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Entertainers a state fair tradition
Posted October 18, 2013
Updated October 19, 2013
Raleigh, N.C. — Thousands flocked to the 144th North Carolina State Fair Friday, marking the first full day of fun.
Adults and children alike agree the state fair can be a magical place, complete with 107 rides and dozens of entertainers.
Magician Steve Trash has been performing disappearing acts on the Midway for the last four years.
He says the adoring crowds keep him coming back – especially the children.
"The craziest thing is when I see children I recognize year after year," Trash said.
Aiden Chester, 10, is a one of Trash's biggest fans. "He's awesome," Chester said. Children, adults enjoy fair entertainment
Nick Tabron is another fan favorite. He has spent the last 17 years sketching eye-catching caricatures of many generations at the fair.
"I first met a young man when he was 6 years old. He came back every year until he was about 13 or 14," Tabron said.
Fair gates open at 8 a.m. and close at midnight every day through Oct. 27. Admission ticket prices are $9 for adults, $4 for children ages 6 to 12 and free for children under age 5 and adults over age 65.

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Rene' Schmit - Apr 13, 2006
Populations of the Eastern Tent and Forest Tent caterpillars are back and it seems that there are more of them than last year!
Eastern Tent caterpillars are yellowish brown with a yellow stripe down the back and are the ones who web in the crouch of trees. Forest Tent caterpillars are the first cousin to the Eastern Tent caterpillars and although they do not make webs in trees they do leave a fine webbing on the trunk and branches as they move around and forage on the tree canopy. Forest Tent caterpillars are blue in color with a yellow keyhole-like pattern down the back.
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Saturday live from Australia, it's UFC 127. The UFC is down under, so there will be plenty of wallabies and Fosters. The card itself is decent enough with a headlining fight that I think we should care about, but it really depends on how motivated BJ Penn feels. No title fights, but three fights could produce contenders. Instead of a super card, its one of the necessary events that helps shake out title pictures. Excitement Level: Baldwin.
Jon Fitch (23-3, 1nc, 13-1 UFC) vs. B.J. Penn (16-7-1, 12-6, 1nc UFC)
Winner gets a… title shot? If B.J. wins he gets a title shot? That can't be right. *shuffles papers* That's what the trades say. I'll believe either of these guys gets to fight for the welterweight title when I see it. I guess Fitch – who has won 5 straight since GSP beat him – might get to fight for an interim or vacated title when St. Pierre moves up to fight Anderson Silva.k Assuming, of course, that he can blanket or – gasp! – stop BJ Penn.
If Fitch should actually finish BJ, that's a big deal. Only Matt Hughes and GSP have finished B.J. (/no homo) Fitch has a claim to be one of the best of this generation. It's weird, but true. He's only lost to GSP in the UFC and his other loses came to UFC fighters back in 2002. Despite the stoppage drought, he's had an incredible run.
Penn has had his own historic run, but who knows how much he has left in the tank. His vintage KO of Matt Hughes was nice, but he's been throwing around the "retire" word for years now. If he suffers a lackluster loss to Fitch tomorrow night, he could just walk off into the outback sunset, never to be heard from again.
Michael Bisping (20-3, 11-3 UFC) vs. Jorge Rivera (18-7, 7-5 UFC
Rivera has gotten under Bisping's skin with some of his pre-fight trash talk. Don't worry, its musical.
This explains the grappling in Black Swan.
As you can see, Michael hasn't enjoyed the musical theater.
So there you have it.This fight basically comes down to – do you hate Michael Bisping or not. If you do, you're rooting for a Hendo-style KO by Rivera. I've always like Bisping despite his robbery of Matt Hamill at UFC 75.
Dennis Siver (17-7, 6-4 UFC) vs. George Sotiropoulos (14-2, 7-0 UFC)
If Sotiropoulos wins this, it'll be his 8th straight win and he'll move to 7-0 in the UFC. Yes! Finally. This is finally going to be George Sotiropoulos' coming out party. He wins, he gets a shot at the title dot dot dot
Edgar-Maynard III. Anthony Pettis vs. Clay Guida for the title shot that was supposed to be Pettis' when he came over from the WEC.
Siver does have a striker's chance, but save him landing one of those spinning-back-kicks, look for another pointless win for G-Sots.
Chris Lytle (30-17-5, 9- 9 UFC) vs. Brian Ebersole (46-14-1, 1nc, UFC Debut)
Ebersole has won 7 straight and 11 of 12 to earn his shot at the UFC. He's stepping in for an injured Carlos Condit, so this is a big shot for him. Lytle has been on a tear of late, winning 4 straight. Another win here and he moves into the title consideration level. Or Ebersole pulls the upset and we never have to think of Lytle as anything more than a good fight again.
Chris Camozzi (14-3, 2-0 UFC) vs. Kyle Noke (18-4-1, 2-0 UFC)
Both these guys come from season 11 of The Ultimate Fighter. The fact that they're kicking off this card tells me that the UFC is looking for a new "that guy" who seems to fight on every other card. A new Spencer Fisher/Sam Stout-type if you will. Noke of course, is Australian. He's finished his first two fights inside the Octagon and putting away Camozzi in front of his home crowd should be a nice story to build on.
Prelims On ION (9pm E)
Spencer Fisher vs. Ross Pearson
Alexander Gustafsson vs. James Te Huna
Riki Fukuda vs. Nick Ring – Nick Ring's UFC debut!
Prelims On Facebook (8pm E)
Tom Blackledge vs. Anthony Perosh
Jason Reinhardt vs. Tie Quan Zhang
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Maciej Jewtuszko vs. Curt Warburton
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NAME: Michelle Cordone, of New Orleans
OCCUPATION: Regional marketing manager for Rimkus
Tell us about what you're wearing.
Spiga wedge booties —all from FeBe, and a black turtle"A Theory faux fur vest, tobacco-colored skinny jeans and suede Via neck sweater. The black purse is Michael Kors."
What's the best fashion advice you've ever gotten?
"Everything doesn't have to be matchy matchy. I used to think it did but I'm getting over that."
What's your favorite trend right now?
booties. I love the wedge heel, they're very comfortable. I'm here shopping with my ladies and I can wear them all day, and I always have to have some height."
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Finish this sentence. I splurge on ...
"What don't I splurge on?"
I skimp on ...
"Really nothing. If I want something, I get it."
Are you a shoe or handbag kind of woman?
How many pairs do you own?
"Oh my! Let me count the closets … 80 or 90 pairs."
Name a celebrity whose closet you'd like to raid.
"This is hard … Mariah Carey. Not too crazy about her personally but I like her sense of fashion."
What's the one beauty product you can't live without?
"My MAC lipstick."
What was your worst fashion mistake?
"The entire '90s!"
Your house is on fire and you can grab only one thing out of your closet; what would it be?
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Retroactively. Or at least that's how some might characterize it.
Mike Aquilina is posting about a feature story in a Greek newspaper concerning the use of contraceptives and abortifacients in antiquity. He points out the Fathers' consistent condemnation of both and notes that Christian condemnation of these evils only came about in the 20th century. My knowledge of the writings of the early Church fathers isn't anywhere close to the depth of Mike's, but a quick look at the first century Didache is enough to put the lie to claims by dissenters that the Church never taught on such matter until as recently as the 1960s.
You (all six or seven of you) might recall that I posted on the topic of contraception a few months back. Pope Paul VI wrote prophetically in Humanae Vitae about the secondary effects of contraception. I think history already bears out the wisdom of his words; science, to a smaller degree, appears to be following.
For now.
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As events like this become usual place and as the descendants of "native" Americans resist, civil unrest will certainly occur. Monkeys, apes and all primates will take to the streets and loot stores chanting "OOH! OH! OOOOOOH!" which loosely translates to "Si, Se Puede" or "Yes We Can"!
One week ago I left Hong Kong software package . became clear that my freedom and safety were under threat for revealing the uncomplicated truth. My continued liberty has been owed towards the efforts of friends new and old, family, while who I've never met and probably never is designed to. I trusted them with my life and they returned that trust having a faith within me for i will be particularly thankful.
This is it-we have enough one home/planet. Stop consuming stuff that hurts the planet! Stop and think before consumed or eat something. Just Stop The following!
My interest today was in "The Struggling (Beggar) Members Programme" simply because can function a role model assist you an often helpless segment of our societies. Their domain will be the streets, car parks, bus stands, markets, places of worship and also. Their staple is the emotional result of people possibly the desire about their quarry property of them by dropping a coin or two additional.
Unfortunately, is definitely real need both internationally and domestically, however the need in developing nations is greater because there aren't any schools along with the countries are really poor that schools aren't being built. It is an endless cycle of poverty and child labor. Also, a tiny amount of money can certainly produce substantial difference in those countries.
You have the ability to be wrong. Let your ideas fail, let your skills prove their inadequacy, and let your knowledge reveal its restraints. None of that is the real you anyway.


