Jul 20, 2009 -
Female flyer, WASP pilot lived full life
By Paul Grondahl - (Albany, N.Y.) Times Union via AP
Posted : Sunday Jul 19, 2009 13:20:25 EDT
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — Inspired by a story she read as a young girl about Amelia Earhart’s trans-Atlantic flight, Virginia Sweet became a pioneering female aviator in her own right.
She was a pilot with the Women’s Airforce Service Pilots, ferrying every type of military aircraft from factories to air bases during World War II to free male pilots for combat.
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Jun 02, 2009 -
PUBLIC POST *
This has to be a great move for national security.
I'm staggered at how short-sighted so many of the actions taking since January have been.
DETROIT (AP) - General Motors Corp.
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Mar 31, 2009 -
White House, by car
Who's driving what?
By AMIE PARNES & CAROL E. LEE
With President Barack Obama showing the ailing U.S.
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Oct 24, 2008 -
You can definitely see that Beyonce did, in fact, gain 15 pounds for her roles as the legendary blues singer Etta James in the upcoming movie, Cadillac Records.
The 27-year-old singer/actress also serves as executive producer for Cadillac Records, which opens in theaters everywhere on Friday, December 5.
You can listen to Beyonce’s rendition of Etta’s “At Last” at YouTube.com.
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Dec 05, 2008 -
Beyonce admits her 8-month marriage to Jay-Z is a "power struggle.
"But if I didn't respect someone, and they didn't have that strength, then I would be bored," she says in the January issue of Elle.
"I wouldn't be attracted to them," she adds.
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Oct 27, 2008 -
Here are some movies coming out in the following months which I believe you will enjoy and must catch whether its a light-hearted comedy or and action-packed film.
November release:
Twilight:
In her new town of Forks, Washington, misfit teenager Bella Swan (Stewart) falls for her alluring and mysterious classmate, Edward Cullen (Pattinson). As it turns out, Edward belongs to a lineage of vampires, although he doesn't fit the typical vampire mold.
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Sep 23, 2008 -
Forbes Celebrity Valuations
World's Best-Paid Music Stars
Lacey Rose, 09.22.08, 6:00 AM ET
If the perennial rumors about the death of the music business are true, nobody's told The Police. Or Beyoncé. Or Madonna.
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Jan 28, 2008 -
BEYONCE KNOWLES has signed up to star as jazz legend ETTA JAMES in CADILLAC RECORDS.
The former DESTINY’S CHILD singer will join ADRIEN BRODY and JEFFREY WRIGHT in Darnell Martin’s film.
CADILLAC RECORDS follows the development of the 1950s Chicago music scene and the founding of Chess Records- which launched the careers of MUDDY WATERS, ELVIS PRESLEY and JAMES, whose hits included AT LAST and I JUST WANT TO MAKE LOVE TO YOU.
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Oct 21, 2008 -
Beyoncé reclaimed her bootylicious curves (and then some!) to play soul singer Etta James in the upcoming film Cadillac Records.
"I gained almost 15 pounds to play the role," Beyoncé, 27, says in the November issue of In Style. "It was way easier – and tastier – than having to lose so much weight for Dreamgirls."
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Mar 06, 2008 -
Beyonce Knowles has signed up for a new movie called Obsessed, reports Variety.
The 26-year-old singer/actress will play the knockout wife of an asset manager (The Wire’s Idris Elba). Heroes hottie Ali Larter will play a temp office worker who begins stalking Elba’s character.
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