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Sparkly clips and headbands are like jewelry for your hair.
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There's an art to clips. Part your hair to one side. Now grab the bigger section, tease the roots, spritz with hairspray, twist once or twice, then secure your barrette. "Adding texture and the finger roll is the secret to stopping clip slip," says Kristan Serafino, a celeb hairstylist in New York City. If your hair is superfine, your accessory might need an accessory—reinforce it with two crisscrossed bobby pins.
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A truly brilliant idea. Spotlight your hair flair by applying a shimmer spray to the strands the clip is holding.
Headbands are easy. Plop one on. Done. And know this: If it's elastic or fabric-lined, you won't get headband headache.
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Temporary tattoos are going to be your new gilty pleasure. Dior has created a line of 24-karat (yes, real gold!) "skin jewels" based on its bracelets, earrings, rings and charms. You get nine for $120—cheaper than actual bling and a total convo starter.
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The application process. You know the broad strokes: Cut out design, peel off plastic, hold to skin, moisten back and press firmly. But to make the tat last: Skin must be clean and dry; skip jewelry that could rub; don't lotion up.
More body art. The tattoos are shiny, so you want the rest of your skin to sparkle, too. Spread creamy bronzer all over, and dust shins, shoulders and collarbone with shimmery powder, says Melanie Mills, a makeup artist in Los Angeles. Remember: Rose Gold for fair skin, Bronze Gold for medium to dark.
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Give your manicure the Midas touch. Even silver polish is infused with gold this season. For your next mani, you gotta go for it; it's simply a question of how much. Single out an accent nail, dress up a neutral with a gold-flecked top coat, or embrace the trend full on with OTT glitz.
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No Edward Scissorhands. Nail shape matters. You don't want tacky knifelike talons. File each nail into a squoval (square meets oval)—it's tasteful and less chip prone.
One more thing. If shiny gold feels a little too "night out," use a buffer to gently dull the finish, says Dana Caruso, the Sally Hansen global beauty expert. Matte is where it's at!
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Heigh-ho, let's go silver. Smooth a creamy shadow on lids. Then use a sponge wand to trace the Vs of your eyes (inside corner, outside corner) with silver powder for an ethereal glow, Mills advises.
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Vermont State Police say a New York man has been charged with starting a fire that destroyed a mobile home in Alburgh.
Police said Thursday that 21-year-old Nicholas Zagres of Plattsburgh, N.Y., has been charged with arson and grand larceny.
The fire was reported a week ago by the person living in the home.
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This is the home that my family lived in for many years. It has now stood for over 100 years and undergone many changes, but it holds many memories. As an aside, the photos are not crooked, it's my photography ~
The house was built on what was originally called Lincoln Street in Astoria, New York. My maternal grandmother lived here in the late 1880's. Her family moved away, but when she and my grandfather got married in about 1916, they purchased it. I think that the top picture dates from this era. My mother and uncle were born here in 1917 and my mom lived here until she got married in 1941. The middle two pictures were taken in 1935. At some time during this period, the street was renamed 31st Road and Astoria became part of Long Island City.
At first my parents lived in an apartment, but in 1943, when I was about six months old, my parents moved back to this house. We lived upstairs and my grandparents and my uncle lived downstairs. After my grandmother died in 1947, we moved to the lower half and my grandfather and uncle moving upstairs. I lived here until 1949 when I was almost 7, and my parents bought their first house.
My grandfather sold the house sometime in the early 50's. I took the last picture in 2001 when I was visiting New York and took my uncle and my godmother on a nostalgia tour.
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Google trusts YOU more.
Recently, I've been getting emails and messages from friends telling me, "HEY, you're on the first page of Google when I searched for X or Y. I see your photo and a link to your blog". In my opinion, this is a big darn deal for anyone who creates content online AND is well connected online. Let me explain why…
This feature that people are seeing on their search results page is called, "social search". And, people like my sister and my mom, who aren't tech savvy, are likely missing the heading that explains "results from my social circle". See below.
Google explains what "social search" in more detail:
With Social Search, when we search for [baby sleep patterns], [swaddling] or [best cribs], not only do we get the usual websites with expert opinions, we also find relevant pages from our friends and contacts. For example, if one of my friends has written a blog where he talks about a great baby shop he found in Mountain View, this might appear in my social results. I could probably find other reviews, but my friend's blog is more relevant because I know and trust the author.
This seemingly small change is smart for Google and more importantly aligned with people's behavior and the shift in our culture. When you perform a search, you are asking Google to give you back, relevant, credible information. That said…
…consider the following about trust + influence:
- More than ever, people do NOT trust businesses, corporations, government and institutions (2009 Edelman)
- More than ever, we highly trust the opinions of our friends and family.
- Trust in news media is down in double digits (2009 Edelman)
- Strangers are trusted more than celebrities and advertising (2008 McCann Survey).
- 85% of people who sit down at a computer are likely to first perform a search on Google
Do you get where I'm going with this? I make a point to tell you 85% of activity on a computer for any given person is searching for something on Google. AND now Google is placing links to your friend's content based on the keywords you're searching for, which is inline with the status quo of trust and influence shifting to individuals and strangers.
So, back to my original point at the beginning of my blog post: this change is a big darn deal for anyone who creates a lot of content AND is well connected online …because your visibility online just increased exponentially.
Every time a friend performs a search on Google, your content is eligible to appear if it's relevant to their search …on the first page of their search results.
This is big.
What content do you have published, created, or exists that will place you on the first page of search results for free? Those that have content will benefit- and with little to no effort required.


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"Stuck in a rut with the same old, same old breakfast cereal? There are plenty of new offerings out there in your grocery store — including many that are higher in fiber and lower in added sugar than the old standards. To find the 10 best new cereals, WebMD took to the cereal aisle with a spoon and calculator in tow…" Read the entire article at Web MD: 10 Best New Healthy Breakfast Cereals
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Just curious to see what odd, unconventional or just plain funny things you have done to save money.
Today I learned that a twin size, fitted sheet makes a great tablecloth. Just pin underneath and voila! It looks fantastic, and I even got compliments from a neighbor on my great tablecloth.
And I got a garage sale dresser, painted it white and lined the drawers with princess wrapping paper for my daughter's clothes. No need for pricey drawer liners.


