May 22, 2013

THE (11-21-12) EURweb Free-4-All Page/Board

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*Just like the headline says, this page/board is where you can discuss the stuff that we didn’t cover in today’s issue. (It’s sort of like feedback with a twist) Remember, NO name calling, racial taunting, graphic sex talk and vulgarity in general, PLEASE. ——– EUR MOTIVATIONAL NOTE “Excellence is an art won by training and [...]




Desmond Tutu: NBC’s ‘Stars Earn Stripes’ Glorifies Violence

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*Nine Nobel Peace Prize winners, including Archbishop Desmond Tutu, have banned together in protest of NBC’s new military-themed reality series “Stars Earn Stripes,” claiming it treats military maneuvers like athletic events and glorifies war. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] “It is our belief that this program pays homage to no one anywhere and continues and [...]




Centric, Jeffrey Osborne & Patti LaBelle Join the Soul Train Cruise

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*BET’s sister network, Centric,  is getting on board the Soul Train Cruise as a title sponsor. Centric is helping steer the iconic show in a new and exciting direction (and destinations) including an extensive cruise promotion on the network, on-board events and co-branding opportunities. The voyage will sail off from Fr. Lauderdale, Fla. on Feb. [...]




War Hero/Vet J. R. Martinez to be Rose Parade Grand Marshal

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*After winning the 13th season of “Dancing with the Stars,” J. R. Martinez is reaching higher heights. The dancing champion and Iraq war veteran has been named the Grand Marshal of the legendary Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade to take place on Jan. 1. He’s also been personally invited to the Pentagon to meet with [...]




Funk Band War Questions Beastie Boys’ Rock Hall Induction

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*Funk stars War are reportedly upset over being left off the latest list of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees – while rap group the Beastie Boys made the Class of 2012. Founding member Howard E. Scott insists that his band should receive the honor before the Beasties, who actually sampled the War [...]




THE (11-21-11) EURweb Free-4-All Page/Board

On this date in 1984, The South African Embassy in Washington D.C. was the focus of an anti-apartheid demonstration. arrested, in 1984 were TransAfrica’s Randall Robinson, D.C. congressional delegate Walter Fauntroy, and U.S. Civil Rights Commissioner Mary Frances Berry, all pictured

  On this date in 1984, The South African Embassy in Washington D.C. was the focus of an anti-apartheid demonstration. arrested, in 1984 were TransAfrica’s Randall Robinson, D.C. congressional delegate Walter Fauntroy, and U.S. Civil Rights Commissioner Mary Frances Berry, all pictured *Just like the headline says, this page/board is where you can discuss the [...]




Obama Heads Secret Group for Internet and Mobile Control

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*For 30 years, Egypt had been run by the iron clad rule of Hosni Mubarak.  But in February, his dictatorship crumbled under the civil unrest that broke out in the streets of Egypt. The people were successful in unseating Mubarak from his post, but Mubarak’s people had a surprise of their own for journalists and protesters [...]




Video: CNN Explains the Conflict in Ivory Coast

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*(Via CNN) – The west African country of Ivory Coast, also known as Cote d’Ivoire, has been rocked by civil conflict as forces loyal to opposition leader Alassan Ouattara seek to oust incumbent president Laurent Gbagbo after a disputed presidential election last November. Most of the international community recognize Ouattara’s victory and are urging Gbagbo [...]




Jesse Jackson Questions US Motives in Libya

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*Rev. Jesse Jackson is weighing in on the Libya debate, telling an audience in Ireland that he has apprehensions about the excessive use of international military force in the country and other parts of the Middle East. Addressing the Trinity College Historical Society in Dublin on Tuesday (March 22), Jackson said he was very concerned [...]




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Actor Mathew St. Patrick turns 43 today.

*Just like the headline says, this page/board is where you can discuss the stuff that we didn’t cover in today’s issue. (It’s sort of like feedback with a twist) Remember, NO name calling, racial taunting, graphic sex talk and vulgarity in general, PLEASE. ——– EUR MOTIVATIONAL NOTE “Whenever you feel that something as simple as [...]




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Musician Sly Stone turns 68 today.

*Just like the headline says, this page/board is where you can discuss the stuff that we didn’t cover in today’s issue. (It’s sort of like feedback with a twist) Remember, NO name calling, racial taunting, graphic sex talk and vulgarity in general, PLEASE. ——– EUR MOTIVATIONAL NOTE ” Victories in life come through our ability [...]




The Socialist’s Journal: Our Military Mindset

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*War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is, the sooner it will be over. -William T. Sherman, United States General War is supposed to be bloody. It is supposed to be gruesome and make us sick to our stomachs. Because when it is, we think twice about engaging [...]




Alicia Keys Feels for Egyptian Unrest – Writes Heartfelt Letter

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*Alicia Keys made a heartfelt post via her website for those who are going through the civil unrest in Egypt, the North African country in which she named her son after. She wrote: “When people find themselves caught in a place where their dreams, hopes and ideas have nowhere to breathe or fly, something happens. [...]




Angela Bassett Ready for ‘War’

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*Angela Bassett is back in action and ready to put on her womanly swag in the upcoming film Will Smith-produced film “This Means War.” The actress joins Chris Pine, Tom Hardy, and Reese Witherspoon in the drama, which focuses on two best friends who both are international spies. However, when they both fall in love [...]




Slippin Into Lawsuits: Funk Band War Sues Pepsi (Video)

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*Members of the original funk/rock band War is going after PepsiCo in court claiming the soft drink maker used their song “why Can’t We be Friends” in a new commercial without their approval. Even if PepsiCo and its agencies got rights from the music’s publishers or anyone else who owns the work, attorney Ken Freundlich [...]