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  • People not letting Lisa Snowdon forget about times with George Clooney

    Lisa Snowdon, who dated Hollywood heartthrob George Clooney on and off for five years from 2000, has said that they still keep in touch. The 41-year-old English model told new! magazine that it doesn't bother her any more, the Daily Express reported. She said that at the end of the day he is Clooney so people will be interested in knowing about him. Snowdon that though she hasn't seen him ...

  • Johnny Depp not retiring from Hollywood

    Though he thinks about retiring from Hollywood everyday, actor Johnny Depp reveals he has no such immediate plans because his brain "on idle is a bad thing". "I think while I've got the opportunity, the desire and the creative spark to do the things that I can do right now, I should do them. And then, at a certain point, just take it down to the bare minimum and concentrate on, I guess, living ...

  • Voice winner calls it incredibly overwhelming

    In this image provided by NBC Blake Shelton and Danielle Bradbery pose after she won season-four of "The Voice" Tuesday June 18, 2013. Bradbery never had a big singing gig or a vocal lesson. It's also the third win for her coach Blake Shelton. (AP Photo?NBC, Trae ...

  • Man shot by deputy at Calif. burger joint IDd

    OAKLAND, Calif. -; A man suspected of trying to rob an Oakland burger restaurant at gunpoint before being shot and killed by a sheriff's deputy has been identified as a 32-year-old Oakland ...

  • Wine and water Deep aquifer trouble in Californias North County

    The latest domestic energy boom is sweeping through some of the nation's driest pockets, drawing millions of gallons of water to unlock oil and gas reserves from beneath the Earth's ...

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All That Heaven Allows [DVD]

All That Heaven Allows [DVD]

There are few films that better illustrate the elasticity of film reception than the works of Douglas Sirk, a German émigré who made a series of Technicolor Hollywood melodramas in the 1950s that only years later were recognized as subversive masterpieces of social and ideological critique. ...

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  • Port of Long Beach Board Approves Budget Names Fields as Board President

    has approved a $1.02 billion budget for fiscal year 2014.The port's "aggressive" modernization, with projects such as the Middle Harbor terminal and Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement, pushed the overall budget up by 6.6 percent compared with the current fiscal year, the Port of Long Beach said in a written statement.A total of $788 million in capital spending, up 6 percent ...

  • Murder on Santa Barbara Street

    /small-ad --> An unidentified male in his 50s was stabbed multiple times and is dead, according to communications being circulated throughout City Hall by Police Chief Cam Sanchez and City Administrator Jim Armstrong. The man’s body was found in the 900 block of Santa Barbara Street between 11 p.m. and midnight on Tuesday. Early reports indicate that the stabbing was not ...

  • BLOG Chargers Named Threat for AFC West Crown

    NFL.com and NFL Network analyst Elliot Harrison took a look around the NFL on Tuesday, naming the teams that pose the biggest threat to last year's division winners. His pick for the AFC West? That would be your San Diego Chargers. Here is what he had to say: "2012 champs: Denver Broncos Likeliest threat in 2013: San Diego Chargers Why San Diego? The chic pick in the AFC West is the ...

  • Defense lawyer says gov’t hid NSA role in California terrorism case

    and their newly disclosed relationship in suspected terrorism cases, at least one defense attorney is starting to challenge previously closed cases. Among the cases officials cited where NSA surveillance proved useful in securing a conviction was that ...

  • Willis Taps Foley to Drive PC Business in Northern California

    Willis North America named Kristen Foley as client advocate and senior vice president of property/casualty for Willis of Northern California. Foley will be responsible for business development and expanding Willis' footprint across Northern California. She will report to Amy Mattle, senior vice president and chief operating officer of Willis of Northern California. Foley has more than 18 ...

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