19-Dec-2012 16:55

Shopping Sites Open Brick-and-Mortar Stores :: After years of criticizing physical stores as relics, even e-commerce zealots are acknowledging there is something to a bricks-and-mortar location.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/19/business/shopping-sites-open-brick-and-mortar-stores.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Instagram, clarifying earlier policy change, says users' photos won't appear in ads - Montreal Gazette :: http://www.montrealgazette.com/entertainment/Instagram%2Bclarifying%2Bearlier%2Bpolicy%2Bchange%2Bsays%2Busers%2Bphotos%2Bappear/7720474/story.html

Soccer: Barca's Vilanova suffers cancer relapse - report | Sports | Reuters - Reuters Canada :: http://ca.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idCABRE8BI0NM20121219

Report absolves BBC executives of trying to bury sex-abuse scandal, blames ... - Montreal Gazette :: http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Report%2BBBCs%2Bdecision%2Bshelve%2Binvestigation%2Binto%2Bchild/7719356/story.html

Dec. 18 Updates on Connecticut Shooting Aftermath - New York Times (blog) :: http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/18/latest-updates-on-connecticut-shooting-aftermath/

FSA: 'Interdealer Brokers Played a Crucial Role' - Wall Street Journal (blog) :: http://blogs.wsj.com/source/2012/12/19/fsa-interdealer-brokers-played-a-crucial-role/

Justice Collective overthrow James Arthur's chances to bag the Christmas No.1 ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2250615/Justice-Collective-overthrow-James-Arthurs-chances-bag-Christmas-No-1-selling-3-400-copies-X-Factor-star.html?ito%3Dfeeds-newsxml

Thai Buddhist Monks Struggle to Stay Relevant :: The country’s rapid economic rise has altered the role of the local Buddhist monk, once a moral authority, now someone whose job is often limited to presiding over ceremonies.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/19/world/asia/thai-buddhist-monks-struggle-to-stay-relevant.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Hospitals Fear They’ll Bear Brunt of Medicare Cuts :: Consensus is building around the idea that the largest Medicare savings should come from institutional providers of care.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/19/business/medicare-cuts-how-deep-and-where.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Park Geun-hye elected South Korea's first female president - CTV News :: http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/park-geun-hye-elected-south-korea-s-first-female-president-1.1084912

Chit-chat among UBS traders, managers and others built up case for $1.5 billion ... - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/chit-chat-among-ubs-traders-managers-and-others-built-up-case-for-15-billion-in-fines/2012/12/19/b7dbc952-49f0-11e2-8af9-9b50cb4605a7_story.html

Instagram changes policy, says it can sell all photos to advertisers - The Province :: http://www.theprovince.com/business/Instagram%2Bchanges%2Bpolicy%2Bsays%2Bsell%2Bphotos%2Badvertisers/7716060/story.html

Park wins South Korea presidency, to be first woman leader :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/x8lUO_OdEUM/us-korea-election-idUSBRE8BH1CJ20121219

'Pleb' row - latest on Andrew Mitchell allegations and PMQs: Politics live blog - The Guardian (blog) :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/blog/2012/dec/19/pleb-row-pmqs-mitchell-politics-live

Autism Is Not Psychosis - The Atlantic :: http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/12/autism-is-not-psychosis/266434/

Four planets in 'habitable zones' spotted within spitting distance of Earth - Christian Science Monitor :: http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2012/1219/Four-planets-in-habitable-zones-spotted-within-spitting-distance-of-Earth

White House: Obama would veto GOP's 'Plan B' - First Read - NBCNews.com :: http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/12/19/16018348-white-house-obama-would-veto-gops-plan-b?lite

UBS fined $1.5 billion in growing Libor scandal :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/wHSdauDU80c/us-ubs-libor-idUSBRE8BI00020121219

Fallout from Benghazi report may mar Clinton - CBS News :: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505263_162-57559980/fallout-from-benghazi-report-may-mar-clinton/

Cerberus to sell gun maker stake after Newtown school massacre - International ... - Independent Online :: http://www.iol.co.za/business/international/cerberus-to-sell-gun-maker-stake-after-newtown-school-massacre-1.1443191