Apex Arts League To Host Choral Festival | MySouthlakeNews

Friday, October 26, 2012 By City of Southlake

Apex Arts League announces its 3^rd Annual Choral Festival. The event will take place Monday November 5 at the First United Methodist Church in Grapevine. Performing will be choirs from?Carroll High School,?Haltom?High School,?Timber Creek High School,?Grapevine High School and?J. Byron Nelson?High School. Students will have the joy and excitement of hearing each other?s talents outside of a typical competition format. The evening will conclude with the featured performance by?Texas Christian University Chorale. The community is welcome to attend. Donations are $10 adults, $5 Students, Seniors and Apex Members.

Northeast Tarrant County?s Apex Arts League sponsors a variety of performing and visual arts programs in the local area. For more information, visit www.apexartsleague.org.

Source: http://www.mysouthlakenews.com/2012/10/arts-entertainment/apex-arts-league-to-host-choral-festival

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A land value tax should be at the heart of London's economic ...

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By Jenny Jones AM, leader of the Green Party on the London Assembly

Fairer, smarter taxes are needed for London to recover from the double-dip recession. Therefore I fully support the Mayor of London?s move to have another look at them with his London Finance Commission.

Earlier this week?I asked its chair, Professor Tony Travers, whether he will look at putting a tax on rising land values as one way to promote useful economic activity in a more fair way.

You can watch our exchange below:

Land value taxation can get complicated to explain, but could potentially keep down house prices, finance major transport infrastructure projects and switch more of the burden of taxation onto unearned wealth.

The basic idea is very easily explained with an example.

The ?15 billion Crossrail project is expected to benefit many businesses in London, so they were required to contribute to the cost. A Business Rate Supplement has been levied on businesses with a rateable value greater than ?50,000, raising ?4.1bn towards the cost.

But building this new railway line will also benefit land owners along its route, estimated at a minimum to be a ?5.5bn windfall gain by property consultants GVA. Their land becomes more valuable when the line is built without their lifting a finger but, unlike businesses paying rates, these landowners get their windfall gain tax-free.

The Jubilee line extension to Stratford is an even more stark example. The ?3.5bn cost to the public purse was dwarfed by the estimated ?10bn plus in windfall gains to land owners in the area.

A land value tax would enable the Mayor and government to reinvest a proportion of these windfall gains into new infrastructure, ensuring everyone who benefits pays their fair share.

The Metropolitan Line was built in the 1930s using a similar principle. The company who built the line bought up land along its length for housing, and used the uplift in land values to pay for the line.

London desperately needs investment in its transport, energy and waste infrastructure. Fairness also demands we do something about these huge, unearned private gains to already-wealthy individuals and companies resulting from public investment.

There are many other strong economic arguments for land value taxation?- putting a dampener on the housing market by making it a less attractive option for investors; giving developers with land banks and other owners of brownfield sites a strong incentive to develop; and possibly using the revenue to reduce business rates are just three that were raised in the debate with?Professor Travers by myself and other London Assembly Members.

Land value taxation could reshape London?s economy to promote useful economic activity, generate revenue for investment and fairly distribute the benefits. It?s popular with economists of all colours and stripes, and was endorsed by the Institute for Fiscal Studies? Mirlees Review.

So it?s a shame Travers thinks the proposal is unlikely to make it into the London Finance Commission?s final recommendations. While he ?definitely won?t not look at it?, he suggested it wouldn?t get buy-in from all political parties and so would be a non-starter. I hope this week?s debate will have helped convince more Assembly Members it?s a viable option and I urge them to raise it with their parties.

Source: http://www.leftfootforward.org/2012/10/a-land-value-tax-should-be-at-the-heart-of-londons-economic-recovery/

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Video: Lolo Jones trying out for US bobsled team?

>>> after failing to medal at the u.s. olympics hurdler lolo jones is making another attempt for gold. she's trying out for the u.s. bobsled team, eventually hoping for a spot at the 2014 winter olympics in sochi. already off to a great start at the team selection races coming in second in her competitive bobsled debut. wish her lots of luck there. 7:14 right now. let's go back to savannah, matt and al. hope she makes it.

>> never give up.

>> hope she'll do better than we did.

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Syrian rebels warily accept foreign fighters' help

ALEPPO, Syria (AP) ? The presence of foreign Islamic militants battling Syria's regime is raising concerns over the possible injection of al-Qaida's influence into the country's civil war.

Syria's rebels share some of those misgivings. But they also see in the foreign extremists a welcome boost: experienced, disciplined fighters whose battlefield valor against the better-armed troops of President Bashar Assad is legendary.

Nothing typifies the dilemma more than Jabhat al-Nusra, a shadowy group with an al-Qaida-style ideology whose fighters come from Libya, Tunisia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, the Balkans and elsewhere. Many are veterans of previous wars who came to Syria for what they consider a new "jihad" against Assad.

The group has become notorious for numerous suicide bombings during the 19-month-old conflict targeting regime and military facilities. Syria's rebels have tried to disassociate themselves from the bombings for fear their uprising will be tainted with the al-Qaida brand.

But several hundred fighters from Jabhat al-Nusra ? Arabic for "the Support Front" ? have also been a valued addition to rebel ranks in the grueling, three-month battle for control of Aleppo, Syria's largest city.

