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NATURE
 Planet:
The Ediacaran Period covers some 50 million years of ancient
time on our planet from 600 million years ago to about 542
million years ago. It officially becomes part of the
Neoproterozoic, when multi-celled life forms started to take
hold on Earth. However, Russian geologists are unhappy their
own title - the Vendian - which was coined in 1952, was not
chosen. The decision was taken after a fifteen-year long
period of consideration by expert geologists. "There's always
been a recognition that the last part of the Precambrian is a
special time before the first shelled animals, when there are
these mesh-like creatures of uncertain affinity."
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IRAQ REPORTS
Iraq
Scandal: Iraq
scandal reveals Red Cross pressures. The International
Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been in the spotlight
this week, following the revelations about the abuse of Iraqis
held in Abu Ghraib prison by coalition forces
Trial: A fourth US soldier is to face court martial
over the abuse of Iraqi prisoners, the American army has said
 Abuse:
IRAQ PRISON ABUSE AND SCANDAL: KEYPLAYERS: From the
highest military officials to the journalists who broke the
story, BBC News Online looks at the figures in the Iraq
prisoner abuse scandal.
Atrocities:
IRAQ ATROCITIES AND ABUSE: US NORMAL POLICY OR ANOMALY? A
key question which remains unresolved after the furore over
the photos of alleged Iraqi prisoner abuse is to what extent
the breaking of prisoner morale is still part of American
policy.
Rumsfeld:The US media believes that Donald Rumsfeld is
safe in his job as the US defence secretary following a
ringing endorsement by President Bush amid the Iraqi prisoner
abuse scandal.
Sovereignty:
With a handover in Iraq to an interim but "sovereign"
government due at the end of next month, some of the key
issues which will determine whether that government has any
real powers remain unresolved.
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UK/IRAQ CRISIS
UK/IRAQ: The Daily Mirror has said sorry to the
regiment it accused of torture after publishing fake pictures
of UK troops abusing Iraqi prisoners.
Blair:
Will he stay or will he go? It seems that wherever the
prime minister goes these days, there are reporters asking him
how long he plans to keep his job.
UK/IRAQ:
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) report
on the treatment of Iraqi detainees by coalition troops has
not been published officially but leaked copies of the
document are available on the Wall Street Journal's website.
Terror:
IS UK READY FOR A TERROR ATTACK? In light of the
devastating bomb blasts in Madrid, attention in the UK has
focused the real possibility that Britain could be next.
UK/USA: Should Blair stand by Bush? Read world
opinions. UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has pledged continued
allegiance with US President George Bush. Mr Blair has
dismissed calls, including some from within his own party, to
distance himself from the president. He said he would not end
British support for its "main ally" and added that it was "in
the interests of the world" that the UK continued to support
the military coalition in Iraq.
Science:
London under Attack reveals some serious gaps in the
government's emergency planning system, which would come into
force in the event of an attack. . Radios communications
system incompatible:
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OTHER TOP STORIES
 Art
and Bin Laden: Artwork inspired by the
al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden is one of the four pieces nominated
for this year's £40,000 Turner Prize 2004.The
four artists on the shortlist are Kutlug Ataman, Jeremy Deller,
Langlands and Bell and Yinka Shonibare. The installation of video and
photos from Afghanistan by Langlands and Bell, is called The House of
Osama Bin Laden. The controversial UK prize is also very prestigious
and was won last year by transvestite potter Grayson Perry. Kutlug
Ataman, a Turkish artist who lives in the UK, is nominated for his
"poignant and incisive video installations".
 Review:
Fahrenheit 9/11. Controversial documentary-maker Michael Moore's
intensely political new film, Fahrenheit 9/11, was screened for the
world's media at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday.
Disney has refused to
release this film, other distributors also seem reluctant and - if
Moore is to be believed - the White House wants to stop it being seen.
