House of the Day: Hong Kong Island’s south side is favored for its beaches, lower population density and (slightly) more laid-back attitude. This 3,954-square-foot, two-bedroom townhouse in Deep Water Bay is $19.3 million.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today that the leaders of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities had accepted his offer for an enhanced United Nations mediation role in talks aimed at reunifying the Mediterranean island, adding that he expected both sides to reach convergence on core issues by October.
Casey Anthony, the young mother who faced the death penalty for murdering her 2-year-old child using duct tape and chloroform, was acquitted yesterday despite the fact that she spent the month after her child went missing partying. The young woman entered herself into a hot body contest and acquired a Life Is Beautiful tattoo after her child went missing. Definitely a normal thing to do after your child drowns in a swimming pool accident.
Natalaie Portman has revealed her baby's name. It's Aleph. Huh? Aleph. Why would she name her baby something so unusual? When Gwyneth Paltrow named her daughter Apple, she got a lot of criticism from Hollywood gossip enthusiasts. Why? Because weird names don't fly on U.S. playgrounds. Although it might help when your mom used to be a big star and now makes guest appearances on para-dorky comedramas. If Apple sounded abstract and pretentious-maybe even ridiculously so-Aleph is all that and more.
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