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This evening, after being delayed six hours by a concealed carry bill, the Illinois House Executive Committee advanced the marriage equality bill with a vote of 6-5. Passage was expected, as all seven Democrats on the committee previously supported same-sex civil unions. The bill now advances to the House, where advocates are optimistic it will [...]
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Watching this year's Oscars ceremony brought back memories of when I used to live in a tiny studio apartment not five minutes walk away from the Kodak Theater on Hollywood Boulevard, where the Oscars are held. It was on a street just off Hollywood called Sycamore Avenue, home then to a transient population of Hollywood wannabes (me included), mostly Japanese music students, and others in need of cheap accommodation.
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No matter how exciting your story, if your characters are flat, two-dimensional stereotypes no reader will connect with them and your story won't work. Here are some pointers to help you create characters that come to life.
1. Start with a list
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By James M. Dorsey
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Zeresenay AlemsegedEthiopia: Zeresenay Alemseged named one of the Sexiest Scientists Alive!Zeresenay Alemseged, an Ethiopian Paleoanthropologist and chair and senior curator of Anthropology at the California Academy of Sciences, has been named on...
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After years of hosting a cult show on Radio 1 Xtra, Benji B took over Mary Anne Hobb's Wednesday night show on BBC1 where he has since earned himself a reputation as having one of the country's best music tastes. His ear for a future favourite also translates in to 'clubland' and has made his Deviation parties one of the most popular - and long running - in the UK scene.
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How Ethiopians benefit from Indian (and other) land investors By METASEBIA TADESSE The Hindu The article in The Hindu, by Ashish Kothari, "How Ethiopians are being pushed off their land" (Op-Ed, February 19, 2013) is far from the truth and makes...
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My many, many thanks to S&A reader and Facebook friend Martine Jean for taking the time to translate this interview for me, which was entirely on video, and in French. Obviously it was in print, I would've likely used Google to translate. But it was all a video interview - roughly 30 minutes long - so I appreciate that Martine took the time to translate and write up a summary of the whole thing up for me! Anyone who's transcribed interviews knows how much of a pain in the butt the work can be! It's a VOX Africa TV sit down interview with Michel Ouedraogo, who's the Director General of FESPACO - essentially he's the man running the show over there. The...
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Full speech of Imam Shakir at the Marking of the 1st anniversary of Ethiopian-Muslims movement [video:youtube:_MRhCvDcRzs]
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National Bank of Ethiopia Ethiopian Central-Bank Order May Mean More T-Bills, Less Lending By William Davison Bloomberg News An Ethiopian central bank order making lenders limit 40 percent of their loans to a year or less by 2015 may crimp c...
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The Muslim Brotherhood will soon confuse the world, if it decides to go ahead with a name change. Egyptian Bassem Sabry explains: @Bassem_Sabry: My friend @HaniSabra has just noticed the new name being considered by the MB, "The Comprehensive Islamic Authority," has the acronym "CIA." Written by Amira Al Hussaini...
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The killing of M23 Major Anicet Musana on Sunday in Rutshuru sent shock waves through the region, coming on the same say as the signing of the Addis Ababa agreement. What exactly happened, however, is shrouded in mystery.
What do we know? Musana was drinking in a local bar in Rutshuru town when he became victim of a targeted attack--reports from the UN and M23 say that he was hit with an RPG, killing him instantly.
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One of my current favorite bands-haven't seen them play live yet; they're out West-is Bell Atlas. That the lead singer Sandra Lawson is a distant relative of late Nigerian legend Rex Lawson (he is a distant cousin of her mother) and of another highlife legend, Erasmus Jenewari, may be part of it. But Sandra's talent [...]
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Leaders and envoys of 11 African nations signed the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Great Lakes in Addis Ababa last weekend, making a series of commitments: the Congolese government pledged to continue security sector reform and increase the decentralization of economic development and social service delivery; countries in the region pledged not to interfere in Congo, support armed groups, or purposefully destabilize its neighbors; and the international community promised to support long-term stability in the region, appoint a United Nations Special Envoy, and strategically review the mandate of the U.N. Organization Stabilization Mission in Congo, or MONUSCO.
The framework agreement created both a regional and national oversight ...
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