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Pitch WeeklyPaula Deen is a Disney villainPitch WeeklyLet us start with the formalities. I am not glad that celebrity chef Paula Deen has diabetes. I take no joy in her condition. I'm still not certain why Maxim named her the hottest female chef on television. All that said, and for those who have failed ...and more »  

Inside the MagicDisney: Mickey's next store is in ChinaReutersWalt Disney Co plans to open 25 to 40 stores in China over the next three years, with its first shop on track to open in the world's most populous country this fall, a top company executive told Reuters. The news comes as the world's largest media ...Disney Store Expands Newly-Designed Store Concept to 12 Countries in 2012MarketWatch (press release)all 42 news articles »  

Disney ship could soon call South Florida homeChicago TribuneDisney Cruise Line said Friday it will announce "big news" about its 2013 growth strategy in Miami next week, setting South Florida's travel community abuzz with speculation that it will base a ship here for the first time. Miami-based cruise expert ...and more »  

ABC NewsA Short Washington History of Iranian BlowbackHuffington Post (blog)These days, with a crisis atmosphere growing in the Persian Gulf, a little history lesson about the US and Iran might be just what the doctor ordered. Here, then, are a few high- (or low-) lights from their relationship over the last half-century-plus: ...The myth of an "isolated' IranAsia Times Onlineall 2,103 news articles »  

Telegraph.co.ukSOPA Wrung Wry By History's Most Hated LeaderInventorspotWith a history as dark as his fictional counterpart Darth Vadar, this despised leader issued a series of diatribes. As you read the following quotes, see if you can determine the man attributed to denouncing those that would support the SOPA bill ...The great Internet blackout of 2012San Francisco Chronicle (blog)The Day SOPA Made the Internet Go DarkForbesMajor Internet...  

'Contraband' Sweeps Weekend Box OfficeMTV.comThe action thriller, which takes places in the world of drug-smuggling, beat Disney's 3-D re-release of 1991's "Beauty and the Beast," which opened to $23.5 million. Wahlberg's latest (a remake of an Icelandic flick) kicked off with a stronger opening ...and more »  

Calvert County's history goes digitalWashington PostThe Calvert Library Prince Frederick branch premiered an abbreviated audiovisual tour of county history Jan. 10 with the first of this year's Local History Series programs. The evening, co-sponsored by the Calvert County Historic District Commission, ...