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English music graduate George Garratt, 19, has changed his name by deed poll to Captain Fantastic Faster Than Superman Spiderman Batman Wolverine Hulk And The Flash Combined. The Somerset man, who thinks the new name is "crazy", admits his grandmother is no longer speaking to him.

Room With View Becomes Master Stroke

WHEN Patti Somerset's grandchildren tell stories about her in show and tell, the teachers marvel at their imaginations.

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THE PAINTED VEIL (M) Edward Norton and Naomi Watts star in this adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham's 1925 novel about a reserved Brit bacteriologist whose wife has an affair, prompting him to condemn them both to a kind of suicide pact fighting cholera in a remote Chinese village. (Greater Union..read more

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FILM: The Painted Veil (M) Edward Norton and Naomi Watts star in this adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham's 1925 novel about a reserved Brit bacteriologist whose wife has an affair, prompting him to condemn them both to fighting cholera in a remote Chinese village.

Romance In The Orient

This colonial piece steps back in time without unleashing the mothballs. The Painted Veil Directed by John Curran Screenplay by Ron Nyswaner, from the novel by W. Somerset Maugham Rated M Running time 123 minutes Showing Now Cinemas Everywhere Rating: 4/5

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Somerset is a city situated approximately 170 kilometres south of Sydney on the coast of New South Wales. The area surrounding Somerset is mainly farmland but Somerset is becoming an ever-increasing spot for tourists because of its proximity to natural bushland, the coast and the Shoalhaven River. Because of the coastline and river there are many water activities available or you can take a boat cruise along the picturesque Shoalhaven River. There is any number of activities in this town to keep any tourist occupied and accommodation in and around Somerset is plentiful. From quiet outback-rural retreats to hotels along the beach to the city centre, Somerset is a town, which can cater to anyone's needs.