mark Kermode about his latest movie Star Trek Into Darkness. TV PICKS A service of YellowBrix, Inc. ... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/the_magic_tricks_of_jj_abrams.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/the_magic_tricks_of_jj_abrams.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 15:50:18 PST MARK Kermode meets one of the most powerful men in Hollywood as his latest movie, Star Trek Into Darkness leaves cash tills ringing around the world. JJ Abrams honed his craft as a screenwriter on movies such as Regarding Henry and Armageddon before making the legendary TV series Lost.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/step_closer_to_festival_dream_download.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/step_closer_to_festival_dream_download.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 15:50:18 PST An unsigned band could be playing at the biggest rock festival in the country after winning over fans and judges in a music competition. Hardcore five-piece Surrender The Coast, from Leicester, have made it through to the final 15 in the Red Bull Studios Live at Download 2013 contest, which more than 700 bands entered.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/live_quot_and_kicking_pantagraph_bloomington.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/live_quot_and_kicking_pantagraph_bloomington.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 13:50:23 PST Live' & kicking In the 13 years since Tim Meadows departed "Saturday Night Live" after 10 seasons, he's managed to maintain a regular working relationship with his former "SNL" mates. Among those collaborations: - The Ladies Man (2000): Film version of his trademark character, co-starring Will Ferrell and Kevin McDonald.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/review_spank_makes_sold-out_paramount_audience.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/review_spank_makes_sold-out_paramount_audience.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 11:55:20 PST May 11--CEDAR RAPIDS -- A full house of (mostly) female fans yelped and screamed throughout "SPANK!" last night (5/10/13) at the Paramount Theatre. They weren't in pain -- although some of the singing and writing was purposely painful.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/iran_to_declare_sentences_for_documentary.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/iran_to_declare_sentences_for_documentary.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 11:55:19 PST An Iranian official has said that sentences issued for 25 "documentary makers who have been cooperating with the BBC" will be declared "next week", Mehr reported on 11 May. The legal adviser to the Iranian Cinema Organization, Behzad Ebtehaj, ... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/streetwise_and_camera_ready.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/streetwise_and_camera_ready.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 10:50:20 PST May 11--The music cranked as party-goers boogied, drank, got high and caroused, loudly carrying on like they did most nights at Perry Homes. The combustible mix gave folks in the sprawling public housing project many reasons to be on edge.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/the_source_family_documentary_draws_an.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/the_source_family_documentary_draws_an.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 09:50:21 PST May 11--It's a quintessential only-in-L.A. story, one that combines sex, drugs, rock and roll, glamour, money, celebrity, hang gliding, health food and a homegrown spirituality. The new documentary "The Source Family" looks at the group of the same name, who for a brief moment in the early 1970s seemed to achieve their ideal of radical utopian experimental living.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/brief_nbc_cancels_smash_and_the.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/brief_nbc_cancels_smash_and_the.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 09:50:20 PST May 11--"Smash" just got smushed. As expected, NBC officially axed its Broadway drama late Friday after two seasons of high expectations but low ratings. NBC also confirmed that it won't bring back the sitcom "The New ... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/fall_out_boy_and_paramore_coming.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/fall_out_boy_and_paramore_coming.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 09:50:20 PST May 11--Patrick Stump can't recall which friend of his said it, or where exactly it happened. But when the frontman of Fall Out Boy was told nearly a decade ago -- "probably in somebody's basement somewhere" ... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/cbs_passes_on_beverly_hills_cop.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/cbs_passes_on_beverly_hills_cop.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 09:50:19 PST CBS passed on the pilot for drama "Beverly Hills Cop," based on the film franchise starring Eddie Murphy, sources told The Hollywood Reporter. Sony Pictures Television and Paramount are shopping the project to other networks after CBS passed on what producers considered a sure thing, the entertainment industry publication reported Friday.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/a_gorgeous_film_about_the_renoir.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/a_gorgeous_film_about_the_renoir.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 09:50:19 PST May 11--He's not interested in painting apples, says Pierre-Auguste Renoir. "What interests me is the velvety texture of a young girl's skin," he says. Which is, of course, one of the reasons that critics and feminists who believe "the male gaze" to be one of the felonies of artistic history in the West think of Renoir as a major perpetrator.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/theater_review_too_soon_for_daisies.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/theater_review_too_soon_for_daisies.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 08:50:23 PST May 11--It's a risky choice when a community theater stages a comedy that requires a glossary in the playbill to help the audience understand the jokes. Yet Attic Productions takes that risk in its latest production, "Too Soon for Daisies," a dark British comedy-thriller penned by William Dinner and William Morum, and pulls it off thanks to enthusiastic direction and a talented cast.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/vhs_horror_movie_convention_at_sherman.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/vhs_horror_movie_convention_at_sherman.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 08:50:22 PST May 11--Horror movie nerds will descend on the Sherman Theater today for a VHS convention where dealers of rare and new exploitation and horror films will be on hand to swap stories of their favorite flicks.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/iron_man_3_proves_unable_to.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/iron_man_3_proves_unable_to.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 08:50:21 PST It was bound to happen at some point. Marvel Comics' streak of entertaining films comes to an end with "Iron Man 3" - a sporadically entertaining but ultimately underwhelming endeavor. Coming on the heels of "The Avengers," this is a film that tries too hard to capture the same magic.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/not_so_great_the_great_gatsby.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/not_so_great_the_great_gatsby.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 08:50:20 PST By MICHAEL SMITH After watching "The Great Gatsby," there are many words to describe what I saw on the screen: splashy, dazzling, color-coated Jazz Age eye-candy. Visually, the film is an art-deco delight and a champagne-soaked party for the optic nerve in 3-D.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/smoke_alarm_in_white_house_west.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/smoke_alarm_in_white_house_west.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 08:31:34 PST Washington (dpa) - The West Wing of the White House was briefly evacuated early Saturday after a smoke alarm went off. "An electrical transformer near the West Wing malfunctioned and set off a smoke alarm," an official said.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/china_announces_antidumping_probe_of_imported.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/china_announces_antidumping_probe_of_imported.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 08:31:33 PST Beijing (dpa) - China has launched an anti-dumping investigation into high-performance alloy steel tubes from the European Union, Japan and the United States, state media reported Saturday. The move follows Wednesday's announcement that the EU plans to impose anti-dumping duties averaging 47 percent on Chinese photovoltaic imports from June 6.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/facebook_may_acquire_social_media_mapping.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/facebook_may_acquire_social_media_mapping.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 08:31:33 PST San Francisco (dpa) - Facebook is close to a $1 billion deal to buy social mapping firm Waze, according to reports in the US and Israeli press. Waze, an Israeli startup, has grown in popularity to some 40 million users with its free navigation tools and crowd-sourced traffic information.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/youtube_launching_30_paid_channels.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/youtube_launching_30_paid_channels.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 08:31:33 PST LOS ANGELES -- Roger Corman's campy B movies, children's shows like "Sesame Street" and "Inspector Gadget," and inspirational monologues by celebrities - these are among the offerings on 30 channels that will soon require a paid monthly subscription on YouTube <http://www.youtube.com> .... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/cannes_film_fest_underway.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/cannes_film_fest_underway.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 08:31:33 PST The annual Hollywood invasion of the south of France begins Wednesday when the Cannes Film Festival kicks off with the European premiere of "The Great Gatsby," <http://osmosis-online.com/2013/05/10/great-stuff-from-f-scott-fitzgeral ... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/aa_us_airways_merger_gets_court.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/aa_us_airways_merger_gets_court.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 08:31:33 PST May 11--The judge in the American Airlines bankruptcy case officially signed off on the proposed merger agreement with US Airways, moving over another barrier toward the end of a court journey now 17 months old and counting.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/obama_says_us_housing_market_is.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/obama_says_us_housing_market_is.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 08:31:33 PST U.S. President Barack Obama said Saturday the housing market is healing seven years after the real estate bubble burst. The administration's policies have helped responsible homeowners save money on their mortgages and stay in their homes, and the consumer ... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/neurotech_industry_puts_brain_power_toward.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/neurotech_industry_puts_brain_power_toward.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 08:31:33 PST May 11--Fly toy helicopters with your mind. Be a DJ and shift musical tracks based on how you feel. Wiggle robotic cat ears by increasing your state of calm. Astonishing advances in the ability to harness brain waves have made the fantastic notion of moving and controlling objects with the mind possible.