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  1. Filmmaker Federico Alvarez Secures $30 Million Deal For 'Panic Attack' YouTube ShortRead the original story w/Photo

    7 hrs ago | Web TV Wire

    ... online video is starting to mature when its even influencing Tinseltown. Federico Alvarez, an unknown filmmaker from Uruguay, has landed a $30 million budget to make a Hollywood blockbuster purely based on a short film he uploaded to YouTube. ...

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    Related Topix: South America, World News, Montevideo, Uruguay

  2. Outstanding Recreational and Real Estate Investment Opportunities...Read the original story w/Photo

    10 hrs ago | PR Newswire

    Outstanding Recreational and Real Estate Investment Opportunities Await Those Searching for Summer Weather during the North Hemisphere's Cold Winter Months: Punta del Este and Edificio Acqua Foresee an Exceptional 2010 Summer Season PUNTA DEL ESTE, Uruguay , Dec.

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  3. LETTER: Being strong and healthyRead the original story

    11 hrs ago | The Lufkin Daily News

    ... especially teenagers, to have low self-esteem, to develop eating disorders and to try deadly diets. A 22-year-old Uruguay model, Luisel Ramos, reportedly died of heart failure after stepping off a runway during "Fashion Week" in Montevideo. She also ...

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  4. Film: Stalking romance in "Gigante"Read the original story w/Photo

    12 hrs ago | The Martha's Vineyard Times

    Film : Stalking romance in "Gigante" Picture silent comedy star Buster Keaton, pumped up to double his normal size, and you'll understand the premise of "Gigante." This award-winning new romantic comedy, set in Montevideo, Uruguay, comes to the Katharine Cornell Theatre on Saturday, December 5, through the auspices of the Martha's Vineyard Film ...

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  5. Uruguay 1930Read the original story

    15 hrs ago | ESPN

    ... the top from each group going into the semi-finals Number of matches 18 Innovations This was the first World Cup Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil and USA were seeded (USA because they had a professional league) Controversies Eight weeks before the start, ...

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  6. 'A Christmas Story': A delightful visit to a gentler timeRead the original story

    15 hrs ago | Hollister Free Lance

    The Old Man , Ralphie Parker , Randy Parker and Mrs. Parker gather around the 'major award' in San Jose Repertory Theatre's production of 'A Christmas Story.' Photo by Kevin Berne The "Nutcracker", "A Christmas Carol", "It's a Wonderful Life" and "How The Grinch Stole Christmas" are traditional Christmas theatre toddies, but add "A Christmas Story" ...

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    Related Topix: Family, Drama Movies, A Christmas Story, Short, Comedy Movies, San Jose, CA, World News, Grecia, Uruguay, San Jose, Uruguay

  7. Club World Cup: Half a century of fierce competitionRead the original story

    16 hrs ago | TheNational

    ... started it all was in 1960, when Real Madrid - which had just won the first five European Cup tournaments - faced Uruguay's Penarol, the inaugural Copa Libertadores victors. Madrid, with the legendary Ferenc Puskas and Alfredo Di Stefano in their ...

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  8. Review: 'A Christmas Story' at San Jose RepRead the original story

    16 hrs ago | San Jose Mercury News

    Move over Tannenbaum, the leg lamp is back with a vengeance. Douglas firs just don't cut it in "A Christmas Story," where the Old Man's "major award," in all its tacky glory, is by far the most coveted yuletide decoration around.

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Christmas, San Jose, CA, A Christmas Story, Short, Comedy Movies, Family, Drama Movies, Grecia, Uruguay, World News, San Jose, Uruguay, Darren McGavin

  9. FIFA writes to Maradona to stay away from drawRead the original story

    20 hrs ago | CBS SportsLine

    ... Valcke said. The 1986 World Cup-winning captain launched his profane tirade at media critics after Argentina beat Uruguay 1-0 in its final qualifier last month in Montevideo. Maradona is likely to return for a March 3 friendly against Germany in ...

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  10. Unknown filmmaker gets $30m for robot movieRead the original story

    22 hrs ago | Newslite

    An unknown filmmaker from Uruguay has been given $30m by Hollywood studio bosses - to turn his $500 YouTube video of a giant robot invasion into a movie Would-be director Federico Alvarez, who runs a post-production visual effects house in Uruguay, filmed 'Panic Attack' with a budget of just $500 in his free time.

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  11. FIFA asks Maradona to stay away from drawRead the original story

    Yesterday | Sportsnet.ca

    ... Valcke said. The 1986 World Cup-winning captain launched his profane tirade at media critics after Argentina beat Uruguay 1-0 in its final qualifier last month in Montevideo. Maradona is likely to return for a March 3 friendly against Germany in ...

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  12. Maradona banned from World Cup draw: FIFARead the original story w/Photo

    Yesterday | CBC

    ... Valcke said. The 1986 World Cup-winning captain launched his profane tirade at media critics after Argentina beat Uruguay 1-0 in its final qualifier last month in Montevideo. Maradona is likely to return for a March 3 friendly against Germany in ...

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  13. Yesterday's EditionRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday | Inside Costa Rica

    ... opposed to the military coup announced they will celebrate the de facto regime's failure in the Sunday elections. URUGUAY MONTEVIDEO - President Jose Mujica confirmed in his radio program "Speaking to the South" his commitment to Uruguayans of a ...

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  14. Stoke management concerned over ArismendiRead the original story

    Feb 12, 2009 | Tribalfootball

    The Sentinel says Arismendi, still adjusting to life away from warmer climes back home in Uruguay, is under close scrutiny from the club psychiatrist after trying to acclimatise to the sudden cold snap by shaving all his hair off.

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  15. Uruguay president-elect will farm tooRead the original story

    Yesterday | India eNews

    Montevideo, Dec 2 Jose 'Pepe' Mujica, winner of the presidential runoff in Uruguay, said he will alternate his duties as head of state with working the land on his small farm on the outskirts of Montevideo.

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  16. Not a former presidentRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday | The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

    ... In the article you mention 'former president Pedro Bordaberry'. The author is confused or didn't research enough on Uruguay. Pedro Bordaberry never was president and this year he was a candidate for the first time. In fact, it was his father -Juan ...

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  17. All Whites part of Blatter planRead the original story

    Tuesday | The Press On-Line

    ... at that." Blatter was clearly frustrated by the controversial goals in the matches between France and Ireland and Uruguay and Costa Rica and the violence surrounding the clash between Algeria and Egypt. The All Whites' win may not have been ...

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  18. Heavy Metal Paradox Could Point Toward New Therapy for Lou Gehrig's DiseaseRead the original story

    Tuesday | Science Daily

    ... journal, by researchers from the Instituto Clemente Estable and the University of the Republic in Montevideo, Uruguay, and at Oregon State University. The research has been supported by the National Institutes of Health. "We know that environmental ...

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Als, Health, South America, Montevideo, Uruguay, World News, Oregon State University

  19. Uruguay Hosts I South American Beach GamesRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday | Prensa Latina

    Montevideo, December 1 About 1,500 sportmen will take part in the I South American Beach Games which will take place from next December 4 to 13 in Montevideo and Punta del Este, reported on Monday the organizing committee Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela will participate in the competition, ...

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  20. President Elect, Most Voted in Uruguay HistoryRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday | Prensa Latina

    Montevideo, Dec 1 President elect Jose Mujica has been the most voted in the Uruguayan history, an unprecedented fact in this South American nation, local media outlets highlighted on Tuesday.

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