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Tony Nominations, Street Art Hype, Remembering Tim Hetherington: Highlights This Week
[The Huffington Post, Huffington Post] (The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com)This week has overflowed with unexpected arts stories. From the breakdancing troupe in Uganda and predictions that the Street Art bubble is due to burst, to a Tony Awards ceremony with hardly a Hollywood star to be found and the sudden death of a celebrated photojournalist, the past several days have been anything but business as usual in the art world. These are our highlights of the week. What were yours? Read More More on Hollywood ...
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Mexico City To Send Social Networking Earthquake Alerts
[The Huffington Post, Huffington Post, Obama] (The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com)MEXICO CITY — The government of quake-prone Mexico City is planning to send earthquake alerts by text message and through social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter.Mayor Marcelo Ebrard says he hopes to have the system working by Sept. 19, the anniversary of the 8.1-magnitude earthquake in 1985 that killed as many as 10,000 people. Read More More on Mexico ...
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Costa Rica Finds Body Of Kai Lamar, U.S. Student Missing At Sea
[The Huffington Post, Huffington Post, Obama] (The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com)SAN JOSE, Costa Rica -- Costa Rican rescuers on Friday found the body of a third U.S. high school student who was swept out to sea while taking a beach break during a religious mission.A coast guard patrol recovered the body of Kai Lamar in waters off Bejuco beach on the Pacific coast, said Jesus Escalona, Red Cross assistant director of operations. The bodies of the other two students, Caity Jones and James Smith, were found earlier this week. Read More ...
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Dirk Nowitzki Leads Mavericks To 98-92 Victory Over Lakers
[The Huffington Post, Huffington Post, Celebrity Blogs] (The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com)DALLAS — Dirk Nowitzki scored 32 points, Jason Terry had 23 and Peja Stojakovic scored 11 of his 15 in the fourth quarter, rallying the Dallas Mavericks to a 98-92 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night that puts the two-time defending champions on the brink of elimination.Dallas trailed by seven points with 5:05 left and was getting shredded inside by a new-look Lakers lineup featuring three big men. The Mavs hadn't led since late in the second quarter and a record crowd was ...
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Florida Bestiality Law Passes On Third Attempt, Awaits Governor's Signature
[The Huffington Post, Huffington Post, Obama] (The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com)Florida, your long nightmare is over! No, I'm not talking about the current reign of your grifter governor -- that's a nightmare of much shorter duration. At long last, and on its third attempt, the Florida legislature has succeeded in passing an anti-bestiality bill. From the perspective of the folks outraged about what happened to this goat, "Osama bin Laden has been brought to justice." Read More More on Florida ...
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Robert Naiman: After OBL: McGovern/Jones Push for Real Withdrawal Plan
[The Huffington Post, Huffington Post, Obama] (The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com)The bipartisan legislation is unique in that it carries with it the prospect of a roll call, in which every member of the House will have to choose a side: open-ended war in Afghanistan, or a clear plan for military withdrawal?
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Padma Atluri: Learning to Love My Mother, Even As She Became My Child
[The Huffington Post, Huffington Post, Obama] (The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com)After the stroke, my mother no longer remembered all the good times we'd shared. Even though my name was the first she uttered aloud, it quickly lost meaning when she proceeded to call everyone else Padma as well.
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Joanne Bamberger: Raped Cheerleader Told by Courts to Go Home and Be Quiet
[The Huffington Post, Huffington Post, Obama] (The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com)The Supreme Court of the United States just told a sexually assaulted high school girl to shut up and go home. They didn't say it ...
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Jackie Savitz: Tax Tips From Big Oil: How to Save Billions and Short-Change America
[The Huffington Post, Huffington Post, Obama] (The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com)Whether you are a fan of paying down the debt, providing a strong national defense, or protecting social security, if money is sitting in the oil industry's pockets rather than in our national bank account, we are all out of luck.
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Dave Johnson: China Tells U.S. to Mind Our Own Business -- And We Should
[The Huffington Post, Huffington Post, Obama] (The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com)It is time for us to engage in our own sovereign duty to protect American companies, workers and jobs from the trade manipulations and schemes others engage in.
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Richard 'Skip' Bronson: After the Sideshow
[The Huffington Post, Huffington Post, Celebrity Blogs] (The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com)Black Friday comes and goes and has many wondering, does this mean that U.S. Internet gaming is doomed? My answer is no, Black Friday didn't ruin the emergence of U.S Internet gaming; it actually helped it.