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/how_to_be_a_toplevel_job.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/how_to_be_a_toplevel_job.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 08:31:33 PST May 11--Want a job in today's economy? You may need to think, talk and write better. Hirers say communication and reasoning skills are sadly lacking in too many applicants. And because it costs them time and money when they make hiring mistakes, employers increasingly are giving skills and personality tests before giving job offers.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/csi_new_york_among_shows_canceled.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/csi_new_york_among_shows_canceled.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 08:31:33 PST CBS has canceled two veteran series, "CSI: New York" and "Rules of Engagement," while also axing the freshman series "Vegas" and "Golden Boy." "CSI: New York," which starred Gary Sinese and Sela Ward, was the sole remaining spinoff of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," which is still going strong on the network.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/actress_amy_poehler_dating_nick_kroll.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/actress_amy_poehler_dating_nick_kroll.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 08:31:33 PST U.S. television star Amy Poehler is dating comedian Nick Kroll, UsMagazine.com reported. "She was looking for a guy like him," a source told the publication. "She wanted a comedian who 'gets' her." The "Parks and Recreation" actress announced last September she had split from "Up All Night" actor Will Arnett, her husband of nine years and the father of her two young children.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/local_promoter_bringing_music_to_the.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/local_promoter_bringing_music_to_the.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 07:55:19 PST May 11--From the Dave Matthews Band to Skrillex, Matt Boyle's seen it all -- and now, with the help of some friends, he's bringing it all back to Butte. With two music production companies, a scholarship set up to benefit students involved in the arts, and a new Butte festival on the way, Boyle is a busy man.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/ellie_kemper_calls_herself_unreasonably_lucky.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/ellie_kemper_calls_herself_unreasonably_lucky.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 07:55:19 PST May 11--ELLIE KEMPER Grew up --Ladue High school --John Burroughs (Jon Hamm once taught her drama there) Played --Erin Hannon, 2009-2013 Kemper, who graduated from Princeton University, got her start writing ... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/cadre_of_performers_to_play_sacs.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/cadre_of_performers_to_play_sacs.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 06:50:19 PST May 11--Well-known trumpeter and vocalist Ray Codrington has gathered together a cadre of jazz musicians and vocalists for a cabaret-style concert on May 11. The concert is part of the Laurinburg's year-long jazz series honoring musicians Jimmy and Morris Morgan.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/cannes_gears_up_with_plenty_of.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/cannes_gears_up_with_plenty_of.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 06:50:19 PST May 11--The annual Hollywood invasion of the south of France begins Wednesday when the Cannes Film Festival kicks off with the European premiere of "The Great Gatsby," starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan, then continues for about two weeks with five American movies among the 20 in competition for the Palme d'Or.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/next_to_normal_opens_at_the.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/next_to_normal_opens_at_the.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 06:50:19 PST May 11--An emotionally drained audience left the Victoria Theatre Tuesday night following the local premiere of the Tony-Award winning musical, "Next to Normal." The show, on stage through May 19, isn't your typical Broadway musical, and there were those who emerged visibly shaken and wiping away tears.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/review_peeples_is_a_pleasant_remake.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/review_peeples_is_a_pleasant_remake.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 06:50:19 PST May 11--"Peeples" is completely unoriginal as something of a rip-off of "Meet the Parents" with an all-black cast. But that only makes it like most of what Hollywood produces. "Meet the Parents" was completely unoriginal, too, repeating a story lifted from too many movies from the past.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/kalispell_native_s_film_advocates_same-sex.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/kalispell_native_s_film_advocates_same-sex.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 04:55:19 PST May 10--A year ago the raw emotion displayed in a YouTube video posted by Kalispell native Shane Bitney Crone swept the world as he described his struggles in the aftermath of his partner's accidental death.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/fame_show_talent_hunt_gets_ready.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/fame_show_talent_hunt_gets_ready.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 04:55:19 PST HUNDREDS of Fame hungry auditionees will descend on George Best Belfast City Airport next month in a bid to win a role in an upcoming production of the classic TV show Fame. Young performers and West End fans will gather to battle it out for a place in Fame -- The Musical, a youth production of the 1980s programme.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/i_had_to_find_my_darkest.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/i_had_to_find_my_darkest.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 04:55:19 PST By Maureen Coleman Portraying an evil psychopath who preys on young women isn't a role one would normally associate with supermodel-turned-actor Jamie Dornan. Perhaps it's his rugged good looks and expressive blue eyes that seem slightly at odds with the stereotypical image of a serial killer.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/weekendtv.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/weekendtv.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 04:55:18 PST If you were to write a list of everything you wanted in a friend, 'sweet'', 'funny'' and 'modest'' would probably all feature as desirable traits. And they''re all words you could use to describe the actress Olivia Colman -- who''s also one of the most refreshingly honest people you could meet.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/lucasfilm_new_star_wars_movie_to.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/lucasfilm_new_star_wars_movie_to.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 03:50:19 PST LONDON - The next "Star Wars" movie will be shot in a galaxy far, far away from Hollywood - Britain. Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy says the company has reached a deal with British Treasury chief George Osborne to make "Star Wars: Episode VII" in the U.K.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/comedian_actor_callen_at_improv.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/comedian_actor_callen_at_improv.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 03:50:19 PST Comedian and screen star Bryan Callen will grace the Palm BeachImprov stage tonight through Sunday. Callen made his TV debut asone of the eight original cast members of the sketch program"MADtv." Since then, he has transitioned to film, including rolesin the first two installments of the "Hangover" series.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/since_you_asked_pittsburgh_tribune-review_pa.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/since_you_asked_pittsburgh_tribune-review_pa.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 02:50:20 PST What is handsome actor Adrien Brody doing? -- B.K. He co-stars with James Franco, Olivia Wilde and Mila Kunis in the upcoming romantic drama "Third Person," with Saoirse Ronan and Ralph Fiennes in the comedy-drama "The Grand Budapest Hotel," due out next ... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/nashville_is_brimming_with_girl_power.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/nashville_is_brimming_with_girl_power.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 02:50:20 PST May 11--There's some serious girl power behind the TV show "Nashville," ABC's drama about the steamy, competitive country music scene. Leading the charge are show creator Callie Khouri, Oscar-winning screenwriter of "Thelma & Louise," and veteran show runner Dee Johnson, formerly of "The Good Wife" and "Boss," among other shows.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/brief_nbc_renews_community_picks_up.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/brief_nbc_renews_community_picks_up.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 02:50:20 PST May 11--The news keeps getting stranger and stranger for "Community." The NBC sitcom has bounced back from a near-death experience a year ago and will return for Season 5 next year. The network confirmed late Friday that it will pick up the eccentric ... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/abc_renews_scandal_nashville_others_cancels.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/abc_renews_scandal_nashville_others_cancels.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 02:50:19 PST May 11--That "Scandal" was renewed is an obvious #duh. The drama has become the network's buzziest show, spurring countless trends on Twitter during its Thursday airings. The political thriller, about a fixer (Kerry Washington) and her band of so-called "gladiator" helpers, is averaging a 2.4 in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and pulling in about 7.4 million viewers on average.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/hallmark_movie_shot_in_winston-salem_to.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/hallmark_movie_shot_in_winston-salem_to.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 02:50:19 PST May 11--A Hallmark Channel movie shot in Winston-Salem and the surrounding area in early 2012 will debut tonight, as part of the channel's Mother's Day weekend programming. "Beverly Lewis' The Confession" will air at 9 p.m.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/celebrities_memorabilia_big_draws_at_port.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/celebrities_memorabilia_big_draws_at_port.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 00:50:19 PST May 11--Lois Lane was there, as was Elliott's mom from "E.T.," John Marston from "Red Dead Redemption," Taimak from "The Last Dragon" and a whole station wagon full of Ghostbusters. Video game characters rubbed shoulders with Jedi knights in the aisles ... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/bafta_to_celebrate_dr_who_showbiz.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/bafta_to_celebrate_dr_who_showbiz.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 00:50:19 PST ENDURING sci-fi hit Doctor Who is to be celebrated at the TV Bafta Awards to mark the programme's 50th anniversary year. Stars Matt Smith and Jenna Louise Coleman have filmed a special sketch to be screened during the ceremony and a pair of Daleks will be trundling up the red carpet beforehand.