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My London Design Fair 2009

Chauncey Zalkin | Posted 11.30.2009 | Style

Read More: Creativity, Women, Wapping, Independent Stores, Furniture, Feminist, Girl, Bloomsbury, Terence Conran, Galleries, Artisans, Tom Dixon, Design, London Design Week, City, Trends, Innovation, Knitting-Comeback, Recent Graduate, London, Crafts, Skandium, Persephone Books, Portobello, Sustainability, Independent Design, Designers, Designer-Maker, Recycled Furniture, Entreprenurs, Style News
Chauncey Zalkin

The week surpassed all expectations. London surprised me. The design energy there is unmistakably moving forward in creative, thoughtful and innovative ways.

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Obama's Big Question: To Go or Not to Go, Copenhagen That is

Michael Russnow | Posted 11.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gop, Winter Olympics, Chicago, Tony Blair, Christopher Bond, Anderson Cooper, South America, Cbs, International Olympic Committee, Diane Sawyer, Missouri, London, Rio De Janeiro, Katie Couric, Hans Christian Andersen, Tivoli Gardens, Russia, Los Angeles Times, Vladimir Putin, Ram Productions, General Mcchrystal, Summer Olympics, Sochi, Abc, Michelle Obama, Rush Limbaugh, Copenhagen, Lou Dobbs, Nbc, Food Channel, Funen Island, Democrats, Barack Obama, Brian Williams, Oprah Winfrey, Cnn, Great Britain, Michael Russnow, Oprah, Fox News, Afghanistan, Republicans, Bill O'Reilly, Denmark, Ioc, Newspapers, William Shakespeare, David Letterman, Msnbc, Politics News
Michael Russnow

Obama is not a miracle maker, but he will have at least tried to win the IOC bid. And during it all, he and the government will continue in any necessary actions.

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Bill Sparkman Murder: Tragic Details About Census Worker Found Hanged

Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: William Sparkman, Census Bureau, Daniel Boone National Forest, Homicide, Fed, Suicide, Fbi, Bill Sparkman, Kentucky, Census Worker, London, Ky, Politics News

William E. Sparkman Jr. was a 51-year-old single father who once battled Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma while he pursued his teaching degree, according to a Mar...

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Mighty Movie Podcast: Ben Whishaw and Paul Schneider on Jane Campion's Bright Star

Dan Persons | Posted 11.18.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Fanny Brawne, Australia, Jane Campion, Film, Poets, Courtship, Repression, Poetry, Exclusive, Romance, 19th Century, Ben Whishaw, London, Charles Brown, Movies, Paul Schneider, England, Interview, The Piano, Great Britain, John Keats, Love, Entertainment News
Dan Persons

The film, in short, is sweet, sad, and moving but with Campion's astringent edge keeping the proceedings from lapsing into sentimentality. And that makes all the difference.

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Women in Hip-Hop: The B-girl Be Festival

