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February 11, 2011 by · Comments Off on NYT 

NYT, The New York Times has opened its second “Modern Love” essay contest for college graduates today at the national level. Students at least 18 years, residing in the United States and enrolled in a U.S. college or university are invited to submit personal essays between 1,500 and 1,700 words that illustrate the current state of love and relationships. The winner will be published in a special Modern Love column in The New York Times Sunday Styles section.

In this era of Facebook, SMS, new attitudes about sex and dating, the evolution of gender roles and 24 / 7 communication, which is love now? The New York Times invites students to explain what love is for them.

Four semi-finalists and one winner will be chosen. The winning entry will be published in the newspaper on May 1 and NYTimes.com, and the winner will receive 1000. Semi-finalists may also have their essays published in print and on NYTimes.com. Contest details are available at NYTimes.com / EssayContest. The deadline for submissions is 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, Thursday, March 31.

“Three years ago, we were overwhelmed and humbled by the depth of knowledge and emotional resonance in many trials, we’ve received,” said Daniel Jones, Modern Love editor, The New York Times. “We are eager to hear what college students have to say about love today. ”

Launched in October 2004, The New York Times publishes weekly Modern Love column reader-submitted essays about a wide range of relationship experiences including marriage, dating, divorce and parenthood. An online archive of Modern Love columns can be found at http://nyti.ms/146bvG. The contest college first test was conducted in 2008.

A book of collected columns, entitled “Modern Love: 50 True Tales of Extraordinary and desire, deceit and devotion”, is available in bookstores.

About The New York Times Company

The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT), a media company with revenues in 2010 and 2.4 billion, includes The New York Times, International Herald Tribune, The Boston Globe, 15 other daily newspapers and more than 50 sites web, including NYTimes.com, Boston.com and About.com. Main objective of the Company is to enhance society by creating, collecting and distributing high quality news, information and entertainment.

Mubarak Stepping Down

February 11, 2011 by · Comments Off on Mubarak Stepping Down 

Mubarak Stepping Down, (AP) – The mood in Tahrir Square, was exultant. Finally, the demonstrators thought, their historical moment had come: President Hosni Mubarak was about to quit. Then the euphoria turned to fury. As Mubarak began to speak on television Thursday night, his voice echoes on loudspeakers audio and mobile radios, the words of the huge crowd expected never came.

The discomfort turned to head-shaking disbelief and mutterings of disgust. Then anger surged, and tears of frustration fell. Mubarak did not resign. Even before he finished speaking, people were booing and chanting “Go away!” and “We’re not happy!” while waving their shoes in the air, the plant facing a large outdoor screen that speech the president of notes behind a podium.

Gesturing with shoes is a grave insult in the Arab world. But is the crowd who felt insulted, cheated, their expectations shattered after a day of conflicting reports on what was to come in the Egyptian crisis.

One of the rumors fueled in part by a military statement that the protesters’ demands are met, is that Mr. Mubarak would resign. Instead, he handed power to his vice president and promised reforms, including repeal of emergency laws hated.

He said he was “categorically to continue to assume my responsibility to protect the constitution and safeguard the interests of the people” and vowed he would stay in the country.

The numbers of Egyptians who oppose him, though, see no real reform is possible as long as Mubarak remains in office. They said they would stage more protests, and some have even called for the army to oust him. The BBC reports, “in accordance with Article 84 of the Egyptian Constitution, if the president steps down, the speaker of the People’s Assembly shall temporarily assume the presidency. Second, a new president must be chosen in a maximum period of 60 days from the date of the vacancy of the presidential office. It is not clear whether this applies if the Supreme Military Council is in charge of the affairs of the nation. “The next 24 hours and the weekend that followed will be a time to ease tensions in Cairo, demonstrators returned to their homes and a power struggle begins to take place. The short-term outlook, however, is still fluid and unpredictable.

Olbermann Fired

January 22, 2011 by · Comments Off on Olbermann Fired 

Olbermann Fired, (CP) – Keith Olbermann MSNBC television host said Friday he was leaving the network and recorded his latest “Countdown” show.

MSNBC has published a statement it had terminated its contract with the host controversial, without further explanation. Olbermann hosted the most popular program on the network, but his liberal views often struggle made him a target of criticism.

Olbermann has not explained why he left. “MSNBC’s Keith thank you for his role in the success of MSNBC and we wish him well in his future endeavors,” said network.

