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China leader stresses communist control over army
BEIJING Chinese President Hu Jintao is stressing the ruling Communist Party’s ultimate control over China’s rapidly modernizing military.,wholesale Large Size
Hu’s assertion came Sunday in a statement in the military’s Liberation Army Daily newspaper calling on the 2.3 million-member force to develop advanced military culture. That is communist shorthand for retaining a leading role for [...]
China says sincere with Vatican ahead of ordination
Chinese Catholics number between 8 million and 12 million, and are divided between a state-sanctioned church that has installed bishops without the Vatican’s approval and an “underground” wing long wary of associating with the Communist Party-run Patriotic Catholic Association.
Pope Benedict has encouraged the two sides of the divided Chinese church to reconcile, and engaged in [...]
Pat Modell, actress and wife of Art Modell, dies
Mrs. Modell graduated from the Academy of Mt. St. Ursuline and the College of New Rochelle.
Born in New York, Patricia Modell was the daughter of Edward and Marjorie Breslin. Her father was a Special Sessions Judge in New York City. Monsignor Patrick Breslin, for whom she was named, was Judge Breslin’s eldest brother.
The Modells also [...]
Prada’s Powerful Patrician Panache
Milan Entitled “Il Palazzo” and featuring a rarefied list of major league actors - Adrien Brody, Willem Dafoe, Gary Oldman and Tim Roth, to name a few - the latest runway show by the house of Prada was a fashionable statement on the power of dressing, rather than just powerful dressing.
Attired, nearly [...]
General Mills 2Q profit falls on higher costs
PORTLAND, Ore. General Mills’ net income fell 28 percent during the second quarter as revenue gains could not keep pace with rising costs.
The company maintained its full-year guidance and said it expects strong sales and profitability gains in the second half of the fiscal year. However, it cautioned that its gross margins would be [...]
Ninja Turtles co-creator auctioning off art studio
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) How much money will be shelled out for the personal art studio belonging to “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” co-creator Kevin Eastman?
The answer will be known Wednesday night, which marks the end of the 10-day eBay auction for the studio — drawing table, rare artwork, personal effects, toys and all.
“My wife was [...]
Joe Jackson’s tribute perfume gets new launch date
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) Michael Jackson’s father Joe said on Thursday he will begin selling the much-delayed fragrance that honors his pop star son later this month — without using the name Michael.
Joe Jackson, who was left out of the “Thriller” singer’s will on his 2009 death, first promoted the “Jackson’s Tribute” and “Jackson’s Legend” [...]
Summary Box China wants talks ON EU carbon charge
AIRING CONCERNS: China urged the European Union to heed objections to EU plans to charge airlines for carbon emissions. Airlines flying to or from Europe must obtain certificates for the carbon dioxide they emit. They will get free credits to cover most flights this year but must buy or trade for credits to cover the [...]
Walgreen 1Q profit drops on Express Scripts fight
NEW YORK Walgreen’s first-quarter earnings fell more than 4 percent due in part to a slow flu season and its impending split from the Express Scripts pharmacy network, a multibillion-dollar dispute that looks no closer to resolution in the final days of the year.
Since June, Walgreen and Express Scripts have said they were preparing [...]