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Bring your home back to life with simple fixes

If spending money on a full-blown renovation is not in your budget but you’d like to freshen a few things up around your home, try these simple, low-cost DIY ideas from expert Lou Manfredini. The steps he suggests should take less than a couple of hours to complete.

Chavez walks Venice red carpet with Oliver Stone

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez received a movie star welcome at the Venice Film Festival, where he walked the red carpet with director Oliver Stone for the premiere of the documentary "South of the Border."

Oliver Stone set to produce a documentary series

Showtime says filmmaker Oliver Stone is producing a 10-part documentary series on what he calls the secret history of America.

Smurfit-Stone Container closing Conn. plant

Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., a major U.S. cardboard box-parts maker operating under bankruptcy court protection, said Friday it is expanding its Mansfield, Mass., plant and closing its Portland, Conn., facility.

'Secret' Stone lawsuit was routine fees matter

A civil lawsuit against Sharon Stone that had been conducted in secret turned out to be a routine dispute over legal fees that both sides wanted kept from public view, though the judge says they were sealed in error.

Turns out, Twitter is more than Ashton Kutcher

For those who suspect Ashton Kutcher is in fact that annoying guy who won’t leave your party even after everyone else has gone home and you’re rinsing and recycling beer bottles in your pajamas, the confirmation seemed to come Friday.

Robert Stone, former top executive at Hertz, dies

Robert L. Stone, a former top executive at the Hertz corporation who had hired O.J. Simpson in the 1970s as a famous pitchman for the car rental giant, has died. He was 87.

Smurfit-Stone seeks bankruptcy protection

Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., the largest producer of cardboard box materials in North America, on Monday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as it looks to restructure a heavy debt amid a global credit freeze.

Stone: Hugo Chavez has 'intoxicating' energy

U.S. filmmaker Oliver Stone said he sees Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez as an energetic, principled champion of change in Latin American and hopes to capture the spirit of his drive to roll back U.S. influence in an upcoming documentary.

Stone meets Bolivia's Morales for interview, coca

U.S. filmmaker Oliver Stone kicked a soccer ball and chewed coca leaves with Bolivia's leftist president Tuesday during an interview for a planned documentary.

One of Britain's last surviving WWI veterans dies

Bill Stone, one of Britain's last surviving World War I veterans has died aged 108, the Ministry of Defense said Monday.

Oliver Stone slams Bush at Mideast gala for 'W.'

Filmmaker Oliver Stone slammed President George W. Bush at the Mideast premiere of his movie "W." in Dubai, saying the outgoing U.S. president is a man with "a giant ego" and "boneheaded arrogance."

U.K.'s Joss Stone part of in American vote drive

Even though Joss Stone can't vote in the U.S. presidential election, the British soul singer is still encouraging others to go to the voting booth next week.

Judge says Sharon Stone's son will live with dad

Actress Sharon Stone has lost another round of custody proceedings over her oldest son. A San Francisco judge denied her request for primary custody of 8-year-old Roan, who's been living with his father, newspaper executive Phil Bronstein. The couple divorced in 2004 after six years of marriage.

Sharon Stone not welcome at Shanghai film fest

The backlash in China against Sharon Stone continued Wednesday as the Shanghai International Film Festival said the American actress was not welcome at this year's event.

Sharon Stone apologizes for remark on China quake

French fashion house Christian Dior said Thursday it has dropped Sharon Stone from its Chinese ads and released a statement from the actress apologizing for saying China's earthquake may have been bad karma for its treatment of Tibet.

Oliver Stone Casting Film on Pres. Bush

Like a bill being rapidly pushed through legislation, Oliver Stone's film about President George W. Bush is expected to begin shooting within a month with a goal toward being released before the president leaves office next January.

Iraqi Deaths Pain Sharon Stone

Sharon Stone believes the Sept. 11 attacks should not have been used as a pretext for the United States to launch wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, according to her comments published Monday in a pan-Arab newspaper.

Oliver Stone Looks to Direct 'Bush'

Oliver Stone is ready to put the life of George W. Bush on the big screen.

Stone Joins Hostage-Release Mission

With its fearsome record of kidnapping and violence, Colombia's largest guerrilla army might seem a nightmare group to encounter. But not to Oliver Stone. The American filmmaker is jumping at a chance to meet with a group the U.S. classifies as a terrorist organization.

Pa. Man Skips Stone a Record 51 Times

A Pennsylvania man cast a stone that skipped on water a whopping 51 times, shattering the old world record of 40.

Oliver Stone Visits My Lai for New Film

Hollywood director Oliver Stone arrived in Vietnam to research his next film about the Vietnam War, which will focus on the My Lai massacre, local media reported Thursday.

After 25 Years, Sly Stone Speaks Out

After 25 years, Sly Stone speaks.

Stone Entered Beauty Pageant on $50 Bet

Sharon Stone is best known for her roles as a sexpot in movies such as "Basic Instinct" and "Casino."

Did prehistoric chimps use stone tools too?

Chimpanzee stone tools excavated in Taï National Park, Côte de Ivoire (Image: Gerald Newlands)

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Mystery stone found near church linked to Knights Templar
Source: thescotsman.scotsman.com

A MYSTERIOUS carved stone has been uncovered alongside a 12th-century church associated with the Knights Templar.

Stonehenge's Little Sister?: "Bluehenge" Has Been Discovered by Archaelogists
Source: the Mail online

"Archaeologists have discovered Stonehenge's little sister - just a mile from the famous monument."

