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Black, Rosemarie 79, aka "The Bronze Temptress" aka "Racetrack Rosie" passed away suddenly after a brief illness early Thursday morning, June 6th, 2013. She is survived by her husband, Cornelious Black (of 45 years), 3 daughters, 10 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren. Rosemarie also has many nieces, nephews, cousins, extended family, friends and admirers who will sorely miss her. Rosemarie was an exotic dancer for over 42 years. It's speculated that she danced from 19531997. Rosemarie was very well known as a star in the black circuit (performing spot dates only later into her career). When asked, "when she would stop performing," her answer was confidently, "I'll stop dancing when they stop paying me!" In her career, she's worked on the same stage with celebrities such as B.B. King, the Jackson Five, Nipsey Russell and Billie Holiday. Michael Jackson and Milton Berle both have mentioned her in respective books that they've written. She's had walk-by cameos in Chicago filmed box office hits like "Soul Food" and "Light It Up". Rosemarie really loved sewing.She was well known for her eccentric style of dress, matching from head to toe in outfits that she custom made. In addition to her other monikers, Rosemarie was known on the Southside of Chicago as "The Leather Lady" or "The Lady with the big Hats". Her daily attire usually inspired looks, stares, questions, laughs and adoration from onlookers everywhere she went. It was all good press. Presentation and self image was everything to her. She was known for her cowgirl attire, including fringe, cowgirl boots, and even a holster. Among her other hobbies were her love for horses. She was a regular at the Black Rodeo and Hawthorne/Sportsman Park Racetracks. You could find her in the winner's circle taking pictures with the winning horses and their jockeys. On August 17th, 1991, Sportsman Park named the evening races, "Racetrack Rosie's Night" in her honor. Rosemarie was typically a cheerful person and considered herself a "motivator" of sorts. Usually you would find her encouraging someone to "Be Grateful". Often she would ask, "What's the greatest thing in life?" To which she would answer, "Having Peace of mind!" She welcomed and engaged all bystanders in conversation. Rosemarie loved children, she was mostly known for giving out candy or gum and socializing at White Castles Restaurant on 79th Street & Stony Island Ave, in Chicago, IL. Rosemarie was strongly against any drugs or alcohol. She considered herself to be "high on life" alone. Sadly, her health began to rapidly decline three years ago. Although she put up a good fight, she ultimately succumbed to her illness on June 6th 2013. Rosemarie's Homegoing Celebration will be held at Leak & Sons Funeral Home, Sunday, June 16, 2013 (Father's Day) at 4:00pm (wake); 5:00pm (funeral) located at 7838 So. Cottage Grove Ave., Chicago, IL. Visitation/Viewing starts Saturday 7pm 10pm and Sunday before the funeral. A private repast will follow for family and close friends.
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Gingrich urges GOP inclusion at fundraiser
Palin and Gingrich are both considered possible presidential candidates in 2012, and the confusion over the fundraiser comes as Palin is denying an allegation that she borrowed heavily from an article he co-wrote in a recent speech.
Responding to an accusation from a blogger on the Huffington Post Web site, Palin's attorney said the governor gave Gingrich proper credit when she used some of his material about former President Ronald Reagan.
The event, held in a hall resembling a small arena at the downtown Washington convention center, is one of the party's largest fundraisers of the year, drawing major donors and lawmakers whose support would be key to a presidential campaign. Organizers said some 150 members of Congress attended Monday's dinner.
Gingrich's remarks about inclusion came after he was criticized for calling Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor a racist over her comments that a "wise Latina" would reach a better conclusion than a white man without similar experiences. Gingrich backed away from that criticism last week, saying his comments may have been too harsh.
Associated Press writer Beth Fouhy in New York contributed to this report.

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Wearing a speedo in the pool?
ok, so I'm really into swimming and I swim at least 2-3 times a week. I usually wear a speedo as I find them the most comfortable for swimming in.... Show More
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You know what? Don't even worry about it. I swim at the university pool 6 times a week and I see guys wearing speedos all the time. If you exercise a lot and you're in good shape, you probably look good in a speedo so I don't see why you should avoid them. I have to admit I was a bit weirded out the first time I saw my boyfriend in a speedo (he's as good a swimmer as I am, if not better, and he's got a really fit body). Now I actually like seeing him wear one because it shows off his great body :) I don't think I would like to see guys in speedos at the beach though, but at the pool it is perfectly fine (if the speedo suits you, of course).
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Most people are dumb and will make fun of you. However they are a small part, as Long as your confident in it. It should be np! : )
Why do most people ask ME to wear a speedo?
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I don't live in Chicago anymore.
But you were bron there. ; )
Well, the people who make fun of it aren't swimmers. They're just not used to it and don't understand the purpose, so there's no reason to worry about that. I was on swim team and I'm a lifeguard so I think it's normal and practical for guys to wear a speedo. All of my coworkers and other swimmers I know think the same. Trust me, no one at the pool will care. And no, you don't have to be an Olympic swimmer to wear one. I think you should stick with your speedo, but if you're really self conscious about it you could go with jammers. Board shorts are terrible for swimming in, and I think they look kind of silly for lap swim.
If you're hot flaunt it. Although I will tell you, that my friend was a swimmer in high school and we did make fun of him for his speedo. It was tiger striped; I'm laughing now thinking about it.
When in doubt go with the good old fashioned board shorts, speedos can make some girls a little uncomfortable.
OK, il make a note not to wear anything tiger striped :-) do they really make some girls uncomfortable though? why? is it a big deal?
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Your d***. It's like flashing a sign saying look here. With board shorts that doesn't really happen.
Right... il bear that in mind, thanks a mil for the help :-)
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This are 'rules' in many countries in Europe for what to wear in a pool:
I swim for training as well, though not as much lately. I went to longer leg triathlon type shorts. I cannot stand swimming 3000m in board shorts. I wear a towel wrapped around my waist and drop it right before jumping in the pool and cover up up as soon as I get out. As for the beach, surfing, general hanging around, guys need to stay with board shorts.
I play waterpolo and you won't find a single man out there worth his salt wearing anything more than a Speedo. Speedos in my opinion are very comfortable cause it gives me a wider range of motion with my legs. When I was swimming competitively I also wore a Speedo.
In all honesty it's more about whether you feel good in either Speedos or jammers(thighlong version of Speedo). And also if you feel you'll move faster in either or.
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For a 3-minute stretch in the second half, Wisconsin didn't miss a 3-point attempt.
In the final 3 seconds, the Badgers missed one from long range that could have been the game-winner.
C.J. Fair broke out of a scoring slump with 15 points to lead top-seeded Syracuse to a 64-63 victory over fourth-seeded Wisconsin on Thursday night in the East Regional semifinals.
The matchup of contrasting defensive styles ended with Syracuse a win away from the Final Four. The Badgers headed home after coming up short on their last possession despite putting on quite a display from 3-point range against the Orange's 2-3 zone.
"We got an awful lot of good looks and we took them," Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan said. "We don't put a number on things, but we know some teams that played well against them, stretched them, made some 3s. We could have finished on a couple more buckets inside, but we took what they gave us, and that's how we survive. That's how our teams do what they do. They're pretty resilient."
Fair finished with 15 points — five fewer than he had in the last six games combined — on 7-of-9 shooting. The Orange scored 11 more than the Badgers allowed on average in leading Division I.
