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Alabama
Alabama (
i/ˌæləˈbæmə/) is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama is the 30th-most extensive and the 23rd-most populous of the 50 United States. Alabama ranks second in the area of its inland waterways.
From the American Civil War until World War II, Alabama, like many Southern states, suffered economic hardship, in part because of continued dependence on agriculture. Despite the growth of major industries and urban centers, white rural interests dominated the state legislature until the 1960s, while urban interests and African Americans were under-represented. Following World War II, Alabama experienced growth as the economy of the state transitioned from agriculture to diversified interests in heavy manufacturing, mineral extraction, education, and technology. In addition, the establishment or expansion of multiple military installations, primarily those of the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force, added to state jobs.
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Auburn University
Coordinates: 32°36′12″N 85°29′10″W / 32.603374°N 85.486078°W / 32.603374; -85.486078
Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a public university located in Auburn, Alabama, United States. With more than 25,000 students and 1,200 faculty members, it is one of the largest universities in the state. Auburn was chartered on February 7, 1856, as the East Alabama Male College, a private liberal arts school affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. In 1872, the college became the state's first public land-grant university under the Morrill Act and was renamed the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama. In 1892, the college became the first four-year coeducational school in the state. The curriculum at the university originally focused on arts and agriculture. This trend changed under the guidance of Dr. William Leroy Broun, who taught classics and sciences and believed both disciplines were important in the overall growth of the university and the individual. The college was renamed the Alabama Polytechnic Institute (API) in 1899, largely because of Dr. Broun’s influence. The college continued expanding, and in 1960 its name was officially changed to Auburn University to acknowledge the varied academic programs and larger curriculum of a major university. It had been popularly known as "Auburn" for many years. Auburn is among the few American universities designated as a land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research center.
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Bretton Woods system
The Bretton Woods system of monetary management established the rules for commercial and financial relations among the world's major industrial states in the mid-20th century. The Bretton Woods system was the first example of a fully negotiated monetary order intended to govern monetary relations among independent nation-states.
Preparing to rebuild the international economic system as World War II was still raging, 730 delegates from all 44 Allied nations gathered at the Mount Washington Hotel in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, United States, for the United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference. The delegates deliberated upon and signed the Bretton Woods Agreements during the first three weeks of July 1944.
Setting up a system of rules, institutions, and procedures to regulate the international monetary system, the planners at Bretton Woods established the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), which today is part of the World Bank Group. These organizations became operational in 1945 after a sufficient number of countries had ratified the agreement.
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Dubai
Dubai (/duːˈbaɪ/ doo-BY; Arabic: دبيّ Dubeii; IPA: [du'beii]) is an emirate within the United Arab Emirates (UAE). A city within the emirate is also named Dubai. The emirate is located south east of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi. Dubai and Abu Dhabi are the only two emirates to have veto power over critical matters of national importance in the country's legislature. Dubai City is located on the emirate's northern coastline.
The earliest mention of Dubai is in 1095, and the earliest settlement known as Dubai town dates from 1799. Dubai was formally established in 1833 by Sheikh Maktoum bin Buti al Maktoum when he persuaded 800 members of the Bani Yas tribe, living in what is now part of Saudi Arabia, to follow him to the Dubai Creek by the Al Abu Falasa clan of Bani Yas. It remained under clan control when the United Kingdom assumed the protection of Dubai in 1892. Its geographical location made it an important trading hub and by the beginning of the 20th century, it was an important port.
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Italy
Italyi/ˈɪtəli/ (Italian: Italia [iˈtaːlja]), officially the Italian Republic or the Republic of Italy (Italian: Repubblica italiana), is a unitary parliamentary republic in south-central Europe. To the north, it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia along the Alps. To the south, it consists of the entirety of the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Sardinia–the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea–and many other smaller islands. The independent states of San Marino and the Vatican City are enclaves within Italy, while Campione d'Italia is an Italian exclave in Switzerland. The territory of Italy covers some 301,338 km2 (116,347 sq mi) and is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate. With 60.6 million inhabitants, it is the fifth most populous country in Europe, and the 23rd most populous in the world.
Rome, the capital of Italy, was for centuries a political and religious centre of Western civilisation as the capital of the Roman Empire and site of the Holy See. After the decline of the Roman Empire, Italy endured numerous invasions by foreign peoples, from Germanic tribes such as the Lombards and Ostrogoths, to the Byzantines and later, the Normans, among others. Centuries later, Italy became the birthplace of Maritime republics and the Renaissance, an immensely fruitful intellectual movement that would prove to be integral in shaping the subsequent course of European thought.
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Kenya
Kenya (
/ˈkɛnjə/ or /ˈkiːnjə/), officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator. With the Indian Ocean to its south-east, it is bordered by Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, South Sudan to the north-west, Ethiopia to the north and Somalia to the north-east. Kenya has a land area of 580,000 km2 and a population of nearly 41 million, representing 42 different peoples and cultures. The country is named after Mount Kenya, a significant landmark and second among Africa's highest mountain peaks. Kenya's capital and largest city is Nairobi.
Kenya has a warm and humid climate along its coastline on the Indian Ocean which changes to wildlife-rich savannah grasslands moving inland towards the capital Nairobi. Nairobi has a cool climate that gets colder approaching Mount Kenya, which has three permanently snow-capped peaks. The warm and humid tropical climate reappears further inland towards lake Victoria, before giving way to temperate forested and hilly areas in the western region. The North Eastern regions along the border with Somalia and Ethiopia are arid and semi-arid areas with near-desert landscapes. Lake Victoria, the world's second largest fresh-water lake (after Lake Superior in the US and Canada) and the world's largest tropical lake, is situated to the southwest and is shared with Uganda and Tanzania. Kenya is famous for its safaris and diverse world-famous wildlife reserves such as Tsavo National Park, the Maasai Mara, Nakuru National Park, and Aberdares National Park.
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Port au Prince
Port-au-Prince ( /ˌpɔrtoʊˈprɪns/; French pronunciation: [pɔʁopʁɛ̃s]; Haitian Creole: Pòtoprens; Haitian Creole pronunciation: [pɔtopɣɛ̃s]) is the capital and largest city of the Caribbean country of Haiti. The city's population was 704,776 as of the 2003 census, and was officially estimated to have reached 897,859 in 2009.
The city of Port-au-Prince is on the Gulf of Gonâve: the bay on which the city lies, which acts as a natural harbor, has sustained economic activity since the civilizations of the Arawaks. It was first incorporated under the colonial rule of the French, in 1749, and has been Haiti's largest metropolis since then. The city's layout is similar to that of an amphitheatre; commercial districts are near the water, while residential neighborhoods are located on the hills above. Its population is difficult to ascertain due to the rapid growth of slums in the hillsides above the city; however, recent estimates place the metropolitan area's population at around 3.7 million, nearly half of the country's national population.
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Rome
Rome (/ˈroʊm/; Italian: Roma pronounced [ˈroːma] (
listen); Latin: Rōma) is a city and special comune ("Roma Capitale") in Italy. Rome is the capital of Italy and the capital of Lazio (Latin: Latium). With 2.8 million residents in 1,285.3 km2 (496.3 sq mi), it is also the country's largest and most populated comune and fourth-most populous city in the European Union by population within city limits. Between 3.2 and 3.7 million people live in the Rome metropolitan area. The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.
Rome's history spans two and a half thousand years. It was the capital city of the Roman Kingdom, the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire, which was the dominant power in Western Europe and the lands bordering the Mediterranean for over seven hundred years from the 1st century BC until the 7th century AD and the city is regarded as one of the birthplaces of western civilization. Since the 1st century AD Rome has been the seat of the Papacy and, after the end of Byzantine domination, in the 8th century it became the capital of the Papal States, which lasted until 1870. In 1871 Rome became the capital of the Kingdom of Italy, and in 1946 that of the Italian Republic.
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Sudan
Sudan (i/suːˈdæn/ or /suːˈdɑːn/;Arabic: السودان, as-Sūdān), officially the Republic of the Sudan (Arabic: جمهورية السودان, Jumhūrīyat as-Sūdān), sometimes called North Sudan, is an Arab state in North Africa (sometimes also considered to be part of the Middle East). It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, and Libya to the northwest. The population of Sudan is a combination of indigenous inhabitants of Nile Valley, and descendants of migrants from the Arabian Peninsula. Due to the process of Arabisation common throughout the rest of the Arab World, today Arab culture predominates in Sudan. The majority of the population of Sudan adheres to Islam. The Nile divides the country between east and west sides.
The people of Sudan have a long history extending from antiquity which is intertwined with the history of Egypt. Sudan suffered seventeen years of civil war during the First Sudanese Civil War (1955–1972) followed by ethnic, religious and economic conflicts between the Muslim Arab northern Sudanese and the mostly animist and Christian Nilotes of Southern Sudan. This led to the Second Sudanese Civil War in 1983. Because of continuing political and military struggles, Sudan was seized in a bloodless coup d'état by colonel Omar al-Bashir in 1989, who thereafter proclaimed himself President of Sudan. The civil war ended with the signing of a Comprehensive Peace Agreement which granted autonomy to what was then the southern region of the country. Following a referendum held in January 2011, South Sudan seceded on 9 July 2011 with the consent of Sudan's President al-Bashir.
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United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates
i/juːˌnaɪtɨd ˌærəb ˈɛmɪrɨts/ (Arabic: دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة, Al Imārāt al ‘Arabīyah al Muttaḥidah), sometimes simply called the Emirates or the UAE, is a country situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman to the east and Saudi Arabia to the south, as well as sharing sea borders with Qatar to the west and Iran to the north.
The UAE is a federation of seven emirates (equivalent to principalities), each governed by a hereditary emir, with a single national president. The constituent emirates are Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah, and Umm al-Quwain. The capital is Abu Dhabi, which is also the state's center of political, industrial, and cultural activities.
Prior to independence in 1971, the UAE was known as the Trucial States or Trucial Oman, in reference to a 19th-century truce between the local sheikhs, hereditary rulers of the territories, and the United Kingdom. The term Pirate Coast was also used by some to refer to the emirates from the 18th to the early 20th century, owing to the preponderance of pirates operating from Emirati ports.
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United States
The United States of America (commonly abbreviated to the United States, the U.S., the USA, America, and the States) is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to the east and Russia to the west, across the Bering Strait. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also possesses several territories in the Pacific and Caribbean.
At 3.79 million square miles (9.83 million km2) and with over 312 million people, the United States is the third or fourth largest country by total area, and the third largest by both land area and population. It is one of the world's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, the product of large-scale immigration from many countries. The U.S. economy is the world's largest national economy, with an estimated 2011 GDP of $15.1 trillion (22% of nominal global GDP and over 19% of global GDP at purchasing-power parity). Per capita income is the world's sixth-highest.
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Catherine Bertini
Catherine Bertini is an American public servant. She was the Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Program from 1992 to 2002. Currently, she is a Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs of Syracuse University. She is a co-chair of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs’ Global Agricultural Development Initiative and Chair of the Council’s Girls in Rural Economies Initiative. She is the 2003 World Food Prize Laureate.