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Manchester United draw Fenerbahce, Feyenoord in Europa League
Manchester United will face Fenerbahce and Feyenoord in Group A in the 2016-17 Europa League.
Jose Mourinho's side are the bookmakers' favourites to win the competition, which begins on Sept. 15, but face tough opposition in Turkish side Fenerbahce, whose squad includes former United striker Robin van Persie, and Dutch club Feyenoord.
Zorya Luhansk, who finished fourth in the Ukrainian Premier League last season, complete the group.
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(WJLA) - For the first time in three years, federal workers got a long-awaited raise Wednesday.
The Washington Post reports that a 1 percent raise for all federal workers kicked in on New Year's Day, ending a pay freeze that dated back to the era just after the recession.
President Barack Obama did not authorities pay increases in either 2011 or 2013. By executive order, the Post says Obama authorized the pay increase just before Christmas.
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The advantage of migrants not learning English
There's been plenty of coverage of Ed Milband's speech on 'cultural integration' in Tooting today, and I don't intend to repeat stuff. For the record, I agree that it was an attempt at celebrating cultural diversity, along with some decent enough policy points about protecting migrants from some of the worst excesses of capitalism. I still don't see how the labour movement can really claim the high ground on how we all live together until it confronts once and for all its shameful institutionally racist past, which helped create the divisions of today, but that's another post (here's one I wrote earlier). As it stood, it was on ok speech.
But this bit was strangely strawman-like:
Where there are Home School Agreements, English language learning should be included. Which too often doesn't happen at the moment. That would ensure that both schools and parents share the responsibility for helping foreign-born children learn how to speak English.
Is Ed Miliband really suggesting that there's a substantial number of parents out there who are keen to stop their children learning English at school – children who can only be saved from a lifetime of English-free non-integration by making their parents sign a piece of paper which presumably they won't be able to read anyway? If so, who and where are these people? Because the research I've seen about migrant parents' attitude to their children's education suggests quite the opposite of what Miliband appears to be suggesting is going on.
For example, Haleh Afshar's research back in the 1980s found that:
Muslim women in West Yorkshire, like their male counterparts, place an inordinate trust in the ability of the educational system to act as a means of delivering their children from the drudgery of poverty. Although in practice there is not enough evidence to support their optimism, women of all backgrounds, regardless of their own levels of educational achievement, seek to promote their children within the school and further educational systems and are increasingly doing so for their daughters as well as their sons.
And later (2002), Tahir Abbas found in his study of Asian families in Birmingham that, while social class may play a part in attitudes to the importance of education:
In general, both parents and their children are convinced in their enthusiasm for educational achievement, with research continuing to show the importance of parenting to secondary schooling.
If Asian and Muslim communities – arguably the broad group in Britain most demonized as separating themselves off from the 'mainstream' – are so keen for their children to participate and succeed in school (for which presumably a grasp of English is necessary), what other groups are out there actively denying their children access to the lingua franca? Is Miliband suggesting that 'foreign-born' children are affected by a a whole new set of attitudes from parents which don't seem to be held by earlier migrants? I just don't get it.
But perhaps I'm being too pernickety. Perhaps Miliband was merely seeking to point out the importance of newly arrived parents learning English as quickly as possible so that they can help their kids out at school, so that those kids get over the barrier of a late start and catch up as best they can. That would sound much more reasonable.
Oddly, though, the research doesn't seem to support such a thesis. On the contrary, the research that has been done (in the US) on children of migrant families who learn English while their parents don't suggests that their role as 'language brokers' is a significant factor driving their educational achievement. Dorner et al (2007), for example*, studied "the regularity with which the children of mostly Mexican immigrants in Chicago interpret languages and cultural practices for their families", and found that:
[S]uch "language brokering" is related to academic outcomes. Using data collected from a subset of children (n=87) longitudinal regression models, which controlled for early school performance, showed that higher levels of language brokering were significantly linked to better scores on fifth- and sixth-grade standardized reading tests………The practice of language brokering that we have identified has not received much attention from educational researchers seeking to boost students' achievement. And yet it is a literacy and numeracy practice that takes place every day in the homes of immigrant families, and it is one that may have measurable payoffs for children's school successes across a range of subject areas. While not all language brokering situations may have uniformly positive benefits—and earlier research has demonstrated the trade-offs between cognitive and psychosocial costs and benefits—standardized test score gains may indeed occur for the children of immigrants who accomplish deep and varied brokering tasks.
This, I suggest, is more than an esoteric research point. It suggests that significant numbers of children coming into schools and not just learning English for themselves but using their new language to help their families navigate through their new lives in Britain might, if the proper teaching resources are in place to help, actually be beneficial for educational standards overall, with native-born children carried along in the wake of these growing competencies and life skills. It even provides one partial explanation, dare I say, for the impressive surge in the achievement across London's very diverse schools (p.18 of report), which, as Chris Cook at the FT has pointed out, is difficult to attribute entirely to improvements within the schools themselves (though this is undoubtedly important).
In short, maybe immigration is making for a cleverer country. Even the Daily Mail might have trouble arguing that that's a bad thing.
That is not to argue, of course, that we should be actively seeking to deny parents access to English tuition so that their children can grow into even more rounded, talented people than they will be anyway. That would be pretty stupid, given the other advantages that having parents who can communicate freely in their new country will bring.
But it is to point out that, sometimes, this stuff about 'cultural integration', and the creation of a problem just so that Ed Miliband can offer the papers a thoroughly New Labour, managerial solution (Home School Agreements for Gawd's sake), might not actually be a very good idea, and that a wholesale defence and celebration of immigration, in the interests of the (One) Nation, might actually end up being a winner, if Labour has the balls for it.
* For more, see also Halgunseth, L. (2003). Language brokering: Positive developmental outcomes. In M. Coleman & L. Ganong (Eds.), Points and Counterpoints: Controversial relationship and family issues in the 21st century: An anthology (pp. 154-157). Los Angles, CA: Roxbury.
December 17, 2012 at 6:28 pm
Well Cleggie had better stay out of Wales if he demands they learn English here, he of course cannot speak Welsh.
