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November 08, 2011, 11:22 PM EST by Amanda Gordon (Adds legal details in 12th paragraph and case information in last.) Nov. 8 (Bloomberg) — Jonathan Franzen’s “the Corrections” was too big to lug around to the new York Public Library’s gala last night. So Ian McEwan’s slim “on Chesil Beach” stayed hidden under a reporter’s [...]

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The exhibition, organized by National Geographic and Arts & Exhibitions International, with cooperation from the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities and the European Institute for Underwater Archaeology (IEASM), has visited three previous cities in the U.S. The nearly 150 artifacts in the show, including statuary, jewelry, daily items, coins and religious, are making their American [...]

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Sir Michael Caine and Colin Farrell were among the stars who turned out to honour Dame Elizabeth Taylor at a memorial service in Hollywood on Sunday (16Oct11). The Cleopatra icon died in March (11) after losing her long battle with congestive heart disease, sending the showbiz world into mourning. her son Christopher had been planning [...]

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It’s Halloween year `round over at Girls and Corpses, a bizarre Valley-based humor magazine that features exactly what its title declares: beautiful women in skimpy outfits alongside dead bodies, zombies, sharks and other monsters. Dubbed “the most ridiculous magazine of all time” by the Huffington Post, G&C started online in 2006 (girlsandcorpses.com) and is now [...]

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Local/National News Amendments to the Bail Act focused on serious crimes, the need to protect victims Freeport News Reporter Attorney General John Delaney met with religious leaders and members of the business community while on Grand Bahama yesterday, to provide clarification of the 10 Crime Bills that have been up for debate in the House [...]

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Press Release Source: SEE 14:00, Wednesday 12 October 2011 FRANKFURT, Germany–(BUSINESSWIRE)– Europe’s Beloved Astérix the Gaul will be brought to life as hero of SEE Touring Attractions 2012 European tour The world’s favourite, feisty hero, Astérix, will be joined by friends and foes for a first-of-its kind European touring attraction, it was announced today. Astérix [...]

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There’s been a Cleopatra-Isis meme weaving about lately. Several new biographies have been published. Stacy Schiff’s Cleopatra: a Life (which I haven’t yet read) and Duane Roller’s Cleopatra: a Biography (which I have) are helping redefine Cleopatra from the seductive femme fatale of legend to the real-life Queen of Egypt that she was. Rumors of a [...]

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0 of 0 Elizabeth Taylor dazzled the world with her luminous beauty, lavish lifestyle – and an unquenchable passion for diamonds and jewels that was fueled by the great loves of her life. The late Hollywood star amassed one of the foremost jewelry collections in the world, including a 33.19-carat diamond ring and a 16th [...]

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by GustavoLeao / 07:07, 3 September 2011 / Voyager Blogomatic3000 got the opportunity to interview Voyager star Kate Mulgrew and here is an excerpt. Aaron M.K.: You’ve been a big part of the science fiction scene for quite a while now. how do you feel about the science fiction genre as an actor? Kate Mulgrew: [...]

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Since Cleopatra’s death her fortunes have waxed and waned as dramatically as they did in her lifetime. her power has been made to derive from her sexuality, for obvious reason; as one of Caesar’s murderers had noted, “How much more attention people pay to their fears than to their memories!” It has always been preferable [...]

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