The reason is if viewers take the film at face value, they will think
George Bush is a fraudulent and possibly corrupt president who went to
war in Iraq because of a half-baked motivation of grudge, greed and
thirst for power.
US AND
THE GENEVA CONVENTION: US questions needs to comply with
Geneva convention. The Iraq prisoner abuse scandal shifted
Sunday to the question of whether the U.S. administration set up
a legal foundation that opened the door for the mistreatment.
Within months of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, White House
counsel Alberto Gonzales reportedly wrote President George W.
Bush a memo about the terrorism fight and prisoners' rights
under the Geneva Convention. "In my judgment, this new paradigm
renders obsolete Geneva's strict limitations on questioning of
enemy prisoners and renders quaint some of its provisions,
STYLE AND ELEGANCE
  Elegance:
THE BEST DRESSED AND MOST ELEGANT FEMALE STARS IN THE UNITED
STATES. "You have one minute to impress, 30 seconds to catch the
moment and just 3 seconds to make a lasting impression." Once, wrote
Maximillien de Lafayette in his book on world protocol and
etiquette. And how you can you impress by catching the moment in
less than 3 seconds without saying a word? Simple: Dress to kill.
Dress for Success! Be Elegant and Refined. Elegance is the key.
Remember, nowadays stars don't create fashion anymore as did the
femmes fatales of the golden era of Hollywood, thanks to Valentino,
Givenchy, Max Factor and Edith Head. Today, Stars of the big screen
compete for elegance recognition. Anyway, almost 99% of them came
from a background where elegance was not necessarily le plat du
jour.
ART: MUSEUMS
Museums:
From
Delacroix to Matisse: Drawings from the Algiers Museum of Art.
The world's finest art exhibitions.
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HOLLYWOOD
Mllion
Dollar Women: THE ONE BILLION DOLLAR WOMEN. THE MOST
EXPENSIVE STARS IN HOLLYWOOD. What so special about these
women? Are they the most intelligent and captivating human
beings in the world? NO! Have they contributed the most
essential and the most needed help, knowledge and wisdom to
the society and world of excellence, humanities and human
science? NO! So why are they so expensive? Why they are making
so much money, millions and millions of Dollars, when so many
talented artists, creative singers and entertainers, devoted
teachers, academicians and much more intelligent, fascinating.
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WORLD ENTERTAINMENT
 EUROVISION:
The Eurovision: Full Coverage. The contestants, winners,
awards, photos. Istanbul's Abdi Ipecki stadium is usually a
sweaty basketball stadium, but was transformed into a stage
fit for one of the biggest musical events in the world. With
an enthusiastic capacity crowd flying flags of many nations,
the atmosphere was electric - clearly this contest was shaping
up as a night to remember.
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INTERVIEWS WITH THE
STARS
 Loring:
Interview with Gloria Loring: The woman, the artist, the
actress, the author, the thinker and lady of wisdom. Loring:
"This life has been the one I've needed to live... don't think
I ever had a vision. I just wanted to sing and be heard. So
there's nothing new in what I do. I've just been trying all
these years to become the best and fullest expression of this
"Gloria." If anything, I've accepted that we are all linked by
our best and worst intentions, emotions and motivations. I
feel all the things everyone does, and that's what I have come
to look for in my musical expressions - our commonality.
 Bitton:
Raquel Bitton… a warm, intelligent, creative, innovative and
a powerful singer! “ When I told Bitton that she had the
voice, the physical structure and style of Edith Piaf……….Briton
rejected this analogy…and strongly she did! She made it clear
to me that she is not Piaf but herself with her own style,
artistic interpretation, style autonomy and individuality. She
completely distant herself from Piaf! Maybe!?
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NEW YORK
NIGHTLIFE GOSSIPS & NEWS OF THE STARS CANNES FILM
FESTIVAL: AWARDS AND GLAMOUR
Cabaret: THE 12
BEST LIVE ENTERTAINMENT VENUES & CABARETS IN NEW YORK.
