A previously unknown work by Johann Sebastian Bach has been discovered in a crate of 18th-century birthday cards removed from a German library shortly before it was devastated by fire, researchers said Wednesday.

Experts say the aria for soprano and string or keyboard accompaniment composed for a German duke's birthday is the first new music from the renowned composer to surface in three decades.

Researcher Michael Maul of the Bach Archiv foundation found the composition, dated October 1713, last month in the eastern city of Weimar. The Leipzig-based foundation said there was no doubt about the authenticity of the handwritten, two-page score.

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Teri Hatcher stole the show at the Glamour Women Of The Year awards, scooping two awards. Teri was named US actress of the year for her role as Susan Mayer in the hit show Desperate Housewives and was given the editor's special award.

Glamour magazine editor Jo Elvin said: "The editor's special award is to recognise a woman who has had an unrivalled year of glamour and success. "This year's winner is a star of a show that's sexy, funny, totally addictive and has quickly become a global phenomenon. And, let's face it, she's the reason we're hooked."

Glamour Women of the Year Award Winners:

US TV Actress of the Year - Teri Hatcher
Theatre Actress of the Year - Kim Cattrall
Accessory Designer of the Year - Alice Temperley
Film Actress of the Year - Sophie Okonedo
Man of the Year - Usher
Entrepreneur of the Year - Elle Macpherson
Newcomer of the Year - Mischa Barton
Editor's Special Award - Teri Hatcher

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More "stalkerazzi" tales:

Seal went off on paparazzi yesterday afternoon — and for a good reason. The singer and his heavily pregnant wife, Heidi Klum, were having lunch at Bar Pitti when, "Eight paparazzi show up with still cameras and video cameras," a spy said.

When Seal and Klum got up to leave with her daughter Leni, they were "bombarded because [the lensers] wanted to get a shot of Seal pushing the baby carriage. When Heidi tried to move out of the way, she stumbled on the cameramen and almost fell."

Seal "went nuts on the paparazzi trying to hit them. He was restrained by a friend who had to physically hold him back."

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CandieÂ’s spokesgirl Kelly Clarkson is so yesterday. At least for the brandÂ’s new ad campaign. Today the accessories line, which also owns Badgley Mischka, unveiled its latest face, teen star Hilary Duff. Her campaign coincides with a new juniors line from CandieÂ’s, launching in Kohls department stores this fall.

HilaryÂ’s ads include a print campaign and television commercial, all shot by director Moshe Brakha, to mimic one of HilaryÂ’s music videos. The ads will debut this summer, just as a new Hilary movie, music single, and concert tour sweep the country.

--And if you happen to be interested in fashion and shopping, check out the I Am Fashion blog. I just was directed toward it, and it's great!

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As jurors in Michael Jackson's child-molestation trial deliberated a second full day Tuesday, jailers prepared to house the pop music star in protective isolation if he's convicted and ordered into custody.

Sgt. Erik Raney, spokesman for the Santa Barbara County sheriff's office, says operational plans are in place that identify several cells for Jackson. Where he'd go would depend on whether he was to be transferred soon to a state prison for a felony conviction, or was to spend his sentence in a county jail if convicted of a misdemeanor, Raney says.

Santa Maria's jail houses no more than 20 inmates and is designed for stays of four days or less, Raney says. That's why it's likely that Jackson would be driven 75 miles down U.S. Highway 101 to the 600-inmate main jail in Santa Barbara, says former sheriff Jim Thomas, an NBC commentator on the trial.

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Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks is in talks to guest star in Britain's Miss Marple.

The star is reportedly a huge fan of the pensioner sleuth and is now in talks with ITV chiefs over appearing in the show. Tom, star of blockbusters such as Saving Private Ryan and Forrest Gump, is currently in the UK filming the movie version of The Da Vinci Code.

And he was said to be delighted when he discovered a second series of the hit show was being filmed nearby at Shepperton Studios, Middlesex. An ITV insider told The Sun: "Tom was excited when he heard they were filming on a nearby sound stage. "We have approached him for a guest role and he is considering it."

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At Wal-Mart's annual meeting last week, CEO Lee Scott unveiled what may be a subtle shift toward making the store more "upscale" in some respects. The company is doing fine selling goods in massive quantities to lower- and middle-income shoppers who patronize Wal-Mart because, in Scott's words, they "have to save money." But these customers can get tapped out. Indeed, the retailer's same-store sales have been plodding along, increasing less than 3 percent per year.

