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`Toy Story' & other fave films get new life in 3D

"Toy Story" has always been a 3-D film, even if moviegoers never saw it that way.

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'Farrah's Story' draws nearly 9 million viewers

A documentary that shows Farrah Fawcett's battle against cancer in wrenching detail drew an estimated 8.9 million viewers, NBC said.

Indiana's Story to transfer closer to LA

Indiana guard Malik Story will transfer at the end of the semester to a school closer to his home in Los Angeles.

Excess of plot sinks a convoluted 'Third Story'

Get out the pruning shears. There's a lot of plot in "The Third Story," maybe one tale too many in Charles Busch's overstuffed mixture of mother-son soap opera, '40s film noir, science fiction and Russian folk legend.

Family survives Gaza war, returns to destruction

Mohammed Zayid returned to his northern Gaza neighborhood after the war to find nothing as it was.

A moment in history: The American story renewed

Some countries are founded upon ethnicity, others upon geography. Some are created from conquest or carved out by faraway rulers. But America is different: It was created from whole cloth — a story built by a people who just keep adding chapters as they go along.

Oprah `disappointed' by debunked Holocaust story

Oprah Winfrey broke her silence Friday about former guest Herman Rosenblat, saying she's "very disappointed" in his now discredited story about meeting his future wife in a Nazi concentration camp.

AP Gaza reporter finds hometown in rubble

I live alone in my office. My wife and two young children moved in with her father after our apartment was shattered. The neighborhood mosque, where I have prayed since I was a child, had its roof blown off. All the government buildings on my beat have been obliterated.

Winfrey Web site adds Holocaust story disclaimer

Oprah Winfrey has yet to comment on Herman Rosenblat and his debunked story of meeting his future wife in a Nazi concentration camp. But a brief disclaimer has been added to her Web site, , which still devotes substantial space to the Rosenblat romance.

Holocaust survivors tell love story

In the beginning, there was a boy, a girl and an apple.

Torre's new story contains familiar playoff scene

Joe Torre is no longer bombarded by questions about his boss, no longer caught up in the New York tumult. One constant remains for him, though: October baseball.

Tibet monk in hiding tells of interrogation, abuse

Jigme, a Tibetan Buddhist monk, says he had just finished having a pair of shoes mended when four uniformed guards jumped from a white van and dragged him inside.

Inflated appraisal nearly cost family its home

After 25 years as a doorman on Manhattan's Upper East Side, Carl Petrone was ready to retire from the cold winters and his daily commute.

Biologist Hooks Fish He Stocked in 1983

Some people catch fish and release them. Bill Wengert releases them and then catches them — a quarter-century later.

Woman's Safe Haven From Storms Fails Her

Tonya Selken's home sat in a dip along a ridge on Dog Mountain, where they had a sweeping view of rolling horse pasture and the misty Ozark foothills in the distance. But she didn't choose these two of her grandfather's 210 acres just for the scenery.

Captive Israeli's Tale Becomes Kids Book

Years before he was a soldier seized by Palestinian militants, 11-year-old Gilad Schalit penned a simple parable about how enemies can get along.

Immigration Crackdown Hits Fence Builder

That the government wanted to put Mel Kay behind a prison fence is an irony, though one that neither he nor his accusers would find amusing.

Ghana Reflects Progress in Africa

Coby Asmah is a success in a part of the world that is hardly ever equated with success.

Fan Restores 'Christmas Story' House

Ralphie Parker and Brian Jones know what it's like to want something.

4-Year-Old Survives 11-Story Fall in N.Y.

A 4-year-old boy survived a fall from an 11-story window after being left alone at home, bouncing off a metal awning into a concrete courtyard and then trying to stand up, officials said. He was able to chat with doctors.

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The Shadow-an Excerpt

That night was a long one for Elizabeth,but Henry's night felt endless. He had one of the most vivid and dark dreams he had ever suffered.

The Old Vet - A True Story

After I had spent several years in the United States Air Force, I returned to college. During that time, I did some Work Study at the Veterans Hospital on the Long Term Care Ward. That was where I met the old Veteran. I actually met several, but this Veteran was different.

Deputy: 'Explosive diarrhea' story didn't add up
Source: nbc-2.com

'Explosive diarrhea' was the excuse a 42-year-old man gave to a deputy for being naked inside his truck in a Walmart parking. It all happened after two different women accused him of exposing his penis while in plain view.

Submit to the New Yorker
Source: About.com

An interesting article with useful advice on how to submit to the New Yorker.

Gaiman to Launch Crowd-Sourced Story on Twitter
Source: publishersweekly.com

Fantasy writer Neil Gaiman is writing a new crowd-sourced short story on Twitter. Starting tomorrow at noon EDT, the author—and well-known Twitter fan (@neilhimself)—will Tweet the first line of a new story, and fans can continue it with their own 140-character contributions.