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Jill Donenfeld: Band Bites: Beer and Doritos With Girl Talk
[The Huffington Post, Huffington Post, Celebrity Blogs] (The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com)All that relentless touring has made Gregg Gillis very, very hungry. Last week Gillis shared some of his favorite on-the-road eats with us -- he's a regular ol' foodie.
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Puppy Mill Ban Considered By LA City Council
[The Huffington Post, Huffington Post, Celebrity Blogs] (The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com)A Los Angeles councilman introduced a motion Friday that could prohibit the sale and purchase of pets bred in puppy and kitten mills. Councilman Paul Koretz, who represents an area that includes West L.A., Hollywood and Encino, said he introduced the motion to ease the city's pet overpopulation problem. Some pet stores purchase animals from puppy and kitten mills or large-scale breeding operations with unsanitary and overcrowded conditions and inbreeding. Read More ...
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Trish Bendix: Why Is Chely Wright Sticking Up for Blake Shelton?
[The Huffington Post, Huffington Post, Celebrity Blogs] (The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com)Blake Shelton didn't mean to be homophobic and perpetuating anti-gay violence, but did those who RTed The Voice coach get that? Probably not.
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The Stir: Celebrity Dress Size Secret That Will Make You Feel Better
[The Huffington Post, Huffington Post, Celebrity Blogs] (The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com)Recently, More editor Lesley Jane Seymour let the world in on a little secret: Fashion editors cut the size labels out of clothes on fashion shoots, as not to damage the oh-so-fragile egos of actresses.
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Abi Cotler O'Roarty: New Anthology: Moms Feel They Can't Have It All
[The Huffington Post, Huffington Post, Celebrity Blogs] (The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com)Recently I held a reading of a new anthology I have an essay in. I read aloud a sort of audio-word cloud of some of ...
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Tina Wells: The Coming of the Global Mobile
[The Huffington Post, Huffington Post, Celebrity Blogs] (The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com)Millennials have grown up in this world of instanity, where information, photos, and prices (when they're shopping) are just one click away. They are also ...
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Sharon L. Camp: New Guttmacher Video: Abortion in the United States
[The Huffington Post, Huffington Post, Celebrity Blogs] (The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com)Myths and facts presented out of context are all too common in the U.S. abortion debate. Misinformation extends to even the most basic questions: Who ...
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Thousands Of Google Images Infected With Malware
[The Huffington Post, Huffington Post] (The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com)That picture of a cat licking a lollipop you found on Google Images may be infected.According to the SANS Internet Storm Center, a number of Google Images are actually infected with malware that misdirects users to pages that try to sell fake anti-virus scareware that and to make users believe they must download the program to avoid viruses. These scammers use photos from third-party sites so that the images appear to be legitimate, using top search terms from Google Trends so that the content o ...
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Thane Rosenbaum: Osama Bin Laden, Saddam Hussein, Adolf Eichmann -- and Revenge
[The Huffington Post, Huffington Post] (The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com)Did Eichmann and Hussein receive true justice by appearing in courts of law and sentenced to death under the rule of law? Was Osama bin Laden notably and unceremoniously treated to a revenge killing for his crimes?
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Liz O'Connell: The Ultimate Mint Julep Celebrates the Kentucky Derby
[The Huffington Post, Huffington Post] (The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com)The Mint Julep rules as the official Kentucky Derby cocktail. Chris Morris, Woodford Reserve's master distiller, knows his way around a mint julep and shares his ultimate recipe.
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Paul Stoller: Longing for Competence in a Land Where Nothing Works
[The Huffington Post, Huffington Post, Politics] (Politics on HuffingtonPost.com)The stunning capture and death of Osama bin Laden belies the widespread and ever-insistent notion that nothing works in America.
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Mason Inman: The Climate Post: The World Has Passed Peak Oil, Says Top Economist
[The Huffington Post, Huffington Post] (Green on HuffingtonPost.com)The European Commission's director-general for transport and mobility policy warned if actions are delayed to reduce oil dependency, "we may be forced to drastically reduce all our mobility."
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Melinda Gates: Q&A: What's On My Mind For Mother's Day
[The Huffington Post, Huffington Post] (Living on HuffingtonPost.com)I recently sat down with foundation staff member Amie Newman to answer some of her questions about maternal health. It's a topic about which I am passionate.
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Liquor.com: Derby Day Cocktails
[The Huffington Post, Huffington Post, Obama] (The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com)Saturday marks the 137th Run for the Roses, and whether or not you're a horse-racing fan, it's a day for wearing frivolous hats and drinking ...
