An American advocacy group that has successfully pushed to isolate Iran economically through sanctions and business boycotts opened a new front in that effort on Tuesday, seeking to pressure the International Monetary Fund to withdraw all its holdings in Iran’s central bank or to suspend Iranian membership. Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesworld for international breaking news and headlines. Twitter List: Reporters and Editors The advocacy…
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The Secret History of Love
The Theater Offensive presents a new dance theater show choreographed and performed by award-winning transgender choreographer Sean Dorsey of Sean Dorsey Dance. The show tells stories of secret love affairs, our society’s history with outlawing love, and the underground ways that transgender and queer people have found each other through the decades. The staging also features a troupe of four dancers as well as the talents of transgender musician Shawna Virago.
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9 of the costliest love affairs in history
Men are horny animals. When it comes to affairs of the heart, the heart is actually only the second most powerful organ involved in the decision making process. (By the way, the brain is last.) Unfortunately, the penis doesn’t always provide wise counsel, and as a result man often finds himself standing by the side of the road with a half-empty suitcase, penniless, wondering where it all went wrong. Just witness the recent events surrounding Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino. [...]
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Taiwan beauty contestants to pledge ‘no affairs’
Contestants at an annual Taiwan beauty pageant will be required not to partake in extra-marital affairs, the contests organisers have told the BBC. The unusual move by Miss Globalcity Pageant, the largest home-grown beauty contest, comes amid public concern over revelations of celebrity love affairs. To join, women must sign an agreement to abide by contest rules – this now includes not becoming a mistress. Any woman found to be involved in such an affair will be disqualified. Seven women, [...]
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Titanic Love Affairs Go On and On with Antique Style Heart Pendants from …
The Titanic disaster may now be a 100-year-old historical event, but its romantic appeal still goes on and on, thanks in large part to the blockbuster James Cameron movie featuring it. As that film makes its way back into movie theaters – and movie lovers’ hearts – in honor of the centennial anniversary of the ships sinking, antique jewelry boutique Topazery has added to its inventory two antique style heart pendants in the vein of the Heart of the Ocean [...]
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Gaming Partners International Corporation Reports Financial Results for the …
LAS VEGAS, May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ – Gaming Partners International Corporation /quotes/zigman/94326/quotes/nls/gpic GPIC -1.24% …
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Federal Reserve draws legislative fire from both sides of the aisle
In the 112th Congress, areas of bipartisan interest have been hard to come by. But overhauling the nation’s central bank looks to be a subject where politicians of all different stripes have developed an interest — if not necessarily an agreement on how it should be done. Criticism of the Fed has struck a rare bipartisan tone since the financial crisis, as it has become a target of both Tea Party groups and the Occupy Wall Street movement. Following that [...]
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Failed online gaming bill likely to return
When it comes to so-called sin taxes, Mississippi has a long track record of contradictory political and public policy behavior. Despite Mississippis status as the gold buckle of the Bible Belt and a politically active evangelical clergy with clout at the state Capitol, state taxpayers enjoy fruits of the wages of sin to the tune of some $536 million annually in various taxes collected on gambling, drinking and smoking. The sale of sin tax items also generates additional sales taxes [...]
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Crimes of passion on upward curve
Murders arising out of love affairs and suspicion of infidelity are on the rise in Tamil Nadu. Police statistics reveal that the number of murders owing to love affairs/sexual causes, increased from 155 in 2008 to 347 in 2011, recording an increase of more than 100 per cent, surpassing conventional offences. While the police say they can hardly prevent these types of crimes, psychologists opine that lack of value-based education is contributing to the erosion in moral and cultural values. [...]
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IMF applauds Australia’s surplus plans
May 6, 2012 SYDNEY — The International Monetary Fund Monday applauded Australia’s plan for a budget surplus, saying it will help “rebuild fiscal buffers”, in comments the government seized on as “a ringing endorsement”. Treasurer Wayne Swan is set to unveil one of the toughest budgets in years for the mining-powered economy on Tuesday, with deep spending cuts expected to meet a targeted modest surplus next financial year. Writing in The Australian Financial Review, IMF chief Asian economist Anoop Singh [...]