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/blues_legend_honored.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/blues_legend_honored.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 22:50:21 PST May 11--When illness overtook local blues musician Ann Rabson and she knew that her life was coming to an end, she felt the need to record a few more songs. Those songs became the album "Not Alone." Thursday night, it was named the acoustic blues album of the year at The Blues Foundation's annual Blues Music Awards in Memphis, Tenn.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/local_actress_director_hope_unlovable_finds.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/local_actress_director_hope_unlovable_finds.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 22:50:21 PST May 11--CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Charleston attorney-turned-filmmaker Jon Matthews and actress Abby Wathen hope to bring their big-screen dreams home to West Virginia. The two started a Kickstarter project to raise money online for "Unlovable," a film they want to shoot this fall to take to film festivals in 2014.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/titter_ye_not_thank_graham_linehan.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/titter_ye_not_thank_graham_linehan.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 20:50:21 PST By Shane Hegarty Of the threads through Graham Linehan's comedy-writing career, perhaps the most curious has been his continual drift towards the studio audience. Even by the time of Father Ted , which he wrote with Arthur Mathews, the notion of herding in a studio audience was becoming old fashioned.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/joe_downtown_fremont_east_studios_producer.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/joe_downtown_fremont_east_studios_producer.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 20:50:21 PST May 10--Next week, he's bringing "Five Thirteen," a film five years in the making, to the international film festival in Cannes to show to potential buyers and distributors. Edited and completed within the last month, the film is not an official festival entry.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/opening_this_weekend_telegraph-herald_dubuque_ia.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/opening_this_weekend_telegraph-herald_dubuque_ia.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 20:50:21 PST "The Great Gatsby" Rated PG-13 for some violent images, sexual content, smoking, partying and brief language. 141 minutes. H If any piece of classic American literature should be depicted on film ... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/nbc_cancels_comedies_cbs_renews_criminal.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/nbc_cancels_comedies_cbs_renews_criminal.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 20:50:20 PST May 09--The news is coming fast and furious today regarding renewals, cancellations and additions to the TV network new schedules. There's a lot to sift through, but here are some thoughts about some of the moves so far.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/the_hot_list_marc_maron_at.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/the_hot_list_marc_maron_at.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 20:50:20 PST May 10--1 Comedian/author/podcaster/TV star Marc Maron is among the guests for a new edition of Live Wire. Also on the bill are Ken Davenport and Scott Schwartz, who have created a musical adaptation of ... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/nbc_bringing_back_ironside_renewing_community.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/nbc_bringing_back_ironside_renewing_community.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 18:50:21 PST By FRAZIER MOORE NEW YORK - NBC is ordering up a new comedy for next season from "Scrubs" creator Bill Lawrence and an updating of the `70s cop drama "Ironside." And in a surprise move, the network is bringing back "Community" for a fifth season.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/the_wisconsin_state_journal_doug_moe.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/the_wisconsin_state_journal_doug_moe.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 18:50:21 PST May 10--Maybe the only way to get a fresh take on Ed Gein is to take Gein himself out of the equation. A little history shows this to be true. The notorious 1950s serial killer from Plainfield has inspired writers and film directors dating back to Robert Bloch's 1959 novel "Psycho," made into a classic film a year later by Alfred Hitchcock.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/star_wars_sequel_to_shoot_in.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/star_wars_sequel_to_shoot_in.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 18:50:20 PST May 10--The force is returning to Britain. Disney-owned Lucasfilm announced Friday that production of "Star Wars: Episode VII" will take place in the United Kingdom, the latest example of a high-profile Hollywood movie filming outside California.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/children_s_festival_of_reading_promotes.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/children_s_festival_of_reading_promotes.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 17:50:28 PST Storybook characters, storytellers, authors, illustrators and science experiments are part of the Knox County Public Library's ninth annual Children's Festival of Reading. The festival spread across World's Fair Park is 10 a.m.-3 p.m.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/golden_oldies.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/golden_oldies.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 17:50:26 PST Golden oldies Two bona fide hitmakers from the 1960s, the Buckinghams and the Grass Roots, will perform during one night of classic pop music in the suburbs this weekend. Expect to hear such hits as "Midnight Confessions" and "Kind of a Drag." An excellent way to take a trip down memory lane. 8 p.m. Saturday, May 11, at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/the_chicago_bar_association_brings_its.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/the_chicago_bar_association_brings_its.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 17:50:24 PST * The Chicago Bar Association brings its annual musical comedy revue "Lawpocalypse Now" to the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell St., Arlington Heights, for a performance at 8 p.m. Friday, May 10.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/nbc_bringing_back_70s_cop_drama.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/nbc_bringing_back_70s_cop_drama.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 17:00:22 PST By FRAZIER MOORE NEW YORK - NBC is ordering up a new comedy for fall from "Scrubs" creator Bill Lawrence and an updating of the `70s cop drama "Ironside." The revived "Ironside" stars Blair Underwood as the paralyzed lawman who uses a wheelchair.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/this_quake_takes_no_prisoners_commercial.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/this_quake_takes_no_prisoners_commercial.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 17:00:21 PST Poor Ariel. He's talking to hotties in a late-night dance club in Valparaso, Chile, when an earthquake hits, crushing a hostess before he even can get her number. Worse, a falling shelf severs his hand, which flips across the floor.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/movies_commercial_appeal_memphis_tn.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/movies_commercial_appeal_memphis_tn.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 17:00:21 PST OPENING FRIDAY Aftershock (R, 90 min.) See review on Page 18. Wolfchase Galleria Cinema 8. Disconnect (R, 115 min.) See review on Page 16. Studio on the Square. The Great Gatsby (PG-13, 142 min.) Leonardo DiCaprio is F.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/stage_a_confident_debut_commercial_appeal.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/stage_a_confident_debut_commercial_appeal.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 17:00:21 PST For more than a year, while Jordan Nichols toured the country playing the role of Marius in "Les Miserables," there was another musical constantly repeating in the back of his mind. This one by the same composers and lyricist as "Les Mis" was also an epic, though set during the Vietnam War.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/up_with_peeples_commercial_appeal_memphis.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/up_with_peeples_commercial_appeal_memphis.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 17:00:20 PST "Peeples" is straight-up sitcom, which is not necessarily a bad thing. A rare starring vehicle for supporting comic actor Craig Robinson, the movie is a sort of black-cast reworking of "Meet the Parents," but with a modest budget and a less aggressive tone.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/cinematic_summer_commercial_appeal_memphis_tn.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/cinematic_summer_commercial_appeal_memphis_tn.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 17:00:20 PST In F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel "The Great Gatsby," "the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg" are a symbol of God or fate or some other mysterious presence. "Blue and gigantic," with irises "one yard high," they watch over the characters from a billboard advertising an optometrist's services.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/virtual_feel-bad_stories_commercial_appeal_memphis.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/virtual_feel-bad_stories_commercial_appeal_memphis.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 17:00:20 PST "Disconnect" is "Crash" for the age of social media. Unfortunately, the "Crash" I mean is the 2005 all-star ensemble about racial interconnection in Los Angeles that won the Academy Award for Best Picture, not the 1996 David Cronenberg movie about weirdos having sex in wrecked cars.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/from_baker_street_to_the_final.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/from_baker_street_to_the_final.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 17:00:20 PST From Baker Street to the final frontier ; INTERVIEW Benedict CumberbatchHe is boldly going where other British actors have gone before by playing a big summer movie villain, but Benedict Cumberbatch ... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/it_s_a_marvellous_bfi_friday.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/it_s_a_marvellous_bfi_friday.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 17:00:19 PST It's a marvellous BFI Friday ; Public Service Broadcasting INTERVIEWPublic Service Broadcasting's blend of archive footage and electronics has won the duo an award, the approval of BBC 6Music listeners and a slot supporting the Rolling Stones.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/people_harris_returning_to_host_tonys.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/people_harris_returning_to_host_tonys.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 17:00:19 PST Neil Patrick Harris will be back for his fourth turn as host of the Tony Awards. The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing, joint producers of the show that honors the best of Broadway, said Thursday the 67th annual awards will be broadcast live by CBS from Radio City Music Hall on June 9.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/social_media_mob_action_bill_in.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/social_media_mob_action_bill_in.