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David A. Harris: Is Encouraging Peace in the Middle East Acceptable These Days?
[The Huffington Post, Huffington Post, Obama] (The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com)Now is the time -- if there ever was one -- for Hamas to work as a government, not a terrorist entity. They must sit with Fatah and together show that they can be partners for peace.
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Zaki Hasan: Zaki's Review: Thor
[The Huffington Post, Huffington Post, Obama] (The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com)If Thor isn't a homerun, it's an extremely solid base hit, effectively extending the goal posts of what to expect in this universe without ever shattering our suspension of disbelief.
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James Berman: The Silent Killer
[The Huffington Post, Huffington Post, Obama] (The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com)I explain to my finance students that inflation is like hypertension: a silent, symptomless killer. The easiest way to grow poor for the long run is to succumb to the ersatz safety of cash.
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Susan Stiffelman: Talking to Children About Bin Laden's Death
[The Huffington Post, Huffington Post, Obama] (The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com)Most of our kids know that killing is "bad." So the celebration of this man's death certainly has the potential to generate confusion in our children.
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Muslim Leaders Kicked Off Flight
[The Huffington Post, Huffington Post, Obama] (The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com)NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Two Muslim religious leaders say they were removed from a commercial airliner in Memphis on Friday and were told it was because the pilot refused to fly with them aboard.Masudur Rahman, who is also an adjunct instructor of Arabic at the University of Memphis, said by telephone from the terminal at Memphis International Airport that he and another imam had already been allowed to board their Delta Connection flight to Charlotte, N.C., before they were asked to de-board. Read M ...
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Ahmadinejad Resignation Coming? Speculation Over Internal Rift Intensifies
[The Huffington Post, Huffington Post, Obama] (The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com)A growing rift between Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has bubbled to the surface recently, fueling speculation that the president will resign.The schism began months ago, but came to a head in recent weeks when Ahmadinejad dismissed Intelligence Minister Heidar Moslehi. Khamenei, who has final authority on all political decisions, immediately re-instated the minister in a move widely perceived as a rebuke to the president. In retaliation, Ahmadine ...
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Michael Kaye: The Turtles Are Nesting in Tortuguero, Costa Rica
[The Huffington Post, Huffington Post, Obama] (The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com)Being there to see these 300 pound creatures come up on the beach and lay their eggs is one of the most moving wildlife experiences on the planet.
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Linda Bergthold: Vermont to Go Single Payer -- Do I Hear a Second?
[The Huffington Post, Huffington Post, Obama] (The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com)The Vermont House of Representatives voted 94 to 49 this week to establish a Green Mountain health insurance exchange, the first step in establishing a single payer program in that State. But there's still a long way to go.
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Los Angeles Thai Town: The Perfect Date Night
[The Huffington Post, Huffington Post, Obama] (The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com)Jitlada has seen us on plenty of L.A. Date Nights. Can we not spice things up (we are in Thai Town, after all)? The Hollywood Thailand Plaza is set up like a game of get-in-the-mood Monopoly -- a Thai restaurant with easy-cuddling leather booths, a Thai market with cutesy custard desserts. And a stone's throw away is a new enclave of nightcaps to cool your peppered tongue.Ruen Pair: Thailand Plaza has dining fare for days -- eschew the flashier Thai Patio and Red Corner Asia and seek out the gre ...
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Nicole Garton: Sunny Suits' "The Wild Heart," A Privileged View Into the Life of an Artist
[The Huffington Post, Huffington Post, Celebrity Blogs] (The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com)Like the photo diary of an itinerant young bohemian, "The Wild Heart" invites the viewer into the bedrooms of the photographer and her friends, where we find the inhabitants unguarded and authentic.
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Rev. Charles Gibbs: A Marshall Plan for a Post-Bin Laden World?
[The Huffington Post, Huffington Post, Celebrity Blogs] (The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com)What if, at this pivotal moment in history, the U.S. sought to lead the world on a path of reconciliation rather than a path of war?
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Patricia Martin: Portrait of an Arts Entrepreneur: Artisan Businesses Now an Economic Indicator
[The Huffington Post, Huffington Post, Celebrity Blogs] (The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com)If you need evidence that the pallid economy is regaining its color, just ask mural artist Doug Coggeshall. Last week, I caught up with Coggeshall ...
