Brandi Quinones was discovered by a scout from the Karin model agency when she was 15 years old. – She featured in the 1997 Pirelli Calendar and also in the Sports Illustrated SwimsuitEdition of the same year. Appeared on magazine covers for the like of : France: ‘Elle’ – January 1 1993; ‘Photo’; ‘Madame Figaro’ Italy: ‘Marie Claire’ – April 1995 Singapore: ‘Vogue’ Spain: ‘Elle’ […]

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Entendendo a Beleza – Understanding Beauty

January 2, 2013Written by sola rey

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Written and spoken In both languages of Portuguese/English

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Extreme Anorexic Speaks Out

January 2, 2013Written by sola rey

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Elisany da Cruz Silva

January 2, 2013Written by sola rey

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Floored: Into The Pit

December 30, 2012Written by sola rey

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Female Chess Players

December 28, 2012Written by sola rey

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Teenage girl

December 28, 2012Written by sola rey

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History Erased

December 28, 2012Written by sola rey

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Tanning Beauty Secrets? Melanotan II

December 27, 2012Written by sola rey

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Female Nascar Driver

December 27, 2012Written by sola rey

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Hotel Pricing Game

December 25, 2012Written by sola rey

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Models

December 23, 2012Written by sola rey

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Amanda Hill Kelly Gale Joan Smalls Source: Models Of Color

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Rolling Jubilee

December 23, 2012Written by sola rey

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Greeks Develops Bartering System

September 1, 2012Written by sola rey

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As Greece wonders whether its debt crisis will eventually spell its exit from the euro, one town in the centre of the country, Volos, has formed an alternative local currency. http://youtu.be/dz1KQkUJPkA

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Greece: Clinics in Crisis

August 23, 2012Written by sola rey

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Greek hospitals are facing a severe shortage of funding that is leaving them lacking in medicines and supplies. Even crucial operations have to be postponed.The financial crisis has left the Greek health system having to deal with billions of euros in cuts. And a second round of cuts is on its way. On top of […]

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Teaching Jobs in Abu Dhabi – NBC News

August 22, 2012Written by sola rey

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Teach Away’s Teachers Prepare for Teaching Jobs in Abu Dhabi – NBC News

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Jobs For European Doctors in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Oman

August 22, 2012Written by sola rey

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Doctors for the Gulf Ltd is an acknowledged medical recruitment company providing permanent & full-time jobs for European doctors in United Arabic Emirates of Middle East (Dubai, Abu Dhabi), as well as in Sultanate of Oman & Qatar. Doctors for the Gulf Ltd was founded in 2010 in England by experienced & acknowledged experts in […]

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Making Money – Greece

August 22, 2012Written by sola rey

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http://youtu.be/xsD1I9bOgEs With youth unemployment at 50%, the elderly losing their assets and ever-growing numbers going hungry, you don’t need to wander far on the streets of Athens to witness the impact of Greece’s debt crisis. http://youtu.be/ko-LxqJxQDg “All the rulers are dirty” cries one man as he awaits his turn at the local food distribution centre.”What […]

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You wouldn’t believe it if you looked on the runway, at an ad campaign, or heck...anywhere, but people of color are buying more luxury goods than ever. Nielsen just released its consumer report on black Americans, and the market research firm's findings were, to say the very least, quite eye-opening. With black buying power expected to to reach $1.7 trillion by 2017, the report notes how increasingly important it's become for brands to market to black people. Sadly, getting companies to realize this has been a struggle. According to the report, $75 billion dollars was spent last year on television, magazine, internet, and radio advertising, yet only $2.24 billion was spent on media focused on black audiences. A puzzling figure indeed. Read More