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Monday, December 9, 2013
Danny Glover feted in Bahamas, recalls Mandela Associated Press Writer
NASSAU, Bahamas — Actor Danny Glover has received a Career Achievement Award in the Bahamas as he reflected on the role he played as Nelson Mandela while the South African leader was still in prison. The 67-year-old actor said late Friday that he was moved by Mandela’s political writings as a student in the 1960s and acknowledged he was the only U.S. actor who portrayed him in a film before the publication of his biography and release from prison in 1990. “There’s a great deal that comes
back over a period of time, those great moments when you thought you were doing something of value, and that the work you were doing as an artist was changing the world,” Glover said. He received his award at the Bahamas International Film Festival a day after the death of the 95-year-old former South African president and anti-apartheid activist. He earned an Emmy nomination for portraying him in the 1987 TV film “Mandela”. “I think this is particularly special because it comes the day after the transition of someone who I never in my
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lifetime thought I would get the chance to meet, and someone who became a friend. He used to affectionately call me, ‘Danny boy’,” Glover recalled. “It allows you ... to reflect on this absolutely wonderful opportunity I’ve had, what are the elements that went into that, to not only allow me to be the artist I’ve hopefully grown to be, but also the human being and the citizen, which is much more important.” Glover has campaigned globally for humanitarian causes and is best known for playing Los Angeles police Sgt. Roger Murtaugh in the “Lethal Weapon” movies.
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Not so justified: Justin Timberlake’s Grammy snub Associated Press Writer
Justin Timberlake may have earned seven Grammy nominations, but he still has reason to cry himself a river: The pop star was shut out of the top Grammy categories — album, song and record of the year — though his comeback effort, “The 20/20 Experience,” is 2013’s best-selling release. It might seem a bit much to call the second most nominated act at the Grammys snubbed, but it’s only fitting after Timberlake’s ultra-successful homecoming: The singer had back-to-back, multiplatinum hits with “Suit & Tie” and “Mirrors,” launched two successful tours and strategically marketed his return, including a full week on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,” deals with iTunes and Target, as well as two film releases. His “20/20” album, which sold nearly a million discs in its debut week in March, has pushed 2.3 million units this year; the album’s sequel, which was met with mixed reviews, has moved more than 630,000 units since its Sept. 30 release. Timberlake’s nominations include best pop vocal album, pop solo performance for “Mirrors” and R&B song for “Pusher Love Girl.” He also shares four nominations with Jay Z — who is the Grammy leader with nine nominations — for their hits “Suit & Tie” and “Holy Grail.” While the rap icon is the frontrunner, he’s nominated twice in two categories, giving him a chance to bring home seven trophies, much like some rap newcomers who are having their Grammy breakthroughs: Kendrick Lamar, the critical darling who impressed on his own songs and by stealing thunder from others on their tracks, and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, the rap duo who blazed the pop charts with a same-sex anthem and a tune about used clothes. Both hip-hop acts have seven nominations, including the coveted album of the year and best new artist. “Same Love,” Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ original
first single which saw a re-release after the success of “Thrift Shop” and “Can’t Hold Us,” is nominated for song of the year. “It feels awesome,” Macklemore, 30, exclaimed backstage during the Grammys nominations unveiling Friday night in Los Angeles. “There is no greater award than the Grammy. To be here tonight and to be nominated is truly mind-blowing.” For album of the year, the Seattle-based rap group’s independently-released debut, “The Heist,” will battle Lamar’s “good
kid, m.A.A.d city,” Taylor Swift’s “Red,” Daft Punk’s “Random Access Memories” and Sara Bareilles’ “The Blessed Unrest,” the only album in the group to not reach gold status. “I never in a billion million years thought I’d be nominated for Album of the Year. ... Best birthday ever. Woah,” tweeted Bareilles, who turns 34 on Saturday. Bareilles, who got a boost this year after Katy Perry’s “Roar” had been criticized for sounding like the piano-playing singer’s “Brave,” will see her song battle Perry’s No. 1 hit in the best pop solo performance category. “Roar” is also nominated for song of the year among three other No. 1 hits — Bruno Mars’ “Locked Out of Heaven,” Lorde’s “Royals,” and “Just Give Me a Reason” by Pink and Nate Ruess. Macklemore & Lewis’ “Same Love” has peaked at No. 11 and is up for the top honor.
Indonesian Trade Minister Gita Wiryawan, right, and World Trade Organization (WTO) DirectorGeneral Roberto Azevedo clap during the closing ceremony of the ninth WTO Ministerial Conference in Bali, Indonesia, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013.
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WTO hails ‘historic’ first global trade agreement Agence France-Presse
NUSA DUA - Commerce ministers capped days of hard negotiations Saturday by approving a WTO agreement on international commerce they hailed as a “historic” boost for the trade body.
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FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2013 file photo, Justin Timberlake, center, performs on stage at the American Music Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles. Timberlake is among the clear favorites as The Recording Academy prepares to unveil its Grammy nominees on Friday, Dec. 6, 2013.
The agreement still falls far short of the World Trade Organization’s lofty but elusive vision of tearing down global trade barriers through its frustrating, 12-year-old Doha Round of talks. But the accord reached on the Indonesian resort island of Bali nevertheless marks
the first global agreement struck by the Geneva-based body since its 1995 founding. “For the first time in our history, the WTO has truly delivered,” an exhausted but relieved WTO director-general Roberto Azevedo told a closing ceremony.
“We have put the ‘World’ back into the World Trade Organization,” he told delegates. However, others took a less optimistic view of the agreement. Oxfam said the deal was vaguely worded and would do little for the worlds poor despite the WTO’s claim that it will boost trade for the benefit of all, especially developing countries. “It is all ‘best endeavour’ language, which is the trade negotiators equivalent of crossing fingers behind your back,” Oxfam said in a statement. The pact includes commitments to
facilitate trade by simplifying customs procedures. The meeting also formally accepted Yemen as the group’s 160th member, pending ratification by the Gulf nation’s parliament. The Washington-based Peterson Institute for International Economics estimated in a report this year that the customs measures could create $1 trillion in economic activity and 21 million jobs if properly implemented. The report did not detail how those figures were calculated. WTO officials have conceded
however that uncertainty surrounded how effectively the measures would be implemented, especially in underdeveloped nations. Analysts said the hard-fought nature of the talks indicated how difficult it could be for the body to make real progress on the Doha Round, launched in Qatar in 2001. Failure in Bali “would have dealt a massive blow to the institution’s prestige,” said Simon Evenett, an international trade expert at Switzerland’s St. Gallen University.
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