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updated: Sat Jun 28, 2008 12:55 pm

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Saturday Jun 28 | The Daily Sentinel

Nacogdoches named Film Friendly town

A Texas map illuminated the projection screen of The Fredonia's Banita Room Friday afternoon, as Carol Pirie, deputy director of the Texas Film Commission, discussed the Texas film industry at the Nacogdoches ...

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Mon Jun 09, 2008

Motorcycle USA

Motocross: Texas Results 3/12

In his first visit to Freestone County Raceway, Monster Energy Kawasaki's James Stewart, of Haines City, Fla., extended his winning streak to three at the Monster Energy Freestone Motocross National Presented ...

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Related Topix: Freestone County, TX

Sat Jun 07, 2008

Nucleic Acids Research

Inhibitory effect of a short Z-DNA forming sequence on transcription elongation by T7 RNA polymerase

Tel: +1 650 723 2424; Fax: +1 650 725 1848; Email: hanawalt{at}stanford.edu Received January 17, 2008.

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Sat May 31, 2008

Austin American-Statesman

Sony picks Austin for 'Baghead' premiere

Duplass movie 'Baghead' to make its debut in Austin Austin's standing as an independent film center will get a boost next month, when Sony Pictures Classics premieres "Baghead" locally, instead of in Los ...

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Related Topix: Austin Metro, Austin, TX, Media, Bastrop, TX, Movies, Entertainment

Sun Apr 20, 2008

The Battalion

Incoming director brings passion to biomedical sciences

“I am interested in human interaction and people's gifts, and teaching people about personal interaction. It is important for students to know the ethics of human interaction.”

Issue date: 4/14/08 Section: News The Department of Biomedical Sciences is the largest degree-granting program at Texas A&M and encompasses around 2,000 undergrads. via The Battalion

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Fri Apr 18, 2008

Free Money Finance

Brad Pitt is My Kind of Frugal

Anyone catch this? Brad Pitt is a frugal guy just like me ! Anyway, he's my type of ask-for-a-discount sort of guy. via Free Money Finance

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Wed Apr 16, 2008

FilmChat

Newsbites: Tree! Antichrist! Ollie! Pompeii

“Infants one day to ten days old, as well as one-month olds, one-year-olds, and two year olds with brown hair and pale complexions.”

Newsbites: Tree ! Antichrist ! Ollie! Pompeii! Another week, another batch of news items. via FilmChat

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Mon Apr 14, 2008

Huliq.com

Calorie restriction inhibits, obesity fuels development of epithelial cancers

“These results, while tested in a mouse model of skin cancer, are broadly applicable to epithelial cancers in other tissues”

A restricted-calorie diet inhibited the development of precancerous growths in a two-step model of skin cancer , reducing the activation of two signaling pathways known to contribute to cancer growth and ... via Huliq.com

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Related Topix: Skin Cancer, Medicine, Health

Sat Apr 12, 2008

The Austin American-Statesman

'Tree of Life' set in Waco?

It's no secret that director Terrence Malick likes to keep his projects under wraps until they hit theaters. via The Austin American-Statesman

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Related Topix: Waco, TX, Pharr, TX, Edinburg, TX

Thu Apr 10, 2008

Los Angeles Times

What is Angelina and Brad's CD?

What is Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's CD? It's pretty common for stars to get free stays at hotels and resorts around the world. via Los Angeles Times

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Tue Apr 08, 2008

The Austin American-Statesman

Sissy Spacek in Smithville with other Oscar winners, nominees

“Cross Creek"), who was married to Oscar winner Geraldine Page ("The Trip to Bountiful"), herself nominated seven times before winning. Torn and Page helped Spacek in her early career after she left Quitman. "Tree of Life”

Michael Barnes is Entertainment Editor for the Austin American-Statesman. He lives in South Austin with his partner, Kip, two dogs and two cats. via The Austin American-Statesman

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Related Topix: Austin Metro, Austin, TX, Sissy Spacek, Alternative, Drama, Biography Movies, Music!, Coal Miner's Daughter

Fri Mar 21, 2008

Austin American-Statesman

Some weekend closings extend into Monday

Colleges and universities: Austin Community College will not have classes Sunday. via Austin American-Statesman

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Related Topix: Bee Cave, TX, Kingsland, TX, Bastrop, TX, Burnet, TX, Marble Falls, TX

Wed Mar 19, 2008

Today's Chemist At Work

Epigenetic Multiple Ligands: Mixed Histone/Protein Methyltransferase, ...

Epigenetic Multiple Ligands: Mixed Histone/Protein Methyltransferase, Acetyltransferase, and Class III Deacetylase Inhibitors Istituto Pasteur - Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Dipartimento di Studi Farmaceutici, ... via Today's Chemist At Work

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Related Topix: Italy, World News,

Sun Mar 16, 2008

Times Record News

The Buzz, March 17

The big buzz this week is that there's talk that a boy from our area was chosen, after two years of searching by a casting agency, to star in a film with Brad Pitt called "Tree of Life." Producers are very ... via Times Record News

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Related Topix: Austin Metro, Sandra Bullock, Vernon, TX, Bastrop County, TX, Harry Connick, Jr., Jazz

Fri Mar 14, 2008

Daily India

Pregnant Jolie takes Maddox flying in a private plane

“If I could actually fly a plane by the time he's 4, I'll be like Superman to [Maddox]”

Washington, Mar1 3: She might be sporting a big baby bump, but that didn't stop Angelina Jolie from taking her beloved son Maddox out for a spin in a private plane. via Daily India

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Wed Mar 12, 2008

Popsugar

Angelina's Baby Bump Doesn't Keep Her Out of the Cockpit

She was spotted boarding a private plane at an airfield in Smithville, TX yesterday afternoon. via Popsugar

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Sat Mar 08, 2008

The Austin American-Statesman

Austin-linked movies take a big bow at SXSW

'The Order of Myths,' a documentary that looks at Mardi Gras in Mobile, Ala., was filmed by Austin director Margaret Brown. via The Austin American-Statesman

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Related Topix: Theater, Arts, Movies, Entertainment, Bastrop, TX

Thu Mar 06, 2008

National Ledger

Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt to Stay in US: Baby to be Born in Texas?

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt could finally have a child born in the United States! The couple has temporarily set up shop in the rural town of Smithville, Texas, where Brad is shooting his latest film, OK! ... via National Ledger

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Related Topix: Public Relations

Tue Mar 04, 2008

The Austin American-Statesman

Wadsworth protects Pitt, Jolie

“There will be music in Smithville.”

Michael Barnes is Entertainment Editor for the Austin American-Statesman. He lives in South Austin with his partner, Kip, two dogs and two cats. via The Austin American-Statesman

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Related Topix: Austin Metro, Austin, TX, Blog News

Sun Mar 02, 2008

KEYE-TV Austin

Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie sighted in Bastrop County

“Well, I'm curious. And so we'll see how it comes out. I'm sure we'll get to see them somewhere somehow and that'll be fun, and that's an excitement that usually doesn't come to a town like us”

The couple was sighted in Bastrop, and Pitt is reported to be making a movie in Smithville Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are rumored to be in Bastrop County on the set of a new movie. via KEYE-TV Austin

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Related Topix: Bastrop County, TX, Bastrop, TX, Mart, TX

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