Family spat goes viral

Family Spat Goes Viral“It is high time someone explained to you about good manners.”Thus began an email from Heidi Withers’ future mother-in-law after what seems to have been a highly unfortunate visit to the family of her fiancé, Freddie Bourne, with...

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Designers get another gong

PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT designers score againSixteen years after winning an Oscar for their colourful costumes for the gloriously camp Aussie movie, “Priscilla Queen of the Desert,” designers Tim Chappel and Lizzy Gardiner have won in Canada, scoring...

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Newsweek “Diana at 50” feature reaps derision

Editor-in-chief Tina Brown, one-time friend of the late Diana, Princess of Wales, published a feature story imagining what the royal diva would be like today. The cover was equally imaginative, photoshopping Diana strolling alongside Kate, née Middleton,...

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Samuel Butler, Utopian

Utopian novelist with close links to Victorian New ZealandI was intrigued recently to see the online Oxford Dictionary of Biography feature...

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Novak Djokovic - Ambitions & Dreams

Courtesy & video hereShould he beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and get to the men's singles final, Novak Djokovic will become number one in the world rankings. That, he says, is his ambition. But to actually win the Wimbledon title, he adds, is something...

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Novak Djokovic - Not All About The Top 4

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga proves it's not all about the awesome foursome, says Novak DjokovicJames Olley30 Jun 2011 Ads by GoogleThe Ticket AppSame Day...

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Angry Birds Available for Windows Phone 7 - Download and Play Now

The most popular game of all time for Smartphones and Mobile devices name "Angry Birds" is now available for Windows Phone 7 users too. Now Windows Phone...

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The boy who whispered to animals

Strays, by Ron KoertgeCandlewick Press, 2007Sixteen-year-old Ted O’Connor is a rather odd teenager, who had extremely odd parents. His entire world was...

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Downunder kids excel digitally

Aussie and Kiwi teenagers among the world’s best at digital reading skillsThe Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development has graded Australasian 15-year-olds second-best at digital reading skills in the world. Top ranking is Korea, with Australia...

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'Google+ Plus' New Social Network - Google+ Features and Details

Google has just introduced its new Social Network concept named "Google+", may be a new competitor of Facebook. Google announced a new social project,...

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Novak Djokovic - QF match photos

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Novak Djokovic - One Match From World Number 1

Did not get to watch any of the match as I was at work but I had it on the radio.  It did not sound like a pretty match but Novak managed to fight it out in 4.Match reports:The Indepedentk Djokovic survived some scary moments to book his place ...

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Tupaia and North & South

The full reviewTupaia: the Remarkable Story of Captain Cook's Polynesian Navigator. Random House NZ: $55Muster roll of the Endeavour April 18, 1769, when...

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Beaten babies book boycotted

A Facebook page calling for the boycott of a forthcoming book about the deaths of the Kahui twins is going viral.Back in 2006 three-month-old twins Chris and Cru Kahui died of battering by person or persons unknown. Right from day one, the families of...

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Novak Djokovic - Pre Tomic Interview

Here is a video interview with Novak ahead of his match against Betnard Tomic. I can't upload the video as I am on my phone but here is the linkGreatTennisPho...

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Novak Djokovic To Play Davis Cup Against Sweden

Novak Djokovic says he will play will for Serbia in its upcoming Davis Cup quarterfinal in Halmstad, Sweden. Top Swede Robin Soderling has decided not to play, which will make defending champion Serbia a heavy favorite. Djokovic did not play in Serbia�s...

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Novak Djokovic Recognises Tomic Danger

Courtesy: Daily MirrorNovak Djokovic thinks he could face the toughest challenge of his Wimbledon campaign yet when he takes on teenage practice partner Bernard Tomic in Wednesday's quarter-final.Two days after a scare against Marcos Baghdatis, Djokovic...

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Ghost Stories with a Difference

Ghost stories with a differenceThe Ghosts of Kerfol, by Deborah Noyes (Candlewick Press)In the store where I bought it, this handsomely produced little...

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The naughty viscountess

Frances Anne Vane, best minuet dancer of her time, and notorious flirtThe lady with the enviable bosom, pictured, is the subject of one of the lives...

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Novak Djokovic - 4th Round Photos @ Wimbledon

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Nokia N9 Smartphone Review and Specification Details

After Nokia and Microsoft partnership agreement to build a quality and innovative Smartphone's Nokia has really changes its way to build...

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Facebook Redesign New Homepage Layout and Look

Facebook has frequently change its homepage design in last one year and now we have heard from Facebook sources that Facebook might change its homepage...

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JKR's Pottermore plans worry bookstores

Harry Potter eBooks plan a concern for bookstore ownersAP National Writer Hillel Italie notes that booksellers are contemplating JK Rowling's website...

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Novak Djokovic - Vogue Magazine Photoshoot

More photos from the Vogue photoshootCourtesy: Vogue...

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