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 16:38:58 PST People who use social media and other means of electronic communication to organize mob attacks could face tougher penalties under legislation House lawmakers sent to Gov. Pat Quinn on Friday. Sponsoring Rep.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/prince_harry_lays_us_princesswannabes_low.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/prince_harry_lays_us_princesswannabes_low.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 15:06:34 PST Scores of American women are love struck by Britain's Prince Harry, who's currently visiting the United States, and many princess-wannabes have taken to Twitter to express their adoration. The ladies seem to have already forgotten the fratboy behaviour he exhibited last year when the prince was photographed naked in Las Vegas playing billiards.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/florida_hispanics_press_for_majority_district.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/florida_hispanics_press_for_majority_district.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 15:06:34 PST A group of Hispanic leaders pressed Orange County leaders Friday to settle a pending federal lawsuit which alleges that newly-drawn political borders have diluted Latino political power. A group of Hispanic leaders pressed Orange County leaders Friday to settle a pending federal lawsuit that alleges newly drawn political borders have diluted Latino political power.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/irs_brews_trouble_in_a_tea.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/irs_brews_trouble_in_a_tea.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 15:06:34 PST An Internal Revenue Service admission today that it aimed at conservative groups in the 2012 election confirmed suspicions and sparked criticism from Sen. Roy Blunt and other Republicans. An IRS official acknowledged that the agency had flagged about 75 groups with the words "tea party" or "patriot" in their applications for special tax status.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/twitter_enables_internet_hate_groups_report.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/twitter_enables_internet_hate_groups_report.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 15:06:34 PST Twitter, the Web-based social- messaging service, helped spur a 30 percent growth in online forums for hate and terror over the past year, according to a report by the Simon Wiesenthal Center. The center is currently tracking about 20,000 hate and terror- related sites, up from 15,000 a year earlier, according to a report set to be presented Wednesday at a briefing in Washington, D.C.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/faa_wont_cut_air_traffic_controller.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/faa_wont_cut_air_traffic_controller.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 15:06:34 PST Seventy-two airport towers and other air traffic control facilities that were slated to close at night due to budget cuts will get to stay open, the Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday. ... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/icahn_has_plan_to_derail_dell.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/icahn_has_plan_to_derail_dell.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 15:06:33 PST Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management, Dell's biggest outside shareholder, are launching their campaign to derail a buyout of the PC maker. The pair is proposing that the company pursue a leveraged recapitalization that will pay shareholders a $12-per-share dividend.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/twitter_opens_sunnyvale_office.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/twitter_opens_sunnyvale_office.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 15:06:33 PST Twitter has established its first presence in the South Bay by leasing an office in downtown Sunnyvale, and real estate agents said Thursday that it may expand its local operations further. The San Francisco-based microblogging service has leased 8,000 square feet near the Caltrain station in Sunnyvale, according to brokers with Colliers International who arranged the deal.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/laredo_profit_sputters_on_lower_commodity.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/laredo_profit_sputters_on_lower_commodity.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 15:06:33 PST Laredo Petroleum Holdings Inc. reported higher first-quarter revenue Thursday, although its profit fell significantly from a year ago. Tulsa-based Laredo said it brought in $163.7 million in revenue, up from $149 million in the first quarter of 2012.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/hispanic_youth_mentoring_grads_get_certificates.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/hispanic_youth_mentoring_grads_get_certificates.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 15:06:33 PST Recent graduates of the "Passport to Success" Hispanic Youth Leadership Mentoring Program at Elkhardt Middle School received certificates signed by Gov. Bob McDonnell, Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli and Secretary of the Commonwealth Janet Vestal Kelly on Thursday.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/japanese_yen_dips_below_100_to.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/japanese_yen_dips_below_100_to.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 15:06:33 PST The Japanese yen, which has been declining against the U.S. dollar, dipped below the 100 mark against the greenback for the first time since April 2009. The currency was trading just over the 100 mark to a U.S.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/prospective_sacto_kings_buyer_is_asked.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/prospective_sacto_kings_buyer_is_asked.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 15:06:33 PST The NBA wants a prospective local buyer of the Sacramento Kings to put its entire $341 million offer in escrow to ease the sale, The Sacramento Bee said. As the league prepares to vote next week on the team's future, a source ... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/tensions_rise_after_shooting_death_of.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/tensions_rise_after_shooting_death_of.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 12:11:50 PST T The death of a Taiwan fisherman in a clash with the Philippine coast guard near disputed waters sparked a war of words Friday in the latest tensions over the South China Sea. The Taiwanese fishing boat Kuang Ta Tsing No 28 was looking for ... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/bangladesh_death_toll_passes_1000.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/bangladesh_death_toll_passes_1000.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 12:11:50 PST The death toll in last month's collapse of a building that housed mostly garment factories in Bangladesh has risen to more than 1,000, officials said Friday. Rescuers have been retrieving bodies from the eight-storey Rana Plaza building in Savar near Dhaka, since it collapsed on April 24, a day after factory managers ignored the appearance of cracks in the building.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/actavis_confirms_merger_talks_with_warner.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/actavis_confirms_merger_talks_with_warner.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 12:11:50 PST <b>Actavis Inc.</b> (NYSE: ACT), a global specialty pharmaceutical firm, today confirmed that it has entered into early stage discussions with <b>Warner Chilcott PLC</b> (Nasdaq: WCRX) about a potential combination of the two companies.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/treasury_dept_sanctions_2_for_dealings.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/treasury_dept_sanctions_2_for_dealings.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 12:11:50 PST The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned a business and individual, both from Taiwan, linked to an accused weapons of mass destruction procurer for North Korea. Citing authority under an executive order, Treasury officials sanctioned Trans Multi Mechanics Co.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/gov_corbett_directed_kutztown_gun_review.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/gov_corbett_directed_kutztown_gun_review.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 12:11:50 PST The directive that prompted Kutztown University to allow people to carry guns on campus came from Gov. Tom Corbett's administration. Corbett's office of General Counsel directed all 14 state-owned universities to review their policies restricting guns on campus to determine whether the policies would withstand constitutional muster, said Kutztown University spokesman Matt Santos.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/true_religion_to_be_sold_for.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/true_religion_to_be_sold_for.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 12:11:50 PST High-end jeans seller True Religion Apparel Inc. will be sold to investment firm TowerBrook Capital Partners for $835 million, the companies said. The Vernon, Calif., designer denim brand, known for pricing its products well into the three figures, said its board unanimously accepted the $32-a-share offer.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/minority_suppliers_forum_helps_with_best.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/minority_suppliers_forum_helps_with_best.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 12:11:50 PST Business executives recently shared successful strategies during a panel discussion held by the Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Delaware Minority Supplier Development Council. The "Demystifying Success" panel moderated by Curtis R.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/fabulous_freddys_will_employ_110.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/fabulous_freddys_will_employ_110.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 12:11:50 PST Fred Smith is returning to his Utah retail roots with the opening late this month of Fabulous Freddy's Car Wash in Sandy. A grandson of Smith's Food and Drug founder Dee Smith, Fred Smith left Utah when the family sold the grocery business to Fred Meyer in 1997 and started in the car wash business in Las Vegas soon thereafter.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/irs_reels_in_55_billion_from.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/irs_reels_in_55_billion_from.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 12:11:50 PST The Internal Revenue Service has recouped more than $5.5 billion under a series of programs that offered reduced penalties and no jail time to people who voluntarily disclosed assets they were hiding overseas, government investigators said Friday.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/syrian_patients_tested_for_chemical_weapon.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/syrian_patients_tested_for_chemical_weapon.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 12:11:50 PST About a dozen patients from Syria with symptoms suggestive of exposure to chemical weapons attacks are being treated in Turkey, CNN reported. "They were not injured by any kind of conventional arms," a Turkish source with access to government findings told CNN.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/iranian_upstream_oil_attracts_247_billion.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/iranian_upstream_oil_attracts_247_billion.