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The biggest New York City hotel operators have agreed to a contract that will give workers, among other things, security devices that would summon help if hotel staff encounter danger in a guestâs room.
Michael Hasenstab, whose Franklin Templeton Global Bond Fund owns billions in Irish and Hungarian bonds, is drawing comparisons to the giants of the mutual fund industry.
Jeremy Lin, an Asian-American Harvard graduate, couldnât find a role in the league. Then he scored 53 points in two games for the Knicks.
The latest play from Kate Fodor, âRx,â a winning combination of light satire and romance, pokes gentle fun at our overprescribed culture.
In Elizabeth Lucasâs spare but effective dramatization of âMyths and Hymns,â Adam Guettelâs songs remain the focus.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 8, 2012, covering February 8, 2012.
Adele
Tim McGraw
Lamb of God
Various Artists
Ingrid Michaelson
2012Wando, Brazilian singer-songwriter (born 1945)[â ]
Wanderley Alves dos Reis, better known as Wando, was a Brazilian singer-songwriter.
2012Luis Alberto Spinetta, Argentinian singer-songwriter (born 1950)[â ]
Luis Alberto Spinetta, nicknamed "El Flaco", was an Argentine singer, guitarist, composer, writer and poet. One of the most influential rock musicians of Argentina, he is widely regarded as one of the founders of Argentine rock, which is considered one of the first incarnations of Spanish-language rock. Born in Buenos Aires, he was the founder of several iconic rock bands including Almendra, Pescado Rabioso, Invisible, Spinetta Jade, and Spinetta y Los Socios del Desierto. In Argentina, January 23rd is celebrated as "DĂa Nacional del MĂșsico" in honor of Spinetta's birth.
In 2012, the world population was approximately 7,201,202,485 people[â ]