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monochrom (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
In his magisterial study, The Slave Ship, maritime historian Marcus Rediker has documented the role played by emotional and especially visual appeals in ending the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Not unlike the structural violence endemic to global capitalism today, the abolitionist James Field Stanfield argued that the terrible truths of the slave trade "had been withheld from the public eye by every...
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NC Mental Hope News (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
By By Holbrook Mohr - July 24, 2008 PARCHMAN -- Dale Leo Bishop has been executed at the Mississippi State Penitentiary for his role in the claw hammer killing of Marcus James Gentry. Corrections spokeswoman Tara Booth says Bishop died by lethal injection at 6:14 p.m. Wednesday with members of Gentry's family in attendance. Bishop had hoped the U.S. Supreme Court or Mississippi's governor
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Examiner (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
Autograph seekers: The Ravens make most of their players accessible for autographs after each practice, with fans asked to lineup next to the fences and ropes surrounding the field. Kids 14 years and younger can get prime spots behind the end zone closest to the field house. Players are more likely to sign autographs for kids who are polite and bring a pen.
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All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
Harriet Tubman is an ambitious jazz opera, largely composed and arranged by bassist Marcus Shelby for his Jazz Orchestra. Shelby was a member of Black/Note, an ensemble that recorded for Blue Note and Impulse! during the first half of the 1990s. The biographical heroine of this effort is the 18th-century woman who rose from slavery to become a freedom fighter, and later, a civil rights activist. Tubman...
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Cardinals Best News Links (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
Individual Highlights: D'Marcus Ingram 2-for-5 with 1 Run, 1 BB, & 1 K. Pete Kozma 2-for-3 with 1 2B, 1 Two-out RBI, 1 Run, 3 BB's, & Assisted In 1 Double Play. Brett Wallace 0-for-5 with 1 RBI, 1 Run, 1 BB, & 1 K. Carlos Pupo 0-for-4 with 1 RBI, 2 Runs, 1 HBP, 1 K, & Assisted In 1 Double Play. Paul Vasquez 2-for-3 with 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI's, 3 Runs, 1 BB, 1 HBP, & 1 K. Tommy Pham 2-for-5 with 1 HR,...
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2 Blowhards (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Written by Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell and Sol Marcus, the song was first recorded (in 1964) by the pianist / chanteuse (and civil-rights movement heroine) Nina Simone: The song became a hit when its moroseness was given a kickin' R&B beat by The Animals: Santa Esmerelda released a 16 minute-long Latinized disco version of the song in 1977. Quentin Tarantino...
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Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
Raging forest fires sent smoke billowing into hotels, prompting the evacuation of more than 2,000 tourists, officials said. Authorities said the precaution affected hotels near the southeastern coast of the island popular with European vacationers.
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Dealhack (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
Save 20% off : book now for travel to Select Destinations within the next two weekends for hotels or within the next six weeks for resorts at Starwood Hotels & Resorts. Starwood properties include Le Meridien, W Hotels, Sheraton, Weston and St. Regis. Destinations include Vienna, Brussels, Rio De Janeiro, Quebec, Beijing, Shanghai, Copenhagen, Fiji, Rome, and more. Pricing and availability extremely...
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Diet Healthy (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
by Marcus Ryan Nobody ever left planet Earth younger than when he or she arrived, and you wont either. Aging is simply the natural consequence of being alive, and while you can do nothing to stop it, you can do plenty of things to keep the physical signs of aging at bay. One of the most important weapons you have in the struggle to remain youthful is you diet. By committing yourself to following a...
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justbarkingmad.com (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago
As a regular contributor to this blog, I can assure you that not a single one of the hot chicks featured here has given birth to John Edwards’ bastard love child. That is my contract with you, the loyal reader of JBM. Marcus
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justbarkingmad.com (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago
Or probably more accurately… Obama’s “Dissing” of the Troops. Obama is a fuckstick. You heard it here first ladies and gentlemen. (H/T Blackfive) Marcus
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justbarkingmad.com (Free subscription) | 20 hours ago
A recovering idiot, but an idiot nonetheless. For what you may ask? For not adding the Beloved Leader to Ye Olde Blogroll a long time ago. I’ve been reading the rantings and ravings of Comrade Kim for years now, and have neglected to shower him with the adoration (is that a word') he most richly deserves. Well, in [...]
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 21 hours ago
PASADENA, Calif., July 25 /PRNewswire/ -- A close disciple of H.H.
Dorje Chang Buddha III Wan Ko Yeshe Norbu, Zhaxi Zhuoma Rinpoche, is
leading a delegation across the USA to introduce this American based Buddha
to the West and present the treasury of Buddha-dharma contained in the
recently released book H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. As proven in the book,
this Buddha-dharma can enable one to become...
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hyatt Hotels & Resorts and R&F Properties Co., Ltd. have announced the signing of an agreement for Hyatt to manage a luxurious new 354-room hotel in
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icelebz | 07/08/2008
Actor Zachery Ty Bryan is suing a hotel franchiswr over an incident in April wherein he was allegedly assaulted by the manager of the hotel he was staying in. The former "Home Improvement" star has filed a lawsuit against Choice Hotels International over an April incident. According to TMZ, he was staying at the Quality Inn Hotel in San Diego when he decided to grab a Gatorade with his friends. When
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report buyer | 11/14/2007
The 2008 Olympics in Beijing will be instrumental in boosting the number of tourists visiting China. The world's most populous nation is rapidly becoming a much-preferred tourist destination, having completely recovered from the signs of a slowdown in 2003 and 2004 caused by the SARS outbreak. A new report has revealed that tourism in China has outstripped the GDP growth rate since 1990. It finds