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 12:11:49 PST Iran's upstream oil sector attracted $24.7 billion in the past Iranian calendar year which ended on March 20, IRNA quoted National Iranian Oil Company managing director Ahmad Qalehbani as saying. Despite all the international sanctions against the country's oil industry, $24.7 billion was invested in the upstream sector of the industry, he added.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/educators_honored_for_helping_hispanic_students.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/educators_honored_for_helping_hispanic_students.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 12:11:49 PST IMAGE de Northern Utah will honor educators from Weber State University and Ogden Weber Applied Technology College during its "Legacy, an Honorary Tribute" event. With the event, IMAGE de Northern Utah says it recognizes individuals who have been longtime champions of the educational pursuits of Latinos in the community at 5 p.m.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/hundreds_of_fastfood_workers_protest_for.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/hundreds_of_fastfood_workers_protest_for.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 12:11:49 PST From a McDonald's in Florissant to a Wendy's in Rock Hill, to an Arby's in the Central West End, a wave of protests and wildcat strikes rippled across the St. Louis region Thursday as fast-food workers took to the streets to demand better pay and working conditions.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/benghazi_testimony_reveals_few_answers.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/benghazi_testimony_reveals_few_answers.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 12:11:49 PST An investigation into a terrorist attack in Benghazi and the mishandling of security there has yet to answer key questions about who's at fault and what went wrong, security analysts said Thursday. Rep.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/lyme_disease_tiny_tick_has_big.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/lyme_disease_tiny_tick_has_big.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 12:11:49 PST Heidi McDonald and her family follow a strict routine when they come in after spending time outdoors. To someone who has never suffered from Lyme disease, the family of four's precautions might seem paranoid.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/south_korea_will_control_of_troops.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/south_korea_will_control_of_troops.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 12:11:49 PST May 09--SEOUL -- Despite increased threats in recent months from North Korea and ongoing concerns about Seoul's ability to lead militarily during wartime, President Barack Obama reaffirmed this week that, starting in 2015, South Korea will assume wartime control of allied forces should war break out on the Korean Peninsula.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/playboy_names_first_latina_playmate_of.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/playboy_names_first_latina_playmate_of.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 11:47:31 PST <!-- Playboy Names First Latina Playmate of the Year --> Raquel Pomplun, a Mexican-American from Chula Vista, Calif., has been named the 2013 Playmate of the Year by Hugh Hefner. Pomplun, 25, is the iconic girlie mag's first Hispanic Playmate of the Year.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/amazon_working_on_3d_smartphone.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/amazon_working_on_3d_smartphone.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 10:37:08 PST Web retail giant Amazon is set to intensify its battle with Apple and Google with a new smartphone that will feature a 3D screen, according to US news reports Friday. The device would be the first smartphone from the Seattle-based company, which has already carved out a niche in the tablet sector with its Kindle tablet computers.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/bernanke_points_to_continued_risks_to.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/bernanke_points_to_continued_risks_to.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 10:37:08 PST U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank is more vigilant than ever, but the system on the whole remains vulnerable to crisis. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act mandates ... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/has_california_lost_its_competitive_edge.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/has_california_lost_its_competitive_edge.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 10:37:08 PST While U.S. GDP grew faster in 2012 than in 2013, in the 4th quarter of 2012 it slowed a meager 0.1%, indistinguishable from no growth. Our forecast is for average growth in early 2013 to be slow as a consequence of the changes in the U.S. Fiscal environment.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/kmi_invests_22_million_in_expansion.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/kmi_invests_22_million_in_expansion.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 10:37:08 PST A northwest Ohio company is expanding its operations in Putnam County. Kalida Manufacturing Inc. (KMI) is a tier two stamping and welding plant that manufactures auto frame sub-components for Honda vehicles.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/minority_businesses_missing_at_jobs_summit.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/minority_businesses_missing_at_jobs_summit.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 10:37:08 PST In an effort to begin matching Michigan's talent to available jobs. Gov. Rick Snyder recently kicked off a two-day jobs summit at Cobo Center in Detroit. Stressing that the state is "loaded with talent," Snyder's biggest idea revolved around ensuring that Michigan doesn't lose its youth due to limited opportunities.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/politica_fiscal_restrictiva_la_coumna_cohen.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/politica_fiscal_restrictiva_la_coumna_cohen.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 10:33:22 PST ... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/us_fiscal_policy_restrains_growth_fed.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/us_fiscal_policy_restrains_growth_fed.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 10:26:10 PST <!-- U.S. Fiscal Policy Restrains Growth, Fed Says --> With one phrase, in the statement issued after its last meeting, the Federal Reserve recognized that U.S. fiscal policy is "restraining economic growth." In other words, recent federal and state budget cuts and tax increases are having a negative effect on the economic recovery.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/white_house_obama_to_visit_germany.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/white_house_obama_to_visit_germany.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 08:48:07 PST U.S. President Barack Obama will travel to Berlin after attending the G8 summit in Northern Ireland on June 17-18, the White House confirmed Friday. He would meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Joachim Gauck on the visit to "reaffirm the strong ties between the United States and Germany, our vital ally and economic partner," spokesman Jay Carney said.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/reconstructed_one_world_trade_center_becomes.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/reconstructed_one_world_trade_center_becomes.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 08:48:07 PST With the final piece of the spire mounted on the new World Trade Center Friday morning, the building officially became the tallest tower in the U.S. with its 541 meters. The spire was the final piece in the reconstruction of One World Trade Center, also known as Freedom Tower, that was destroyed in the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/space_station_cooling_system_leaking.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/space_station_cooling_system_leaking.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 08:48:07 PST Astronauts might have to step outside the International Space Station at the weekend to repair a leaking cooling system on the Earth-orbiting spacecraft, Russia's Interfax news agency reported Friday.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/us_trekkies_gaze_longingly_abroad_as.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/us_trekkies_gaze_longingly_abroad_as.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 08:48:07 PST For U.S. Trekkies, these are strange and interesting times. For decades they have basked in the center of the Star Trek universe, getting first access to the innumerable TV shows, movies, conventions and cartoons that have been spawned by the legendary sci-fi series Star Trek.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/navys_field_wanted_for_rail_expansion.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/navys_field_wanted_for_rail_expansion.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 08:48:07 PST The U.S. Navy's huge research center on Presidents Island secretly tests the model hulls and propellers of all kinds of ships and subs, both military and commercial. But what has Port of Memphis officials intrigued isn't the 500,000-square-foot building housing the Large Cavitation Channel.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/barletta_boston_bombings_exposed_failure_of.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/barletta_boston_bombings_exposed_failure_of.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 08:48:07 PST U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta said Thursday the country's immigration system has "a massive hole" in it, adding that the Boston Marathon bombing is a tragic example of just how bad the situation is. Barletta, R-Hazleton, is a member of the House Homeland Security ... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/texas_tech_vp_receives_hispanic_physician.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/texas_tech_vp_receives_hispanic_physician.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 08:48:07 PST Jose Manuel de la Rosa, vice president for health affairs for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso and founding dean of the Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, was honored at the recent 17th annual Conference of the National Hispanic Medical Association in Washington, D.C.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/learn_how_facebook_can_help_your.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/learn_how_facebook_can_help_your.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 08:48:07 PST Facebook might seem like just a great way to communicate with friends, but it can help in business, too. The Brunswick Economic Commission will present a program on using Facebook for business. Christina May, owner of Illumin8 Marketing and PR of Frederick, will lead the presentation.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/north_korea_blames_obama_for_hike.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/north_korea_blames_obama_for_hike.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 08:48:07 PST U.S. President Obama is to blame for increased tensions on the Korean peninsula and should stop his hostile actions, a North Korean official said Friday. A foreign ministry spokesman said Obama had told lies in terming North Korea's actions ahead of a summit with the South Korean president "provocations" and "threats," Yonhap News Agency reported.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/cbs_renews_criminal_minds_for_ninth.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/cbs_renews_criminal_minds_for_ninth.