"Cheshire hero set to conquer Hollywood
Dan McMullanTHE life of a legendary mountaineer who was raised in Cheshire and died on the slopes of Everest looks likely to be turned into a Hollywood blockbuster.
Mobberley-born George Mallory is thought by some to have been the first...
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"Out of Thin Air
By David Roberts
For 75 years, mountaineering’s greatest mystery has lingered: Did the doomed George Mallory and Andrew Irvine reach the summit of Everest 29 years before the first confirmed ascent? The stunning discovery of Mallory’s body helps answer...
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"Mallory's Insights on the Mountains
George Mallory has always been known not only for his climbing prowess and mysterious disappearance on Everest with Irvine in 1924, but also for his deep, often philosophical, insights on mountains and mountaineering. I came across this...
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"BEIJING, Dec. 13 (Xinhuanet) -- British Princes William and Harry announced a pop concert marking the 10th anniversary of the death of their mother, Princess Diana, will feature a slew of the the late princess' favorite acts, including Elton John, Duran Duran and Bryan...
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"The red-brick mansion that just went up for sale in Greenwich, Conn., has about everything a buyer could want. Set on 2.1 lush acres on tree-lined Dairy Road, it has four bedrooms, four bathrooms, two fireplaces and a pool. Its $5.2 million asking price is, by Greenwich...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation TV PROGRAM TRANSCRIPT - Broadcast: 05/12/2006
"KERRY O'BRIEN: The Fiji coup has finally happened. After weeks of warnings and 24 hours putting all his chess pieces into place,...
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"At Jennings County High Schol in North Vernon an emotional day. One students said "a bunch of people in my class were like crying and stuff. I knew the kid. The boy who was stabbed. Yeah."
North Vernon Police officer Andrew Richmond held his thumb and index finger about 4...
"Today is Friday, Dec. 1, the 335th day of 2006. There are 30 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Dec. 1, 1955, Rosa Parks, a black seamstress, refused to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery, Ala., city bus. Mrs. Parks was arrested, sparking a...
"AUSTRALIAN Andrew Hughes, Fiji's Police Commissioner, was forced to flee the troubled Pacific nation amid "serious and specific" death threats to himself and his family.
Mr Hughes, his wife, Vicki, and two sons...
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"After years of coding, bug-testing and a few early skirmishes with rivals and regulators, Microsoft's next operating system will finally launch "to businesses" on Thursday. The question now is, who will want...
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Democrat activist faced 81 years in jail on charges involving kids as young as 6
A Democrat community leader who would "offer a homily during worship services" and facilitated his congregation's "opening our doors to all people regardless of sexual orientation" has been...
"A grateful Bloomington father lost his leg but not his life during a terrifying boating accident. His calm and collected teenage son is his hero.
"We thank God that my husband survived," said Sandi Pickel.
Pickel is certain she would be a widow if her 17-year-old son Andrew...
Online audio webcast archive of 'Science Friday' for the 6th October 2006: Hour One: Winners of the 2006 Nobel Prizes in Chemistry, Physics, and Physiology or Medicine were announced this week. Join Joe Palca in...
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