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By Brianne Carlson, Guest Columnist
Guess what guys, we're here. We did it, we actually did it. We've made it through 13 years of school and are about to take our last steps, literally.
It seems not long ago we were only little twerps sharing tables in kindergarten, or scrawny seventh graders dodging the big scary seniors in the hallways, but somehow we've grown a few inches, passed through the awkward stages of adolescence (Well, most of us — right, Luker?), and learned a thing or two. We have grown into the people we are today, ready to receive and accept our invitation into the big world.
Everything up until now has led us to this moment. The time is here.
We didn't make it this far on our own though. To our teachers and staff at RHS, thank you for all the effort and time you've invested in us. Yeah, it may be your job, but you guys have gone beyond just the title. For instance, Mr. T., you could always be counted on to take time out of class to help patiently as students, myself included, struggled through an assignment.
Or Mr. Makela and Mrs. Menden, boy did you guys like to push us beyond what we thought possible. You really showed us our true potential. You've made us confident in ourselves and what we'll be able to overcome and do in the future (even if it was to the expense of our sleep schedule and accompanied by much complaint.)
And cooks, custodians, paras and all other staff, you have kept everything here running smoothly and contributed tremendously to this wonderful environment.
Everyone here truly cares about us and has guided us through these years of our lives. We appreciate it.
Our parents, where would we be without you? Well, obviously we wouldn't be here at all, but you guys have been our driving force in so much up until now.
Your love and support is what brought us to this gymnasium tonight. You have packed our lunches and listened to our complaints.
And we can't forget about the endless hours you have spent in the bleachers and stands watching our sports games, plays and concerts; always there to support the most recent addition to the schedule and ready to volunteer or chaperone the next class trip.
You guys are truly amazing, and we hope to make you proud as we venture out on our own.
And finally, I would like to thank you guys, the Class of 2013. We were neither big in size or numbers, or scary and intimidating as seniors, but we were pretty unique. One advantage of such a small class size is the absence of any cliques or strict groups.We were all one; we always have been.
We all know which classmates may have an unhealthy obsession with Nike shoes (we love you, Megan) and which knows all there is to know about paintball (right, Andrew?) We've grown so much together; we've shared enough time, memories and achievements to consider ourselves a family.
As time goes on, we will go our separate ways and begin new chapters of our lives, but we can always look back at the Class of 2013. We can remember all the laughs, tears and memories, good and bad, when we were there for each other. Together we grew, and together we accomplished.
Brianne Carlson is the valedictorian for the Royalton High School Class of 2013. She shared this commencement address during the graduation ceremonies, May 24.


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CANVEY'S roads were in chaos on Wednesday after a lorry blocked a busy main route for six hours.
Traffic built up in Furtherwick Road, at about 11.30am, after the lorry got stuck on a zebra crossing while trying to turn a corner.
The truck became wedged between two bollards and a guard rail, blocking one lane of the one-way system at the junction with Foksville Road.
Shoppers said there were tailbacks until just before 6pm while the lorry prevented traffic flowing on the main routes across the island A police spokesman said: "We were called shortly before noon to Furtherwick Road after we got reports of a lorry with burst tyres."
Craig Webster, 28, who works at the Haystack pub, in Furtherwick Road, said the incident had caused queues.
He added: "The lorry went over the rails on the zebra crossing and was stuck there from about half eleven.
"It has been blocking the road – it's been complete gridlock."
Janice Payne, a borough councillor for Canvey South, said she saw the lorry get wedged at the corner.
She added: "I was at the butchers when it happened.
"It tried to get round the corner, but it couldn't, because the back got stuck.
"People were driving on to the crossing to get past.
"It looks like the tyres burst and that's what the problem was."
The lorry caused big problems for buses, which were unable to squeezer past.
Joe Mander, 17, of Gainsborough Avenue, Canvey, said: "The lorry blocked the entire right lane of the road.
"I also saw a bus had its hazard lights on because I don't think it could get through.
"The traffic was really slow. I think they had put up bollards to stop other lorries trying to go through that way, but this one obviously didn't realise."
Wafim Akram, of Mystery Spice, in Furtherwick Road, added: "It's a big lorry and it got stuck going round the corner.
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Growth and Entrepenuership
Quick: what percent of the U.S. manufacturing workforce labors in workplaces of twenty employees or less. What percent of all workers are self-employed?
No idea? Here's some help.
- 18 percent of the British manufacturing workforce labors in small firms, and 15 percent of all workers are self-employed.
- 13 percent of the German manufacturing workforce labors in small firms, and 12 percent of all workers are self-employed.
- 31 percent of the Italian manufacturing workforce labors in small firms, and 26 percent of all workers are self-employed.
- 18 percent of the French manufacturing workforce labors in small firms, and 9 percent of all workers are self-employed.
Answers follow the jump.
According to a new study, seven percent of U.S. workers are self-employed, and eleven percent of manufacturing workers are at small firms. The US, contrary to common belief, is not a nation of small businesses. We're basically last in small-business employment, research, and enterprise among the sample of countries studied.
This finding leads me to question the common claim that the large-firm, Delaware-centric, focus of corporate law scholarship and teaching ignores the real world. To the extent that most employees are found at larger firms, and (compared to other countries) our economy is not really founded on small firm development, the relative paucity of law about the governance of small firms makes some sense.
Now this isn't to say that economic growth theory ought to focus on established, larger firms. This summer, I was at a conference in which I heard the claim that a very, very small number of new firms (less than 100) drive most of economic growth in the country. Studies of entrepreneurship, if this theory holds, ought to focus on increasing the number of these small, high-growth firms by figuring out what makes them tick. Doctrinal reforms (tort, tax, etc.) might be crucial.
That data supporting such a focus on exceptionally high-growth small firms feels weak to me. The best case I can see is anecdotal, and summed in this video about the explosive growth in social media. And to think, social media is all about men checking out pictures of women. Warning: before starting the video, turn off your sound. It will be mildly less irritating.
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IRAN and world powers have announced new talks on Tehran's nuclear programme will take place later this month.
However, hopes of progress were weakened when an Iranian official said the West's goal in talking was to undermine the Islamic republic.
Iran's Supreme National Security Council announced the meeting, to be held on February 26, in comments to state news agency IRNA.
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A spokesman for EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton – who represents the five permanent UN Security Council members plus Germany – said she hoped to make progress over the programme Iran denies has a military purpose.
However, there were immediate signs from Iran, which holds a presidential election in June, that powerful figures were sceptical.
Comments by Abdollah Haj Sadeghi, a representative of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps), indicated differences of opinion.
He said: "They will never want real negotiations. Their goal is to inhibit the Islamic revolution."
Mr Haj-Sadeghi's remarks contrasted with those of Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi, who said on Monday he was optimistic.
Western powers say Iran may be close to having the capacity to build a nuclear weapon, though Tehran says it only wants electricity.


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By SETH LAKSO
BOSTON – On July 31, 1997, Derek Lowe was shipped from the Seattle Mariners to the Boston Red Sox along with Jason Varitek for veteran reliever Heathcliff Slocumb in one of the most one-sided trades in baseball history.
Lowe pitched eight seasons in Boston, his last coming in 2004, when he helped the Red Sox snap an 86-year-old curse and win the World Series. The Dearborn, Mich., native then took his talents west to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
He has since brought his trademark sinkerball to Atlanta and Cleveland. After a stellar start to the season, Lowe's production dropped off as a result he was designated for assignment by the Indians on Wednesday.
Would he consider a return to Boston?
"Of course I would," the 39-year-old told Michael Vega of the Boston Globe on Thursday.
After starting the season 6-1 with a 2.05 ERA in his first in his first seven appearances, Lowe lost his way, posting an 11.94 ERA in his last 10 starts (going 1-7). For the season the 6-foot-6 right-hander is 8-10 with a 5.52 ERA.
Lowe has said that before he pitches again he'd like to head to Fort Myers, Fla., and work on his mechanics with personal trainer, Chris Correnti.
"I know I can pitch like I did the first two months of the season," Lowe told Vega. "I just need to go back with Chris and get my stuff right again."
Speaking on WEEI's Dennis & Callahan Show, Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington wouldn't rule out bringing back the former member of the "idiots."
"Derek obviously had a great run here," Cherington said. "We'll take a look at it. But we still need to focus on the guys here. We have great respect for Derek and what he did. We'll take a look at it.
"If it makes sense to pursue, we'll do so. That will be on the agenda today. But we still feel like we have the potential solutions internally for our rotation."
Control became an issue for Lowe, as he walked 49 batters in 119 innings, a number way too high for a guy who generally pitches to contact. His ground ball rate (60.0 percent) has been only slightly below his career average of 62.4 percent (according to FanGraphs).
Boston might not be alone if it chooses to pursue Lowe, as the Baltimore Orioles have the connections and the need for a veteran starter. Orioles general manager Dan Duquette acquired Lowe from the Mariners in 1997 when he was the GM in Boston and Lowe's trainer, Correnti, is employed by Baltimore.
"It makes a whole lot of sense," an Orioles team source told the Baltimore Sun.
Any Red Sox interest will likely depend on how the team finishes finish the current 10-game homestand. Boston took two out of three from the Chicago White Sox, but have since dropped two straight and once again sit at .500 (53-53) entering Friday night's game with the Minnesota Twins.
"I bet you we're talking about him then," Valentine said Thursday. "If he's available and someone might think he could help our situation, I bet he's being talked about, and evaluated."


