Tolkien’s children fight for ‘Lord of the Rings’ gold - Los Angeles Times

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Tolkien’s children fight for ‘Lord of the Rings’ gold - Los Angeles Times
SO “THE LORD OF THE RINGS” made no money. Let me amend that. The film trilogy, which grossed $2.96 billion worldwide at the box office and $3 billion or so more in DVD and ancillary markets, has not made any money for the heirs of J.R.R. Tolkien
Source: www.latimes.com

Potter books set sells for £17,800 - Hounslow Guardian
A signed set of first edition Harry Potter books went under the hammer for £17,800. The set of seven hardbacks published by Bloomsbury went on sale in one lot at Cameo Fine Art Auctioneers in Berkshire. A spokesman at the auction house said the £17
Source: www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk

Alex Kroll - Guardian Unlimited
The Ministry of Information classified British Vogue as vital to home-front morale during the second world war, and allowed it to be printed - albeit intermittently, given paper shortages and the blitz that threatened its London HQ. What issues there
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The Wars of Religion Return - Town Hall

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The Wars of Religion Return - Town Hall

The Wars of Religion Return Town Hall, DC - 9 hours ago Let us "try to translate some of our concerns in a universal language so that we can have an open and vigorous debate rather than have religion divide us. …

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Largo religion briefs - Tampabay.com

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Largo religion briefs Tampabay.com, FL - 5 hours ago Send religion news to Chris Cosdon by mail to 710 Court St., Clearwater, FL 33756, by fax to (727) 445-4119 or e-mail to cosdon@sptimes.com. …

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John Bull’s Other Island

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John Bull’s Other Island

When Thomas Broadbent, an Englishman, visits Ireland for the first time, he is accompanied by his friend Larry Doyle, an Irishman who is returning to his homeland after being away for many years.

Through the two men’s differing responses to the country and also the Irish people’s reactions to their two visitors, Shaw is able to explore the misunderstandings and misconceptions that have characterised relations between England and Ireland for centuries.

According to Shaw, ‘John Bull’s Other Island’ was written in 1904 at the request of W.B.Yeats ‘as a patriotic contribution to the repertory of the Irish Literary Theatre’, but when Mr Yeats read the script he rejected it, claiming that it was beyond the resources of the Abbey Theatre.

In fact, for Yeats, a play which was ‘uncongenial to the whole spirit of the neo-Gaelic movement’ must have made uncomfortable reading, and for us today, in the light of all that has happened in the intervening years, the issues raised by the play have lost none of their urgency.

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Author: George Bernard Shaw
Narrator: Christopher Benjamin, Patrick Duggan and cast
ISBN: 0-00-712480-5
Download Price: $13.25

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National News from AP: Headlines - Ledger Independent

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National News from AP: Headlines - Ledger Independent
CHICAGO - Reaching out to evangelical voters, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is announcing plans that would expand President Bush’s program steering federal social service dollars to religious groups and _ in a move sure to cause
Source: www.maysville-online.com

Man storms China police station, stabs 5 officers - Houston Chronicle
BEIJING — Shanghai authorities say a man stormed into a police station and stabbed five officers to death. The Shanghai public security bureau says in a news release that the 28-year-old man rushed into the building Tuesday morning after setting a
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UPDATE CIT sells home lending ops to Lone Star Funds for $5.9 billion - CNBC
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - CIT Group Inc. said on Tuesday it has agreed to sell its home lending operations to Lone Star Funds for $1.5 billion, plus the assumption of $4.4 billion in debt and other related liabilities. The company said it was also
Source: www.cnbc.com

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