To grow more rapidly, Scott said, Wal-Mart needs to attract customers with lots of discretionary income who shop where they want to. So Wal-Mart plans to appeal to them by improving the quality of its clothes and goods and by stocking more "organic and natural food."

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RIP. If you haven't seen "The Miracle Worker," go rent it this weekend.

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Brad claims he went blonde "just for fun." I'm not liking it.

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1 Hate it. Why do people like Brad and L. Lohan - who are born with perfectly beautiful hair color - do this??

Posted by: Nanc' at June 08, 2005 09:27 AM (Ailrt)

2 He looks like Ryan Seacrest with that dorky jacket.

Posted by: Stacy at June 08, 2005 09:27 AM (8KYh5)

3 I think that bodyguard back there is liking it, though.

Posted by: Kelly at June 08, 2005 11:53 AM (xhVR+)

4 No no, bodyguards are 6'6" and 295lbs of pure muscle. If he weren't a movie star, people wouldn't really notice him in this get-up. He looks like guys I see every day walking through Manhattan.

Posted by: Iceman at June 08, 2005 12:27 PM (Xx4xo)

5 Hey I have to respect him for trying something different for fun. The 6 weeks I was blonde this year were very fun for me so I see Brad's point of view.

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--Two of Hollywood's favorite leading men, Nicolas Cage and Will Smith, could soon go head-to-head on the big screen. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the actors are set to produce and star in a new Columbia Pictures project called 'Time Share.'

The comedy script has the two men playing fathers who set out to take their families on a dream vacation, only to find that the time-share dwelling they have booked has also been rented by the other.

--Josh Lucas sealed a deal to co-star with Kurt Russell, Richard Dreyfus and Emmy Russum in director Wolfgang Petersen's remake of The Poseidon Adventure for Warner Bros. He'll play a ship-hopping gambler.

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Rail-thin Renee Zellweger is good at putting on weight and taking it off for acting roles. But her latest role as wife means that she just might be getting chubby permanently.

Ananova.com reports that her weight gain is "a belated wedding present for new hubby Kenny Chesney, who likes his women with something to hold on to." Why is Chesney so concerned with his new wife's frame? According to the item, the country crooner is worried that he might break her hand if he holds it too hard.

"Kenny's a bit of a southern boy and likes a little meat on a woman's bones," a tattler told Heat magazine.

Zellweger's goal is to gain 5 lbs. for Chesney.

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Keanu Reeves has reportedly married fiance Autumn Macintosh.

Reeves stunned the showbiz world after it emerged he had allegedly tied the knot with his actress girlfriend at a secret ceremony in Los Angeles last month. A source told Britain's Daily Star newspaper: "Keanu and Autumn wanted something really low-key so opted for a quiet civil ceremony with only family and friends.

"They don't like causing a fuss. It was at a small restaurant in Los Angeles and was very simple and chic". The smitten couple, who have been dating for just over a year, revealed their happy news after hitting the party circuit and introducing themselves as man and wife.

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Lisa Gastineau, the one-time girlfriend of "Dapper Don" John Gotti is now seeing musician Chris Botti, who had been dating perky "Today" hostess Katie Couric.

The trumpet player met the co-star (with daughter Brittny) of the "Gastineau Girls" reality show at a charity fashion show several months ago. He avoided a close call Monday when both women were honored at a benefit for Energy Up, an organization that works to provide healthy foods to teenage students. He wisely steered clear.

--Does she only date men whose names rhyme?
--Does anyone else watch "Gastineau Girls?" I reluctantly admit that I do sometimes. It's addicting.

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Bride-to-be Liz Hurley has chosen Victoria Beckham as her bridesmaid.

Victoria's confirmed her role in Hurley's wedding to high-flyer Arun Nayar. She said: "I bet she's going to put me in something really frumpy - and with flat shoes."

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Island/Def Jam chairman Antonio "L.A." Reid has one heck of a birthday present coming from Sean Combs.

At Reid's 47th b-day bash at the Soho Grand Monday night, Combs told Page Six, "L.A.'s into cars, so I'm thinking maybe I'll buy him a Porsche. He's already done Bentleys." Asked what he was giving Reid, Damon Dash replied, "Some hit records." Later, after Patti LaBelle sang "Happy Birthday," Mariah Carey made a toast and Reid was applauded by Jay-Z, Ludacris, Kanye West, Denzel Washington, Denise Rich and a hit parade of others.

