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Celebrity terror alert: What we should be worried about this week
Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Apparently, in Scientology, no one can hear you scream. Mrs. Tom Cruise (still can’t say that without giggling) Katie Holmes is preparing for the silent birth of her first child. Large signs reminding her to be quiet during labor were placed around

An artisan touch of refinement
Charlotte Observer - Bye-bye, boho. While you still might be able to get away with that flowing peasant skirt from last year, to keep up with always-changing fashion trends it should be paired with something a little more subtle, something with an artisanal or handicraft

American Girl recalls children’s jewelry
WIS-TV - (National-NBC) March 30, 2006 - A line of children’s jewelry is being recalled. American Girl is recalling the jewelry because it contains high levels of lead. 180,000 necklaces, bracelets, earrings and hair accessories were sold from 1999 through

She will go to the ball
Times Online, UK - Mar 30, 2006… A seamstress is flying down from Connecticut to alter dresses at Cabrini. A jeweller at Art and Alchemy is donating 100 handmade pairs of earrings. …

Artists with similar styles share space at Ellarslie Museum in …
Trenton Times, NJ - 15 hours ago… acid green. In his oil portrait “Lai Siu,” a woman is wearing a yellow sweater and earrings and her lips are bright red. Strong …

Athletes bond over meals in Commons
Yale Daily News, CT - Mar 28, 2006… awaits. Swimmers will be at the first table, slumped in sweats, headphones and earrings. Men at the right end, women to the left. …

The Bandhan of love and glitter 
Its the season of love, of bonding. No wonder then that Ganjam Nagappa & Son Pvt Ltd., chose this season to launch their new collection Bandhan, which symbolises the bond of two souls in a lifelong commitment to each other.

Destroyer’s Destroyer’s Rubies: The Underminer: A Blueprint for a Revolution 
A reluctant New Pornographer reflects back on himself (By Dennis Lim)

IF YOU WANT TO GET HIGH, GET HOOKED ON JESUS!
WebWire (press release), GA - 40 minutes ago… 2006 Easter Season, Conversation Concepts is introducing the new J-Hooked jewelry line of nickel and brass key rings, earrings, pendant necklaces, pins, and …

Picking Splinters
Falls Church News Press, VA - Mar 29, 2006… Conference. No word as to whether the team sported nylon necklaces after that epic win. Even in recent years the Patriots have struggled. …

Ring around the `moonlet’
San Gabriel Valley Tribune - LA CA ADA FLINTRIDGE - The discoveries keep coming for the Cassini research team as astrophysicists announced Wednesday that they discovered millions of “moonlets” within one of Saturn’s colorful rings. These bodies, the width of football fields

Cassini Finds Saturn Has Millions of Tiny Satellites
NewsFactor Network - “The structures we observe with Cassini are strikingly similar to those seen in many numerical models of the early stages of planetary formation, even though the scales are dramatically different,” said Carl Murray, a Cassini imaging scientist. As

Review: ‘Godfather’ Loosely Follows Film 
Even if you’ve seen the movie a hundred times, the video game version of “The Godfather'’ is an offer you can probably refuse. Electronic Arts Inc. is known for its video game adaptations of popular films like “The Lord of The Rings'’ trilogy and the “James Bond'’ series. “The Godfather The Game'’ (Rated M, $39.99 for Xbox, PlayStation 2 and personal computers) is probably the company’s most

‘Hotchkiss’: Dance-Floor Redemption 
“Marilyn Hotchkiss’ Ballroom Dancing and Charm School” has a clunky title but an elegant concept: that the fantasy of the fresh start is attainable for all of us. It’s as easy as one, two, cha-cha-cha.

Rings musical opens to mixed reviews
New Zealand Herald, New Zealand - Mar 27, 2006The Lord of the Rings musical, touted as the most expensive stage production yet, met mixed reviews in Toronto, Canada, over the weekend as critics applauded …

The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle Earth II Keyset …
Half Life Source - Mar 27, 2006today announced its new custom Keyset, designed specifically for Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) highly-anticipated The Lord of the Rings , The Battle for …

Corruption hotline rings company alarm bells
Swissinfo, Switzerland - Mar 27, 2006The hotline will take its first calls on Wednesday and will advise whistleblowers on what action to take. “Our staff will advise …

Trainer, Kane score to lead Kingsway to win 
Rachel Trainer scored a goal to lift the Kingsway United Dragonfire over Pinelands Riptide, 2-1, in South Jersey Soccer League, Division IV girls youth soccer action.

LJ International’s ENZO Retail Chain in China Significantly Exceeds 2006 Year-to-Date Financial Expectations 
LJ International Inc. , one of the fastest-growing jewelry companies in the world, today released, for the first time ever, critical financial data detailing the progress of its new China retail division, ENZO.

Critics say rules on lead too lax 
Federal officials have been urging retailers for the past year to be more vigilant about keeping toys with high amounts of lead off their shelves, but government guidelines do not require companies to test for the potentially harmful substance in every trinket they sell. “Is it mandatory that you comply? No,” Julie Vallese, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, said

Inqlings | Croce feeling ‘deceived’ by filmmaker
Philadelphia Inquirer - Pat Croce is not feeling great about a film he invested $100,000 in and believed in. The entrepreneur yesterday had “The Messenger” pulled from this weekend’s Philadelphia Film Festival over what he called a ruse by the young filmmaker. Quentin

Multi-faceted fair hits milestone
Fairbanks News-Miner - Elegantly turned out in a black tuxedo, Lloyd Huskey, Tanana Valley State Fair general manager, added a sophisticated element to the unveiling of the this year’s fair theme–”Diamonds are Fair-Ever.” But the spell was quickly broken when Huskey

Joke 1 - 1
940 News - An Irish girl went to London to work as a secretary and shortly afterwards, began sending home money and gifts to her parents. After a few years they asked her to come home for a visit, as her elderly father was getting frail and very hard of hearing