In the land of stone walls, Hurlbut said, he was sure Miller could find a stone he liked.

BBC: The town that couldn��t contain Marilyn Monroe

The 5-bedroom, 5-bath home sits on over half an acre of land overlooking the Stone Canyon Reservoir at the end of a gated dead-end drive but is only minutes from Sunset Strip and the rest of Beverly Hills.

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Making each picture was like throwing a stone without knowing where it would land, how close to the unknowable and unreachable.

ECONOMIST: Avigdor Arikha, painter of life, died on April 29th, aged 81

Barely 5ft 9ins and less than 13 stone, he's a midget in a land of giants, but what he lacks in size he more than makes up for with mouth, a constant chatterbox on and off the field, fired by a perceived sense of injustice at the way his country has been treated by the rugby elite.

BBC: Argentina's new hero

On the domain of the raja, who seemed reluctant to deal directly with the stone-breakers, they more or less seized the land with quiet consent from the local authorities.

ECONOMIST: Poverty in India

Polar bears are the largest land carnivores, reaching up to 8ft (2.5m) and weighing 800kg (125 stone).

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