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Tourist books for Australia, ends up in Canada

Thursday, September 25, 2008

You'd think she'd get the message on board this plane

Warning: The next time you book your holiday online, check that you're going to the right place and not end up like Monique Rozanes Torres Aguero.
The Argentinean lady planned a nice trip to Sydney, Australia, but ended up in Sydney, Nova Scotia, in Canada.
The mix-up occurred when Monique simply didn't check which country her booking was intended for.

Even when she was travelling to the Canadian province she didn't question why she had to jump on a small propeller plane in Halifax that would take her on the last leg of her journey.
But rather than make a fuss, Torres decided to stay and make the best of her trip. "When things happen, you let them happen," she said through an interpreter.
Apparently this isn't the first time that a would-be-tourist has mistaken the town for Australia

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Bomb squad explode hotdogs after terror threat

Thursday, September 25, 2008

A pack of hotdogs posed such a threat at a stadium in Philadelphia that the whole building had to be evacuated.
Fans enjoying the match at the Citizens Bank Park had to be rushed out during the game when several suspicious packages wrapped tightly in duct tape were found outside of the buildings ticket office.
A bomb squad was called and discovered that the boxes were full of hotdogs.
However, officials didn't want to take any chances, and the hotdogs were detonated

A police official investigating the incident said: "It was clear from when we looked at it at first glance and when you looked at the debris afterwards, there was packaging and duct tape; I don't see many hot dogs sold here with duct tape. We just did what we felt was appropriate

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Beloved actor and humanitarian Paul Newman has died of cancer in his home in Westport, Connecticut. He was 83.
Newman, whose stunning blue eyes and immense capacity for generosity made him one of the most cherished personalities of his era, was an extremely private man and was rumored to have been seriously ill for several months. He had canceled some planned appearances in the summer.
Born in Shaker Heights, Ohio in 1925, Newman first made his mark on the stage and TV but his startling good looks and undeniable presence destined him to appear on the screen. Newman often played troubled characters with streaks of nobility such as “Fast” Eddie Felson in The Hustler, and the eponymous, irrepressible roles of Hud Bannon in Hud and the imprisoned rebel, Cool Hand Luke.
But it was his role as Butch in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, opposite Robert Redford, that thrust him into the realm of super-stardom. He followed it with other classic films including The Sting, The Towering Inferno, Slap Shot, and The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean.
Newman was a star right out of the gate, however, being nominated for an Oscar for his third major role as Brick Pollitt, the drunken husband locked in a loveless marriage with Elizabeth Taylor’s smoldering “Maggie the Cat” in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
Newman’s real-life relationship was exactly the opposite. He was married to actress Joanne Woodward for 50 years. The two worked together in 1958’s The Long Hot Summer. It was the same year they were wed and that Woodward won an Oscar for her work in 1957’s The Three Faces of Eve.
It was not the end of their professional collaborations. Newman also directed her to another Oscar nomination in Rachel, Rachel (the film picked up four nominations, including Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay by their lifelong friend, Stewart Stern). Newman also directed Woodward in The Glass Managerie and starred with her in Mr. & Mrs. Bridge.
Nominated for seven Oscars (including Best Actor nods for Absence of Malice and The Verdict) Newman finally won on his eighth nomination for his reprisal role of Fast Eddie in Martin Scorsese’s The Color of Money (he would be nominated two more times afterwards, for Best Actor in Nobody’s Fool and Best Supporting Actor in Road to Perdition).
But of all the trophies Newman won or was awarded in his life none seem more appropriate than his honorary 1994 Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. Newman’s charitable giving, from his Hole-in-the-Wall Gang, a camp for seriously ill children or his proceeds from Newman’s Own, are legendary. As was the man. As will be his legacy.
Newman is survived by Woodward, his five daughters and several grandchildren. A son, Scott Newman, died of an accidental drug overdose in 1978.

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Potter star joins Paris fashionistas

Monday, September 29, 2008

Young Harry Potter millionairess Emma Watson was all geared up to spend some of her estimated £10 million fortune as she tottered up to Paris Fashion Week.
The 18 year-old joined a sleuth of famous front-row faces including Dita Von Teese, Lily Allen and Katy Perry at Christian Dior's spring-summer 2009 ready-to-wear collection in the Tuileries Gardens

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Beer-loving horse barred from pub

Monday, September 29, 2008

No horseplay: Beer-loving mare Peggy is banned from pub

A beer-swilling horse has been left with a long face after a landlady barred it from her pub.
Peggy, a mare partial to John Smiths bitter, was a regular at the Alexandra Hotel in Jarrow, South Tyneside.
But when Jackie Gray did the place up she decided Peggy's face just didn't fit

The horse's owner, known as Mr Dolan, 62, says Peggy has been left out in the cold pining for the good old days.
'Everyone saw her as one of the locals,' he said