Syracuse shot 55 percent from the field, well above the 38.5 percent Wisconsin gave up this season, and the Orange were 5 of 9 from 3-point range, much better than the 28.8 percent the Badgers allowed.
All those numbers mean the Orange (34-2) will play second-seeded Ohio State (30-7) in the regional final Saturday with a trip to New Orleans at stake.
"I can't tell you how good it feels to win a game like this," coach Jim Boeheim said. "This was a great, great game."
And it wasn't decided until Wisconsin's Jordan Taylor missed a 3-pointer with 3 seconds left. Josh Gasser corralled the rebound but his toss toward the basket was off at the buzzer.
"It was on line, and I felt like I got my legs into it," Taylor said. "I knew it was a deep 3, but it felt good, and then to see it kind of come up short was kind of heartbreaking."
Kris Joseph, a 75 percent free throw shooter, had missed the front end of a 1-and-1 with 18 seconds to go with Syracuse up by a point, giving the Badgers (26-10) a chance at the victory.
Passing the ball around the perimeter of the zone but not creating much space, Wisconsin had to settle for Taylor's shot.
"We were just trying to get an open shot and try and make them rotate in the zone," Taylor said. "We did a little bit, but they did a good job of recovering to open guys there. They used the length that they have and kind of forced us into a tough shot, and it obviously didn't go down. So it was tough. Hats off to them."
Page 2 of 3 - The Badgers finished 14 of 27 from 3-point range but couldn't make one over the final 6 minutes after a stretch in the second half when they made six straight in as many possessions.
"I think we naturally tried to move out," Boeheim said, referring to Syracuse's famed 2-3 zone. "But you've got to get them off their spots. We didn't do that for a stretch out there. But they have terrific ball movement, and they have five guys that can shoot. There aren't that many teams like that
"I knew they were good, but I didn't know they were this good. They were really, really good."
Scoop Jardine had 14 points for Syracuse, while Dion Waiters had 13 and Brandon Triche 11.
But it was Fair who made the difference after not being a factor late in the season.
The 6-foot-8 sophomore forward, the Orange's fifth-leading scorer at 8.3 points per game, was 7 for 27 from the field over a six-game stretch. The Orange had been struggling offensively as well, failing to reach 60 points three times in their last seven games.
"Sometimes you just need to see the ball go in the rim," Fair said.
Jared Berggren and Taylor both had 17 points for Wisconsin, which came in allowing 52.9 points per game.
Syracuse reached that many points with 9 minutes to play, but there were two lead changes and two ties still to come.
"It was a nail-biter, but we made some plays down the stretch and got a couple of stops," Fair said.
Wisconsin, which averaged 7.7 3-pointers per game and has a season high of 15, hit its last 3 with 7:03 to play when Taylor gave the Badgers their final lead of the game, 59-56.
Syracuse went ahead for good on a spin move by Waiters with 6:03 to play, but the lead was never more than three points.
Gasser made two free throws with 31 seconds left to bring Wisconsin within 64-63.
"I think that was the best game anybody has ever played against us and didn't beat us," Boeheim said.
The win was No. 890 overall for Boeheim, third on the all-time list, and it was his 48th in the NCAA tournament, breaking a tie for fifth place with John Wooden.
"Syracuse just has too many athletes that can do so many things, and it's hard to prepare for that on the defensive end. You think you're getting things done, but you're a step behind," Ryan said. "So we did the best we could, and I thought we played great defense. Not everybody on the court agreed with that, but I thought we played unbelievable defense for the most part."
Syracuse won again without starting center Fab Melo, who was declared ineligible for the tournament by the school just days before the Orange opened with a shaky win over 16th-seeded North Carolina-Asheville.
Page 3 of 3 - The Badgers were trying to reach the regional final for the first time since 2005.
WISCONSIN (26-10) — Evans 3-11 0-0 7; Taylor 6-15 0-0 17; Gasser 1-3 4-5 7; Bruesewitz 1-3 0-0 2; Berggren 6-7 2-3 17; Brust 3-6 0-0 9; Jackson 0-0 0-0 0; Wilson 1-4 1-2 4; Kaminsky 0-0 0-2 0. Totals: 21-49 7-12 63.
SYRACUSE (34-2) — Fair 7-9 1-3 15; Jardine 5-8 2-2 14; Triche 5-7 0-1 11; Christmas 0-0 0-0 0; Joseph 3-8 0-1 7, Waiters 5-11 2-2 13; Keita 2-4 0-0 4; Southerland 0-2 0-0 0. Totals: 27-49 5-9 64.
Halftime — Syracuse 33, Wisconsin 27. Three-pointers — Wisconsin 14-27 (Taylor 5-9, Berggren 3-3, Brust 3-6, Evans 1-2, Wilson 1-3, Gasser 1-3, Bruesewitz 0-1); Syracuse 5-9 (Jardine 2-3, Waiters 1-1, Joseph 1-2, Triche 1-2, Southerland 0-1). Fouled Out — Keita. Rebounds — Wisconsin 25 (Bruesewitz, Evans, Gasser, Taylor, Wilson 4); Syracuse 26 (Fair 7). Assists — Wisconsin 15 (Taylor 6); Syracuse 5 (Jardine 4). Total Fouls — Wisconsin 12; Syracuse 13. Attendance — NA.
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PROFUMO TO SPILL SECRETS AT LAST ..FROM BEYOND GRAVE; The sex and spy scandal that brought Tories crashing down.
JOHN Profumo, the man behind Britain's biggest political sex scandal, is finally to tell all - from beyond the grave.
The ex-minister, 91, died in hospital after remaining silent for 40 years on the infamous hookers and spies furore.
But he wrote his memoirs and locked them in a solicitor's safe, to be published after his death.
Even four decades on, his tale of his fling with vice girl Christine Keeler, their high-class orgies and the way the scandal brought down a government will make compulsive reading.
Author Stephen Dorril, who wrote a book on the affair, said: "It was the great scandal of the 20th century in that it changed things. It was one of the reasons the Swinging 60s happened."
Married Profumo - tipped as a future PM - had to resign in shame after lying to MPs to hide the affair.
The war minister first spotted Keeler, then 19, as she climbed naked from a pool at Berkshire mansion Cliveden - where toffs met hookers for sex parties.
But it was 1961, the world was in the grip of the Cold War and fears of Reds under the bed.
And Keeler had a Red in her bed - her Russian spy lover Eugene Ivanov.
To add to the scandal, another lover, West Indian Johnny Edgecombe, fired six shots at her home in a rage.
Although newspapers, curbed by draconian libel laws, published nothing, by 1963 rumours of Profumo's affair were rife.
In March, he denied it to Parliament. Veteran Press Association journalist Chris Moncrieff recalls: "It was the most highly-charged day I can remember in more than 40 years of reporting at Westminster.
"It had everything. Sex, espionage, the aristocracy, gunmen, call girls and high political drama. I remember my own hand shaking as I clutched my pencil."
Keeler, meanwhile, fled to Spain. But she was found by a newspaper and told all.
It was the end for Profumo. He had had a gilded route to the top via Harrow and Oxford. He became an MP at just 25 and had been tipped for PM. But in June he was forced to quit. Actress wife Valerie Hobson, star of Ealing comedy Kind Hearts and Coronets, loyally stood by him.
The establishment was rocked by news his mistress was bedding a Soviet spy, with fears he was a blackmail risk.
