Immense China history tour with Xi an and Terracotta Army
Wade Wagner visits Xi an to meet Ni family and view rapid urban growth. He notes 40 to 50 skyscrapers under construction in Xi an, mentions a Terracotta Army site near Mount Li as China’s third top tourist destination after the Great Wall and Forbidden City, and recalls the legendary emperor Qin Shihuang who built the mausoleum with 700 000 convicts.
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Wade Wagner
Gazette
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Xi’an
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Beijing
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Yang Zhi Fa
Providence back on the map as NBC weighs revival
NBC entertainment chief Jeff Zucker said he may revisit canceling the Providence drama after four years. The show ranked 41st in primetime and has lost younger viewers. A two hour finale will air December 20, with star Melina Kanakaredes expecting a childbirth.
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Associated Press
NBC
Providence
Jeff Zucker
Entertainment
Zucker
Melina Kanakaredes
Carter Nobel Speech Book Set for Release by Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster will ship a book version of President Carter's Nobel Peace Prize speech to stores after his Oslo address on December 10. Alice Mayhew said the speech is timely and all proceeds go to the Carter Center in Atlanta.
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Los Angeles Times
Carter
Oslo
Norway
America
Alice Mayhew
Simon & Schuster
Carter Center
Spears ends ties with Nyla restaurant over mismanagement
Britney Spears severed all ties with her New York restaurant Nyla amid an involuntary bankruptcy petition against Pinky Enterprises LLC, which runs the eatery. Three vendors claim more than 25,000 dollars in unpaid bills. The petition was filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court last month. Spears says she had no role in daily operations.
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Los Angeles Times
Britney Spears
New York
Nyla
Spears
Pinky Enterprises LLC
Dairyland USA Corp
Ocean Clear Inc
Sam Tell & Son Inc
U.S
Birthday List Highlights Efrem Zimbalist Jr and More
A compiled note of today’s notable birthdays includes actors Efrem Zimbalist Jr Richard Crenna and Elisha Cuthbert TV personality Dick Clark director Ridley Scott writer David Mamet and performers Mandy Patinkin Billy Idol Ben Stiller Mindy McCready and Robert Guillaume with others sharing this date. The list marks diverse figures across film television music and production with several celebrating milestone years.
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Richard Crenna
Robert Guillaume
Dick Clark
Ridley Scott
David Mamet
Mandy Patinkin
Billy Idol
Ben Stiller
Mindy McCready
Elisha Cuthbert
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