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The navajos abide or migrate on the south, the north, and the west of the Moqui pueblas.
After the navajos had gone to rest we listened to some Mormon songs by Jacob's party.
The navajos used to fight with other tribes, and then they were stronger men than they are to-day.
He was accompanied by friendly Pai Utes, who hated the navajos.
The navajos thought that fire was first brought to earth through the efforts of the coyote, the bat, and the squirrel.
Then I buy blankets of the navajos, which they make dirt cheap now.
The squirrel assisted him at the last, to carry it to the hearths of the navajos.
The navajos were twenty thousand, but the soldiers conquered them.
These accursed navajos haven't any scruple about stripping a dead horse.
But these navajos have most foolish ideas about the next world.
Athabaskan people and language, 1780, from Spanish Apaches de Nabaju (1629), from Tewa (Tanoan) Navahu, said to mean literally "large field" or "large planted field," containing nava "field" and hu "valley." Spanish Navajo was used 17c. in reference to the area now in northwestern New Mexico.
A tribe of Native Americans, the most numerous in the United States. The Navajos have reservations in the Southwest.
Note: The Navajos were forced to move by United States troops under Kit Carson in 1864. They call the march, on which many died, the Long Walk.
Note: Today, they are known for their houses, called hogans, made of logs and earth; for their work as ranchers and shepherds; and for their skill in weaving distinctive blankets and fashioning turquoise and silver jewelry.


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As many as 22 teams from all over India are likely to participate in the championship which will be played on a league-cum-knockout basis at different cricket stadiums in the Valley, Ali said in Srinagar.
Ali said 16 teams have confirmed their participation while three teams have already arrived.
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The film industry is littered with TV comics who have tried and failed to make it on the big screen. Remember Gladiatress, the 2004 comedy set in Celtic Britain during the Roman invasion and starring the Smack the Pony gang? No? Neither do I. What about Morons from Outer Space, written by and starring Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones? Or the deeply disappointing Magicians, featuring the Peep Show boys David Mitchell and Robert Webb? All were consigned to the comedy graveyard, a place where comics dreaming of film careers are left dead and buried.
While all three doubtless failed due to inadequate scripts – more suitable for the half-hour TV format but stretched to feature length – they also boast one other thing in common: the stars left the directing duties in the hands of others. Even when the script is their own, as in the case of Steve Coogan's woeful big-screen outing The Parole Officer, allowing another to sit in the director's chair relinquishes the creative control they often enjoyed on their television work. Perhaps this is why more and more comedians are making the leap to film directing.
Most recently, we've seen Armando Iannucci, the writer and producer of The Day Today, steer In the Loop, his feature-length spin-off of the BBC political satire The Thick of It, to Oscar and Bafta nominations for Best Screenplay. Meanwhile, the next few weeks see the release of two films directed by comedians best known for their work on the small screen. The first, Cemetery Junction, a nostalgic growing-pains tale set in 1970s suburban England, is written and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, the wildly successful duo behind The Office and Extras.
Then comes the more cerebral – though no less hilarious – Four Lions, a near-the-knuckle lampooning of a Muslim group of Sheffield suicide bombers from the mind of Chris Morris, the arch satirist behind Brass Eye. Based on a script co-written by Peep Show's Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong (making a better fist of it than they did on Magicians), it marks Morris's long-awaited debut feature, after he directed the 2004 Bafta-winning short My Wrongs 8245-8249 and 117, and a handful of episodes of his TV shows Nathan Barley and Jam. Premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, it has already drawn a favourable response in spite of its controversial targets.
Like Morris, having co-directed both The Office and Extras, Gervais and Merchant already boast considerable experience behind the camera. While Cemetery Junction is Merchant's first feature-length effort, his partner has already gone the distance. Last year, the self-proclaimed "fat bloke from Reading" – who already has a Hollywood profile, thanks to appearances in Ghost Town and Night at the Museum – made his first foray into feature-film directing with The Invention of Lying. A rather lame comedy fable, as it turned out, about a man living in a world of truth who suddenly finds out he can lie, it nevertheless gave Gervais valuable insight into what it takes to make comedy work in the cinema.
Doubtless, the actor-writer has also benefited from spending time with US comics-turned-directors, be it his Night at the Museum co-star Ben Stiller or the Spinal Tap legend Christopher Guest (who, in his most recent film, the 2006 Hollywood satire For Your Consideration, starred with and directed Gervais). Not that there is much correlation between Gervais's US outings – or, indeed, his earlier work with Merchant – and Cemetery Junction. The story of three young male friends just starting out in life, it is a much gentler and less excruciating comedy than The Office or Extras, and certainly less gimmicky than The Invention of Lying.
While Gervais and Merchant have not been afraid of sentiment before (they had the good grace to allow Tim and Dawn to finally get it on in the finale of The Office), Cemetery Junction is unashamedly feelgood. "This is the first time we've left that veil of irony behind," Gervais admitted to me recently. "The comedy is incidental. The comedy is because there's funny characters when you grow up in a world that's blue-collar and harsh and cool and exciting." Even so, the film is no Working Title-like time-warp to 1970s Britain. Elements such as the antipathy between Bruce (Tom Hughes), the most volatile of the lads, and his father layer the film with a dramatic coating.
The film's success is partly due to Gervais and Merchant's awareness that they are making a movie, not a half-hour sitcom. As a result, to portray 1970s Britain without making it look like an extended episode of Bless This House, they took inspiration from Hollywood "We glorified it a bit," says Gervais. "We glorified it like America glorified America. Like Saturday Night Fever glorified working in a paint shop and dancing at the weekends. We purposely went, 'We're going to find some cool Brits that are like James Dean and John Travolta. We're going to do Rebel without a Cause mixed with Saturday Night and Sunday Morning'."
