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Apr 17, 2011

LATEST World News, Apr 17, 2011

A&F's CEO made a big impression from start
Columbus Dispatch
By Tim Feran Today, the company is riding high and its CEO is a darling of Wall Street. But before Mike Jeffries shot to the top of the retail food chain, Abercrombie & Fitch was a much different place. Leslee Herro, one of the company's longtime ...
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Columbus Dispatch
The weird world of straight-to-DVD Christian film
Salon
After finding out that the number of women under 25 getting thrown into the Sugar State Pen has gone up 400 percent, Valerie slides into a sequined tube top and gets arrested for prostitution to "get this story from the inside out. ...
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Salon
External forces may just shape Perimeter Square
Online Athens
But it's the retail success stories, and the renovation of the Walmart building, that the Atlas team hopes to draw from when formulating the next step for Perimeter Square. Dwyer, who is originally from Athens but has served as an urban building ...
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Legacies of Civil War reverberate across Columbia
The State
While he was a voice for moderation and racial conciliation in his day, he couldn't truly imagine a world in which blacks and whites were truly equal.” Like the differing views of Columbia's burning, how to view Hampton and others of his era today ...
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The State
Inside Track: Ethics forum to feature social capitalist Jacqueline Novogratz
Minneapolis Star Tribune
The forum will be moderated by Fred de Sam Lazaro, the Twin Cities-based, globe-traveling broadcast journalist who profiled Novogratz in Kenya in 2010 as part of his "Project for Undertold Stories." De Sam Lazaro, who recently became a senior fellow at ...
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Maya conference draws top scholars to Davidson Day
DavidsonNews.net
As they expanded their palates, they listened to retired National Geographic correspondent George Stuart, who shared stories from his 30 years with National Geographic and excavations in Belize, Guatemala and Mexico. ...
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10 tasty Vancouver restaurant memories
Vancouver Sun
"She got a lot of the Dean Martins of the world when they played at the Cave or Isy's [night clubs]," says Bing Smith, a longtime Vancouverite. "My father-in-law frequented the place and it was known for incredible steaks cooked in cast-iron fry pans. ...
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Green diary rescue: The 'Dirty Dozen' corporate tax dodgers
Daily Kos
In the Daily Bucket series, bwren gave us an update on the Barred Owl pictured above: "Last I reported, the female Barred Owl was making impatient noises from the nest as she waited for her partner to bring her some food. He didn't show up that day, ...
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An Easter miracle: children who know their Bible stories
Sydney Morning Herald
That symbol of the cross sits on top of Western civilisation.'' He says the loss of biblical stories from the culture is a direct failing of the Christian churches, who have a responsibility to ''tell those stories in a way that is engaging today''. ...
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Sydney Morning Herald
EPL: The 10 Biggest Success Stories in Recent Times
Bleacher Report
As Diarra became a bigger name in world football, his suitors increased. Real Madrid were the club to prise him away for a fee in the region of £20 million one year after he signed at Portsmouth where he continues to play today. ...
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Bleacher Report
Distilling the Wisdom of CEO's
The Ledger
They share stories about failures and doubts and mistakes. They ask big-picture questions. They wonder why things work the way they do and whether those things can be improved upon. They want to know people's stories, and what they do. ...
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Remarks With Japanese Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto After Their Meeting
US Department of State (press release)
We are very confident that Japan will demonstrate the resilience that we have seen during this crisis in the months ahead as you resume the very strong position that you hold in the world today. I am very pleased to have had the opportunity to meet ...
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Galapagos draws kids into another dimension
The Province
They listened quietly and intently to the naturalist's stories and took photographs. They were as fascinated as the adults were by the free and fearless creatures and the oddities of Galapagos wildlife -penguins on the equator, flightless cormorants, ...
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Scavenger hunt for $13000 diamond ends with an engagement
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
"But in today's world, social gaming encourages people to go interact together," she said. Most business websites have no form of social interaction, but Cornell's Jewelers had couples come to their site and submit their love stories to register for ...
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Interview With Jim Mickle
Twitch
But also, I'm a huge fan of Joe Lansdale and he's best known for Bubba Ho-Tep and some of the crazier over-the-top stories, but he also has these quiet, simmering, contained stories with twists and turns that are not over the top or big genre mash-ups. ...