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General Questions about the Mobile Reader and how to purchase.
General Questions about the Mobile Reader and how to purchase.
1. How do I purchase KNFB Reading Technology's Mobile Reader software?
2. What is the Mobile Reader software and what does it do?
3. What phones does the Mobile Reader software run on?
4. What is screen reader software?
5. How do I find the cost of the Mobile Reader?
6. What are polarizers?
7. Is there a trial version for the Mobile Reader software?
8. Can the Mobile Reader be used in an airplane?
9. How can I transfer my software license to another phone?
10. How do I obtain GPS software for Nokia phones?
More accessible GPS applications can be installed on the phone, including
It may be helpful to contact your distributor to discuss other accessible mobile GPS options.
11. What languages are available for the Mobile Reader?
Belgian Dutch
Brazilian Portuguese
Canadian French
Castilian Spanish
English (both UK and US)
Spanish (Mexican)
12. Where can I get user manuals for the supported Nokia phones?
Error Messages
1. Why, during install, do I get the error message "Certificate may not be valid"?
2. In using the Reader on the Nokia E73, why do I get a "system error," message when I launch the mobile reader application after initial start-up or rebooting my phone?
This message is most likely to occur when the mobile reader application is launched too early during the boot cycle. The "system error" message is caused by memory needed to launch native services on the device. The message will most offen occur if either the Talks or the Mobile Speak screen reader program has also been installed on the phone. Press the left selection key for Okay which will remove the system error message and return to normal operation of the reader. Please note that the Reader application can be re-started right away in the less likely event the Reader closes to the standby screen of the phone without displaying the system error message. To avoid this situation all together, one should wait for the first icon on the home screen to be spoken twice by the active screenreader after rebooting the device.
3. Why do I receive a "memory full," message when launching the mobile reader application?
How to...
1. How to recognize U.S. currency (knfbReader Mobile only):
2. How to add and use additional languages on the Mobile Reader (version 6.1.9 and later):
3. How to install or upgrade the Mobile Reader software:
4. How to change the voice on your Mobile Reader (version 6.1.9 and later):
5. How to turn the camera flash on and off:
6. How to remove the polarizers from the Reader:
Phone Questions
1. How do I update the firmware (software) on my Nokia phone?
Before updating the firmware, you should download and install Nokia PC Suite. If you do not already have Nokia PC Suite, download the PC Suite installer here for the latest version, or download an older version of PC Suite which is known to work well with the screen readers Jaws and Window Eye's. Make sure that your phone battery is fully charged before updating the firmware, and be aware that turning off or disconnecting the phone during the firmware update can damage your phone.
Begin by opening Nokia PC Suite on your computer. Turn on your phone and connect it yo your computer with the USB cable that came with your phone. A prompt will appear on the phone screen with different connection modes. Select the option for PC Suite, which should be the default selection.
Within Nokia PC Suite, select Software Updater and follow the prompts for the software updater to search for newer firmware versions for your phone. If a newer version is available, the software updater will ask you if you want to install the update. Confirm that you want to update the firmware. The phone will then download and install the firmware update. This process may take up to about 15 minutes. When the update is finished, the software updater on your computer will give you message stating that the installation was successful and the phone will reset.
2. How do I display the firmware (software) version on my Nokia phone?
3. How do I set the Date, Time, and Time Zone?
4. Why can't I connect my Nokia phone to PC Suite after using the Nokia Software Updater?
5. Where can I get user manuals for the supported Nokia phones?
6. How do I unlock the keys? How do I turn off the keypad lock feature?
1. Where can I get support for the screen reader programs Talks and Mobile Speak?
User Manuals for both Talks and Mobile Speak are available on our website in both plain text and PDF formats. To download the user manuals, please use the following links:
Mobile Speak user manual: plain text.
Talks user manual: plain text.Here is a link to the Mobile Speak support resources page.
Support for Talks is provided through the dealer who sold you your Talks software. Here is a link to Nuance's list of resellers who support Talks.


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Kudos to Potter Valley teachers
To the Editor:
The teachers in Potter Valley are volunteering their time this summer every Wednesday, from 9 to 10 a.m. to open the library for students and their families to check out books and read. They believe that literacy is so important that they are giving of their most valuable asset, their time, to help students in Potter Valley. They are also sponsoring a reading program with prizes.
I am so impressed by their passion for reading and their commitment to our children that I just wanted to share with you and your readers. Kudos to the teachers of Potter Valley.
— Krista Eisbrenner, Potter Valley


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Lebanon's Hezbollah condemned on Friday a call by U.S. President Barack Obama for the militant Shi'ite group to be designated a terrorist organization following a bomb attack on Israeli tourists in Bulgaria last year.
The European Union has so far resisted U.S. and Israeli pressure to blacklist Hezbollah, but those demands are likely to increase after a court in Cyprus convicted a Hezbollah member on Thursday of plotting against Israeli interests on the island.
Obama said the killing of five Israeli tourists in July, which Bulgaria's government blamed on Hezbollah, as well as its weapons stockpile and support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, were all grounds to take a stand against the group.
"Every country that values justice should call Hezbollah what it truly is – a terrorist organisation," he said in Jerusalem on Thursday. Washington has imposed sanctions on Hezbollah over the terrorism allegations.
Hezbollah says accusations against it are part of an Israeli smear campaign, while the European Union has resisted pressure to follow Washington's lead, arguing this could destabilise Lebanon's fragile government and add to regional instability.
The Islamist militant group said on Friday that Obama's comments, made during a visit to Israel, showed that the United States was only interested in satisfying the Jewish state, and reinforced its own commitment to armed struggle.
"Hezbollah…can only express its strong condemnation of these American positions…which place Washington in the position of full partner to the (Israeli) enemy in all its crimes," the group said in a statement.
The European Commission said two weeks ago it did not yet have sufficient evidence to make a decision about the group, which is also a powerful political force in Lebanon where its allies dominate the cabinet of Prime Minister Najib Mikati.
Hezbollah, established with Iranian support during Lebanon's civil war and blamed for devastating suicide bombings on the U.S. embassy and a Marines base in Beirut in 1983, fought an inconclusive 34-day conflict with Israel in 2006.
The group accused Obama of taking Israel's side by telling the Arab world to accept Israel as a Jewish state and make peace without accepting Arab demands such as the return of millions of Palestinian refugees and a halt to Israeli settlements.
Obama's comments made him appear "like an employee of the Zionist entity rather than a top official in the administration of an independent country, the United States", it said.
It said his remarks strengthened Hezbollah's conviction that negotiations to resolve Arab-Israeli conflict were futile and showed that the correct approach was "resistance…as the only way to retrieve rights and dignity, freedom and independence."


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AAAS symposium—Ethical issues in companion-animal practice
Companion-animal veterinarians need a strong sense of integrity to navigate the complex ethical quandaries present at the crossroads of pets, owners, and society.
Veterinarians' predominant ethical issue is our inability to diagnose or treat a health problem because a pet owner is unwilling to comply with medical advice or is unable to pay for services to be rendered.
Owners who elect to euthanize their pets for convenience sake also place an enormous ethical burden on veterinarians. A practitioner ought to recognize when euthanasia is not a morally acceptable option and when providing a good death is the most compassionate choice—and must be able to educate clients about the difference. Animal neglect is another issue of legal and moral concern in which veterinarians must similarly educate uninformed clients.Lastly, owners often demand unwarranted cosmetic surgeries that may harm an animal. Some veterinarians will provide these surgeries without comment, others will perform only certain procedures, while others will refuse such surgeries under all circumstances.
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There are over 1400 volunteers across 37 marine rescue groups located around the Western Australian Coastline from Esperance in the South to the East Kimberleys in the North.
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VMRWA was formed to be the combined voice of the groups in helping to plan for the future needs of Marine Rescue in WA.