During the Reagan and George H.W. Bush administrations, Catherine Bertini served as Acting Assistant Secretary of the Family Support Administration in the United States Department of Health and Human Services, and as Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Food and Consumer Services at the United States Department of Agriculture. At the USDA, Ms. Bertini created a food package for low income breastfeeding mothers. Initiation of this package correlated directly with increases in the percentage of low income American mothers who breastfed their infants. She also led the interagency efforts to replace food coupons and welfare checks with electronic benefit cards. By 2004, all states had converted to electronic benefit transfer program. At the DHHS, Ms. Bertini was responsible for regulations that strengthened education and training support for the poorest American women.
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Christina Aguilera
Christina María Aguilera (born December 18, 1980) is an American recording artist and actress. Aguilera first appeared on national television in 1990 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The Mickey Mouse Club from 1993 to 1994. Aguilera signed to RCA Records after recording "Reflection", the theme song for the animated film Mulan (1998).
In 1999, Aguilera came to prominence following her debut album Christina Aguilera, which was a commercial success spawning three number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100—"Genie in a Bottle", "What a Girl Wants", and "Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)." Her sophomore and her debut Latin-pop album, Mi Reflejo (2000), a Christmas third studio album, My Kind of Christmas (2000), and several collaborations followed which garnered Aguilera worldwide success, though she was displeased with her lack of input in her music and image. After parting from her management, Aguilera took creative control over her fourth studio album, Stripped (2002). The album's second single, "Beautiful", was a commercial success and helped the album's commercial performance amidst controversy over Aguilera's image. Aguilera followed up Stripped with the soul, jazz and blues inspired, Back to Basics (2006), released to positive critical acclaim. The album produced three singles "Ain't No Other Man", "Hurt" and "Candyman". Four years later Aguilera released her sixth studio album, Bionic (2010), which incorporated aspects of R&B, electropop, and synthpop and was met with mixed reviews and low sales. Aguilera's seventh studio album is set to be released in 2012.
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Drew Barrymore
Drew Blyth Barrymore (born February 22, 1975) is an American actress, film director, screenwriter, producer and model. She is a member of the Barrymore family of American actors and granddaughter of John Barrymore. She first appeared in an advertisement when she was 11 months old. Barrymore made her film debut in Altered States in 1980. Afterwards, she starred in her breakout role in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. She quickly became one of Hollywood's most recognized child actresses, going on to establish herself in mainly comic roles.
Following a turbulent childhood which was marked by drug and alcohol abuse and two stints in rehab, Barrymore wrote the 1990 autobiography, Little Girl Lost. She successfully made the transition from child star to adult actress with a number of films including Poison Ivy, Bad Girls, Boys on the Side, and Everyone Says I Love You. Subsequently, she established herself in romantic comedies such as The Wedding Singer and 50 First Dates.
In 1995, she and business partner Nancy Juvonen formed the production company Flower Films, with its first production the 1999 Barrymore film Never Been Kissed. Flower Films has gone on to produce the Barrymore vehicle films Charlie's Angels, 50 First Dates, and Music and Lyrics, as well as the cult film Donnie Darko. Barrymore's more recent projects include He's Just Not That into You, Beverly Hills Chihuahua, Everybody's Fine and Going the Distance. A recipient of a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Barrymore appeared on the cover of the 2007 People magazine's 100 Most Beautiful issue.
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Ertharin Cousin
Ertharin Cousin (born 1957) is, since 2012, the twelfth Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme.
From 2009 to 2012, Ertharin Cousin served under President Barack Obama as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture, serving in Rome, Italy, and chief of the United States Mission to the UN Agencies in Rome. Before that, she worked in a variety of public and private sector positions, first as a Democratic Party official, later specializing in the food industry and related charities from the late 1990s on.
Cousin grew up in the poor Lawndale neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois along with her three sisters. Her mother, Anne Cousin, worked in the social services field and her father often engaged in volunteer community development work.
She earned a B.A. degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1979 and a J.D. degree from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1982. At the latter, she studied international law under former U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk.
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George McGovern
George Stanley McGovern (born July 19, 1922) is a historian, author, and former U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, and the Democratic Party nominee in the 1972 presidential election.
McGovern grew up in Mitchell, South Dakota, where he was a renowned debater. He volunteered for the U.S. Army Air Forces upon the country's entry into World War II and as a B-24 Liberator pilot flew 35 missions over German-occupied Europe. Among the medals awarded him was a Distinguished Flying Cross for making a hazardous emergency landing of his damaged plane and saving his crew. After the war he gained degrees from Dakota Wesleyan University and Northwestern University, culminating in a Ph.D, and was a history professor. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1956 and re-elected in 1958. After a failed bid for the U.S. Senate in 1960, he was elected there in 1962.
As a senator, McGovern was an exemplar of modern American liberalism. He became most known for his outspoken opposition to the growing U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. He staged a brief nomination run in the 1968 presidential election as a stand-in for the assassinated Robert F. Kennedy. The subsequent McGovern–Fraser Commission fundamentally altered the Democratic presidential nominating process, by greatly increasing the number of caucuses and primaries and reducing the influence of party insiders. The McGovern–Hatfield Amendment sought to end the Vietnam War by legislative means but was defeated in 1970 and 1971. McGovern's long-shot, grassroots-based 1972 presidential campaign found triumph in gaining the Democratic nomination but left the party badly split ideologically, and the failed vice-presidential pick of Thomas Eagleton undermined McGovern's credibility. In the general election McGovern lost to incumbent Richard Nixon in one of the biggest landslides in American history. Re-elected Senator in 1968 and 1974, McGovern was defeated in a bid for a fourth term in 1980.
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Josette Sheeran
Josette Sheeran is Vice Chairman of the World Economic Forum. Sheeran assumed this position on the conclusion of her term at the World Food Programme in April 2012. She was the eleventh Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), appointed by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Food and Agriculture Organization Director-General Jacques Diouf in November 2006. Prior to this post, she served as the United States Under Secretary for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs in the State Department.
As Executive Director of WFP, Sheeran was responsible for managing the world’s largest humanitarian organization with nearly 11,000 staff worldwide. WFP provides emergency food aid to the world’s hungry as well as addresses the causes of chronic hunger. The UN estimates that there are more than 850,000,000 hungry and malnourished people, disproportionately represented by women and children who are often victims of war and natural disasters; those who do not have access to safe drinking water or sanitation; orphans and families affected by HIV/AIDS; and schoolchildren in poor communities.
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Peter Middlebrook
Peter J. Middlebrook (D.Phil.) (born in Lincoln, U.K., 15 November 1965) is the Managing Director of Geopolicity Inc., and an English political economist/Political Scientist and Emerging Markets expert specializing in fragile states, international relations and the development of Transition economies. He is best known for his work as an economic advisor to governments and corporations in Africa, the Middle East (Iraq), Central and South Asia as well as OECD countries, the World Bank, European Union, United Nations and Uk Government. He specialises in the Middle East and North Africa MENA, South Asia and the Horn of Africa with a particular focus on investment finance and the privatisation and transformation of national economies and productive infrastructure and other public goods, including energy markets. He originated the concept and framework for right-financing as a practical tool to guide both private and public investment.
Middlebrook is the co-founder and Managing Director of Geopolicity Inc., an international management consultancy and think tank specialising in economic intelligence, diagnostic and analytical advisory services to Investment Banks, Government, International Financial Institutions and Corporations. He worked for the World Bank in South Asia and Central Asia. Middlebrook has published widely on emerging markets, global recession, geo-strategic interests and on the challenges of Economic Development and reconstruction of States, restructuring of government institutions, political analysis and the political economy of economic growth and poverty reduction. He is also a keen independent observer on international relations.
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Sean Penn
Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor, screenwriter and film director, also known for his left-wing political and social activism (including humanitarian work). He is a two-time Academy Award winner for his roles in Mystic River (2003) and Milk (2008), as well as the recipient of a Golden Globe Award for the former and a Screen Actors Guild Award for the latter.
Penn began his acting career in television with a brief appearance in a 1974 episode of Little House on the Prairie, directed by his father Leo Penn. Following his film debut in 1981's Taps and a diverse range of film roles in the 1980s, Penn emerged as a prominent leading actor with the 1995 drama film Dead Man Walking, for which he earned his first Academy Award nomination and the Best Actor Award at the Berlin Film Festival. Penn received another two Oscar nominations for Sweet and Lowdown (1999) and I Am Sam (2001), before winning his first Academy Award for Best Actor in 2003 for Mystic River and a second one in 2008 for Milk. He has also won a Best Actor Award of the Cannes Film Festival for She's So Lovely (1997), and two Best Actor Awards at the Venice Film Festival for Hurlyburly (1998) and 21 Grams (2003).
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WFW 66 - Valentines Day Card Making with WFP
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- Duration: 16:16
- Updated: 15 Feb 2013
Wong Fu Weekends Season 5 is brought to you by YesStyle.com. Extended Scenes wongfuproductions.com In this episode of Wong Fu Weekends Wes, Ted and Phil tries to make their own Valentines Day cards. Featured Item: Awkward Frog -areyouaniceguy.com Get NICE GUY Shirts at our store: areyouaniceguy.com SUBSCRIBE youtube.com FACEBOOK: facebook.com TWITTER OFFICIAL: twitter.com TED FU: twitter.com WESLEY CHAN: twitter.com PHILIP WANG: twitter.com OFFICIAL: wongfuproductions.com STORE areyouaniceguy.com
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Wong Fu Weekends Season 5 is brought to you by YesStyle.com. Extended Scenes wongfuproductions.com In this episode of Wong Fu Weekends Wes, Ted and Phil tries to make their own Valentines Day cards. Featured Item: Awkward Frog -areyouaniceguy.com Get NICE GUY Shirts at our store: areyouaniceguy.com SUBSCRIBE youtube.com FACEBOOK: facebook.com TWITTER OFFICIAL: twitter.com TED FU: twitter.com WESLEY CHAN: twitter.com PHILIP WANG: twitter.com OFFICIAL: wongfuproductions.com STORE areyouaniceguy.com
WFP Autumn Tour 2010 - Part 1
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- Duration: 4:15
- Updated: 12 Feb 2013
WATCH PART TWO: wongfuproductions.com It's been a crazy tour, back to back shows across multiple states. If you followed us on our Twitter you know how tiring it was for us but we've finally made it back to LA A big thank you to all the organizers of our events and to everyone that came out to support us. We are humbled by your support and enthusiasm for us to succeed. MUSIC BY: www.youtube.com WONG FU STORE areyouaniceguy.com SUBSCRIBE! http OFFICIAL WEBSITE wongfuproductions.com FACEBOOK http TWITTER Wong Fu Productions twitter.com Philip Wang twitter.com Wesley Chan twitter.com Ted Fu twitter.com
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WATCH PART TWO: wongfuproductions.com It's been a crazy tour, back to back shows across multiple states. If you followed us on our Twitter you know how tiring it was for us but we've finally made it back to LA A big thank you to all the organizers of our events and to everyone that came out to support us. We are humbled by your support and enthusiasm for us to succeed. MUSIC BY: www.youtube.com WONG FU STORE areyouaniceguy.com SUBSCRIBE! http OFFICIAL WEBSITE wongfuproductions.com FACEBOOK http TWITTER Wong Fu Productions twitter.com Philip Wang twitter.com Wesley Chan twitter.com Ted Fu twitter.com
- published: 22 Nov 2010
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Highlights From WFP's Hangout From Syria
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- Duration: 15:07
- Updated: 15 Feb 2013
HIghlights from WFP's Hangout From Syria on February 1 featuring WFP Senior Spokesperson Abeer Etefa in Damascus, NPR correspondent Deborah Amos, Washington Institute for Near East Policy fellow Andrew Tabler, Syria Deeply Managing Editor Karen Leigh and WFP supporter Irene Danquah.
