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On another thread the subject of neoptism of hollywoodies came up, and it seemed that it might be interesting to pool knowledge about who in Hollywood broke into the tight movie union because of their connections. Who's Whose Kid in Hollywood Nicholas Cage is Francis Ford Coppola's nephew. Anyone who saw him in Peggy Sue Got Married KNOWS he only got hired because of his uncle. He got to learn by being an apprentice in the trenches--that's a gift. Kate Hudson is Goldie Hawn's daughter.Gwennie Paltrow is the daughter of Bruce Paltrow and Blythe Danner.

JENSEN BEACH -- A Jensen Beach woman was resting at home Friday after being bitten last week by a highly venomous coral snake while weeding under a bougainvillea bush in her front yard.Patricia Facchini survived the potentially fatal bite after receiving several doses of antivenin serum and spending a night in the intensive care unit of Martin Memorial Medical Center in Stuart. But Facchini said she was shocked to learn the medicine that helped her combat the snake's paralyzing poison was part of a dwindling supply...

OTTAWA - The meetings of a secretive global think-tank would bring 100 of the world's most powerful and influential figures to Ottawa next month and make an Ottawa hotel the host of deliberations on such weighty issues as the direction of global oil markets and potential military action against Iran. Reports circulating on the Internet say this year's Bilderberg Conference will be held June 8-11 at the Brookstreet Hotel a rumour the hotel would not confirm. But, if a gathering in Ottawa is anything like past Bilderbergs, invitees will be drawn from the pages of International Who's Who, with a...

After snapping a four-game losing streak, the Chicago White Sox head to Detroit on Monday to begin a three-game series with a team that reminds the world champions of themselves at this time last season. The Tigers started 5-0 before losing 5-3 to Texas on Sunday, but have hit 17 home runs and are tied with Cleveland atop the Central Division standings. Detroit has posted 12 consecutive losing seasons and hasn't made the playoffs since 1987. "The worst thing you can do is call them a fluke," Chicago first baseman Paul Konerko said. "That's what people were calling us a...

On and off for a couple of months, I have tried to email the Laura Ingraham show. My emails have always been denied. Then it dawned on me that my privacy screener was set at medium. In order to submit your emails, you can't screen cookies. Evidently it must be lucrative for Laura to sell your email address -- something all of us need. An anyone confirm this?

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