Emily Blunt Could Be Cast as Villain in ‘Iron Man 3′
“Iron” Mike Tyson and Tupac Shakur Together Tomorrow Night
One Night in Vegas is scheduled to premiere on ESPN’s documentary series 30 for 30 tomorrow at 8PM EST. The documentary will examine the September 1996 title bout between “Iron” Mike Tyson and “The Atlantic City Express” Bruce Seldon at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Tyson (50-6-0-2, 44 KOs), who Ring Magazine ranked the sixteenth best puncher ever, entered the bout as the WBC heavyweight …
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Chinese firms look to team up with Hollywood
BEIJING – When Scarlett Johansson strode across the screen in “Iron Man 2,” she was wearing a form-fitting outfit made by Semir, a Chinese brand and an official sponsor of the blockbuster movie this spring. Business – Accounting – Firms – Networks – Health
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Emily Blunt Could Be Cast as Villain in ‘Iron Man 3′
The film’s producers are rumored desperate to get the British beauty to star as Iron Man ’s enemy in the next film.
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Cate Blanchett’s showbiz quarantine
Mnsterland: Two-wheel travel is ideal if you can make out the signs
Mnsterland, the area around Mnster in northwestern Germany, is a cycling paradise. The terrain is primarily flat, the landscape is pretty and pastoral, and the area is filled with marked cycling routes.
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Edward M. Swartz, at 76; lawyer fought for toy safety
Boston lawyer Edward M. Swartz, a product safety advocate who garnered national headlines with his annual list of the 10 toys he deemed most dangerous, died Saturday from congestive heart failure at his home in the Brookline section of Chestnut Hill. He was 76. Boston – Brookline Massachusetts – Heart failure – Health – Chestnut Hill Massachusetts
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Cate Blanchett’s showbiz quarantine
Cate Blanchett initially tried to shield hr three sons away from her career, but is now happy for them to take an interest in her work. Cate Blanchett wanted to “quarantine” her family away from her work.
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Rx for health: Not just money or dole-outs but real reforms
2010 summer movie season sees faltering ticket sales
Outdoors this summer, the sun was hot enough to pop corn. Inside the multiplexes, though, it was noticeably milder, in what industry analysts call a “tepid” season.
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Republican hopes high for gains in Iowa Legislature
Today marks the unofficial beginning of the true campaign season, when hundreds of candidates for Iowas House and Senate shift their efforts into high gear.
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Rx for health: Not just money or dole-outs but real reforms
Second of three parts IN HIS MESSAGE that accompanies the proposed government budget for next year, President Benigno C. Aquino III notes that the allocation for health is 13.6% higher than 2010s P29.3 billion (According to the 2010 General Appropriations Act though, only P28.7 billion was allocated to the Health department).
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Edward M. Swartz, at 76; lawyer fought for toy safety
Cate Blanchett wanted to quarantine
Cate Blanchett wanted to quarantine her family away from her work.
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Construction Near Two ECISD Schools Continues
The school bell is one of the many sounds of school, but lately the sounds of construction are joining the chorus at Nimitz and Hood Junior High.
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Edward M. Swartz, at 76; lawyer fought for toy safety
Boston lawyer Edward M. Swartz, a product safety advocate who garnered national headlines with his annual list of the 10 toys he deemed most dangerous, died Saturday from congestive heart failure at his home in the Brookline section of Chestnut Hill. He was 76. Boston – Brookline Massachusetts – Heart failure – Health – Chestnut Hill Massachusetts
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Gill isn’t sure who will start at quarterback after KU’s loss
Sands Point Preserve Hosts Another Successful Sprint for the Feinstein Institute
Farmingdale speedster Joe Morris, 19, steadily pulled away from defending Sands Point Sprint champion William Slattery of Garden City to score an eight second victory in the Aug. 14 Sands Point Sprint for the Feinstein Institute. Morris winning time was a race record of 17:14, breaking Jon Cuomos race record, set in 2007, of 17:21. Leading the way among the women (This is the first time Ive …
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College Top 25 Capsules: Stakes never higher for No. 3 Boise State
No. 3 Boise State has in many ways never played a more important game than it will Monday night, when the Broncos face No. 10 Virginia Tech at FedEx Field.