The same cinematic ambition can be said of Morris's film, which borrows from classic Ealing comedies to put the fun into fundamentalism. Proving that terrorism is a farcical business at the best of times, Four Lions may not have one eye on Hollywood like Cemetery Junction, but neither does it feel like an overworked Brass Eye sketch. What also works in both cases is a willingness to take a back seat on screen and concentrate on directing. While Morris doesn't appear at all in his film, Merchant just makes a cameo in Cemetery Junction while Gervais – playing a bigoted factory worker and father to lead character Freddie Taylor (Christian Cooke) – appears in just a handful of scenes.
All three seem to recognise that bringing your TV persona to the big-screen doesn't automatically guarantee success. It's no coincidence that some of the greatest comedy films from Britain – namely Monty Python's Life of Brian and the team's medieval outing, Monty Python and the Holy Grail – relied not on regurgitating old characters from the BBC show. Even Sacha Baron Cohen, who experienced considerable success by bringing Borat to the big screen with the help of the Curb Your Enthusiasm director Larry Charles, previously saw his most famous character flounder in Ali G Indahouse. And it's perhaps why we have yet to – and may never – see Steve Coogan bring his finest creation, Alan Partridge, to film.
Arguably, the best comics-turned-directors have learned the oft-times brutal lesson that what worked on TV doesn't always transfer to the big screen. Take Mel Smith. After failing to make his on-screen partnership with Griff Rhys Jones work in cinemas, when they wrote and starred in Morons from Outer Space, he subsequently found much greater success directing comedy films with others in them – notably The Tall Guy and Bean, both starring Rowan Atkinson. Then again, straying too far from your comfort zone – as Ben Elton experienced on his couple- trying-to-conceive comedy Maybe Baby – is not what the fans want either.
It's a tricky balance – deliver something new, and something that works as a film to boot, without alienating the hardcore fanbase. Certainly, Gervais, Merchant, Morris and Iannucci have managed it with their recent films, all three movies suggesting these British comedians will certainly direct for the cinema again. But, as Smith says, there's only one real secret to making a good comedy film. "In the end, you make a film that you enjoy," he says. "That's really the truth. Make a film that you would go and see yourself."
'Cemetery Junction' opens on 14 April; 'Four Lions' is released on 7 May
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Terry Jones
His later works, such as 'Erik the Viking' and 'The Wind in the Willows', disappointed. But after helming all three of the Monty Python films – twice co-directing with Terry Gilliam, while flying solo on 'Life of Brian' (above) – his place in the pantheon is assured.
Mel Smith
The former on-screen partner to Griff Rhys Jones, when Smith branched out into directing he produced the charming comedy 'The Tall Guy' (below) followed by the ultra-successful 'Bean'. In between, there was even time for 'Radioland Murders', a bizarre collaboration with George Lucas.
Eric Idle
Another ex-Python, Idle's directorial career may not have been as illustrious as Jones', but that hardly matters when you consider he made the genius spoof Beatles comedy, 'The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash'.
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The former scourge of "Mrs Thatch", and co-writer of 'The Young Ones' and 'Blackadder', Elton confirmed to all that he had sold out by directing 'Maybe Baby', a wretched comedy about a couple trying to conceive a child.
Stephen Fry
He may be a national treasure, but his horribly tepid 2003 adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's novel 'Vile Bodies' took some of the lustre off his image. Like his old 'Blackadder' cohort Elton, Fry has never directed again.
David Schwimmer
The 'Friends' star had helmed episodes of the US sitcom, and more recently, he directed six episodes of 'Little Britain USA'. But his big-screen debut, 'Run Fatboy Run', a tiresome London-set comedy starring Simon Pegg, wheezed from start to finish.
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TORONTO, June 7 (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index ended at its lowest level more than two weeks on Monday as energy and financial shares tumbled on economic uncertainty, offsetting gains by surging gold issues.
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- FORT WORTH - Emily Sudik Smith, 91, went home to be with Jesus on Tuesday, March 5, 2013.
Funeral: 9:30 a.m. Saturday in Mount Olivet Chapel. Interment: Mount Olivet Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Mount Olivet Funeral Home.
Emily was born Sept. 26, 1921, in Moore, Okla. She moved to Fort Worth in 1949, where she worked for the L.T. Barton Insurance Company until her retirement in 1986. She was an avid Texas Rangers fan and a member of First Baptist Church in Fort Worth.
Survivors: Children, Anne Ziegler and husband, Sandy, Mark Smith and wife, Vicki, and Gary Smith; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; brothers, Lee Sudik and wife, Almeta, and Jack Sudik and wife, Roena; and many cousins, nieces and nephews.
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Sat., July 12, 2008
Residents survey wildfire's damage
Doug Hawks believes it was the best three days of hard work he's ever done.
The 66-year-old homeowner spent the July Fourth weekend cutting down trees and brush around his $600,000 view home on Park Lane, south of Dishman Hills.
Hawks' home was standing Friday – untouched by a raging wildland fire that hopscotched over 1,200 acres a day earlier.
The wildfire destroyed at least 13 homes, including multimillion-dollar mansions with scenic views of Spokane Valley.
Other homes in the 2-square-mile area – where hilly, scenic suburbia is dotted with Ponderosa pines – were left untouched.
The fire that started Thursday afternoon was fueled by low humidity and shifting winds that hit 50 mph.
An estimated 200 people, and possibly more, fled their homes and spent the night at University High School, in RVs or with friends or relatives.
The evacuees were allowed to return before sundown Friday, but many likely will spend the weekend getting the pungent smoke smell from their homes. Some might consider creating larger "green zones" as safety barriers around their homes.