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"Three Cups Of Tea" Author Greg Mortenson Getting Sued By Montana Residents
[The Huffington Post, Huffington Post, Celebrity Blogs] (The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com)HELENA, Mont. -- Two Montana residents have filed a lawsuit against "Three Cups of Tea" author Greg Mortenson and his Central Asia Institute for alleged fabrications in his book.The lawsuit filed Thursday in federal court in Missoula is the latest fallout after published reports Mortenson lied about events in his best-selling book and may have benefited from his charity. Read More ...
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Rahim Kanani: Aleem Walji of the World Bank Institute's Innovation Team on the Future of International Development
[The Huffington Post, Huffington Post, Celebrity Blogs] (The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com)Walji and I discussed the intersection between innovation and development, the future of social enterprise, current initiatives and efforts underway in the Innovation Practice, and much more.
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Daniel J. H. Greenwood: Market Irrationality in the Law School 'Arms Race'
[The Huffington Post, Huffington Post, Celebrity Blogs] (The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com)Unfortunately, rankings are a zero sum game: if everyone learns to game them, no one can get a competitive advantage. The consequence is a market-induced disaster.
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John Douglass Runs For Congress
[The Huffington Post, Green, Huffington Post] (The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com)By Colin Clark Editor, AOL DefenseWashington: John Douglass, the former head of Americaâs top defense lobby, will run for Congress in the Virginia district currently held by Rep. Frank Wolf (R). Read More More on Congress ...
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Will Durst: Obama Gets Osama
[The Huffington Post, Green, Huffington Post] (The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com)Pull the banner out of storage and string it back across the aircraft carrier. Because this time, Mission Really Accomplished. Barack bested bin Laden. Obama got Osama.
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Richard Karpala: There Be Dragons Review, and Interview With Wes Bentley
[The Huffington Post, Green, Huffington Post] (The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com)There Be Dragons is one of the few faith-based films that knows what "cinematic" looks and sounds like. That's what a $35 million dollar budget gets you.
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Food52: Six Mother's Day Menus
[The Huffington Post, Green, Huffington Post] (The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com)Kids, are you taking notes? 3 breakfasts-in-bed and 3 celebratory dinners that mom's little helpers (or big ones) can tackle with pride. Breakfast in Bed ...
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Mike Lux: Democrats and Wall Street
[The Huffington Post, Green, Huffington Post] (The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com)The Republicans in the Senate have thrown down the gauntlet: 44 Republican senators have signed a letter saying they won't confirm anyone to be the director of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau unless the new agency is made toothless.
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HUFFPOST HILL - Obama To Outline Immigration Overhaul
[The Huffington Post, Green, Huffington Post] (The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com)Al Qaeda confirmed that Osama bin Laden is in Hell, the only thing bleaker than a Golden Corral on a Saturday night. The first GOP presidential debate indicates the Republican primary will be won or lost on heroin and pizza chains. And as Americans mark the 50th anniversary of the Freedom Riders, Republicans are preparing to anoint the next heroes in the fight for civil rights: Booz Allen Hamilton executives. This is HUFFPOST HILL for Friday, May 6th, 2011: Playbook led with "West Wing Week" thi ...
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Jonathan Kim: ReThink Review: Thor -- Thorrible?
[The Huffington Post, Green, Huffington Post] (The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com)Thor marks the official beginning of the summer blockbuster season -- and these days, that means comic books and superheroes.
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Hispanic Lawmakers To Obama: Do More On Immigration Policy
[The Huffington Post, Green, Huffington Post] (The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com)WASHINGTON -- Hispanic lawmakers are growing increasingly frustrated with President Barack Obama for not using his executive authority to change immigration policy, an issue with next to no prospects in Congress for at least another two years.A Wednesday meeting between Obama and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) âstarted off testy,â according to one lawmaker in attendance, as members vented that the president had not adequately used his power to advance an issue he routinely sup ...
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Reporters Uncensored: A Parade of Humanity - HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia
[The Huffington Post, Huffington Post] (World on HuffingtonPost.com)By Maura Kelly In mid-April I traveled to Ethiopia and zigzagged 1000 miles across the rolling hills and towns of the northern Amhara region with ...
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Lisa Mirza Grotts: Royal Observations From the Curb: The Crowds, the Gown, the Crown!
[The Huffington Post, Huffington Post] (Style on HuffingtonPost.com)The Windsors have tied the knot yet again. But the wedding of this century has turned out to be very different from the one in 1981 when Prince Charles wed Lady Diana Spencer.
