Parachutes have come a long way in the last few decades. They’re easier to steer and a great deal less likely to go wrong. So it takes a certain amount of nerve to plunge 2,000ft relying on a “chute designed more than 500 years ago. Continue reading »
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LOS ANGELES - David Hasselhoff has agreed to pay $25,000 a month to support his ex-wife and children. Court documents released Thursday show the former “Baywatch” star’s divorce settlement calls for him to pay $21,000 a month to ex-wife Pamela Bach and another $4,000 to support their daughters, 17-year-old Taylor and 15-year-old Hayley. Continue reading »
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 A casa: on TV Mr Berlusconi appears to enjoy himself |
Always ready to burst into a broad smile or to disarm an adversary with a personalized quip, he has swept up more votes than even he dreamed might be possible.
His admirers say that he has an innate understanding of the Italian psyche and an almost Midas-like capacity to turn everything he touches to gold.But, with a vast media empire that spans national TV stations, newspapers, advertising and film, his critics see a far darker figure lurking beneath the sunny surface, someone whose image and message is meticulously created and controlled.
One of Mr Berlusconi’s most outspoken critics is journalist Marco Travaglio, author of a series of controversial books on the media tycoon. Continue reading »
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Immediate family members gathered in Colombo for the writer’s funeral
British science-fiction writer Sir Arthur C Clarke has been buried in his adopted country of Sri Lanka. Music from the film 2001: A Space Odyssey was played at the funeral and members of the family which had adopted him cried as his coffin was lowered. Continue reading »
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When a second trailer for “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” premieres online, it should spread as fast as the first, thanks to a widget.Paramount plans to launch the widget this week, but the studio declined to state when the new trailer will debut.
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