Paul Rudd has had a solid few years, making a splash at the box office -  as a hilarious and bro-tastic supporting character in Knocked Up and Forgetting Sarah Marshall, as well as in leading man status in the critically panned romantic comedy Over Her Dead Body and the critically acclaimed buddy comedy Role Models. Following the successful [...]

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It’s a complicated case of “he said/she said”, with overtones of politics: The Subic rape case here in the Philippines. It started with a night on the town  by some visiting US Marines in 2005. They visited a bar, met some nice girls, and one of the girls, who was a bit intoxicated, took up [...]

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The Obama administration is planning to have the VA (Veteran’s Administration hospital/clinic system) bill private insurance for treatment of veteran’s war related injuries. From the WashingtonPost: The president was sympathetic to the needs of veterans, Gorman (executive director of Disabled American Veterans) said, but insisted that the insurance companies are getting away with not paying [...]

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Another Paramount classic, given the lavish “Centennial Collection” treatment – Cary Grant at the height of his powers as the suave and debonair reformed jewel-thief, once known as “The Cat”, Alfred Hitchcock at the height of his own directorial powers, Grace Kelly in her last big-screen role as the willful heiress … and the French [...]

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I must confess that initially, I wanted to enjoy this book very much; here I was offered a family saga, centering on a strong and intrepid woman, building a life for herself and her children on the 19th century frontier, after having endured misfortune and tragedy only to have something wicked from out of the [...]

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Drought is gripping Blacklin County, Texas right along with the usual brutal summer heat. It hasn’t rained in the last couple of months in this part of East Texas and not much more than nothing the last several years. Stock tanks are drying up, the lake waters are receding exposing more and more of the [...]

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The founder of a support group set up to help people to deal with asbestos related diseases is to be raising awareness about asbestos and its dangers. The founder of the support group, Dr Helen Clavson, is said to be taking on a high profile role in a national initiative to raise awareness about deadly [...]

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Recently Archer Mayor was a very informative guest on a Sunday night chat hosted at The Writer’s Chatroom  http://www.writerschatroom.com/  Along with learning that his previous publisher had put the first twelve Joe Gunther series books out of print so Mr. Mayor had to form his own publishing company to get them back out on the [...]

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Historical Fiction is a notoriously difficult genre to be successful at, particularly when it concerns well documented and relatively modern history. In world history America is a relatively new country, and without doubt the most defining moment was the American Civil War. A war that tore at the very fabric of the young country. Weaving [...]

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Cason Statler has returned home to find home, at least on the surface, is pretty much the same while he is not. The East Texas town of Camp Rapture is his last stop on what has been a downward spiral lately. Cynical, trying desperately not to drink himself to oblivion, the former Iraq veteran and [...]

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Ashley tells Victor that Adam is paying the price now for setting him up for murder. Victor agrees with her as they enter the room. Ashley is shocked when she sees Adam with his face all bloody as he sits down across from them. Victor asks him who did this to him. Adam answers “You [...]

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Florian Cloud de Bounevialle O’Malley Armstrong, professionally known as Dido, was born Christmas day in 1971. Dido was named after the mythical Queen of Carthage, originally said to be a goddess and ruler of pre-Roman Carthage. Impressive background for such a soft, gentle soul. Dido’s first album “No Angel” was released in 1999, and turned [...]

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In her forthcoming memoir, “Miley Cyrus: Miles to Go,” Miley reveals that her younger days were spent “being teased, tortured and humiliated by school bullies.”  The “Hannah Montana” star says she was “friendless, lonely and miserable,” and believes she would have been physically harmed if the abuse hadn’t stopped.”  Miley writes, “The girls took it [...]

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Irish Contributions to global society! Irish contributions to the world! Taken from Irish Patents Office Homepage : Throughout the centuries Ireland has proven itself as a nation of inventors with many of its natives having made important contributions to their particular fields of endeavor. Outlined below is a selection of just some of the many [...]

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Saint Patrick’s Blue…Irish history of a different hue! The Starry Plough, flag of the Irish Independence Movement at the Easter Uprising 1916 Frequently when we see any images of Saint Patrick he is always depicted in a green chasuble and a white miter of a Catholic Bishop. However, Saint Patrick was portrayed before the 20th [...]

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Happy Saint Patrick’s Day: Slainte Mhaith! Happy Saint Patrick’s Day 2009! The celebration of Saint Patrick’s Day is always a welcome event in the McNichol Family’s calendar. Of course the prefix “Mc” would most likely give a clue to the reason. But there really is more to the celebration than just honoring the patron saint of [...]

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There are plenty of parenting books out there, the average book store has shelves groaning under the weight of this mighty tomes. Most share a common theme, they are written by dispassionate experts and based on more theory than practical experience. Much akin to someone teaching piano lessons based purely on theoretical knowledge and without [...]

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