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Slate, New York Times to fantasy buffs: Grow up
Salon
Imagine if a review of "Deadwood" had mocked the very idea of a Western series telling morally complex adult stories, or if a review of "The Sopranos" proceeded from the assumption that gangster tales are inherently worthless as popular art. You can't. ...
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Salon
Middle East advertising company Hills Advertising celebrates 10th anniversary
AME Info
Hills Advertising is best known for its works in outdoor advertising and gained prominence with the world record breaking 53 storey-high advertisements at the 21 Century Tower, on one of the tallest towers in Dubai. The company now has rights in almost ...
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CFT: New 'Bama QBs impressive in spring game
msnbc.com
Based on a set of spring sessions that ended with today's spring finale, the Sooners could utilize upwards of a quintet of backs to replace the one they lost in Murray. During the course of the annual Red-White game Saturday, Tulsa World reports, ...
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Is President Mills that bad?
GhanaWeb
Amofa and others whose stories we don't know are still not back in the NDC. Isn't that a loss for the party to regret over? Many other people who identified with the NDC left the party's ranks for various reasons, much of which they attributed to the ...
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20 YEARS OF TELLING THE NEWS
Daily Sun
That is the reality of today's world, at least, as far as today's world is concerned. In the years ahead, we are looking at diversifying and at the appropriate time, we will make the announcement. I wish it landed us that much. Obviously if it did, ...
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Commercial vehicles going green and can aluminium cars make a return?
IBTimes
By Richard Lawton | 15 April 2011, 06:33 BST Our new end-of-the-week column taking a light-hearted look at the big stories making the news this week in the world of economical and environmental transport. This week there's definitely been a commercial ...
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Collectors, kids find comic relief
Jackson Clarion Ledger
There is no doubt, comic books have opened up the world of reading for them." Jay Long, owner of Heroes and Dreams: Comics and Collectibles in Flowood, says he frequently hears similar stories: "Comic books offer one of the best ways for a child to ...
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X Factor analysis: What happened to the Welsh stars of talent show?
WalesOnline
Lucie is certainly one of the biggest success stories from The X Factor – despite losing out to the much-maligned Jedward when they both faced the public vote. Not long after the show, she joined the 12 other finalists for a UK tour of some of the ...
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A Tribute to Adam ZiD Aries
Open Media Boston
He was on top of the world.” “He lived an unreasonable life,” Frank answered. “There was nothing that was gonna take him away from what he set out to do. He just found a way to do it.” Frank said that being in a professional situation with Adam wasn't ...
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Take in Washington, D.C., in a fun, fast weekend
Lexington Herald Leader
The US exhibits tell the stories of current tribal members and those of Apache chiefs Geronimo, Cochise and Mangas Colorado, and Sioux warrior Crazy Horse. The tale begins in the impressive Lelawi Theater, where it unfolds on three levels — the domed ...
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Lexington Herald Leader
On campus - April 17, 2011
Bismarck Tribune
The annual international competition draws submissions from art schools and universities from around the world. In this year's competition more than 15000 photographs by over 1300 photography students were submitted for consideration. The top 4 percent ...
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Editor's Choice: Kids should aim high no matter where they come from, says ...
Scottish Daily Record
The former prison officer from Glasgow's east end, has risen to become one of the world's top magazine and celebrity photographers. Now based in New York, David says he has always believed in himself and his ability - and puts it down to his upbringing ...
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Written by Equestrian Sports Promotions
DressageDaily
With insights from Olympic medalist Steffen Peters and renowned breeder and KWPN judge Cor Loeffen, along with networking with some of the world's biggest and best KWPN horse breeders, the event was the largest in recent years. ...
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trailblazer Kid can still use a lasso Rodeo star shines at 85
San Angelo Standard Times
By Jennifer Rios Pictured is a collection of belt buckles won by Churchill, including the first buckle he won (top left) in 1948. Hal Churchill (left), swaps stories with friends over breakfast at Paula Sue's Grill in San Angelo. ...
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Being the first
Fiji Times
It is therefore necessary that we salute them for their efforts in re-telling these stories for the benefit of others, to educate and inspire young women and men of this era about determination and necessity in a changing world. ...
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Mentally ill fall through the cracks
Chattanooga Times Free Press
Today, about one in six inmates at the county jail deals with a mental illness such as bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, psychosis or depression, jail records show. “Its increasing all the time,” said Hamilton County Jail Chief Tim Gobble. ...
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