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HIghlights from WFP's Hangout From Syria on February 1 featuring WFP Senior Spokesperson Abeer Etefa in Damascus, NPR correspondent Deborah Amos, Washington Institute for Near East Policy fellow Andrew Tabler, Syria Deeply Managing Editor Karen Leigh and WFP supporter Irene Danquah.
- published: 06 Feb 2013
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- author: WORLDFOODPROGRAM
WFP Reaches Syrians Caught In The Crossfire
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- Duration: 2:09
- Updated: 18 Jan 2013
Delivering food into areas at the centre of the ongoing conflict in Syria is dangerous business, but absolutely crucial for families caught in the crossfire. Over the coming months, WFP will continue providing food assistance to more than 1.5 million people in places like Homs, where the fighting has been heaviest.
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Delivering food into areas at the centre of the ongoing conflict in Syria is dangerous business, but absolutely crucial for families caught in the crossfire. Over the coming months, WFP will continue providing food assistance to more than 1.5 million people in places like Homs, where the fighting has been heaviest.
- published: 24 Oct 2012
- views: 601
- author: WORLDFOODPROGRAM
Floods Bring Devastation To DPR Korea
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- Duration: 3:41
- Updated: 14 Jan 2013
WFP's Jonathan Dumont travels to DPR Korea, where he sees the devastating effects that floods are having on local communities. In a country already at grips with high levels of hunger and malnutrition, these floods risk making a bad situation even worse.
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WFP's Jonathan Dumont travels to DPR Korea, where he sees the devastating effects that floods are having on local communities. In a country already at grips with high levels of hunger and malnutrition, these floods risk making a bad situation even worse.
- published: 10 Sep 2012
- views: 1703
- author: WORLDFOODPROGRAM
WFP Hangout From Syria
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- Duration: 43:16
- Updated: 11 Oct 2012
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Innovating On The Front Line: WFP Using Food E-Cards In Syrian Crises
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- Duration: 2:15
- Updated: 25 Jan 2013
WFP's Jon Dumont reports from Turkey's border with Syria, where Syrian refugees are now receiving food vouchers that allow them to buy food in local shops.
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WFP's Jon Dumont reports from Turkey's border with Syria, where Syrian refugees are now receiving food vouchers that allow them to buy food in local shops.
- published: 16 Oct 2012
- views: 622
- author: WORLDFOODPROGRAM
World Food Programme Logistics; We Deliver
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- Duration: 4:31
- Updated: 27 Jan 2013
World Food Programme (WFP) Logistics delivers humanitarian aid to over 100 million people in 80 countries, in some of the world's most inhospitable locations. Land, sea or air; WFP Delivers!
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World Food Programme (WFP) Logistics delivers humanitarian aid to over 100 million people in 80 countries, in some of the world's most inhospitable locations. Land, sea or air; WFP Delivers!
- published: 02 Mar 2007
- views: 30215
- author: tbj1870
OCTOPIZZO HOSTS 50CENT IN KIBERA sponsored by WFP
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- Duration: 1:27
- Updated: 13 Feb 2013
This is the Best side oF 50cent that I've ever witness and also is the other side of 50 cent that I've always wanted to be,He is such an inspiration to people who dont only rap about the Disadvantages but practicaly puts them to work. SBIG UP 50 CENT AND WELCOME TO KIBERA AGAIN www.octopizzo.com
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This is the Best side oF 50cent that I've ever witness and also is the other side of 50 cent that I've always wanted to be,He is such an inspiration to people who dont only rap about the Disadvantages but practicaly puts them to work. SBIG UP 50 CENT AND WELCOME TO KIBERA AGAIN www.octopizzo.com
- published: 16 Aug 2012
- views: 17304
- author: OctopizzoTV
The new GrippaMax wfp system up close.
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- Duration: 6:06
- Updated: 13 Feb 2013
Take a look at this system designed by GrippaTank and Gardiner Pole Systems. GrippaTank is the new kid on the block taking the window cleaning industry by storm with its lower cost wfp pole system that can be fitted by a GrippaTank engineer right on your doorway. A system that has been tested for crash worthiness by MIRA. An awesome system!!
http://wn.com/The_new_GrippaMax_wfp_system_up_close
Take a look at this system designed by GrippaTank and Gardiner Pole Systems. GrippaTank is the new kid on the block taking the window cleaning industry by storm with its lower cost wfp pole system that can be fitted by a GrippaTank engineer right on your doorway. A system that has been tested for crash worthiness by MIRA. An awesome system!!
- published: 09 Aug 2012
- views: 1432
- author: Lee Burbidge
Food Crisis In Africa's Sahel Region
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- Duration: 1:48
- Updated: 17 Jan 2013
Drought has returned to the Sahel region of West Africa bringing hunger to millions for the third time in recent years. The quick recurrence of droughts means that people have had little time to recover. Savings are exhausted and livestock herds have not been replenished.
http://wn.com/Food_Crisis_In_Africa's_Sahel_Region
Drought has returned to the Sahel region of West Africa bringing hunger to millions for the third time in recent years. The quick recurrence of droughts means that people have had little time to recover. Savings are exhausted and livestock herds have not been replenished.
- published: 16 Feb 2012
- views: 5015
- author: WORLDFOODPROGRAM
Kidz-AID "Help Het WFP!" officiële clip. www.kidz-aid.nl
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- Duration: 5:48
- Updated: 14 Feb 2013
Now available on: itunes.apple.com Stem op www.kidstop20.nl Kidz-AID Artiesten Ralf, Kidz-DJ, Monsif, Mano, Keet!, Bobbie & Xmix Alle opbrengsten komen volledig ten goede van het World Food Programme, zie ook: www.kidz-aid.nl
http://wn.com/Kidz-AID_Help_Het_WFP!_officiële_clip_wwwkidz-aidnl
Now available on: itunes.apple.com Stem op www.kidstop20.nl Kidz-AID Artiesten Ralf, Kidz-DJ, Monsif, Mano, Keet!, Bobbie & Xmix Alle opbrengsten komen volledig ten goede van het World Food Programme, zie ook: www.kidz-aid.nl
- published: 31 Aug 2011
- views: 64167
- author: kidzaid
WFP Interviews Bill Whittle
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- Duration: 15:47
- Updated: 09 Feb 2013
WFP Interviews Bill Whittle
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Philip Bailey - Walking On The Chinese Wall
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- Duration: 5:05
- Updated: 14 Feb 2013
A great song from Philip Bailey. He also had a duet with Phil Collins with Easy Lover.
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A great song from Philip Bailey. He also had a duet with Phil Collins with Easy Lover.
- published: 01 Sep 2011
- views: 80299
- author: Aussiebattlervideos2
Ronaldinho/World Food Programme-World Cup TV spot
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- Duration: 0:31
- Updated: 18 May 2012
Brazilian football/soccer star Ronaldinho helps the UN's World Food Programme by eating a football.
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Brazilian football/soccer star Ronaldinho helps the UN's World Food Programme by eating a football.
- published: 24 May 2007
- views: 13156
- author: WORLDFOODPROGRAM
World hunger - A Billion for a Billion
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- Duration: 1:09
- Updated: 15 Feb 2013
Hunger: every 6 seconds a child dies from hunger. If you're reading this, you can make a difference. Take action: bit.ly (Please note: The children featured in this video are not accompanied by their true names and countries. The hunger conditions they face are real, but we have changed some of their identifying information.)
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Hunger: every 6 seconds a child dies from hunger. If you're reading this, you can make a difference. Take action: bit.ly (Please note: The children featured in this video are not accompanied by their true names and countries. The hunger conditions they face are real, but we have changed some of their identifying information.)
- published: 25 Sep 2009
- views: 787676
- author: WORLDFOODPROGRAM
WFP Interviews Lord Christopher Monckton, May 28, 2012
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- Duration: 17:46
- Updated: 29 Aug 2012
Brad Zinn of Western Free Press interviews Lord Christopher Monckton just before his presentation to the Surprise Tea Party, Sun City, AZ, May 28, 2012. The presentation will be posted to YouTube separately (check back here for the link). Lord Monckton is a leading skeptic and compelling speaker on the worldwide "global warming" political movement, which is based on what the warmists call "science". Monckton's work shows how this Leftist-supported movement has in fact perverted the very essence of the scientific process itself in order to achieve the Left's true objective: wholly new and unprecedented levels of permanent power over all of our lives. To reverse the Left's global abuses and usurpations of our personal freedoms, Lord Monckton looks to US political movements like the Tea Party for commitment, energy, and leadership. This video and additional information & commentary is posted on WesternFreePress at www.westernfreepress.com
http://wn.com/WFP_Interviews_Lord_Christopher_Monckton,_May_28,_2012
Brad Zinn of Western Free Press interviews Lord Christopher Monckton just before his presentation to the Surprise Tea Party, Sun City, AZ, May 28, 2012. The presentation will be posted to YouTube separately (check back here for the link). Lord Monckton is a leading skeptic and compelling speaker on the worldwide "global warming" political movement, which is based on what the warmists call "science". Monckton's work shows how this Leftist-supported movement has in fact perverted the very essence of the scientific process itself in order to achieve the Left's true objective: wholly new and unprecedented levels of permanent power over all of our lives. To reverse the Left's global abuses and usurpations of our personal freedoms, Lord Monckton looks to US political movements like the Tea Party for commitment, energy, and leadership. This video and additional information & commentary is posted on WesternFreePress at www.westernfreepress.com
- published: 29 May 2012
- views: 1194
- author: WesternFreePress
WFP Asia: Celebrate Mothers With KC Concepcion!
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- Duration: 0:58
- Updated: 04 Feb 2013
WFP Philippines National Ambassador Against Hunger KC Concepcion's special message for all mothers this Mother's Day 2012!
http://wn.com/WFP_Asia_Celebrate_Mothers_With_KC_Concepcion!
WFP Philippines National Ambassador Against Hunger KC Concepcion's special message for all mothers this Mother's Day 2012!
