Polanski misses Berlin accolade, trapped in his gilded, Alpine home (13)
He completed The Ghost Writer in the Gstaad chalet, where he has a cutting room and internet access. From his windows he can look out towards his favourite ski slopes on the Eggli mountain on the other side of the valley. He used to take his actor friend Jack Nicholson for lunch at the mountain restaurant on its slopes. He can't do that anymore.Polanski's love affair with Gstaad began in the Sixties, when the Alpine village was fast becoming the playground of famous British Hollywood stars, such as David Niven, Elizabeth Taylor, Julie Andrews, Richard Burton, Peter Sellers, Joan Collins and Roger Moore.It is also the winter home of the elite Le Rosey Swiss finishing school, gir... 		Southampton's saviour should provide inspiration for Portsmouth (11)
Portsmouth supporters ("Skates") drawing inspiration from Southampton ("Scummers")? Next weekend, the unfeasibly venomous south-coast rivalry inverts the norm of the Premier League club lording it over a division two tiers down. Portsmouth face the threat of becoming the first Premier League name to crash into administration, while Southampton have emerged from similar unpleasantness to draw huge crowds to unglamorous matches while successfully reordering the whole structure of the club.An example: Saints have already broken the record for the biggest crowd in the lower divisions' cup, the Johnstone's Paint Trophy, shifting more than 26,000 tickets for Tuesday's semi-final second leg... 		Them Crooked Vultures to Release Second Album this Year (4)
Dave Grohl and Josh Homme are having such a good time with supergroup Them Crooked Vultures, it doesn't seem they'll be stepping back in front of their old ...

UVA Falls 64-61 In Overtime Saturday Against Wake Forest (4)
The Virginia men's basketball team lost to Wake Forest 64-61 in overtime Saturday at John Paul Jones Arena. 5988 people braved the elements to see the Demon ... 		Managers ask worried workforce to focus as countdown begins (4)
... by President Obama's plans is the United Space Alliance (USA), with its workforce also heavily involved with the upcoming STS-130 launch and mission. ... 		Shadow yoga offers a fresh twist (3)
one woman had asked at the beginning of the sold-out class in shadow yoga, after she learned how difficult it would be. "It's up to you," instructor Scott ...
Giants' showdown with Lincecum is only natural (3)
It's the same silly argument that 49ers fans raise when they say "If only Eddie DeBartolo owned the team instead of the Yorks," without ever adding the ... 		The traveller's alphabet (3)
... with excursions to Patagonia for fly fishing and stays at lodges such as Lago Verde Wilderness Resort (lovers of New Zealand's premium country lodges, ... 		Channing Tatum & Amanda Seyfried are ‘Dear John- Joyful (2)
Channing Tatum frames Dear John co-star Amanda Seyfried's photo with a heart hand gesture at a personal appearance at Macy's Union Square on Friday (January ...
Milka Duno Pics and Bio (2)
... in the 24 Hours of Daytona, and participated in today's ARCA race at Daytona against female rivals Danicka Patrick and Jill George, according to Fox. ... 		Leilani Münter's 'Eco Dream-Team' Announces NASCAR Green Challenge (2)
By groSolar Daytona Beach, Fl. - When Leilani Münter gets behind the wheel, people watch. But if she has her way at Daytona's ARCA Series race on February ... 		Il était une fois le cinéma (2)
C'est dire l'impatience et la curiosité avec laquelle nous attendons The Countess, film en costumes autour de la figure d'Elizabeth Bathory, femme la plus ...
VH1 tracks 40 years of 'Soul Train' (2)
Beginning its ride as a local, black-and-white-filmed dance show on Chicago's WCIU-TV, "Soul Train" chugged its way to Los Angeles and into pop-culture ... 		Jon Hamm and Ashton Kutcher heading back to 'SNL' (2)
6, with musical guest Them Crooked Vultures. Hamm was fantastic on his episode, and Kutcher was totally passable on his. (The guy documents most of his life ... 		Double-digit snows twice in one season (2)
Since record keeping began at Reagan National (DCA) in the early 1940s, there have only been two winters in which DCA received multiple double-digit events, ...
Portrait in Seven Shades (2)
JLCO head and star trumpeter Wynton Marsalis follows trombonist Vincent Gardner with a fiery statement on the multi-sectioned, cubist-inspired "Picasso. ... 		Cardinals coach Russ Grimm makes Hall of Fame (1)
... are running back Emmitt Smith, the league's all time leading rusher; receiver Jerry Rice, defensive tackle John Randle and linebacker Rickey Jackson. ... 		Jimmy Fallon Spoofs GLEE 2010/02/02 (1)
The story of "6-bee" features cameos from Abby Elliot and Fred Armisen. Recent winner of the People's Choice Award for Best New Comedy and Golden Globe ...
‘Shaking Table’ at Phivolcs helps Pinoys prepare for quakes (1)
Japan's Earthquake-Defense or E-Defense, the largest in the world, was developed after the 1995 Kobe earthquake. Japan's shaking table measures 65 feet by ... 		Gary Marshall ex-fireman to stand for BNP in North Devon¦This Is North Devon (1)
The BNP today named 51-year-old Ilfracombe resident Gary Marshall as its candidate. Mr Marshall, who also served in the RAF, said: "As well as concentrating ... 		» Liveblogging Sarah Palin At the Nashville National Tea Party Convention (1)
I wish she would run for higher office!! I'll take that bet. I bet Mindie and Madison will use better grammar too! I watched the speech tonight and honestly ...
Gingrich speaks in Claremont (10)

CLAREMONT - Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich on Wednesday night entertained a full house at Scripps College with a humor-laced talk on setting goals, defining values and how to use effective leadership for real change. "Unless you start at values, you don't know what you're doing," said Gingrich during the talk in the Garrison Theater, which was part of the fourth annual Elizabeth Hubert Malott Public Affairs Program. People should plan their lives by working back from where they'd like to be to where they are now, Gingrich said. By doing so, he said, they are better able to define necessary steps to achieve their goals. Gingrich noted how President Ronald Reagan...
Boulder, Colorado plane crash, 1 (10)

Early reports say a small plane and a glider crashed or collided with each other in the sky, and that Boulder plane crash video is now available to watch online here.Some on-lookers saw a parachute coming from the collision, however it's not known if anyone was saved by the parachute, and reports say that at least three people are confirmed dead.The FAA have made a statement confirming that the crash happened. They say that a plane towing a glider crashed Saturday with another plane, and at least three people are known to have died. A glider being towed by the airplane landed safely after the crash.Due to the height of the accident, it is said that the debris field is mo...
Universal Signs Up Lautner to Play in "Stretch Armstrong" (0)

Universal Studios has just announced that teen sensation Taylor Lautner has signed up to play the role of "Stretch Armstrong." Stretch Armstrong will be a ...