Lauri Lyons | Posted 11.18.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Afrika Bambaataa, Tommy Boy Records, Rapper's Delight, Spray Paint, Urban Culture, South Bronx, Salt -N- Pepa, Female Rappers, Music, Mc's, 1970's, Spinderella, Angie Stone, Planet Rock, Aerosol Paint, Africa, Graffiti, Soul Music, Martial Arts, African-American, Women, Sugar Hill Gang, Rap, Brazil, Sugar Hill Records, Hip-Hop, Mc Lyte, Jazzy Joyce, Dancing, 1981, Microphone, Breakdancing, Soul Sonic Force, Capoiera, Dj, The Sequence, 1979, Monica Lynch, Sylvia Robinson, Turntables, Costumes, Black Women, Clothing, Harris Publications, Whitney Museum of Art, Business, Vh1, Stylist, Hip Hop Records, The Oscars, Photographers, Spotlight, Image Makers, Editors, DJ Beverly Bond, Publicist, Behind the Scenes, Magazines, Music Careers, Queen Latifah, Bet, Hip-Hop Films, Fox Network, Denise Dee Barnes, Wendy Williams, Female Graffiti Artists, Fetish, Art, Mtv, Choreographers, Subways, Living Single, Pump It Up!, Hot 97, Multi-Tasking, The Source Magazine, The Wendy Williams Show, Photography, Guidence, Murals, Mentoring, 1990's, Cover Girl, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Flip Mode Squad, Images, Apparel, Wild Style, Lady Pink, Sarah A. Friedman, Eve, New York City, Music Videos, Dancers, Black Girls Rock Inc!, XXL Magazine, Costume Design, Entrepreneurers, Vibe Magazine, Art Museums, Viacom, June Ambrose, Leadership, Alumni, Jennifer Lopez, Elements, Michelle Spaise, Minneapolis, TV Shows, Curator, J-Lo, Exhibitions, Rosie Perez, Making the Band, Future, Past, B-Girl Be, Living Color, Festivals, B-Girl, Painting, Tv, Fly Girls, Unleash, Theresa Sweetland, Politics, Video, Political Activism, Female Artists, Art Festival, Laurie Ann Gibson, Education, Tv Sitcoms, Spike Lee, Midwest, Deanna Cummings, Minnesota, Expression, Mama, Television, Activism, Mama Said Knock U Out, Brewing, Do the Right Thing, Concerts, Lauri Lyons, Social Activism, Visual Art, Women in Hip-Hop, Mother, Communication, Intermedia Arts, Sculpture, Commissions, faith47, Sound, Cinema, Music Downloads, Arts Education, Installations, Mixed Media, Art Commistions, Roxanne Shante, Martha Cooper, Marketplace, Fashion, Museums, Art World, Block Parties, Albums, Textiles, October, Youth, Film, Streets, Records, September, Girls, Youth Programs, Cd's, Recording Technology, History, Technology, College, Balls, Music History, Belle, Music School, Universities, Money, Comeback, Scholarship, Undergraduate, School, Diploma, Language, Hip-Hop Studies, Fellowship, Mcnally Smith School of Music, Recording, Music Business, Author, Fab Five Freddie, Flag International, Video Music Box, Yo! Mtv Raps, Flag an American Story, The Bridge, Ralph Mcdaniels, Vinyl Records, Prince, Juxtaposition Arts, Stefskills, Sarah White, Jennifer Rasinski, Corinne Santiago, C-Rocka, Keegan Xavi, Jessica Kitzman, Janelle Olson, Toofly, Tiffany Smith, Niz, Lichiban, Katrina Knutson, Jamel Shabbaz, Tamiko Mitchel, Erotica 67, Motel 7, Ladykfever, Monica Kelly, Amanda Lopez, Abeni Garrett, Desdamona, Catiesha Pierson, B-Fresh, Wendy Williams Show, Alice Mizrachi, Niz Graphics, Kanye West, Chanel Kennebrew, Shannon Joyce, Manifesto Festival, VH-1 Hip-Hop Honors, MTV VMA, Michaela Angela Davis, Essence Magazine, Dream Hampton, Amsterdam, London, South Africa, Charlie Ahearn, Henry Chalfant, Japan, Jamaica, Walker Art Center, Toronto, France, Cuba, In the Frame, Harvard, Rhode Island School of Design, Zimbabwe, Barcelona, Argentina, San Francisco, Represent Inc., International Center of Photography, Berlin, Germany, Belgium, Spraycan Art, James Prigoff, Puerto Rico, Powerhouse, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Mexico, Sao Paulo, Norway, Paris, Star Tribune, Kulture Klub, Tokyo, Mexico City, Bronx, Zulu Nation, Hip-Hop Degree, Kimora Lee Simmon, Baby Phat, U.K., Russell Simmons, Phat Farm, Getty Images, Icp, Somalia, Somalis, Bling a Planet Rock, Raquel Cepeda, Entertainment News
Lauri Lyons

When it comes to women in hip-hop, don't call it a comeback. Women have been here for years.

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F1 Shocker! Renault Team Principals Charged!

Steve Parker | Posted 11.17.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Sardinia, Renault, Ligier, Luciano Benetton, Michael Schumacher, Pat Symonds, Benetton, Bernie Ecclestone, Cars, Fernando Alonso, London, Singapore Grand Prix, Minardi, Formula 1, Nelson Piquet Jr, Flavio Briatore, Roy Speer, Home Shopping Network, Entertainment News
Steve Parker

In what may be one of the biggest scandals ever in motor racing, Flavio Briatore and Pat Symonds have both resigned their positions under a heavy, dark cloud of charges and suspicions.

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French Baller Kicks to Photog at Y-3

Alex Geana | Posted 11.13.2009 | Style

Read More: Zinedine Zidane, Russell Simmons, Italian Vogue, New York, Tavi, Style Rookie, France, Vogue Magazine, Soccer, Bruno Rinaldi, London, Bill Cunningham, Style News
Alex Geana

At Y-3, the bags, clutches and purses were divine. The shorts were great, and so were the tux-inspired overcoats.

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First Encounter with Secretary Tim Geithner at London's G-20 Summit

Rani Singh | Posted 11.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Alistair Darling, G20 Summit, Timothy Geithner Treasury Secretary, London, Pittsburgh, Washington, Business News
Rani Singh

When Secretary Tim Geithner walked into his press conference, he had a surety and purpose about him which commanded attention.