September 8, 2013 at 1:50 pm
great article ,,,,It's really interesting to know that there's some advantage somewhere in the world to move without knowing english….sounds great…@treborc,,, lol,🙂 that;s funny that he can't speak welsh….
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MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Following his messy divorce with Indiana
University, Kelvin Sampson was introduced today as an assistant
coach with the Milwaukee Bucks.
Sampson resigned as IU's basketball coach February 22nd and
accepted a $750,000 buyout after an NCAA report charged him with
five major rules violations. He agreed to become a Bucks assistant to Scott Skiles earlier this month.
Sampson is looking to restore his reputation and hopes by taking
the Bucks' job he's taking a step in that direction. He's not talking about his departure from Indiana until after an NCAA hearing in mid-June. Sampson says, "more will come out and I'll be more than happy to talk after that."
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There are Christmas gifts and ideas for everyone at the annual Junior League of Roanoke Valley Stocked Market.
On Friday morning, a line formed outside of the Roanoke Civic Center of those waiting to get inside. Proceeds help the league's partnership with community organizations.
Shoppers of all walks of life, including the ones in the strollers are feeling the holiday spirit.
"Not only do you get to do some shopping, all the money goes back into the community. It's a really good reason to come out and spend a little bit of money to get a jump start on your holiday shopping event," said Stocked Market Committee Co-Chair Ashley Feuerstein.
Santa Clause is making a special appearance at the civic center.
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WASHINGTON (June 26, 2013)--U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel issued a statement after the ruling Wednesday in which he said the Pentagon will begin to extend health care, housing and other federal benefits to the same-sex spouses of military members as soon as possible.
"The Department of Defense intends to make the same benefits available to all military spouses -- regardless of sexual orientation -- as soon as possible. That is now the law and it is the right thing to do," Hagel said.
"Every person who serves our nation in uniform stepped forward with courage and commitment. All that matters is their patriotism, their willingness to serve their country, and their qualifications to do so. Today's ruling helps ensure that all men and women who serve this country can be treated fairly and equally, with the full dignity and respect they so richly deserve," he said.
Defense officials estimate there are 18,000 same-sex couples in the active duty, National Guard and Reserves, but it's unclear how many are married.
The court ruling also could allow burial of same-sex spouses at Arlington Cemetery.
Repeal of the ban on openly gay military service took effect in September 2011.
WASHINGTON (June 26, 2013)--The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that legally married same-sex couples should get the same federal benefits as heterosexual couples and in a separate case cleared the way for same sex marriages in California.
In a 5-4 vote, the court invalidated a provision of the federal Defense of Marriage Act Wednesday that prevented married gay couples from receiving a range of tax, health and retirement benefits that are generally available to married people.
Justices in a second 5-4 vote held that defenders of California's gay marriage ban did not have the right to appeal lower court rulings striking down the ban.
The court's vote Wednesday leaves in place the initial trial court declaration that the ban is unconstitutional and California officials probably will rely on that ruling to allow the resumption of same-sex unions in about a month's time.
Chanting "DOMA is Dead," supporters of same-sex marriage burst into cheers Wednesday at news of the Supreme Court's decision invalidating part of the federal law.
Sarah Prager, 26, cried when she heard the news standing outside the court. Prager married her wife in Massachusetts in 2011 and now lives in Maryland.
"I'm in shock. I didn't expect DOMA to be struck down," she said through tears and shaking. Prager was referring to the Defense of Marriage Act, signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 1996, which was aimed at preserving the legal definition of marriage as between a man and a woman.
A large crowd had thronged to the high court's plaza earlier to await not only the decision on DOMA, but also a ruling on whether a constitutional amendment in California prohibiting gay marriage could stand the test of challenge.
Most of the people in the crowd that spilled across the sidewalk in front of the court were gay marriage supporters.
One person held a rainbow flag and another wore a rainbow shawl, and a number of people carried signs with messages including "2 moms make a right" and "'I Do' Support Marriage Equality."
Others wore T-shirts including "Legalize gay" and "It's time for marriage equality."
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President Barack Obama applauded the court's ruling in the DOMA case.
"This was discrimination enshrined in law. It treated loving, committed gay and lesbian couples as a separate and lesser class of people. The Supreme Court has righted that wrong, and our country is better off for it," he said.
"On an issue as sensitive as this, knowing that Americans hold a wide range of views based on deeply held beliefs, maintaining our nation's commitment to religious freedom is also vital," he said.
"How religious institutions define and consecrate marriage has always been up to those institutions. Nothing about this decision – which applies only to civil marriages – changes that," he said


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At the heart of every Thanksgiving meal are some of the healthiest and most wholesome foods. Sweet potatoes, cranberries, green beans, pumpkin, and even the turkey become fodder for a calorie-fest when we smother them in sugar, butter, and even marshmallows. Chef Aida Mollenkamp has taken our favorite traditional recipes and made them over for Biggest Loser, giving us all the seasonal flavors we love without the fat and calories we won't even miss.
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Lost in the high-stakes battle over Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal to eliminate the state's redevelopment agencies is the fate of affordable housing.
For three and a half decades, hundreds of thousands of California's low- and moderate-income residents have benefited from a program that forces redevelopment agencies to allocate 20 percent of their revenue to affordable housing -- mostly apartments. According to state housing officials, about 173,000 new or renovated affordable-housing units were built from 1984 to 2008.
After federal funds, the money from the redevelopment agencies is the second-biggest source of funds in California for such housing. Since San Jose created its housing department in 1988, the city has spent $834 million building 21,702 units, with an additional $3.2 billion coming from private investors.
"San Jose has really been one of four poster children for what you can do with redevelopment funds that create housing," said Christine Minnehan, longtime legislative advocate for the Western Center on Law and Poverty, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit that lobbies on behalf of the poor. The other three cities that have "stepped up to the plate," she said, are San Francisco, Sacramento and Los Angeles.
But Brown's proposed budget doesn't include a plan to fund low-income housing in the future, and that worries people like 65-year-old Mary Gilbert of San Jose, who lives in an affordable senior-housing complex on South Bascom Avenue, where she pays $845 monthly in rent.
"I think it would be a drastic mistake," said the retired public employee, whose two pensions and Social Security add up to $23,000 a year. "If they don't help senior citizens find a good place to live, they'll end up with a lot of homeless people."
