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A lunch with George Clooney and Neil Patrick Harris memorabilia are among the prizes in an auction to benefit GLSEN. A lunch date with George Clooney and Neil Patrick Harris memorabilia are among the prizes in an auction to benefit the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN). GLSEN works to create a safe space in schools for children who are or may be perceived to be gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. The group's eighth annual Respect Awards will take place on Friday, October 5 at the Beverly Hills Hotel in California. An online auction associated with the event includes a lunch for two at the Soho House in West Hollywood, California with Hollywood star Clooney and Dave Karger, senior writer at Entertainment Weekly. The package is estimated to be worth $20,000. Also being auctioned off is a Paul Smith suit worn by Neil Patrick Harris on the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother. The suit, estimated to be worth $1,000, is signed by Harris. Other prizes include a walk on role

London-based private members' club Soho House is to open its first Asian venture in Mumbai -- but the move comes amid fears overzealous "moral policing" is destroying the Indian city's nightlife.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - It's cold and gloomy for the parts of the planet experiencing winter, so what better time to consider a rooftop pool for catching a few rays now or to put in the plans for your next sunny holiday. To help you select a suitably chic place to soak up the sun, online men's magazine AskMen.com (www.askmen.com) has come up with a top 10 list of rooftop pools. Reuters has not endorsed this list: 1. Marina Bay Sands, Singapore

LONDON (Reuters) - Bankers hoping to join one of London's most exclusive private members clubs may find themselves turned away at the door for... being a banker. Centrally-located Soho House is returning to its roots as a club for people connected to the media and arts, disappointing dealmakers hoping to splash part of a recent bonus on a 1,200-pound ($1,800) annual membership.

Charged in designer's death, songwriter's son says he left woman sleeping in NYC hotel. An Academy Award-winning songwriter's son told police he left his swimsuit designer girlfriend sleeping in a trendy hotel room where she was found strangled and drowned hours later, a court document showed Tuesday as he pleaded not guilty to murdering her.

Medical examiner rules NY designer's death a homicide, says she was held underwater, strangled. A swimsuit designer found dead in an overflowing bathtub in a chic Manhattan hotel was strangled and drowned, the medical examiner's office said Wednesday.

Medical examiner rules NY designer's death a homicide, says she was held underwater, strangled. The New York City medical examiner's office says a fashion designer found in a bathtub full of water at a swank Manhattan hotel was strangled and drowned.