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Mystery and crime books, plays and films.
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Farah Fawcett last request
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Farah Fawcett died and was laid to rest. In her after life, she was asked if she had one wish what would it be? She said... "I want all the children in the world to be safe" Then Michael Jackson whizzed by.
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12 CELEBRITIES in 12 Days
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Ed McMahon 6/23 Farrah Fawcett 6/25 Michael Jackson 6/25 Gail Storm 6/27 Fayette Pinkney 6/27 Fred Travalena 6/28 Billy Mays 6/28 Harve Presnell 6/30 Alexis Arguello 7/1 Karl Malden 7/1 Mollie Sugden 7/1 Steve McNair 7/4 Is it me, or are they dropping like flies?
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Just finished; up next
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"Losing Mum and Pup" by Christopher Buckley - about his famous parents, William and Patricia Buckley. There was poignancy and sadness to those who deal with the death of their parents--the book covers a period of about a year, with many flashbacks to younger family days. BUT, in spite of reading... more »
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Ok, I'll start: Miss Marple
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I saw the new Miss Marple last night. The story was "A Pocket Full of Rye". I thought it was pretty well done. Of course Miss Marple didn't really look like Miss Marple, but then they never do. At least once you have seen your first one. And sometimes not then. But the story seemed to stick very closely to the original book, as far as I can recall. I... more »
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Medical use of Diamonds
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It is know all over the world that Diamonds are the most precious thing in to existence. Now what makes it so Precious, what makes it so costly. is it rarity? is it shine? _________? According to me there should be some better use of this rather then just showoff The light rays that pass through Diamonds may be of significant... more »
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Smiley Would be Miffed...
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[link] "LONDON — He's the spy who came in from the beach. Holiday snapshots and family details about the newly appointed head of Britain's MI6 intelligence agency have been removed from a Facebook page after a newspaper told the government about them.... more »
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Wildie Thayer
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A rather obscure poet from New Hampshire, she managed to put herself through Bates College as an adult and graduate in 1899. She had published her first book of poetry in 1895, when she was 23 years old. She died young in 1912. This one, from First Poems, made me think of Stephen Crane's works:... more »
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Napoleon, the Jews and Palestine
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Last evening, while boxing some books I am not interested in, I came across *The Romance of Palestine: A History for Young People* by Rev. James W. Lee (1897), and I was reminded of our earlier discussions in this newsgroup about claims of the Jews and Palestinians to what is variantly known as Israel and Palestine. I had remarked at one time... more »
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OT - Forgotten American History
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Okay, after 9/11 and the Oklahoma City bombing, what was the largest terrorist attack against and on US soil? A bit of digging found these links to forgotten past: The Black Tom Explosion: [link] Hindu German Conspiracy: [link]... more »
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