Archive for July, 2010

Haiti’s general elections in a deadlock – Dominican Today

Saturday, July 31st, 2010

Haiti's general elections in a deadlock
Dominican Today
Port-au-Prince.– Last month, president Rene Preval officially announced the holding of general elections for Sunday, November 28, 2010. ...

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Afghanistan: Beating the Taliban one step at a time – Telegraph.co.uk

Friday, July 30th, 2010

Telegraph.co.uk

Afghanistan: Beating the Taliban one step at a time
Telegraph.co.uk
It is certainly the reason the British commander in Helmand, Brigadier Richard Felton, a former Apache attack helicopter commander, remains optimistic about ...

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Obsession – New York Times

Friday, July 30th, 2010

New York Times

Obsession
New York Times
And it makes for an indulgent, plenty-of-fun book about Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton's traveling circus of money, booze and mutual obsession. ...

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Baltimore Museum of Art to Present Andy Warhol: The Last Decade – Art Daily

Friday, July 30th, 2010

Baltimore Museum of Art to Present Andy Warhol: The Last Decade
Art Daily
... wig self-portraits, three variations on Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper, and collaborations with younger artists such as Jean-Michel Basquiat. ...

Belvedere, Off Abbotsbury Road, Holland Park, London W8 – Independent

Friday, July 30th, 2010

Belvedere, Off Abbotsbury Road, Holland Park, London W8
Independent
Inside, the far wall is dominated by one of Damien Hirst's vast, circular butterfly paintings. But for all these strenuous attempts at trendiness, ...

Two Vincent Gallo Movies For The Price of One – IFC

Friday, July 30th, 2010

IFC

Two Vincent Gallo Movies For The Price of One
IFC
He's at least ten years older than he looks and he's painted, modeled, acting, rode motorcycles, and been in a band with Jean-Michel Basquiat (he's even ...

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Serial Abuser Sentenced to 40 Years – W*USA 9

Friday, July 30th, 2010

MyFox Washington DC

Serial Abuser Sentenced to 40 Years
W*USA 9
... County State's Attorney Glenn F. Ivey today announced that Prince George's County Circuit Court Judge Nicolas E. Rattal sentenced Thomas Richard Smith, ...
Oxon Hill man sentenced to 40 years for beating ex-girlfriend with hammerBusiness Gazette


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Pleasant Prince hopes to shake up the Ohio Derby – Ocala (blog)

Friday, July 30th, 2010

Pleasant Prince hopes to shake up the Ohio Derby
Ocala (blog)
Bred by Roger Cimbora, Richard D. Daniels Jr., and Cynthia Daniels, the 3-year-old gelded son of Eurosilver won an allowance race at Mountaineer Racetrack ...

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History of Dumplings Explored at Weekend Tasting in Chinatown – DNAinfo

Friday, July 30th, 2010

History of Dumplings Explored at Weekend Tasting in Chinatown
DNAinfo
“They'll be surprised by what is defined as a dumpling,” said the event's moderator, Betty Ming Liu, of what eaters can expect from the 11 different types ...

Growing wealth puts Asians in the picture – Business Times (subscription)

Friday, July 30th, 2010

Growing wealth puts Asians in the picture
Business Times (subscription)
For instance, Zeng Fanzhi's Mask Series 1996 No 6 was sold for close to US$10 million in May 2008 and Ju Ming's Taiji Series - Big Sparring, 1996 was sold ...