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Harpo President Confirms Oprah Winfrey Ending Talk Show Run On Network TV

Admin — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:40:12 GMT

Oprah Winfrey will announce on Friday that her popular daytime talk show, "The Oprah Winfrey Show," will end its run in 2011, Tim Bennett, the President of Harpo, announced in a letter released to ABC affiliates on Thursday. "Tomorrow, Oprah will announce live on 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' that she has decided to end what is arguably one of the most popular, influential and enduring programs in television history," he wrote in the letter, obtained by Access Hollywood. " ...

Drop some good music here

Admin — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:08:54 GMT

Mamma Mia

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY57jGNCN8Q

Photo of the week

Admin — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 23:22:19 GMT

On Monday, in the Cameroonian town of Garoua - which lies on the Benue River - a fisherman reclines on a hippopotamus called Africa, who he has been taming for the last 16 years.

Jackson�s �This Is It� single to debut online

Admin — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 01:43:01 GMT

NEW YORK - The first song from the upcoming Michael Jackson music documentary will make its debut online. Sony Music says �This Is It� will have its premiere late Monday, at midnight, on www.MichaelJackson.com. The song plays during the closing sequence of �Michael Jackson�s This Is It� and will be included on a companion two-disc CD set. The unreleased single features backup vocals by Michael�s brothers, The Jacksons. The documentary opens Oct. 28 for a two-week limited run and ...

Is 2009 the Most Depressing Year Ever at the Movies?

Admin — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 01:41:34 GMT

In the winter of 2008, Warner Bros. unveiled a batch of posters for what would become the second-highest-grossing movie of all time, The Dark Knight. The marketing campaign featured a silhouette of the Joker behind a glass door, scrawling these words in blood: Why so serious? Somebody could ask Hollywood the same question. Fall movie season is usually the time when the studios haul out their dark dramas for awards consideration, but this year's batch seems especially bleak. The themes they ...

Moon crash produces much data, little drama

Admin — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 01:38:37 GMT

Scientists said NASA's moon-smashing mission produced enough data on Friday to address questions about lunar water ice � but the crash didn't come close to meeting public expectations as a cosmic fireworks show. "Today we kicked up some moondust, and all indications are we are going to have some really interesting results," said Pete Worden, director of NASA's Ames Research Center in California. Ames served as the mission control center for the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing ...

So far......

Admin — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 02:07:57 GMT

well, so far so good.

Bit of a slow day, but I'm still working on the forum, and browsing other sites in between.

The Little Foxes

Admin — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 01:30:33 GMT

set in the 1900s, a tale of greed, innocence and intrigue.

Interesting and great scenery and outfits as well. Faintly disturbing tho.

The storyline could use a little tweaking however. But Bette Davis shines, as do the other actors.

Mrs De Winter

Admin — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 01:28:13 GMT

by Susan Hill Long

sequel to Du maurier's Rebecca

review:

very very dry for the first few chapters, then picks up a little after a while.

However, still cant compare to the original- they never do, do they.

smh @ ending.

Say You're One of Them

Admin — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:59:22 GMT

made Oprah's book club.

I'm still waiting for my library copy. Will post a review after I get it.

Roman Statues Found in Blue Grotto Cave

Admin — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:32:22 GMT

A number of ancient Roman statues might lie beneath the turquoise waters of the Blue Grotto on the island of Capri in southern Italy, according to an underwater survey of the sea cave. Dating to the 1st century A.D., the cave was used as a swimming pool by the Emperor Tiberius (42 B.C. - 37 A.D.), and the statues are probably depictions of sea gods. "A preliminary underwater investigation has revealed several statue bases which might possibly hint to sculptures ...

Okoh takes over from Akinola as Anglican Church Primate

Admin — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 05:08:45 GMT

Out-going Primate of Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), His Grace, Peter Jasper Akinola (left) and newly-elected Primate, Rt. Rev. Nicholas Okoh, in Umuahia... yesterday AT exactly 4.15 p.m. yesterday, 57-year-old Archbishop of Bendel and Bishop of Asaba Diocese, Rt. Revd Nicholas Okoh, was pronounced the Primate-elect of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion). Okoh, whose emergence was received with standing ovation from the House of Bishops, will assume office ...

