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Mud Studio

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I’m dreaming of a chandelier for my living room and Mud Studio has the one that I want though there is no way I can afford it so it will remain on my dream wish list for a very long time. I’ve become obsessed with Mud Studio, a fan for a few years [...] »

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Can a Zebra roar?

The Boston Globe Corner Kicks

By Adam Burrows, Boston.com Correspondent BONGOVILLE, Gabon -- Botswana is a sparsely populated, land-locked country in southern Africa acclaimed for its natural beauty, fauna, and civic stability. It has never been known for soccer. Until now. Defying... »

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Suspicion and benevolence, floods and upsets in AFCON Group A

The Boston Globe Corner Kicks

By Adam Burrows, Boston.com Correspondent BATA, Equatorial Guinea -- You can?t blame President Teodoro Obiang Nguma Mbasongo for being a little suspicious. A few years back, a band of South African mercenaries, bankrolled by London financiers and backe... »

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Gabon national coach calm amidst chaos

The Boston Globe Corner Kicks

By Adam Burrows, Boston.com Correspondent Gernot Rohr enjoyed a long playing career at Bordeaux and has held some plum postings as a coach, but that won?t be enough to win over skeptics in the central African nation of Gabon, where... »

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Entercom radio chief’s clueless email

Mediabiz Blog

 The CEO of Entercom Communications - whose Boston radio stations include WRKO and WEEI - sent an email to employees this week boasting of his recent holiday safari as he tried to rally them to work harder this year. “Immersing oneself into the heart o... »

Speaking up for those who can’t

Children's Hospital Boston: Thrive

Daad Azar, interpreter and scheduling coordinator for Interpreter Services at Children’s Hospital Boston, seems relaxed in the hectic, often noisy office that manages more than 120,000 requests per year—nearly 200 per day—for interpreters speaking more... »

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Top 10 science and clinical innovation trends: Looking forward to 2012

Children's Hospital Boston: Vector

Here once again is Vector’s take on some exciting trends we’ve been watching in the pediatric health arena and what we expect to see more of this year. If you’ve got others to propose, scroll to the bottom and let us know! Whole-genome sequencing enter... »

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Upcoming Events at the Burlington Public Library

Burlington Patch

The Burlington Public Library has a bunch of upcoming events and accounts of past events residents can check out. The following is a press release listing what has happened, is currently happening and what is coming soon. Great Decisions 2012 Dr. Brand... »

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