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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 2004
Page
9
At the Hermitage in St Petersburg a crew of about 50 cats keeps the historic palace free of mice. Led by 12 year old Vaska the felines live in the basement and are cared for by two staff members to avoid roaming the gallery spaces.
The Hermitage reports its gilded Peacock Clock requires Monday alarms and guards to rush to Pavilion Hall as Vaska triggers the system. Cats are neutered to manage numbers, with new arrivals from abandonment or owner death. Adoption is advertised, even online, while meals include fish and offal twice daily.
J J Abrams who created Alias directed by Paramount for Mission: Impossible III after Tom Cruise watched every Alias episode. Abrams said he was a long shot but won the gig following a meeting where he shared the Alias seasons DVDs. The project marks a film remake of a 1960s TV series.
MTV orders six episode reality series following publicist Lizzie Grubman and her PR team behind the velvet rope. The show tracks their work and play across Manhattan Los Angeles the Hamptons and Miami. Grubman, 32, gained notoriety after a 2001 incident that left 16 injured when she backed her SUV into a Long Island crowd and served 37 days in jail.
Actress Vera Miles turns 74 and Barbara Eden 70 while Shelley Long 55 and Jay Mohr 34 share birthdays. Notables include Mark Russell 72 political satirist Patricia McBride 62 dancer Rex Allen Jr 57 singer Linda Thompson 57 Rick Springfield 55 Woody Paul 55 Noor of Jordan 53 Mark Hudson 3 Dean DeLeo 43 Ira Dean 35 Julian Casablancas 20.
Sheryl Crow, Jack Johnson, and Crosby Stills & Nash joined nearly 20 musicians on MoveOn.orgs Vote for Change tour aiming to unseat President Bush in November. The 38 shows across 32 cities span 12 days in October with proceeds benefiting America Coming Together.
Knight Ridder reports Chris Robinson Rich Robinson and Pete Angelus held talks about a possible Black Crowes reunion. No schedule or album details confirmed.
Supermodel Cindy Crawford signs on as a spokesperson for Blackglama, the luxury fur company famous for its legendary line. The campaign follows her past activism with PETA and joins a lineup that previously featured Bette Davis among other notable women.
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