Nigeria begins vast river dredge

Admin — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:18:27 GMT

Nigeria has started a vast operation to dredge the River Niger to enable boats to carry goods from the Atlantic Ocean to remote villages in the interior. The 36bn naira (�140m, $233m) project will remove silt from hundreds of miles of the river - Africa's third-longest. The government says it will bring communities together and secure the flow to hydro-electric plants. Activists have previously said the dredging could damage the livelihoods of villagers along the ...

ancient Nok art from Nigeria

Admin — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 02:47:06 GMT

http://www.memoiredafrique.com/en/nok/galerie-amis.php

Ted Kennedy: The last of the great Irish dealmakers

Admin — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:01:27 GMT

A prosaic survivor, he was not a romantic, but the one who carried the load WASHINGTON - To understand American politics � and what we are losing with the passing of Ted Kennedy � you need to know Ireland. For 150 years, Irish-Americans have been lubricant in the machinery of public life. Their jovial, boastful, shrewd, and calculating (but ultimately companionable) sense of politics has been the heart and the hope of who we are as Americans. With Kennedy�s death we have ...

Faces of Nigeria

Admin — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:15:15 GMT

Agbani Darego: Miss World 2001

Tributes to Michael Jackson

Admin — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:45:32 GMT

Nigerian artists:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgmROnxaC6E

Coraline- stop motion picture

Admin — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:49:11 GMT

didnt know they made these kind of movies anymore.

Deliciously creepy and had me on the edge of my seat most of the time.

The heroine hurtles uncontrollably towards doom, many of the main characters are weird, freaky and shocking, and some of the performances are waayyy over the top. Plus a last minute surprise at the end.

A must see.

Tales from NYSC camp

Admin — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:29:15 GMT

The National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) programme has continued to raise hope in national unity despite the strife threatening to tear the country apart. Every year, fresh graduates who are not more than 30 years are mobilized for the mandatory one- year national service. In answer to this clarion call, they loudly profess their zeal to serve the country under the rain or in the sun, with dedication and selflessness. In spite of the laudable objectives that inspired the ...

FIFA warns Nigeria, others on over-age players

Admin — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:23:22 GMT

WORLD football governing body, FIFA, has warned that any country that registers over-age players for the Nigeria 2009 U-17 World Cup, which begins in October, risked being banned from international football for many years. Warning the participating countries to adhere strictly to the prescribed age limit for players at the championship during the draws in Abuja over the weekend, the co-ordinator of FIFA's media department, Emmanuel Maradas, revealed that the federation has a fool-proof ...

U.K.'s Jewish-School Ruling: Who Decides Who Is a Jew?

Admin — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:22:16 GMT

Faith schools across Britain are holding their breath and waiting to see if they will need to change their admissions procedures after Europe's largest Jewish school was last week given the right to appeal a court decision saying its entry policy was racist. In June, the British High Court of Appeals exposed a rift within Britain's Jewish community when it ruled that the admissions policy run by JFS School in North London was in breach of the Race Relations Act. The school's admissions ...

Why African Union endorsed a new land policy, by UNHABITAT

Admin — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:20:48 GMT

HEADS of State and Government of the African Union recently adopted a new set of policy guidelines to ensure that landless people, women, youth, displaced people and other vulnerable groups have equitable access to land._ _In a joint declaration adopted at their 13th Ordinary Session last month, the African leaders said that they resolved to "ensure that land laws provide for equitable access to land and related resources among all land users including the youth and other landless and ...

How Cereal Transformed American Culture

Admin — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:47:04 GMT

More than a century ago, Christian fundamentalists invented cereal to promote a healthy lifestyle free of sin. Little did they know, their creation would eventually be used to promote everything from radio and cartoons to Mr. T and tooth decay. Meat Is Murder (on the Colon) During the early 19th century, most Americans subsisted on a diet of pork, whiskey, and coffee. It was hell on the bowels, and to many Christian fundamentalists, hell on the soul, too. They believed that constipation ...

