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25 min ago | Ultimate AV

Another exemplary presentation from Sony.

Harvard symbolist Robert Langdon is back on a thrilling journey through Rome trying to find four Cardinals kidnapped by the Illuminati, an ancient secret brotherhood that will stop at nothing to destroy its eternal enemy, the Catholic Church.

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Related Topix: Angels & Demons, Tom Hanks, Dan Brown

4 hrs ago | WCCO-TV

Keillor Performance To Be Beamed To Movie Theaters

It may be the next best thing to seeing Garrison Keillor's "A Prairie Home Companion" live.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Music!, A Prairie Home Companion, Garrison Keillor

9 hrs ago | Bury Free Press

Charles Dickens Museum clears first lottery hurdle

The Charles Dickens Museum in London has cleared the first hurdle in a bid to raise A 1.77 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund .

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Related Topix: Lottery, Charles Dickens

13 hrs ago | Daily Journal

Christian leader saving hearts and minds around the world

Rick Warren is on multiple missions. He is the Christian pastor who spoke the prayer at President Barack Obama's inauguration -- a choice that prompted protests from gay rights activists.

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Related Topix: Rick Warren, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Gay/Lesbian, Lake Forest, CA, John McCain

18 hrs ago | Rye And Battle Today

Rat Pack caberet evening at Cooden Beach

THE RAT Pack is back in town at the Cooden Beach hotel on Tuesday 8th December. This popular cabaret evening stars Stephen Dunnett, a talented singer who performs Rat Pack tributes and Las Vegas shows; tickets include a three course dinner.

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Related Topix: The Rat Pack

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Chicago Sun-Times

'Dog Whisperer' Cesar Millan in Rosemont

The Dog Whisperer is headed this way. Cesar Millan, host of the National Geographic channel's "Dog Whisperer" show, brings his tour, PackPower, to the Rosemont Theatre at 8 p.m. Dec.

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Related Topix: National Geographic, Sports

Long Island Press

Book Review: Juliet, Naked, By Nick Hornby

Though Nick Hornby has never seemed to recapture the chemistry that produced High Fidelity , he certainly hasna TMt stopped trying.

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Related Topix: Nick Hornby

CW33 Dallas KDAF-TV

'Best Adventurer' - Wingsuit Man Wins

National Geographic has named winners of the 'Best of Adventure' awards for 2009.

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Related Topix: National Geographic

Crosswalk

Is Porn Really That Big of a Deal?

When it comes to porn, the question facing many men is simple: is it really wrong? Is it really that big of a deal? I mean, it's just an image on a screen.

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Related Topix: C. S. Lewis

UnionLeader.com

How about spending? An elephant forgets

After shunning the Dalai Lama in September, President Obama must have shocked the Red Chinese when he spoke firmly for human rights.

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Related Topix: Dalai Lama, New Hampshire

Wed Nov 18, 2009

Macleans

How I Plan to Break it to My Wife That I'm Buying a Desk Made From Han Solo's Frozen Body

Oh, hi. Hi there. Glad your home. Good day at work? Good. That's good. Gosh, you look pretty.

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Related Topix: Star Wars, Action Movies, Adventure, Science Fiction Movies, Comedy Movies, Working Girl, Drama Movies, Harrison Ford

Examiner.com

Awesome dog Star Wars AT-AT costume

This short video showcases a fantastic AT-AT costume flippycheese at youtube made for his mini-Pinscher Balthazar this Halloween.

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Related Topix: Star Wars, Life, Holidays, Halloween

New Yorker

Getting the Shot

When Paul Nicklen, a biologist and photographer for National Geographic , decided to travel to Antarctica to document the leopard seal, a large, aggressive animal that dominates the Antarctic waters, he didn't realize he would be getting one of the best shots of his career.

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Related Topix: National Geographic

WWTC-AM Eagan

John Stossel: Worse Than Taxes

Bill O'Reilly is mad at me because I'm not mad enough about taxes. Last week on " The O'Reilly Factor ", we talked about California's and New York's enormous budget deficits and planned tax increases.

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Related Topix: Bill O'reilly, Opinion

WisInfo

'A Christmas Carol' comes to life

NEILLSVILLE -- Ebenezer Scrooge is getting more attention than ever in 'A Christmas Carol.' The Neillsville Area Players have brought this story to the stage in the play, 'A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley,' written by Israel Horovitz.

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Related Topix: Charles Dickens, Life, Holidays, Christmas

Earth Times

New Zealand leader will not meet Dalai Lama

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key will not meet the Dalai Lama during his scheduled visit to Auckland next month, a spokesman for the trust organising the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader's programme, said on Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Dalai Lama

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Scientific Blogging

To Screen Or Not To Screen, And When? That Is The Breast Cancer Question

My column title is a throwback to Jane Austen's famous first line in Pride and Prejudice ... Full Bio Becky Jungbauer During the past few days, news media has inundated the U.S. public with word that for the first time in 20 years, a government task force has changed course in its recommendations for breast cancer screening.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Breast Cancer, Journalism, Jane Austen

NBC 17

Author John Grisham Is UNC-CH Commencement Speaker

At MyNC.com we're focused on being your source for community news and information.

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Related Topix: John Grisham, Johnston County, NC, Chapel Hill, NC, Raleigh Metro

WCCO

35 Years Of 'Christmas Carol' At Guthrie

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Related Topix: Theater, Arts, Charles Dickens, Offbeat, Entertainment

Knowledge Is Power

Competing to Death?

The goals of this blog are: 1. A place to ask for advice on CI issues 2. Learn about CI trends, techniques, and events 3. Discuss CI topics Competitive Intelligence is a sensitive subject so please follow these rules.

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Related Topix: Jon Krakauer

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