'Idol' runner-up doesn't pay like it used to

Source: Louisville Courier-Journal

LOS ANGELES — Coming in second on American Idol may still be a path to superstardom, but it no longer offers guaranteed paychecks worthy of the next pop idol or rock star. Last weeks runner-up, 16-year-old Jessica ...
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Nigerian actors give 'Winter's Tale' African touch

Source: San Francisco Chronicle

Lagos, Nigeria -- The deep, croaking-frog rhythm of the talking drums sound out across the stage as canoeists in animal hide row a condemned servant and royal infant into the unknown. The unified voice of a choir rises above the beats, singing ...
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Bollywood going through transition: Chandrachur Singh

Source: Webindia123

Actor Chandrachur Singh, who has been out of action for health reasons, is back. From films to television he is doing everything and is also wowed by the film industry's professionalism and changing work culture. " ...
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The Oligarchy's Rule of Law: From Russia to Oklahoma

Source: Newsvine

The Oligarchy is now up front and out in the open. It's able to be that way, to be an "in your face"1%, because we have displaced the value of the common good with an ideology that celebrates private greed and acquisition: We still operate ...
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The River Thames’ remarkable tale

Source: BBC News

28 May 2012 Last updated at 03:02 ET By Andy Dangerfield BBC News, London Following the building of the Embankment, great buildings and palaces that were once sat on the Thames were now stranded from the river If you are among the crowds lin ...
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FarmVille Castle Items: Wolfsbane Tree, Jester Pig and more

Source: AOL Games Blog

In addition to the Roaring 20's items that were released in the FarmVille marketplace this evening, we've also seen the launch of additional items in a new "Castle" theme. As the name might suggest, this theme takes us back to the ...
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PRAIRIE FEVER

Source: Kirkus Book Reviews

Beginning in the 1830s, and thence throughout the 19th century, the landed gentry and nobility of Britain were well represented on the American frontier. There was something about the place—the tall mountains, the indomitable Indians, all that wi ...
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Party by the water

Source: Biloxi Sun Herald

Celebrations on the Coast this week highlight seafood, shrimping, and submarines. Pass Christian Seafood Fest Pile your plate with Gulf Coast seafood at the four-day Seafood Fest in Pass Christian starting Thursday. Formerly the St. Paul's Seafoo ...
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This Week: MAY 28-JUNE 3

Source: Biloxi Sun Herald

Memorial Day VFW Post 2539 Memorial Day service: U.S. Rep Steven Palazzo will be the guest speaker. A pancake breakfast will follow at the VFW Post 2539 at 2518 23rd Ave. in Gulfport. 8 a.m., Evergreen Cemetery, 28th Street between 39th and 40th ...
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