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 08:48:07 PST CBS says it has renewed its U.S. investigative drama series "Criminal Minds" for the 2013-14 broadcast season. Starring Joe Mantegna, Thomas Gibson, Shemar Moore, Matthew Gray Gubler, A.J. Cook, Kirsten Vangsness and Jeanne Tripplehorn, the show is now in its eighth season.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/british_version_of_everybody_loves_raymond.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/british_version_of_everybody_loves_raymond.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 08:48:07 PST The BBC says it is working on a British version of the U.S. family sitcom "Everybody Loves Raymond." "The Smiths" will star Lee Mack and Catherine Tate as a sportswriter and his wife, who live across the street from his meddling parents and overbearing older brother, the New York Post said.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/israelis_confident_in_obamas_policy.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/israelis_confident_in_obamas_policy.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 08:48:07 PST Israelis are more confident in U.S. President Barack Obama's foreign policy than Palestinians, a poll indicated. The Pew Research Center poll, released Thursday, said 61 percent of Israelis questioned expressed confidence that Obama would do the right thing when making world affairs decisions.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/britains_prince_harry_attends_white_house.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/britains_prince_harry_attends_white_house.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 08:48:07 PST British Prince Harry was a surprise guest at a White House tea party for U.S. military families, officials said. "Well ... Surprise!" first lady Michelle Obama told guests Thursday as the blushing, 28-year-old prince joined them in the East Room where they had been munching on cookies, cakes and smoked salmon.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/american_sign_language_popularity_surges_at.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/american_sign_language_popularity_surges_at.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 08:48:07 PST Every year, more college students in the U.S. are learning a new language without uttering a word. American Sign Language has become one of the most popular language classes, ranking fourth in the latest Modern Language Association Survey _ and nearly shoving German from third place.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/like_us_china_slow_to_embrace.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/like_us_china_slow_to_embrace.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 08:48:07 PST Fears that China will overtake the U.S. in the race to put electric vehicles on the road have fizzled. Despite choking pollution in big Chinese cities, consumers here see EVs as too expensive or too difficult to recharge.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/ceo_leaves_portland_hightech_startup_cashstar.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/ceo_leaves_portland_hightech_startup_cashstar.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 08:48:07 PST CashStar co-founder and CEO David Douglas Stone has left the Portland-based high-tech firm, according to the company's website. The website no longer lists Stone as CEO. Instead, California-based entrepreneur Steven Boal is listed as interim CEO.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/fashion_goes_the_way_of_food.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/fashion_goes_the_way_of_food.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 08:48:07 PST America's closets are turning green. The same environmental sensibilities that have swept the foodie world (farm-to-table, organic produce) are making inroads in the fashion universe as the environmental movement continues its rise and new technology produces refined synthetic and recycled materials.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/vouchers_available_for_free_concert.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/vouchers_available_for_free_concert.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 08:48:07 PST Online tickets for the free show by white-hot hip-hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and rising star and Wisconsin native Skylar Grey at Turner Hall Ballroom on Sunday night were snapped up quickly Thursday, but ticket vouchers for the concert are still available.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/astronomers_getting_better_idea_of_makeup.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/astronomers_getting_better_idea_of_makeup.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 08:48:07 PST U.S. astronomers say advances in technology, including direct imaging, will give them the ability to probe the makeup of planets outside our solar system. While ground-based telescopes have begun taking infrared pictures of ... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/colombian_singer_lucas_arnaus_popularity_soars.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/colombian_singer_lucas_arnaus_popularity_soars.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 08:21:15 PST Columbian singer Lucas Arnau's popularity continues to grow. Most recently, Arnau's global hit "De La Mano" has reached 2 million You Tube views. To help celebrate with fans, Arnau will perform an acoustic concert on a LAN Airlines flight from Bogata Colombia to Miami.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/panasonic_loses_68_billion_on_slumping.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/panasonic_loses_68_billion_on_slumping.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 08:17:46 PST Panasonic Corp logged a net loss of 754.3 billion yen (6.86 billion dollars) for the financial year that ended in March because of poor sales, the company said Friday. The Japanese consumer electronics maker logged a record annual net loss of 772 billion yen for the previous financial year to the end of March 2012.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/theyre_no_longer_off_and_running.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/theyre_no_longer_off_and_running.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 08:17:45 PST Hollywood Park, one of California's oldest and most famous racetracks, will close permanently Dec. 22. Thursday, track owner Hollywood Park Land Co., informed the California Horse Racing Board in Sacramento that it won't seek 2014 racing dates and will shutter the Inglewood facility at the close of its winter meeting.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/el_paso_electric_says_solar_power.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/el_paso_electric_says_solar_power.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 08:17:45 PST M Next year at this time, more than 5 percent of El Paso Electric's power will come from five large solar plants in New Mexico, and the company hopes to continue growing that portfolio, El Paso Electric CEO Tom Shockley said at the company's annual shareholders meeting Thursday.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/el_paso_state_tax_rebates_increase.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/el_paso_state_tax_rebates_increase.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 08:17:45 PST El Paso's state tax rebates, an indication of retail sales, increased 3.1 percent in May compared with the same time a year ago, new data show. That's below the 4.9 percent increase for all Texas cities combined, Texas comptroller's data show.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/calif_cherry_crop_is_light_this.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/calif_cherry_crop_is_light_this.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 08:17:45 PST M California's cherry harvest is under way, and growers in San Joaquin County, who are just beginning to pick their earliest-ripening varieties, report an unusually light crop -- perhaps half of what might be considered normal.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/us_arrests_tunisian_in_canada_train.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/us_arrests_tunisian_in_canada_train.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 08:17:45 PST Authorities in New York said they arrested a Tunisian man they say helped one of the suspects held in Canada for allegedly plotting to blow up a train. Police arrested Ahmed Abassi last month, charging him with two counts of making false statements to immigration authorities while trying to obtain a work visa and green card, CNN reported Thursday.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/how_much_juice_do_lobbyists_really.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/how_much_juice_do_lobbyists_really.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 08:17:45 PST It's no secret that full-time lobbyists wield influence at the Nevada Legislature. But far from the cliches of crooked politicians making quid pro quo deals with cigar-smoking lobbyists, the official tally for influence amounts to $93,000 worth of expenditures during the first two months of the legislative session, with many lobbyists reporting $0 in wining and dining expenses.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/man_carjacked_by_dorner_seeks_to.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/man_carjacked_by_dorner_seeks_to.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 08:17:45 PST A California man carjacked by fugitive former police officer Christopher Dorner says he will ask a court to block the release of $1 million in reward funds. Richard Heltebrake had previously been unsuccessful in claiming the reward offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Dorner, who was a suspect in four murders.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/mexico_is_ground_zero_for_preserving.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/mexico_is_ground_zero_for_preserving.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 08:17:45 PST There are certain parallels with the situation today in Mexico, the birthplace of maize, which is at the centre of the global fight to protect the crop's diversity from the onslaught of genetically modified varieties.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/susana_martinez_racks_up_frequent_flyer.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/susana_martinez_racks_up_frequent_flyer.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 08:17:45 PST Gov. Susana Martinez is racking up travel miles in the aftermath of this year's legislative session, balancing a busy instate schedule with frequent forays outside New Mexico that some say reflect a rising national political profile.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/fbi_defends_not_sharing_russian_terror.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/fbi_defends_not_sharing_russian_terror.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 08:17:45 PST The FBI defended not sharing Russian terror warnings with Boston police before the marathon bombings, despite Boston police being in an FBI terrorism unit. The rebuttal came after Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis told ... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/charlie_crist_comes_out_for_gay.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/charlie_crist_comes_out_for_gay.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 08:17:45 PST Charlie Crist, rumored to be running as a Democrat for Florida governor, has come out in favor of gay marriage. "I most certainly support marriage equality in Florida and look forward to the day it happens here," Crist quietly announced Wednesday night on his Facebook page, hours after Delaware became the 11th state to legalize gay marriage.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/health_centers_to_help_enroll_uninsured.