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Source: The Star Malaysia

MIRI: Having a name that stands out among 28.5 million Malaysians can be advantageous or embarrassing. Puting Jampom, an Iban from Bintulu, is sometimes known among his friends as Mr Nipple but he is cool with that. The 57-year-old, who wo ...
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Jefferson Award Winner credits music for changing life after amputation

Source: WOAI

Kevin Higgins lost part of a leg in a motorcycle accident 15 years ago. But it was music that changed the course of his life. Now he's won the prestigious Jefferson Award for using music to help others. "When you have this opportunity to help someb ...
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From AOL squatter to entrepreneur

Source: The San Jose Mercury News

and asked him, "What would make you interested in learning what I'm teaching?" Fabled for entrepreneurs launching companies in garages, Silicon Valley now may have a new legend: the phantom of AOL. To save money for two months, 20-year-o ...
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Source: Original Signal: Movies

We all have Star Wars memories. We all do. Today is the 35th anniversary of a little known George Lucas film “Star Wars: A New Hope” that first released in theaters. The movie grossed over $307 million domestically in 1977 … Continue reading ...
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Source: Comic Book Movies

Going in the fourth weekend with $476M, the Joss Whedon-directed superhero epic has now passed Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace and became the #4 highest-grossing film of all time domestically... Everyone knew that The Avengers will ...
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JOE CORNWELL, a 19-year-old music student, from Liverpool city centre, was wearing a jacket and trainers both from JD Sports, a tee from Uniqlo, Levi Jeans and a baseball cap from RAN. He said he prefers to dress “sporty and casual”, especially for unive ...
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