The Late MoMusicians and Their Awesome Sesame Street Appearances

Admin — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:29:58 GMT

http://blogs.static.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/30181.html

Saturn's Rings to Disappear Tuesday

Admin — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:19:52 GMT

In a celestial feat any magician would appreciate, Saturn will make its wide but thin ring system disappear from our view Aug. 11. Saturn's rings, loaded with ice and mud, boulders and tiny moons, is 170,000 miles wide. But the shimmering setup is only about 30 feet thick. The rings harbor 35 trillion-trillion tons of ice, dust and rock, scientists estimate. The rings shine because they reflect sunlight. But every 15 years, the rings turn edge-on to the sun and reflect almost ...

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shazi — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:07:09 GMT

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Facebook in challenge to Google

Admin — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:59:27 GMT

Facebook has turned up the heat on Google by purchasing content-sharing service FriendFeed, say industry watchers. Many expected Google or even Twitter to buy the company, which has been praised for its "real-time" search engine. This type of search is valuable because it lets you know what is happening right now on any given subject. "Google look out, Facebook knows the real money is in real-time search," said respected blogger Robert Scoble. "Google ...

Giant cattle herd 'flees Kenya drought'

Admin — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:44:51 GMT

A giant herd of cattle has fled from northern Kenya into the Borena zone in Ethiopia to escape a drought, according UN agriculture chiefs. They say it is one of the largest movements of cattle in 10 years. Kenya's cabinet is meeting later to discuss the drought, which has seen farmers abandoning their villages in search of water in recent months. Government measures to allow duty-free maize imports and subsidise fertiliser have failed to help the situation. Disease risk ...

Michael Jackson passes on

Admin — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:08:36 GMT

LOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson, the "King of Pop" who reigned over the music world like no other, died Thursday as he prepared for a comeback bid to vanquish nightmare years of sexual scandal and financial calamity. He was 50. Jackson died at UCLA Medical Center after being stricken at his rented home in Holmby Hills. Paramedics tried to resuscitate him at his home for nearly three-quarters of an hour, then rushed him to the hospital, where doctors continued to work on him. "It ...

Strong quakes hit Japan and India

Admin — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:37:53 GMT

A strong earthquake has struck Tokyo and central Japan, halting train services, closing motorways and causing a nuclear power station to shut down. At least 43 people were injured by the magnitude 6.4 quake, many of them by falling objects, officials said. No deaths have been reported. Separately, there was another powerful earthquake off India's Andaman Islands in the Indian Ocean. Both earthquakes triggered tsunami alerts, which were later cancelled. 'Huge tremble' In ...

maps of ancient Africa

Admin — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:31:55 GMT

http://www.historycooperative.org/journals/whc/2.1/resources.html

MUST SEE IN KUALA LUMPUR - MALAYSIA

rithzholidays — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 04:27:58 GMT

(1) KUALA LUMPUR NATIONAL PALACE The official residence of His Majesty The King of Malaysia is a stately mansion set within a beautifully landscaped garden. The daily changing of the guard attracts its fair share of visitors and photographers. MERDEKA SQUARE & SULTAN ABDUL SAMAD BUILDING This is an important heritage site in the city. The Union Jack was lowered here on 31 August 1957 marking Malaysia�s independence from colonial rule. The nearby Sultan Abdul Samad ...

Ancient Africa: first recorded contacts with premedieval Europe

Admin — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 04:56:37 GMT

HISTORY OF THE OLDER COLONIES. It would appear that the Phoenicians acted as commercial agents for Egypt, for it was by the orders of Necho, then King of Egypt, that Phoenician sailors, about 612 B.C., started from the Red Sea to explore the Southern Ocean, and according to Herodotus proved that Africa was surrounded by water on all sides with the exception of the strip of land which joined it to Asia. They returned three years after their departure via the Straits of Gibraltar. Documentary ...

