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Published: October 6, 2008
■ Pope Benedict XVI's "In the beginning" started off a weeklong Bible-reading marathon on Italian television yesterday. RAI state TV began its program called "The Bible Day and Night," with the pope reciting the first chapter of the book of Genesis --its opening verses about the creation of the world. The marathon will feature more than 1,200 people reading the Old and New Testament in over seven days and six nights. The pope read from the Vatican, but most of the reading will be done live in Rome's Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, a basilica built in the fourth century. Besides Roman Catholics, members of other religions, including Jews, Protestants and Orthodox Christians will participate. Oscar-winning director Roberto Benigni was among those reading from the Bible.
■ Two scientists who have won acclaim for research into the growth of cancer cells could be candidates for the Nobel Prize in medicine when the 2008 winners are presented today, beginning six days of Nobel announcements. Australian-born U.S. citizen Elizabeth Blackburn and American Carol Greider have already won a series of medical honors for their enzyme research, and experts say they could be among the front-runners for a Nobel. Only seven women have won the medicine prize since the first Nobel Prizes were handed out in 1901. The last female winner was U.S. researcher Linda Buck in 2004, who shared the prize with Richard Axel.
■ Tyler Perry presented a new multimillion-dollar TV and film studio Saturday on 30 acres in southwest Atlanta. His renewed commitment to the city came after he once flirted with leaving. Perry said he had considered leaving Atlanta for good after neighbors complained about noise and traffic at his old studio in a neighborhood close to downtown. "Even though it was a studio there for 15 years, there was a lot of resistance in everything I was doing," Perry said in a telephone interview earlier in the week. "I was thinking about leaving at one point, but this is home for me." His new Tyler Perry Studios contains more than 200,000 square feet of studio and office space in an area that once housed Delta Air Lines' finance, reservation and computer center. It was vacant when Perry found it.
■ Hip-Hop pioneer and designer Russell Simmons is bringing a little sophistication to the urban over 25 crowd. Simmons introduced his menswear collection at the Argyle Culture Fashion Show on Friday at the swanky Setai Hotel in South Beach, Fla. The male models donned sporty suits, pinstriped shorts and argyle V-neck sweaters, combining urban aesthetics with traditionally professional and preppy attire. "I want to create a line to reach out to those guys who are not young men anymore but who want to still be part of that urban lifestyle," Simmons said. Among other pieces in the show were plaid shorts, free-flowing jackets and classic five-pocket pants.
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