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... Emma does a twirl

Monday, September 29, 2008

A light-hearted Emma Thompson shows her pole-dancing skills at the premiere of Brideshead Revisited in Chelsea, west London.
The actress, 49, joked she 'doesn't care' if it bombs

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World faces financial meltdown

by FRED ATTEWILL - Monday, September 29, 2008

Down and out: One trader in New York shows the strain

The world is facing financial meltdown after a £390billion rescue package for US banks was thrown out.
Stock markets were braced for another grim day after Congress rejected plans to buy bad debts in what would have been the biggest bail-out since the Great Depression of 1929.
The surprise decision sent the Dow Jones index tumbling by seven per cent – its biggest one-day fall in history – and left one analyst warning: 'Now, things could get nasty

It also followed a turbulent day in Britain, with £15billion wiped off the value of high street banks' shares and more evidence that the housing market was grinding to a halt.
Last week, George Bush warned of a 'long and painful recession' if the rescue plan was not approved. But Republicans in Congress turned against their president by rejecting the package, which would have cost taxpayers £1,270 each.
The vote meant Mr Bush and his economists would have to go back to the drawing board to come up with a new plan to halt the crisis.
Analyst David Buik said: 'They will have to go back and renegotiate. To have no agreement is a non-option, it is just ridiculous.
'Those who have voted “no” have engaged their backsides rather than their brains.' Gordon Brown said the government had 'sent a message to the White House about the importance of taking decisive action'.
He added: 'The governor of the Bank of England, the chancellor and I will take whatever action necessary to ensure continued stability for Britain.'
Earlier, the City had responded grimly to the nationalisation of Bradford and Bingley bank, which it had been hoped would stabilise the markets. The FTSE plunged 269.7 points to its lowest level since April 2005, wiping £64billion off the value of blue chip stocks.
Experts were predicting that the FTSE could see further drops of 200 points, wiping another £48billion off the stocks, when it opens on Tuesday
Monday's falls were echoed across Europe after the government of Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg stumped up £8.9billion to save banking giant Fortis from collapse

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The early bird gets the rabbit

by Fred Attewill - Monday, September 29, 2008

. Down the hatch: The heron grabs the little rabbit

If you're rather fond of cute furry animals then look away now.
These pictures show how cruel nature can sometimes be as a grey heron snacks on a rabbit.
The bird, which usually eats fish and small animals, was searching for a meal when it spotted the black bunny emerging from a hole.

After grabbing hold of it by an ear, it drowns it.

Undeterred by its size, the heron swooped down and grabbed its prey by its ears.
Wildlife photographer Ad Sprang captured these dramatic images in Vianen, central Holland, last year

'I was trying to get some nice shots of this grey heron,' said the 56-year-old Dutchman. 'After taking several shots, a little rabbit appeared out of a hole.
'The heron was interested in it and slowly approached the little rabbit. You could feel the tension.'

The bird, which usually snacks on fish, then gobbles the bunny whole.

Obviously hungry, the adult bird, which averages about 100cm (3ft) in height and has a 1.95m (6ft) wingspan, made its move.
'In a split second, the bird caught the rabbit,' said Sprang. 'I managed to make two photos and the bird flew away with its food in its bill.
'It landed in some water and I quickly turned the car around and took several photos of the rest of the story. I have often seen herons catching prey like mice and fish but catching a rabbit was a surprise,' Sprang added

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First pics of Angelina after twin birth

Thursday, October 2, 2008

Angelina and daughter Shiloh arrive in New York

Angelina Jolie has been snapped for the first time since giving birth to her twins Vivienne and Knox months ago.
The actress pulled herself away from her temporary home in Germany to touch down in New York to promote her new movie The Changeling.
But she did not arrive alone. Along with her came the full Jolie Clan including her two year-old daughter Shiloh.
Looking slightly jet-lagged the actress led the way with Shiloh perched on her hip while Brad catered to the rest of the family.
The Clint Eastwood directed movie was first premièred in Cannes when Angelina was heavily pregnant with her twins.

The Changeling is set in the 1920's about a mother who loses her son.
The boy is later returned to her by the LAPD but she soon discovers that he's not her blood.
And mother-of-six, Angelina isn't taking any chance by keeping her kids very close to her

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Britney tries bizarre new 'Bethlehem' look

by ANDREI HARMSWORTH - Friday, October 3, 2008


Britney Spears looked as though she was tottering off to Bethlehem after donning a biblical head shawl
during her latest publicity rounds.
It seems the pressure of being back in the spotlight is all becoming a little too much for the radiant singer, who is heading back to the charts.
The singer arrived back in LA to be faced with a media scrum after returning from her visit to New York

Meanwhile, her ex-boyfriend says claims that he intends to sell an alleged --- tape they filmed together are false.
British paparazzo Adnan Ghalib was quoted as saying he would sell the two-hour tape, filmed in Mexico, if the price was right.
But now the Brummie says he is so angry about the claims he's planning to sue.
'There is no --- tape. I'm extremely upset and taking legal action,' he said