Nina Dang, a mother of two who earns about $10,000 from In-Home Supportive Services as a caregiver for her mother, has been living in a two-bedroom affordable rental for the past four years. "I don't know where else I would live," said Dang, 41, who pays $120 a month in rent.
Worried about what she and other housing advocates see as an end to the statewide program, San Jose Housing Director Leslye Corsiglia is hoping a proposal by state Sen. Mark DeSaulnier, D-Concord, to maintain $600 million in annual funding for the program will win the governor's support.
"We have people who cannot afford to live in this high-cost area, and we need to be able to give them an opportunity," Corsiglia said. "We have spent every cent we have, and we would spend more if we had it."
She said San Jose has about 2,000 units in the "development pipeline," meaning that roughly $200 million worth of projects are "waiting for money." (An earlier online version of the story had incorrectly put that figure at $10 million.)
But critics of affordable-housing programs, including San Jose City Councilman Pierluigi Oliverio, say San Jose -- which faces a $105 million budget deficit and hundreds of layoffs in the next fiscal year -- can no longer afford the millions in incentives it gives to affordable-housing developers each year.
In San Jose, nonprofits and the developers who team with them are not required to pay property taxes or road maintenance fees linked to their projects. And until last year, when the City Council overwhelmingly agreed to change the law at Oliverio's urging, these developers didn't have to pay fees to build parks. Now they must pay half.
"I think we should take a break. We've done more than our fair share" providing affordable housing, said Oliverio, who has asked the San Jose city auditor to tally up how much in taxes the city has forsaken since 1988 as a trade-off for building affordable housing.
So far the city has given up $90 million in park fees and $54 million in road maintenance fees, according to figures provided to Oliverio by city staff members. This year alone, he said, the city will forgo $8.3 million in property taxes.
"Is it in the city charter to provide affordable housing -- or police and libraries?" Oliverio said. "Make it pencil out for the cities so it pays for itself."
DeSaulnier supports Brown's plan to end redevelopment agencies and give their money -- derived from property taxes -- to schools, cities and counties. But DeSaulnier says the state needs to save the affordable-housing program.
Under his proposal, regional governmental bodies such as the Association of Bay Area Governments would be in charge of distributing the same amount of money -- about $600 million annually -- to cities and counties to use for affordable housing, unless they choose to opt out of the program.
So far, however, Brown hasn't been willing to sign on to the senator's plan.
H.D. Palmer, spokesman for the state Department of Finance, said the administration had not formally analyzed the bill. But, he said, department staff members have noted that "it would come at the expense of taking roughly $600 million away from schools, cities, counties and special districts."
A vote on Brown's budget proposal had been expected last week but has been delayed as he continues to negotiate with five Republican senators seeking concessions on pension and regulatory reform. Democratic leaders have called for a vote Wednesday on $12.5 billion in cuts that include the elimination of all redevelopment agencies.
If affordable housing loses its redevelopment funding or developers are forced to give up incentives, "I don't think you would see a lot of building of affordable housing," said Linda Mandolini, executive director of Eden Housing, a 43-year-old nonprofit Hayward-based affordable-housing builder that has constructed 6,000 units.
Mandolini said she hopes that the governor, schools and local governments realize that if they don't come up with a reliable funding source to pay for affordable housing, they will end up paying the tab one way or another.
"It's hard for me to imagine how well a child can learn when they're living in a car," she said.
Affordable-housing developers usually obtain financing from sources such as federal and state tax credits, redevelopment agency funding, banks and other private investors.
But should even one of those sources be lost, Mandolini and other housing advocates say, it would be tough to build affordable housing in the South Bay, where the cost of land remains high despite the economic downturn.
"The public policy decisions that help make affordable housing happen have been enormously helpful," Mandolini said. "Without them, it would be pretty grim."
Contact Tracy Seipel at 408-275-0140.
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I don't have a car on campus, so I can only reply with what I hear from other students, but it doesn't sound too bad. Plus, people only use their vehicles to go off campus, it only takes about fifteen minutes to walk between the two furthest buildings, there is no reason to use a vehicle.
Parking passes are reasonably priced, but visitors do not have many spaces and risk getting tickets. Most places downtown are within walking distance of campus, so a can is not always needed.
There is plenty of parking on campus-- though permits get slightly pricey. You don't really need a car up here unless you live off campus.
Too many parking tickets! Its not always obvious where students can and cannot park and at what times and our security loves to ticket people and the prices of those tickets are ridiculous!
Even with a permit, if you park somewhere for 15 where you are not allowed to, you will get a fine. They are constantly on patrol
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As the student quotes suggest, parking at Luther can be a bit of a pain. While it may be that Luther actually has enough parking spaces for all the cars that need them, these lots are often so inconveniently located or reserved for faculty/alumni that a lot of student cars will spend a lot of time parked on the streets. This is notoriously bad for students in Larsen, which has a pathetically inadequate parking lot for the students it houses, and around Christmas at Luther, when the College basically banishes student cars to the most remote corner it can find to make room for the crowds. Other dorms have better facilities, but parking can still be a bother.
However, this isn't a huge problem since campus—and Decorah as a whole—is small enough that almost anything can be reached without a car, and most students will only use theirs to travel on weekends. But what seems like a minor annoyance can be compounded in no time by the SPO cops. A lot of students, especially during the day, don't want to take the time to find a legitimate spot, and if you do this, it's a near guarantee that you'll get a fine, and appealing it isn't always successful. Similar problems occur in winter, when cars won't start or get plowed in due to snowfalls. The SPO cops have no sympathy for your car stuck in a professor's spot due to ice and cold temperatures, and you'll probably get a ticket for having your car in a snow removal zone, as well. The biggest way to avoid a headache from parking is to be smart and realistic. If you bring a car, be aware that you may be signing up for a hassle and plan accordingly.
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Newbery Medal-winning author Beverly Cleary gives Henry's dog, Ribsy, the center stage in this dog's-eye view of the adventure of a lifetime.
Good ol' Ribsy's ever-curious mind has always gotten him into scrapes, but this time he may have gone too far. After a comical turn of events, Ribsy finds himself in the wrong station wagon with the wrong children. Ribsy will do anything to find Henry, but there's plenty of excitement to be had along the way—and scoring a touchdown for a local high school team is only part of the fun!