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So, What's the Spielberg Magic Worth?
By LAURA M. HOLSON
Published: November 28, 2005
As NBC Universal closes in on a likely deal to acquire the live-action film business of its longtime partner DreamWorks SKG, one of the transaction's more intriguing questions remains: What will the media conglomerate really get if it picks up one of DreamWorks's most significant assets, the services of the co-founder Steven Spielberg?
Executives with both companies are reluctant to describe the precise extent of Mr. Spielberg's role in a NBC Universal-owned DreamWorks, though insiders for months have privately called the filmmaker's involvement an essential reason for any buyer's interest in the 11-year-old studio.
That is especially true for NBC Universal, where the presence of the director-mogul, who has been making movies there since 1974, has become something of a signature -- and where he owns an unusual stake in revenue from the company's theme park operation.
''He is, in himself, a brand name,'' Ron Meyer, president of Universal Studios, said recently of Mr. Spielberg's reach in the movie, television and, now, video game businesses.
While avoiding public comment, Mr. Spielberg, for his part, has signaled a certain comfort with the notion of sticking close to the studio that has become his home base, if not quite an exclusive one. Even as DreamWorks flirted with other potential buyers in an effort to get a better price, the three-time Oscar winner was quietly renegotiating the lease on his famous, Santa Fe-style offices on the Universal lot, according to a Hollywood executive who has talked to him. (The executive and others spoke on condition of anonymity to minimize disruption of the talks. Mr. Spielberg declined to be interviewed for this article.)
Kathleen Kennedy, a longtime friend and producer at Universal Pictures who helped start Amblin Entertainment (a company Mr. Spielberg has used to continue to produce movies throughout the DreamWorks era), said she was working closely again with him. And the two are looking to a future that assumes continuing ties with the ministudio, which Mr. Spielberg founded with David Geffen and Jeffrey Katzenberg in 1994.
''Steven is extremely committed to DreamWorks,'' Ms. Kennedy said. ''He doesn't want it to go away.''
Ms. Kennedy suggested that a revised DreamWorks, even if owned by NBC Universal (which currently handles some movie and home-video distribution functions for the much smaller company), might reflect Mr. Spielberg's personal taste. ''I'm a big believer that the creative process should be in service to a point of view,'' she said. ''He knows my opinion on this because I have told him. But until the structure is defined, we don't know.''
In any deal, NBC Universal and one of its corporate parents, the General Electric Company, will almost certainly have to grant Mr. Spielberg wide latitude. Never professionally monogamous, he will most likely remain free to play the field -- something he's done for decades, and sometimes at much greater profit to himself than to the company he was working for.
Of the 23 films Mr. Spielberg has directed in his career, 9 of them were for Universal Pictures, according to the studio. Only two, ''The Lost World: Jurassic Park'' and the coming ''Munich,'' were directed since DreamWorks was founded. By contrast, as a producer or executive producer, he has been involved with 39 films, 20 of those for Universal.
This year, Mr. Spielberg had a hand in four theatrical releases, which involved a tangle of Hollywood companies. He directed ''War of the Worlds'' for Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks; produced ''Memoirs of a Geisha'' for Columbia Pictures with some DreamWorks involvement; and produced and directed ''Munich'' for Universal Pictures with DreamWorks. Meanwhile, he was also executive producer of ''The Legend of Zorro'' for Columbia, but this time through Amblin without DreamWorks.
In television, Mr. Spielberg was an executive producer (uncredited) for NBC's hit series ''E.R.,'' again without DreamWorks, and for the television mini-series ''Into the West,'' one of three mini-series with him as executive producer since 2001, this time with DreamWorks. In addition, Mr. Spielberg was hired last month by Electronic Arts to help develop three video games, working now apart from DreamWorks.
If NBC Universal indeed buys DreamWorks, it will clearly have to accommodate Mr. Spielberg's prior commitments and his tendency to roam. And when he does work for the home team, the filmmaker won't come cheap, if he insists on pricing levels he has established in recent years.
Consider the case with ''Minority Report,'' the science-fiction movie directed by Mr. Spielberg that starred Tom Cruise as a futuristic cop. In the mid-1990's, 20th Century Fox owned the rights to the movie, having bought them from Carolco Pictures, which was in bankruptcy proceedings at the time. Mr. Cruise was to star in the film and he approached Fox with the idea that Mr. Spielberg should direct, according to two executives involved in the movie.
Released in 2002, ''Minority Report'' was a hit, bringing in $358 million at the worldwide box office and selling 6.3 million copies on home video. But the biggest winners were Mr. Spielberg and Mr. Cruise, who, as participants in the picture's income, earned at least $70 million combined, the two executives said. By contrast DreamWorks and Fox, a division of the News Corporation, earned less than $20 million each. Both Fox and Mr. Spielberg declined to comment on the terms of the deal.


