Archive for ‘October 19th, 2006’

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Oct19

Hurray for Nollywood!!

by Duane on October 19th, 2006 at 2:12 am
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“Nollywood” refers to the growing film industry in Nigeria. Here are just a few websites that cover this growing industry.
NigeriaFilms.com
“This website Nigeria Films.com is dedicated to the projection of local Nigeria film in particular and African films in general. The profiles and life styles of actors, actresses and those behind the scene will be previewed. [...]

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Oct19

Sorry Ms. Jackson

by Duane on October 19th, 2006 at 2:03 am
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(eurweb.com) Jermaine Dupri is standing by his woman Janet Jackson amidst sluggish movement of her new album, “20 Y.O.,” which reportedly experienced a 74 percent drop in sales during its second week of release – falling from No. 2 to 9 on the Nielsen SoundScan chart.
A rep for label chairman Jason Flom counters: “Jason wants [...]

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Oct19

Hijacking stupidity

by Duane on October 19th, 2006 at 12:35 am
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First the news…
(AP) FONTANA, Calif. Police say what began as a fight between two students escalated into a riot involving about 500 students Friday at Fontana High School.
Officers were called to the school around noon. Police say students were throwing rocks and bottles at officers and one another. Officers fired bean bags and rubber pellets [...]

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Oct19

Denied opportunity??

by Duane on October 19th, 2006 at 12:26 am
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Immigrants Sending $45 Billion Home
(washingtonpost.com) Immigrant workers are sending more money than ever to their families in Latin America, but two new studies show that only a small portion of the billions of dollars directed there has gone to economic development.
A report released yesterday by the Inter-American Development Bank estimates that immigrants living in the [...]

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