But the rest of the country, still emerging from the austere post-war years of the 40s and 50s, was just as stunned by goings-on at Cliveden. Britain would never be the same again. Author Stephen added: "It was the moment between the staid 50s and the Swinging 60s.
"In the 50s you had a small group of people in London - actors, artists, minor royals, politicians - who had a very good time. The club was small and this blew it open.
"People saw for the first time the kind of lives a few were living."
Historian Anthony Howard believes the role Profumo played in bringing down the government is exaggerated but admits: "It did tremendous damage. The country went hysterical. People went absolutely crazy."
Proof of the grip it had on the public imagination came later that year as the Government published its findings on the scandal.
Despite being a whitewash, it remains the best-selling Government report. Stephen added: "People lined the street to buy it."
After the scandal broke, society Mr Fixit Stephen Ward - Keeler's housemate - was convicted of living off immoral earnings. He later committed suicide.
At his trial, when hooker Mandy Rice-Davies was told Cliveden owner Lord Astor denied bedding her, she famously replied: "He would, wouldn't he?"
Keeler got nine months in jail for failing to turn up as a witness at Edgecombe's trial. He got seven years.
The scandal contributed to Tory PM Harold Macmillan's resignation in 1963 due to ill-health. The scandal-hit party lost the 1964 election
Meanwhile, Profumo threw himself into charity work in London's East End and was awarded the CBE in 1975.
He died of a stroke on Thursday night at a West London hospital.
Tony Blair said yesterday: "He made a serious mistake, but then underwent a journey of redemption in which he gave support and help to many, many people." Keeler currently lives in North London. Rice-Davies lives in the US and is a gran.
THE MODEL Keeler caught Profumo's eye climbing out of a pool naked' SHAMED: Mirror story and right, Profumo in 2005' THE MINISTER Profumo before scandal broke in 1963' THE CALL GIRL Mandy Rice-Davies was at sex parties' THE RUSSIAN Spy Ivanov was also bedding Keeler
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Tanah Merah Country Club
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This golf club boasts two 18-hole golf courses: the 6,402-meter Garden Course (par 72) and the 6,437-meter Tampines Course (par 72). Although the entrance fees of the club are rather high, it is a reflection of the quality of the greens here; having played host to several renowned tournaments like the Johnnie Walker Classic and the Singapore Junior Amateur Open Golf Championship. You can also rent golf clubs, or buy yourself a good set from the Pan West Proshop. Other facilities include a gym, squash & tennis courts, an Olympic-sized swimming pool and a reading room. In addition, there are also several restaurants on the premises.
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The school committee met with the town council Monday night to again discuss projected budget needs for fiscal year 2011-2012.
Superintended of schools Michael Convery and the school departmentŌĆÖs finance director Robin Reasor presented on behalf of the schools.
In addition to a list of items cut from the schools over the last few years, salary projections, detailed student enrollment projections their presentation included a capital budget request fiscal year 2011-2012.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. ŌĆō The daffodil is the first flower of spring, letting us know that life re-emerges after very harsh treatment through the dead of winter.
Such evident symbolism has been the decades-old landmark of the American Cancer SocietyŌĆÖs Daffodil Days, which recruit volunteers now through March when these flowers spring to life.
Coventry High School will be holding itŌĆÖs first ever Community Night for incoming freshman this Wednesday.
Lynn Burke, Assistant Principal for Student Services, is calling it a vehicle for communicating with the eighth grade students who will be starting high school this fall.
The new year has started and for one committed group of student athletes a new tradition has begun.
The Coventry High School indoor track team participated on Jan. 1 in the polar bear plunge that takes place locally and all across the country.
Their group specifically, took part in the Newport Polar BearŌĆÖs Plunge raising money for A Wish Come True.
There is a parking ban tomorrow morning, Thursday at 7 a.m. Coventry public schools as well as Sylvan Learning of Coventry: Canceled Classes
PROVIDENCE, R.I. ŌĆō If you come to the Providence Boat Show this year, you just might win a new Stingray.
And someday, you might win a car!
The Stingray in question is an 18-footer, outfitted with a MerCruiser engine and trailer, worth more than $20,000 in total, not the car made famous by movie and TV spies in the 1960s, but why quibble? Enter the show and have a chance. With that, who needs a car?
PROVIDENCE, R.I. ŌĆō There is actually a film involving sex, violence and children that advocates encourage the world to see in the light of day. To combat the ongoing battle against human trafficking in the state, Day One is asking all Rhode Islanders to help spread awareness and prevent the devastating exploitation of young women.
There are many harbingers to the coming holidays. Beyond the lighted trees and tidal wave of craft fairs, there is the annual re-appearance of red and green M&Ms, half gallons of suspiciously thick eggnog, the ubiquitous boxes of clementines guests bring to our homes and, of interest to me today, the disappearance of real estate signs.
Let us lift up our glass, filled with holiday cheer,
To the winners, the losers, the events of the year.
What was hot, what was not; the skinny, the dope, the goods,
From Bieber to GaGa to a lascivious Tiger named Woods.
From Lindsey Lohan to ŌĆśMadMenŌĆÖ to ŌĆśJersey Shore,ŌĆÖ
From ŌĆśIron ChefŌĆÖ to Republican Revival to the divorced Al Gore,
From the late Elizabeth Edwards, whose husband still smirks,
To angry Mel Gibson, with his rants, raves, cocktails and quirks,
From ŌĆśThe ViewŌĆÖ to ŌĆśNo ClueŌĆÖ to ŌĆśWho Knew?ŌĆÖ and How Are You?
WARWICK-- The College Planning Center of Rhode Island (CPCRI) will extend operating hours beginning Jan. 4, 2011 to accommodate the rush of students and parents scurrying to get their Free Application for Federal Student Aid - more commonly referred to as the FAFSA - and other financial aid forms submitted prior to college deadlines.


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Bringing plenty of eye candy to the red carpet, a bevy of Tinseltown beauties turned up for the premiere of "Youth" at the 68th Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday (May 20).
He's a man of many talents and last night (May 19) Jamie Foxx showed off his celebrity impersonation skills during his "Tonight Show" appearance.
Fallon pulled out his "Wheel of Musical Impressions" game and invited the "Annie" hunk to sing "Hakuna Matata" in the iconic voice of Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger.
His wife Kate Middleton gave birth to their second child on May 2nd, and Prince William is feeling a little groggy as a result.
Stepping out for an enchanted evening, Emily Ratajkowski caused widespread drooling at the 67th Annual Parsons Fashion Benefit at River Pavilion at the Jacob Javitz Center in New York City last night (May 19).
The "We Are Your Friends" starlet worked her magic on the red carpet in a close-fitting nude satin dress before heading inside to catch all the action.
This week David Letterman will retire from "The Late Show," and fellow late night comedian Jimmy Kimmel shared some kind words during Tuesday's (May 19) "Jimmy Kimmel Live."
She's in the best shape of her life, and Jennifer Lopez isn't afraid of showing off her killer physique on the latest cover of Us Weekly.
She's never short on sex appeal and Beyoncé Knowles is a total knockout in her new Instagram stop-motion video project.
The 33-year-old stunner dons a Stella Jean ensemble, including a navy, red and yellow tartan print fishtail skirt teamed with a vintage-style Lone Star Beer t-shirt.