Ribsy takes center stage!
Henry Huggins's dog, Ribsy, didn't mean to get lost in the huge shopping mall parking lot . . . but after a comical mix-up one rainy afternoon, he finds himself in the wrong station wagon with the wrong children. Now Ribsy's on a quest to find Henry, and home—but there's plenty of excitement to be had before he gets there!
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"Mrs. Cleary's style is, as always, refreshing; The characters are real, the dialogue is lively, the humor is unquenchable." — The Bulletin for the Center for Children's Books
"Henry Huggins's lost dog stars in this delightful story that sparkles with naturalness, heart, and humor." — The New York Times
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- Ages: 8 to 12
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'The Martian' First Look: Matt Damon is an Astronaut Again
Posted on Saturday, May 23rd, 2015 by Ethan Anderton
Last year, we saw Matt Damon in astronaut mode in Christopher Nolan's Interstellar (above). And now The Bourne Identity star is returning to space with The Martian, the adaptation of Andy Weir's novel of the same name. Alien director Ridley Scott is at the helm of the sci-fi drama which follows an astronaut (Damon) who was part of the first team to walk on Mars. But when a dust storm catches his crew off guard, he ends up left behind on the planet, with no way to signal his astronaut colleagues, or mission control back on Earth, that he's still alive. I guess that's what he gets for trying to leave Matthew McConaughey behind in Interstellar
Earlier this year we got an unconventional first look at the set of The Martian thanks to a Super Bowl bet that Damon made with author Andy Weir. (Find out more about that here.) But now we actually have an official first look photo from the film with Damon in full astronaut gear.
UPDATE: A couple more of The Martian first look photos have surfaced, and we've added them after the jump. Read More »


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The story shifts back and forth in time. Cale plays all parts, including the focal role of early-30s Irish carriage driver Kieren McGrath, who plies his trade in Central Park, led by a trusty palomino horse. Kieren is yearning to find a suitable topic for a book he wants to write, and he suddenly stumbles upon it. One day, a woman named Marsha catches a ride with Kieran and startles him with an unusual proposition—escort her widowed Australian friend Vallie to a social function, and then make sure the evening ends "in a nice time" for Vallie—in exchange for a hefty sum, of course. Hence, a stud is born.
Other characters include sexy young women named Trish and Ruby, and two men—a book publisher and his young companion—who help bring the play to a surprising yet satisfying resolution. Cale is a master at differentiating between the accents, genders, and physical characteristics of the people he is portraying. The character shifts are initially a little confusing, but the actor soon settles into rhythms that support the diverse moods. At that point, the unfolding story and the transitions begin to feel natural.
Tasteful design elements underline the crisp simplicity of the piece. Takeshi Kata's bare-bones set, Laura Bauer's costumes, Beverly Emmons' lighting, Andre Pluess' remarkable sound effects, and Jason H. Thompson's superb projections greatly enhance the experience.
Presented by Center Theatre Group at the Kirk Douglas Theatre, 9820 Washington Blvd., Culver City. May 13–June 6. Tue.–Fri., 8 p.m.; Sat. 2 and 8 p.m.; Sun., 1 and 6:30 p.m. (213) 628-2772. www.centertheatregroup.org.
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Quotables: Amber Heard Just Might Be Too Cool for Johnny Depp
"I would rather shoot the gun and save the girl or save the guy or be hated than be cute, sweet and adorable and loved. It's way more fun. It's always more fun to play a badass. I always fight for those characters. I only make a few movies a year because for every one that I take, I've said no thanks to many romantic movies where I bat my eyelashes and catch the bouquet."
--Amber Heard, brand new fiancee of Johnny Depp and apparent badass, explains why she's not so well known, and why she really should be.
So we can officially root for this couple now, right? Now that this kind of information is out there? It looks like Johnny's coming to the end of that weird midlife crisis thing he was going through (for real though, those scarves), this could be something great. Also, they are so pretty.


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Definition of spiderwort in English:
An American plant whose flowers bear long hairy stamens.
- Genus Tradescantia, family Commelinaceae: several species, including the blue-flowered North American T. virginiana, from which many cultivars have been derived.
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- Spring-blooming wildflowers are the broad-leaved spiderwort, downy yellow violet, and hairy phlox.
- Tropical spiderwort, inconsequential for seven decades, has recently spread in alarming proportions in fields in Georgia, Florida and North Carolina.
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Indian Model 841
Claimed power: 25hp @ 4,600rpm (est.)
Top speed: 70mph
Engine: 745cc air-cooled flathead 90-degree V-twin, 2.875in x 3.5in (73mm x 89mm) bore and stroke, 5.1:1 compression ratio
Weight: 528lb (240kg)
Fuel capacity/MPG: 5gal (19ltr)
Moto Guzzi may have made their mark with a transverse V-twin and a shaft drive, but Indian got there 25 years earlier with the U.S. Army Model 841.
In the summer of 1941 war was raging across Europe. German and Italian forces were in control of most of the mainland, with Great Britain and its allies standing alone against the onslaught while also fighting in North Africa. The United States War Department realized there was a good chance that America would soon join the conflict, and they would need more equipment.
As part of war preparations, Indian and Harley-Davidson were told to make as many of their sidevalve V-twins as they could. Indian delivered the government-specification 500cc Model 741 and the Model 640B, a military version of the 750cc Sport Scout, while Harley produced the 750cc Model WLA. They were good bikes, even if the Indian Model 500 was underpowered, but the U.S. Army's top brass knew Germany was making some of the best military motorcycles in the world — flat twins from BMW and Zündapp. They had been used with devastating effect in the blitzkrieg against France, when motorized troops broke through defenses and kept advancing all the way to the English Channel in less than two months.
These flat twins, or "boxers," could be used as a solo or with a sidecar and, thanks to their shaft drives, be ridden in the sands of the desert as well as the muddy fields of Europe. In the autumn of 1941, the order went out to Harley and Indian: We'll give you $350,000 each to build 1,000 shaft drive sidevalve twins for testing and evaluation. MC
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Get an overview of this hotelSt. Louis luxury property near Laclede's Landing
Atop Lumière Place
This 19-story St. Louis hotel overlooks the Mississippi River, 3 blocks away. Shopping at Lumière Place is downstairs. Historic Laclede's Landing and its eclectic nightlife are within one-half mile.
