Cashmere crowns new queen, princessesWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 8:02AMCASHMERE — Chelsea Stubbs was selected Queen Cashmere at a Feb. 28 pageant at the Cashmere Middle School performing arts center. She is the daughter of Amy and Willie Stubbs. She will share royal duties with Princess Mayra Hurtado, daughter of Vidal and Modesta Hurtado, and Princess Ariel Lynch, daughter of Karen and Chris Lynch.
Blair Curses, Brown Rages in Damning Political Portrait: BooksTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 6:31PMMarch 10 (Bloomberg) -- As a U.K. general election nears, London newspapers are serving up juicy morsels from a scabrous new book on politics. The extracts, from Andrew Rawnsley ’s “The End of the Party,” brim with men behaving badly behind the walls of the prime minister’s residence at 10 Downing Street.
Chef to discuss book on last suppers SaturdayTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 9:23AMChef and author Andrew Caldwell will be in Springfield to discuss his new book, "Their Last Suppers". from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday at Vino 100, 2145 W. Republic Road.
MoD warned to co-operate with Iraq abuse inquiryTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 7:42AMDefence officials will be forced to disclose documents and provide witnesses if they do not co-operate with a new public inquiry into Iraqi abuse claims, a retired senior judge said today.
Tech firm CEO finds inspiration in Diana's wordsTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 1:36AMA Saskatoon technology firm has bought a letter penned by Princess Diana, who praises in the handwritten note the calming influence of feng shui she practised during one of the most troubled periods of her life.
Anti-Paparazzi Campaign to Unite Fans and CelebritiesTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 1:01AMA campaign to combat the invasion of privacy and combative behavior of paparazzi has begun. The website, anti-paparazzi.org seeks to create a meaningful alliance between celebrities and fans, uniting in common cause against Paparazzi-fueled abuses.
Martin Sorrell's WPP saves £50m after UK tax moveMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:38AMLONDON - Sir Martin Sorrell's WPP has saved an estimated £50m after becoming a tax non-domicile and moving its official headquarters to Ireland in 2008.
Princess Diana's dresses on view at Naples museumMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:25AMNAPLES, Fla. (AP) - Floridians can get a unique look at the late Princess Diana's wardrobe. Twenty of Diana's dresses will go on display Saturday at the von Liebig Art Center in Naples.
Princess Di's dresses on view in NaplesMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:21AMASSOCIATED PRESS Floridians can get a unique look at the late Princess Diana's wardrobe. Twenty of Diana's dresses will go on display Saturday at the von Liebig Art Center in Naples. They range from the so-called "Klondike dress" worn on a state visit to Canada, to a simpler, off-the-rack number known as the "Lady Diana Spencer dress."
Poll: India's leading women in fashion!Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 4:09AMToday is Women's Day and we're marking the occasion with a series on India's women achievers across entertainment, business, sports, politics and fashion. Today in the last of a five-part special, we look at the forerunners in the world of Indian fashion. Vote for your favourite!
Princess Diana's dresses on view at Naples museumMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:27AMAssociated Press - March 8, 2010 4:24 AM ET NAPLES, Fla. (AP) - Floridians can get a unique look at the late Princess Diana's wardrobe. Twenty of Diana's dresses will go on display...
Jimmy Choo chooses Sarawak-born lawyer for legal adviceSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:51PMtwchoi@thestar.com.my LONDON: World-renowned shoe designer Datuk Jimmy Choo has picked Sarawak-born lawyer Lucy Chuo to help him in his business and personal work. Choo, who has been in the couture bu...
Alicia Keys underwhelms audience, overwhelms Fox TheatreSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:17AMAlicia Keys is best known for singing love songs while sitting at her piano. It's where she's in her element; it's where she's at home. But Friday night at the Fox Theatre, the first of her two Detroit concerts on her Freedom Tour, Keys attempted to transform herself into a "renegade" and a "truth seeker" -- those were her words -- with decidedly mixed results.
PEP : Camille Prats, Anthony Linsangan marry again in churchFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 11:40PMSa wakas, matapos ang dalawang taong pagpaplano, naisakatuparan na rin ng aktres na si Camille Prats at asawang si Anthony Linsangan ang kanilang church wedding.
Support station renovationsFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 11:06PMHaving once served with the Apalachin Volunteer Fire Department, I know these volunteers are some of the most creative, dedicated and loyal people in this community. Speed in getting help (no matter what the incident/injury may be) contributes greatly to the outcome of any healing process.
Respect, Jakey Z. I want to go Zulu, tooFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 5:06PMOne to drive, one to drink, one to clean, one to . . . Having lots of wives isn’t funny or primitive. It’s brilliant
Joanna Newsom, the ChangelingFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 1:06PMThe freak folkie, elfin princess, hippie-dippy harpist — Newsom has inspired no shortage of labels. On her latest album, she turns them all inside out.
World NewsFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 3:38AMGreece faces fresh protests - Today, 08:30 Greek politicians are braced for fresh protests and strikes today, as the government prepares to push its austerity package through parliament and...
Diana's feng shui letter fetches £640Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 3:34AMA 1993 Christmas card sent from Diana featuring a photograph of the Princess with Princes William and Harry. Photo: Dominic Winter Auctioneers/PA A letter hinting at Princess Diana's belief in feng shui to help heal after her split with the Prince of Wales sold for £640 at auction on Wednesday.
Royals shock ZumaThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:11PMPossibly the only British citizen not troubled by Jacob Zuma's state visit to the UK this week is the queen, host of his two-night sleepover at her house. In 58 years on the throne the British monarch has put out the welcome mat for more sleaze than Lolly Jackson on a Saturday night at Teazers.
