Posts Tagged ‘roles’

Ex-New Orleans Officers Sentenced in Post-Katrina Shootings

Thursday, April 5th, 2012

The former New Orleans police officers were sentenced to prison terms ranging from 38 to 65 years for their roles in the deadly shootings of unarmed residents and for a cover-up afterward.

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Ex-New Orleans Officers Sentenced in Post-Katrina Shootings

Sony Elevates Kazuo Hirai to President and C.E.O.

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

Sony Corp said on Wednesday that Vice President Kazuo Hirai will take over the roles of CEO and president on April 1 from Howard Stringer, who will retain the chairman’s post as the company struggles to regain its standing in the consumer electronics sector in which it was once a driving force.

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Australia lifts female combat ban

Tuesday, September 27th, 2011

Australia lifts all restrictions on the roles that women can carry out in its armed forces, including serving in special forces and front-line combat units.

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Australia lifts female combat ban

More sweetie? Edine and Patsy are back

Monday, August 29th, 2011

Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley will reprise their roles as Edina and Patsy to mark Absolutely Fabulous’ 20th anniversary, the BBC says.

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More sweetie? Edine and Patsy are back

Grease Star Jeff Conaway Dead at 60

Friday, May 27th, 2011

Jeff Conaway, best known for his roles in Grease and Taxi, died Friday due to complications from pneumonia, his sister told The Los Angeles Times. The 60-year-old actor was found unconscious in his home in California on May 10 and had been in a coma…

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Australian actor Bill Hunter dies

Sunday, May 22nd, 2011

Australian actor Bill Hunter, known for his roles in Gallipoli, Muriel’s Wedding and Strictly Ballroom, dies aged 71 in Melbourne.

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James Franco Straddles Two Roles at Yale

Friday, March 4th, 2011

The star, who is a student in Yale’s Ph.D. English program, plays the roles of scholar and campus lightning rod.

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James Franco Straddles Two Roles at Yale

De Niro Gets Career Achievement Honor

Tuesday, November 9th, 2010

Robert De Niro will be honored with the annual lifetime achievement award, the Cecil B. DeMille, at the Golden Globes, the Hollywood Foreign Press announced on Tuesday. De Niro, who has appeared in more than 70 films and earned Oscars for his roles in…

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Time for a New Theory of Money

Monday, November 8th, 2010

By understanding that money is simply credit, we unleash it as a powerful tool for our communities. The reason our financial system has routinely gotten into trouble, with periodic waves of depression like the one we’re battling now, may be due to a flawed perception not just of the roles of banking and credit but of the nature of money itself. In our economic adolescence, we have regarded money as a “thing”—something independent of the relationship it facilitates. read more

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