Sky Terrace and pool
Four Seasons Hotel St Louis features an outdoor terrace pool; attendants provide chilled towels and frozen fruit. The 12,000-square-foot Spa at Four Seasons includes steam rooms, saunas, and a tranquility pool.
Plasma TVs and deep soaking tubs
Guestrooms are on floors 9 through 19, giving unobstructed views of downtown and the Mississippi. Guests can lounge in provided bathrobes and slippers while enjoying the 42-inch plasma TVs.Would you like to give us feedback? Share it! Opens in a new window
Four Seasons Hotel St Louis999 North Second Street St. Louis MO 63102
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
Four Seasons Hotel St Louis is perched above Lumière Place, which offers dining at Cielo Restaurant and Bar, a casino, and entertainment. Laclede's Landing is three blocks away, and the Gateway Arch is a mile from this luxurious St. Louis hotel.
Built in 2008, this Four Seasons includes a full-service health spa, a 24-hour fitness center, complimentary wired Internet access, and a terrace with an outdoor pool. Room service is available 24-hours a day; the hotel features an on-site restaurant and bar.
Computer rental, luggage storage, dry cleaning service, tour assistance, translation service and on-site medical assistance are all available. The hotel has designated smoking areas. The business center and front desk are open around the clock, and multilingual concierge services are available. The hotel also offers banquet facilities and 7 meeting rooms, plus event catering and audio/visual equipment. Guests can enjoy the casino or relax by the lobby fireplace. Pets are allowed at this property.
- 24-hour business center
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- 24-hour front desk
- ATM/banking
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Casino
- Coffee shop or café
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Computer station
- Concierge services
- Conference center
- Conference space
- Conference space size (feet) - 20000
- Conference space size (meters) - 1858
- Designated smoking areas
- Designated smoking areas (fines apply)
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Express check-out
- Fireplace in lobby
- Free parking nearby
- Free WiFi
- Full-service spa
- Garden
- Hair salon
- Luggage storage
- Meeting rooms 7
- Multilingual staff
- Number of floors - 19
- Number of meeting rooms - 15
- Outdoor pool
- Poolside bar
- Porter/bellhop
- Restaurant
- Rooftop terrace
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Sauna
- Spa services on site
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Spa tub
- Steam room
- Supervised childcare/activities
- Terrace
- Total number of rooms - 200
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Wedding services
- Year Built 2008
Family Friendly Amenities
- DVD player
- Free Wi-Fi
- Outdoor pool
- Refrigerator (on request)
- Rollaway/extra beds available
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Valet parking (surcharge), Free parking nearby
Room Amenities
- Air conditioning
- Bathrobes
- Cable TV service
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free weekday newspaper
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Daily housekeeping
- Deep soaking bathtub
- Designer toiletries
- Desk
- Down comforter
- DVD player
- Free WiFi
- Hair dryer
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- iPod docking station
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Minibar
- Phone
- Pillow menu
- Plasma TV
- Premium TV channels
- Private bathroom
- Refrigerator (on request)
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Room service (24 hours)
- Separate bathtub and shower
- Slippers
- Turndown service
Where to Eat
Cielo - Offering views of the Gateway Arch and the Mississippi. Italian cuisine served, indoor and outdoor dining.
Cielo Bar - Adjacent to Cielo. Tapas-style menu. Open late morning to late night.
In-room dining - Available 24 hours a day.
Nearby Things to Do
The fitness center at Four Seasons Hotel St Louis offers views of the city from its spot on the seventh floor. Cardio equipment includes LCD televisions and headphones. Weight-training equipment is available, and juice and fruit are complimentary.
The main outdoor pool is next to the children's pool.
Spa Services
The Spa at Four Seasons includes 12 treatment rooms and two couples' suites. This 12,000-square-foot facility encompasses saunas and steam rooms, spa tubs, and a lounge. The spa has a water view, and Cielo Restaurant provides a special menu for spa dining.
The service menu includes massage and facials, signature treatments, body treatments, and manicures and pedicures. In warmer seasons, selected spa treatments are available poolside. Couples treatment rooms are also available.
- Number of treatment rooms 12
- Couples treatment rooms
- Manicures and pedicures
- Body wraps
- Body scrubs
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Spa tub in spa
- Massages
- Minimum age to access spa is 12
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 4 PM
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
- Pets allowed
- Dogs and cats only
- 2 per room (up to 110.23 lb)
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: between USD 17 and USD 34 per person (approximately)
- Valet parking fee: USD 32 per day (in/out privileges)
Hotel Name
- Four Seasons Hotel St Louis
- Four Seasons St Louis
- St Louis Four Seasons Hotel
We should mention
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the hotel prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Children 18 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.
Awards & Affiliations
- Four Seasons Hotel St Louis is listed in the 2011 Travel + Leisure 500.


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November 8, 2007
AUGUSTA, Ga -- An update to a story News 12 first brought you Wednesday, November 7 on News 12 First at Five.
The Godfather of Soul's first wife, Velma Warren Brown, filed an affidavit in Aiken County Wednesday claiming she and Mr. Brown never divorced, making her the surviving widow.
Today (November 8), News 12 obtained the divorce decree from Richmond County Superior Court.
It was filed by Velma Warren Brown in Richmond County on July 17, 1969.
The divorce was granted by Richmond County Superior Court Judge John Hardin on August 26, 1969.
Velma Warren Brown's attorney, David Bell, says during their research they looked for a divorce decree filed by Mr. Brown against Velma since Velma says she did not remember being divorced.
In the decree, Velma and Mr. Brown formally separated in 1964. The separation she says was "the cause of separation was the cruel treatment willfully inflicted upon the petitioner (Velma Warren Brown) by the defendant (James Brown)"
The decree also states there were four children in the marriage, Teddy Brown (age 15 at the time; now deceased), Terry Brown (age 14 at the time), Larry Brown (age 10 at the time), and Lisa Brown (age 5 at the time).
