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Apr.15.2011
Known as an Enhanced E-Book, this "rushed into print" (if one can still use that term) book, out in time for the marriage of William and Kate , has imbedded add-ons such as historic videos and photos.
I confess to an attraction to such eBooks. I ponder my thriller complete with some...
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Mar.11.2011
Royal wedding: lookalikes, unofficial souvenirs and stunts for Kate and William's big day
..."There's always been a tradition in this country of comics for girls in which the girl dreams of meeting someone famous and falling in love," said Mike Collins, the artist who did the...
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Jan.16.2011
A recent disaster in the Netherlands got Arnold Jansen op de Haar thinking about elected versus appointed dignitaries.
“An appointed mayor has a mostly ceremonial role. ... His experience tells him to calm things down. Yet after a disaster or a terrorist attack you need to act.”
“There is one thing...
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Dec.24.2010
Before this movie came out, I'd convinced myself that I'd fallen in love with the 2006 movie The Queen mainly because of Helen Mirren. But I realize, with the release of this second well-made film centering on modern Royals, I'm quite comfortable with the Monarchy. Indeed I'm a Bloody Closet...
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Nov.22.2010
Everyone loves a royal engagement & wedding but is it still of our time?
Arnold Jansen op de Haar makes some interesting points in his column Lord of the Ring:
‘Prince Charles quipped that they had been practising long enough. His remark was just a bit vulgar and reminded me of his engagement...
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Jul.12.2010
Queen Victoria produced beautiful drawings of her children. She didn’t advertise this, she didn’t organise any exhibitions of her work, but what she did do was encourage the arts. She and Albert commissioned many artists. There are, however, quite a few modern day Royal Highnesses who think that...
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Oct.28.2009
Everyone in America is asking today what was Sarah Palin's advance for her book, Going Rogue. We can't say for sure, but we can calculate a range by applying some reasonable assumptions. Alaska reported that during the final six months of Palin's governorship she received a "retainer" of...
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Oct.02.2009
There’s always something new in e-publishing these days … and now it’s the “vook.” As the NY Times reports, Simon & Schuster is working “with a multimedia partner to release four ‘vooks,’ which intersperse videos throughout electronic text that can be read — and viewed — online or on an iPhone...
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Jun.18.2009
No more 'Raja', 'Rani', 'Kunwar', 'Begum'. India will finally do away with the vestiges of royal titles. This is the official stand. Will it stop its usage among those who still fancy a bit of pomp and splendour?
Our fashion designers have their regal collections and manage to rope in the...
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Oct.08.2008
1. A Book is Judged by its Cover! Begin with a stunning and compelling cover. Search high and low for a cover that draws your reader to it. Photos of faces and/or people have natural drawing power. Check out the cover of my book. No, I don't know who the model is. But the fact that she is upside...
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