"I had trimmed down the bushes and the lower limbs – created one of those 'green zones' – and I guess that's what saved me," Hawks said Friday, as pitch-scented gray smoke hung in the air.
Instead of leaving the tree and brush waste in a pile, Hawks said he rented a chipper and turned the debris into mulch.
"We were real fortunate," Hawks said, shaking his head and surveying the 360-degree destruction.
Many of his neighbors weren't so lucky.
Their dream homes, along with the contents, were gone – left in ashen rubble where little was recognizable. In places, the ground and pine trees burned so hot they turned to a silver-metal gray. Windows and license plates evaporated. White vinyl fences twisted like pretzels, even as the green pastures they surrounded were untouched by the flames.
No major injuries or deaths were reported in the wildfire.
Fresh troops give local crews a break
Dozens of Spokane Valley and Spokane County fire district firefighters, who spent all Thursday night and early Friday battling the blaze, were relieved by firefighters from throughout the state – some from as far away as Vancouver and Gig Harbor, Wash.
The fresh crews patrolled dead-end roadways and private lanes inside the gated communities of Park Lane and Park Meadows, putting out hot spots, and on East 24th Avenue on the other side of the hill, where the flames claimed other homes.
Fire burned through gas lines in at least two of the residences, feeding gas into the homes for the duration of the fire, said Bill Clifford, deputy fire marshal for the Spokane Valley Fire Department.
In the ruins on Park Lane, a wild turkey and her two baby poults moved about noon Friday, appearing unharmed.
Addresses difficult to find
Losses are expected to be in the millions of dollars, and the cost of the firefight will be another whopper. Those numbers – and even a complete list of addresses of homes destroyed – still weren't available Friday from harried fire administrators.
Large parcels, private drives and extensive damage made it difficult to determine addresses for some of the charred homes. Fire officials were using Global Positioning System gear to confirm addresses of those homes whose address numbers were in the pile of unrecognizable char.
Other addresses of destroyed homes were left on entrance posts or landscape boulders.
The fire consumed the white, eight-bedroom home owned by Karen Pring, the widow of Tim Pring, the longtime president and chief executive of Spokane's Appleway Group of auto dealerships. Only charred concrete columns remained where the front porch stood.
Built in 1996 and assessed at nearly $2 million, the house at 2819 S. Park Lane had nine full bathrooms, an in-ground pool, a hot tub and an attached garage, according to county property records.
Also destroyed was an eight-year-old, 1,812-square-foot log cabin atop the hill, 3002 S. Park Lane, assessed at close to $400,000, and a six-year-old home at 2324 S. Park Road, assessed at $425,000.
Fire crews were still assessing the damage Friday afternoon.
Boys seen running from scene
Control of the fire was officially handed over Friday afternoon to a Level II command team that included senior officials from the Washington Department of Natural Resources. The fire burned inside the DNR's jurisdiction and into Fire District 8 to the south.
Investigators determined the fire started near the intersection of Eastern and Moreland. No power lines were reported down in that area, Clifford said. "Right now, the cause officially is under investigation," Clifford said during a tour of the devastated area, still closed to the public.
A witness reported seeing two boys running from the area, and investigators were attempting to locate and question them, the deputy fire marshal said.
Some communications glitches
While the evacuation of a large number of homes in Ponderosa and on South Park Road went relatively smoothly, according to fire and law enforcement officials, there were some glitches and miscommunication.
People and their pets were told to head to University High School, but a short time later evacuees were told no animals would be allowed at the Red Cross shelter. The county quickly set up an animal shelter at the Spokane County Fair and Expo Center.
The size and boundaries of the evacuation area also were changed, and it wasn't immediately clear if the boundaries were being drawn by the Sheriff's Office or fire officials.
"We had a real problem with misinformation getting out," said Sheriff's Office spokesman Sgt. Dave Reagan, specifically referring to boundaries for the evacuation area. "Incorrect boundaries were being disseminated."
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Any chance of the Australian Open picking up Victoria's Secret as a sponsor is definitely gone now that the tournament has promised to monitor cleavage as closely as it does line calls.
The year's first grand slam tournament says it will levy fines of up to $2,000 for anyone who violates the dress code with skimpy attire.
The reason the Aussie Open has put its panty police on red alert is because of France's Alize Cornet. The 18-year-old wore what was described as a see-through top and an extra-short skirt during doubles competition at the Hopman Cup in Perth. (Photo by Tony Ashby/AFP/Getty Images)
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Valencia 0 Swansea 3: Three and easy for Laudrup as new boys embarrass Spanish giants in their own back yard
It doesn't come much more surreal or absurd than this. On a night that Swansea fielded more Spaniards than Valencia, Michael Laudrup's pass masters from south Wales demolished one of the great names of Spanish football and recorded the most remarkable result in their history.
Three goals and more than 65 per cent of the possession. In Spain. Against a club that has twice in the past 14 years played in the final of the Champions League. That simply isn't meant to happen to a team whose only previous win in Europe came 21 years ago against a side from Malta.
But such is the rise of Swansea City. At some point this ludicrous fairytale will meet a gruesome, soul-crushing end. Football does that, right?
VIDEO Scroll down to watch Michael Laudrup: A fantastic evening and fantastic result
Bang: Wilfried Bony scores the first at Valencia
Valencia: Guaita 5, Barragan 5, Rami 3, Feghouli 6 (Pabon 59 - 6), Mathieu 6, Banega 5, Javi Fuego 5, Guardado, Canales 6 (Bernat 66 - 5), Cartabia (Costa 14), Postiga 5.