Back in 2012 she split up with husband Kris Humphries after 72 days of marriage, but Kim Kardashian didn't move on to Kanye West right away, contrary to popular thought.
"Not everybody is up to work with [their] other half. But, making a movie is such a consuming experience; to share that is really great."


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Book in at the Hoxton Hotel (pictured), where doubles cost from £59 (020-7550 1000; www.hoxtonhotels. com). Then head out on a three-hour "East End Hip" tour (£149 per group) with Urban Gentry (020-8149 6253; www.urbangentry.com)
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DIGEST: Olympic gold-medal swimmer attacked
Eight-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer Jenny Thompson says would-be robbers punched her in the face in a failed bid to steal her scooter outside Boston.
Thompson told WBZ-TV on Wednesday that she was riding in Brookline, Mass., on Monday night when a vehicle stopped behind her with its headlights out. She says two people got out, punched her, pushed her down and tried to grab her scooter.
Thompson held onto the scooter and screamed for help, forcing the assailants to flee on foot. The 37-year-old suffered a cut on her nose and several scrapes and was treated at the scene.
Police spokesman Lt. Philip Harrington says officers arrested three teenagers who were riding around on stolen scooters later that night.
Thompson is one of the most successful American Olympians, with 12 medals overall.
The spokesman for the nightclub where Michael Vick held his birthday bash says the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback left in a car minutes before a shooting outside, contradicting a timeline by Vick's attorney.
Larry Woodward, Vick's attorney, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that his client left the club at least 10 minutes, and perhaps as many as 20, before the shooting.
Allen Fabijan, spokesman for Guadalajara Mexican restaurant and nightclub, says a surveillance camera video shows a car with a man he says is Vick inside leaving at 2:07 a.m. — about 4 minutes before the shooting a block away.
• Illinois State basketball player Bobby Hill has been sentenced to three years' probation and dismissed from the university after pleading guilty to criminal sexual abuse.
• Former NFL player Isaac "Ike" Hilton Jr., 29, was sentenced to at least 21 months in prison on drug and gun possession charges in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
• Nike Inc., the world's largest athletic-shoemaker, was fined $184,000 by a French court over charges it helped a Paris soccer team funnel additional and untaxed pay to players through endorsements.
The Detroit Lions have agreed to terms with cornerback Amari Spievey, their third-round pick from Iowa.
The team confirmed the agreement Wednesday without disclosing terms.
A person familiar with a federal investigation of a Canadian doctor accused of distributing human growth hormone says Tiger Woods has been interviewed in the case. The person spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because the investigation of Dr. Anthony Galea is ongoing.
• Swiss cyclist Thomas Frei has been banned for two years for doping with the banned blood-booster EPO.
Jennie Finch hit a grand slam to lead the United States to a 16-1 victory against Canada and remain unbeaten in the world softball championships in Caracas, Venezuela.
The United States and Japan, which beat Venezuela 2-0 earlier in the day, are both 8-0 heading into their matchup today in the double-elimination playoff phase of the tournament.
Tennessee head coach Derek Dooley says Matt Darr of Bakersfield, considered the top-rated high school punter in the nation last season, has signed to play for the Vols this season.


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Um, Patient Kitteh, or PATIENTEST KITTEH EVAR!?
9Poppy, WAY TO PICK 'EM!
Um, Patient Kitteh, or PATIENTEST KITTEH EVAR!?
9Poppy, WAY TO PICK 'EM!
These drips, they're AMAZINGKS!!!
I must find out how they worrrrk!
Henry, your kitteh should enroll at MIT.
This lil' guy is all wrapped up after his bottle feeding. Can you imagine sleeping in a waffle towel burrito?
I caaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnzzzzzzzz
Check out the guy in the pocket, too…
Burrito kitteh, you are soooo delectabuhls…
Another fab shot from Laurie C. over at the Itty Bitty Kitty Committee…
This kitteh is competing with this bunneh on the Fluffometer. She looks super soft—it's like she carries her own bedding around with her, she is so floofy.
And, look to the riiiight
Meanwhile, after growing ups, there is even more fluff to go around…
Heather S., these are the ultimate Caturday pics.
People, let's go over to Winston's house, he's have a feast of various house plants, yellow curry!?, regular kitteh food, bananas, salad, pickles, ice cream, Triscuits™, enriched buns, celery, various other mushy substances. But let's not kid ourselfs, People, the music is the best part.
Serious, the music is the best part, espeshe going to the bridge while eating a house plant. Pure art. [squinting eyes, head to side, nodding] Yes. Yes, art… Brooke B. and Rich at FourFour :D
Check out these lil' bros from the same litter. Nice lack of shoulders, Buddy!
Hey! Keep workin' on focusin', Dewd!
Johanna S. pointed these huff-a-ble kittehs out on Flickr-roonie-poonie
Ruhmember the "Gossiping Kittehs" video we had on a while back? Well, here is a much-needed translated version. They're sneakier than I thought… [shifty eyes]
Great find, luvinmalssomuch and Thee-oh! (…and don't forget YouTuber klaatu42)
People, will you please get a load of this tired, disappointed face.It's like this Señor McSulkersons joined the Disapproving Rabbits Club and tookOVER as Chief "Nyerhe!" Officer. He's all stomping on your dreams and stuff.
Found by Laura A. Photo by Ayla A. of Archicats, amazing purveyors of 'Devon Rex' kittehs. More photos of 'Mazie" kitteh here.
This is like TWO DAYS after their Caturday bender People, and these kittehs are STILL hungover.
Please note:
1. Lack of privacy-tails/total spread-eagledness
2. Scratching post ignored for chair back during late-night scratchfest
3. Stereo still blasting The Who on repeat
4. Nip stashed under the area rug…
Tsk, tsk, Einav K. And I thought your kittehs could party.
Kitteh 1: Dude, pass me my sequined eye shades.
Kitteh 2: Nyerhe.
Kitteh 1: Come on you're closer to them, and it's bright in herrrr
Kitteh 2: Nyerhe.
Kitteh 1: I shall never speak to thee againzzzz
Posh Yarn UK—um, I think it's more like PROSH Yarn.
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Saturday December 8, 2012
Story and pictures by PAUL FONG
The magic of Christmas is found in markets that spring up around Europe before the festive season. They are superb spots for purchasing unique gifts, great food and mulled wine.
IF you are planning a trip to Europe this December, you will be pleased to know that besides the shopping malls and high street shops, you can also have a great time at the Christmas Markets where you can pick up some really unique gifts.
Now, what is a Christmas Market? From late-November right up to Christmas Eve, a number of European cities set up open-air markets from mid-morning till night with brightly-lit and decorated stalls either in big squares or other public spaces where people are free to browse for gifts or decorative trims to add to their Christmas tree.
These markets are so well established that they have become an annual feature of the tourist calendar. During your travels, if you are looking for a quick bite between sight-seeing, these markets will be an ideal option as there will be stalls selling a variety of food and drinks.
The best time to visit is after night has set in, when the bright lights of the stalls beckon and turn the whole place into a cosy, lively and magical playground despite the cold mid-winter.
Check out the Christmas Markets in the three capital cities below with each offering a unique shopping experience. No matter which city you choose, the markets there are guaranteed to make your trips more fun and memorable.
The Christmas Markets in Austria are an established tradition, dating back to 1294 and as many as 25 markets are held all over Vienna. Visitors are bound to come across a few of them as these markets are often located on the tourist trail.