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Gill isnt sure who will start at quarterback after KUs loss
LAWRENCE | One quarterback kept his answers short but said that his confidence would not be shattered by Kansas 6-3 loss to North Dakota State. The other couldnt stop talking and effused positive vibes about the rest of the season. The reason for the difference in tone was obvious: Starter Kale Pick had been pulled from the game by his coaches, and backup Jordan Webb was sent in on a rescue …
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Apple TV, ‘Ping’ and iTunes — what it means
OUR TWEETS
As reported by our fine selves, Mafia II isnt expected to make a profit for 2K Games. Even so, its #1 for a second week running, followed by Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days , Wii Sports Resort , Toy Story 3 and the ever popular Red Dead Redemption .
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Hitman Clooney slays box office rivals
George Clooney’s The American is top film at the North American box office over a lacklustre Labour Day weekend.
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Apple TV, ‘Ping’ and iTunes — what it means
Computerworld’s Ryan Faas takes a closer look at a pair of announcements from last week’s Apple event — Apple TV and iTunes’ Ping feature.
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Construction Near Two ECISD Schools Continues
Box Office: Clooney, Machete and the Summer That Was
The good news for George Clooney: for the first time in his career, a movie in which he solo-starred opened No.1 at the weekend box office
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Revelers keep Abbots Bromley Horn Dance alive
Oh, deer! That’s likely to be the reaction from hikers and picnickers in the Oakland hills Monday when they stumble across a herd of more than 100 humans trotting through the redwoods in deer antlers. No, the horned hordes have not become unhinged. They will… Deer – Antler – Abbots Bromley Horn Dance – Hunting – Game
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Construction Near Two ECISD Schools Continues
The school bell is one of the many sounds of school, but lately the sounds of construction are joining the chorus at Nimitz and Hood Junior High.
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The biggest winners and losers of the summer 2010 film season
Eric Rosengren to the rescue
Top officials in wealthy Hub suburbs aren’t buying the Boston Fed chief’s Robin Hood-like suggestion…
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Theatre Guild honors top performers
Guild members select the most memorable actors and actresses from last season
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The biggest winners and losers of the summer 2010 film season
It may still be hot where you are, but summer’s over in Hollywood.
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Summer movie season’s winners, losers and surprises
What’s new at Richmond-area schools
Come tomorrow, more than 100,000 local students will troop off for the first day of the 2010-11 school year. They’ll see plenty they remember from years past, but there’s enough change to bring them back from their summer reverie when the doors swing open. From sparkling buildings to turnaround specialists …
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Rising Numbers of Middle East Students Seek Higher Education in UK
Dubai, United Arab Emirates: The number of students from the Middle East choosing to study at one of the UK’s higher education universities or colleges has seen double-digit growth in the past two years, according to figures collated by VisitBritain, the national tourism agency.
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Summer movie season’s winners, losers and surprises
Movie grosses were up, tickets were down, minds were blown and sniffles unavoidable as Andy packed for college and sent Woody, Buzz, Jessie and pals into a toy tizzy. The books close today on summer 2010, and it was a season when “Toy Story 3″ leapfrogged to the No. 1 spot for the year, Sylvester Stallone muscled past “The A-Team,” and the top 10 summer movies were rated G, PG or PG-13.
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Hollywood embraces a new kind of hero
Hollywood’s new kind of hero
Step aside beefcakes, willowy nerds have snatched the hero mantle.
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CISD adopts budget, teachers to get pay increases
The Carroll ISD Board of Trustees approved the 2010-2011 budget Monday evening, choosing to use money from the districts fund balance to cover the $2.3 million budget shortfall.
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Hollywood embraces a new kind of hero
Everywhere you look these days, beefcakes are being shown the door.
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