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• Q&A with Maaza Mengiste, Author of ‘Beneath the Lion's Gaze’
  0 Comment(s) - Posted Mar 10 2010
  "I wanted to put into context my own memories of particular moments in Ethiopia during the early days of the revolution. I saw a type of fear that was raw and immediate, and I think even at that young age, I’d begun to understand the human capacity for cruelty." continue
• Word to Recession Graduates - Temp Til Ya Drop…
  0 Comment(s) - Posted Mar 10 2010
  And that's even if you're lucky to land a temp job, lest you be huffing or anything. You're entitled to be sure as your over priced university/college education wuz suppose to have guaranteed you (at worst) an entry level position at one fancy corporation or another. continue
• Yohannes Gedamu (1947-2010)
  1 Comment(s) - Posted Mar 09 2010
  "I am not illustrating or telling a story. There is no story behind it. The painting is rather out there only to incite different emotions from different people. That is why i don't give them titles" Yohannes Gedamu (b. 1947- d. March 7, 2010) continue
• Kansas City Swings: Hermon Mehari on Diverse and music
  2 Comment(s) - Posted Feb 11 2010
  Kansas City boasts a rich heritage in jazz. Both Charlie Parker and Count Basie have roots there, as well as countless musicians who've helped define the genre over the years. Diverse, a quintet formed in 2008, is making their mark on the city’s continue
• The Strength of Joy: An interview with Desta Haile
  4 Comment(s) - Posted Jan 26 2010
  "When I move to a new place, the first thing I do to make myself feel at home is go on lots of long walks to get to know my way around the place," says singer-song-writer Desta Haile. continue

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• My condolences to his friends and family.

  By Mimi on 2010 03 10
  From the entry 'Yohannes Gedamu (1947-2010)'.

• You are really cool and your outcome related to this post is superior. Should you continue your search? We would like buy some thesis report and just thesis from you.

  By FrankLydia on 2010 03 09
  From the entry 'Lasix'.

• This is a great book! I recommend young Ethiopians like myself to read it. It will give you a glimpse of what our parents and our country as a whole went through. Great job to the author.

  By Wondwossen on 2010 03 08
  From the entry 'Beneath the Lion's Gaze'.

• When you’re in the corner and have no money to go out from that point, you would have to take the business loans. Because that would help you definitely. I take credit loan every year and feel myself great because of this.

  By AshleeMiles on 2010 03 07
  From the entry 'Lasix'.

• I had got a dream to begin my firm, however I did not have got enough of cash to do it. Thank heaven my close colleague suggested to use the business loans. Therefore I used the term loan and made real my old dream.

  By Lily19Sweeney on 2010 03 05
  From the entry 'The Arranger : Ethio Jazz'.

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