- published: 13 May 2012
- views: 8425
- author: WFPHungerFeed
WFP - Sami Yusuf LiveFeed Campaign
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- Duration: 10:40
- Updated: 12 Feb 2013
Learn more about the LiveFeed campaign by visiting www.LiveFeedAfrica.org & http Buy now and help save lives in the Horn of Africa: iTunes: bit.ly Amazon: amzn.to HMV: bit.ly emusic: bit.ly Follow Sami Yusuf on: www.facebook.com www.twitter.com www.samiyusufofficial.com
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Learn more about the LiveFeed campaign by visiting www.LiveFeedAfrica.org & http Buy now and help save lives in the Horn of Africa: iTunes: bit.ly Amazon: amzn.to HMV: bit.ly emusic: bit.ly Follow Sami Yusuf on: www.facebook.com www.twitter.com www.samiyusufofficial.com
- published: 23 Mar 2012
- views: 9746
- author: LiveFeedAfrica
$16 Trillion US DEBT - A Visual Perspective
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- Duration: 3:19
- Updated: 15 Feb 2013
A look into how much hard cash the US government owes and the fiscal mess the United States is in. The national debt explained. RATE, SUBSCRIBE AND SHARE!!! demonocracy.info http
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A look into how much hard cash the US government owes and the fiscal mess the United States is in. The national debt explained. RATE, SUBSCRIBE AND SHARE!!! demonocracy.info http
- published: 22 Aug 2011
- views: 167094
- author: EdgarMetro
Hunger | The World's Greatest Solvable Problem
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- Duration: 1:06
- Updated: 14 Feb 2013
We have a problem. 870 million people go to bed hungry each night. One in Eight That's reason enough to start solving hunger. But there's more. Nourished women have healthier, heavier babies whose immune systems are stronger for life. Studies show that by addressing child undernutrition, countries can significantly increase their GDP. Now Listen up! We know how to solve hunger Provide food in emergencies Support smallholder farmers Give children vital nutrition Empower women and girls Build food safety nets Support local food markets Working together -- citizens, companies, and governments WE can make it happen. Hunger | The world's greatest solvable problem. visit wfp.org/solvinghunger Music: Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata (Sound Remedy Remix) by Sound Remedy soundremedy.com
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We have a problem. 870 million people go to bed hungry each night. One in Eight That's reason enough to start solving hunger. But there's more. Nourished women have healthier, heavier babies whose immune systems are stronger for life. Studies show that by addressing child undernutrition, countries can significantly increase their GDP. Now Listen up! We know how to solve hunger Provide food in emergencies Support smallholder farmers Give children vital nutrition Empower women and girls Build food safety nets Support local food markets Working together -- citizens, companies, and governments WE can make it happen. Hunger | The world's greatest solvable problem. visit wfp.org/solvinghunger Music: Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata (Sound Remedy Remix) by Sound Remedy soundremedy.com
- published: 27 Apr 2012
- views: 33495
- author: WORLDFOODPROGRAM
WFP Autumn Tour 2010 - Part 3
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- Duration: 6:04
- Updated: 10 Feb 2013
Ted, Wes and Phil wrap up their hectic Autumn 2010 tour. Part 1 - www.youtube.com Part 2 - wongfuproductions.com Check out the Awkward Animals from our Store. Awkward Panda and Awkward Bunny areyouaniceguy.com WONG FU STORE areyouaniceguy.com SUBSCRIBE youtube.com FACEBOOK: facebook.com TWITTER: twitter.com OFFICIAL: wongfuproductions.com STORE areyouaniceguy.com MUSIC BY David Choi www.youtube.com
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Ted, Wes and Phil wrap up their hectic Autumn 2010 tour. Part 1 - www.youtube.com Part 2 - wongfuproductions.com Check out the Awkward Animals from our Store. Awkward Panda and Awkward Bunny areyouaniceguy.com WONG FU STORE areyouaniceguy.com SUBSCRIBE youtube.com FACEBOOK: facebook.com TWITTER: twitter.com OFFICIAL: wongfuproductions.com STORE areyouaniceguy.com MUSIC BY David Choi www.youtube.com
- published: 17 Dec 2010
- views: 181287
- author: WongFuProductions
WFP: Who We Are, What We Do, Why We Do It
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- Duration: 3:24
- Updated: 15 Dec 2012
WFP is the worlds' largest humanitarian organization and the UN's frontline emergency relief agency..each year we feed around 90 million people in more than 80 countries. We are the ones trucking convoys of food across mine fields in Afghanistan, choppering supplies through snowstorms in Pakistan and hurricanes in Haiti and dropping aid out of the backs of C-130 planes into Sudan.
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WFP is the worlds' largest humanitarian organization and the UN's frontline emergency relief agency..each year we feed around 90 million people in more than 80 countries. We are the ones trucking convoys of food across mine fields in Afghanistan, choppering supplies through snowstorms in Pakistan and hurricanes in Haiti and dropping aid out of the backs of C-130 planes into Sudan.
- published: 03 May 2007
- views: 20567
- author: WORLDFOODPROGRAM
photo: AP / Nasha gazeta, www.ng.kz
15 Feb 2013
A meteor streaked across the sky above Russia's Ural Mountains today morning, causing sharp explosions and injuring more than 400 people, many of them hurt by broken glass. "There was panic. People had no idea what was happening ... Fragments of the meteor fell in a thinly populated area of the Chelyabinsk region, the Emergency Ministry said in a statement ... ....(size: 1.7Kb)
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13 Feb 2013
This past Sunday the priest of my church--that is, the priest who celebrates the Spanish Mass at the Episcopal Church of St. Michael and All Angels in Tucson--mentioned that someone had asked him why the Bible doesn't mention dinosaurs. We talked about it, and he said that he was going to look into it ... But what I have to say is this. the answer to the question is simple. the Bible is not a scientific textbook ... Tweet. 1 Email. PrintReport ... ....(size: 8.6Kb)
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14 Feb 2013
In their hurry to flee last month, al Qaeda fighters left behind a crucial document. Tucked under a pile of papers and trash is a confidential letter, spelling out the terror network's strategy for conquering northern Mali and reflecting internal discord over how to rule the region ... Comparing the relationship of al Qaeda to Mali as that of an adult to an infant, he urges them to be more gentle, like a parent ... Ad Feedback ... - AP. ....(size: 12.4Kb)
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14 Feb 2013
South African Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has been charged with murder after he allegedly shot and killed his girlfriend in the early hours of the morning, reportedly thinking she was an intruder. Reeva Steenkamp with Oscar Pistorius at an awards ceremony in November Photo. Rex Features/Getty Images. By Aislinn Laing, Johannesburg. 8.00AM GMT 14 Feb 2013. Oscar Pistorius 'shoots girlfriend dead'. latest ... Related Articles ... ....(size: 8.8Kb)
photo: AP / Antione de Ras - Independent Newspapers Ltd South Africa
15 Feb 2013
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Paralympic superstar Oscar Pistorius openly wept as he appeared in court Friday, charged with the murder of his girlfriend as South Africans closely watched developments in a killing that has stunned the country ... Pistorius solemnly entered court in a gray suit and blue tie. He later broke down in tears ... Police oppose the granting of bail ... Lt. Col ... ___. AP Sports Writer Imray reported from Johannesburg ... ....(size: 2.2Kb)
All Africa
16 Feb 2013
[WFP]Goma -The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has airlifted ......(size: 0.3Kb)
Xinhua
16 Feb 2013
DAMASCUS, Feb ... As the situation in Syria has reached a bloody stalemate, the United Nations' World Food Program (WFP) said the about 40,000 people had fled heavy fighting between the rebels and the army in the eastern Syrian town of Shaddadeh in the Hasaka province ... "The fighting and displacement only aggravates the misery of these people," WFP spokeswoman Elisabeth Byrs told reporters in Geneva ... Editor. Mu Xuequan. 分享. ....(size: 2.7Kb)
All Africa
16 Feb 2013
noodls
15 Feb 2013
WFP - World Food Programme). GOMA - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has airlifted food for thousands of recently-displaced people in Punia, an isolated town in Maniema Province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) ... Heavy rains have made the unpaved roads impassable for large transport trucks - the usual means of delivering WFP food over long distances ... http.//www.wfp.org/countries/congo-democratic-republic....(size: 4.1Kb)
noodls
15 Feb 2013
WFP - World Food Programme) New United Nations And NGO Assessment Alerts On The Risk Of Food Insecurity In The Central African Republic ... Food deficits will be highest during the May to September lean season. « Although the situation in the field has yet to reach crisis proportions, there is risk that it might during the approaching lean season » said Housainou Taal, WFP Representative in the Central African Republic....(size: 3.0Kb)
noodls
15 Feb 2013
WFP/Martin Penner ... "Bringing food assistance to Punia is costly and also poses an immense logistical challenge," says the World Food Programme (WFP) Country Director in DRC, Martin Ohlsen ... Aircraft is currently the only method available to bring food supplies to the area as heavy rains have made the unpaved roads impassable for large transport trucks, which is the usual delivery method used by WFP over long distances....(size: 3.4Kb)
United Nations
15 Feb 2013
“Bringing food assistance to Punia is costly and also poses an immense logistical challenge,” says the World Food Programme (WFP) Country Director in DRC, Martin Ohlsen ... Aircraft is currently the only method available to bring food supplies to the area as heavy rains have made the unpaved roads impassable for large transport trucks, which is the usual delivery method used by WFP over long distances....(size: 3.1Kb)
Reuters
15 Feb 2013
Humanitarian access to that area must be ensured to avoid a crisis, WFP said ... Citing a food security assessment by the United Nations and non-governmental organizations, WFP said food looked set to become especially short in the May to September rainy season. WFP had been distributing aid to 200,000 people in the area controlled by Seleka before the insurgency and says at least 80,000 people now faced a severe risk of food shortage....(size: 2.3Kb)
The Star
15 Feb 2013
Humanitarian access to that area must be ensured to avoid a crisis, WFP said ... Citing a food security assessment by the United Nations and non-governmental organisations, WFP said food looked set to become especially short in the May to September rainy season. WFP had been distributing aid to 200,000 people in the area controlled by Seleka before the insurgency and says at least 80,000 people now faced a severe risk of food shortage....(size: 2.3Kb)
noodls
15 Feb 2013
Elisabeth Byrs from the World Food Programme (WFP) expressed concern about the regions in need of assistance which were often inaccessible due to intense combat and insecurity on the roads ... Elisabeth Byrs from the World Food Programme (WFP) said that the WFP distributed food in the cities of Mopti and Ségou, in the centre, and Niafunké, in the north....(size: 19.0Kb)
The Times of India
15 Feb 2013
Khaleej Times
15 Feb 2013
Ha'aretz
15 Feb 2013
"A WFP (World Food Program) team visited the area and estimated that around 40,000 people have fled al-Shaddadeh to al-Hasakah city (the regional capital)," the UN agency told journalists in Geneva on Friday. ... nearly two years ago, resulting in high rates of malnutrition among children, WFP spokeswoman Elisabeth Byrs said. ....(size: 1.9Kb)
"WFP" redirects here. For other uses, see WFP (disambiguation).
 World Food Programme |
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 Official WFP logo |
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| Org type | UN Humanitarian Programme |
| Acronyms | WFP |
| Head | Ertharin Cousin |
| Status | Active |
| Established | 1961 |
| Headquarters | Rome, Italy |
| Website | www.wfp.org |
The World Food Programme (WFP) (Italian: Programma Alimentare Mondiale) is the food assistance branch of the United Nations, and the world's largest humanitarian organization addressing hunger worldwide.[1] WFP provides food, on average, to 90 million people per year, 58 million of whom are children.[2] From its headquarters in Rome and more than 80 country offices around the world, WFP works to help people who are unable to produce or obtain enough food for themselves and their families. It is a member of the United Nations Development Group and part of its Executive Committee.[3]
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Overview[link]
The WFP was first established in 1961[4] after the 1960 Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) Conference, when George McGovern, director of the US Food for Peace Programmes, proposed establishing a multilateral food aid programme. WFP was formally established in 1963 by the FAO and the United Nations General Assembly on a three-year experimental basis. In 1965, the programme was extended to a continuing basis.
Organization[link]
The WFP is governed by an Executive Board which consists of representatives from 36 member states. Ertharin Cousin is the current Executive Director, appointed jointly by the UN Secretary General and the Director-General of the FAO for a five-year term. She heads the Secretariat of WFP.[5]
WFP has a staff of 11,799 people (2011) with 90% operating in the field.[6]
Goals and strategies[link]
WFP strives to eradicate hunger and malnutrition, with the ultimate goal in mind of eliminating the need for food aid itself.