Subs: Diego Alves, Jonas, Alcacer, Parejo.
Bookings: Banega, Fuego
Red card: Rami 14
Swansea: Vorm 6, Rangel 6 (Davies 55 - 6), Amat 7, Chico 7, Tiendalli 6, de Guzman 7, Canas 8, Pozuelo 8, Dyer 6 (Lamah 65 - 6), Michu 7 (Shelvey 77), Bony 7.
Subs: Tremmel, Routledge, Monk, Vazquez
Goals: Bony 14, Michu 58, de Guzman 62
Bookings: Rangel
Referee: Serge Gumienny (Belgium)
There will be valid arguments that this result can't match the significance of one they got at Hull 10 years ago, when defeat would have meant relegation from League Two and financial oblivion. Those are the muddy depths Swansea have come from.
How much further can they go? What is left to fear in the Europa League when you've battered one of the favourites and pushed their fans to mutiny? Laudrup had sensed Valencia's vulnerabilities this week, aware of the recent crises at the Mestalla. He has been grinning since he got here; smiling but playing down his chances.
On Thursday night he couldn't keep the smirk of his face. 'It was a fantastic game,' Laudrup said. 'We scored three goals and had huge chances to score more. We dominated from the start to the end.
'I have only been here for 15 months so others can say where it ranks in the club's history, but it is a fantastic evening and fantastic result.'
Miroslav Dukic, the Valencia manager, wouldn't have seen this coming, even if he expected the pass-fest that the game became.
Helping hand: Swansea were aided early on when Adil Rami was sent off
Up and running: Swansea celebrate after Wilfried Bony put the Premier League side in front
He described Swansea as a 'good Spanish side' ahead of the game. In several senses they were more Spanish than Valencia, fielding six Spaniards which, curiously enough, was two more than the hosts. It's worth remembering Valencia have their problems, not least debts of more than £200million and a La Liga placing of 16th. It's their worst start to a season since 1999 and here they played all but 10 minutes with 10 men.
Last night it reached white handkerchief stage, that rather iconic method Spanish fans have developed for showing their disapproval. That might be a reflection of Valencia's circumstances, but Swansea shone.
Their play was wonderfully Spanish. They controlled the game with possession, even with Leon Britton suspended.
In Jose Canas, they have an emerging master in the art of slowing a game down when needed and speeding it up again when the time is right. He excels in those cute little triangular movements, as does Alejandro Pozuelo.
Hold it up: Bony was crucial leading the line for the Swans
Stage: Spaniard Alejandro Pozuelo (left) battles for possession
At 21, Pozuelo is predominantly a squad player and apparently content to be one for now. When he gets his chances he takes them, a little livewire who loves to take people on. He was crucial to the first and second goals and won the free-kick for the third, but before those Valencia did what they could to scupper themselves.
The decisive moment came within 10 minutes when Adil Rami hauled Wilfried Bony to the ground. He had to go.
'We had to be careful because in my many years in football I have seen teams lose a man and still win,' Laudrup said. Not here. Almost immediately it cost Valencia.
Perhaps fittingly it was Bony who got the opener after 15 minutes when Michu linked up with Pozuelo down the left and put over a low cross low. Bony buried it and that's five for the season now..
Is it always this easy? Michu scored Swansea's second
He went close again after the break, his header from a Nathan Dyer cross showing the added dimension he has brought to this team, though the second goal, on 58 minutes, was classic Swansea.
Jonathan De Guzman took possession deep into Valencia's half before rolling the ball to the feet of Pozuelo who weighted a perfect pass into Michu's path. His finish at the near post was clinical.
De Guzman's free-kick from 30 yards to make it 3-0 four minutes later was just as sublime. Pretty appropriate that...
That's for you: Swansea salute the travelling fans
Tough: Jose Canas kept putting his foot in, even at 3-0
Swansea out-passed their esteemed hosts, as can be seen in MailOnline's Match Zone coverage... click here to see more
Intricate: MailOnline's Match Zone shows Swansea's second goal
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POUTOA and her husband Ao rent out traditional fale, or huts, on their fantasy beach of Tanumatiu for a fiver a night. And that includes breakfast, lunch and dinner. Coconuts aren't extra. In fact, local kids delight in climbing to the very top of the nearest coconut palm trees and bringing the melon-yellow nuts crashing down.
Meanwhile, at Willie and Tauvela's beach fale on the mini island of Manono (it takes under an hour to walk right round it) you'll wake to the lowing of a giant conch shell - clocking-on time for dawn fishermen. After a breakfast of tropical fruits you could spend the morning watching a game of Samoan cricket played by bronze youths decked in necklaces and earrings of flowers and ferns. Watch the pandanuscovered ball fly out to sea off the three-sided bat and see the exhausted "youngest boy available" recover it from the blue crashing sea at least four times an over.
So why does Western Samoa attract so few tourists? Am I going to zoom out from this picture of perfection to reveal a Geiger counter crackling away at unheard levels? Or discover that Poutoa and Ao charge $2,000 a night for the five-star section plus an extra fiver to get back to nature?
The answer is simple, say the tourist conglomerates. Western Samoa attracts few tourists because it has no big international hotels. What the place needs is a Holiday Inn or a Hilton. And before whinging about the effect on local culture and the environment, do you think two-bit beach hut holidays are bringing in enough tourist dollars to offset the balance of payment deficit?