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/health_centers_to_help_enroll_uninsured.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 08:17:45 PST Dozens of Florida community health centers serving the poor and uninsured -- including 10 in Miami-Dade and Broward counties -- are eligible for a share of $8 million in federal funds to help uninsured individuals obtain health coverage when new marketplaces established under the Affordable Care Act open Oct.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/obama_aides_meet_on_military_sex.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/obama_aides_meet_on_military_sex.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 08:17:45 PST Top aides to President Obama met with members of Congress on Thursday to discuss legislation to crack down on the growing number of sexual assaults in the military. Valerie Jarrett, senior adviser to the president, and Tina Tchen, chief of staff for first lady Michelle Obama, spoke with House and Senate members from both parties.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/usda_final_call_for_2012_census.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/usda_final_call_for_2012_census.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 08:17:45 PST With the window to respond to the 2012 Census of Agriculture officially closing on May 31, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is urging farmers and ranchers not to miss this opportunity to be counted and help determine the future of farming in America.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/orlando_developers_to_lose_property_tax.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/orlando_developers_to_lose_property_tax.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 08:17:45 PST Orange County has lost more in property taxes than any other Florida county because of a tax break meant for nonprofit-housing groups but which largely benefited companies that develop low-income apartment complexes.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/obama_stop_listening_to_washington_doom.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/obama_stop_listening_to_washington_doom.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 08:17:45 PST U.S. President Barack Obama Thursday told a crowd of 400 at a Texas high school not to listen to all the "doom and gloom" coming out of Washington. Obama traveled to Austin to tout jobs creation in industries that represent the future.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/gabriel_gomez_stresses_military_family_background.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/gabriel_gomez_stresses_military_family_background.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 08:17:45 PST Republican Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez made his pitch Wednesday to a small audience at Cape Cod Community College, garnering votes as well as scrutiny of his moderate positions. The meet-and-greet sponsored by the college's economics club drew about 70 people, including Connor Cox, 22, an English major who lives in Sandwich.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/disconnect_is_crash_for_the_age.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/disconnect_is_crash_for_the_age.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 07:50:26 PST May 10--HH "Disconnect" is "Crash" for the age of social media. Unfortunately, the "Crash" I mean is the 2005 all-star ensemble about racial interconnection in Los Angeles that won the Academy Award for Best Picture, not the 1996 David Cronenberg movie about weirdos having sex in wrecked cars.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/summer_times_movies_--_loud_and.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/summer_times_movies_--_loud_and.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 07:50:25 PST May 10--It's probably good to be Robert Downey Jr. these days. "Iron Man 3" ushered in summer with a remarkable $174 million in North America its first weekend, making for the second biggest opening of all time -- behind "Marvel's The Avengers," also starring the actor as Tony Stark/Iron Man.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/encore_season_leaves_them_laughing.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/encore_season_leaves_them_laughing.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 07:50:24 PST May 10--LIMA -- The Amil Tellers end their season with a raucous comedy guaranteed to give audiences a hearty belly laugh in the side-splitting comedy, "The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940," opening today at Encore Theatre.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/philadelphia_daily_news_howard_gensler_column.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/philadelphia_daily_news_howard_gensler_column.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 07:50:24 PST May 10--LET'S FACE FACTS, the judges on "American Idol" do less actual judging than the "judges" at Philadelphia Traffic Court. Their purpose is to cheerlead and create drama and give viewers some name recognition to latch on to while they learn the names of the new batch of karaoke singers.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/optimedia_releases_content_power_ratings_6.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/optimedia_releases_content_power_ratings_6.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 07:50:23 PST Proprietary World Class Research Study is Industry's Only TV Ranking System of its Kind Across Four Screens AMC's "The Walking Dead" Stumbles into the #1 Position; In Its 24th Season, "The Simpsons" Ranks #2 ... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/montblanc_presents_the_3rd_annual_production.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/montblanc_presents_the_3rd_annual_production.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 07:50:22 PST Saturday, June 22nd at the Broad Stage, Featuring the Talents of Sasha Alexander, Skylar Astin, Jason Biggs, Jordana Brewster, Lizzy Caplan, Brooklyn Decker, Ashley Fink, Seth Green, Melanie Griffith, Gillian ... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/mobile_search_more_important_than_ever.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/mobile_search_more_important_than_ever.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 06:58:39 PST Digital agency, SEO Consult wants to highlight the importance to businesses of mobile search marketing. This comes after it was announced that Google Now is now available on Apple's iOS operating system.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/g7_finance_ministers_to_discuss_banking.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/g7_finance_ministers_to_discuss_banking.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 06:58:39 PST Finance ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) are to discuss banking reform and tax evasion at a two-day meeting that begins Friday outside London, British Chancellor George Osborne said. The "informal" talks in Buckinghamshire are the first time the ministers, together with their central bank chiefs, have met like this for three years.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/nissan_expects_22_percent_rise_in.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/nissan_expects_22_percent_rise_in.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 06:58:39 PST Nissan Motor Co predicted its net profit for the current financial year would rise 22.6 per cent to 420 billion yen (4.42 billion dollars) on strong sales and the depreciation of the Japanese currency, the carmaker said Friday.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/youtube_launches_paid_channel_to_shakeup.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/youtube_launches_paid_channel_to_shakeup.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 06:58:39 PST YouTube, the world's biggest online video site, launched a paid subscription service Thursday in a move that could mark the start of a major shake-up of web and television viewing. Until now, the Google-owned site has relied solely on advertising to generate revenues from the more than 1 billion viewers who watch its 1 million-plus channels every month.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/fannie_mae_to_write_large_check.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/fannie_mae_to_write_large_check.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 06:58:39 PST Mortgage giant Fannie Mae saw record profits in the first quarter as home prices rose, allowing it to make a large repayment to the US government for the 2008 bailout. Fannie Mae, which along with the smaller firm Freddie Mac guarantees most US mortgages, will send 59.4 billion dollars back to the government, bringing it closer to repaying its bailout.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/social_media_success_stories_by_marketing.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/social_media_success_stories_by_marketing.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 06:58:39 PST Social media marketing guru Martin Stoll came to the Hilton on Thursday with a suitcase full of stories about what social media can do. --Stoll posted a photo of himself at the Penny Ice Creamery to show he was getting great ice cream.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/facebook_may_spend_1_billion_to.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/facebook_may_spend_1_billion_to.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 06:58:39 PST Facebook may be ready to spend $1 billion to acquire Waze, an Israeli company that offers a socially driven GPS app for drivers, tech-watching sites said. Israeli business-news site Calcalist said talks between the two companies have been ongoing for six months and the two companies have agreed in principle on the sale, CNET reported Thursday.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/most_hispanic_high_school_grads_enroll.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/most_hispanic_high_school_grads_enroll.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 06:58:39 PST Nearly 70 percent of Hispanic high school graduates enrolled in college last fall, a higher rate than white U.S. students, Pew Research Center reports. Using recent Census Bureau data, the Washington think-tank found a record seven-in-10 (69 percent) of Hispanic high school students in the class of 2012 went on to college, compared with 67 percent of white high school graduates.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/revenue_stars_increasingly_rare_as_companies.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/revenue_stars_increasingly_rare_as_companies.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 06:58:39 PST Wall Street is often criticized for paying too much attention to the bottom line, but that focus is hard to fault right now. Companies are reporting record profits in the first quarter, but it's getting increasingly difficult to find companies moving the revenue needle.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/ellen_gray_family_tree_comes_to.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/ellen_gray_family_tree_comes_to.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 06:50:23 PST Ancestor worship's all the rage these days. So HBO's newest comedy, "Family Tree," about a man tracing his roots, should have built-in appeal for those not already sold by the name of co-creator Christopher Guest ("Best in Show," "Waiting for Guffman").... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/hatari_a_different_look_for_the.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/hatari_a_different_look_for_the.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 06:50:23 PST May 10--One constant in the Friends of the Fox Classic Film Series lineup is the inclusion of a John Wayne movie, and the group offers the Duke in an altogether different role when it screens "Hatari!" at 7 p.m.