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President Vladimir Putin kicks off South Stream construction By Anatoly Medetsky The Moscow Times VARVAROVKA, Krasnodar Region — President Vladimir Putin on Friday kicked off construction for the route to deliver Russian gas to Europe. A ceremony in which two pipes were welded together marked the South Stream pipeline’s graduation from the phase of talks […]

Jessica B. Harris – A culinary history of the African Diaspora Jessica B. Harris is the author of eleven cookbooks documenting the foods and foodways of the African Diaspora. A culinary historian, she has lectured on African-American foodways at The Museum of Natural History in New York City, The California Academy of Sciences in San […]

Christmas holiday season in northern Europe Santa Claus “Saint Nicholas” under fire over black faced helpers A traditional Sinterklaas debate over ‘Black Pete’ Every Dec. 5, Sinterklaas, the Dutch and Belgian Santa Claus, is celebrated. Black Pete is the helper who is usually portrayed by white people in blackface and curly wigs. Reuters The Netherlands […]

Shirley Horn “Here’s to Life” (Artie Butler, Phyllis Molinary) Shirley Horn recorded “Here’s to Life” in 1990 with the arrangement and production by Johnny Mandel. Johnny Mandel won a Grammy for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals at the 35th Grammy Awards in 1993. Shirley Horn made more than 20 albums. Shirley  Horn  was a native […]

November 2012’s unemployment rate of 7.7 percent is lowest since December’s 2008 rate of 7.2 percent   In November 2008 the unemployment rate was 6.7 percent. By January 2009 the  unemployment rate rose to 7.6 percent and 8.1 percent by February 2009. Unemployment would peaked in October 2009 with an unemployment rate of 10.2%.     […]

John Dramani Mahama  5,574,761 votes 50.70% Nana Akufo-Addo  5,248,898 votes 47.74%   President John Dramani Mahama on Sunday was declared the winner of Ghana’s presidential election   JOY FM News The Chairman for the Electoral Commission, Dr kwadwo Afari Gyan has declared Ghana’s incumbent president John Dramani Mahama, the winner of the 2012 presidential elections. […]

Jazz legend Dave Brubeck dies By Charles J. Gans | Associated Press You don’t have to be a jazz aficionado to recognize “Take Five,” the smoky instrumental by the Dave Brubeck Quartet that instantly evokes swinging bachelor pads, hi-fi systems and cool nightclubs of the 1950s and ’60s. “Take Five” was a musical milestone — […]

Argentina’s oil rich Neuquen province mulls sovereign wealth fund By Taos Turner Nasdaq BUENOS AIRES–Argentina’s Neuquen Province plans to set up a sovereign wealth fund to save some of the royalties it expects to reap from the development of its vast unconventional oil and gas resources. Neuquen Governor Jorge Sapag compared the plan to Norway’s […]

New Zealand government oil plans under fire after Brazilian giant pulls out   Xinhua WELLINGTON– Brazilian oil giant Petrobras is pulling out of exploration in waters off the east coast of New Zealand’s North Island after a sustained campaign by environmental groups to prevent drilling in the area. The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment […]

Ireland’s tallest building repossessed The 85m-high Obel Tower in Belfast was built at the height of the property boom       The Irish Times   Ireland’s tallest building has effectively been repossessed, it has been confirmed. The 85m-high (279 ft) Obel Tower in Belfast was built at the height of the property boom  but administrators […]