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News on “Ripper Street” and Matthew Macfadyen

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Regina Jeffers

BBC America walks down Ripper Street BBC America has come onboard as coproducer of the new eight-part drama series set in the wake of the notorious 19th century Jack the Ripper killings in London. Ripper Street Filming on Ripper Street, commissioned by UK pubcaster BBC1 last … Continue reading →

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Can an Olfactory Nerve Determine With Whom We Fall in Love?

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Regina Jeffers

By Dr. Laura Berman TODAY.com contributor updated 3/25/2008  (Recently, I was asked about the most unusual research that I used to create a story line. This is it. It comes from the Today Show archives. When I release Second Chances: The Courtship … Continue reading →

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P&P 200 – Darcy Discovers That Elizabeth Is at Rosings Park

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Regina Jeffers

  At Austen Authors, in celebration of the 200th Anniversary of the novel’s events, we are retelling Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice from the points of view of the other characters. If you like my attempt below, you might go … Continue reading →

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Nine Steps in Recognizing a Fake Review Website

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Regina Jeffers

How to Spot a Fake Review Website One of the more popular techniques in black-hat internet marketing is creating “fake review sites.” A fake review site superficially looks like a real review site and claims to offer impartial comparison of one … Continue reading →

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Letter Announcing the Birth of Henry VIII’s Heir Found

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Regina Jeffers

King Henry VIII letter found at Dunham Massey A letter written by King Henry VIII and a document announcing the birth of his only male heir have gone on display in Greater Manchester. The papers, which date back to the … Continue reading →

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“Open Mouth and Insert Foot” or Diarrhea of the Mouth

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Regina Jeffers

  I admit to being a great fan of Cracked.com, and although I do not agree with all their “survey” posts, I do find most of them sardonic humor. The one below caught my attention after Mitt Romney began his … Continue reading →

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Latter-Day Noah to Collect a Copy of Every Book Ever Written

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Regina Jeffers

This article from The Daily Mail certainly caught my attention. Is Brewster Kahle crazy or the smartest man in the world? By DAMIEN GAYLE UPDATED: 15:06 EST, 7 March 201 An internet tycoon turned latter-day Noah is trying to collect a physical … Continue reading →

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Independent Publisher’s Group Out of Chicago Butts Heads with Amazon

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Regina Jeffers

Amazon yanks 5,000 titles from Independent Publishers Group, a Chicago book distributor Chicago publisher, online retailer disagreed about contract, prompting Amazon to remove company’s offerings from Kindle e-bookstore. February 23, 2012|By Corilyn Shropshire, Chicago Tribune reporter For one Chicago book … Continue reading →

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Recent Book/Movie Connections – Which ones will you see?

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Regina Jeffers

THE IRON LADY (book The Iron Lady: from Grocer’s Daughter to Prime Minister by John Campbell) Starring Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent, Iain Glen CORIOLANUS (book Coriolanus) Starring Ralph Fiennes, Gerard Butler, Vanessa Redgrave A SMILE AS BIG AS THE MOON … Continue reading →

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Jonny Lee Miller to Play “Sherlock Holmes” in American TV Series

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Regina Jeffers

This is from The Silver Tongue http://thesilvertongueonline.com/2012/02/jonny-lee-miller-to-play-sherlock-holmes-in-new-u-s-show/    Trainspotting and Hackers star Jonny Lee Miller has been cast as Sherlock Holmes in a U.S. version of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s canon of the fictional detective, to be called Elementary. Lucy Liu will join Miller … Continue reading →

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