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A.R. Rahman’s Performance at Oscars

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A. R. Rahman performed with the over the top Florence from “Florence and the Machine”, but had a double loss.  The Indian music maestro lost the Oscar for best original song to Randy Newman, who won it for “We Belong Together” in ” Toy Story 3″. Rahman was nominated with Dido and Rollo Armstrong, who [...]

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Aishwarya Rai Glams Up Oscars

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Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan added some Bollywood glamor to the 2011 Oscars held at the Kodak Theater on Sunday (February 27) in Los Angeles. The actress sparkled in a bronze Giorgio Armani Prive gown with rows of linear amber sequins and beaded detail at the waist. Aishwarya finished off her look with Jimmy Choo’s [...]

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Unethical Behaviour from Medical Professionals

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According to many reports, two South Asian doctors are charged with sexual assault. Both doctors have been released on bail, and are under further investigation.
Amitabh Chauhan, Suganthan Kayilasanathan had met with a female, where they allegedly mixed a date rape drug into her drink. The female then reported that she was then sexually assaulted, and [...]

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India looking to banish lavish weddings and feed the poor

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In an article done by Vancouver Sun via Reuters, India is now considering adopting a policy from its impoverished and war-torn neighbor Afghanistan to help tackle a domestic food crisis: rein in lavish wedding parties of the rich.
It’s reported, the government is mulling a plan to feed the country’s poor, by restricting extravagant feasts at [...]

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Facebook adds new status options

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Single? In a relationship? It’s complicated?
The latter used to be Facebook’s only catch-all status for those whose relationships didn’t fall into conventional categories. Last Friday,  the company announced they have included “in a civil partnership” and domestic partnership. Since the introduction, there has been lots of controversy about the additions – to some it is a [...]

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An Amazing Child

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Maria Aragon is a 10 year old from Winnipeg. She is now a singing sensation due to her YouTube video footage that includes her doing a Lady Gaga cover of “Born This Way”. CBC reporters have also stated that Maria is self-taught, and has never taken any professional music training.
Lady Gaga had also seen the [...]

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The Domino Effect

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A domino effect has occurred within the centerfold of Arab Nations. The nation of Bahrain is following in the footsteps of Egypt, where civilians are demonstrating against government corruption. Similar protest groups have emerged within Yemen.
It is also quite ironic that there is a US military base within the outskirts of Bahrain, Obama might interfere [...]

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The Race for a Diamond and a Cure

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If you like, a little bling and your part of a committed relationship then this is the event for you.
On March 5, 2011, a local jewellery store will be presenting their first annual Diamond Race, a race for a diamond and a cure. Contestants of the Diamond Race will be competing for a grand prize [...]

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Child Stars Drown With Scandal

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Hollywood child stars have always been under scrutiny by the public eye. There is an exisitng myth that once a star reaches fame he or she will lose it seconds due to scandals. Lindsey Lohan, Macaulay Culkin, Frankie Muniz are only a few out of many child celebs that have fallen down the pit of [...]

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Canucks keep losing defenceman

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The Canucks lost another defenceman, Andrew Alberts -who’d only been back four games after a shoulder separation -to a fractured left wrist with about five minutes left in the second period.
That makes it the third D-man the Canucks have lost in the last four games and will probably turn them into conspiracy theorists heading into [...]

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