New Resource for Anne of Green Gables
Source: foreveranne.com

There is a lovely new resource site for Anne of Green Gables fans and literary types. Officially sanctioned by Montgomery's heirs and funded by the government of PEI in Canada. Stunning design as well.

High School Boys - A Backpack's Nightmare Begins!

I was bought yesterday at the local store. A nice woman picked me and a fellow sister backpack. She had choosen us with care and thought. I must be headed to a good place I thought.

A Monday for a Backpack.

Once again I get rushed out the the door, not even with a good morning. How do they expect me to do my beast during a tiring day if I don't even get a minute to wipe away the cowwebs I picked up during the weekend.

CU Grad Student Takes A Look At Macky Ghost Story
Source: thedenverchannel.com

Perhaps you've heard about this: Strains of organ music waft from Macky Auditorium late at night when no one's in the building. Sometimes there's singing, even screaming. The lights come on inexplicably, showing a woman's shadow.

Hey Joe we miss you

Hey Joe I say as I make my way to the bar. Hard day at work he says as he tosses me a cigar. Yep, looks like its going to require a beer. Joe pops a top for me on a cold one As I look around to see who all is here.

The Storyteller

Come and rest your bones a spell And hear the tales that I can tell. Of long dirt roads and dusty trails, Cottonwoods and cotton tails. Of a first kiss stolen late one night, Camping trips and sweet starlight. Bonfires and fireflies, Bold floods and stormy skies. Piling in to go  …

Balochistan observes strike on Bugti death anniversary
Source: News International, Pakistan

People die by various causes but here we are looking at a different picture that has the negative and postive blended as one. What was General Musharraf''s justification of killing him? What did Musharraf achieve in the greater perspective to the national unity.

The trials of being a single father - Times
Source: The Times

It was about 6:30 on Thursday morning, and I was cooking breakfast in my pyjamas. My daughter, Madeleine, 4, was helping by transferring eggs from the carton into the fridge egg box.

Progression of a stripper
Source: 10connects.com

We all know that crime doesn't pay. But sometimes it can cost you the ultimate price, your life. Shannon Scarvelli knew this all too well. Her trouble with the law started back in July of '05 and ended tragically in December of '08.

Stress Kills; Got a Joke With A Moral To It? Post It Here!!!

U.S. doctors point to stress as being a major killer of the American population. In these economic times, stress is probably working overtime killing us.

One mother's heartbreaking 9/11 story - Times
Source: The Times

I woke up on my own on Tuesday September 11, 2001. It was a beautiful autumn day with a bright blue sky, sunshine and a riot of colours that cascaded over the road. I looked at my tummy. It felt huge and I gently rubbed it.

Sex offenders limited to life under a bridge - St. Petersburg Times
Source: St. Petersburg Times > Local News

The roar of rush hour wakes him: trucks, cars and buses thundering across the causeway above his tent. Behind the shack next to his, someone guns a generator. Spanish music blares from a boom box. Homer Barkley turns on his side, pulls the covers over his head.

'Welfare scrounge' family fumes over benefits story
Source: Independent.ie - Frontpage RSS Feed

THEY set out to court publicity hoping to force Clare County Council to provide them with a permanent home but ended up being shamed as social welfare scroungers accused of milking the system for €3,800 a month.

6 New Personality Disorders Caused by the Internet | Cracked.com
Source: CRACKED.com

Just a hilarious piece from cracked.com of new possible personality disorders caused by the internet and their reasons. I'm sure many newsvine readers would relate (I think I have problems 4 or 5! Who knows I could have problem number 2 as well!)...;)!

World War II vet looks back on eventful life
Source: tbo.com

There was a loud, metal-on-metal bump near the nose of the plane. The starboard engines were hit, then the B-17's right wing. The bombardier was injured, the plane over Bremen, Germany, on fire.

Cutiest Love Story - A Dolphin Fallen In Love With A Tiger !!
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They would never meet in the wild. So perhaps it's natural that when their paths did cross, both were curious. This young tiger and dolphin were mutually fascinated as they stared at each other through the glass of the tank at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in California.

"I Love You" – From, Anonymous

I was finishing my errands for the day on June 1 when I noticed a shiny something on the parking lot surface. It seemed metallic and one side was pointed. I walked closer and picked it up. It was a fob, as for a cellphone or purse.

Bearing Witness: Ordinary people & their video cameras are helping to confront human rights abuses around the world.
Source: flypmedia.com

Witness: The organization has spent years helping the disenfranchised tell their stories. Meet some of the people who have been involved.

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