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Some Las Vegas bank chief executives have been trimming their holdings of their company's stock in recent months as their share prices languished near all-time lows.
Robert Sarver, chairman and chief executive officer of Western Alliance Bancorporation,
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Ann Leslie has arranged to meet me in the American Bar at the Stafford hotel in central London, an out-of-the-way spot, down a forgotten cul-de-sac. With its clubby green armchairs and smoothly attentive waiters, it's old school in the best possible
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Guardian Unlimited
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Literature is the story of the winner: the person who got it down on paper. We pride ourselves on inclusivity. People (we tell ourselves) whose voices would once have been silent or silenced are now heard. But the silent are still silent; the silenced,
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The Independent
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/healing-art-the-long-partnership-of-medicine-and-literature-1660585.html
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[Image: Hyde Park, London. Image courtesy of The Royal Parks].
Note: This is a guest post by Nicola Twilley.
The Royal Parks of London already boast a long list of worthy, if specialized, publications, from the Kensington Gardens Shared Use
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BLDGBLOG
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Bloomsbury is hoping that new titles from established authors such as John Irving, Margaret Atwood and William Boyd as well as fresh cookbooks from Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Heston Blumenthal will help the publisher weather the economic storm
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Guardian Unlimited
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It is the end of March and I find, for some reason, that I have hay fever. Itchy eyes, sneezing attacks that practically floor me and mysterious aches in my joints. And yet there's barely a leaf on a tree. The joint ache is worse in the early morning
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Guardian Unlimited
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All authors want brilliant quotes from other authors for the back of their
books. But to get William Boyd, David Mitchell, Michael Ondaatje, Zadie
Smith and Joshua Ferris all offering the gushiest plaudits is surely the
ultimate dustjacket dream. Geoff
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Times Online
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article5985838.ece
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...and husband David B. Daviss of San Antonio; her son, William J. Hudspeth, Jr. and wife Sheri Gallo of Austin; her son, Robert Boyd Hudspeth and wife Julie of Kansas City, Missouri; her half sister, Ann Boyd Royall of Palestine, Texas; and her half sister,...
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Austin American-Statesman
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Part bad pun, part nod to Thomas Mann, from a writer who is known both as a stylist and for bleeding away the boundaries between the real and the imagined, the title of Geoff Dyer's latest novel, Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi, has to be making some
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Guardian Unlimited
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ISTANBUL, March 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Rotary International (RI) are teaming up to save lives by bringing clean drinking water and basic sanitation to communities in the developing world.
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NEW CONNECTIONS commissions new plays for and about teenagers from some of the best contemporary playwrights, for performance by schools and youth theatres from all over the UK and Ireland, both in their home venues and at 15 regional partnership
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Huliq.com
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Tumalo resident C. William Boyd stands in front of Eagle Crest resort on Monday afternoon. Boyd lives nearby and conducted his own traffic study of the resort after noticing an uptick in traffic.
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SALEM — The state Department
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The Bend Bulletin
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displayed in a room off the front hallway of her home. They featured a smiling Mrs. Boyd, who in later years sported her trademark large sunglasses and stylish hats; she wore the hats after being treated for skin cancer.
As Katie Boyd's sons remember
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The San Jose Mercury News
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In 1983, Graham Swift, with Martin Amis, Julian Barnes, William Boyd, Ian McEwan and Salman Rushdie, was named by Granta as one of Britain's best young novelists. While the others have gone on to enjoy stellar careers, Swift's trajectory, like the man
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Guardian Unlimited
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...controversy surrounding Boyd’s attempted transfer contributed to Roy’s separation from the program, according to news reports. Boyd would be the fifth Hilltopper recruit for the 2009-10 season. Forwards Jordan Swing and William Green, plus point guard Caden...
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Bowling Green Daily News
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Dates and further casting have been confirmed for the National Theatre's roster of new productions opening between May and July.
Those productions include the previously announced Helen Mirren playing the title role in Nicholas Hytner's new production
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Playbill
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Last week, at the Baftas, one award in particular gave quiet satisfaction to lovers of a cinema that favours heartfelt substance over frantic style. I've Loved You So Long took the honour for the best film not in English. Plenty of exacting critics
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The Independent
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Literary lineage ... Hyde Park seen from above. Photograph: Jason Hawkes
Peter Pan flew across Kensington Gardens, Joseph Conrad was inspired to write The Secret Agent by a bomb plot in Greenwich Park and Henry James's characters held many an
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Guardian Unlimited
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/feb/17/royal-parks-stories-will-self
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Spouses and soldiers of the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team based at Schofield Barracks want an 8-foot-high memorial honoring the unit's soldiers who died in Iraq.
They hope to raise $45,000 so the memorial can be dedicated on May 2
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William Boyd, Jeff Reuter and Gary Glapa share a common link when it comes to the game of golf.
The three played at Union University and now work on the links at Highland Green and Jones Creek.