More photos

Admin — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:39:43 GMT

http://www.forbestraveler.com/best-lists/landscapes-2009-slide-7.html?thisSpeed=25000

Avenue of the Baobobs, Madagascar

Admin — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:28:09 GMT

Perito Moreno Glacier, Argentina

Admin — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:17:11 GMT

Chott El-Jarid salt lake, Tunisia

Admin — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:52:17 GMT

The Hopeful Lovers

Admin — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:19:12 GMT

from the Pacesetters series.

A story of love and lovers. Hearts broken, hearts stolen and irresponsible love.

Sad ending.

Beyond the Grave

Admin — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:16:19 GMT

fourth installment in The 39 Clues series.

Amy and Dan explore the reasons behind their grandmother's actions and doubts begin to creep into their assessment of her.

They meet new friends and old enemies.

All in all, not a bad read though the third book rates very favorably so far.

Bedtime Stories

Admin — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 02:08:34 GMT

well, it was okay up until the last part.

Great start, rather predictable ending.

Nice stunts and special effects however.

Benin history

Admin — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:37:50 GMT

historical facts about benin

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Admin — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:30:42 GMT

great!!

Brendan Fraser shines, as usual, and the supporting cast are examplary, imo. The female lead is quite noteworthy as well.

Good plot, impressive special effects and CGI.

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The Dark Knight

Admin — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:28:59 GMT

Riveting though depressive performance by Heath Ledger, who manages to control much of the plot.

Rather too dark for my liking- I prefer a more PC Batman, but generally, an interesting take.

Bridging the gap to quantum world

Admin — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:49:34 GMT

Scientists have "entangled" the motions of pairs of atoms for the first time. Entanglement is an effect in quantum mechanics, a relatively new branch of physics that is based more in probability than in classical laws. It describes how properties of two or more objects can be inextricably linked over "vast" distances. The results, published in Nature, further bridge the gap between the world of quantum mechanics and the laws of everyday experience. This is the ...

Origin of Antarctic ice revealed

Admin — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:47:29 GMT

Incredible peaks and valleys, buried beneath ice for 14 million years, have revealed evidence of how the East Antarctic ice sheet first formed. Scientists used radar to map an area of the Gamburtsev mountains - believed to be the point of origin of the ice. The region would have been cold enough for the first glacier to form. Writing in the journal Nature, the researchers say their findings provide important clues about how the ice sheet will behave as our climate changes. "This is the largest ...

Sri Lanka rebels concede defeat in civil war

Admin — Sun, 17 May 2009 22:13:29 GMT

Sun May 17, 1:07 pm ET COLOMBO, Sri Lanka � The Tamil Tigers admitted defeat Sunday in their fierce quarter-century war for a separate homeland as government forces raced to clear the last pockets of rebel resistance from the war zone in the north. Far from the battlefield, thousands of Sri Lankans danced in the streets of Colombo, celebrating the stunning collapse of one of the world's most sophisticated insurgencies. But with rebel leader Velupillai Prabhakaran still at large, the ...

Okomu National Reserv, Nigeria

Admin — Thu, 14 May 2009 13:49:59 GMT

http://www.okomuecoresort.com/

THE AFRICAN PRESENCE IN ASIA: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW

Admin — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:39:52 GMT

by RUNOKO RASHIDI "What became of the Black people of Sumer?' the traveler asked the old man, for ancient records show that the people of Sumer were Black. `What happened to them?' `Ah,' the old man sighed. `They lost their history, so they died." --A Sumer Legend This Sumer legend we think is a fitting way to begin this Introduction to the latest collection of essays on the African presence in Asia for it speaks to the consequences that face us when we fail to document ...

hi, i'm a newbie here.

chithanh119 — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:13:13 GMT

hi everyone,
I'm billy
I'm very happy to be here.

Swine Flu prompts EU warning on travel to US

Admin — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:46:04 GMT

MADRID � The top EU health official urged Europeans on Monday to postpone nonessential travel to parts of the United States and Mexico because of the swine flu virus, and Spanish health officials confirmed the first case outside North America. Russia, Hong Kong and Taiwan said they would quarantine visitors showing symptoms of the virus amid a surging global concern about a possible pandemic. World stock markets fell as investors worried that the deadly outbreak could go global and ...