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News Feed Latest worldwide news Sri Lankan Agents Seize 550 Pounds of Heroin The heroin, concealed inside 17,500 small grease cans packed into a large container sent from Karachi, was found Friday at a customs terminal in Sri Lankas capital. Movie Review Kristen Bell on Poolside Patrol in The Lifeguard The Lifeguard centers on a young woman whose New York life goes off the tracks, so she moves back home to take up her old summer job. ITC Nexus buys Accumetrics to gain blood-clot monitors Aug 30 (Reuters) - ITC Nexus Holding Co, which sells products to measure blood clotting in patients undergoing anticoagulation therapy, on Friday said it had acquired Accumetrics and its products used to assess patient responses to clot-prevention therapies. UPDATE 3-Microsoft offers ValueAct president seat on board SEATTLE, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp on Friday offered a seat on its board to the president of ValueAct Capital Management, the activist fund manager that pressed for the ouster of Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer and wanted a say on the software giant's strategy after taking a $2 billion stake earlier this year. Ruptured EOG Resources Eagle Ford oil well burning HOUSTON (Reuters) - A ruptured EOG Resources Inc oil well in Texas burned on Thursday after a blowout and explosion hours earlier, the company and fire responders said. On Video Gordon Douglass Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye on Blu-ray Despite its diversity, the oeuvre of Gordon Douglas director of Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye and Only the Valiant, new on Blu-ray bore some consistent similarities. Opera Classical Music Listings for Aug. 30-Sept. 5 A selected guide to classical music performances in the New York area. Village pins hopes on tourism Wandering through this remote village nestled among ancient forests and bamboo groves in China's poorest province, it's easy to imagine that life here has changed little over the centuries. T Magazine Travel Diary | Michael Voltaggios Gutsy Food Adventure in Copenhagen The Los Angeles-based chef traveled to Denmark with his brother and fellow chef Bryan Voltaggio for a symposium curated this year by David Chang. Testicle-biting fish? It was a joke It is safe to go back into the water again -- at least in Scandinavia. Verizon in talks to buy out Vodafone stake sources LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Communications is close to buying the remaining stake in Verizon Wireless from Vodafone Group PLC it does not own for potentially $130 billion, according to people familiar with the talks, in what could be the third-biggest deal of all time. The House That Calvin Built About $75 million and almost half a decade later, Calvin Kleins Southampton house may finally be in move-in condition. Portrait of doomed love conquers British public's hearts LONDON (Reuters) - "The Lady of Shalott", a painting by John William Waterhouse of a young woman lamenting unrequited love, has been chosen as the British public's favorite artwork, soon to be displayed among other masterpieces across the nation's billboards. Bits With New App, Foursquare Strives to Be Magic in Your Pocket Foursquare will begin public testing a new mobile app that automatically tracks a users location and makes recommendations without requiring the user to check in first. Washington Routs No. 19 Boise State 38-6 Keith Price was back throwing touchdowns with a grin on his face, Washington returned to the shores of Lake Washington and Husky Stadium was drowning in a cacophony of noise. Is the Acer W510 Windows 8 tablet better than Windows RT? Can a Windows 8 tablet running on Intel's Atom be a good middle ground between Windows RT and more expensive devices? Take a look at Acer's W510 great battery life and full Windows 8. Japan govt abandons hands-off approach to Fukushima clean-up TOKYO, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Japan's government is moving to take a more direct role in the clean-up of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant, as concerns grow over the ability of embattled operator Tokyo Electric to handle the legacy of the worst atomic disaster in a quarter century. Village pins hopes on tourism Wandering through this remote village nestled among ancient forests and bamboo groves in China's poorest province, it's easy to imagine that life here has changed little over the centuries. Win a Trip 2013 As Erin Luhmann travels with Op-Ed columnist Nicholas D. Kristof, she reports on malnutrition in Mali, treatments for clubfoot in Niger and the refugee crisis from the conflict in Darfur. Leslie Fink, Kevin Barnes The couple met at Cornell. ArtsBeat Malevichs Burial Site Is Found, Underneath Housing Development The burial site of the artist Kazimir Malevich, near Moscow, has been covered in concrete by a real estate developer. Critics Notebook Bunheads Is Gone; Breaking Pointe Endures When it comes to dance on television, maybe the best move is to reach for the remote. Bullock shooting Gravity 'no walk in the park' Aug 29 - Making Alfonso Cuaron's 3D space movie 'Gravity' was "no walk in the park", leading lady Sandra Bullock says. Rough cut - no reporter narration Sharks Sign Joe Pavelski to 5-Year Extension The San Jose Sharks signed center Joe Pavelski to a $30 million, five-year contract extension Tuesday that will keep him off the free-agent market next summer. Soccer Clubs Latest Stadium Proposal Would Give the Yankees a New Neighbor The New York City Football Club, which discussed a Queens site, is considering building a 25,000-to-30,000-seat facility in the Bronx. Gadgetwise A TV Speaker System Heard but Not Seen The Cynema Soundfield, from Niles, is a sound bar for TVs that is mounted flush to the wall, with a grille that can be painted to disappear into the dcor. Vodafone says in advanced talks on $130 bln Verizon stake sale LONDON, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Vodafone said on Sunday it was in advanced talks with Verizon Communications about the sale of its 45 percent stake in Verizon Wireless for $130 billion in a mix of cash and shares. OSU Resorts to Trickery on 1st 2 PATs vs. Bulls Urban Meyer shook up things on conversions early in No. 2 Ohio State's 40-20 victory over Buffalo on Saturday. Exposures Gorgeous Glimpses of Calamity Man-made perils to the universes garden of life are evident from space. Morsi to Be Tried on Charges of Inciting Violence in Egypt Egypts top prosecutor referred the ousted president, Mohamed Morsi, and 14 members of his Muslim Brotherhood to trial on charges of inciting the killing of opponents protesting outside his palace, the state news agency said. Dragon Con nerd pilgrimage pangs Atlanta's Dragon Con has built a reputation as an annual destination for acceptance and appreciation of all things nerdy. Over 25 years the convention has grown from a crowd of 1,400 to an expected 55,000 people this year. Here's a history of its birth and growing pangs. Six dead in Brazil building collapse At least six people died and 20 were injured when a building collapsed in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday, the state-run Agencia Brasil news agency reported. Cantlay Shares Lead in Web.com Tour Finals Opener Patrick Cantlay grabbed a share of the second-round lead in the Hotel Fitness Championship on Friday, a week after the former UCLA star squandered a chance to wrap up a PGA Tour card. New Daiichi drug vies for slice of clot prevention market AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A new blood clot preventer from Daiichi Sankyo proved as effective as widely used warfarin in treating a dangerous condition known as venous thromboembolism and caused less bleeding, a large clinical trial found. World's best fireworks displays From Bastille Day and 4th July to Chinese New Year and Disney Land, your shots of the world's greatest fireworks. PRESS DIGEST-New York Times business news - Aug 30 Aug 30 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. Column Long-term care insurer Genworth hints at higher prices CHICAGO (Reuters) - When Genworth Financial talks, people listen - especially when the subject is the long-term care insurance business. Don't 'war game' your portfolio (Reuters) - Investors fearing the impact of an attack on Syria ought to start worrying instead about things they can predict and control. Most news bad for emerging markets James Saft (Reuters) - Syria today, the taper tomorrow - emerging market policymakers are learning that once the market becomes concerned with a current account deficit, most news is bad news. Dog eats dog as Britain's tabloids bare all LONDON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Fleet Street's finest jostled furiously at the start on Thursday of a government inquiry, trying to grab public attention with tales of shock and horror.

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