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...months ago, Nigerian religion expert Abieyuwa Ogbemudia said to my colleague Gilbert daCosta, "It is incredible for any church to even tolerate homosexuality and survive in Nigeria. Your church would be dead in the water." Akinola, however, has proven himself in the past to be a brave man. He took a strong and important stance against Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo's bid for an extraconstitutional third term. He needs to be brave again and speak out against the penalties in the Nigerian bill. If he truly has concerns about human rights, he should express them with vigor. Failure...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Crunch Time on Gays for Anglican Archbishop | 3/8/2007 | See Source »

...barcode" he silk-screened onto a plate, which, when scanned, leads the PDA-toting diner to a website that explained the dish's ingredients. Juan Mari Arzak used a nifty device to puff up cellophane 'papillote' with herb-scented air that would then infuse the lobster cooked inside. Quique Dacosta created mushroom "papers"; Dani Garcia used liquid nitrogen to turn olive oil into butter lingots ; and Eneko Atxa centrifugally pulled apart broths to reveal three different "essences...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Could Taste Make a Culinary Comeback? | 1/19/2007 | See Source »

...Defecation? For Barber, a first-time visitor to Madrid Fusion, the experience was confusing. "I keep asking myself 'What are we doing here? Isn't this effete, precious, egotistical?' But then I see these guys like Quique [Dacosta], [Joan] Roca, and Adri?, and they're so knowledgeable and passionate and energized," Barber says. "I can't decide: Where's the brilliance, and where's the gimmick...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Could Taste Make a Culinary Comeback? | 1/19/2007 | See Source »

...school students hold their own, however. Not only is their dancing impressive, but the young actors, mostly newcomers, also do a good job of establishing both the comedic and serious elements of their characters. Dante Basco is hilarious as Ramos, a smooth talker trying to win the ladies. Yaya DaCosta and Rob Brown (“Coach Carter”) as Lahrette and Rock both give standout performances as two students with intertwined past tragedies who fall in love through dance. Brandon Andrews plays Monster, a tall, overweight teen in need of confidence, stealing viewers’ hearts...

Author: By Reva P. Minkoff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Take the Lead | 4/5/2006 | See Source »

...still have a very, very strong contingent of people who are interested in the social sciences,” he says, citing in particular Jennifer L. Hochschild, who is the Jayne professor of government and of African and African American studies, and Kimberley M. DaCosta, who is an assistant professor of African and African American Studies and of social studies...

Author: By William C. Marra, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The End of an Era: Af Am Looks to Rebuild After Year of Turmoil | 6/9/2005 | See Source »

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