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Bryce Courtenay dies at 79; best-selling Australian author
Best-selling Australian author Bryce Courtenay, whose debut novel, "The Power of One," was made into a popular 1992 movie starring Morgan Freeman, has died. He was 79. Courtenay died Thursday at his home in Canberra, Australia, according to his...
Tags: Morgan Freeman, Authors, Stomach Cancer, South Africa, Book
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Dr. Frances H. Trimble, Planned Parenthood of Md. medical director
Dr. Frances H. Trimble, a gynecologist who had been medical director of Planned Parenthood of Maryland for nearly three decades, died Friday of pneumonia at Roland Park Place. She was 94.
"She took Planned Parenthood from a highly criticized small...Tags: Family Planning, Guilford (Baltimore, Maryland), Justice and Rights, Mount Vernon, Colleges and Universities
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PASSINGS: Ron Taylor, Mario Armond Zamparelli, Anne Shaw Price
Ron Taylor Filmed shark for 'Jaws' Ron Taylor, 78, an Australian marine conservationist who helped film some of the dramatic underwater footage used in the classic shark thriller "Jaws," died Sunday at a Sydney hospital after battling leukemia....
Tags: Companies and Corporations, Science and Technology, Jaws (movie), Howard Hughes, Los Angeles Times
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She's back: World's richest woman makes case for $2-a-day pay
Los Angeles TimesThe world's richest woman, Australian mining tycoon Gina Rinehart, drew international scorn recently after saying that people who are jealous of the wealthy should drink less and work harder. And now she's back with some more helpful advice. Speaking at...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Julia Gillard, Career and Workplace, Employees, Mining
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Andrew Upton, minus Cate Blanchett, staying at Sydney Theatre Company
Andrew Upton is staying on at the Sydney Theatre Company, assuming the position of sole artistic director starting in January. For the last four years, Upton and his wife, actress Cate Blanchett, have served as co-artistic directors of Australia's most...
Tags: Arts and Culture, A Streetcar Named Desire (movie), Philip Seymour Hoffman, Steven Soderbergh, William Hurt
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In the moment with Cate Blanchett
On the surface, Cate Blanchett would seem to be the least Chekhovian human being on the planet. No idle longing for Moscow for this international stage and screen star, whose frequent flier mileage must have broken the million mark since she and her...
Tags: Arts and Culture, A Streetcar Named Desire (movie), Richard Roxburgh, Katharine Hepburn, Fishing
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San Diego YC in charge at Governor's Cup
NEWPORT BEACH — The oldest active trophy in international sports was at the same yacht club that plays host to the oldest youth regatta in the U.S. The America's Cup met the Governor's Cup at the Balboa Yacht Club on Friday. Many of the sailors...Tags: Regional Authority, Politics, Executive Branch, Sailing, Government
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Critic's Notebook: Anton Chekhov for the modern world
NEW YORK — Anton Chekhov is always with us in the theater. But this summer his work has been especially prevalent, serving as an inspirational model for such contemporary playwrights as Tracy Letts, Andrew Upton and Annie Baker. Having recently...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Merritt Wever, Richard Roxburgh, New York City, Upton
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Olympic Competition: Summer Vs. Winter?
Channel Guide MagazineWhich Is Better? It Depends On Your Point Of View. Every couple of years, when the Olympics arrive, the discussion starts up again: Which is better — the Summer Olympics or the Winter? Purists will argue that the Winter Olympics aren’t even... -
Romantic getaways
Berlin: Put Berlin next to Paris and you have both sides of the coin: romance, which occasionally appeals, and eros, which never fails. "Berlin is sexy," said the German capital's openly gay Mayor Klaus Wowereit, and it's been that way since the...Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Ernest Hemingway, Arts and Culture, Music, Romance (genre)
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March 21: Midday Fix - Human Nature
WGN NewsHuman Nature Hailing from Sydney, the high school classmates who would go on to become Human Nature – brothers Andrew and Mike Tierny, Phil Burton and Toby Allen – were captivated by the harmonies of soul, gospel and R&B. Since forming Human Nature,...Tags: Celine Dion, Motown Records, Smokey Robinson, Michael Jackson, Australia
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Australia seeks to clamp down on forced labor, organ trafficking
World NowIn Australia, legislation is aimed at combating organ trafficking, forced marriage and forced labor by broadening laws against slavery and exploitation, a plan that was heralded by human rights groups as a blueprint for world efforts to stop such abuse......
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