On the Roman calendar, March 15th marks the day of the assassination of Caesar, thus the Ides of March became a turning point in Roman history. The 25th of March shall forever now be known as the day of last-minute rescue to prevent a complete collapse of the Cypriot economy. The Eurozone has […]
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San Diego, CA—With over a quarter of the county’s fourth graders not reading at a proficient level and, more than half of San Diego’s students qualifying as “economically disadvantaged,” United Way of San Diego County will host its second annual Virtual Book Drive for local children up to age eight, as an opportunity to develop
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I recall meeting Derek Shelton years ago when we were just kids, around age 8 or so. We became acquainted on account of him being my fathers customer. In our over the phone conversation, Derek says, “One of my fondest memories of childhood, is when your father had to place a bench on
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Sixteen year-old Zendaya Coleman, who plays the lead character, Zendaya on Disney Channel’s “Shake It Up,” a series about teenagers who dance on a local show called “Shake It Up Chicago,” is about to really shake it up in Season 16 of “Dancing With The Stars.” Already considered a favorite (perhaps it’s because
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The new leader of the Catholic Church was revealed today, as Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina, who has taken the name of Pope Francis. He stepped onto the Vatican balcony for the first time to address the roaring crowd in St. Peter’s Square. The cardinals who elected the new pope looked out from surrounding balconies above the
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ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., March 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Basketball greats will share a different side of themselves with sports fans throughout the NCAA ® Division I Men’s Basketball tournament, thanks to Dove® Men+Care™. The Unilever men’s personal care brand is giving fans a look beyond free throws during March Madness®, to show how important
San Diego Repertory audiences will be the first on the West Coast to experience, “The Mountain Top,” A Broadway production originally starring Angela Bassett and Samuel L. Jackson. Award-winning Playwright Katori Hall, remarkably imagines “The Mountaintop,” a fictional depiction of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s, last night on earth set in the room of
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(San Diego, CA) Tinesia Conwright of DETOUR Empowers and creator of F.A.N.C.Y. Teen Girls Expo hosted a women’s and teens self-defense class with the help of Divas In Defense, an organization empowering women of all ages with the training and tools imperative to their personal safety and the safety of their families. This weekend’s
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MENLO PARK, Calif. – Fourteen-time Grammy Award-winning artist and HIV advocate Alicia Keys has teamed up with Greater Than AIDS to launch EMPOWERED, a new public information campaign to reach women in the U.S. about HIV/AIDS. Being released in the lead-up to National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (March 10), the ongoing EMPOWERED campaign includes targeted public
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Saying it was a “day of the advocates, a day of the survivors,” President Obama signed an expanded Violence Against Women Act on Thursday in Washington. “This is your victory,” Obama said. “And this victory shows that when the American people make their voices heard, Washington listens.” Originally passed in 1994 and reauthorized since,
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