The one at the Maria-Theresien Platz, sandwiched between the Natural History Museum (surely a great place for kids) and the Museum of Fine Arts (with its vast treasure of masterpieces), is a convenient place to start as it is located in the Museum Quarter.
Spread out amongst the manicured bushes, the stalls offer a variety of Christmas gifts such as soft toys, embroidered table-cloths and napkins, fashion accessories plus knitted stockings to fill up with gifts, or to hang mobiles etc.
Food-wise, you can expect to find stalls selling roasted chestnuts, candied fruits, ginger bread, cookies, bagels, candy canes, grilled sausages, soft drinks, beer, coffee, Christmas punch and mulled wine.
The Belvedere Garden is a wonderful park to relax and stroll in at any time of the year. This park is huge, beautifully landscaped and comes complete with statues of sphinxes, Greek gods and goddesses and a large ornate fountain.
Anchoring the garden at both ends are two palaces turned into museums cum art galleries. In the driveway of the Austrian Gallery, the Christmas Market offers a good variety of gifts, hot food and drinks. The views of a snow covered garden and palace while sipping a mug of hot sweetened wine is priceless.
Tourists flock to visit Schonbrunn Palace to see the royal apartments of the Hapsburg monarchs. In December, you will see stalls stretched out across the lawn of this long palace, selling all types of Christmas gifts. You can warm yourself up with a cup of coffee or mulled wine from the drink stalls before visiting the imperial apartments or strolling in the huge park behind the palace.
The biggest and best Christmas Market in Vienna is located in front of the Gothic-looking City Hall. Surrounded by trees draped with twinkling lights, the stalls are spread out in front of the entrance. In the evening, brass bands perform seasonal music to get you into the yuletide mood.
The stalls here are opened right up to New Year's Day when this place becomes the venue to watch the morning live telecast of the world-famous New Year's Day Concert, performed by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra that is broadcast directly from the Musikverein Concert Hall nearby.
Berlin is such an exciting and hip city with many tourist sights. When the Christmas Markets are set up in December, the attractions just multiply and you can palpably feel the magic in the air.
A good place to check out is Alexanderplatz, a huge square dominated by the soaring Television Tower and a busy intersection for trains. There are rows of stalls in this Christmas Market as well as a brightly lit merry-go-round that helps to add glitz and merriment for the kids.
You will be drawn to check out the huge variety of Christmas gifts, punctuated with stops at the food stalls to tuck into a hot grilled bratwurst with mustard or curry sauce, washed down with a mug of mulled wine. The mugs are for sale and will be a great memento of your trip to Berlin.
On a side-street off Unter den Linden, the busy thoroughfare that continues right up to the famous Brandenburg Gate, shoppers will find another Christmas Market. This market is a good pit stop for tourists to recharge themselves with hot food and drinks while visiting the attractions nearby which include the huge Berlin Cathedral, the Opera House and the five museums that are located on Sinsel Island.
In West Berlin at the Zoologischer Garten area, there is a huge Christmas Market clustered around the bombed-out memorial of the Kaiser-Wilhelm Church. The brightly lit stalls stretch onto Kurfurstendamm Boulevard, blending with colourfully, lit Christmas motifs on streetlamps.
When you add in the flashing lights of a merry-go-round and a tall, glittering Christmas tree, this place turns into a magical fantasyland at night.
However, the most luxurious Christmas Market must surely be at Gendarmenmarkt, a lovely square that is bordered on one side by the Konzerthaus, a classical music concert hall; and on the other two sides, by two identical cum neo-classical churches.
You have to pay one Euro (RM4) to get inside this Christmas Market, unlike the others, which are free. For the upmarket patrons here, the stalls are spread under conical pavilions with a glittering star on top, giving the look of an elegant garden party.
More up-market gifts are sold here such as scarves, costume jewellery, trinkets, paintings, lampshades, ceramics, crystals etc. Besides the normal mulled wine and beer, quality wines and champagne are served in proper wine glasses by staff in white aprons to patrons seated in proper siting places.
Musicians perform on a covered stage set up in the middle of the square, entertaining this fashionable crowd with seasonal carols and funky jazz every night.
Where Christmas Markets are concerned, Budapest is an upstart because the Hungarians only started this "tradition" 14 years ago with one market at Vorosmarty Square. With its success, they have opened up a few others, including one in front of St Stephen's Basilica.
However, the best is still at Vorosmarty Square which is surrounded by historic buildings and is the starting point for Vaci Utca, a busy shopping street. The mighty Danube River and Buda Castle on the other side of the river are just minutes away from here.
In this Christmas Market, rows of stalls offer unique handcrafted gifts such as soft toys, embroidered tablecloths, jewellery, accessories, knitted scarves, hats, cookies, candied fruits etc.
Other than the usual grilled sausages and steak, the food stalls here offer freshly cooked food like strudel, stuffed cabbage and Hungarian goulash (their national dish). Look out also for "Kurtas Kalacs", an unusual snack of a cylindrical-shaped pastry rolled over hot coals and then coated with cinnamon sugar and chocolate powder.
An open-air stage at one corner provides opportunities for small ensembles of musicians to serenade the crowds with Hungarian Gypsy music, alternating with folk dances performed by locals dressed in traditional costumes. For tourists, this is a treat as it offers a glance into Hungarian folk dances for free.
> In Vienna, the Christmas Market at City Hall starts from Nov 17 to Dec 24.
> In Berlin, the Christmas Market at Gendarmenmarkt is from Nov 26 to Dec 31.
> In Budapest, the Christmas Market at Vorosmarty Square starts from Nov 16 to Dec 30.
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Melo/Soares Break Two Olympic Doubles Records
London, England
by ATP Staff|
Brazilians Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares defeated fifth seeds Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic 1-6, 6-4, 24-22 on Wednesday at the London 2012 Olympics Tennis Event in four hours and 21 minutes on Court 16 at the All England Club, Wimbledon.
The second-round match broke two Olympic men's doubles records. The match had resumed on Wednesday afternoon at 18-18 in the final set.
Melo said, "We knew that the match was going to be tough, but not like this and especially after yesterday when we stopped for bad light. It was a great atmosphere [and] a great match – especially because we won."
It was the longest-ever three-set men's doubles match in terms of number of games (63) in Olympic history. The third set (46 games), which lasted three hours and 11 minutes, was also the longest-ever men's doubles set at an Olympic Games.
"The fans helped us a lot," said Soares. "After a long set like that you start to get a bit tired and tight, but they were always there to keep us going and motivate us.
"I didn't know about the record actually, because we have seen a couple of long ones at Wimbledon."
Melo and Soares will next play second-seeded Frenchmen Michael Llodra and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga or Indians Leander Paes and Vardhan Vishnu in the quarter-finals.
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3 Lawmakers Want Reciprocity Signed
In 1968, Minnesota and Wisconsin entered into an agreement that allowed Wisconsin residents who worked in Minnesota to only file Wisconsin taxes. The same was true for Minnesota residents who worked in Wisconsin. The states would settle up the difference later through a payment to the state owed tax money. Without an agreement in place by October, it's impossible to repair the agreement for the coming 2013 tax year.
Lakeview Looked At By County
La Crosse County is hoping a consultant can help them decide what the right move is when discussing what to do with the aging Lakeview Health Center in West Salem. County Administrator, Steve O'Malley, says there are quite a few things to be looked at here.
