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PFC Denise A. Charriez

cathylarra — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:18:46 GMT

A shout out to my daughter Private First Class Denise A. Charriez in training at Ft. Gordon, I am so proud of you and your service to your country. Can't wait to see you at graduation day.

Adele Sweeps Grammy Awards

KCRep — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:14:07 GMT

This years Grammy Awards was held at the Staple Center in Los Angeles. Hosting this year was LL Cool J.

British singer Adele swept the Grammy Awards. Winning six out of six. She was humble, crying and even wiping her nose on stage with her hand. She won Album of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album for 21, Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Short Form Music Video for "Rolling In the Deep", and Best Pop Solo Performance for "Someone Like You". Adele is now only the second female to win six Grammy's in one night. She belted out her award winning song "Rolling in the Deep" and received a standing ovation. This was the first time she sang the song on stage since her vocal cord surgery. Congratulations Adele!

The Foo Fighters also won big with five Grammy's. Chris Brown won for Best R&B Album.'

There were many elaborate stage performances, most were quite entertaining but some were just weird. Katy Perry what was that? Don't try to be Lady GaGa. Try some vocal lessons! I couldn't help but compare every female singer to Whitney Houstons voice, they all fell short except for Adele.

The Beach Boys performed for their 50th Anniversay, I thought they sounded great.

Bruno Mars performed and was excellent, he reminds me of Elvis.

Jennifer Hudson paid tribute to Whitney Houston by singing "I Will Always Love You". Jennifer did a fantastic job but I thought she looked frightened on stage.

Chris Brown performed and I thought he was great, I was pleased he won a Grammy.

On a sour note (second one) I listened to a group named Cold Play. I don't understand how someone with that vocal non-range could even be on this award show, the lead singer's voice sounded like a pre-teenager trying to sing. This group sang with Rihanna who I love, she was great but left the stage in a strange way, like she almost wasn't sure she should leave.

Taylor Swift performed a Sadie Hawkins type performance. It was cute but the microphone was so big you couldn't see her face much.

Nicki Minaj had the most elaborate performance with demons and a Priest trying to get the devil out of her. At the end of the performance she levitates over the stage, pretty high up to. I thought this was a very strange act on the Grammy's.

It was nice seeing Paul McCartney, Glen Campbell, Alicia Keys and Tony Bennett. Alicia and Bonnie Raitt paid tribute to Etta James.

Host LL Cool J did a wonderful job of it. The show ran 3 1/2 hours and they packed a lot into it.

Congratulaions to all the winners!

Jovenes celebra la victoria de Capriles Radonski en las primarias de Venezuela

rgasperi — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:58:16 GMT

Por primera vez en la historia de Venezuela se celebran unas primarias presidenciales, el numero de jovenes que buscan un cambio en el regimen de Hugo Chavez es abrumador , la alegria llena las calles de Venezuela! la celebracion continua a las 12:30 a.m hora local en Venezuela con tambores y fuegos artificiales contando a demas con la participacion del alcalde del municipio de San Diego en el comando de campaña de la ciudad de Valencia, estado Carabobo.

Primarias Venezuela

unclaimed — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:47:54 GMT

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Primarias Venezuela

unclaimed — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:44:53 GMT

Enviado desde mi iPhone

elecciones de primarias venezolanas en Lima Peru

jbn11 — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:28:46 GMT

local de votación en la ciudad de Lima Peru, con muchas personas, mucho animo y mucho compañerismos

Fotos elecciones primarias

unclaimed — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:03:26 GMT

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Primarias de la oposición en Santiago, Chile

baquiano — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:58:47 GMT

Resultados de las primarias de la oposición en Santiago, Chile.
12 de febrero de 2012

Emotional Bobby Brown Sings Hours After Whitney Houston's Death

tfloradio — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:28:47 GMT

I woke up from a nap about 7:50 p.m. last night only to have a CNN alert on my iphone that Whitney Houston had died. I heard that New Edition was in town to perform and had just received the tragic news. Growing up in the 1st real "pop culture age" of the 80's & 90's, I felt compelled to run down to the concert to show my support, as if these guys were my family, neighbors, or classmates. It only makes sense that I would feel like that since .....we all grew up with them. It felt sorta like losing somebody you know.

We arrived there @ about 9:25 p.m. to a packed arena of old schoolers. LOL! KC & JoJo had just performed and New Edition was about to take the stage. I worked my mojo and ended up with two front row tickets!!! There was a special emotion in the air that night over the passing of Whitney Houston that was shared by the fans and the artist alike in that arena. The following is MY iphone video account of one of the most HISTORICAL MOMENTS IN MUSIC HISTORY!

Amsterdam canal skating race

Frandalf — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:28:46 GMT

AMSTERDAM - Saturday night, February 11, 2012, a rare skating race was held on the Imperial Canal (Keizersgracht) in Amsterdam, located between the Leidsestraat and the New Spiegelstraat. Divided into several age categories, the participants skated over a distance of 150 meters against each other. More than ten thousand people gathered along the canal to see them skate, while dancing, singing and stomping their feet to keep themselves warm.
But there was also Koek & Zopie (cake & a glass of mulled wine or a cup of hot chocolate with whipped cream). The skate competition was last held in 1997.
Ronald Mulder may call himself 'Emperor of Amsterdam' and Annette Gerritsen, the audience favorite, may call herself 'Empress of Amsterdam' till the next skate competition.