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FashionÂ’s brightest glamorously packed the New York Public Library Monday night to witness the 2005 Council of Fashion Designers of AmericaÂ’s annual awards gala. While it must be said that each nomineeÂ’s works truly merits his or her own CFDA award, hereÂ’s who stole the show:

Womenswear Designer of the Year: Vera Wang
Menswear Designer of the Year: John Varvatos
Accessory Designer of the Year: Marc Jacobs for Marc Jacobs
SwarovskiÂ’s Perry Ellis Award for Emerging Talent in Womenswear: Derek Lam
SwarovskiÂ’s Perry Ellis Award for Emerging Talent in Menswear: Alexandre Plokhov for Cloak
SwarovskiÂ’s Perry Ellis Award for Emerging Talent in Accessory Design: Anthony Camargo and Nak Armstrong for Anthony Nak

The following awards were announced prior to the awards ceremony:
Lifetime Achievement Award: Diane von Furstenberg
Board of DirectorsÂ’ Special Tribute: Norma Kamali
Eugenia Sheppard Award: Gilles Bensimon
International Award: Alber Elbaz
Fashion Influence Award: Kate Moss

[Picture of Mandy Moore in vintage Bill Blass at the awards.]

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Hilary Duff has recruited a pair of very good friends to bring some rock to her forthcoming LP, Most Wanted.

The 17-year-old recently said that Good Charlotte frontman (and rumored boyfriend) Joel Madden and his twin brother, Benji, wrote and produced three songs for the album. The disc will be a collection of the singer's most popular songs, along with four brand-new tracks.

--Are you kidding me? How could she possibly do a best-of album? Hasn't she released all of like, three songs?

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Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber admits he is kicking himself after Catherine Zeta-Jones was turned down for one of his musicals.

The reason? The Welsh lovely was too beautiful for the role. Webber revealed lovely Catherine auditioned as the leading lady in Aspects Of Love before she hit the big time.

Back in 1990 she was hoping to play Rose Vibert when she was an aspiring 20-year-old actress. In the play, leading man Alex Dillingham rejects Rose.

Director Sir Trevor Nunn said the Welsh goddess was not suitable because no man would honestly believe Alex would dump such a beautiful Rose. He told The Sun: "The entire audience of red-blooded men will be saying: 'Go on Alex, give her one!'"

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Rocker Alice Cooper intends to behead socialite Paris Hilton to make his upcoming world tour even more unforgettable.

The star famously sliced off the head of a life-size mannequin of Britney Spears, and he is keen to repeat the macabre performance with an effigy of the blonde heiress.

He muses, "This year, I'm thinking of cutting Paris Hilton's head off. That'll be fun. "Or maybe I'll take all of the American Idol contestants, kill them off one by one and mount their heads on sticks."

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Lindsay Lohan is still upset at Ashlee Simpson for "stealing" her ex-boyfriend, Wilmer Valderrama, last year. When Ashlee arrived with her sister, Jessica, Saturday night for Lohan's party at the Standard in L.A. after the MTV Movie Awards, there was almost "a catfight," sources say.

"Jessica and Ashlee pulled up, and as hotel employees were clearing a table for them at Lindsay's party, Lindsay supposedly found out and said, 'No way — they are not coming to my party.' And the guy at the door told the Simpsons that [Lohan] said to go away," our spywitness said.

The Simpson sisters then went to Jimmy Fallon's party at the Argyle Hotel, where Jessica was heard ranting, "That [bleep]. If she comes here, I will kick her ass!"

Sure enough, an hour later, Lohan ended up at the Argyle, where Jessica "went ballistic," spies said. "She was screaming how she was going to kick her butt, and had to be separated from Lindsay. Ashlee wasn't so upset, but Jessica was furious because she says she is a star and should be let in everywhere."

The trio ended up making up after Lohan "explained it was a mistake that they were not let into her party." A rep for Lohan said, "Maybe their names got misplaced on the list." A rep for Ashlee said, "Ashlee and Jessica had a great time at Jimmy's party, which was the hottest one of the night."

--A mistake? Riiiggghhhttt...

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