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GOSSIPS: Latest news and gossips. What the stars and
celebrities are saying and doing nowaday?
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FASHION
  Fashion:
WHAT'S HAPPENING OUT THERE?
Alexandra Kerry loomed out of the Cannes night like a Magritte
nude, leaving the paparazzi pondering; "Did she dress in the dark?
Was her postmodern take on visible panty line and Mister Magoo
chic a ghastly accident — like an errant trail of loo paper — or a
cunning ploy to lure lenses?" Whatever, it worked. More snaps were
snapped of the frock-challenged US film director, and daughter of
presidential candidate John Kerry, in her see-through
mono-shoulder side-slit caped chiffon camera catcher, than of any
other semi-famous-type-person at the 57th Cannes Film Festival
this week. Fashion is a dog's breakfast, and don’t we know it. For
madam et monsieur, le menu du jour: Cardigans (thin and cashmere),
florals (a tsunami of fresh flowery frocks and sundry separates is
breaking, as we speak, over Britain and Europe and will build and
break again over our coming spring/summer.
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QUEENS OF THE RING
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WORLD
SPORT
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Ring:
Everything you wanted to know about women's professional
wrestling. The Queens and Divas of the Ring.
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Sport:
Even without injured Sam Cassell, the Minnesota
Timberwolves had the energy and attitude to even the Western
Conference finals. Kevin Garnett scored 24 points and Darrick
Martin had 15 points and six assists in place of Cassell,
leading the Timberwolves to a 89-71 victory over the Los
Angeles Lakers in Game 2 Sunday night. Latrell Sprewell scored
17 points and Wally Szczerbiak had 16, but the Wolves relied
on their MVP to put away a game dominated by good defence and
bad feelings.
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Divas:
The best cabaret singers and divas
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THEATRE
 Hamlet:
An unforgettable and most
lovable Hamlet. This is
the kind of evening of which legends are made, one of those rare
first nights that those who were present are never likely to forget.
Ben Whishaw as a raw and vulnerable Hamlet with Imogen Stubbs as a
sex-obsessed Gertrude were perfect. No theatre has boasted a more
illustrious line-up of Hamlets than the Old Vic, among them Gielgud,
Olivier, Burton, Guinness, Redgrave, O'Toole and Jacobi
 Loneliness:
Loneliness played to perfection.
At the time of its West End premiere in
1962, Charles Dyer's Rattle of a Simple Man probably gave the
theatrical censor, the Lord Chamberlain, serious pause for thought,
while many members of the first-night audience doubtless concluded
that it was far too risqué for their maiden aunt.
 Rieu:
Maestro Andre Rieu is unquestionably the world's greatest living
musical legend. This man is immortal! Today, in the entire world,
Maestro Rieu is the only violinist, musician, composer, director,
conductor, star, stage set designer, entrepreneur and musical genius
who through his music, can simultaneously captivate an 89 year old
man or woman and a 6 year old child and make them stand on their
toes, dance in sync, go crazy, explode, sing along and have the best
time of their lives
DIVA
SOPHIA DALLE: She is POWERFUL, truthful, tragic, talented and
deserves your utmost attention and respect. Sophia Dalle is a
captivating walking musical drama.
Sophia Dalle is more than a diva. For she is a delightful crazy
existentialist philosopher, a trooper on the roads of life, a warm,
sinfully and magically captivating artist...and a diva larger than
life and the boundaries of un-chartered success.
Diva Dalle is a liberal
and a rebel. Read the article.
Sophia
HUMAN DRAMA
 Drama:
The rise and
fall of La Goulue, Queen of the French Can Can and early cabaret .
She was the most famous and the wealthiest. But she died flat broke
and toothless in the streets of Paris. The human drama of showbiz &
cabaret.
WOMEN OF GREATNESS:
Greatness: United States Women of
Greatness and Magnificent Accomplishments. America's Women Hall of
Fame.
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