“East Africa gets high-speed web” and other links…
BBC: “The fibre-optic cable, operated by African-owned firm Seacom, connects South Africa, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and Mozambique to Europe and Asia. …The firm says the cable will help to boost the prospects of the region's industry and commerce. …The cable—which is 17,000km long—took two years to lay and cost more than $650m.”
“‘The Blair Witch Project’ 10 years later”
msnbc.com: “Still close friends, Dan and Ed went their separate ways after ‘Blair Witch,’ each taking some time off before making a series of horror or supernatural flicks. Myrick directed ‘Believers,’ ‘Solstice’ and ‘The Objective’; Sánchez helmed ‘Altered’ and ‘Seventh Moon.’ Haven’t heard of those movies? Don’t worry — most of them went straight to DVD. …Sánchez: It’s definitely an advantage. It’s one of these films that everybody knows about, so we can get a meeting with anyone we want. I feel honored and privileged that I was a part of this movie, and it’s given me a career. And it still has a lot of juice — we’re in the very opening stages of possibly doing another ‘Blair Witch’ movie.”
“Jeffrey Wright Speaks Out About Obama, Race And His Arrest”
Shadow And Act: “Apparently, nine police cars and a fire engine responded, seven of the cast and crew were arrested, two of whom sustained minor head wounds at the hands of the police, while Josh Brolin and Wright were pepper sprayed by cops and, while face down in the street, Wright was repeatedly tasered in the back of the ribs. …It took six months for prosecutors to agree to drop the charges. However, just a day after the incident, and in the presence of his police chief, Shreveport Mayor, Cedric Glover, apologized to Wright, privately acknowledging that there were some “devils” among the Shreveport police force.”