International chains are offering the Poutoas, Aos, Willies and Tauvelas of Western Samoa millions of dollars for their beaches. But they just won't sell. In Samoa, land is not something any individual can actually own and trade - it can't be divorced from the people who live on and from it. Everyone owns the land, or at least everyone in the neighbourhood of the land in question - all part of the traditional Samoan matai system of communal ownership. So - are these plucky natives unwilling to be made slaves of the ruthless capitalist momentum which swallows traditional cultures whole? The reality is far more interesting. This commercial stalemate originates with old family squabbles. These closeknit communities are so keen to get their hands on the foreign lucre that everyone living anywhere near the land under offer is pitching in with a claim. And we all know that family disputes, like civil wars, are the most bitterly fought.
Samoan history is the preserve of chieftains charged with learning it all off by heart - which family lived where, when; who married who - so, as nothing has been written down, these disputes just get more convoluted as time passes. The stalemate just gets staler and more fossilised - to the delight of the beach bums who make it to Western Samoa.
There are, however, one or two up- market beachside hotels (owned by local families with foreign connections) where you really can get away from it all. "It" being no running water, no room service and a ghastly menu of corned beef and cassava. The Sinalei Beach Resort, for example, has much more than just the first two and, miraculously, a sumptuous menu.
Herein lies the ultimate Samoan paradox - the cuisine. Like most tropical islands, Samoa is pregnant with gardening and fishing possibilities. Throw a watermelon pip into the undergrowth and next year you'll have a serious water melon situation on your hands. Throw a string with anything vaguely edible on it into the sea and a monstrous silver fish with rainbow fins and dinner plate eyes will rear up out of the water. It will then fillet and slice itself in midair, and hurl its bits into the nearest frying pan. A coconut will then fall off a tree onto the rocks nearby, crack open and marinade the dish with its sweet milk. Well, almost. So why is most Samoan cuisine so gruesome? Don't believe me? Ever tasted a toasted tinned spaghetti and corned beef sandwich. You can get them at the airport; that's all you can get to eat at the airport.
Samoans took to Christianity with universal enthusiasm. But before the Christians get big headed they should remember that Samoans took to the invention of corned beef with equivalent zeal. Its position in the Samoan culinary hierarchy is supreme, as it drops from its rusty tin onto a perfectly edible block of cassava. The downside of any stay in a mildly upmarket joint in the Pacific is the Authentic Polynesian Show -and the Sinalei Resort goes in for this in a big way. Apart from the footling "kava drinking session" when tourists are offered welcoming cups of the local mild narcotic root, the fire dancing and singing is, in fact, authentic. You realise this when you wander into the nearby village and see the same performers entertaining their relatives with the same show ad nauseam.
In Western Samoa things never turn out how you expect them: I asked Tauvela on Manono whether I could use the phone (the very presence of a phone was surreal, here on a table, on a beach, overlooking the lagoon). She said the phone wasn't working as it had been raining, but that it should be OK in half an hour as she was about to put it out in the sun to dry.
Being alone is seen by Samoans as a sorry state of affairs - people will come and sit with you if, for example, you are dining alone. At one restaurant two waitresses sat nonchalantly down at the table. "Where you from?" one of them asked. "London" I replied - "London. In England". "Aha," she said. "I don't know that place." A conversation can peter out as easily as it begins.
Samoans are famously friendly, unless they get angry, and New Zealanders say that in New Zealand, where there is a growing immigrant Samoan population, they are angry much of the time. They are probably missing their corned beef. Of course, stereotyping people is the thin end of a very dangerous wedge. I wish I knew how to say that in Samoan after my conversation with a local shopkeeper. In common with all others, his shop stocked shelfloads of corned beef. I asked him what the beef was, so to say. Why doesn't he sell vegetables? "It's simple. Samoans are too lazy to plant vegetables", he says. I yearn for a more politically correct solution. But this is Western Samoa and if you don't want your understanding of the world challenged - don't come here.
And this in a place where Christianity, in a plethora of fundamentalist forms, rules with an iron rod. The Samoan censor is so nervous about foul language that during the episode of Fawlty Towers I saw on Samoan TV every time Cleese starts to lose his temper the sound went mute, just on the offchance.
It also pays to find out what the rules are; they are impossible for a foreign tourist to predict. If you have already found accommodation, don't accept an invitation from another family in the village where you are staying (your current hosts will be offended.) Don't eat while walking through a village. Don't wander onto the beach further down without finding out who are its guardians and how much they expect you to pay. Don't sit with your legs out. Never carry children on your shoulders, nor packs on your back.
I'd flown in to Western Samoa with a planeload of poisonously jovial US Mormons who looked like they were auditioning for a crowd scene as hillbillies in that Burt Reynolds film Deliverance. They had T-shirts on saying "Western Samoa or Bust". Unfortunately they'd made it. I flew out in an Air New Zealand wide-bodied jet glancing up at the onscreen computer map. It had all the info: distance from destination, temperature outside. It all suddenly switched into Samoan. Lots of vowels: noopolukapalofa po'olufanopatoofa typething. Then it was time for the tourist film. "Pacific Islanders are blessed with a natural sense of rhythm and harmony", I heard the commentary begin.
The world makes just as much sense from a Samoan perspective, I decided as I bust open the salted almonds.
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There are beach hut "resorts" all over the islands. Two excellent ones are Vaotu'ua Beach Fales on the island of Manono, run by Willie and Tauvela (tel 685 46077 or 685 22144 and ask for Steve Brown) and Tanumatiu Beach Fales, Falealupo, on the island of Savaii run by Ao and Poutoa. Very basic accommodation, and excellent value.
Aggie Grey's Hotel, PO Box 67, Beach Road on Apia Harbour (tel. 685 22880, email: email@example.com). The only place to stay in Apia, if you can afford it.
Sinalei Reef Resort PO Box 1515, Apia Upolu Island (tel. 685 25191/22794).
Sail's Restaurant and Bar Beach Road, Apia (tel. 20628).
