The Ghosts of Diana and Dodi
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Will the truth be buried forever with Princess Diana? Her fairytale marriage with Prince Charles was on the rocks. She had two children who were growing up fast, Prince Andrew and Prince Harry. She was lonely despite constantly being in the public limelight, yet the pressure of being heir to one of the oldest empires in the world must have weighed heavily on her.
What were her feelings before she died? What were her hopes, plans and fears in the days before she crashed in the accident? Was she bearing another child? Was she murdered by the British royal family? She was an ordinary girl swept into the whirlwind of a romance that turned bitter when reality sank in. She was the mirror of illusion and hopes turned sour.
Diana and Dodi al-Fayed had an affair before they both died in the car crash.
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The Face That Sells Five Million Magazines
Interesting StuffIs there something about a face that sells more celebrity magazines or tabloids? The surprising answer may be that charm and grace sell better than tartness and bad behaviour. Jennifer Aniston tops the first ever Forbes.com analysis of top-selling famous faces. The 38-year old actress has appeared on almost every magazine that matters and her face reportedly sold more than five million copies. Aniston’s ex-husband, Brad Pitt, comes second followed by Scarlett Johansson, the darling Angelina Jolie, Reese Witherspoon, sweet Katie Holmes, Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Hudson, Valerie Bertinelli and Kelly Ripa.
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U.S. $10 Gold Coin Sold at $5,000,000.00
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An U.S. $10 gold coin dated 1804 which was struck in 1834 as a diplomatic gift given on behalf of President Andrew Jackson during trade missions to Asia, was sold by Albanese Rare Coins, Inc. of Albion, New York, to a private collector at record $5 million.
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Loveless and lonely but not loan-less: divorce loan
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Sued by your ex? Divorced and need a loan? There is a banking service for everything at the right interest rate. If couples who want to get married find themselves in a financial quandary, they can get a loan to help them to line their marital nest. But what happens if the couple falls out after a few years and wants to end their marriage? Well, in Japan, they can get a financial loan to settle their debts. Aptly named “Re’, meaning a loan to help the divorcee restart a new life, it covers the cost of compensation and legal payouts at a lower interest rate than credit cards. The service is available because there is a market need in light of the growing divorce rates in many countries. There were two divorce cases for every 1000 people in 2006 in Japan.
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First Sex Fair in Sultry Africa
Interesting StuffA sex fair in puritan Africa? The country with one of the highest AIDS statistics in the world is finally awakening to its sexuality? South Africans rush to view and learn about sex toys, pole dancing and pornographic video in the first ever sex fair held in this country. Lacy lingerie, kinky handcuffs, fragrant condoms, and striptease bars, which were not so prominent in the past make their way into the South Africans culture. At the same time, the people are exposed to knowledge about sexual diseases, HIV, prostitutes, and sexual abuse.
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