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MUSIC STARS UNITE FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY AT LONDON’S ROYAL ALBERT HALL ON MARCH 31ST 2005.

Some stars of the musical world have agreed to perform at a major one-off benefit concert at London‘s Royal Albert Hall in aid of the victims of December’s Tsunami disaster in South East Asia. Confirmed performers (in alphabetical order) include Aled Jones, Amici Forever, Bond, Celtic Tenors, Duel, Emma Johnson, English Chamber Orchestra, G4, Julian Lloyd Webber and his new Bossanova Band, Keedie, Opera Babes and Russell Watson.

tickets/royalberthall.com.

January 16, 2005

"Treadmills are the runaway favorite purchase [for the home gym], with annual sales topping $2.5 billion. But many people don't stop there. They build fully appointed, and occasionally regal, workout rooms complete with a stationary bike, stair climber and rower, and multi-station exercise machines, free weights, medicine balls, mirrored walls, televisions and more."
--from an article by Tom Dunkel of the Baltimore Sun, published in the Los Angeles Times of January 10, 2005.

Treadmills

January 11, 2005

Minnetonka moccasins are breaking sales records, thanks to celebrity fans, reports the Boston Metro.

In response to the question "How do French women diet?", Mireille Guiliano, author of French Women Don't Get Fat: The Secret of Eating for Pleasure, said, "They cut their meat up in smaller pieces. They eat more fish than vegetables and more vegetables than fruit. And they eat at least two yogurts a day," as quoted by Elizabeth Manus in an interview published in Boston Metro.

December 17, 2004

Last night Kelley Perdew, a West Point grad who has served in the military, was chosen as Donald Trump's Apprentice in the final Apprentice episode of the show's second season. Jennifer Massey, a graduate of Harvard Law School, was not chosen. Was the show intended to be a glorification of the military and a rejection of the Harvard Law School, which has had a policy of excluding military recruiters from the campus?

November 29, 2004

Readers of Martha Stewart's flagship magazine are renewing their subscriptions at a pace well ahead of industry norms, reports an Associated Press article.

November 26, 2004

Last night's "fired" Apprentice candidate Andy Litinsky has a website, andylitinsky.com, that is somewhat short on content, but it does have links to the websites of other candidates.

November 19, 2004

Here are links to the websites of the two Apprentice candidates "fired" last night: Maria Boren and Wes Moss.

November 18, 2004

The movie Bridget Jones's Diary was pleasant, with some very funny moments, but on the whole not as funny as I recall the book being.

The movie sequel Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason isn't quite as good, but it's still pleasant enough to be worth seeing.

November 12, 2004

Here is a link to the website of Chris Russo, last night's "fired" Apprentice candidate.

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