The core strategies behind WFP activities, according to its mission statement, are to provide food aid to:
- save lives in refugee and other emergency situations
- improve the nutrition and quality of life of the most vulnerable people at critical times in their lives
- help build assets and promote the self-reliance of poor people and communities, particularly through labour-intensive works programmes
WFP food aid is also directed to fight micronutrient deficiencies, reduce child mortality, improve maternal health, and combat disease, including HIV and AIDS. Food-for-work programmes help promote environmental and economic stability and agricultural production.
Activities[link]
In 2011, WFP reached 99.1 million people in 75 countries and provided 3.6 million tonnes of food, including nutritionally improved products such as Plumpy’sup and Plumpy’doz) and Supercereal Plus. The number of malnourished children who received special nutritional support in 2011 was over 11 million, up from 8.5 million in 2010. Some 23 million children received school meals or take-home rations. WFP has scaled up its use of cash and vouchers as food assistance tools. Some 4.4 million people received assistance through cash or voucher programmes in 2011. In 2011, WFP bought over 2.4 million metric tons of food, worth more than US$1.2 billion, in 87 countries. Of the 2.4 million metric tons of food, 71 per cent was purchased in developing countries, representing approximately US$870 million and more than 1.7 million metric tons.
Among its other activities, WFP is coordinating the five-year Purchase for Progress (P4P) pilot project. Launched in September 2008, P4P assists smallholder farmers by offering them opportunities to access agricultural markets and to become competitive players in the market place. The project is underway in 20 of the 21 planned countries and, since the launch, more than 116,000 farmers, warehouse operators and small & medium traders have received training from WFP and partners in improved agricultural production, post-harvest handling, quality assurance, group marketing, agricultural finance and contracting with WFP. More than 207,000 metric tons of food valued at US$75.6 million have been contracted.
WFP focuses its food assistance on those who are most vulnerable to hunger, which most frequently means women, children, the sick and the elderly. In fact, part of the response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake consisted of distributing food aid to women as experience built up over almost 5 decades of working in emergency situations has demonstrated that giving food to women helps to ensure that it is spread evenly among all household members. School-feeding and/or take home ration programmes in 71 countries help students focus on their studies and encourage parents to send their children, especially girls, to school.
Funding[link]
WFP operations are funded by donations from world governments, corporations and private donors. All donations are voluntary. The organization's administrative costs are only seven percent—one of the lowest and best among aid agencies. In 2011, WFP's total revenue was $3.73 million. Over the period 2008-2012, private donors donated around $500 million.
FITTEST[link]
The Fast Information Technology and Telecommunications Emergency and Support Team (FITTEST), is a group of technical specialists within the IT division of the World Food Programme (WFP).[7] FITTEST provides IT, telecommunications and electricity infrastructure to support humanitarian aid operations anywhere in the world.
Humanitarian emergencies demand rapid interventions that are efficient, coordinated and effective. FITTEST responds to emergency requests and ensures staff are on the ground and ready to operate within 48 hours.
FITTEST is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The geographical location of this city facilitates the team’s deployment to emergencies around the world.
Operating on a cost-recovery basis, FITTEST is a unique cell within the United Nations system. Receiving no direct contribution from Governments or other humanitarian donors, FITTEST ensures its sustainability by operating in a similar way to a commercial company. The team operates on a limited margin (7.5%) which it uses to cover costs and initial training for its members. Such a method of operating ensures the application of very high service standards as FITTEST only survives if its 'clients' continue to utilise its services.
Official partners[link]
WFP coordinates and cooperates with a number of official partners in emergencies and development projects. These partners include national government agencies such as DFID, ECHO, EuropeAid, USAID; UN agencies such as the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD); non-governmental organizations such as Save the Children, Catholic Relief Services and Norwegian Refugee Council; as well as corporate partners such as TNT N.V., YUM! Brands, DSM N.V., and Cargill.[8] You can also donate grains of rice by answering questions at www.freerice.com. For each question you get correct you donate 10 grains of rice.
Actor Drew Barrymore is Ambassador to the World Food Program and donated $1 Million US dollars in 2007.
World Hunger Relief Week[link]
In 2007, the World Food Programme joined forces with YUM! Brands, the world’s largest restaurant company, to launch the first annual World Hunger Relief Week, a global campaign to increase awareness about hunger, engage volunteers, and raise critically needed funds to help WFP serve the world's areas of greatest need. World Hunger Relief Week 2007 leveraged the power of nearly 35,000 restaurants around the world, sparking a global movement to end hunger and generating an overwhelming outpouring of support from millions of customers, employees, franchisees and their families. Nearly one million Yum!, KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Long John Silver's and A&W All American Food employees, franchisees and their families volunteered close to 4 million hours to aid hunger relief efforts in communities worldwide, while helping to raise $16 million throughout the World Hunger Relief Week initiative for the World Food Programme and other hunger relief agencies around the world. The initiative has been repeated every year since.
Grassroots efforts[link]
In 2004, the WFP tasked Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama, US, with heading the first student-led War on Hunger effort, after a 2002 Northwestern University pilot. Auburn founded the Committee of 19, which has not only led campus and community hunger awareness events but also developed a War on Hunger model for use on campuses across the country.
WFP has launched a global advocacy and fundraising event called Walk the World. On one single day each year, hundreds of thousands of people in every time zone all over the world walk to call for the end of child hunger. In 2005, more than 200,000 people walked in 296 locations. In 2006, there were 760,000 participants in 118 countries all over the world. This event is part of the campaign to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, specifically to halve the number of people who suffer from hunger and poverty by 2015.
A growing number of grassroots global events and celebrations such as International Day of Peace, World Party Day participants, and Peace One Day recommend WFP on radio broadcasts as an immediate reach out action, putting help within reach of anyone with the information that a quarter feeds a child for a day. Fill the Cup campaign takes just 25 US cents to fill one of the "red cups" that the World Food Programme uses to give hungry children a regular school meal of porridge, rice or beans.[9][10][11] Christina Aguilera, Drew Barrymore and Sean Penn are among notable celebrities who endorse WFP.[12][13]
World Food Program USA[link]
World Food Program USA (formerly Friends of WFP) is an advocacy and fundraising charity that supports the WFP in the United States.[14]
Criticism[link]
Critics claim the World Food Programme to be harmful to the aided countries. Kenyan economist James Shikwati says in an interview with Der Spiegel: "aid to Africa does more harm than good". According to him, the food aid increases corruption as local politicians steal some of the aid to bribe voters and/or sell the aid in the black markets killing the local agriculture. He claims that the WFP people as an organisation "are in the absurd situation of, on the one hand, being dedicated to the fight against hunger while, on the other hand, being faced with unemployment where hunger actually eliminated". He suggests that WFP answers too easily to the calls of the corrupted governments, and supplies too much of food aid leading to reduction of the production of local farmers as "no one can compete with the UN's World Food Program".
List of executive directors[link]
The following is a chronological list of those who have held the Executive Director of the World Food Programme position:[15]
- Addeke Hendrik Boerma (May 1962 - December 1967)
- Sushil K. Dev (acting) (January 1968 - August 1968)
- Franciso Aquino (July 1968 - May 1976)
- Thomas C.M. Robinson (May 1976 - June 1977 acting; July 1977 - September 1977)
- Garson N. Vogel (October 1977 - April 1981)
- Bernardo de Azevedo Brito (acting) (May 1981 - February 1982)
- Juan Felipe Yriart (acting) (February 1982 - April 1982)
- James Ingram (April 1982 – April 1992)
- Catherine Bertini (April 1992 – April 2002)
- James T. Morris (April 2002 – April 2007)
- Josette Sheeran (April 2007 – April 2012)
- Ertharin Cousin (April 2012 – present)
See also[link]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: World Food Programme |
- Asia Emergency Response Facility
- Fight Hunger: Walk the World
- Food Force, an educational game
- Food security
- Walk the World
- World Food Council
- World Party Day
References[link]
- ^ "About WFP". World Food Programme. http://www.wfp.org/about/corporate-information/mission-statement. Retrieved 2009-03-31.
- ^ "UN Agencies raised human rights awareness through photo exhibit". Daily Star Egypt. 2007-02-03. http://www.dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=5383. Retrieved 2007-02-03.
- ^ Executive Committee. Undg.org. Retrieved on 2012-01-15.
- ^ "About AFP". World Food Program. http://www.wfp.org/about. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ^ "How WFP is run". World Food Programme. http://www.wfp.org/aboutwfp/how_run/index.asp?section=1&sub_section=3. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
- ^ "Facts & Figures". World Food Programme. http://www.wfp.org/wfp-numbers/. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
- ^ "WFP launches FITTEST a telecommunications team to assist in emergency operations". World Food Programme. http://one.wfp.org/english/?ModuleID=137&Key=197. Retrieved 2010-05-23.
- ^ "WFP's Partners". World Food Programme. http://www.wfp.org/aboutwfp/partners/index.asp?section=1&sub_section=4. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
- ^ Fill the Cup. Secure.my-websites.org. Retrieved on 2012-01-15.
- ^ How To Help. Wfp.org. Retrieved on 2012-01-15.
- ^ Grassroots International. Grassrootsonline.org. Retrieved on 2012-01-15.
- ^ Drew Barrymore on CNN about WFP, YouTube video
- ^ Christina Aguilera – A Voice for the Hungry | WFP | United Nations World Food Programme – Fighting Hunger Worldwide. WFP. Retrieved on 2012-01-15.
- ^ "About Us". World Food Program USA. http://usa.wfp.org/about. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
- ^ "Previous WFP Executive Directors". World Food Programme. http://www.wfp.org/about/previous-executive-directors. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
External links[link]
- World Food Programme (official website)
- "where we work" by WFP
- Free Rice – FreeRice is a non-profit website run by the United Nations World Food Programme.
- WFP Annual Report 2010.
- Friends of the World Food Program United States agency helping raise funds and awareness about global hunger
- Auburn University War on Hunger campaign – Student-led effort to raise awareness about global hunger
- From Hunger to Hope – World Hunger Relief Week is a global campaign to raise funds and awareness to support WFP hunger relief programs
- We feed back – You choose your favorite food, put it into the Feedback Calculator along with the estimated cost, and then calculate how many hungry children this would feed. The next step is to donate exactly that amount.
- C-SPAN Q&A interview with James Morris about the World Food Programme, June 4, 2006
- The War Against Hunger is a Fight We Need to Escalate (Cincinnati Enquirer, July 3, 2006)
- Let’s feed Afghan democracy: In a land facing hunger, we can fight the war on terror with food Novemember 12, 2006 Chicago Sun-Times.
- Food Quality Control (WFP's Food Specifications, Processing and Loss Mitigation )
- A Bill Congress Should Fund Article about McGovern-Dole School Feeding Program, North Adams Transcript November 20, 2006
- Fighting Hunger and poverty in Ethiopia (Peter Middlebrook)
- School Feeding Programs That Fight Child Hunger Interviews with World Food Programme officials about the status of school feeding programs in developing countries
- Ending Child Hunger: School Lunches for Kids Around the World short film with historical perspective and UN World Food Programme footage of their school feeding initiatives
- Ending World Hunger Feature Blogcritics Magazine
- Fighting Hunger in Yemen New York Times
- The Fast Gathering Storm of Hunger
- e-learning about Food Security from FAO
- "Human Rescue Plan". World Food Programme, 2009 (video).