Louis Levenson, attorney for the recognized Brown children, tells News 12 that Lisa Brown is a child of Velma Warren's from another relationship.
Robert Rosen, the attorney for Tomi Rae Hynie Brown had no comment.
News 12 will continue to follow this story and bring you the latest on News 12 First at Five and News 12 at 6 o'clock.


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Deck Design Ideas and Tips
Design Concept
A deck is an extension of the architecture, look, and feel of your home. When you build one, you'll not only transform the functionality of your yard and outdoor space, but you will also increase your home's value.
There are many creative ways to incorporate a deck into your home's architecture, even if you don't have a yard. Because decks are custom-built, you have flexibility when it comes to picking a shape and design. Even though many traditional decks are built in square arrangements, you can also design a circle or half-circle if these designs work better for your yard.
If you have a two story home, you have the option to build a deck on the top floor, ground floor, or both. You can build a deck as an extension of your patio or balcony, regardless of whether you plan to construct large or small area.
You can use your deck in a way that fits with your interests and lifestyle. You can set up a freestanding hammock or a hammock that connects to sturdy beams. You can use your deck as a space to host barbecues, and you can set up a patio and table chairs for a place to share meals with your family. You can also install a few planter boxes if you'd like to maintain a small flower or vegetable garden.
In addition to the deck itself, make sure to pay attention to the smaller details including the trim, railings, and other features. Even these small elements can impact the cost and value of the final product. Keep in mind that you can create shade for your deck, or you can leave the space exposed to the sun.
Decorative Approaches
Your decorative approaches will depend on your architectural limitations, design objectives, and lifestyle. It should be obvious that your first goal is to stick with a design that is safe. You don't want a second-story deck that is too big and heavy for the space and support structure. Otherwise, the consequences can be extremely problematic.
Ultimately, you should plan to use your deck as a space for leisure, so follow a decorative approach that emphasizes comfort and relaxation. If you enjoy barbecues and outdoor meals, set up a patio chair and table. If you enjoy gardening, set up a few planter boxes. If you just want to lounge around, install a hammock or bench. You can even install a hot tub within or adjacent to the deck.
If you have children, make sure that you reinforce the message that a deck is not a play area. Set up your play structures elsewhere in a safer location such as a lawn. Make sure that your kids know not to leave their toys lying around. Nobody wants a scraped knee or broken arm.
Safety Tips
You should check with your city government to see if you need to submit any plans for approval. Usually, construction projects-even residential ones-must meet building certain building specifications. Otherwise, you may have trouble finishing your project or selling your home. You may end up paying a fine, or the city may require you to remove the project altogether.
The long-term attention that you need to give your deck depends on the weather in your area. If your area is rainy, then you should expect to refinish your deck at least once or twice a year. You should also consider covering your deck if this is the situation.
Excessive exposure to water may ultimately result in long-term water damage. If your deck does become damaged, you don't necessarily need to replace the whole thing. You could probably get away with just replacing a few floorboards.


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Welcome to our hostel
Hostel Niseko is a wooden hostel built by its manager who really loves country lifestyle. The hostel is located in the car parking area in Niseko Annupuri International Ski Ground and is a great vantage point for skiers.
Hostel Niseko offers a variety of facilities include family rooms, laundry room and common areas.
Guests can enjoy seasonal activities such as rafting, canoeing, trekking and climbing Mt. Yotei.


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Opening day of Dallas Cowboys' training camp
America's team, the Dallas Cowboys, has returned to Oxnard for another training camp and thousands of fans were there to welcome them back.
On opening day, the fans arrived early and pumped to see the Cowboys in action. Some fans said they got in line around 2 a.m.
The Dallas Cowboys will be practicing on the field on Vineyard Avenue for the next four weeks. The public is invited to attend their daily 4 p.m. practice.
The free practices draw more than 150,000 fans from across the country to the city of Oxnard.
All those fans equal a financial touchdown for Ventura County. A study done by UCSB last year found that visitors poured more than $2.2 million into the local economy.
The Thomas family traveled from Fresno to come see the Cowboys. They spent more than $900 on their three-day trip to Oxnard, and they say it is completely worth it.
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Smith & Wesson 500: The Springfield, Massachusetts, manufacturer calls this "the most powerful production revolver in the world." It fires .500-caliber shells and holds five rounds. Smith & Wesson says it is "a hunting handgun for any game animal walking." The company makes various barrel lengths for the 500. Its suggested retail price is US$1,249 for the version with an 8.38-inch (21.3-centimeter) barrel.
Smith & Wesson .38-caliber: Another revolver. Holds either five or six rounds, depending on the model. Most .38-caliber models from Smith & Wesson have short barrels, just 1.875 inches (4.7 centimeters) long, giving them a snub-nose appearance.
Three shotguns: South African police says Pistorius applied for licenses for models from Mossberg, Maverick and Winchester, all American makes.
Vektor .223-caliber rifle: A civilian version of the R-series assault rifle used by South Africa's military. Its innards are modified to make it only semi-automatic for civilian use.
Production was discontinued more than a decade ago. "It is rather scarce as not many were made and it has become a sought-after collector's item if in original good condition for those who are qualified to collect it," Webb said.


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A six-year-old boy who was killed in a tragic road accident in Murroe last week was named locally as Anthony Fitzgerald. It is understood that the child was playing with a friend near his home in the Ros Fearna housing estate at around 5 pm. While his friend is unhurt, the boy was knocked down when he ran on to the road just outside Murroe village on the Limerick road. The car was being driven by a person from the locality.
(Source: Limerick Leader)
Gardai investigating the seizure of up to €80,000 of cannabis plants from a grow house in Ballinamuck last week believe the hoard may have been destined for the Dublin drug market. Last week, officers swooped on the premises where an estimated 200 plants, in various stages of growth, were seized. A man in his twenties was arrested at the scene and brought to Longford Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act for questioning, where he was later released.
(Source: Longford Leader)
The Londis Store on Quay Street has been put up for tender by the receiver, Kieran Wallace of KPMG. The store was formerly owned by well-known Dundalk man Peter Dixon, who is recently deceased. Local estate agent Brian Carroll of Sherry Fitzgerald has given a guide price on the store of €775,000, which has been set out as a target price for public tenders.
