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Bookmark: A couple of seriously good reads
Some marvelous novels vigorously refute the idea that so-called "literary fiction," the serious stuff, must be a tedious chore to read, like a bad-tasting medicine whose healing properties are somehow confirmed by the fact that you want to spit it out,...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Awards and Prizes, Entertainment Events, Anne Tyler, Literature
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Comments & Curiosities: Lesser-known New Year's plans
"Maybe it's much too early in the game. Ah, but I thought I'd ask you just the same, what are you doing New Year's – New Year's Eve?" I didn't write that. Frank Loesser did, in 1947. A boatload of people have sung it, but I'd say it's a tie for...Tags: BBC, Thailand, Foods and Beverages, Ella Fitzgerald, New Year's Day
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Celebrating to the kilt
Wearing a kilt, suspenders and feathered derby hat, Steven Garza looked every bit the part of a man celebrating his Scottish ancestry Saturday in Costa Mesa.
He had high white socks and a tobacco pipe, and his friend also wore a kilt. Both walked into...Tags: Arts and Culture, Culture
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46.5 seconds vs. 33 months
Halfway up a wee hill, the fuselage had landed in the backyards of Rosebank Crescent. Bob Edgar ... counted 18 bodies in his own backyard, many still in their seats. But the detail that will forever remain in his mind is how most of the passengers had...
Tags: Boeing Co., Tripoli (Libya), Wars and Interventions, Libyan Civil War (2011), London (England)
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Convicted Lockerbie bomber dies
The only person convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing will be laid to rest. Abdel Baset al-Megrahi died Sunday, nearly three years after his release from a Scottish prison. His celebratory homecoming in Libya sparked outrage from the international...
Tags: Lockerbie (Scotland), Lockerbie Bombing (1988), Abdel Baset al-Megrahi
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Convicted Lockerbie Bomber Megrahi Dies in Libya
CNNAbdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi, the only person convicted in connection with the Lockerbie airline bombing that killed 270 people, died Sunday, the Libyan government and family members said. He was 60. The former intelligence officer, who had...Tags: Tripoli (Libya), Crime Victims, Prostate Cancer, Justice System, London (England)
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Libyan convicted in Lockerbie bombing dies at 60
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, a Libyan intelligence officer who was the only person ever convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, died at home in Tripoli Sunday, nearly three years after he was released from a Scottish prison to...Tags: Tripoli (Libya), New York City, London (England), Prostate Cancer, Justice System
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Pixar announces Día de los Muertos film
24 FramesA 2015 Pixar film will center on Día de los Muertos -- the Mexican holiday honoring the dead -- the animation studio announced at the CinemaCon convention of theater owners in Las Vegas this week.... -
Scottish zoo presents new Chinese pandas
World NowChinese pandas Yang Guang and Tian Tian made their debut Friday to an eager audience patiently braving the wind and rain of a Scottish winter morning... -
Britain hears calls for Scottish independence
World NowA Scottish leader's declaration that he planned a referendum on full independence from Britain in two years sparked a fierce debate in the British parliament Wednesday.... -
Scotland to vote on separating from UK
KIAHOne of the longest marriages in the United Kingdom may be headed to splitsville. Scotland who joined with England in 1707 to form the United Kingdom wants to become a sovereign state again. First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond has accused the U.K....Tags: Government, Politics, National Government, United Kingdom
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George Saunders Leslie
George Saunders Leslie, 92, passed away on Thursday, December 15th in Thousand Oaks, CA, following a long illness. George is survived by his daughter, Pat Thomas, of Austin, TX, Ian Leslie, of Thousand Oaks, CA, his grandchildren Marc Leslie, Paul...Tags: Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Mayflower Voyage (1620)
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