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The Other Man

Charlotte Safavi | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Women, Driving, Gps, Relationships, Humor, France, Multicultural, Men, Cars, Film, Los Angeles, London, Paris, Tehran, Europe, Technology, Couples, Living News
Charlotte Safavi

I'm in love with another man. Let me call him Daniel. I met him through my husband Ron. He introduced us at Marseille airport and then offered him a ride to the village where we were staying.

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About Time: Fashion for the Seventy and Over Crowd

Zandile Blay | Posted 10.20.2009 | Style

Read More: Paris, London, Central Saint Martins, Saville Row, Sophie Karst, Fannie Kirst, Fashion, Seniors, Old Ladies Rebellion, Skirts, Style News
Zandile Blay

Designer Fannie Kirst's catwalk shows only feature the gray haired and gorgeous. Her elderly models (youngest is 60, oldest is 80) elegantly sashay down the runway in a series of knee length shift dresses.

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London police 'steal' from unlocked cars

AP | RAPHAEL G. SATTER | Posted 09.26.2009 | World

Read More: London, Scotland Yard, London Police, Unlocked Cars, Bbc, Tresspassing, World News

LONDON — British police are combing the upscale London neighborhood of Richmond, looking for things to steal. Scotland Yard said Tuesday that o...

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Motorcycle Gang Snatch $3.3M In Diamonds In 39-Second London Raid

Times Online | David Brown | Posted 09.24.2009 | World

Read More: London, Jewelry Heist, Motorcycle Gang, World News

A motorcycle gang grabbed £2 million of jewels from an exclusive London store in just 39 seconds in a raid captured in dramatic detail on CCTV. One ...

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$66M London Jewel Heist Search Leads To 3 Arrested

AP | Posted 09.20.2009 | World

Read More: England, London Jewel Heist, London Jewels, Britain, British Jewels Heist, London Jewels Robbery, London, World News

LONDON — Three men are in custody in connection with one of Britain's biggest jewel heists, police said Thursday. Two men were arrested Wednesd...

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Youth Set Tourist's Hair On Fire On London Train

Huffington Post | Posted 09.19.2009 | World

Read More: Charing Cross, English Youth Violence, London Youth, England, London's Charing Cross Station, Swedish Tourist, London Train, London, World News

A group of four English youth set a Swedish tourist's hair on fire in an unprovoked attack on a train from Hastings to London's Charing Cross, the Pre...

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Take This Mine And Shove It: India Fights Coal, As Tribe Fights Mountaintop Removal

Jeff Biggers | Posted 09.18.2009 | Green

Read More: London, Dirty Coal, Appalachia, Native People, Survival, Vedanta, Mining, Big Coal, Tribal People, Arundhati Roy, Green, India, Mountaintop Removal, British, Green Energy, Green News
Jeff Biggers

With the blessing of the Indian Supreme Court, Vedanta plans to launch its own version of Appalachia-style mountaintop removal on the Niyamgiri mountain, which the Dongria Kondh tribe worships as a god.

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London Jewel Robbers Wore Rubber Faces, Altered Skin Tone: Report

guardian.co.uk | Alexandra Topping | Posted 09.13.2009 | World

Read More: Graffs, London Jewel Heist, England, Crime, British Jewelry Robbery, London Jewel, Mayfair, British Jewels Heist, London, World News

Two thieves who carried out Britain's biggest ever jewellery heist may have hidden their faces with elaborate rubber masks, it was reported today....

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Tracey Connelly And Steven Barker, Identities Of Baby P's Killers Finally Revealed

Independent | Posted 09.11.2009 | World

Read More: Steven Barker, Tracy Connelly, Crime, Stephen Barker, Baby P Mother, England, Tracey Connelly, Peter Connelly, Baby P, London, Haringey, Tracey Connelly and Steven Barker, Tracy Connolly, Tracey Connolly , Tracey Connelly Steven Barker, Baby P Killers, Tracey Connolly and Steven Barker, Tracey Conelly Barker, World News

By Mark Hughes | The Independent The identities of the mother of Baby P and her boyfriend, both of whom tortured and killed the 17-month-old child, c...

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Are You Cut Out To Be Self Employed?

