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Liberty Ross has reportedly forgiven her wayward husband Rupert Sanders after it was revealed that the Snow White And The Huntsman film director had an affair with leading lady Kristen Stewart.

However, it looks Liberty is a long way off from actually trusting her husband of 10 years as she said to have banned him from directing the SWATH sequel.

Liberty let it be known in no uncertain terms that Rupert cant direct the sequel to Snow White And The Huntsman, a source has told Radar Online They are trying to work things out after he was caught having an affair, and that is one of the sticking points. She just doesnt want him to ever work with Kristen again.

Rupert is saidto be disappointed that he wont get the chance to be involved in the follow up, but thankfully he has the sense to do what his wife asks,

Rupert is obviously disappointed because Snow White And The Huntsman was his directorial debut, and he had hoped on building on that with a follow-up after some decent reviews.

But he knows his actions were inexcusable, and hes going to have to bite the bullet and listen to his wife on this one.

The source continued: Kristen, as the films lead, will get preference over Rupert and Universal will just find another director.

We pretty sure that not working with Kristen Stewart ever again is the very least that Rupert can do.

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It's fitting that the only way to get to the Statue of Liberty is by boat. After all, it was by boat that the immigrants of old the grandparents and great grandparents of many Americans arrived in this country. As they entered New York Harbor, they would be greeted by the majestic, 22-story monument her torch a beacon of liberty, welcoming them to the new world.

Visiting the statue today, you can witness a similar sight. To get to the island you need to travel by ferry from either Battery Park in New York City or Liberty State Park in Jersey City, NJ. Of course this ride is far shorter than the trip from Europe, but on summer days the boat is hot and brimming with huddled masses of tourists, who by journey's end, are definitely yearning to breathe free.

The Statue of Liberty is located on Liberty Island, and its full name is Liberty Enlightening the World. A gift from the people of France, the statue was dedicated in 1886. About 4.5 million people visit her each year and it's easy to see why. In a modern city of soaring sky scrapers, Lady Liberty stands out as unique a great work of art on a truly colossal scale.

Dennis Mulligan, supervisory park ranger for visitor services at the Statue of Liberty National Monument, says people are drawn to the statue because she "represents something that is still so relevant in this world. People come to reflect and remember what an amazing gift liberty is."

These visitors come from all backgrounds and from all around the globe. Mulligan says "when you walk around the island it is not uncommon to hear 20 or 25 different languages spoken."

Currently the inside of the statue is closed as renovations are made. Though the interior of the statue itself will not be altered, renovations to the interior of the base will be made and include the addition of new code compliant stairways, updates to mechanical, electrical and fire suppression systems, new elevators and renovated bathrooms. The inside is not scheduled to reopen until at least the fall, but no exact date has been set.

Even when the interior of the monument is open, only a fraction of the 12,000 to 15,000 thousand people who visit Liberty Island each day are allowed in. Staff allows 3,500 people a day to enter the structure and only 250 a day are able to go up to the statue's crown. Although some same day passes to go inside the pedestal are given out early each morning, Mulligan recommended advance reservations. He said you usually need to book a pedestal pass about one to two weeks in advance and a visit to the crown usually requires a reservation made 3 to 6 months in advance. Visitor access to the observation area on the torch has been closed since 1916.

However, even just visiting the outside of the statue is well worth the trip. I grew up not far from New York City, and had seen the statue from a distance many times but I had never visited Liberty Island prior to this story. Standing in its shadow, the statue is beautiful and awe inspiring and I was surprised by just how big it is.

Liberty Island is also full of historical information about the statue and there's a restaurant and picnic area with great views of the harbor and lower Manhattan. Also, Liberty Island is next to Ellis Island and you can stop at Ellis Island and the Immigration Museum on the way back to Manhattan for no extra admission charge.

Mulligan said the park is at its least crowded during the week right after Labor Day because kids have just gone back to school.

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Lady Liberty's Allure Endures

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The wife of director Rupert Sanders Liberty Bell, who had an affair with actress Kristen Stewart, has reportedly taken the 41 year-old back but told him that following the fling he can't direct the rumoured sequel to 'Snow White and The Huntsman' where the pair initially met.

While there have been conflicting reports about when the affair actually started, no doubt Kristen and Rupert would not have had a chance to strike up a relationship if it had not been for the movie that they worked closely on for months.

While 33 year-old Liberty, who has two children with her husband of ten years is reportedly ready to forgive the director she doesn't want Rupert to ever work with Kristen again for obvious reasons.

A source told RadarOnline: Liberty let it be known in no uncertain terms that Rupert cant direct the sequel to Snow White and the Huntsman,

They are trying to work things out after he was caught having an affair, and that is one of the sticking points. She just doesnt want him to ever work with Kristen again.