Remembering Whitney Houston

gregreesehd — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:34:55 GMT

American Singer, actress Whitney Houston passed away February 11, 2012. Millions of fans mourn the loss of an R&B favorite.

Today I'm out getting some of the fan reactions and I spoke to Video Producer, Shawnna Johnson. She shares her love for the artist.

Rest in Peace Whitney Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitney_Houston

Athens Riots

than1980 — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:20:45 GMT

Next to Syntagma sq. protesters have blocked the street with fire and pots. Within 200m police is firing chemicals against crowd.

Iranian and Syrian Protesters Rally in Turkey

syrous — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:53:49 GMT

Sirous Zarezadeh Ardeshir

A group of Iranian refugees in Turkey held a protest on the eve of the twenty-fifth day of Bahman (Victory month in Iran) to express sympathy and solidarity with Iranians inside the country and to support democracy movement, Saturday, February twenty-second (February eleventh ) with a group of activists from Syria.

This protest was organized by a group of civil and political activists residing in Turkey, the Association for Solidarity with Asylum Seekers, Refugees Support Community activists and exiled Iranian opposition activists and held in Ankara on Tuesday afternoon.

Syrian and Iranian protestors chanted against dictators in both countries and demanded establishment of democracy and human rights.

A group of Syrian political activists and freedom fighters, who were joined Iranian protesters at the beginning, started shouting slogans in solidarity with Iranian for peace and democracy in both countries.

Turkish-language news agencies also attended the event. The rally ended with a statement by the protesters.

Oriana Plaza y Daniela Lopez

unclaimed — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:24:24 GMT

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Cola en los centros

unclaimed — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:22:57 GMT

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Centro Electoral Instituto Educacional Juan XXIII, Valencia - Venezuela

unclaimed — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:21:53 GMT

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Centro Electoral Instituto Educacional Juan XXIII, Valencia - Venezuela

unclaimed — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:15:23 GMT

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Primarias Unidad Democratica

quenemary — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:13:47 GMT

COLAS EN EL CENTRO DE VOTACIÓN PARA ELEGIR AL CANDIDATO DE LA UNIDAD DEMOCRÁTICA,SAN CRIST’OBAL, ESTADO T’ACHIRA.

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unclaimed — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:02:24 GMT

Centro Venezolano Americano Las Mercedes

Whiteout in Rochester.

SlickNick — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:50:19 GMT

Video shot @ 11 this morning.

Whitney Houston*The Voice

moeunlimited — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:43:46 GMT

Not speaking for everyone in Detroit but I know for me in the 80's there was a lot of crime and a lot of negative of things that you were around almost automatically that could lead you into a negative path..I would cling to anything that would give me some type of inspiration/motivation because I didn't want to live what I was seeing...At my middle school the principal would play at 8:50am everyday two songs...Man in the mirror and Whitney Houston's Greatest Love of All...The Voice, The Delivery...it would stay in my head all day...It inspired me to right and I have been doing right to this day at age 35...It doesnt matter how she passed, all I know she was and always will be an inspiration and her drug condition will not be what I remember her by!!!RIP Whitney...We will always love you!!!

Muchas personas

unclaimed — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:14:51 GMT

Liceo Agustín Codazzi, Maracay, Edo. Aragua Aquí les mando mas fotos de la gran cantidad que llegaron luego de que les envíe las fotos anteriores. Espero que puedan usarlas Feliz Día!

Greece Riots 2012

than1980 — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:08:47 GMT

Protesters were scattered by the police who used tons of chemicals and tear gas. Protesters of all ages, waited in larger area but did not leave.

Primaria Venezuela

unclaimed — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:02:26 GMT

Este es el centro de votacion que está en el Colegio San Agustin El Marqués en Caracas.

Whitney Houston...Another one, Gone Too Soon...

ArwelMaelrys — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:41:46 GMT

I remember my 2nd semester 11th grade year. I had been staying on the streets, with friends, some family; I was all over Atlanta for like a year. I remember sitting in my teacher Tina Knoppel Adams' classroom. She was giving us a test and in my ear was this song. I cried for half the day. I felt so lost and this song provided me with the courage to be everything I wanted regardless of my situation. This is my favorite Whitney song of all time. Because of the message in this song, I have gone on to do a lot of things on my own, and I have been successful. I sit in tears because it was this encouragement, Ms. Knoppel's love, and God's direction that got me through the most trying time in my life. Thanks Whitney for showing your venerability to the world, showing that whatever our struggles, we are humans first.

Liceo agustin codazzi maracay

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Primarias vzla barqto

unclaimed — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:08:53 GMT

Fotos de barquisimeto

Whitney's Anthem

PAWilkinson — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:03:46 GMT

I'll never forget huddling around a small radio with my platoon in the middle of the Saudi Arabian desert along the Iraqi border in 1991 listening to the Super Bowl. Whitney Houston sang, what I consider to be without a doubt, the greatest rendition of our National Anthem ever performed. Big burly men on the brink of war failed to hold back their tears as we listened in absolute silence. When she finished her final note on "brave", and we could hear the jets soaring over the stadium, we cried out with an enormous motivational cheer, "Hooah!"

From the veterans of 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 4/18 Infantry, 1991, Desert Storm, RIP, Whitney! And thank you!

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unclaimed — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:55:54 GMT

Escuela Nueva Lagunillas de Ciudad Ojeda Estado Zulia (otra mesa).