Iconic actress Katharine Hepburn, who would have been 100 this year, is best known for her work in Hollywood, where she won a record four Best Actress Oscars and nine nominations. But Hepburn's first love was the stage, and she continued acting ...
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Sandi Wilson is Maricopa County's top financial adviser, responsible for almost every penny in its $2.3 billion budget. In good times, managing that amount of money is not easy. Now, amid a stalled economy and plunging sales-tax revenues, Wilson's ...
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Air Canada Vacations has a host of Asia tour packages, including the Complete Vietnam Experience, a 13-day, 11-night tour that includes Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong Delta up the coast to Hanoi and the spectacular scenery of Halong Bay. Packages ...
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SITTING in on a lecture by Daniel Shapiro is not unlike watching a televangelist work. He shuffles quickly about the room, one of his arms swaying erratically up and down, as if it had a life and mind of its own, while the other hangs limp at his ...
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Leaked pictures of the forthcoming incarnation of Amazon’s ebook reader, Kindle 2 have surfaced this weekend on the Web. The new device features various improvements and a design overhaul which reminds us of the early iPod days. After Amazon ...
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German men may seem almost perfect. But there's always something that just ain't quite right. For single women visitors, the dating game in Germany can at first seem like a free, gourmet buffet. The men are almost all impressively tall, many are ...
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(This is the second in a three-part series on stories by World War II veterans. Today, Caroline Barrios and Arnold Maier recount their experiences.) Caroline Barrios, 85, points to a framed certificate in her sunny room at the Baptist Home in ...
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