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The International Monetary Fund won significant pledges this weekend, but meetings ended without a consensus on how to speed up the economic recovery or stamp out the European debt crisis.
NimbleTV is the latest example of technology companies trying to break into the closed system of television distribution in the United States.
The Church History Museum in Salt Lake City shows the Mormon church in an American context.
Across the television landscape, viewing for all sorts of prime-time shows is down — chiefly among 18- to 49-year olds, the most important audience for the business.
A majority Hispanic presence could have consequences for a Congressional district — and a congressman — synonymous with African-American culture.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 18, 2012, covering April 23, 2012.
Nicki Minaj
Adele
Rascal Flatts
Lionel Richie
One Direction
2012Lillemor Arvidsson, Swedish trade union leader and politician, 34th Governor of Gotland (born 1943)[†]
Maj Lillemor Arvidsson was a Swedish trade union leader and the Governor of Gotland from 1998 to 2004.
2012Billy Bryans, Canadian drummer, songwriter and producer (born 1947)[†]
William Taylor Bryans was a Canadian percussionist, songwriter, music producer and DJ, known as one of the founders of The Parachute Club, among other accomplishments in music. As a producer, he worked on projects for artists as diverse as Dutch Mason, Raffi, Lillian Allen and the Downchild Blues Band. He was born in Montreal, but spent most of his adult life in Toronto, and was particularly supportive of world music as both a promoter and publicist, focusing on bringing Caribbean, Cuban and Latin American music to a wider audience.
2012Chris Ethridge, American bass player and songwriter (born 1947)[†]
John Christopher Ethridge was an American country rock bass guitarist. He was a member of the International Submarine Band (ISB) and The Flying Burrito Brothers, and co-wrote several songs with Gram Parsons. Ethridge worked with Nancy Sinatra, Judy Collins, Leon Russell, Delaney Bramlett, Johnny Winter, Randy Newman, Graham Nash, Ry Cooder, Linda Ronstadt, The Byrds, Jackson Browne, and Willie Nelson.
2012Raymond Thorsteinsson, Canadian geologist and paleontologist (born 1921)[†]
Raymond Thorsteinsson, was a Canadian geologist who focused on the geology of the high Arctic. He was a Fellow of The Arctic Institute of North America, primarily known for his contribution to the geology of the Proterozoic and Paleozoic rocks.
2012LeRoy T. Walker, American football player and coach (born 1918)[†]
LeRoy T. Walker was an American track and field coach and the first African-American president of the United States Olympic Committee. In the 1996 Olympics, Walker was delegated to lead a 10,000 member group of the most talented athletes in the world. His goal was to make sure that American citizens have a feeling of ownership in the program, saying,We ought to keep them informed. We ought to let them know what the Olympic movement is all about and what’s happening to the dollars that they give.
In 2012, the world population was approximately 7,201,202,485 people[†]