- e-learning about Food Security from FAO
- "Human Rescue Plan". World Food Programme, 2009 (video).
- ICT Humanitarian Emergency Platform. Official site for coordination of ICT in emergencies hosted by WFP.
- Programma Alimentare Mondiale Italian website
- Welternährungsprogramm der Vereinten Nationen German website
- Programme Alimentaire Mondial French website
- Programa Mundial de Alimentos Spanish website
- "For God's Sake, Please Stop the Aid!" Spiegel article
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| Philip Bailey | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Philip Irvin Bailey |
| Born | (1951-05-08) May 8, 1951 (age 61) Denver, Colorado, United States |
| Genres | Progressive rock, rock, pop rock, R&B, jazz, pop, gospel, soul |
| Occupations | Singer, songwriter, musician, actor |
| Instruments | Vocals, drums, piano, keyboards, percussion, trumpet |
| Years active | 1969–present |
| Labels | Columbia Atlantic |
| Associated acts | Earth, Wind & Fire Phil Collins |
| Website | philipbailey.com |
Philip Irvin Bailey (born May 8, 1951) is an American R&B, soul, gospel and funk singer, songwriter, percussionist and actor, best known as one of the longtime members of the band Earth, Wind & Fire. Noted for his four octave vocal range and distinctive falsetto register, Bailey has won seven Grammy Awards. He was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame as a member of Earth, Wind & Fire.[1][2] Bailey was also inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame for his work with the band.[3] He forms the heart of the current EWF line-up on stage along with Verdine White and Ralph Johnson and recently, Bailey's son, Philip Jr.
Bailey has released several solo albums, including 1984's Chinese Wall. Chinese Wall included the global hit, "Easy Lover", a duet with Phil Collins. "Easy Lover" won an MTV Video Music Award for Best Overall Performance in 1985 and was Grammy nominated for Best Pop Vocal Performance By A Duo or Group.[4][5]
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Life and career[link]
Early days[link]
Bailey was born and raised in Denver, Colorado. He attended East High School in Denver, graduating in 1969. He also was in a local R&B band called Friends & Love[6] Some of Bailey's early influences included jazz musicians such as Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Max Roach, the Motown sound, in particular the music of Stevie Wonder and he was also was largely influenced by female singers such as Sarah Vaughn and Dionne Warwick.[7]
Earth, Wind & Fire[link]
Main article: Earth, Wind & Fire
In 1972, while attending college, Bailey was invited to join the band Earth, Wind & Fire by EWF-founder and bandleader Maurice White.[2] Bailey went on to lead such popular Earth, Wind & Fire songs as "Devotion", "Keep Your Head to the Sky", "Reasons", "Fantasy " and "I've Had Enough".
Bailey is currently the on-stage leader of Earth, Wind & Fire, along with bassist Verdine White, vocalist/percussionist Ralph Johnson and vocalist/percussionist B. David Whitworth.[7]
Since the retirement of Maurice White, in live duet performances, Bailey will sing his (falsetto) part, then switch to the vocal part originally sung by White, showing off his vocal prowess and versatility.
Chinese Wall[link]
Bailey's most notable solo song is a duet with his friend Phil Collins called "Easy Lover" which was included on his gold solo album Chinese Wall. The album was also produced by Collins, and both the album and single were released in 1984 on Columbia Records. "Easy Lover" went to number two on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the UK Singles Chart,[8] while Chinese Wall peaked at number 22 on the Billboard 200 and number 10 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts.
Gospel[link]
In 1979, Bailey collaborated with Andrae Crouch on his album I'll Be Thinking of You, and in 1981 he and Maurice White collaborated with The Hawkins Family on their live album, The Hawkins Family Live.[9]
In 1980, Bailey joined with friends, Deniece Williams, Billy Davis and Marilyn McCoo to present a gospel show at a popular Los Angeles club named The Roxy. The show was called "Jesus At the Roxy". Williams later reported that "God did something miraculous. Over three hundred people were saved." After that, both Bailey and Williams decided to pursue careers in Christian music.
In 1983 Bailey and Williams recorded "They Say" an atmospheric, slow praise song that builds towards the end with rousing words of praise with just the two voices of Williams and Bailey. The song was written by songwriters Skip Scarborough and Terri McFaddin and was popular on both Urban and Gospel Black radio. Williams later recorded the song with Christian artist Sandi Patti and won a Grammy for it.
In 1985 Phillip released his first gospel album The Wonders of His Love on Myrrh Records which reached number 13 and 17 on the Top Contemporary Christian and Top Gospel Albums charts respectively and it featured percussionist Paulinho Da Costa and pianist and keyboard player George Duke.
His second gospel album Triumph was released in 1986 and the album won Bailey a Grammy for Best Gospel Performance, Male and reached number 18 on the Top Contemporary Christian charts. In 1989 he released his third gospel album Family Affair on which Sheldon Reynolds and Kirk Whalum appeared. He played percussion and provided vocals on the King Baptist Church Mass Choir's album Holding on to Jesus' Hand released in 1990.
Other work[link]
In 1999, Bailey released his first jazz album, Dreams, featuring Gerald Albright, Grover Washington, Jr. and Pat Metheny, and released his second jazz album entitled Soul on Jazz in 2002. Both of these albums were released on Heads Up International records. Phillip has also worked with George Duke, Boney James, tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine on his 1981 album Tender Togetherness, Kenny Loggins on his album Vox Humana, Stanley Clarke on his album The Bass-ic Collection and Anita Pointer.
He has also worked with Stevie Wonder on his hit single "Part-Time Lover", Julio Iglesias on his gold album Non Stop, jazz singer Nancy Wilson, the jazz group Fourplay on their gold albums Fourplay and Between the Sheets and also on Ray Parker Jr.'s album After Dark. Bailey has collaborated with Little Richard, Deniece Williams and Eric Benet. He duetted with Phil Collins on the 1985 hit single "Easy Lover."
On October 27, 2007, Bailey sang "God Bless America" during the seventh-inning stretch of game three of the World Series.[10]
On screen[link]
Bailey has appeared in the movie Full Metal Jacket and on the TV show Matlock portraying Pvt. Bobby Thomas.[11]
Discography[link]
Albums[link]
- 1983: Continuation, Columbia Records [US Pop Albums:#71], [US R&B Albums:#19]
- 1984: Chinese Wall, Columbia Records [US Pop Albums:#22], [US R&B Albums:#10]
- 1985: The Wonders of His Love, Word Records [US Gospel Albums: #17]
- 1986: Triumph, Word Records [US Gospel Albums: #34]
- 1986: Inside Out, Columbia Records [US Pop Albums:#84], [US R&B Albums:#30]
- 1989: Family Affair, Word Records [US Gospel Albums: #37]
- 1991: The Best of Philip Bailey: A Gospel Collection, Sony
- 1994: Philip Bailey, Zoo Entertainment [US R&B Albums: #100]
- 1995: Life and Love, Eagle Records [the album was re-released in 1998 with "How Can I Rely on You" (Love to Infinity's Soulmaster radio mix) added as a bonus track]
- 1999: Dreams, Heads Up Records
- 2002: Soul on Jazz, Heads Up Records
References[link]
- ^ "The Official Earth, Wind & Fire Website". Earthwindandfire.com. http://www.earthwindandfire.com/bio_awards.html. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
- ^ a b Hogan, Ed. "Philip Bailey Biography". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p2199.
- ^ Songwriters Hall of Fame Earth, Wind & Fire Biography
- ^ MTV Video Music Awards History: Best Overall Performance. Rock On The Net. Retrieved on 2012-05-02.
- ^ MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS HISTORY: BEST OVERALL PERFORMANCE
- ^ "EWF bio at Allmusic.com". http://www.allmusic.com/artist/earth-wind-fire-p4156/biography.
- ^ a b Lockwood, Rod (July 23, 2008). "Earth, Wind and Fire: Band that has been topping charts since '70s is in Toledo tonight". toledoblade.com. http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080723/ART10/807230319.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 41. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Gay, Gregory (March 6, 2007). "Walter Hawkins – Take Me Back". gospelflava.com. http://www.gospelflava.com/columns/takemeback.html. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
- ^ Musical performers set for Games 3 and 4 of 2007 World Series
- ^ "Philip Bailey at imdb.com". imdb.com. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0047444.
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| Name | Bailey, Philip |
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| Short description | American R&B, soul, gospel and funk singer, songwriter, percussionist and actor |
| Date of birth | May 9, 1951 |
| Place of birth | Denver, Colorado, United States |
| Date of death | |
| Place of death | |
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| KC Concepcion | |
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| Born | Maria Kristina Cassandra Cuneta Concepcion (1985-04-07) April 7, 1985 (age 27) Manila, Philippines |
| Occupation | actress, singer, celebrity endorser, host |
| Years active | 2003-Present |
KC Concepcion (born Maria Kristina Cassandra Cuneta Concepcion on April 7, 1985) is a Filipina actress and singer and who is currently a National Ambassador Against Hunger of the UN's World Food Programme.[citation needed]
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Biography[link]
Personal life[link]
Concepcion is the daughter of 80's heartthrob Gabby Concepcion(whom she calls papa) and Philippine singer-actress Sharon Cuneta. She was estranged from her father for thirteen years following her parents annulment and his immigration to the United States in 1995.[1] Senator Kiko Pangilinan (whom she calls daddy) became her step-father following his marriage to her mother.
She graduated Grade school in Poveda. In 2003, she graduated from the International School Manila, and in 2007, graduated with a bachelor's degree in International Corporate Communications with a minor in Theatre Arts from the American University of Paris.
Career[link]
Concepcion made several guest appearances in her mother's concerts and television shows. In 2003, she became a product endorser both on television and in print ads. She also became an MTV Asia VJ.
In 2008, she was appointed by the United Nations World Food Program as National Ambassador Against Hunger, won the Nickelodeon Philippines Kids' Choice Awards for Pinoy Wannabe, and made her acting debut in Maalaala Mo Kaya entitled "Mansyon". She made her first movie via Star Cinema movie For the First Time. The movie grossed PHP 78,982,290 on its first week making it the highest grossing opening weekend of a Filipino movie for the year 2008, the film ended up as the years third highest grossing movie with PHP 133,916,349.[citation needed]. She won the best performance by an actress award for her role in the film. In 2009, she starred in the movie When I Met U under GMA Films and Regal Films.
In 2009, she played the lead in the remake of the Koreanovela, Lovers in Paris with Philippines ultimate heartthrob Piolo Pascual. ABS-CBN re-ran the pilot week in a marathon showing on October 3, 2009.
The April 11, 2010 episode of The Buzz announced that Concepcion had been chosen to be the replacement co-host after Ruffa Gutierrez's departure.[2]
In her 2010 studio album, titled KC, she sings "Girl Most Likely To" by Skye Sweetnam from the soundtrack of Mattel's 2006 movie The Barbie Diaries.
In 2011, she was to transfer at TV5 but still she remain as a Kapamilya and renew her contract at ABS-CBN. She also switch her management form Star Magic into Viva.
In January 8, 2012, KC bids to say goodbye to her talk show The Buzz. KC will also be the host of the reality franchised show The X Factor Philippines at ABS-CBN.