(Source: Dundalk Democrat)
A Crossmolina man was rushed to Mayo General Hospital after he drank some poitín which was meant for a sick dog. Alan Traynor appeared before the Castlebar District Court after he was arrested for intoxication in a public place and threatening and abusive behavior in the A&E Department of Mayo General Hospital on April 2. Traynor told the court that he drank the illegal alcohol in his home in Crossmolina but could not remember anything after drinking it. Though he was transferred to Mayo General Hospital, the ambulance personnel insisted for safety reasons that they would only bring him in if they were accompanied by four gardaí.
(Source: The Mayo News)
Garda chief Michael Devine has said that only a return to basic "neighborly values" among householders and businesspeople, combined with garda action, can beat the growing plague of burglaries in Meath. According to the latest statistics, burglaries in the area have surged 40 percent between 2010 and 2011. The number of non-aggravated burglaries rose substantially quarter by quarter last year, reaching a total of 1,176 in the county last year. The number of similar burglaries in 2010 was 831.
(Source: Meath Chronicle)
Trade, civic, and community leaders in Castleblayney, Co Monaghan, have expressed shock over the announcement that the Cargill Limited meat processing plant in the town is to shut. The firm had leased the premises since 2002 from Castleblayney Community Enterprise Board, which erected the building as an "advance factory" in 1999 to help create jobs and boost the town's then flagging economy. However, the English-based company has now cited the loss of substantial markets and orders as the reasons for withdrawing from the Irish market, leading to the loss of 70-plus jobs in the area.
(Source: Irish Times)
Kilisha Glennon is a nine year old girl from Coolstown, Carrick Road, Edenderry. She is a kind, caring and loving little girl who, like any other nine year old, is into music, dancing, hip hop and fashion. Two years ago, her whole life was turned upside when she was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor on her seventh birthday. Despite having major surgery in Temple Street Children's Hospital, Kilisha has a long hard road ahead of her and is still attending hospital for more treatments. Nevertheless, in a heartwarming story, the Share a Dream Foundation was able to make brave Kilisha's dream of becoming a top model come true. Thanks to their incredible efforts, Kilisha was treated like a princess and got to achieve her dream of being a model for a day.
(Source: Offaly Express)
A coroner has ruled a verdict of accidental death after a Co. Roscommon born grandmother was hit by a motorbike in Sale, England. An inquest was told how Nora Higgins, who lived in England for many years, decided to make the most of the sunshine and walk to her Sale Moor home following a party at her church. Stockport Coroner's Court heard that the 88-year-old, of Oulton Avenue, left Sale Moor's Holy Family Church at 5.20pm on July 23 last year and was hit by a motorcycle when she was crossing the road.
(Source: Messenger Newspaper)
Computers in Revenue and the Department of Social Welfare are "not speaking to each other apparently," said Judge Kevin Kilrane at Sligo Court. The remark stemmed from the revelation that a person could be working and claiming benefits from a job for up to a year before any of the benefits would actually show up. The judge made the comments when dealing with a case in which Eamon Lynch of Chapel Hill, Sligo, was fined €300 for making a false statement to receive benefit. The court heard that there was an overpayment made of €3,731 to Lynch and, while some money was paid back, there remains an outstanding balance of €2,408 due.
(Source: Sligo Champion)


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Re: "CNN's Piers Morgan to be taken off air?"
Someone needs to put a muzzle on Piers Morgan.
I loved to watch Larry King, and then Piers Morgan took over. It wasn't bad, but lately nobody can seem to speak to him if they have an opposing idea.
He just goes off the deep end, especially with this [...]
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Church plans free chilic dinner Friday
The River of Life Church will hold a free chili dinner starting at 5 p.m. Friday in the fellowship hall, 200 Franklin St., Marietta.
Trick-or-treat night at Heartland Thurs.
Heartland-Rehabilitation Services, 5001 State Route 60, Marietta will hold community trick or treating from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday. There will also be Halloween treats, punch, a clown with balloon animals, face painting and more.
Karaoke Saturday
at Cutler Center
There will be karaoke from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the Cutler Community Center. Food can be purchased. Singers should bring their own CD. Admission is free.
For information: Jim Blair, 374-8496.
Halloween square dance at St. Henry's
A Halloween Square Dance will be held from 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday at St. Henry's Catholic Church on Ohio 145 near Lower Salem. Admission is $3; children 10 and younger free. Food available.
For information: 373-2882.
Benefit meal, auction Sunday at Beverly
A benefit meal and silent auction for Bob and Donna Brooker of Beverly will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at St. Bernard's Church Social Hall in Beverly. Proceeds will go toward medical expenses. Roasted chicken or ham meals will be served for a free will donation. Donations of silent auction items are being collected by Charlene Wagner, 984-4000 and Chris Baker, 984-2638.
Trick-or-treat night at Marietta Center
Community trick or treating will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Marietta Center, 117 Bartlett St. Children of all ages are invited to the free event.
For information: 373-1867.
Trick or Treat Around the Track
The third annual Trick or Treat Around the Track will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the Oak Grove Recreation Center, 535 BF Goodrich Road. To reserve a table to pass out candy, call 374-9503.
Hunters education course at Beverly
Gunstock Firearms and Training will hold a free Hunters Education Course in Beverly on Nov. 16 and 17 for students of any age and any skill level.
For information: www.gunstockfirearms.com/odnr-hunter-education/
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Amoolya replaces Ramya in Prakash's NNK
The movie Naanu Nanna Kanasu is all about relationship between father and daughter and now actress Amoolya will play Prakash's daughter in it. Amoolya's mother Jayalakshmi says that they are not aware of dumping Ramya, but they have been approached by the producers of the movie on Sunday. However, she declines to confirm anything till Amoolya signs the movie.
Now, the producers are out in search for beautiful locations for the film Naanu Nanna Kanasu. That's why they were not available to comment on the developments. But Film's publicist Sudheendra Venkatesh has confirmed that Amoolya has replaced Ramya.
However, Prakash Raj's movie Naanu Nanna Kanasu is a remake of Tamil movie Abhiyum Naanum. Recently, it was announced at a grand function in Bangalore. And it is now gearing up for its shooting.