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Brazile: Iran's nuclear dance with death

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:37:18 GMT

With Nobel Prize winner added to his title, President Barack Obama returns home to focus not just on economic growth and job creation but also on how to successfully implement his new strategy in Afghanistan, the withdrawal of forces in Iraq, and the...
Source: The Daily News Tribune | Waltham, MA

Holiday gifts, part 2

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 21:53:00 GMT

3. Cleveland CG-15 Wedge: More is better. Cleveland’s Zip-grooves and tiny furrows between will make a golf ball dance like Fred Astaire while the new S sole supposedly improves versatility and performance.
Source: Biloxi Sun Herald

JAN MOIR: Stop sneering, Sting. Hopefuls are better than hypocrites

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:59:12 GMT

Sometimes, in the dark of night, a fearful question clutches the heart. Whatever happened to Eoghan Quigg? Remember him? The tousle-haired lad from Dungiven in Northern Ireland who came third in last year's X Factor final.
Source: Daily Mail - UK

THE TEN: GREATEST FILMS ABOUT PHOTOGRAPHERS by Navo

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:34:08 GMT

The always engaging Navo gives us his picks for best films of about photographers. He also gives us a little picture into why he became a photographer. Read it, memorize it, bring it up in conversation. The Navo will be happy.
Source: New York'd Fashion

Salinas' Tappin' Dads struggle to keep pace with their daughters

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:35:00 GMT

Tap dancing, that percussive clicking across the studio floor, has put a new spring in their step as well as sweat on their brow. Never mind that their execution hasn't yet reached the Fred Astaire level.
Source: The Californian

ABC Family’s 25 Days of Christmas: Day 9

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:48:39 GMT

Tonight brings a couple of repeat favorites and Santa. SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN’ TO TOWN Fred Astaire narrates this tale of Kris Kringle (Mickey Rooney), a young boy with an immense desire to do good things for others.
Source: NiceGirlsTV.com

ballerblogger :: Points in the Paint

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:36:44 GMT

Bill Livingston writes: “Neither Cavs General Manager Danny Ferry nor coach Mike Brown has chastised James. The Browns will be in the Super Bowl before public criticism of James by a Cavs front office type occurs.
Source: Sports Blogs

The busiest official you might not know

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:26:07 GMT

Phil Wood says good-bye after 21 years as the city of Tulsa's auditor.
Source: Tulsa World

Quoted in 'OCHSA grad talks about life on TV dance show'

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:58:00 GMT

said in The Orange County Register:

Bollywood was fun – technically hard and stylistically weird ... And Broadway I got to learn about the whole history. I was spending all night watching videos on YouTube of Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire. It's very pleasing to watch, their style, which is really messy, but looks good. It's a messy clean.

Quoted in 'Caine makes it look easy'

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:52:01 GMT

said in Variety:

The art is to make it look easy, and when you do that, people think you're not doing anything ... It's like the difference between Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire. When Kelly danced, you'd think, I couldn't do that. When Astaire danced, you'd think, I could do that. I'm in the Fred Astaire school.

Photo from Reuters Pictures

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:59:50 GMT

Waxworks of actors Fred Astaire (L) and Ginger Rogers are on display at the opening of Madame Tussauds Hollywood in Los Angeles July 21, 2009.

Photo from AP Photo by PR NEWSWIRE

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Showcased at Fred Leighton Beverly Hills is Paul Flato's sensational aquamarine and ruby belt necklace. This piece belonged to Mrs. Cole Porter, who later gave the necklace to Fred Astaire's daughter, Adele.

Swing Time - Rogers and Astaire

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 01:22:28 GMT