Worth checking out are: Margrey-Ta's Beer Garden, Apia; Mount Vaea Nite Club, Evening Shades
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The Western thriller, directed by Timothy Woodward Jr., sees Lundgren play DEA agent Bob Rooker, who's in pursuit of Brian Barnes (Johnny Messner) and it's a role the 58-year-old feels gave him the chance to stretch himself.
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nice location, very helpful ladies at reception, spa - is everything for a kid :), restaurant Havanna - we like it very strange room-cleaning services. the room was not clean
The waterpark Too much people but due to fact that this is family hotel, hence acceptable
SPA and pools are great. Rooms not so confortable.
Water park is not bad, . it is not convinient that it is not possibl to pay for the car parking at the hotel. and it takes time to wait for the elevator.
ready to help staff, no need to change clothes when visiting spa-center 1.Fire exit on the 4th floor was closed !!! ( I checked it in the morning after the test fire alarm on 05/12/09) 2. There's no kettle in the room
Good breakfast. Kind staff.
I liked the central location, had mini fridge and microwave. Not for single female travelers or travelers outside Finland. NO FRONT DESK! No phone in the room for emergency. I did not have cell phone access in Finland - impossible to get the code to enter hotel - my room without it.
The room we booked could sleep 3 people. We did not like that the hotel had no staff. We were traveling with limited wifi since coming from the U.S. and did not receive code for doors. We had to call for help to get codes and that was difficult. Also, parking was a problem. Elevator was dirty.
The quite atmosphere
Good quality, cheap and nothing big to complain about! The toilet paper wasn't high quality, bed wasn't as good as own.
Good location, friendly staff, clean and comfortable room Street noise at Eerikinkatu, especially at night (room overlooked the street); restaurant smell in the corridors, weak and often overloaded wireless network
Everything is good about this holel in terms of facilities and services. The room is spacious, staff are very friendly and helpful. I'll definitely recommend this to others. It is centrally located and just take 5mins walked to the city centre. But if you're going to take bus at the Long Distance Station, it's a bit far away. It takes you 20mins walk which cause a bit trouble especially when you're with your baggage.
Friendly staff. Decent breakfast. Sauna!! Can't think of anything...
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Free tea, coffee and tasty treats in the room Slow lifts
Very nice breakfast and also in the city center!
The room was big and the beds were good. The bathroom is a bit old The sorrounding....is close to a social center and there were odd people in the street
Location is very convenient in the centre city of Turku. It is old hotel, however, well kept up to date.
Possibility to use the swimming pools Room temperature was too hot during the night
nice room, good spa center and smart free parking, wonderfoul breakfast Wireless very slow and restaurant closed on tuesday...very strange
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WASHINGTON, Sep 28 (Reuters) US President George W Bush kicks off the second day of a conference on global warming under pressure from the world's major economies to accept binding limits on emissions of greenhouse gases.
Bush called the meeting as a precursor to United Nations talks in Bali in December, which will aim to launch a successor to the Kyoto Protocol, a treaty that set limits on industrial nations' emissions.
Environmentalists said the conference produced nothing new and was an attempt to circumvent UN efforts on climate change, a charge Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice denied.
Participants will watch Bush, who favors voluntary targets to curb emissions, for any shift in the US position.
''All eyes are now on President Bush's speech,'' said South African Environment Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk through an aide. ''We hope (he) will signal a stronger commitment by the U.S. to a multilateral solution and their willingness to engage on internationally agreed and binding emission reduction targets.'' German Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel said the fact that Bush was speaking showed the White House would not return to its previous skepticism about the seriousness of the issue.
''This is a big step,'' he told reporters. ''The more you have official discussions about climate change ... the more difficult it is to go backwards.'' White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said the president would talk about eliminating tariffs so poor countries could have better access to less-polluting energy sources.
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Europeans say technology is crucial but not a substitute for binding targets on emissions. Bush has long opposed such curbs. He rejected Kyoto, saying it unfairly excluded fast-developing nations and would hurt the US economy.
The Washington meeting, which followed a similar UN conference on Monday, drew participants from the EU, France, Germany, Italy, Britain, Japan, Canada, India, Brazil, South Korea, Mexico, Russia, Australia, Indonesia, and South Africa.
Delegates were gearing up for a possible confrontation about the meeting's written conclusions. Gabriel said Germany would not support them if they did not reflect the fact that most of the countries present wanted binding targets.


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Partway through the second American Idol competition in early 2003, guest judge Gladys Knight christened corpulent crooner Ruben Studdard a "velvet teddy bear," a nod to his smooth, Luther Vandross-styled voice and his Barry White-sized girth. The nickname stuck, since it captured the persona of the 25-year-old native of Birmingham, Alabama, who had unexpectedly become the front-runner in the televised talent show. Surrounded by skinny kids emulating Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini, the two singers who had dominated the previous American Idol season in 2002, Studdard stood out with his massive frame, winning smile, mellow voice, and trademark jerseys bearing the number 205, the area code of his hometown.
That hometown looms large in Ruben's background. The son of two teachers, Studdard was born in Birmingham on July 14, 1978. He sang at his parents' Baptist church as a child, but it wasn't until college that he seriously pursued music. Abandoning a promising career in football that would lead to an athletic scholarship at Alabama A&M University, he decided to switch his major and study voice at the school, eventually graduating with a degree in 2000. He then launched his professional career as a singer for Just a Few Cats, a Birmingham-based jazz and soul band. During 2002, Ruben joined one of the group's backup singers at an audition for the second American Idol, making the first round of cuts at his local audition, then winning himself a slot on the national television program.
