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Perhaps the most surprising thing about this story is that the people who run Colonial Williamsburg are surprised. I mean why should anyone be? What I'm referring to is a story that appeared today in The Washington Post that Colonial Williamsburg, the "living history" museum and town in Virginia which replicates 18th Century colonial Williamsburg VA complete with historical buildings and reenactors portraying people of the period, is having trouble finding black actors to play slaves. Of the regular 44 actors who play roles at Williamsburg, 11 are black and several roles, especially those for young black male slaves, go begging. Stephen Seals, who started out...
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On March 8, Secretary of State John Kerry honored nine extraordinary women with the Secretary of State's International Women of Courage Award, which recognizes women around the world who have shown exceptional leadership in advocating for women's rights and empowerment, often at great personal risk.
Since the 2007, the U.S. Secretary of State has recognized 66 women from 44 countries with this award, and the annual ceremony has become an occasion that encourages all of us who work at the U.S. Department of State. One of the reasons the ceremony inspires us is the powerful stories these women have to tell. We want to share their stories and spotlight their achievements, and the use of social media... more »
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Saturday's verdicts will determine the culpability of police officers and officials in Port Said's soccer club who were on duty at the time of the riot in February 2012.
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As we've all enjoyed the recent proliferation of digits, (those magic '0′s and '1′s without which you would not be reading this page) family pictures and photo albums are achieving a mild form of digital immortality in the form of CD and DVD disks that could potentially outlive generations of personal computing devices and operating [...]
A Meaningful Approach to Scanning and Archiving Family Photo Albums is a post from: PHOTOGRAPHY
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There are some great things about studio photography, and some real downsides. It's easy, because if you know what you're doing with your photography studio lighting and your equipment, you'll get the results you want, every time. Of course, it's hard for the same reason. Everything's under your control, which allows you to be overly [...]
Photography Studio Lighting Techniques is a post from: PHOTOGRAPHY
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Although Hartlepool are still in the League One relegation positions, they are on a fine run of form.
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The 20th South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival opened its doors today, in Austin, TX, with a total of 133 features, consisting of 78 World Premieres, 13 North American Premieres and 9 U.S. Premieres, and 76 first-time directors. 109 shorts will screen as part of 10 overall shorts programs. The nearly 250 films were selected from a record number of overall submissions, over 5,700, comprised of approximately 2,100 features and 3,600 shorts. In addition to the films, the SXSW Film Conference features over 150 informative and entertaining featured Conversations, panels, workshops and more. "As the lines between film and technology continue to blur, SXSW Film...
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For those who loved and reviled Venezuela's president in equal measure, El Comandante leaves behind two very different legacies.
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It certainly captures this week's debate about the future of Chavismo sans Chávez:
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Editor's Note: This op-ed originally appeared on TakePart.
Ongoing violence in Sudan's western Darfur region has driven more than 271,000 civilians to flee their homes and temporarily resettle in refugee camps across the border in eastern Chad. Today, after 10 years of conflict, these refugees depend on international support for basic needs such as food and water, but, just as importantly, they also depend on this support for education. However, as fighting in Darfur continues, funding for Darfuri refugee education has decreased and further budget cuts remain a major concern among the refugee population.
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