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/honda_rocks_the_summer_s_biggest.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/honda_rocks_the_summer_s_biggest.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 06:50:22 PST - Honda-sponsored stages return to Sasquatch!, Governors Ball and Austin City Limits Music Festival - Festival attendees can enter to win a 2013 Civic Sedan and VIP festival passes - Music fans encouraged to ... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/musicians_in_fresno_tribute_bands_work.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/musicians_in_fresno_tribute_bands_work.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 06:50:22 PST May 09--Nate Butler was going through a Doors phase. It was the mid-1990s, and he had just re-watched Oliver Stone's "The Doors" biopic (on video) and was way into reading Jim Morrison's poems. He found himself utterly fascinated by the band's image and music.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/movie_review_king_s_faith_actors.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/movie_review_king_s_faith_actors.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 06:50:21 PST May 10--The primary mission of faith-based movies is to entertain the faithful while also delivering a message to a larger audience. It's always a blessing when a film like "King's Faith" can do both.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/new_on_dvd_atlas_requires_concentration.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/new_on_dvd_atlas_requires_concentration.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 06:50:20 PST May 10--This week's new DVD releases range from the odd to the odder. "Cloud Atlas," Grade B: Events and actions in one time period have an affect on past and future eras. Tom Hanks stars. Not since "2001: A ... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/film_notes_film_forum_to_focus.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/film_notes_film_forum_to_focus.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 06:50:19 PST May 10--A free Game Changers Film Forum on Saturday will include youth media workshops, a meet-the-filmmakers reception, screening of "We Got Next" documentary about unsung community heroes, and discussion about improving social outcomes for black men and boys in Pittsburgh.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/summer_times_stage.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/summer_times_stage.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 06:50:19 PST May 10--Joey Fatone returns to Pittsburgh CLO to help open the 2013 season in the classic musical "42nd Street." The former 'N Sync band member played Franz Liebkind in the 2010 production of "The Producers" and now plays the role of a producer of a Broadway-bound musical.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/kopecky_family_band_brings_music_from.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/kopecky_family_band_brings_music_from.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 06:50:18 PST May 10--Sometimes, the ties that bind look an awful lot like guitar strings. The Kopecky Family Band's tight sense of ensemble sounds as if the young musicians grew up touring in a minivan, elbowing each other for a little more guitar-strumming space.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/brief_audra_mcdonald_performs_at_the.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/brief_audra_mcdonald_performs_at_the.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 04:50:20 PST May 10--Audra McDonald's five Tony Awards include best performer roles in musicals like "Ragtime" and "Porgy and Bess." She found wider acclaim appearing in four seasons of the hit ABC series "Private Practice." Now the Broadway legend is back onstage with a concert at the intimate Attucks Theatre.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/herald_amp_review_decatur_ill_tim.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/herald_amp_review_decatur_ill_tim.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 04:50:19 PST May 10--BY TIM CAIN -- H&R Entertainment Editor Sometimes, we simply do not do ourselves any favors. I was buying a magazine that featured Led Zeppelin on the cover. A cashier whom I estimated to be close to my age excitedly said, "Oh! I remember Led Zeppelin." Now, I was in no mood for a conversation, but it was clear we were going to have one.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/mankato_musician_scales_the_wall_in.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/mankato_musician_scales_the_wall_in.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 04:50:19 PST May 10--MANKATO ? Ian Hilmer was a teenager when he first hunkered down in his bedroom and listened to Pink Floyd's "The Wall." The Mankato singer/songwriter borrowed the iconic concept album from a friend's older brother and took the first few steps into a musical pursuit that culminates today with a front-to-back, live performance of the iconic work at the Red Sky Lounge.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/jeff_the_brotherhood_is_a_band.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/jeff_the_brotherhood_is_a_band.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 03:50:21 PST May 10--You'd never expect that duo JEFF the Brotherhood would have such a long history. The band was named one of SPIN magazine's "must-hear acts" at 2011's South by Southwest festival, and the magazine named the group's show one of the "best spring tours." Paste magazine named them part of the "Best of What's Next" in 2010.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/firth_film_is_just_what_two.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/firth_film_is_just_what_two.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 03:50:20 PST May 10--It had to feel pretty good to have Colin Firth agree to make your movie while he was still considering the perfect place on the mantel to put his Oscar. That is how it went for Vertebra Film Production, a little movie company whose managing partners are a pair of Buffalo doctors.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/made_in_oregon_road_film.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/made_in_oregon_road_film.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 02:50:22 PST May 10--"Redwood Highway" could be labeled a coming-of-age film but for one small disqualifier: Its protagonist is a 75-year-old woman. Call it instead a coming-of-the-aged drama. Veteran actress Shirley Knight plays Marie, a woman living in a retirement community in Southern Oregon.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/bound_against_tradition.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/bound_against_tradition.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 02:50:21 PST May 10--They've danced at bus stops. They've danced in bars, hair salons and at the library. They've splashed along the reflective pools outside Museum of Glass, squeezed into loft spaces and reinvented storefronts.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/carrie_snow_headlines_women_in_comedy.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/carrie_snow_headlines_women_in_comedy.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 02:50:21 PST May 10--When comedian Carrie Snow was working for Roseanne Barr, she went far beyond the job description of joke writer for the 1990s sitcom "Roseanne." She got a gastric bypass as a "guinea pig" for Barr.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/jerome_high_school_performs_footloose.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/jerome_high_school_performs_footloose.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 02:50:21 PST May 10--JEROME -- In the musical "Footloose," high schooler Ren McCormack arrives in a small town and is shocked to find out dancing and rock music are forbidden. But soon enough, McCormack and the town's teenagers rebel against the ban.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/some_of_the_lucky_ones.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/some_of_the_lucky_ones.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 02:50:20 PST May 10--The female-led U.K. band Daughter will be playing the Record Bar on May 10, followed by playing massive festivals. That's not how it should be going for them. If expectations defined a band's path, the trio from London would most likely still be playing small shows around their hometown and recording in their guitarist's basement.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/philadelphia_daily_news_ellen_gray_column.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/philadelphia_daily_news_ellen_gray_column.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 02:50:20 PST May 10---- FAMILY TREE. 10:30 p.m. Sunday, HBO. ANCESTOR worship's all the rage these days. So HBO's newest comedy, "Family Tree," about a man tracing his roots, should have built-in appeal for those not already sold by the name of co-creator Christopher Guest ("Best in Show," "Waiting for Guffman").... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/the_commercial_appeal_memphis_tenn_john.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/the_commercial_appeal_memphis_tenn_john.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 02:50:20 PST May 10--In F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel "The Great Gatsby," "the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg" are a symbol of God or fate or some other mysterious presence. "Blue and gigantic," with irises "one yard high," they watch over the characters from a billboard advertising an optometrist's services.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/the_seattle_times_at_a_theater.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/the_seattle_times_at_a_theater.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 00:50:22 PST May 10--Even though "Iron Man," Jay Gatsby and the crew of the USS Enterprise will be occupying most of the screens in town, there are several assorted film events during the coming week. Of course, there's the inescapable Seattle International Film Festival, which lets loose with hundreds of new films beginning Thursday with Joss Whedon's "Much Ado About Nothing" (206-324-9996 or ).... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/drama_guild_working_overtime_to_present.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/drama_guild_working_overtime_to_present.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 00:50:21 PST May 10--NORTH ANDOVER -- Now that the cold weather appears to be gone for a while, the musical "Godspell" will soon be coming to town. That's probably quite fitting, since the story's main themes are about warm things such as love and compassion.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/upstream_color_movie_review_just_go.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/upstream_color_movie_review_just_go.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 00:50:21 PST May 10--Bear with me on this quick story, which I think will make sense in the context of the Walker's showing of "Upstream Color." In college, I took a class on the American Renaissance writers, including Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/review_john_shuttleworth_wolverhampton_civic_hal.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/review_john_shuttleworth_wolverhampton_civic_hal.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 00:50:20 PST WELCOME to the world of John Shuttleworth, Sheffield's most versatile singer and organist. He's happy to play Wolverhampton Civic Hall at a push, but - as he ruefully points out - he's more at home at village halls and hospices....