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We were invited to the coveted Brits after party on Wednesday night, not for our services to music, more for our enthusiasm for dogs.
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KLM to stop its flight operation to Ethiopia as of next month By Kaleyesus Bekele KLM-Air France is going to stop its flight operation to Ethiopia as of next month. KLM has been operating to Addis Ababa from its hub in Amsterdam since 2006. KLM has...
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What type of sick individual could hate on a cute little baby like Beast Of The Southern Wild's Oscar-nominated actress Quvenzhané Wallis? The Hollywood Reporter recently published one "anonymous" Academy Award voter's "brutally honest" take on this year's Oscar field. This so-called director (and I have my suspicions of who it might be, but I'll stay quiet until I have proof) felt the need to sound edgy and relevant, I guess. He said a whole lot about a lot of the nominees, but what stood out the most to me were his comments on Wallis: "I also don't vote for anyone whose name I can't pronounce. Quvez---?...
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Photo / Thinkstock Ethiopia: Lalibela's underground churches By Chris Pritchard Awe-struck visitors often call Lalibela's underground churches the most impressive sight in all of Africa. They're also arguably Africa's most mysterious attractio...
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Tullow Drills for Ethiopia's First Oil in Kenyan Extension By Eduard Gismatullin Bloomberg News Tullow Oil Plc (TLW), the U.K. explorer that found Kenya's first crude a year ago, is about to find out whether the resources extend into neighboring...
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The end of the Nationwide Series race at Daytona International Speedway in Florida was marred by a wreck that sheared the front from one of the cars and left debris in the stands, injuring spectators.
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Research in Pakistan finds companies giving free gifts and misleading literature to mothers and health workers
Several of the world's leading food companies are breaching an industry code limiting the promotion of breast milk substitutes to mothers with babies under six months old, according to a new report by a leading aid charity.
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Here's the full list of winners at the 28th annual Independent Spirit Awards, which was held in Santa Monica, CA this afternoon/evening, hosted by Andy Samberg. The awards show will actually be broadcast on the IFC channel at 10 pm tonight (EST). As social networking sites are all abuzz about why a Hollywood film like Silver Linings Playbook won in 4 key categories at what is supposed to be an *indie film* award show, below is a list of the nominees, along with the winners highlighted (projects covered on S&A, like Middle Of Nowhere, Beasts Of The Southern Wild, Stones In The Sun, The Waiting Room and Gimme the Loot, all walked away with...
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Our "Photo of the Week" captures a moment during Secretary of State John Kerry's visit to the University of Virginia (UVA), which was founded in 1819 by our first Secretary of State -- Thomas Jefferson. The photograph shows Secretary Kerry speaking with students at the university.
As a graduate of UVA and a Foreign Service Officer with the State Department, I have a special place in my heart for our first Secretary of State and the founder of the University of Virginia, Thomas Jefferson. Mr. Jefferson (as he is known at UVA) was one of this country's first public servants, and his legacy of service -- both at home and abroad -- lives on, both at State and the university.
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The 2013 Spirit Awards celebration is still ongoing at this very moment, as winners are revealed. A full post with all the winners is forthcoming, but you should know that, announced just minutes ago, Ava DuVernay's Middle Of Nowhere won the John Cassavetes Award - which is given to the best feature length film with a budget of under $500,000. The film's competition included Breakfast with Curtis, Mosquita y Mari, Starlet and The Color Wheel. On the full list of nominess are titles and names that you'll be familiar with like Beasts Of The Southern Wild (in several categories), Gimme the Loot (for Best First...
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In MakingIt Magazine:
Many observers see youth unemployment as the major reason behind the recent popular uprisings in a number of Arab countries. Increasing unemployment over the past two decades has led to frustration among young people, especially among university graduates. Frustration among unemployed youth spilled out into the streets at the beginning of 2011, leading to rebellions against the existing political regimes in Egypt, Syria, Tunisia, and Yemen. Civil disorder and strikes have exacerbated the situation, and reduced prospects for a rapid economic recovery. The unemployment crisis is being aggravated by low capital flows and a sharp decline in exports, resulting from the slowdown in investment and growth in the economies of the region's main trading partners. The situation ...
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Egyptian police said Saturday that they have arrested four students who stripped to their underwear to publicly dance the "Harlem Shake," a convulsive dance move made popular by an online video that went viral as fast as Internet craze Gangnam Style.
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Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi will modify the dates of upcoming elections following requests from Christian lawmakers, the speaker of parliament's upper house said on Saturday. But opposition politician Mohamed ElBaradei called for a boycott.
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