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Office worker killed herself in Sedgley woodland after becoming upset about her hair
A young office worker upset about her hair was found hanging in woodland in Sedgley, an inquest heard.
Frances Warren, 26, was worried that her long blonde locks looked "yellow" or "ginger" and was desperate for a hairdresser to sort it out.
Avon Coroner's Court heard that immediately after an appointment with a hairdresser at her home in Thornbury, South Gloucestershire she disappeared - leaving her purse and handbag behind.
Two days later on May 31 last year police found her body 80 miles away in dense woodland in Sedgley.
Officers had been searching the area off Hickmerelands Lane after her silver Honda Civic car was recovered nearby with her mobile phone left on the dashboard.
Miss Warren had seen her GP a couple of weeks earlier reporting symptoms of anxiety and stress and had been offered anti-depressants and had referred herself to a counselling service.
The inquest was attended by Miss Warren's parents, Kieran and Marjorie, sisters Catherine and Nicola, boyfriend Sam Cotton and other family members.
Miss Warren and her boyfriend had been living together in a rented two-bed house in Bradley Stoke, near Bristol, but in December 2012 had returned to live with the respective parents in order to save money to go travelling for six months and then buy a house.
Det Con Sue Pesticcio, of Avon and Somerset Police, said that on May 28 - the day before Miss Warren's disappearance - she was upset about her hair.
"Marjorie describes Frances as not being herself again. She was fretting about her hair again," Det Con Pesticcio said.
"All of a sudden she wasn't happy with it saying it was ginger and her whole world was falling apart.
"She said things like wishing she was dead, she hated how she looked, she appeared to have lost all confidence and her appearance was everything."
On May 29, Miss Warren told her mother she was not going to work because she had been sick in the night and was still feeling unwell. Her parents went to work, leaving her in bed.
Det Con Pesticcio told the hearing that Miss Warren repeatedly texted hairdresser Kelly Hill asking her to come to her home and look at her hair.
"Kelly stated that overnight she had received about 50 text messages from Frances wanting her to look at her hair, so Kelly went round to see her," Det Con Sue Pesticcio said.
"However, Frances was not happy with the result - she was angry and wanted it changed.
"Kelly told Frances she would do her hair again but was unable to do it at that time because of another appointment.
"Kelly told Marjorie there had been nothing wrong with her hair."
Det Con Pesticcio said that the hairdresser and Miss Warren both left her home shortly before 4pm on May 29.
Miss Hill said in a statement read to the court that her first contact with Miss Warren was on May 19 when she received a call asking her to look at her hair because it had been cut the day before by another hairdresser and she was not happy with it.
"I was not doing hair that day as it was a Sunday but she seemed so desperate to get it sorted out so I said I would come around," she said.
"Her hair was very blonde and it didn't look like she needed anything done but she wanted highlights underneath and said it was yellow.
"As I was doing her hair she wouldn't speak to me and said she was too nervous. While waiting for the colour to take she walked around smoking and appeared nervous.
"When I finished her hair she wanted me to take photos of it in every room so that she could see what it was like in different light. She was in my house for around three hours before she left.
"About two hours later she returned and said it was still yellow underneath and I offered to put more highlights in.
"Later that evening she called my phone and said she wanted more highlights as her hair was still yellow.
"I told her I couldn't put anymore in but offered to put a toner on her hair to see if it would help."
Miss Hill said that prior to the final appointment on May 29 Miss Warren had "continuously called" and she resorted to leaving her phone in the car while at appointments.
"She seemed alright and joked that I must have thought she was mad," Miss Hill said.
"She just wanted something done to get rid of the yellow and said she wanted to go dark instead. I told her I could put a toner on, which she could wash out if she didn't like the colour.
"I did warn her that it would look black to her because she was already so white from the bleach. Once I finished her hair she looked in the mirror and said she hated it.
"She started to shake and appeared very stressed and freaked out by the look. I assured her it was not permanent and it would wash out.
"She then asked me to bleach her hair but I said I couldn't.
"All of a sudden her mood changed and she became very calm and told me she just needed to go for a drive."
Miss Warren had also sent text messages to friends fretting about her hair.
Victoria McCullough told the hearing in a statement: "I can recall her ringing me and telling me it had gone orange, crying and telling me 'It's gone ginger, hasn't it?'.
"I know she had her hair done for the third time and I said it looked really nice but I know she wasn't happy.
"During this conversation I recall her saying 'I don't want to be here' but not for one moment did I think she was suicidal."
Miss McCullough added that she never thought her friend would take her own life over her hair and "truly believed there must have been something else".
The inquest heard that Miss Warren was reported missing by her parents that evening and she was found dead two days later. The inquest heard there was no evidence she had left a note.
A post mortem examination found Miss Warren had died from hanging.
Terrence Moore, Assistant Coroner for Avon, recorded a conclusion that Miss Warren had taken her own life.
He said: "She described herself as obsessing about her hair and I suppose the number of calls and texts she made and the number of changes she made and the efforts she made to get her hair changed... maybe she wasn't wrong that there was something she felt very strongly about.
"She felt very strongly about it and by May 29 she clearly wasn't happy. Interestingly Kelly Hill said she was calm and not at all stressed. She had got into her car and drove off.
"She presented to the doctors and the psychological services as someone who was clearly depressed and anxious but not someone who was at high risk of self-harm.
"I have to say that I am at a loss to identify what it was that changed. I think in the circumstances I can be satisfied without any reasonable doubt that she took her own life."
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What if they thought of the church?
Two years ago, before our family started spending time in "The Neighborhood", I wrote a post called "What if they thought of the church?" The post was about some of the people that we already knew who lived in that government assisted housing development. I wondered out loud what would happen if the people in that neighborhood thought that the church cared enough to help them…
What if they thought of the church?
Last week, I published a short post called "Missional Christians in 360 AD", commenting on the how Emperor Julian recognized that Christians took care of the poor and needy, even the poor and needy who were not Christians. Last Sunday evening, as I met together with some brothers and sisters to pray and discuss service opportunities, I thought about Emperor Julian again.
One of the ladies who meets with us on Sunday morning lives in government housing in our town. When we first met her, a man was living with her because he needed medical attention. He had been in the hospital, and when he was released, no one would take care of him, so she took him in. As I've gotten to know here, I've found that she is one of the most giving and caring persons that I know – even in the very difficult situation in which she finds herself.
A few weeks ago, another unit opened up in the government housing facility. They allowed the man to move out of her apartment, into the open apartment. However, he had nothing for his apartment – no furniture, no kitchen utensils, no dishes, etc. Nothing. Our friend asked her brothers and sisters in Christ for help. They responded by providing everything he needed plus more.
As we were discussing possible ministry opportunities last Sunday evening, I thought about this lady and her friend. What would happen if other people in the government housing facility heard about the generosity of the church? What would happen if they began to think about the church when they were in need? What would happen if they asked our friend if we would be willing to help them as well?
This may sound like a never-ending cycle of giving and giving and giving… perhaps to some people who would take advantage of our generosity.
But, would it not be amazing for people to begin turning to the church again when they were in need? I hope the church would be willing to trust God to provide for those needs.
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i'm a welfare worker and i wish i heard of this sort of stuff being done by churches so that i could tell people that they can get help at the church. i'm not hearing much of that though.
That has the potential to turn our world upside down. Seems I've heard of that somewhere before.
Hey what are you trying to do here? Be obedient to Christ or something?
Please pray that I can align my life in a way that helps me help others. It is funny because my entire life I was taught that life was in the abundance (or at least the resources to have the abundance) of things. Work hard, go to school, get a nice car, nice house, raise a nice family. But as I have matured in the scriptures I realize that this isn't what Jesus would have us die for (because most of us are dying for all of the above). He wants us to die (maybe not physically) so that we may live for others and I need His grace to do that.
Christions only think of themselves. I'm not a christian. I'm a Hindu. I'm the Top Hindu. The Brahman. You do not choose what you want to be. God chooses it for you by giving you birth in the home of Brahmans or others. The idea is not to think of others but of yourself although God wants others to think of Brahmams if they want to reach God like Jesus told his followers that you can reach God only through Jesus. But Hindu Scriptures say you can reach God only by thinking of Brahmans by giving them Dakshina in the form of money clothers, property and even milk cows. Right now I live in a city and would not be able to keep a cow if somebody gave me a cow. I know the blood of all the christians will begin to boil. But probably the Christian Moderator will probably nor clear my comment.
Re, "As I've gotten to know here, I've found that she is one of the most giving and caring persons that I know – even in the very difficult situation in which she finds herself."
In the book Joshua, there is a scene where Joshua is visiting a very poor family. He gives little animals carved out of wood to the two children. As he is leaving, the woman hands him a jar of preserves she made. Joshua comments, "only the poor have enough to give."
(Sadly, this line did not get into the movie version. It is the best line in the book, and has proven true too often.)


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The longest-staying resident at a Keighley animal shelter is looking for a permanent home.
Haworth Cat Rescue said Penny needed a quiet house with no children or dogs following her 12 months in care.
The charity commissioned a portrait of Penny to show potential new owners her shy, gentle, dainty personality.
The three-year-old domestic shorthair was handed in late last year after her owner died.
Rescue founder Sara Atkinson said: "As soon as she arrived, Penny hid away in a tiny corner where she felt no one could hurt her.
It was heartbreaking to see her so frightened." Haworth Cat Rescue can be contacted on (01535) 647184.


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Milan hope to clarify Ancelotti's future on Monday
The future of AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti could be resolved on Monday.
Milan will secure an automatic return to the Champions League for next season should they beat AS Roma on Sunday, which was the number one goal given to the coach earlier this season.
If Milan do secure one of the top three places, it is possible he will remain at the helm despite the club's domestic trophy drought which stretches back to the scudetto in 2004.
The Italian giants have won the Champions League, European Super Cup and Club World Cup since then, but putting an end to Inter's domination of Serie A now seems paramount.
Milan were the powerhouses in the early 1990s, winning the title in four out of five seasons. But they have just two scudettos to their name since the last of those successes in 1996.
Ancelotti has been courted by Chelsea for some time, with the Premier League outfit on the hunt for a new manager once Guus Hiddink returns to full-time duties with Russia after the FA Cup final on May 30.
"I hope to say something on Monday because it will mean we have achieved direct qualification," executive director Adriano Galliani told reporters on Thursday.
Former Netherlands coach Marco van Basten, Milan director Leonardo and Cagliari boss Massimiliano Allegri are the front-runners to take over should he choose to leave the San Siro.
"I have never spoken to any coaches and I challenge anyone to show the contrary," Galliani added. "We have never thought about any (other) coaches. Let's allow the championship to finish and we'll see."
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A new book on Joe Slovo and Ruth First pays due tribute to an inspirational couple in the struggle for liberation in South Africa, says JOHN HAYLETT
Ruth First And Joe Slovo In The War Against Apartheid by Alan Wieder (Monthly Review Press, £14.50)
Alan Wieder has put his oral history expertise together with already existing material on Ruth First and Joe Slovo to construct a remarkable record of these two heroes of South African emancipation.
When Nelson Mandela went to Camden Town's Lyme Street to unveil a blue plaque on the house where they lived in exile from 1966 to 1978, he noted their description as freedom fighters.
"This means they were Communists," he explained to his audience, for some of whom this bluntly positive assessment of a political current that was supposed to be over and done was a little disquieting.
Communist politics brought this couple together and provided the material for fierce discussions, often played out in company.
Both had their Jewish roots in the Russian empire – Slovo being born in Lithuania while First's parents found their way to South Africa from Lithuania and Latvia.
Working class, he became a despatch clerk at a pharmaceutical firm, where he helped unionise the African workforce and was elected a shop steward…


