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In Brazil, Domino's makes rented DVDs smell like pizza
Don't forget the napkins when you watch a DVD in Brazil. In Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, Domino's has teamed up with 10 rental stores to use movie DVDs for an unusual marketing push. Users pop in a rented DVD like they would any other, and after...
Tags: Marketing, Apple iTunes, Netflix Inc., Skyfall (movie), Domino's Pizza Inc.
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Urban Flies With Vollalobos' Comedy 'Feathers'
VarietyFrederic Corvez's Paris-based Urban Distribution Intl. (UDI) has boardes "Por las plumas" ("All About the Feathers"), one of five projects being presented at a work-in-progress showcase for buzz Latin American titles. UDI will rep the pic in...Tags: Israel, Entertainment
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Walker Art Center offers a globe-hopping mix for its 2013-2014 performing-arts season
Star TribuneTwin Cities audiences will get a chance to see the first episode of the Nature Theater of Oklahoma's "Life & Times," an epic pop-chamber opera that the New Yorker called a "masterpiece." The New York-based troupe opens the 2013-14 performing-arts season...Tags: Japan, Arts and Culture, Swiss Confederation, Music, Entertainment
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Talento y belleza en la arena: volleyball de playa femenino en fotos (fotogalerÃa y vÃdeo)
El volleyball femenino de playa fue uno de los deportes más populares en la pasada OlimpÃada de Londres y con buena razón. Al margen del talento de las protagonistas, la actividad se caracteriza particularmente por el espectacular atractivo de las...
Tags: 2012 Summer Olympics, Czech Republic
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Brazilian Filmmakers Find New Audiences At Home, Abroad
VarietyFrom the point of view of world sports, Brazil is about to have its blazing moment in the sun. Will this period of high visibility also extend to other sectors of its culture? Andre Sturm, prexy of film promotion agency Cinema do Brasil, thinks it will....Tags: FIFA World Cup, Elite Squad (movie), Film Festivals, Colombia, Entertainment
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Fulfilling a Worldly Vision
The Brunswick News, Ga.Graduating from college is no small feat. In addition to juggling four to seven courses, exercising, eating healthy, socializing and getting the proper amount of sleep, students are tasked with having to figure out what they want to do with the rest...Tags: Graduation, Colleges and Universities, Poverty, Dominican Republic, Social Issues
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Newsmaker: Carla Leininger
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewNoteworthy: Leininger has won the 16th annual Brazilian International Press Award in the radio category for the East Coast. The award was established in 1997 to celebrate Brazilian culture and promote a positive image overseas. She won the award for...Tags: FIFA World Cup, Eaton Corporation, Music Industry, Entertainment, Radio
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Brazil court shelves latest trial in Dayton nun's slaying
The Dayton Daily NewsBrazil's Supreme Court has annulled the trial of a rancher convicted of ordering the 2005 murder of U.S. nun and Amazon people's advocate Dorothy Stang. The court ruled Vitalmiro Moura was not given enough time to prepare his defense in 2010 when he was...Tags: Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons, Separation of Church and State, Punishment
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Brazil hires 'bot guards
Boston HeraldBedford-based iRobot's $7.2 million in new contracts to provide security and defense robots for a series of high-profile, upcoming events in Brazil marks the latest sign of growing trade between Massachusetts and South America. The pioneering firm...Tags: FIFA World Cup, U.S. Military, EMC Corporation, 2016 Olympic Games, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Global Village: Europe Resists U.S. Inclusion, Pols Pressure Biz in Russia and India, More
VarietyINDIA President Pressures Biz President Pranab Mukherjee is urging the film industry to provide positive values following rising reports of rapes of minors. Speaking at the National Film Awards in Delhi May 3, Mukherjee said, "The recent incidents of...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Pacific Rim (movie), Bombings, Entertainment, Tripoli (Libya)
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Report: Cars made in Brazil blamed for country's high death rate
Autoblog.comFiled under: Government/Legal, Safety, South America The Detroit Free Press reports the new generation of Brazil-built cars are to blame for the country's high death rate. Thanks to a booming middle class, Brazil is the fourth-largest vehicle market in... -
Around the World in 80 Meals: Peru, times two, in Dallas
Fort Worth Star-TelegramThere's no shortage of Mexican and Central American food in North Texas. But South American cuisine -- not including those monster Brazilian meat palaces with their giant skewers -- is a bit tougher to find. ( Nusta's Cafe in Arlington is one of the few...Tags: Foods and Beverages, Dining and Drinking, Mangos, Onions, Butternut Squash
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