The county needs to decide whether to spend on improving infrastructure in the current center or build a facility that would be more cost efficient and better able to adapt to client needs. A new facility also would allow clients to remain at the current center during construction.
School Referendum Coming
La Crosse school officials decided Monday night to send a $15.7 million referendum to voters in November.
Cost to Rebuild Forest Hills Facility Far Exceeds New Building
A lot of memories in the old golf club at the Forest Hills golf course in La Crosse. Partly why city park and rec director Steve Carlyon was willing to spend a couple months answering a city council member's question on whether the building might be worth saving even after the council voted in April to tear it down. No, Carlyon has discovered, it's not worth saving
The century-old converted barn is still in use as a banquet facility, but Carlyon guesses it might come down as soon as this fall.
Murder Suspect's Cousin Accused Of Beating 'Snitch' In Jail
'Snitches get snitches'...
That's the excuse a La Crosse County prisoner gave to a deputy for allegedly beating up another prisoner. Lucas Brickl was the inmate reportedly attacked for snitching, and his attackers are identified as Houaka Yang and Pao Choua Vue. This Pao Vue is the cousin of the Pao Choua Vue convicted last week, in connection with the March murder of Sara Hougom. Brickl is accused of being a 'snitch' for saying that the second Pao Vue claimed he was responsible for Hougom's death.


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Thrifty Treasures Two
Thrifty Treasures is a favorite spot to shop for antiques, collectibles, furniture, household items, and rare treasures.
My Antique Store
One of the premiere glassware antique shops in the area, My Antique Store features high quality items for the serious glass collector. Depression glass, Fostoria, milk glass, amethyst glass, crackle glass, carnival glass and stoneware are among the many pieces found as you explore room after room of glassware filled shelves. Costume jewelry and silverplate flatware is also available. Open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Piasa Photo
Eagle watch in style with binoculars from Piasa Photo. This full service camera shop offers binoculars for rent for the avid bird watcher as well as a complete line of camera equipment for the amateur and professional photographer. Hours: M-F 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., S 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Legendary Creations Candle & Gift Shop
Legendary Creations offers Yankee candles and accessories, greeting cards, collectibles, home decor, and Caswell Massey.
Mainstream Boutique
Mainstream Boutique has unique and artsy jackets, handbags, watches, jewelry, home decor, great gifts, and so much more. You'll get noticed when you wear Mainstream Boutique.
Third Street Market
Third Street Market features a unique blend of new and old merchandise.
Fancy That! Gifts, Collectibles, and Antiques
Fancy That! offers gifts by type and occasion, collectibles, antiques, small engines, lawn mowers, power equipment, and mower repair.
Picture This & More
Preserve your family memories with the shadow box and memory box designs offered by Picture This & More, a full service custom framing store. Services include photo restoration, photo, negative and slide scanning and decorative framing to museum quality framing. This shop is located in the Piasa Shopping Center in North Alton. Open M - F 10:00 a.m. - 5 p.m., S 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Galleria Hearth & Home
Gifts and accessories for hearth and home.
Mississippi Mud Pottery
Natural clay materials are molded and crafted right before your eyes into creative, functional stoneware pottery. Choose from a wide variety of handmade pieces to enjoy in everyday settings or as decorative objects. A popular item are the ceramic fish. Actual fish that have been caught on a hook and line are used to create a mold and clay is used to reproduce a likeness of the fish. After firing, the clay is glazed and natural or artistic colorations are applied. The finished piece is a unique one of a kind piece - a reminder of the one that did not get away! Open Wednesday-Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday and Monday, noon to 4 p.m.


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Charter schools
Charter schools
Report finds good and bad in Pa. charter schools
- Pennsylvania has a larger percentage of high-performing charter schools than the national average, but it also has more underperforming ones. As a result, charter students on average are lagging behind students in regular public schools.
Turnaround charter getting high marks for college prep
- As Mastery Charter School at Thomas prepares for its first graduation next month, good news is pouring in to its South Philadelphia campus. And some of it has an Ivy-league flavor.
Charter probe widens
- What began as a federal probe of a single charter school in Northeast Philadelphia two years ago has spread to at least 18 schools and may be the largest federal charter investigation in the country, experts say.
Report cites questionable charter-school practices
- An investigation of 13 charter schools has found excessive salaries and rampant conflicts of interest, among other problems, according to a draft of the city controller's report.
Troubles persist at several charters
- Rosemary DiLacqua's husband was in trouble. Joseph J. DiLacqua, a captain in the Philadelphia Police Department, had been charged in early 2002 with covering up the drunken-driving accident of a fellow officer, and the family needed $15,000 to pay for a lawyer.


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Riverside County community briefs: Library expands storytime
To set up an audition time, call 694-6410.
Cancer survivors plan brunch
MURRIETA —— There will be a breast cancer survivors brunch at 10 a.m. Oct. 9 at the Murrieta Day Spa.
The cost is $10 per survivor, which includes brunch, entertainment, gift bag and fashion show. Proceeds will benefit Michelle's Place, the breast cancer resource center.
The event, themed "In Celebration of Life," will be hosted by Angels at Work, a new committee formed to raise money to fight breast cancer. The founding committee is comprised of: Lori Stone-Rubin, chair; Angela Morris, vice chair; Cheryl Ferrulli, treasurer; Bonnie Sparkman, secretary and merchandise chair; Glenn Calvert and Art Fleming, sponsorships; Bruce Nimmo, operations chair; and Judy Kyle, Monique Suracci, Nicole Racinelli and Joan Sparkman.
For tickets and information, call 265-0981.
Monthly foster family training offered
SAN JACINTO —— The California Family Life Center offers monthly training for people interested in becoming foster parents. An orientation session will take place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 11.
Precertification takes place from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Oct. 22. Both sessions are at the center, 701 W. Esplanade, Suite F. The California Family Life Center is a foster family agency. For information, call 654-2352.
Tourney selects benefit charity
TEMECULA —— Operation Homefront, which offers support to troops and their families, was selected as the charity for the Californian State Open Golf Charity/Pro-Am Tournament on Oct. 17.
The tournament will be held Oct. 17-21 at Red Hawk Golf Club.
Temecula to hold pumpkin carving
TEMECULA —— The city's Community Services Department plans a free pumpkin-carving event Oct. 22.
Families should bring their own pumpkins. Officials will hand out prizes, goodie bags and refreshments.
The carving begins at 10 a.m. at the Temecula Community Center, 28816 Pujol St. Registration is required by 5 p.m. Oct. 17. Call 694-6469.
Shelter registers pets for parade
TEMECULA —— Animal Friends of the Valleys is accepting registration for its 11th annual Pet Costume Parade. The event will be Oct. 29 at Creekside Park in Lake Elsinore. Registration begins at 1 p.m. and the parade at 2.
Categories include funniest, most original, best guardian-animal look-alike, smallest animal and largest animal. The entry fee is $5 per category.
The event also will include vendor booths, door prizes and entertainment.
The park is at 32000 Lost Road. For information or registration, call Patty Slaton 471-8344.
Entries sought for Vet's Day parade
MURRIETA —— Entries are being accepted for Murrieta's third annual Veterans Day Parade. The parade will begin at 10 a.m. Nov. 11 in downtown.
Entries can be floats, bands, marching groups and veterans. All should have a patriotic theme to honor those who have served our country.