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i havent gone food shopping or anywhere, my poor husband works all day and then does all the errands bc its such a hassle...and it feels like we dont spend time with him because babies and i go to bed by 8 or 9 and he gets home at 6 ish IF he's not running around. I'd like to take the girls out and do things together but...??
Don't know how old your twins are, but as they get a little bigger, tandem BF out and about gets a lot easier. We used a car and the pillow as our most reliable method, but I did see some brave souls who somehow pulled off twin tandem freestyle. You can get a little creative with quiet spaces - I think we laid down on a carpeted stage once at a conference, one twin on each side of me, but they must have been a little older.
If you practice at home you can get the hang of feeding without a pillow. Not easy, or the go-to, but great in a pinch.
Privacy is the second issue. There's no discretion with tandem BF. Maybe you have better shirts than mine, but you're pretty out there. Which I was OK with in a quiet context, but you have to decide how you feel about it.
Feeding one at a time is an option, but you're right, it's a time consuming one.
These things will all get easier. But get creative, practice at home sitting up without a pillow, and you'll have more options!
See some good pics for ideas:
I'm not sure how big they are, but could you try tandem babywearing and nursing? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW3VLsr1xyg That gives an example of how to. If they're very young, you may be able to wear both in a sling or in a single wrap (that person used two separate wraps- you can find a lot of tandem babywearing options and figure out what works for you).
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The Nakatomi Corporation was in the habit of giving its employees t-shirts commemorating their annual Christmas parties. They probably should have stopped, especially since nobody wants to remember the 1988 one, but old habits die hard.
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How many of us have had one of those Days where you just feel like you are on your last bit of life, and no matter how hard you try, you just can't find anything to refill it. Inspired by the annoying beeping heart you get when you are down to the last few hearts in Zelda.
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Had enough of this 2016 election cycle? Then it's time to elect a real alternative. Vote Giant Meteor 2016, and let's smash the planet to bits and end it all. Just End It Already with Giant Meteor for President. This hilarious Giant Meteor T-Shirt is perfect for those who have simply had it with US politics. Let's end this once and for all!
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While walking down the street to your favorite store, people fly past your face and smash into the building across the road. A villain steps from around the corner, turns, and catches your gaze. It lets out a great bellow of laughter and then enters way too far into your personal space. "I'm gonna drink your Fluids!", he roars in your face. Boy, his breath is bad, you think to yourself. And then you remember, it's coupon day at your store and this piece of trash is cutting in on your early bird specials. The breeze flips your cape around a bit and you brush a few drops of saliva off your new "Just Normal Punch" Tee shirt. You look him dead in the eyes and with a smirk on your face, say, "How about a nice One Punch."
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John Bridcut is an award-winning film maker, with a string of varied productions to his name, ranging from politics to history to the arts – in particular, a number of psychological and musical portraits of British composers.
The past year has been the busiest in the history of Crux Productions, with five major programmes screened on the BBC. Most recent is Robert Hardman's investigation of George III's private papers in The Genius of the Mad King. In April 2016, Elizabeth at 90 – A Family Tribute, with unique private footage of the royal family across most of The Queen's life, was shown on the evening of her 90th birthday, with a feature-length version the following Sunday. These programmes came only a few days after Europe: Them or Us, a two-parter presented by Nick Robinson to coincide with the EU referendum campaign.
Colin Davis In His Own Words, a tribute to the British conductor who died in April 2013 at the age of 85, was named Best Arts Documentary in the 2014 Grierson Awards, and also won the gold award for Performing Arts at the French documentary festival, FIPA.
Most of Bridcut's work is produced by his own company, Crux Productions, but he does occasionally freelance as a director and producer for other production companies. He broadcasts on Radio 3 from time to time, and has published two books on Benjamin Britten. He also gives lectures on music, broadcasting and current affairs.
Wulff Scherchen dies aged 96
Edmund Jolliffe's music nominated for RTS Award
The Queen's home movies out on DVD
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The Queen's home movies on DVD in America
As part of the celebrations to mark the 90th birthday of Her Majesty The Queen, BBC Worldwide has released a DVD in North America of Elizabeth at 90 – A Family Tribute. This remarkable documentary, in which members of the Royal Family and The Queen herself watch ciné films from her private collection, was first seen on BBC One, when it reached an audience of 10 million viewers. Now it is being seen on many PBS stations in the USA, and is available on DVD in the USA and Canada from February 28th.
Critical acclaim and 10 million viewers for the family tribute to The Queen
To mark her 90th birthday, Her Majesty The Queen appeared in the documentary shown on BBC One, Elizabeth at 90 – A Family Tribute, watching and discussing clips from her own home movie collection. The first broadcast of the programme, produced and directed by John Bridcut, achieved the highest audience of any BBC programme in the month of April (see side panel), and won plaudits from royal and TV correspondents.
The Daily Telegraph described it as "a triumph from start to finish", while The Times' critic wrote: "what a thoughtful present this compilation was from the BBC – except, of course, the celluloid was hers, and it was her gift to us, and it was perfect." (More press reviews are here.)
The film featured previously unseen footage from The Queen's ciné films, which was also watched by The Prince of Wales, The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry, The Princess Royal, The Duke of Kent and Lady Sarah Chatto, daughter of Princess Margaret. Also contributing were Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, Mrs Margaret Rhodes, and Princess Alexandra, in what was her first ever interview.
Nick Robinson's Europe series gets 2.4m viewers
Nick Robinson's widely-praised two-parter, Europe: Them or Us,
exploring the history of Britain's troubled relationship with Europe, achieved impressive audience figures on BBC Two. Part One: An Island Apart was watched by 2.4 million viewers, and Part Two: Voice of the People by 2.1 million.
A feature of the recent EU referendum campaign was the way in which both sides of the debate claimed the support of Winston Churchill. As Nick Robinson explained in these Crux Productions films produced by Nigel Gardner, his views on European Union (a term Churchill himself coined) were ambiguous – sometimes contradictory.
Europe: Them or Us grew out of John Bridcut's previous series, The Poisoned Chalice, which BBC Two screened in 1996.


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Ron Artest is getting set to harness his Chi.
The Los Angeles Lakers forward announced recently that he would change his name to Metta World Peace, continuing his efforts to reform his image from the poster child of "The Malice at the Palace" to a spokesman for positive undertakings.
Artest — or Mr. World Peace — is far from the first athlete to change his name for reasons personal, promotional or otherwise.
The largest group of such individuals is the religiously motivated crowd, such as Kareem Abdul-Jabar (Lew Alcindor), Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) and Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (Chris Jackson).
Artest belongs to a different group, though, one that was inspired by world events, marketing or just plain fun.
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson introduced Spanglish to mainstream American sports fans by changing his name to Chad Ochocinco. Boxer Marvin Hagler was annoyed that ring announcers refused to use his nickname when they introduced him before fights, so he had his name legally changed.
A Notre Dame PR man talked Joe Theismann into changing the pronunciation of his last name in 1970 from "Theesman" to rhyme with "Heisman" to improve his chances of winning the coveted trophy. It didn't work.
In fact, these name changes usually fail. Lloyd Free changed his name to World B. Free. Not only was world peace not achieved, but most fans have forgotten that he was nicknamed "Air" before Michael Jordan came along.
Rod Smart played a few productive seasons in the NFL, but he's recalled mostly as "He Hate Me" from that punchline of a professional football league, the XFL. Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end Greg White might think Styles G. White sounds cool, but the name mostly sounds like Cedric The Entertainer butchering the names of rappers in "Barber Shop." And a Liverpool FC fan who legally changed his name to Fernando Torres in honor of his favorite player was dismayed when Torres transferred to Chelsea.
Then again, who knows? Maybe Artest's name change will usher in a new era of peace and understanding, and nobody in Detroit will ever want to throw a beer at him again.
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Lois Schneider, founder and President of Lois Schneider Realtor, died on August 4, 2012 at her home in Summit. She was 80.
For more than 40 years, Mrs. Schneider has been recognized as a widely respected real estate agent, a highly successful entrepreneur, and a dedicated philanthropist.
Born in Philadelphia, she attended Drexel University before her marriage to Alan Schneider in 1952. She moved to Summit in 1961 and began her real estate career in 1962 when her daughters reached school age. Mrs. Schneider quickly became one of the most successful agents in town, founding her own company in 1976. This was an era of mergers and franchising, but she chose not to follow the trend and set her sights instead on developing a business with just one office and one mission: superb service. She stayed true to that mission, and her agency has dominated the Summit market for decades. Her daughter, Karen Schneider, a Director in the company will assume leadership of Lois Schneider Realtor.
Mrs. Schneider's commitment to excellence was evident in her engagement with her community. Her philanthropic endeavors reflected her belief that the members of a community, much like the members of a family, are responsible for one another. She and her staff have been dedicated to the betterment of life in their towns, from schools to the environment to working with less advantaged members of the community. Lois Schneider Realtor is an ardent supporter of community service groups including: The Valerie Fund, SAGE Eldercare, Overlook Hospital, Summit Volunteer First Aid Squad, Good Grief, Bridges Outreach, Family Promise, and The Connection. For years, Mrs. Schneider was the lead sponsor of major events including the Summit Junior Fortnightly Tot Trot, the Summit Luminary Project, and the Reeves Reed Arboretum's Holiday House Tour.
Mrs. Schneider is the recipient of numerous awards and accolades for both her professional achievements and civic involvement, including being named NCJAR's Realtor of the Year twice. The Union Country Freeholders elected her as one of their "Women of Excellence" for her role as an entrepreneur. Of all her honors, Mrs. Schneider was most proud of the her Congressional Certificate of Appreciation for Community Betterment for her work with such organizations as Our House Group Homes for the Developmentally Disabled. On Oct. 27, 2006 to recognize her 30th anniversary in business, Mayor Jordan Glatt of Summit declared it "Lois Schneider Day." In 2008, she was awarded the Luxury Real Estate Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2011, she received the Silver Service Award for Achievement in the Community from the Suburban Chamber of Commerce.
Although virtually every local cause and institution found her to be an enthusiastic patron, one of her lifelong interests was education. Having been educated by the Sisters of the Holy Child, one of her main goals was that her daughters would attend Oak Knoll. Subsequent to their graduation, Mrs. Schneider served on the Board of Trustees of Oak Knoll School. She supported Oak Knoll, the Sisters' retirement fund and her alma mater the former Holy Child Academy in Sharon Hill, PA. She also has been an active supporter of Our Lady of Peace School, Oratory Preparatory School, Kent Place School, Summit Speech School, New Jersey Development School for Youth, Summit Educational Foundation and The Learning Circle.
Mrs. Schneider always followed her life-long motto: "It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice." Her devotion and loyalty to her friends and family was legendary. She adored having grandchildren and great grandchildren surrounding her at holidays, especially Christmas. And she cherished the many extravagant family vacations she planned. She also loved traveling, gardening, and entertaining. Having an enduring love affair with the island of Nantucket, she spent her wedding anniversary there for 40 years, and considered the island to be one of the most perfect places on earth.
In addition to her daughter, Karen Schneider, Mrs. Schneider is survived by Alan Schneider, her husband of 60 years; her siblings, Jerome Keough, Malvern, Pa., Robert Keough Jr, St. Maarten, W.I., Rosemary Redmond Kerrebrock, Lincoln, Mass.; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Her daughter, Laureen Schneider Lauber, predeceased her.
Relatives and friends are invited to call Monday, Aug. 6, 6-8 p.m. and Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2-4 & 6-8 p.m. at the William R. Dangler Funeral home, 309 Springfield Ave. Summit. The funeral mass will be celebrated Wednesday, Aug. 8, 10:45 a.m. at St Teresa of Avila R.C. church, Summit. Interment will follow at St Teresa's Cemetery, Summit.