Showcase calendar of events (beginning March 5, 2010)Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 8:35PMHere is this week's (and beyond) comprehensive Showcase calendar of events:GeneralNaples Art and Antiques Show, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. today and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday with lunch available from 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m. everyday, Trinity-by-the Cove Episcopal Church, 553 Galleon Drive , Naples. Lectures and luncheons: noon-2 p.m. Saturday, Kimberly Schlegel Whitman, television personality and event planner ...
Professor discusses men's role in menstruation adsThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 8:28PM"Prince Charles made me do it." Professor of communication arts at Marymount Manhattan College (N.Y.), Dr. David Linton's quick response describes his research into the world of female menstruation. The infamous "Camillagate" scandal was started by Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles when an intimate phone call between the two was published in tabloids, Linton said.
Exit Through the Gift ShopThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 4:10PMHe is Britain's newest national treasure: but he presumably won't be accepting a TV viewers' award from Ant and Dec any time soon, or making libertarian interventions in the smoking debate, or writing an annual Christmas Diary for the London Review of Books or posing alongside his mum with his CBE outside Buckingham Palace in his grey topper and chimp mask.
Review: Alicia Keys at Allstate ArenaThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 8:42AMAlicia Keys was working out with her dancers Wednesday at the Allstate Arena, hitting high notes while swiveling her hips in form-fitting silver pants and high-heels. Then an electronic billboard on her grand piano demanded, “Play me” – and Keys complied.
Diana feng shui letter under the hammerWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 3:02AMA letter hinting at Princess Diana's belief in feng shui to help heal after her split with the Prince of Wales is expected to fetch £600 at auction today.
Naples exhibit will feature Princess Diana 's dressesTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 7:42PMNAPLES —Twenty of Princess Diana ’s most famous dresses are coming to the The von Liebig Art Center for an exhibit called Princess Diana : Dresses of Inspiration.The dresses, which are on loan from private owners throughout the world to help Diana’s fight against breast cancer, will be on display between March 13 and June 27.Many of the dresses and other memorabilia in the exhibit have never ...
Princess Diana feng shui letter goes up for auctionTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 6:56PMA letter hinting at Diana's belief in feng shui to help heal after her split with the Prince of Wales is expected to fetch £600 at auction.
Political debate: Do not adjust your setTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 6:11PMGeneral elections will be transformed by an historic agreement reached last night under which Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg will face questions from voters in three 90-minute live television debates.
Sneak peek: Princess Diana's dressesTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 5:17PMAn exhibit coming soon to Naples is offering you the opportunity to see what it's like to live like a princess. Dresses and other memorabilia belonging to Princess Diana will be on display, and
Sneak peek: Princess Diana's dressesTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 5:14PMCOLLIER COUNTY: An exhibit coming soon to Naples is offering Southwest Florida residents the opportunity to see what it's like to live like a princess. Dresses and other memorabilia belonging to the late Princess Diana will be on display starting next weekend. NBC2 has a sneak peek.
Girls' club that's a refuge for boys who refuse to grow upSunday, February 28, 2010 @ 6:05PMThird rule of the Groucho Club: "The ingestion into the bloodstream of powders, pastilles, potions, herbs, compounds, pills, tablets, capsules, tonics, cordials, tinctures, inhalations, or mixtures that have been scheduled by Her Majesty's Government to be Illegal Substances of whatever class is firmly prohibited by Club Rules, whether they be internalised orally, rectally, intravenously ...
Coming up: Things to do ... and do ... and doSunday, February 28, 2010 @ 2:54PMHere is Neapolitan's comprehensive calendar of a best thing to do each of most days in the coming month:* March 3: Spring training games kick off in Southwest Florida as the Boston Red Sox play two split squad games against Northeastern University and Boston College. The team then plays three games against the Minnesota Twins .* March 4: It’s not often that Naples gets a world premiere of ...
ForewordSunday, February 28, 2010 @ 2:16AMBooks for the busy. The FT Press has introduced two series of short, digital- only titles for professionals who want quick advice for $2.99 or less. The publisher, through a new imprint named FT Press Delivers, has begun selling what it is calling Elements and Shorts through the Kindle bookstore on amazon.com and Barnes & Noble's e-bookstore.
Banksy woz' ereSaturday, February 27, 2010 @ 9:16PMHe’s the most successful graffitist ever, the elusive outsider who has become our unlikeliest national treasure. Now we are about to glimpse him in ‘the world’s first street-art disaster movie’
Queen Yuna reigns supremeSaturday, February 27, 2010 @ 3:02AMIf Kim Yuna thought she was famous before she was crowned Olympic champion, the South Korean figure skater got a taste of what the rest of her life will be just 18 hours after her golden moment.
Sheila's Out Shopping: Red carpet treatmentFriday, February 26, 2010 @ 7:51PMThree new stores have opened in Naples that give you the red carpet treatment when you enter, but one will have you walking the red carpet in style.Royalty & Hollywood Jewelry LLC has replicated collections of the jewels owned by Princess Diana , Jacqueline Kennedy and Hollywood movie stars. This is the place to get bling and walk the red carpet at the same time.Owners Gary and Nancy Bogan have ...
S.Korea's 'Queen Yu-Na' claims Olympic skating goldFriday, February 26, 2010 @ 10:12AMVANCOUVER (AFP) - It was fitting that Asian skating sensation Kim Yu-Na should be wearing royal blue as the girl, dubbed 'Queen Yu-Na' in her native South Korea, was finally crowned Olympic champion on Thursday.
Ritz pickings in MadridFriday, February 26, 2010 @ 7:00AMUNACCOUNTABLY early for your stay at the Ritz? No problem, madam.Your room is waiting.