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It's been a good week for...
Gordon Ramsay
Whose got all the stars? Chef Gordon Ramsay takes his tally of Michelin stars up to 12.
His Manhattan restaurant The London won two Michelin stars bringing his total up to 12 stars.
Arctic Monkeys
At the Q Awards in London on Monday night, they were voted Best Act in the World Today. Amy Winehouse won Best Album with Back to Black.
Yang Huiyan
Named China's richest person with a £8.8 billion fortune. The 26-year-old's wealth has doubled since April 2007.
Warren Beatty
Honored with a life-time achievement award by the American Film Institute. He is the 36th recipient of the award.
Albert Fert and Peter Grunberg
Winners of 2007 Nobel Prize for Physics for their discovery of the phenomenon of "giant magnetoresistence". Their work has made modern gadgets like the iPod possible. Doris Lessing won the 2007 literature prize.
It's been a bad week for...
Mail in Britain
Householders in the UK are being warned it could be up to three weeks before post is delivered because of the huge backlog of mail from the worst postal service strike for 20 years.
People in bad relationships
Researchers have found that people who lack understanding and support from their partners have a 34 percent increased risk of heart disease than those in supportive relationships according to scientists at University College London.
Retail
Leading designers have warned that climate change and unseasonal weather means the end of collections that match the seasons. Three giant U.S. chains have all hired climatologists to help plan their next collections. British designer Katherine Hammett believes a new style of clothing will emerge that satisfies all weather demands.
UK Conservative Party
Thinking (like most of us) that a general election was imminent the Tories revealed a raft of economic policies at their annual conference last week, only for the Labour Party to steel them this week for their pre-Budget report, delivered by Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling.
Monet
One of his paintings was damaged when drunks broke into the Musee D'Orsay in Paris on Saturday night and punched it, tearing a hole in the canvas.
Southern Hemisphere rugby
Pre-tournament favorites, the All Blacks crash out of the Rugby World Cup losing 20-18 in the quarterfinals to France at the Millennium Stadium in Wales. The same fate befell Australia who lost to a resurgent England team 12-10 in Marseilles. E-mail to a friend 
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