September 09 2010

Skeleton of 18th century whale found in London

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LONDON (Reuters Life!) – The skeleton of a huge whale, thought to have been butchered for its meat, bone and oils 300 years ago, has been discovered by archaeologists on the banks of London’s River Thames.

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September 09 2010

Help! Police! Stop that man giving away free money

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BERLIN (Reuters Life!) – German police called to investigate a suspected scam in a Bavarian town found a man handing out money to passersby as a retirement celebration.

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September 09 2010

Swiss pioneer shelter for newly separated husbands

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GENEVA (Reuters Life!) – A trickle of newly separated Swiss fathers looking for shelter and help after marital breakdown have been finding a warm bed and a sympathetic ear from a pilot project on the shores of Lake Zurich.

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September 09 2010

Japanese samurai movie pokes fun at tradition

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VENICE (Reuters) – Prolific Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike’s “13 Assassins” is a surprisingly conventional remake of a 1963 samurai movie, but he injects enough horror and humour to win over viewers at the Venice film festival.

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September 09 2010

"BP Spillcam" deemed top TV word,"Guido" close behind

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Gulf of Mexico oil spill and the success of the TV show “Jersey Shore” made words like “BP Spillcam” and “Guido” among the most used words of the 2009-2010 TV season, according to a global language survey released on Thursday.

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September 09 2010

Gameworld:"Resident Evil" movie uses 3D to engage viewers

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SAN DIEGO (Reuters Life!) – Video gamers are used to immersing themselves into virtual worlds so filmmakers turning video games into movies are aiming to keep them as involved, by adding 3D.

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September 09 2010

Management Tip of the Day: Mutual Mentoring Relationships

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BOSTON (Reuters Life!) – The Management Tip of the Day offers quick, practical management tips and ideas from Harvard Business Review and HBR.org (http:\www.hbr.org). Any opinions expressed are not endorsed by Reuters.

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September 09 2010

Former James Bond star doesn’t care about 007 woes

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The James Bond franchise may be in grave danger thanks to its studio’s financial woes, but a former 007 actor is not too shaken up about it.

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September 09 2010

Former singer with boy band LFO dies of leukemia

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Rich Cronin, former lead singer of the boy band LFO and the writer of its 1999 hit “Summer Girls,” died on Wednesday after a battle with leukemia, celebrity news site TMZ reported.

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September 08 2010

Britney Spears accused of sexual harassment

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A former bodyguard for Britney Spears filed a sexual harassment lawsuit on Wednesday accusing the pop star of repeatedly parading herself around in the nude and having sex in front of him.

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