For information or an application, call Annette at 461-6110.
Library friends plan dinner
MURRIETA —— The Friends of the Murrieta Library will have its Fall Dinner/Silent Auction Nov. 12 at Bear Creek Country Club.
The event will feature a sneak preview of the new library.
Tickets are on sale for $50. Proceeds benefit the library. For information, call Maggie Pilotte at 600-1875.


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Moree on a Plate, with Wine & Art
This sounds like a great weekend indeed & I would love for us to get up here for the weekend of May 7 and 8 during which you can take cooking classes or just enjoy food already prepared, then feast your eyes at the different galleries & for your other senses not quite yet catered for either listen to the music an/or dance to the rhythm.
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Hot Springs to rival Beppu (well almost)
After working with 3 different school teams, a Primary school (K-6), a Central school (K-Year 10) & a High School (Years 7-12), a total of about 16 teachers K-12, we were ready to have coffee, do some window shopping, then unwind relaxing in one of the hot mineral springs places.
Which was exactly what we did. Onto the hot mineral springs info'.
We used the "MOREE HOT SPRINGS HEALTH RESORT:" This contained 5 indoor swimming pools with 3 of these being natural Artesian water. One at one end of the complex was quite cool while the others where varying degrees of warmish to a bit hot. The advice they had posted was to stay immersed no more than 5 minutes at a time.
The other advice I received from a couple of older (yes older than me) fellows was to work my way through the warm pools and finish the cycle in the cool pool before starting the cycle once again. It worked a treat!
And, the cost of this was a mere $4 (Australian) each. Now if that isn't absolutely excellent value then I don't know what is! Comparable to the Beppu hot sand bath for value, but not quite as good for ultimate relaxation & rejuvenation.
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Culture in the Country - Moree Plains Gallery
The Moree Plains Gallery is managed by the Moree Cultural Art Foundation & receives substantial financial assistance from the Moree Plains Shire council & the N.S.W. Ministry for the Arts.
The Gallery is currently sponsored by New England Credit Union, Rhodes Kildea, Moree Secondary College, Lagna Court Farming.
As with all major galleries it has a mixture of permanent & temporary exhibitions. We arrived there not too long before closing time & did not have as close a look or as long a look at, everything as we would have liked.
One of the exhibitions that we saw a bit of was the "Quilting" one which represents the culmination of work by a local group called the Moree Quilters. I found this interesting on a number of different levels. One of these being a senior school assistant I worked with for 7 years at Rozelle Public School by the name of Avril Burn who is an extremely accomplished, & recognised, quilter who made our girls quilts for a christening present.
We also enjoyed the aboriginal art that we got to see.
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The Waa Gorge experience
Just 86.1 kilometres from the tourist office in Moree, you'll find this gem. Of course, that titbit of information casually circumvents the fact that you'll also have half a dozen gate opening and closures, a couple of tricky creek crossings and a lot of the road is dirt. Then again, more than half of Australia's roads are dirt.
Scene 2 shows you what the countryside is like on the way down past Terry Hie Hie before you get to the gorge where you park your car and then commence walking. It's uphill mostly but not that difficult and there are a couple of features on the way. I'd like to say it's better when it's wet but, there's a problem inasmuch as the entry road is closed when it's wet.
Pic two shows Two Eyes Pool which is the first special place you come to. When viewed from above you can understand where it gets its name from.
Next is the sort of scene you can witness if you do some off piste and the canyons here offer that sort of scenario if you like to live a little bit adventurously.
The shot in the intro pages is my personal favourite and I put it there because it shows up better when larger.
You can then either head back to Moree or on to Narrabri and pic 5 shows you some of the lovely landscapes available when you go on that route.
I liked it so much I'm going back again next year.
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Cotton growing in Moree is quite successful.
IN JULY, all the cotton had been harvested and the land was being ploughed ready for the next season.
There are quite a few Cotton Gins in the area. The cotton is brought to the Gin in modules, from there it is taken into the Gin where the ginning process removes the cotton seeds and cleans the cotton before it is baled and wrapped in yellow, ready to be taken to the nearest Port. Quite a few semi-trailers laden with cotton passed us on their way. At the Cotton Gins, we saw row upon row of Cotton bales waiting to be picked up and transported.
At Moree, there is a 3 hour tour of a Cotton Farm, Cotton Gin & Town Tour (seasonal).
The tour takes you to an operational cotton farm where the cotton is harvested and packed into modules and taken to the Gins to be processed.
FOR TOUR DATES, TIMES & BOOKINGS PHONE: Tourism Moree: (02) 6757 3350
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On a clear day
It was warm, well, hot really. The only thing that tempered the heat was that it was a dry heat, typical of the country. Away from the beaches there's a distinct lack of humidity, which is just as well, because 40 degrees is not comfortable.
Just outside of town, on the southern side, an emu and its young chick wandered restlessly through a newly cut paddock. They were at some distance from the roadside and I tried in vain to get a clear shot with my telephoto but with little success.
I just liked this aspect because there's something about the composition. The wind parting the tail feathers, the rustic buildings simmering in the heat, the golden stubble colouring the background.
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Dr. Magill's I presume
Though the sign today says Moree Club, for 20 years from 1900 this was the surgery and hospital for a certain Doctor Magill. It's a unique example of Federation style Arts and Crafts architecture with a paint scheme to highlight the design.
There's intricate timber detailing here and the gables that face Albert Street have incorporated some of this, including small windows in the T-shaped pattern and a projecting gable apex for roof ventilation.
Elements of Queen Anne style are also present as shown in the high pitched large boarded gables, tall elaborate chimney and extensive verandahs.
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Federation weatherboard
These three shops with residence attached are one of the few buildings to survive the great floods of 1910.
Some of the fronts are original and are over 100 years old.
This is one of 14 points listed in a town walk brochure called "Moree's Heritage Trail" that you can obtain from most accommodation houses or the Tourist Information Centre.
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I'm glad I didn't miss this building, as in my opinion, it is the nicest in Moree. It is not an Art Deco building, but a building built in Edwardian style in 1910 for the CBC Bank & Managers's residence.
Since 1988, it has been a gallery showcasing a permanent collection, and changing exhibitions, many of contemporary Australian artists, especially Aboriginal artists.
It promotes the local indigenous art done by the region's Kamilaroi people, so you can see three collections which are a permanent display. Near the Gallery entrance is a large sculpture, carved from a Myall tree, done by a Kamilaroi artist. It shows how the Kamilaroi people traditionally incised living trees with symbolic and ceremonial designs.
Many other Australian artists have their works on display here.
Opening times
10am - 5pm Monday to Friday, and 10am - 1pm Saturday
Closed from Christmas Eve up to and including New Years Day, and the Easter long weekend.
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Classic Aussie pub
This is the sort of place those yobbos who fancy a beer might well end up at. Typical two storey with spacious verandahs for those who might be staying a night or two in the budget accommodation that can prove handy for the traveller who fancies a tipple.
It's located on the eastern side of town where the road heads out to the Gwydir Highway.
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Moree has hot summers and cold winters, so it is nice to find many lush, lawned parks. We stopped at Mary Brand Park, mainly because it was easy to park with a Caravan, but also as it had toilets and was located on the banks of the Mehi River.
On the opposite river bank is Max Wales Memorial Park, named for Moree's son who lost his life at the Battle of Long Tan, Vietnam.
