In particular Venus, the goddess of love, has cast her spell over Vegas where mixologists demonstrate their inventiveness inspired by this holiday of love.

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LONDON, England (Reuters) -- The creator of Harry Potter, the world's most popular boy wizard, is set to cast a spell over "The Simpsons, " her spokeswoman said Wednesday.

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It has cast a similar spell over most of Central and Eastern Europe.

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Then, when the cat-calls continued, the extraordinary reality finally dawned on me: that the hypnotic spell which Sachin has cast over Indian cricket fans since first representing his country as a cherubic-faced 16-year-old had suddenly been broken.

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You can, for example, cast a spell to create a patch of ice on the ground, causing other characters in the game to slip over.

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