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Sunday, August 29, 2010
Sandra Bullock Praises New Orleans School for Hurricane Recovery
0 comments Posted by manok at 7:43 PMFive years after Hurricane Katrina, Sandra Bullock, 46, returned to New Orleans Sunday to open a $700,000 health clinic at a local high school. "We're here to celebrate an anniversary and though that might be hard for some, I choose to emphasize the word 'celebrate,'" she told 100 people (including Mayor Mitch Landrieu) in the auditorium of Warren Easton Charter High School. "Sometimes tragedies bring out the very best in people and it's one of the reasons why we stand in this school of excellence today." Alexina Medley, Easton's principal said without Bullock, 46, "we would not have returned as soon as we did. She's come to our rescue several times and in a pinch, she's definitely helped us out." Not only does Bullock own a home in New Orleans, her 7-month-old son Louis was born there as well.
Paris Hilton, 29, was arrested in Las Vegas late Friday night on suspicion of felony cocaine possession after a small container of the drug fell out of her purse in full view of a police officer. Hilton, 29, was in a black Cadillac Escalade being driven down the Strip by her boyfriend, Cy Waits, when a police officer smelled marijuana smoke wafting from the car and pulled it over. When she stepped out of the car and reached for some lip balm, Sgt. John Sheahan of the Las Vegas Police Department said, "a bindle of cocaine in a plastic bag came out of her purse." Hilton was arrested this year in South Africa on suspicion of marijuana possession while attending the World Cup, but the charges were dropped.
Doing some research for self-contained accommodation near Ballarat in regional Victoria for a weekend in December, I stumbled across the delightful Camellia Cottage. Located a few minutes from the city in the little town of Buninyong, the cottage is c.1862 & is believed to have been built for Dr Casey, the grandfather of Lord Casey a former Governor General of Australia. Rosemary & Gavin Pike always wanted to run a B&B in their retirement, so designed & built a guest wing attached to their beautiful home. It offers boutique-style accommodation in comfortable & elegant surroundings.
View of the guest wing from the shady foxglove-lined verandah
Camellia Cottage gardens in the morning sun
The guest wing patio
Rose-covered bay window
The guest wing has a private entrance with off street parking
The breakfast table
A comfortable sitting room
The fully appointed kitchen 
Liliums from Rosemary's beautiful garden
The cosy main bedroom
And stylish second bedroom
And roses from the garden
Fifi the resident much-loved Birman
Some of the gorgeous camellia's, which are at their best right nowI had the opportunity to speak with Rosemary yesterday & she was just a delight, so warm & welcoming. She & Gavin have created a stunning little retreat in a glorious region of Victoria - no chintz & dusty dried-flowers here thank goodness!!
Friday, August 27, 2010
Full name: Justin Jacob Long
Born: June 2, 1978 (age 32) Fairfield, Connecticut, U.S.
Occupation: Actor
Years active: 1999–present
| MTV Movie Awards (Won: 0, Year: - & Nominations: 1, Year: 2005) | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2005 | Nominated | MTV Movie Award | Best On-Screen Team |
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| U.S. Comedy Arts Festival (Won: 1, Year: 2006 & Nominations: 0, Year: -) | |||
| 2006 | Won | Film Discovery Jury Award | Best Actor |
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