...I wish to propose an alternative to the terms used to describe people of African heritage. I will start by focusing my attentions on a linguistic phenomenon--- namely, the term people of color.
It is impossible to evaluate the term people of c ...
Posted Thursday, February 11th 2010 at 1:35PM
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By Matinez Betheliza, CareerMission.com
In the current state of our economy, it may seem as if you are physically incapable of landing a job in your current town or city. If your job search has been unsuccessful, it may be time to consider relocat ...
Posted Wednesday, February 10th 2010 at 2:44PM
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The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) defines body dysmorphic disorder as a preoccupation with an imagined defect in appearance which causes clinically-significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other imp ...
Posted Wednesday, February 10th 2010 at 11:04AM
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Tune into a television medical drama and most often you will get a glimpse into the emergency department of a hospital. Nighttime TV portrays the fast-paced environment of the ER as an exciting, even sexy, place for nurses to work.
But one area o ...
Posted Tuesday, February 9th 2010 at 9:27PM
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New Orleans’s 31-17 victory in the Super Bowl on Sunday on CBS generated more viewers — an average of 106.5 million — than any other television program in United States history, defeating the 1983 broadcast of the final episode of “M*A*S*H.”
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Posted Tuesday, February 9th 2010 at 3:54PM
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LOS ANGELES — Nearly eight months after Michael Jackson died, his personal physician was charged Monday with involuntary manslaughter for providing him with a powerful anesthetic that was ruled a primary factor in his death.
At his arraignment at ...
Posted Tuesday, February 9th 2010 at 3:46PM
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SILVERTHORNE, Colo. — A small group of West African men who came to the Rockies in search of economic opportunity are embroiled in a dispute with Wal-Mart, accusing it of a raft of discriminatory actions. Most say they were dismissed because supervis ...
Posted Tuesday, February 9th 2010 at 3:42PM
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MIAMI – The New Orleans Saints turned the Super Bowl's postgame celebration into something out of the French Quarter.
From the trophy podium on the field, Drew Brees blew kisses and caught confetti raining down as Dr. John and Professor Longhair b ...
Posted Monday, February 8th 2010 at 6:33AM
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AP - Endeavour and six astronauts rocketed into orbit Monday on what's expected to be the last nighttime launch for the shuttle program, hauling a new room and observation deck for the International Space Station...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Endeavou ...
Posted Monday, February 8th 2010 at 6:27AM
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Watching the Super Bowl ads is as much a tradition as the game itself. During this year's contest, a few interesting trends emerged. There were commercials focusing on what it means to "be a man" as well as a couple of ads with too many tighty-whitey ...
Posted Monday, February 8th 2010 at 6:24AM
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Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley (February 6, 1945 – May 11, 1981) was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician. He was the lead singer, songwriter and guitarist for the ska, rocksteady and reggae bands The Wailers (1964–1974) and Bob Marley & The Wailers ...
Posted Saturday, February 6th 2010 at 4:43PM
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According to sources, Matthew Knowles (father of Beyonce and Solange) has a mistress, Alexsandra Wright, who had a paternity test done recently after giving birth to her daughter. It turns out that Knowles is indeed the father.
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Posted Friday, February 5th 2010 at 5:29PM
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1. Recognize they are good people trying to do a job. You have expectations on how you would like to be treated, and they are valid. But they are expectations, and they may not get met. Try not to take it personally.
2. Build a strong relationsh ...
Posted Wednesday, February 3rd 2010 at 10:20AM
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Mike Donnelly knows that being an involved dad isn’t easy—it’s led him to make major changes in his life and family over the years! This week on the program, he joins Mike Smith to encourage and inspire fathers with practical suggestions for engag ...
Posted Wednesday, February 3rd 2010 at 9:39AM
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Virgin unveiled the latest addition to Richard Branson's luxury fleet on Friday: an underwater plane that will fly riders into the depths of the Caribbean Sea.
Guests on Necker Island, a retreat in the British Virgin Islands, will be able to dive ...
Posted Tuesday, February 2nd 2010 at 11:59PM
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In his State of the Union speech, President Obama committed his Administration to pass comprehensive immigration reform. There are those who claim that this year immigration reform is a diversion from the priority task of fixing the economy -- an ...
Posted Tuesday, February 2nd 2010 at 6:19PM
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Did the groundhog see his shadow? The Punx-sutawney Phil came forth from his consecrated tunnel within this very morning time as well as annunciated that he did, so, watched his shadow. That stands for six added calendar weeks of the wintertime.
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Posted Tuesday, February 2nd 2010 at 3:18PM
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The pen is mightier than the sword
For the word pierces to the core
Never fails to even the score
Has called a truce, to many a cold war
Yes, the art of word play has destroyed
Dignitaries or Rap connoisseurs
Those unprepared, to wage all ...
Posted Tuesday, February 2nd 2010 at 7:31AM
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NEW YORK — I had very high hopes for Barack Obama. I still do. He’s smart, curious, informed — and he has a sense of humor, if only he’d display it more. But he inherited a nation in a funk and, one year into his presidency, he’s not found a way to l ...
Posted Tuesday, February 2nd 2010 at 7:17AM
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The New York City Police Department needs to be restrained. The nonstop humiliation of young black and Hispanic New Yorkers, including children, by police officers who feel no obligation to treat them fairly or with any respect at all is an abominati ...
Posted Tuesday, February 2nd 2010 at 7:11AM
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BAGHDAD — A woman who veiled her explosives in a black robe struck a column of Shiite pilgrims on the outskirts of Baghdad on Monday in a suicide attack that Iraqi officials had predicted but could not stop...
One man who was wounded, Aqil Jassim, ...
Posted Tuesday, February 2nd 2010 at 6:59AM
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Will Smith - Men In Black
Here come the Men in Black
(Uh it's the M.I.B.'s)
(Uh here come the M.I.B.'s)
Here come the Men in Black (Men in Black)
They won't let you remember
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_in_Black_(f ...
Posted Monday, February 1st 2010 at 10:47AM
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WICHITA, Kan. — Scott Roeder, the man charged with murder in the shooting of George R. Tiller, one of the few doctors in the country to perform late-term abortions, took the witness stand in his own defense on Thursday, and said that, yes, he did it. ...
Posted Friday, January 29th 2010 at 2:19PM
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On Wednesday's episode of "Dr. Phil," Dr. Phil (sorry, that was redundant) took viewers into the field hospitals and streets of Haiti through the eyes of "The Doctors." The four doctors, who are all practicing physicians, responded to the immediate a ...
Posted Friday, January 29th 2010 at 11:02AM
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from DanteLee.com Blog
Apple has struck gold again as they prepare to release the iPad - a very innovative touch-screen "Tablet" that looks like a super-sized iPod Touch.
I have to admit; It looks very, very impressive. I'm a big fan of the iPod ...
Posted Thursday, January 28th 2010 at 3:09PM
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