Stone Age man used fire to make tools - 50,000 years earlier than we scientists thought
Source: Telegraph

Stone Age ''blacksmiths'' were using fire to make tools at least 72,000 years ago, scientists have discovered.

Snapshot of History -National Ten Commandments Confrontation - Last Free Man to Leave

MONTGOMERY, Al - Having had an unquenchable curiosity most of my life, and a certain knack for being around history as it happens, I found my instincts drawing me to the epicenter of this confrontation for a firsthand, eyewitness account of the clock ticking down to the federally …

Croat threatens to kill a postman
Source: croatiantimes.com

A man in Croatia threatened to kill a postman in a bizarre incident.

Stone martens are coming for your car
Source: thelocal.de

The stone marten may look like a cute wild mammal, but the German Hunter's Association (DJV) warned on Thursday that the predator's breeding habits are damaging more cars than ever.

Oliver Stone With Bill Maher June 26, 2009 [Video]
Source: TULLYCAST

Oliver Stone and Bill Maher June 26, 2009

Ancient phallus unearthed in cave - may have been cavewoman's sex toy
Source: BBC News

A sculpted and polished phallus found in a German cave is among the earliest representations of male sexuality ever uncovered, researchers say.

POLL: Bohemian Grove; Evil or No Harm?

Inside Bohemian Grove - Version 1 Nixon, Eisenhower, and Reagan were members. The Bush Family Maintains a Strong Involvement. Now, for the First Time in History, Alex Jones Brings You Video from His Infiltration of Bohemian Grove.

Historian claims King Arthur was buried in Croatia
Source: croatiantimes.com

A British historian is claiming King Arthur was buried in Croatia. Historian John Matthews has told the Croatian daily newspaper Jutarnji List he believes the gravestone found in the southern Croatian village of Podstrana is really King Arthur's.

Bonnie Prince Charlie's stone found in grandmother's rockery
Source: Telegraph

The stone upon which Bonnie Prince Charlie unveiled his standard to begin the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745 has been found - in a grandmother's rockery.

Stone Soup: Simplicity

I remember this story vividly from my childhood. Somehow, the simple message about sharing and cooperation has stuck with me throughout the years. There are many versions of this story, but this one resembles the one I remember the closest.

Beyonce's Wedding Ring Is 'Fake'
Source: contactmusic.com

Married BEYONCE KNOWLES has two engagement rings, and switches to a less expensive "fake" when she's onstage and out in public.

Fight Over Dinosaur Death Flares Anew in S.F.
Source: The San Francisco Chronicle

At the press conference, Keller insisted that the impact crater was formed at least 300,000 years before the great extinction and "caused no species extinctions" - certainly not to the dinosaurs.

Funerary monument reveals Iron Age belief that the soul lived in the stone
Source: EurekAlert!

Archaeologists in southeastern Turkey have discovered an Iron Age chiseled stone slab that provides the first written evidence in the region that people believed the soul was separate from the body.

Massive diamond found in Lesotho
Source: BBC News

Miners in Lesotho have discovered a huge gem stone which may become the largest ever polished diamond. The stone weighs 478 carats and is the 20th largest rough diamond ever found, said Gem Diamonds.

Stones do Kill "Palestinian Killed by "Stone to Head")
Source:

"A legal source confirmed that Mo'az Monir Hamad died of wounds that he sustained after being hurled by a stone which hit his head following a family dispute in the camp."

The Jesus of Uncool... Chris Martin from Coldplay
Source: Rolling Stone

When Chris Martin emerges from a town car on a quiet West Village street one afternoon in May, he's dressed like a stagehand — black khakis, black hooded top. You'd never notice him, which is probably the idea.

A Rock to make the Hope Diamond look like a speckle of sand
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The Asteroid Eros was closely examined in 1999 by the Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous spacecraft. Few Asteroids have been closely examined, and it is believed that Eros may not be unusual in the minerals it contains. There are 1000s of asteroids circling earth.

Oliver Stone's "W" Focuses on Daddy Issues, War Lust in Upcoming Movie
Source: ABC News

It's a classic American story: In the prime of his life, a man who parties too much and lives in the shadow of his esteemed father turns his life around. He gives up alcohol, embraces religion and finds a new purpose.

Stone Temple Pilots plotting extensive tour
Source: Yahoo! News

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - The recently reunited Stone Temple Pilots will next week announce plans for a summer tour of more than 50 amphitheaters, sources said.

Republican Consultant Tipped FBI to Spitzer's Involvement in Prostitution Ring
Source: capitalnews9.com

The New York Post is reporting that a controversial former Republican consultant was the one who tipped off the FBI about Governor Spitzer's involvement with a prostitution ring.

Dog's apple size 'tumour' is really a massive bladder stone!
Source: Louth Leader

A dog thought to have a massive tumour had a stone the size of an apple removed from her bladder.

A Rosetta Stone for traditional Chinese medicine
Source: PhysOrg.com

Scientists in the United Kingdom have "decoded" the inscrutable language of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), revealing its strong chemical foundation in a way that may help scientists mine age-old Chinese medicines to develop tomorrow's new drugs.

Medusa Costume The Gorgon Lives!
Source: blog.halloweencanteen.com

a mystic Medusa costume. The Gorgon lives on in a Medusa Halloween costume and you can turn fellow partygoers to stone. Well, not literally, but they will freeze up when they see you in this sexy modern Medusa costume.

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