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Washington D.C. is at all times a diverse, exciting and ultimately inspiring city that leaves a lasting impression on all visitors and residents. Within every neighborhood and around every street corner there is something that awaits your discovery, whether it is an indelible national monument, international cuisine or authentic works of architecture. It is no wonder that D.C. real estate for sale is among the most sought after in the region today.
Many prospective buyers prefer to stay in Washington D.C. because of the way of life. There is so much to do here, whether you aspire to be involved in politics or the arts, are pursuing your education or simply desire access to a thriving nightlife. The infrastructure is top notch, and residents have access to a thriving business climate, excellent health care, as well as a Metro system that makes the city and surrounding suburbs easily accessible. Throughout the Northeast, Northwest, Southeast and Southwest quadrants of the city, buyers will find real estate for sale in Washington DC that are in walking distance to work, their favorite shops, museums and much more.


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Team Fox is a coalition of animals groups united to keep the hunting ban in place. Fox hunting is not a 'tradition' that needs to be protected
The humane sport of drag hunting, in which the hunt follows an artificial trail, has all the tradition withoutany of the cruelty. Nevertheless, traditions are measured in more than years. They have to reflect the values and attitudes of a society and the vast majority of the British people today oppose hunting with dogs. To bring back fox hunting is to bring back cruelty.
Team Badger is a coalition of national, local and grassroots animal and wildlife welfare organisations representing millions of compassionate citizens. We reject the government's policy of badger culling as unsound, unscientific and unacceptable. We believe the most effective and legitimate way to oppose the shooting of badgers is through peaceful and legal protest supported by reasoned argument, scientific facts and legal challenge. We are convinced that the long-term control of tuberculosis in cattle can be achieved by the comprehensive application of a range of measures without resorting to the culling of wildlife.
The Badger and Cattle Vaccination Initiative engages with farmers, government and stakeholders to find a sustainable and effective path for the reduction of bTB in cattle and in wildlife.
When policies are made, the voices of the people can get forgotten; the voices of animals aren't heard at all. Speak on their behalf and stand up for animal welfare when you carry this 100% organic cotton bag, printed with phthalate-free inks. It's created by Rapanui, a company providing jobs for those long-term out of work on the Isle of Wight in the UK. The team also pioneer manufacturing powered by the wind and renewable energy sources in the UK and India, so wear your heart on your shoulder as you tote a message of support for animal kind that won't harm the planet either.


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- Overlayers on silver nanotriangles: Field confinement and spectral position of localized surface plasmon resonancesW Andrew Murray
School of Physics, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX4 4QL, UK
Nano Lett 6:1772-7. 2006..The red-shift, though substantial, is less than expected. Comparison with numerical models indicates that this discrepancy is due to very tight field confinement around the tips of the triangles...


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Randy Hollis: NBA contracts don't make the owners look wise
Jazz Source Alpine, UTOct. 24, 2011 9:05 p.m.
"NBA contracts don't make the owners look wise"
...and we all know the contracts are a by product of the current CBA which is why the owners want to dump the existing system...to prevent them from having to sign these bad contracts.
Is that so difficult to understand?
The current CBA stinks and it essentially demands that you take big gambles on players and contracts because if you don't you don't have a chance of keeping a good player in your market...unless you are LA, Boston, New York, or Miami.
Great 4 teams.
I hope the owners blow up the CBA and start over.....given our small market it will help us more than hurt us.
Coryjc Ogden, UTOct. 23, 2011 11:27 a.m.
Do you think the mega-owners have anything to do with these horrible contracts? What I mean by that is there seems to be 3 or 4 teams with bottomless pockets (Dallas, LA, Miami, etc) so for any other team to be able to compete with these teams they feel forced to hand out these huge contracts? I wonder if the hard cap they are trying to establish isn't to protect them from themselves but to protect them from these financial bullies.
I agree with most other posters about this issue though, I think a year or more away from this game would do everyone some good.
GreyWolf Weston, IDOct. 22, 2011 6:57 p.m.
Yes, it is true that even the owners make bad business decisions from time to time. When you consider the constraints they operate under, though, it should come as no surprise that owners make seemingly crazy deals to try to improve their teams.
Even in a more conventional business, hiring decisions aren't easy. In a business such as professional sports, where talented potential employees are much more scarce than average, and existing employees can collectively demand concessions, it becomes a lot harder to sign, much less keep, the best players.
Old Timer the boonies, mexicoOct. 22, 2011 6:53 p.m.
10-4 Randy I agree with you and Fox 110%! What a fiasco. Bag the game for a couple of years and maybe a fresh start will change everybodys attitude including the payee-the fans.


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mun2 and Telemundo Digital Deliver Record-Breaking Performances
MIAMI – September 2, 2009 – Telemundo, a leading producer of high-quality content for Hispanics in the U.S. and audiences around the world, announced its August NTI results today.
According to Nielsen Media Research, Telemundo averaged 546,000 in Adults 18-49 in Monday through Sunday prime, an increase over August 2008 (541,000) marking the eleventh consecutive month with year-over-year growth.
Telemundo also delivered an average of 567,000 viewers in the Adults 18-49 demographic during Monday through Friday prime. Among total viewers (Persons 2+), nearly a million (953,000) viewers tuned in to Telemundo primetime programming during the month of August.
Telemundo's popular novela, "Mas Sabe el Diablo," averaged 616,000 viewers among Adults 18-49 in August, growing +14% over last month (540,000). The novela rose +16% among Women 18-49 and +18% among Women 18-34 compared to the same time period in July 2009.
"Los Victorinos" saw an increase of +6% versus last month (640,000) in Adults 18-49, delivering 676,000 viewers in the demographic.
"Miss Universo 2009" aired on Sunday, August 23rd and averaged almost 2 million total viewers (1,866,000) and nearly 1 million Adults 18-49 (978,000). The Telemundo broadcast was the #1 program on Spanish-language broadcast TV on Sunday night among Persons 18-49, Women 18-49 and Women 18-34.
On August 12th, 8.6 million viewers watched Rumbo al Mundial: Mexico vs. USA World Cup Qualifying soccer match on Telemundo and mun2. The match was the best-ever delivery for Rumbo al Mundial and the highest rated telecast in the history of Telemundo, among Adults 18-49. This was the first-ever live sporting event to air on Telemundo and mun2 simultaneously and the first time mun2 broadcast a major sporting event.
Telemundo's cable network, mun2, delivered its highest audience ever in the history of the network in Monday through Sunday primetime among Persons 18-34 (27,000), Persons 18-49 (34,000), Men 18-49 (24,000) and Men 18-34 (20,000). mun2 continues to be the fastest growing music channel and the #1 bilingual cable channel among young Latinos.
Telemundo.com shattered records with over 106 million page views, up 430% and growing its unique visitors to almost 3.5 million, growing 320% since the January launch. Users also spent almost 80 million minutes on the site and viewed almost 8 million video streams in the month of August.
Holamun2, mun2's digital property, had almost 350,000 unique visitors, experiencing a 218% growth over last year in August. The hot digital property has also experienced triple digit growth over last year in page views (5.3 million) +223% and time spent (6.4 million minutes) +348%.
Sources: NTI (Live + SD); Omniture