Acting[link]
Theater[link]
| Year | Title | Role | Producer |
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| 2003 | The Little Mermaid | Princess Sapphire [3] | Trumpets[4] |
| 2005 | Beauty and the Beast | Belle [3] | Atlantis [5] |
| 2008 | Katy, the Musical Concert [6] | Katy de la Cruz | Celeste Legaspi |
Television[link]
Movies[link]
| Year | Title | Role | Producer | Director | Awards |
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| August 27, 2008 | For the First Time | Pia / Sophia Carmina Sandoval | Star Cinema | Joyce Bernal | |
| February 11, 2009 | When I Met U | Jenny | GMA Films and Regal Films | Joel Lamangan | |
| June 16, 2010 | I'll Be There | Maximina Dela Cerna | Star Cinema | Maryo J. delos Reyes | |
| June 15, 2011 | Forever and A Day[citation needed] | Raffy | Star Cinema | Cathy Garcia-Molina |
Awards[link]
Film (acting)[link]
| Month/Day/Year | Movie | Category | Organization |
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| October, 2008 | For the First Time | She Supreme Awardee | 1st Supreme to the Extreme Awards |
| April 30, 2009 | For the First Time | Breakthrough Performance by an Actress | 6th EnPresS Golden Screen Awards |
| May 28, 2009 | For the First Time | New Movie Actress of the Year | 25th PMPC Star Awards for Movies |
| February 4, 2010 | For the First Time | Best Film Debut Performer | 3rd Gawad Genio Awards |
Entertainment[link]
| Month/Day/Year | Movie | Category | Organization |
|---|---|---|---|
| October, 2008 | For the First Time | Collaboration of the Year (with Richard Gutierrez) | 1st Supreme to the Extreme Awards |
| November, 2008 | Pinoy Wannabe 2008 | 1st Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards | |
| March, 2009 | For the First Time | Princess of Philippine Movies | 40th Box-Office Entertainment Awards |
| March, 2009 | For the First Time | Most Promising Female Star of Movies and TV | 40th Box-Office Entertainment Awards |
| May 16, 2009 | Pasadong Kabataan | 11th Gawad PaSaDo Awards |
Music[link]
| Month/Day/Year | Album | Category | Organization |
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| March, 2009 | a.k.a. Cassandra | New Female Recording Artist of the Year (Promising Singer) | 40th Box-Office Entertainment Awards |
Nominations[link]
Entertainment[link]
| Month/Day/Year | Category | Organization |
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| December, 2008 | POP Movie - For the First Time | ASAP Pop Viewers’ Choice Awards 2008 |
| December, 2008 | POP Movie Theme Song - For the First Time | ASAP Pop Viewers’ Choice Awards 2008 |
| December, 2008 | POP Love Team (with Richard Gutierrez) - For the First Time | ASAP Pop Viewers’ Choice Awards 2008 |
| December, 2009 | POP Female Fashionista | ASAP Pop Viewers’ Choice Awards 2009 |
| December, 2009 | POP Covergirl | ASAP Pop Viewers’ Choice Awards 2009 |
Music[link]
| Month/Day/Year | Music | Category | Organization |
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| December, 2008 | For the First Time | POP Female Performance | ASAP POP Viewers' Choice 2008 |
| February 26, 2009 | a.k.a. Cassandra | Favorite New Artist | 4th Myx Music Awards |
| April 25, 2009 | a.k.a. Cassandra | Female Vocalist of 2008 | 1st Waki OPM Awards |
| April 25, 2009 | a.k.a. Cassandra | Breakout Star of 2008 | 1st Waki OPM Awards |
| April 25, 2009 | a.k.a. Cassandra | Listeners' Choice for Favorite Female Artist | 1st Waki OPM Awards |
Discography[link]
| Year | Album |
| 2008 | a.k.a. Cassandra |
| 2010 | KC |
Singles[link]
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- Imposible
- For the First Time (OST - For the First Time)
- Doo Be Doo
- When I Met You (OST - When I Met U)
- Wag Na Wag Mong Sasabihin (OST - Lovers In Paris)
- Not Like The Movies (written and produced by Muller and Patton)
- An Updated Version of Me
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| Name | Concepcion, K. C. |
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| Short description | |
| Date of birth | April 7, 1985 |
| Place of birth | Manila, Philippines |
| Date of death | |
| Place of death | |
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| Sami Yusuf | |
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 Yusuf in 2011 |
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| Background information | |
| Born | July 1980 (age 31) Tehran, Iran |
| Genres | Spiritique |
| Occupations | musician, composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | piano, keyboard, violin, tar, santour, tombak, oud, tabla |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | Awakening Records 2003–2009 ETM International 2009–Present |
| Associated acts | Ian Brown, Sezen Aksu, Conner Reeves |
| Website | SamiYusufOfficial.com |
Sami Yusuf is a British singer-songwriter, composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist musician of Azerbaijan origin.[1]
In 2003 Yusuf released his first album "Al-Mu`allim" at the age of 23, selling over two million copies. Following the release of his second album "My Ummah" in 2005, Yusuf was heralded as "Islam's Biggest Rock Star" by Time magazine for his success in attracting a relatively young fan base from diverse regions across the world, many of whom were of Muslim backgrounds. Yusuf has sold over 9 million albums.[2] In October 2010, following a five-year hiatus, Yusuf’s third official album "Wherever You Are" was launched, manifesting his self-coined genre “Spiritique”. Yusuf is involved in humanitarian initiatives, supporting, among others, Islamic Relief and Save the Children.
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Early life[link]
An ethnic Azeri born in Tehran, Yusuf was raised in London from the age of three.[3] He initially began composing simple melodies starting at the age of three,[4] and performing on stage for the first time around the age of nine.[5] His “defining moment”[6][7] musically occurred when his father loaned him a book on the basics of the Tombak [Persian instrument]. Upon returning from a tea break, his father found that the young Yusuf had mastered the book that had taken months for his students to finish.[8] As a teenager he was a devotee of classical music and classical icons like Chopin and Mozart, admitting that he listened to Classic FM radio station for hours in a day.[9] He went on training professionally in several other instruments including the santoor, piano, violin, oud, setar, tar, and daf under the guidance of traditional teachers, as well as professional musicians. While producing and demo-recording for another singer, he became aware of his own singing abilities which were further developed by the encouragement of his family. Divided between pursuing a musical career or studying law at King’s College London, Yusuf opted for music while committed to “doing something dignified and respectable”.[9] Though he claimed to having been always spiritual, he reconnected with his Islamic faith through a “religious awakening”[10] at the age of sixteen. He then set out to share his experience with the other young British Muslims he felt were direly in search of an identity especially post 9/11. Yusuf self-produced and released his debut album “Al-mu’allim” at the age of 23, pioneering an innovative trend other Muslim artist would seek to emulate and promote, termed "Islamic pop".[11]
Professional career[link]
(2003–2004) – Al-Mu'allim[link]
Shortly before traveling to Egypt to study Arabic, Sami Yusuf released his debut album Al-Mu`allim in July 2003 and 2004, a primarily percussive album comprising eight tracks.[12] The radiant cube and purple background of the album cover symbolized “the light of the Prophetic message illuminating the darkness of the night”.[12] Its feature song, "Al-Mu’allim", became an instant hit in the Middle East, North Africa, and South-East Asia topping the charts in Egypt and Turkey for twelve consecutive weeks, selling over two million copies worldwide.[13] Believing that music can be a "powerful medium to promote ideas and establish dialogue within society”,[14] he coalesced Eastern percussive instrumentation and Western melodies in “Al-Mu’allim” with a focus on the English and Arabic languages. The last track, “Supplication”, was used in the Golden-Globe award-nominated film, “The Kite Runner”.[15] Though the album was described as a “project to define British Muslim identity”[16] in a post 9-11 period — with explicitly religious themes praising the Prophet Mohammad and Allah in songs like “The Creator” and “Ya Mustafa” — it reached the ears of unexpectedly diverse range of listeners, constituting of various nationalities, ages, and races.[12] Redirecting the current of Muslim music through his songs and professionally produced music videos (“Al-Mu’allim” and “Supplication”), Yusuf had “unintentionally” cultivated grounds for a fresh genre of music coined "Islamic Pop"[11] by setting a new benchmark in the religious music industry. The journal Transnational Broadcasting Studies analyzed the main causes of his success by attributing it to Yusuf’s ability to blend “a religious worldview with a mainstream form of entertainment, and in doing so, [communicating] a personable, accessible expression of the Islamic faith that is in harmony with the modern world and incorporated into the mundane activities of daily life”.[17]
(2005–2009) – My Ummah[link]
Yusuf gained worldwide recognition following the release of his second album, My Ummah, in July 2005. This album appeared in both musical and percussive versions and includes fourteen tracks. The album’s thematic elements include empowerment of women in “Free”, raising awareness of the plight of victims of conflict-laden regions like Palestine and Darfur in the respective tracks of “Try Not to Cry” (featuring Outlandish) and “Make A Prayer”; “Muhammad” was dedicated to the victims of the 2004 Beslan school massacre, whereas “We Will Never Submit” protested against acquiescence to oppression.[18] The album, both Eastern and Western in sound, utilized wide-ranging musical instrumentation from classical instruments like piano, violin, flute and drums to ethnic instruments like oud, santour, tar, drums, tombak and more. "My Ummah" was an embodiment of Yusuf’s "utopia for the Muslim World or humanity at large".[19] Considered a breakthrough album[by whom?], it sold over four million copies globally and was received enthusiastically by a diverse range of listeners, particularly young people, who identified closely with the topics included therein.[20] Transnational Broadcasting Studies discussed the exposure of Muslim youth to a new dawn of Islamic “art with purpose”, accrediting this opening to Yusuf’s music that had the power "to both preserve core cultural identity and promote spiritual and material progress“.[17] Yusuf's music video featuring the Afghan folklore “Hasbi Rabbi” became a regional hit in Egypt, and was used to launch Vodafone Egypt’s value-added-service (VAS) platform Vodafone Live.[21] The video portrays Yusuf in multiple characters and locations: as a practicing Muslim businessman in London, a teacher playing soccer and tutoring in Taj Mahal, then a professional Volinist jubilantly laughing and chatting with his bandmates in Turkey, and finally as a jovial carpenter in the lively bazaar's of Egypt. Recognized by The Independent as the "Voice of Islam",[22] Yusuf emphasized that he was not a "preacher",[23] rather a musician with a message[24] who believes in the urgent need for “a wave of people to come along and bridge the gaps, because we have so much in common, so much to learn from each other”.[20] A major addition to his artistic repertoire was Oscar-winning director Marc Forster's proposal to Yusuf to compose a credit-piece for the Golden Globe award-nominated film, The Kite Runner.[25] Due to time constraints on both sides however, the credit piece was never realised but “Supplication”, a track from Yusuf’s debut album, was used to voice one of the film’s climactic scenes.[26] Reluctant to be dubbed as “Islam’s Biggest Rock Star” by Time, Yusuf later explained that he does not "want to be a rock star ... a popstar. ... I just want to make good music, and do what I feel I’m confident in doing ... and that’s music”.[11]