Before the affair was exposed last week, Universal were said to be considering a sequel to the box office smash, though if Kristen, who starred as Snow White is returning that means Rupert will be out.

Rupert is obviously disappointed because Snow White and the Huntsman was his directorial debut, and he had hoped on building on that with a follow-up after some decent reviews, the source explained.

But he knows his actions were inexcusable, and hes going to have to bite the bullet and listen to his wife on this one.

The source went on to claim that Universal would never pick Rupert over Kristen if it came down to that for the sequel.

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Liberty Energy Corp. has recently secured an average 97.9 percent working interest on over 626 acres in Caldwell, Texas.

The Company intends to target 3 main pay zones: the Dale Lime, Austin Chalk and Edwards. New field discoveries based on logged but undeveloped shows are also possible in the Salt Flat and Dale Lime fields. With the application of acid/fracture jobs and/or 'far-out perforating' it is believed that the Company could be able to increase production and possibly access undeveloped reservoirs that could produce at significantly higher daily rates and overall total production.

Typically there is between 2 and 160 acre spacing for well bores in this region. There are currently 385 operators (including Eagle Ford Oil Co., Inc., Luling O&G LLC and Texas Petroleum Investment Co.) and nearly 9,000 wells in Caldwell County. The Salt Flat oil field, (where the Company's 106 acre lease lies) in Caldwell County, is on a fault structure about 20 miles southeast of the main Balcones fault. The area is drained by the San Marcos River, and the main producing formation is the Edwards limestone of the Comanchean Cretaceous. The field is 7.5 miles long and averages about 0.5 mile wide. To date the field has produced over 34 million barrels of oil from a total of around 350 wells. It is further estimated that ultimate recovery will be approximately 30,000 barrels of oil per acre.

There is an old assumption that only the top five (5) feet of the Edwards is productive. However, new field information suggests that there are different producing intervals in the Edwards formation. These intervals are not separated by the normal shale intervals found in other producing formations, but are rather separated by chert layers in the limestone of the Edwards which reduce the permeability to zero. This raises a number of possibilities and traps for production from lower zones in the Edwards.

The Dale conformably overlies the Austin Chalk and is considered to be part of the Austin Group. The Dale Limestone, recognized in the Travis volcanic field east of Austin, is associated more closely with individual volcanic mounds. Dale carbonates are at several stratigraphic horizons on the flanks of mounds, reflecting alternating conditions of volcanism and reef growth. The Dale has reported thicknesses of as much as 423 feet and a mean thickness of about 58 feet.

"We are pleased to announce even more acreage into our Caldwell County and Texas portfolio; we are currently in the process of determining how best to explore this exciting lease and will provide further updates as soon as possible," commented Ian Spowart, CEO of Liberty Energy Corp.

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Liberty Energy Secures Acreage in Tx. Lease

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer has sold most of its international television channels to Chellomedia, the international content division of Liberty Global, it was announced Wednesday.

MGM, which has been shopping the international channels since earlier this year, is keeping its network businesses in the U.S., UK, Germany and a joint venture in Brazil and Australia. The deal includes 13 channels, two joint ventures and the service which feeds the content.

Separately, Chellomedia also announced Wednesday from London that it has entered into an agreement with CBS Studios International to create CBS-branded channels within the Chellomedia channel division called Chello Zone, which has existing operations in 83 territories across Europe, the Middle East and Asia. The two companies have been partners in other CBS branded channels in the UK since 2009.

CBS will hold a 30 percent stake in the new venture, which will form a new board from both companies.

As part of the deal with MGM, Chellomedia will have the right to use the studio's famous roaring lion brand on the channels; and has made a licensing deal which will give it continued access to the 4,000-plus titles in the MGM movie and TV library. The library includes not only MGM titles, but also those from United Artists, Orion and others acquired over the years. Those include Rain Man, When Harry Met Sally, Thelma and Louise and Silence of the Lambs.

Chellomedia will now own a group of channels that the former management of MGM spent nearly a decade assembling, including outlets in Spain, Turkey, Israel, Benelux, Poland, India and South East Asia.

Chellomedia has also acquired the 50 percent of MGM Latin America that it does not already own, after operating as a joint venture since 1998. Chellomedia also acquired the rest of another joint venture operated with MGM in Central Europe.

In a 2011 financial report, privately held MGM indicated the annual revenue from all of its international channel operations was about $150 million. That is believed to have produced about $20 million to $30 million cash flow, and about $20 million in deferred profit.

Many of the channels sell advertising as well as earning subscriber fees when carried on cable or satellite systems. Most are also available on pay-per-view or on demand.

In the announcement, Chellomedia alluded to its interest in the channels and content for use in the on demand world.

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MGM Sells Most of its International Channels to Liberty Global