Studdard made a big impression from the start. Where most of his competitors were pop star wannabes hungry to win the competition, Ruben was quiet and exceedingly laid-back, impressing audiences and judges alike with his large voice and easy confidence. He soon climbed to the top of the pack and stayed there throughout the show, only once being voted into an elimination round. By that point, American Idol 2003 had turned into a horse race between Studdard and Clay Aiken, a skinny, geeky kid from the South whose appearance and taste were perhaps the polar opposite of Ruben's. Like many horse races, this one ended in a photo finish, with Ruben beating Clay by a few thousand votes in May 2003.
Within a month of the show's completion, Ruben's first single, "Flying Without Wings," was released concurrently with Clay's "This Is the Night," a clever release scheme designed to keep the competition alive. Aiken beat Studdard to the top of the charts, and shortly afterward, it was announced that the proposed joint release of their debut albums would be delayed, with each album released separately instead. As Aiken rode a wave of popularity that eclipsed Studdard's, Ruben worked frenetically -- recording his debut, touring with his American Idol cohorts, filming a cameo for Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, and suing 205 Flava Inc., the company that made the jerseys he famously wore on American Idol, claiming that the clothes makers illegally profited from his image. 205 Flava Inc. countered that they paid the singer $1,000 to wear the jerseys on the show during the competition, and presented checks written to Ruben's brother and manager on MTV News to support their claim.
As Ruben worked, his album's release date kept getting pushed back; originally slated for an August release, the album was first rescheduled for October, and then postponed to November. Studdard's recording sessions boasted a variety of producers and collaborators, including Fat Joe, Missy Elliott, and R. Kelly, whose names were leaked to the press during the studio process in an effort to shore up Ruben's hip-hop and R&B credentials. When the finished product, Soulful, was finally released on December 9, 2003, it didn't boast either the highly touted Missy or Kelly tracks (though Fat Joe made the cut), but it did display a distinct hip-hop-flavored R&B bent, which stood in contrast to the pop-oriented efforts by such American Idol contestants as Clay Aiken, Kelly Clarkson, and Justin Guarini. Sporting two Top Ten hits, the album quickly went platinum.
The gospel album I Need an Angel followed one year later, featuring collaborations with contemporary gospel icons such as Bill Gaither and Walter Hawkins. Although the album sales failed to approach those of Studdard's debut, I Need an Angel did fare well on the gospel charts. Even so, Studdard returned to his urban roots in 2006 with an aptly named third album, The Return, which featured such contributors as Scott Storch and Ne-Yo. Leadoff single "Change Me" topped the urban contemporary charts that same year, but The Return proved to be the slowest-selling album of the singer's career, prompting J Records to cancel his contract in 2007.
In 2008, Studdard took a well-received foray into theater by portraying Fats Waller in a revival tour of Ain't Misbehavin'. Following the show's completion in May 2009, he returned to his studio career with another album, Love IS, whose subject matter honored the singer's then-recent marriage. The two divorced in late 2011. In 2012, Studdard released Letters from Birmingham, his first album for the Shanachie label. The following year, he competed on the reality TV show The Biggest Loser. His sixth album, Unconditional Love, was released on Verve in February 2014. A mix of originals and covers, it was highlighted by a duet with Lalah Hathaway on an update of Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell's 1967 Top 30 R&B single "If This World Were Mine." ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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So you've got your new video editing keyboard, or your an audio editor looking for a spot of video editing fun?
Lot's of people want things for free, and that doesn't stop when it comes to editing either! So here we list the top 5 FREE editing softwares for you to use on your Mac!
1. Apple iMovie
Just bought your first Mac? Well the perfect free editing software you can use without spending all those pennies is the Apple iMovie. The video editing program is already installed on your Mac as part of the iLife Suite. Okay so you probably won't be the next Spielberg using the iMovie software BUT you can edit together some simple and very handy videos for smaller projects. It includes easy to use effects, a simple timeline to work with and built in sounds and animations! It will definitely give you the taste for editing and perhaps give you the boost to edit on more advanced software! Looking for something a little more advanced? Well Final Cut Pro X (we do the Final Cut Pro X Keyboard which works with iMovie) is the big brother of iMovie.
2. Kdenlive
The free open software which is designed for GNU/Linux & Free BSD, supporting DV, AVCHD and HDV editing. Kdenlive relies on other sources such as FFmpeg and Freior effects. The straight forward & functional non-linear editing style, it's no wonder why Kdenlive is a favourite for those who are wanting to edit on free software. And let's not forget the brilliant community you can join up to, which assists with any issues or problems you may face.
3. Avidemux
Available for Mac OSX, Windows, Linux & BSD under the GNU GPL license & supports a variety of video, audio including MPEG and MP4 files. The highlight of this is the high compatibility with many video formats and also that it's free! To learn more about Avidemux click here
With 12 studio quality effects from Arboretum's Hyperpism suite of audio processors. Alongside this, it has text features to display section titles, credits with editable font, size, type, colour and style. Used to capture, edit and organise process and export audio, video and text to make DVD quality movies. A fantastic choice for a free editing software for users of Mac.
5. Blender
Strictly not a true video editor, but a great 3D editor, Blender is available for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux etc.
A free 3D graphics application and thought of as one of the best free video editor for Mac, Blender is fantastic! Used for modeling, rigging, texturing, skinning,animating, rendering and much more! Blender has many advanced features like strong character animation tools, modifier-based modeling tools, a node-based material and compositing system, Python for embedded scripting and much more...


