NEWS LITE : STAR OF `CIGARETTES' GETS NICOTINE PATCH.No more cancer sticks for ``200 Cigarettes'' star Courtney Love Courtney Love Cobain[1] (born Courtney Michelle Harrison on July 9 1964) is an American rock musician and Golden Globe-nominated actress. Love is best known as lead singer for the now-defunct alternative rock band Hole, and for her two-year marriage to Nirvana , thanks to her wise 6-year-old daughter, Frances Bean. ``I've got to stop; it's time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a ,'' said the lead singer for Hole. ``My daughter made me promise that as soon as she could read the Dr. Seuss Noun 1. Dr. Seuss - United States writer of children's books (1904-1991) Geisel, Theodor Seuss Geisel story `Green Eggs and Ham' all by herself, then Mommy would quit smoking forever.'' This week, the little tyke learned to read the whole dang thing, Love said, and now Mommy is on the nicotine patch nicotine patch Nicotine transdermal delivery system Substance abuse A device used in smoking cessation Side effects Transient burning, itching–50%, erythema–14%; contact hypersensitivity–2.4%. See Nicotine replacement therapy. and getting stuck with acupuncture needles. Spice Girl sips bubbly for a boy Posh Spice Victoria Adams gave birth Thursday in London to a 7-pound boy. ``Victoria is very well,'' said the baby's father, soccer star David Beckham  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. . ``She is sitting up drinking champagne and has spoken to the other girls,'' referring to the other members of the Spice Girls The Spice Girls are an English all-female pop group, formed in London in 1994. The Spice Girls, consisting of: Geri Halliwell, Melanie Chisholm, Emma Bunton, Melanie Brown, and Victoria Beckham signed to Virgin Records and released their debut single, "Wannabe", in 1996. pop band. ``The birth was natural, and there were no complications, nothing at all,'' he said. Adams, 24, is the second member of the Spice Girls to give birth. Scary Spice Melanie G, known as Mel B before her marriage to dancer Jimmy Gulzar, gave birth to a daughter last month at Portland Hospital The Portland Hospital for Women and Children, usually referred to simply as the Portland Hospital, is a hospital in Great Portland Street in central London, England. for Women and Children in Central London The term Central London refers to the districts of London which are considered closest to the centre. There is no such conventional definition, nor any official one, for the entire area that can be called "central London". . She and Gulzar call their daughter Phoenix Chi. Baby Spice Emma Bunton was the first member of the band to visit new-mom Adams, who also gave birth at Portland Hospital. The Spice Girls' manager, Alan Edwards Alan Edwards (1925—January 14, 2003) was an accomplished actor and founding Artistic Director of the Queensland Theatre Company in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. [1] , said other members of the band telephoned and planned to visit Adams. A friend speaking on condition of anonymity said Adams and Beckham had chosen the name Brooklyn Joseph for their son because Adams discovered she was pregnant while she was in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of on a Spice Girls tour. The band has attracted millions of teen-age fans worldwide. As news of the birth spread, Spice Girls and Beckham fans began gathering outside the hospital in hope of glimpsing the stars. The Original Pantry gets name change Anyone who has heard a speech by Mayor Richard Riordan since his election in 1993 knows that he and the English language have only a casual acquaintance. But who would have thought his foot in the mouth would extend to his staff and the letters sent out on his behalf? An invitation was sent out Wednesday for City Council members to attend the 75th anniversary celebration later this month at the mayor's downtown landmark restaurant, The Original Pantry. Unfortunately, it ended up typed as ``The Original Panty.'' Hopper sells ex-temple in Wilmington, N.C. Actor Dennis Hopper has sold a 100-year-old former Masonic temple in Wilmington, N.C., but will keep an apartment he built in the downtown building. John Sutton, a developer from Ocean Isle Beach, bought the building and said he plans to put a restaurant and another business on the ground floor, with offices on the second floor and apartments above that. An old theater on the top floor will be renovated and will be available to rent for plays, film screenings and other uses. Sutton said he plans to invest several million dollars by the time he's through with the project. Work on the renovation is already under way. The property is valued at $460,000, according to county tax records. Hopper bought the building for $150,000 in 1992, records show. The building has been vacant since Buy-Rite Discount Store moved out in 1989. Hopper made substantial repairs to the exterior of the building, which has a facade of ornate stonework stonework, term applied to various types of work—that of the lapidary who shapes, cuts, and polishes gemstones or engraves them for seals and ornaments; of the jeweler or artisan who mounts or encrusts them in gold, silver, or other metal; of the stonemason who . The actor had hoped to establish a performing arts academy in the building. But a plan to get state funding for the project fell through in 1994 amid squabbling over the charter of the academy. Hopper first came to Wilmington in 1985 to film ``Blue Velvet.'' News Lite is compiled by Karen Duffy from Daily News staff and wire reports CAPTION(S): 2 photos PHOTO (1) Soccer star David Beckham and Posh Spice Victoria Adams became parents Thursday. (2) Elizabeth squared Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, left, chats Thursday at a London theater with ``Elizabeth'' star Cate Blanchett, the Australian actress who gained an Academy Award nomination for playing Queen Elizabeth I. ``I don't think she has seen it,'' Blanchett said of the film they didn't discuss. |
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