(2005–2009) Dispute with Former Label[link]
In a contractual dispute lasting from 2008 to 2009, Yusuf legally separated from his former record label Awakening. He claimed the "third" album, Without You, released by Awakening in January 2009, was released without his prior “blessings nor consent”. He stated: “I therefore wish to make it perfectly clear that an album comprised of any such recordings could only be put on to the market against my wishes and without my approval”.[27] In mid-2009, he signed a five-album contract with the UK-based record label ETM International.[28]
(2009 – present) – Wherever You Are Pre-Release[link]
In July 2009, Yusuf was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters degree in recognition of his “extraordinary contributions to the field of music” by Roehampton University in southwest London.[29] Earlier in the year, he was selected to serve as the first Global Ambassador of HH Sheikha Moza Bint Nasser’s (Qatar's First Lady) initiative, Silatech, which seeks to engage “the public, private and civil society sectors to promote large-scale job creation, entrepreneurship and access to capital and markets for young people”.[30] Ranked in the “Top 500 Influential Muslims of 2009 (and 2010) ”, a publication edited by Georgetown University’s John Esposito and Ibrahim Kahlin, Yusuf was described as an “internationally popular British singer-songwriter whose music has revolutionized the nasheed industry. ... He is also known for his extensive involvement in charity work”.[31] Yusuf released his video single, “You Came To Me,” in four languages (English, Arabic, Turkish, and Persian) in the summer of 2009.[32] Rolling Stone magazine called the style by which Yusuf sung the track’s lyrics “touching”, listing it as one of the key tracks of the “Wherever You Are” album.[33] SamiYusufOfficial.com announced the release of “Wherever You Are”, Yusuf’s third official album, in March 2010, introducing it as “A renaissance. A Rebirth. A New Beginning”.[34] Meanwhile in the following summer, Yusuf shared his music video “Healing” sung in English and Arabic that was created in cooperation with the KSA-based International Medical Center.[35] It was also listed as another key track by Rolling Stone magazine.[33] In reference to the song’s underlying philosophy of generosity in lines like “Heal and you will be healed/…Give and you will receive/It’s nature’s order”, Yusuf’s wrote on his blog: “I hope it helps, albeit in some small way, in showing that every single one of us can be a healer”.[36] Amidst the torrential monsoons that wreaked havoc in Pakistan and affected 20 million lives in the summer of 2010, he promptly released a charity single entitled “Hear Your Call”, performed in English and Urdu, to raise funds for the displaced Pakistanis in a joint-effort with the UN-sponsored charity organization Save the Children.[37][38] The song was featured on a short film by the United Nations Office for Coordination of Human Affairs (OCHA)[39] appealing for renewed donations towards the relief effort. Prompted by the protests and clashes that transpired in Egypt in February 2011, Yusuf released a free track entitled “I’m Your Hope”, dedicating it to the “Shabaab” or youth.[40] The lyrics are in English and Arabic.[41] Sami Yusuf has expressed keen interest on initiating his own “record company to help artists and talents that are not supported” in the near future.[42]
(2009–Present) Wherever You Are: “New Chapter” and“Spiritique”[link]
Performing live in the Maida Vale Studios,[43][44] Yusuf explained that “It's 2009, I have different challenges, I've got different issues and I will not sing religious-themed music just for the sake of business – it's got to be what I feel”. After a five-yearlong hiatus, Yusuf released his third, official studio album named Wherever You Are in October 2010, welcoming what he termed a “New Chapter” in his professional career and music.[45] "Spiritique" is Yusuf’s self-coined musical and philosophical classification of his music. Spiritique, according to Yusuf, is a blend of both the “oriental and occidental” sounds, underpinned by spirituality that “will utilize music as a facilitator for spiritual appreciation, regardless of race and religion”. Yusuf considers it his new sound and “something [he] wants to stand for from now”.[46] With the exceptions of songs like “No Word is Worthy”, “You Came To Me” and "Salaam" (though the latter is more of a 'humanitarian ode' than religiously themed) the 12 track-set album purposely draws less upon religious content[47] leaving room for interpretation for listeners of all backgrounds. Yusuf maintains, however, that it follows the “same principles and ingredients [of] honesty, [and] sincerity”.[48] Introducing the album in its official trailer as a “mini diary of events”[49] that occurred from 2007 to 2010, Yusuf emphasized that the content is essentially a reflection of his worldview: “This third album is about who I am and the reality of the day and age we are living in. It talks about the hypocrisy. ... it’s quite dark”.[47] Songs like “Give the Young A Chance”, featuring lyrics by Ian Brown, incorporate heavy usage of metaphors, likening the youth to “jewels” and allusions to “gardens where birds will sing lullabies” and “sweet scents fill the air”.[50] British singer-songwriter Conner Reeves and Turkish singer Sezen Aksu also collaborated with Yusuf in the track “Without You”.[51] “In Every Tear, He Is There” song, another track collaboration with Conner Reeves, concludes with an African choir singing “In Every Tear/ That is where/He is There” repeatedly in Zulu.[52] “Fragile World”, Yusuf’s admittedly own favorite track,[53] is reflective of the “dark”[47] experiences he underwent throughout the years.[54] Though predominantly performed in English, several tracks include verses in Arabic, Malaysian, Persian and Urdu. It has been given 3.5 stars out of 4 by Rolling Stone magazine, and commended as a “beautifully produced album”.[55] Sami Yusuf has visited Turkey, UAE, and Qatar to promote “Wherever You Are” and is due to travel to Egypt, Singapore, Malaysia, and Jordan in the near future,[56] plus an upcoming European tour scheduled for spring 2011.[57] The video for "In Every Tear He Is There" has been released and that for "Make Me Strong" was released on 6th April 2012.[58]. Sami Yusuf has also announced his forth upcoming studio album called "Salaam" which is featuring Siti Nurhaliza, the pop-star of Malaysia. Sami Yusuf will release it soon.[59].
Notable Tours/Concert Performances[link]
Yusuf’s tours and concert performances throughout the past eight years have been extensive. His more notable[by whom?] tours include sold-out concerts in the Royal Albert Hall and Royal Concert Hall in the UK in 2006, in addition to a comprehensive Germany tour in 2007. He performed to crowds of thousands in Bosnia, Canada, France, Belgium, Finland, Austria, Greece, and the Netherlands (which he considers one of his favorite concerts).[citation needed] He toured the United States in 2006 and 2007, singing at venues in Los Angeles, Detroit, Dallas, Chicago, and New Jersey in venues like the LA Shrine Auditorium.[citation needed] In the Middle East and Asian regions, he performed to tens of thousands in Egypt’s Cairo and Alexandria, Qatar, Kuwait, UAE, Algeria, Bahrain, Syria, Jordan, Tajikistan, and Saudi Arabia. He received a record crowd of 250,000 in Istanbul, Turkey earning the name “Islam’s Biggest Rock Star” in Time magazine. In an early concert in Azerbaijan, Yusuf experienced what he likened to a “hero’s welcome” in his ancestral homeland.[citation needed] Over 50,000 people attend his shows in the Casa Music Festival in Casablanca, Morocco in 2007, exceeding by double the venue’s space limit.[citation needed] In the highly publicized concert at Wembley Arena [dubbed the press as the “Muslim Live Aid”[citation needed]], which served as a milestone event where approximately two million pounds were raised for the relief effort in Darfur, Sudan. It was warmly received by a thank-you video message by the British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown.[citation needed] Performing in The Velodrome in Capetown, Durban, and Johannesburg in his 2008 South Africa Tour, Yusuf accompanied the Agape Children Orphanage’s choir, singing along with their feature song “We Are Together” – the title of a multi-award winning HBO film on the Agape Children’s Orphanage. After performing in the Moroccan Fez Wold Sacred Music Festival in 2009, he agreed to do a free concert for the locals that drew in approximately a hundred thousand attendees, with one day’s notice.[citation needed] Packing venues again in Faruma Arena, Denmark, Grugahalle in Germany, and De Doelen in Netherlands, Yusuf introduced his forthcoming album, “Wherever You Are”.[60] Sami Yusuf has visited Turkey, UAE, and Qatar[56] to promote “Wherever You Are” and is due to travel to Egypt, Singapore, Malaysia, and Jordan[56] in the near future. An upcoming European tour is scheduled for spring 2011.[57]
Acclaim/Recognition[link]
- “Islam’s Biggest Rock Star” – Time Magazine (2006)[20]
- “Biggest Star in the Middle East” – Guardian (2006)[61]
- “King of Islamic Pop” – Al-Jazeera (2007)[11]
- IOL Star of 2009 (2009)[62]
- 500 Most Influential Muslims in 2009 (2009)[63]
- BBC’s 30 More Famous Britons (2009)[64]
- First Global Ambassador of Silatech (2009 – Present)[65]
- Doctor of Letters Award – Roehampton University (2009)[66]
- 500 Most Influential Muslims in 2010 (2010)[63]
Collaborations[link]
- Outlandish – Try Not to Cry, I’ve Seen (2005)
- Erkan Mutlu – Wherever You Are (2010)
- Sezen Aksu – Wherever You Are (2010)
- Ian Brown – Wherever You Are (2010)
- Conner Reeves – Wherever You Are (2010)
Charity Work/Humanitarian Initiatives[link]
- Charity Event for Disabled Children – Cairo, Egypt (2005)[67]
- Evening of Inspiration – Islamic Relief/UK Tour (2006)[68]
- Evening of Inspiration – Islamic Relief/US Tour (2006)<refname=time1/>
- Evening of Inspiration – Islamic Relief/US Tour (2007)[69]
- Wembley Arena – UK (2007)[70]
- Agape Children’s Orphanage concert – South Africa (2008)[71]
- Telethon Fundraiser for Gaza (2009)[72]
- Gaza Rally – Istanbul, Turkey (2009)[73]
- First global ambassador of Silatech (2009)[74]
- “Hear Your Call” – Save the Children, Pakistan (2010)[75]
- “I’m Your Hope” (2011)[76]
- “In Every Tear, He Is There” – Haiti, South Africa (2011)
Discography[link]
- Al-Mu`allim (2003) – 3 Million[77]
- My Ummah (2005) – 4 Million[2]
- Without You (2009)
- Wherever You Are (2010) – N/A
Soundtracks (Singles)[link]
- "Supplication" – Adapted in “The Kite Runner” (2007)
- "Palestine Forever" (2009)
- "Anything For You" (2009)
- "You Came to Me" (2009)
- "Healing" (2010)
- "Hear Your Call" (2010)
- "I’m Your Hope" (2011)
- "In Every Tear, He Is There" (2011)
- "The Source" (2011)
- "Forgotten Promises" (2011)
Music Videos[link]
- Al-Mu’allim – Dir. Hani Osama
- Supplication – Dir. Hani Osama
- Hasbi Rabbi – Dir. Hani Osama
- Mother – Dir. Hani Osama
- Asma Allah – Dir. Hani Osama
- Healing – Dir. Jacob Viit Kusk
- You Came to Me – Dir. Jacob Viit Kusk
- In Every Tear He Is There – Dir. Jacob Viit Kusk
- Hear Your Call – Dir. Daniyal Noorani
- I’m Your Hope – Dir. Kareem Shaaban
- Forgotten Promises - Dir. Siros Kerdouni
- Make Me Strong – Dir. Jacob Viit Kusk
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External links[link]
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| Name | Yusuf, Sami |
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| Short description | British musician |
| Date of birth | July 1980 |
| Place of birth | Tehran, Iran |
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