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In honor of the Thanksgiving holiday, HipHopDX carries on a tradition with our 8th annual Turkey Awards. As Eddie Murphy's cell-mate in Trading Places once proclaimed, "it ain't cool being no jive turkey so close to Thanksgiving." Quite a few of our favorite rappers (and some of our favorite to laugh at) did not get that memo this year. 2012 has seen superstars get into scratch-fights, rappers left at the altar, more false promises of retirement and an an overload of Twitter fuckery. We'll honor the music next month with our Year-End Awards, but today we celebrate the turkeys.
1. The Close Encounters Of The Third Kind Award – Lupe Fiasco
He is currently in a hammock sharing Reese's Pieces with a man he thinks is an alien.
2. The Clubber Lang Award – DMX & his threats of beating up Drake in an elevator.
However the odds that Drake and DMX would ever be in the same building…
3. The Carly Rae Jepsen "Call Me, Maybe" Award – Jay-Z & Robert De Niro
"When Bobby chirp, Jigga, chirp back."
4. The "We'll Be Embarrassed To Tell Our Kids We Cared" Award – The Tupac Hologram.
Virtual Reality for stoned concert goers who only know 3 Tupac songs anyway.
5. The EPMD Award – Mobb Deep
Reunion likely coming to a digital record label sometime long after we all stopped giving a fuck.
6. The Requiem For A Dream Award – Gunplay
His 2012 has officially gone "ass-to-ass." Snort.
7. The Latarian Milton Scholarship – Chief Keef
Who just "likes doin' hoodrat stuff with his friends."
8. The "Tyrone Biggums Mugshot" Award – SpaceGhostPurrp
Help me, Rhonda.
9. Most one sided conversation Award – Nas & The Social Network
Nas won't be working with The Bravehearts at Geek Squad anytime soon.
10. The "And I know a thing or two about trash albums" Award – Shyne
Godfather's Career Buried Alive.
11. The Deebo Got Knocked The Fuck Out Award – 40 Glocc.
Tyga will be by shortly for his chain, escorted by DJ Pooh in a Ford Escort.
12. The Take Back The Night Award – 50 Cent & Floyd Mayweather
Who use Twitter the same way most 13 year olds do.
13. The "Stay Away From Reality TV" Award – Kanye West
His appearance on Keeping Up With The Kardashians is proof that the only cameras he should stand in front of are for PSA's for Hurricane Katrina.
14. The "I Raided Fran Drescher's Closet" Award – French Montana
We guess that makes Diddy Mr. Sheffield?
15. The "You Should've Never Gave These Hipsters Money" Award – Rap Genius
The year hangin' out with rappers became uncool.
16. The "Get lost and go find yaself on NCIS" Award – LL Cool J's Rapping
When G.O.A.T.'s go "Ratchet."
17. The "Third Time's a Charm!" Award – This Newscaster
18. The "A Perfect Christmas Gift For Mom And Dad!" Award – Jay-Z & Coldplay's New Years Show
19. The Baggin On Moms Award – That dumb show with Jim Jones' muva.
20. The Bang Bus Ride-Along Award – Tyga's RackCityXXX.com
Which will inevitably have more subsribers than people who bought Careless World: Rise Of The Last King.
21. The Ja Rule "Fake It Till You Make It" Award – Drake's Aaliyah Tattoo
Best you never woulda had.
22. The "Rap Game Toonces the Cat" Award – Lil B's cat Keke
Now you can drive Lil B's rapping off of a cliff. The tabby is officially more prolific in 2012 than Jay Elec.
23. The "Old Man Yells At Cloud" Award – Saigon
For getting all Andy Rooney raspy on Ross and 2 Chainz.
24. The "I'm Not Sayin', I'm Just Sayin'" Award – Big Boi
Hey 3 Stacks might be on some "Gillete Shit," but maybe Adrian Brody can drop a quick 16?
25. The "Bet You Think This Role Is About You" Award – Riff Raff
Not only did he claim James Franco's character in Spring Breakers was based on him, he also spread rumors he was the inspiration behind Lincoln, the wolves in the Grey, and at least half of The Muppets.
Happy Thanksgiving From All Of Us To All Of You – The Staff At HipHopDX
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La fille du tambour-major
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La fille du tambour-major (The Drum-Major's Daughter) is an opéra comique, or operetta, in three acts by Jacques Offenbach. The French libretto was written by Alfred Duru and Henri Charles Chivot (who often wrote libretti for Charles Lecocq).
The title is an allusion to Gaetano Donizetti's La fille du régiment.
Performance history[edit]
It was first staged at the Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques in Paris on 13 December 1879. This late Offenbach piece followed Madame Favart (1878) and would soon be followed by Offenbach's masterpiece, Tales of Hoffman. This was the last of his operas that Offenbach lived to see produced. The piece was very successful, running for over 240 performances in its initial production and enjoying many foreign productions into the 1880s, although it did not retain the popularity outside France of some Offenbach pieces.[1]
Offenbach's score is more adventurous and grander in scope than his previous works and adopts an unusually complex style for some of the melody lines. A few of the vocal numbers are also more challenging for the singers than earlier Offenbach works.
|Voice type
|Premiere Cast, December 13, 1879
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|Stella, putative daughter of the Della Voltas
|Juliette Simon-Girard
|Duc Della Volta
|Édouard Maugé
|Duchesse Della Volta
|Caroline Girard
|Robert, a lieutenant
|Monthabor, a drum-major
|François-Louis Luco
|Griolet, a drummer
|Claudine, regimental vivandière
|Noémie Vernon
|Mother Superior
|Hélène Réval
|Marquis Bambini
|Soldiers, Nuns, Convent inmates, Gentlemen and Ladies, People
The patriotic plot, set during the Austrian occupation of Italy as Napoleon invades Lombardy in 1806, is similar in its military flavour to that of Donizetti's La fille du régiment.
Act 1[edit]
The convent of Biella in Northern Italy
A company of French soldiers, led by Lieutenant Robert, crosses the Alps to join the army of the first consul who commands the Italian troops. The French invade the convent - the nuns have fled, and the only remaining occupant is a young student at the convent school who was in penitence, Stella, daughter of the Duke della Volta.
Act 2[edit]
A room of the palace of the Duke della Volta in Novare
Stella falls in love with Robert, but her father has promised her hand to a feeble-minded old marquis, Bambini. However, Lieutenant Robert receives the news that Stella is the daughter, not of the duke, but of a French drum-major.
Act 3[edit]
The hotel 'The Gold Lion' in Milan; a square in Milan
The war is not over, but Stella searches for Lieutenant Robert. The Austrians seize Stella. However Napoleon's victory changes everything. The French troops arrive, and Milan greets the liberators and Stella can marry Lieutenant Robert.
See also[edit]
- (in Italian) Amadeus Almanac, accessed 30 October 2008
- Lamb, Andrew, "Fille du tambour-major, La" in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, ed. Stanley Sadie, London, 1992 ISBN 0-333-73432-7
- French site about the operetta
- Profile of the operetta


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Gregg County voters don't have to register again
From Staff Reports
Feb. 22, 2012 at 11 p.m.
Voters do not need to register again to vote in the as-yet unset party primaries, contrary to claims in a bogus email in circulation, the Gregg County elections administrator said Wednesday.
"There's an email flowing around telling voters they all have to re-register, and you do not," said Elections Administrator Kathryn Nealy.
She said cards do list a Dec. 31, 2011, expiration date , but her office will mail out new cards as soon as district lines are established in the lawsuits.
The fake notice says automatic renewals will not be mailed this year because of the ongoing lawsuits over political jurisdictions. Those lawsuits, in federal courts in San Antonio and Washington, D.C., have delayed the primary date, which is proposed for May 29.
The unsettled date hasdelayed elections administrators from sending new registration cards to voters.
Nealy expressed concern the email, from an unknown source, would unnecessarily upset voters.
"It started trickling in last week, and this week it started getting ugly," she said. "I don't know who's sending this, but it's upset a lot of people."


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As part of the Southern Decadence celebrations, the Bourbon Orleans Hotel is hosting the Deliciously Decadent Drag Queen Brunch featuring Coco Montrese at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 1, in the hotel's historic Orleans Ballroom. Doors open at 10:30 a.m. There will be mimosas, specialty cocktails and a buffet.
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CHINO – Residents have reported that non-permitted curb painters have been soliciting in neighborhoods, offering to repaint curb addresses for a fee.
Although this is routine maintenance that residents may need to complete every so often, homeowners are encouraged to confirm that those offering the service are authorized and permitted to be conducting business within the city.
Permitted curb painters will typically leave a flyer with contact information in an effort to secure business, according to a city issue news release.
Those not licensed to operate within the city will usually not provide contact information as they do not wish to be caught. In some cases, non-permitted painters will distribute flyers in areas, paint the curbs, and then go back and solicit payment for work, the news release reads.
Residents approached by non-permitted curb painters are asked to call the Code Enforcement Hotline at 909-334-3319.


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