Don McNay | Posted 09.10.2009 | Business

Read More: Small Business, Sales, Attorney, Cincinnati Reds, Alan Jackson, Richmond Ky. Eastern Kentucky University, London, Kentucky Justice Association, Jimmy Buffett, Kentucky Horse Park, American College, Kentucky Attorney, Lexington, Personal Finance, Injury Victims, Corporate Rules, Structured Settlement, Kentucky Bar Association, Ky., A Civil Action, Kentucky, Don McNay, Trial Attorney, Aaj, Self-Employment, Structured Settlements, Barbourville Ky., American Association for Justice, Sam Davies, Louisville, Vanderbilt University, Real Estate Agents, Eastern Kentucky University, Million Dollar Round Table, Entrepreneur, Kja, Corbin, Kata, Atla, Barbourville, Business News
Don McNay

Before a person decides on self employment, they need to figure out how important five o' clock is in their lives.

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Financial Reforms: Is Europe Hypocritical?

Georges Ugeux | Posted 09.05.2009 | Business

Read More: Financial Regulatory Institutions, London, G20 Summit, Regulatory System, European Parliament, G20 CommuniquéS, Hedge Funds, Ratings Agencies, Stimulus Package, President Sarkozy, Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Wall Street, Tax Havens, Short Sales, " Council of Ministers, European Central Bank, Stress Tests, TARP Money, European Union, United States, Credit Cards, Oecd, France, Transparency, European Summit, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Regulations on Compensation, Regulatory Reform, Sec, “Locusts”, President George W. Bush, Business News
Georges Ugeux

European bank losses were as high as the U.S. They used the same compensation system, and their fragmented and ineffective regulatory system shares responsibility for the crisis.

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World In Photos: July 27, 2009 (SLIDESHOW)

Huffington Post | Posted 08.27.2009 | World

Read More: London Stadium, Johannesburg Protests, India, Thailand, Slideshow, Joanna Lumley, Germany, Nepal, Bangkok Zoo, Gurkha War Veterans, Philippines, London, Ukraine, South Africa, Nepal India, World Photos, World in Photos, Slidepoll, World News

Here is the HuffPost's selection of photos of today's news and events from every corner of the globe. Check back Monday through Friday for this HuffPo...

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Great Houses of New York: Louis Tiffany's Treasure Trove!

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 08.26.2009 | New York

Read More: Oyster Bay, Henry Villard, Miss Mary R. Callender, Seventh Regiment Amory, Mott B. Schmidt, Tiffany Studios, Lockwood De Forest, Candice Wheeler, Louis Comfort Tiffany, Mrs. N. Newlin Hooper, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, The Associated Artists, London, John La Farge, Tiffany's, Mrs. Frances Isabel Morris, Rosario Candela, Stanford White, Tiffany & Co., Miss Caroline De Forest, J.P. Morgan, Interior Design, Norman Shaw, William Morris, Ralph Lauren, Charlestiffany, Harlem, Manhattan, New York, New York City, New York News
Michael Henry Adams

Positioned directly across the avenue from the imposing Waldo Mansion that houses Ralph Lauren's flagship store today once stood a more exhilarating building, among the most notable that ever existed in the city.

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Becoming a Green Girl

Charlotte Safavi | Posted 08.23.2009 | World

Read More: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Iran, Cnn, Iran Election, Youtube, Multicultural, Washington Post, Green, London, Family, London-United Kingdom, Iran Election 2009, Iran Election 2009 Demonstrations, Iran Election Protests, World News
Charlotte Safavi

I resolve to march again soon. Because I can. Because I want Iranian women to be able to do so safely. Because I want to take my American son to Iran one day.

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The U.K. National Theatre's Phedre Could Change the Reach of Theater -- or Not

Divina Infusino | Posted 07.23.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: England, London, Helen Mirrin, Uk, UK National Theatre, Theater, Theater Review, Hd, Satellite, PhèDre, Entertainment News
Divina Infusino

Live theater has no natural digital companion. The U.K. National Theatre's production of Phèdre, starring Helen Mirren, has been an attempt to change that.

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Booming Islamic Antiquities Market in the Gulf Leads to Thefts in Old Cairo Mosques

Journalism Boot Camp | Posted 08.21.2009 | World

Read More: Syria, Arab World, Egypt, Doha, Islam, Sotheby's Christie's, Antiquities, Art Theft, Mosque, Islamic Architecture, Sotheby's, Muslim World, London, Art, Persian-Arabian-Gulf, Art Auctions, Cairo, Museum of Islamic Art, Qatar, World News
Journalism Boot Camp

Despite denials that the buying of pieces by Qatar helped fuel a black market, Egyptian officials say Gulf collectors are the reason Islamic heritage sites are being looted.

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30 Pianos Scattered Across London To Encourage Impromptu Singalongs

Posted 08.12.2009 | World

Read More: London Singalongs, Video, London Pianos, London, England, London Piano Singalongs, World News

One project aims to make London a more cheery place through the use of song. A group has scattered 30 pianos throughout the city in order to encourag...

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