Boyd, Reuter and Glapa work for Keith Dory, who owns
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Theatrical trailer for the first Hopalong Cassidy western, HOP-ALONG CASSIDY (later re-titled HOPALONG CASSIDY ENTERS) starring William Boyd. Btween 1935 and 1948 Boyd would star in a total of 66 Hoppy westerns, the last 12 of which he produced himself. After the theatrical market for the Cassidy westerns diminished, he released 52 of the films to television and bacame one of the most iconic figures of the 1950s. Though no new Hopalong Cassidy theatrical features were made, the success of ...
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By Cynthia CrossenThank you for suggesting the books of William Boyd. I confess that I had never heard of him, but after reading three of his books, I'm passing his name on to friends. Are there other writers you think should be better known?-- Eleanor
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Wall Street Journal
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Barry Branham, 61, of Cantonment died Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009. Visitation: 2 p.m. Saturday at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North in Cantonment until memorial services begin at 3 p.m.
Mary Frances Jones Boyd, 76, of Cantonment died Saturday, Jan. 10, 2009.
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Pensacola News Journal | PNJ.com
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One of San Francisco's longtime family firms, Boyd Lighting, flies under the radar.
It manufactures some of the most meticulously crafted and expensive lighting available and does so with a lot of pride, working with designers as renowned as Clodagh
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San Francisco Chronicle
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It hardly sounds like the prelude to a literary revolution. Under a hard-as-nails free-market government, old industries sicken and die at a pandemic rate. Unemployment rockets; inflation spikes as well. As public spending plummets, riots break out on
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The Independent
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...Fla., and defensive tackle William Campbell of Detroit. The audience should be large: Last year's game drew a 1.8 rating. Boyd is expected to choose one of three schools: Oregon, Ohio State or Boston College. Phoebus coach Bill Dee, who is in San Antonio for...
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Hampton Roads Daily Press
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Two Greenville residents spent Christmas in the hospital recovering from injuries they suffered when their Buick collided with a Chrysler being pursued in Greenville by Spartanburg County sheriffs deputies, authorities said.
William Boyd, 71, and
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GreenvilleOnline.com
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Born Oct. 3, 1918, in Hanover, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Maggie Diller.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Irvin Shank Martin Sr.
She assisted her husband, who was pastor of Mount Airy (Md.) Mennonite Church. She also was
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Walking on the rocks in Clevedon, near Weston-super-Mare, when I was about
six. We went every year, and my dad would take me climbing, then we'd go for
an ice cream. My mum would have a knickerbocker glory, my dad a banana
split, and I'd have whatever
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The Independent
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Last weekend I was in the south of France for a friend's 40th birthday party, held at his villa in the hills above the old town of Mougins. It was cold but sunny, with intense blue skies and the most wonderful clear and penetrating light - so thrilling
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New Statesman
http://www.newstatesman.com/society/2008/12/naipaul-magazine-arsenal
Actor and Star of the character 'Hopalong Cassidy'
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Published: November 27. 2008 12:01AM
SAEGERTOWN –– A Florida man accused of hitting two people with his van and then fleeing the accident scene will face trial on all but
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1927 - The Yankee Clipper Frank Coghlan Jr. and William Boyd
1927 - The Yankee Clipper Frank Coghlan Jr. and William Boyd
1927 - The Yankee Clipper Frank Coghlan Jr. and William Boyd
1927 - The Yankee Clipper Frank Coghlan Jr. and William Boyd
1927 - The Yankee Clipper Frank Coghlan Jr. and William Boyd
1927 - The Yankee Clipper Frank Coghlan Jr. and William Boyd
1927 - The Yankee Clipper Frank Coghlan Jr. and William Boyd
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The first two years as the Costa, when the prize went to first William Boyd and then AL Kennedy, seemed to keep its aspiration as a rival to the Booker. This year's shortlist seems far tamer: Chris Cleave, Sebastian Barry, Patrick McGrath and Louis d
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The Scotsman
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300 producer Mark Canton is teaming up with Pterodactyl Productioins to bring two classic stories back to life. According to Variety, Canton is reviving the classic tale of Bill "Hopalong" Cassidy for a new film version.
The character was created in
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MovieWeb
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Producer Mark Canton (300) is teaming with Pterodactyl Productions on a pair of big screen projects that include a film about iconic cowboy character and B-movie Western staple Bill "Hopalong" Cassidy, says The Hollywood Reporter.
Created in 1904 by
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Comingsoon.net
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Brought down by subprime mortgages, credit default swaps and other high-stakes games, the financial world is giving Las Vegas a bad name.
In recent months, commentators and members of Congress have repeatedly accused banks and investment companies of
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Muckety.com
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My daughter is looking at private and parochial schools for high school. What constitutes a good required-reading list?
Required reading is such a dreary phrase, and for me conjures up one unforgettable Sunday afternoon in my junior year of high school
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Wall Street Journal
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An aspect of William Boyd’s writing that always seems close to the surface is an examination of selfishness. At the very least, his characters fulfil their self-interest. One recalls how the events of The New Confessions or Any Human Heart unfold, how in ...
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Local News | State News | National/World News
SAEGERTOWN -- A Florida man visiting relatives in Meadville faces a felony assault charge after state police accused him of hitting two people with his van and then fleeing the
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