Alpine skiing-Swiss teen celebrates first victory
ST MORITZ, Switzerland -- Teenager Lara Gut won her first World Cup race on Saturday when the Swiss became the youngest winner of a Super-G race.
She clocked 57.38 seconds to beat Fabienne Suter by 0.63 as they secured a home double in difficult
She was naughty but nice
Salinas photographer Glen McDowell sees the 1950s pinup as a nostalgic figure, which partially explains his interest in Bettie Page.
"She was beautiful," he said. "Her face and figure were unique."
McDowell and others in the Salinas area are taking
Oprah Winfrey named PETA's 'Person of the Year'
WASHINGTON:
Media mogul Oprah Winfrey has been named as the '2008 Person of the Year' by
animal-rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
(PETA).
According to PETA, the
philanthropist uses her fame and listening audience to help the
Will Spurs and Redknapp go Russian into the January transfer sales?
Spurs managed to scrape a 2-2 draw at home in the UEFA Cup against Spartak Moscow, thanks to second-half goals from Luka Modric and Tom Huddlestone.
Weak defensive play allowed Russian striker Roman Pavlyuchenko's former club to establish a two-goal
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But Don Quixote, it may be objected, is mad. Here the irony of Cervantes finds a deeper level. Don Quixote is a high-minded idealist, who sees all things by the light of his own lofty preconceptions. To him every woman is beautiful and adorable;
2008s Best Lines from Hollywood films revealed
...Thunder', 'Juno', 'In Bruges' and 'There Will Be Blood'. The Telegraph's list of best lines of the year 2008 is: The famous threat by Daniel Day Lewis in 'There Will Be Blood' erupted into a thousand YouTube tributes. 2 "I look like a female golfer." Thomas...
DC to Detroit: Die Another Day
The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post all lead with a rundown of the blood transfusion for two of the ailing Big Three: General Motors and Chrysler will collectively receive $13.4 billion by January, with another $4 billion on
Force's O'Connor arrested
Win a Summer of Sport from PerthNow
Force players allowed to head east
Western Force shun Subiaco Oval
He became the second-youngest Wallaby ever at 18 years and 126 days when he came on against Italy in November. And he was the youngest Super 1
?Notorious? Trailer
The trailer to the Christopher Wallace biopic 'Notorious' has been posted online. The film tells the story of Wallace, who transforms himself from a Brooklyn street hustler to become one of the greatest rappers of all time, The Notorious B.I.G.,
Chanting their way to the top
Photos by Lilli Strauss / AP
The Heiligenkreuz monks, seen above singing at their abbey in Austria, have gone to the top of the classical music charts across the world. At left, Father Karl holds copies of the "Chant: Music for Paradise" music CD. A