A spokesman said Phil Griffin, MSNBC’s president, declined to comment on the release of Olbermann. Spokesman Jeremy Gaines would say only that the acquisition of NBC Universal by Comcast, which received regulatory approval this week, had nothing to do with the decision.

Olbermann has been suspended without pay from the network for two days in November for the donation of three Democratic candidates who violated the policy of NBC News political donations. Olbermann complained he was being punished for violating a rule wrongly applied inconsistently he knew nothing.

The host apologized to fans – but not the network.

Olbermann, before leaving the show with a signature script final nod to the camera, thanked the audience for sticking with him and read a poem by James Thurber.

“This may be the only television program where the host has been much in the public’s fear that the opposite,” he said.

He thanked a number of people, including the late Tim Russert, but not ostentatiously Griffin and NBC News President Steve Capus.

Olbermann show prime-time network is the first order. Its evolution from a humorous look at the headlines of the day in a show ostensibly liberal in the latter half of the administration of George W. Bush has led to MSNBC largely Network your way toward it, with rentals or Rachel Maddow and Lawrence O’Donnell in primetime.

But Olbermann was known for personality mercury backstage and he was almost fired last year for donations to political parties. He left a show in primetime on MSNBC in late 1990, complaining that management made her report on the scandal over impeachment of President Bill Clinton.

He was particularly critical of Fox News Channel and its direct competitor, Bill O’Reilly, often naming his “worst person in the world” in a segment popular with his fans. Bosses at NBC had discussed trying to keep the tone down the vitriol.

MSNBC announced that O’Donnell, who had often filled in for Olbermann before starting his own show 10 pm time slot would be over Olbermann’s from Monday. “The Ed,” with Ed Schultz, will offer 22 hours Cenk Uygur of the webcast “The Young Turks,” Schultz fill vacant slot 6 pm ET.

Olbermann signed a new four-year contract with MSNBC two years ago. We do not know what his plans are now.

It could give an impetus to the fight lineup of prime time CNN, but CNN Olbermann would mean a sudden change in its policy of non-partisan. It was not immediately known Olbermann could quickly move to another job if he wanted.

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Keith Olbermann

January 22, 2011 by · Comments Off on Keith Olbermann 

Keith Olbermann, (CP) – Outspoken liberal MSNBC host Keith Olbermann television said Friday he was leaving the network and recorded his latest “Countdown” show.

MSNBC has published a statement it had terminated its contract with the host controversial, without further explanation. Olbermann show hosted top-rated network, but his liberal views often struggle made him a target of criticism.

Copyright © 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

Keith Olbermann MSNBC surprised viewers by saying he had “told” it was his last show, after nearly eight years, and so he said goodbye.

“There were many opportunities, particularly in the last 2 years, where everything that surrounded the show â €” but never show itself â € “was just too much for me,” said Olbermann, his only explanation for his sudden departure.

Olbermann, 51, who was the evening’s highest-rated anchor on MSNBC, has signed an agreement with the general direction of NBC later this week to settle his contract and go down, “said the New York Times. Olbermann signed a contract extension of four years in 2008 to about 30 million $.

The facilitator has butted heads with management over the years and was suspended in November after revealing he had donated money to several Democratic candidates in 2010 â € “one of them, coincidentally was Representative Gabrielle Giffords.

As the New York Post reported: “The gossip gasbag also likely to stay off the air until at least fall under the agreement.”

Hartford Courant

November 3, 2010 by · Comments Off on Hartford Courant 

Hartford Courant, Dave Altimari Hartford Courant is Dannel Malloy Democratic headquarters in Hartford tonight, and that the initial report.

The mood at the headquarters of Malloy’s followers feared that saw the first results come in. While Democrats running for U.S. senator, Richard Blumenthal, attorney general and candidate George Jepsen seemed fine, Malloy was a little behind in the first results.

A Democratic lawmaker said Malloy internal polls showed that in recent days that the trend toward independent voters Blumenthal and Foley, an ominous sign. The legislator said that preliminary figures from the major cities and medium-sized enterprises, where Malloy has to do and indicated participation was good.

Malloy was putting the results into a nearby hotel room at the Residence Inn with his family while other Democrats met in the Board of the Company on Pratt Street.

Casting a shadow over the whole race was confusion problems with the ballots in Bridgeport. Malloy and Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Foley of Greenwich both have their own lawyers in court on the emergency hearing related to the ability to keep 12 polling stations open until 10 pm Bridgeport Malloy needs large numbers in the heavily Democratic city for win.

“One night I received a lot longer,”said the legislator.” This will be a close race either way.”

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