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By: ColinX (Oct 2, 2015)
Hello Everyone, I have a Coolpix L820. I have "downgraded" from cameras bequeathed to me from my parents - a Voigtlander Bessa II that had the rather rare Apo-Lanthar lense and a Kodak 6/16, obtaining the 616 film was both difficult and expensive now, so they have both been sold - to the Coolpix as it now suits my retired status! I inserted the required batteries and set the details to my satisfaction - Sound settings, Image mode, Date and time and time zone, date and / or time print, etc....
By: Janine1 (Mar 5, 2015)
I have the nikon coolpix l820. I tried to edit videos but i keep having trouble with the format and fps. Could anyone tell me a program or a video tutorial on to how to edit the videos? I tried the nikon program but it is just to simple.Also when i am prompted at the beginning to set the video input i have no cloue how to set it.
By: Kate1801 (Nov 30, 2014)
Hi - I am really hoping someone can help me out with what appears to be the worst photo taking ever! I am a total novice, only ever take pictures for fun of the normal family things, weddings, Christmas etc and only every for personal use. I used to have a Panasonic Lumix which I just used to point at the subject, click the button and voila! A picture! Sometimes not perfect and probably to the more experienced eye pretty shocking but a picture that was of decent enough quality to print and...
By: Xwalt (May 25, 2014)
Hi, I am in the market for a good camera, after looking around i found out that bridge cameras are a better option for me, so i found he Nikon L820 which has pretty much every option I am looking for, but I personally think that there are far better cameras out there like the Fz70 from Panasonic but i am not really sure bout it, I will eventually get a DSLR, so i don't want one right now, I prefer Brands like sony/nikon/canon/panasonic, I prefer image quality over size and looks, It can also...
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Whenever I zoom in or out while shooting with my new Nikon L820, the video gets blurred (while zooming in/out is in process). I spoiled many good videos by zooming in/out while recording. Is there any setting/technique to avoid this blurring while zooming in/out? I understand that this is an entry-level camera, and if we can't do anything to avoid it, it is just fine. I am fine with it. Thanks for taking time to answer my question.
By: afw111 (Jan 27, 2014)
will the focusing be faster in the L830 than the L820. If so, is is noticeably so
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Can you please recommend camera under $300 that will take descent indoor pictures?I will be using the camera mainly for baby/toddler pictures and mostly indoor.I have narrowed down to Nikon CoolPix L820 , but I am getting mixed reviews. Would you recommend Nikon CoolPix L820 ?
By: ggdef (Dec 20, 2013)
Whether quality of video and still photographs of Panasonic camcorder HC-V110 is as good as Advance point & shoot camera Nikon coolpix L820. I want to have the camcorder as it is lighter & smaller and hence will be easy to handle & carry.
By: mountaingorillatrek (Aug 9, 2013)
Would you guys recommend the Nikon L820 or the Canon SX50 for taking pictures of mountain gorillas and other animals in low-light conditions? We're headed to Uganda for a couple of weeks to go on safari and unfortunately can't afford to spend more than $400. Any input that you can provide would be greatly appreciated! Thanks, Dana
By: Deb K. (May 26, 2013)
I am trying out the L820 and have run into a couple issues concerning the zoom capabilities. I'm wondering what others are experiencing using this camera.
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editorial this morning, the New York Times urged readers to vote. We're used to such appeals encouraging Americans to do their civic duty and exercise this precious right. That, however, was not the focus of the piece. The editors urged its readership to consider the Republicans' obstructionist agenda and vote against it. Now that the Republicans have taken the House, the points the Times raises following the vote are still relevant–indeed, they're more relevant than ever. Regarding the nation's critical issues, here's what we can expect from the Republicans as they try to march us backwards over the next two years:
• Since Mr. Obama was elected, millions of poor children who did not have health insurance got it. A reform law was passed that already allows young people to be on their parents' plan until they are 26, bars insurers from dropping coverage after a beneficiary becomes sick, and removes lifetime caps on coverage. In 2014, many more benefits will kick in.
Republicans are determined to undo that progress. It would be a disaster. The law is the best chance in years to provide health insurance to the rapidly rising numbers of uninsured and to begin trying to slow cost growth in medical care and insurance.
• The country needs tax reform that is fair and doesn't get us even deeper in the red. Republicans are interested only in one thing: permanently extending tax cuts for the rich, adding $700 billion to the deficit over the next 10 years.
• The country needs jobs and to be globally competitive. Republicans are determined to block Mr. Obama's sensible proposals to create good jobs by rebuilding fraying infrastructure or creating new energy industries.
• The country needs sound regulation. If there is any doubt about that look at the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Or the bank bailout that — despite what the Republicans are saying — happened on Mr. Bush's watch. The Republicans want more heedless deregulation.
• With very few exceptions, Republican candidates are hostile to the administration's efforts to address climate change and reduce the nation's dependence on fossil fuels. There has already been talk on Capitol Hill of stripping the Environmental Protection Agency of its authority to regulate greenhouse gases.
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Asia XI made three changes in their side that won the second match here yesterday, bringing in Harbhajan Singh, M Mortaza and Upul Tharanga in place of Saurav Ganguly, Zaheer Khan (injured) and Dilhara Fernando.
Africa XI made two changes, with Peter Ongonda and Steve Tikolo coming in place of Thomas Odoyo and Albie Morkel. Asia had already clinched the series.
Asia IX: Mahela Jayawardene (Capt), Sanath Jayasuriya, Upul Tharanga Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, M Mortaza, Mohammed Rafique, Muhammad Asif, Harbhajan Singh, Mohammed Yousuf, 12th man: S Ganguly.
Africa IX: A B De Villiers, Steve Tikolo, Johan Botha, Mark Boucher, Shaun Pollock, Justin Kemp, Elton Chigumbura, Vusimusi Sibanda, Peter Ongonda, Morne Morkel, Boeta Dippenaar.
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