Rose bushes are planted in memory of the 18 young Australian men who died in the same battle.
Jellicoe Park is the one I like the best. We often stop here as it's alongside the Newell Highway. It is also known as the "Rocket Park" which is no surprise when I saw the beaut children's play equipment shaped like a rocket, evidently, only one of three still remaining in Australia.
Plenty of shade trees including, Bauhinias and Jacarandas, plus the heritage-listed Moree Band Rotunda which is still in use today. Toilets are located in the park. It's a very nice park to stop at to give children a break when travelling a distance by car.
On the first Sunday of each month, Moree markets are held here.
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The flood marker is quite easy to walk past.
Located in front of the Post office on a large rock, is a marker showing the level the water came to in a "once in 100year flood." The problem is, somebody forgot to put on the marker, the year of this flood, a very important piece of missed information.
I since have read, that Moree has been subject to many floods with the first occuring in 1864.
The floods over the years have cause washouts of railway lines, livestock drowning in the floodwaters, homes flooded, bridges washed away and loss of lives. When it rains, it pours, with large quantities of rain falling over a short period.
In February 1955, a record flood peak of 10.85 metres devastated Moree. Most of the central business district of the town and 800 homes were flooded. I believe this is the one the marker is indicating.
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Moree is a Town full of Art Deco buildings.
There is a guided walk that can be done, cost is $12, that takes you around the 14 heritage listed buildings, or you can just walk the main street and surrounding streets like I did.
The Art Deco dates back to between 1920 and 1939. In Moree, there were many different styles combining modern art designs as well as ancient geometric design styles. Most of these have been restored now, and really look good when freshly painted.
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- Architecture
- Historical Travel
It was worth walking along Frome street, as along here, I found more historic buildings.
These included the Police Station, Court House, Westpac Bank and Post Office.
I took photos of the Court house which was built in Federation free style in 1903.
It's a great example of Federation Free style architecture and also of a large country courthouse.
It was the third courthouse built in the town, previous buildings were constructed in 1876 and 1885.
A nice old building surrounded by landscaped gardens.
Across the road from the Post Office, was the imposing Art Deco, Westpac Bank building.
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- Historical Travel
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As I was walking along Frome Street, I came across this lovely old home on the corner of Frome & Albert Streets.
It caught my attention as it was built in a very different style to the Art Deco buildings in Moree.
It was empty, and starting to fall into disrepair, a shame I thought. I hope somebody renovates it, and I wish I knew something about it.
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By Paul Strauss: One of the most refreshing things occurring Friday night at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ was to hear Zab Judah say he was done with the "Bad Boy" image. He admittedly came to his senses and realized it was getting him no where. He now clearly understands he has responsibilities, and must face them with seriousness and determination. He describes his efforts as a new life, a new program, and his outstanding performance on ESPN's Friday Night Fights lends credence to his words.
It's refreshing to hear him say that not only has he returned to his natural weight class of 140lbs., but more importantly, that he is fighting with godspeed. He wasn't talking about the speed of light, but rather the prosperous and successful journey he believes God has in store for him, because he has bade farewell to the unfavorable things of the past. He looks good too.. It's not only that he obviously appears fit and in good shape, but it's also the absence of all that hardware from his mouth. It is a definite improvement.
After watching how easily he handled Jose Armando Santa Cruz, one wonders if this Santa Cruz is the same fighter who gave Joel Casamayor such a hard time. Judah had no trouble at all. First, he established his jab, keeping Cruz in check. When Cruz attempted any aggression, Zab would quickly get out of range, or just step to the side, and land his counter shots.
Gradually, over the first couple of rounds, Zab sized up Cruz and timed his movements. Instead of continuing to step back or off to the side, he now started to step inside of Cruz' wide looping punches, and let Cruz run into a few choice punches. Zab was inching closer to landing a sharp clean shot.
Specifically, Zab was able to turn Cruz' attack against himself. Whenever Cruz would begin another one of his three or four punch assaults, Zab would rudely interrupt with a call for lights out. In the third round, Cruz started his usual wide, looping right hand, and Zab stepped inside of it and unloaded a beautiful left uppercut that pushed the off button on the point of Cruz' chin. Cruz managed to haul himself to his feet, but the dimmer switch was still set on low voltage. Zab swooped in and landed a few more hard shots. Referee Benjy Estevez, Jr. pulled Super Zab away, letting him know Cruz had had enough. The official time was 2:33 of the third round. Zab is now looking for a big fight with someone like Bradley, Khan or Alexander. Any of the three would make for an exciting fight with the new and improved Super Zab.
Wouldn't it be interesting if Jose Armando Santa Cruz met up with the newscaster from the show called "Married With Children". Her name is Miranda Vera Cruz De La Hoya Cardinal (say it fast), and if she turned out to be one of those modern women who wanted to keep her maiden name and hyphenate....... well!
Enough of that. HBO has a good card Saturday night featuring Timothy Bradley vs. Luis Carlos Abregu, Alfredo Angulo vs Joachim Alchine. and Antonio DeMarco vs. Daniel Attah. It should be another good night for fight fans.
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Well it is being played in Israel, so most likely he is Jewish, but it's irrelevant as long as he believed the guy was Jewish. I'm not saying anything about French people, I'm talking about Llodra.
You are absolutely right. People of different cultures and different ethnicities should all be made to act the same. Otherwise we as "the good guys" can place labels on them like racist etc. That way we all keep our cultural differences, get along with each other, and allow each other to think and act differently.
Ya see how this works?
Or maybe we should just ignore people if they are rude or different and leave each other alone if we dont like them.
Do you honeslty think he should be fined money for calling someone chinese when he didnt understand she was Korean. So Lodra is rude and ignorant. Big deal, its not illegal to be rude or ignorant. If I call an Asian ....Chinese when they are Japanese should I be fined?
Sheesh. Maybe Lodra and this Asian chick should get married. They already have the lingo and banter down pat.
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Financial factors in the boom-bust episode in Finland in the late 1980s and early 1990s
This paper proposes a framework for studying the boom and bust in Finland in the late 1980s and early 1990s. We develop a small open economy DSGE model with balance sheet-constrained firms à la BGG and calibrate it to the Finnish economy. We use the model to simulate three events that are claimed to have played a key role in the Finnish boom-bust episode and compare the model outcome with actual Finnish data. Firstly, we assess in our DSGE framework the role of financial market deregulation in the 1980s in the boom that preceded the crises. Secondly, we use our model to evaluate the negative impact of the collapse of Soviet-Finnish trade at the beginning of 1991. Thirdly, we investigate the effect of the collapse of the fixed exchange rate regime in September 1992. We conclude that financial frictions combined with the shocks that hit the Finnish economy are able to produce a boom and a severe depression similar to the one observed in Finland in the late 1980s and early 1990s. A key finding is the crucial role played by the financial accelerator mechanism in the ability of the model to mimic the response of the Finnish economy to the shocks it encountered. A key contribution is the incorporating unconventional shocks into the model: domestic financial market shocks to capture the deregulation of the financial market; a capital obsolescence shock to model the sudden redundancy of Soviet-oriented manufacturing; and a shock from the international financial market, a country borrowing premium shock, to capture the collapse of the fixed exchange rate regime.
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- Schmitt-Grohe, Stephanie & Uribe, Martin, 2003.
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