Their reputation in battle circulates among Aleppo's rebels like an urban legend. Soon after opposition forces launched their assault on the city in July, government troops almost drove them out of the key district of Salaheddin ? until 40 Jabhat al-Nusra fighters rushed to the front and fended them off, according to a story told by many rebels.

The group's fighters have played a similar role along the multitude of front lines that divide this city of 3 million people, where regime forces and rebels have been at a standstill, fighting street to street but unable to score a decisive victory. Many rebels talk of the al-Nusra fighters' prowess as snipers.

"They rush to the rescue of rebel lines that come under pressure and hold them," one rebel said. "They know what they are doing and are very disciplined. They are like the special forces of Aleppo."

But he added: "The only thing is that they are too radical." He spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals by both Jabhat al-Nusra and the Assad regime.

In a statement posted on militant websites Wednesday, Jabhat al-Nusra rejected a proposed cease-fire during the four-day Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday, which starts Friday. International envoy Lakhdar Brahimi has been trying to cobble together such a truce, saying the government in Damascus and some rebels have agreed to the idea.

But Jabhat al-Nusra called a truce a "filthy game," saying it has no faith that Assad's regime would respect one. Some Syrian rebel leaders have also expressed skepticism, since previous cease-fire attempts have gone nowhere.

Jabhat al-Nusra is the largest grouping of foreign jihadis in Syria, and the rebels say they number about 300 fighters in Aleppo, as well as branches in neighboring Idlib province, the city of Homs and the capital Damascus. Any direct links to al-Qaida are unclear, although U.S. and Iraqi officials have said they believe members of al-Qaida's branch in Iraq have crossed the border to join the fight against Assad.

There are no reliable figures for the number of foreign fighters in Syria, although available estimates put the number in the hundreds, rather than the thousands.

Many al-Nusra fighters wear long tunics and baggy pants in the style of mujahedeen or "holy warriors" in Afghanistan, and nearly all have beards, a hallmark of religious piety. A few smear kohl on their eyes and have long hair, emulating what they believe is a style favored by Islam's Prophet Muhammad in the seventh century.

The fighters keep a low profile. They have turned a government building in Aleppo into their headquarters, but it is barely noticeable since it contains no banners or flags to give it away. Only occasional graffiti announces their presence in the city: "Jabhat al-Nusra is coming." Rebels who spoke with The Associated Press about the group had no clear idea about its leadership.

The fighters shun the media, but information gleaned from Syrians in contact with them paints a picture of militant Muslims motivated by a jihadi ideology not unlike that of al-Qaida. Their members include propagandists, trainers, surgeons and other medical doctors.

Many Syrian rebels are themselves pious Muslims who frame the fight against Assad's regime in a religious context. But some see the jihadis' brand of Islam as too starkly black-and-white and intolerant, dividing the world between the faithful and the infidels. Their presence, some fear, casts doubts on whether a post-Assad Syria will embrace democratic values or come under the sway of Islamists.

A staffer at a field hospital in a rebel-held part of Aleppo, who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals for talking about the group, said the al-Nusra fighters "are fine now, because they are fighting alongside the rebels."

An AP team witnessed some of the frictions at the field hospital in mid-October. Several al-Nusra fighters entered, and one of them ? a tall, lanky non-Arab dressed in black with a black headband ? was enraged by the presence of foreign journalists at the facility.

"They are all spies who are here to collect information," he said in English, shaking the automatic rifle that was slung over his shoulder.

Another fighter, who appeared to be of North African origin, tried to force a female photographer to leave the hospital after she attempted to photograph the X-ray of a wounded fighter's head.

A Syrian rebel commander confronted the two men.

"There is nothing in Islam that permits you to treat guests like this. Furthermore, it is a woman," he said. The fighters left and the commander offered tea and dates to the photographer and several other journalists.

Opposition members also worry that the presence of foreign jihadis in Syria lends credibility to the regime's repeated assertions that the rebellion is the work of terrorist groups carrying out a "foreign conspiracy."

Jabhat al-Nusra has claimed responsibility for a string of suicide bombings, including several in Damascus. It unleashed an Oct. 3 suicide blast in Aleppo that killed more than 30 people, targeting a square where pro-regime fighters congregated. After each blast, the rebels' Free Syrian Army umbrella group underlines that it does not approve of suicide bombings as a tactic.

"Their presence is reducing the popular support that we desperately need in areas where we operate," a senior political official of the Free Syrian Army, said in neighboring Turkey. "I appreciate their motives for coming to Syria. We cannot deny Muslims their right to jihad, but we want them to leave." He spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss concerns over the group.

Still, in Aleppo, the image of pious Islamic warriors coming to help in the fight against Assad is an attractive one. Though Jabhat al-Nusra is predominantly made up of foreigners, a few Syrians have joined, mostly ultraconservative Muslims.

Syrians can join only if they are backed by two full members who must swear on the Quran to tell the truth about the applicant. The fighters run training programs for their Syrian members as well as others who want to learn fighting skills but don't want to join the group.

The high esteem in which the Jabhat al-Nusra fighters are held has a great deal to do with the unruly behavior and lack of discipline of many rebels.

One recent night, al-Nusra fighters brought the bodies of four Syrian rebels who were killed when a fellow rebel they were interrogating over suspicion that he was stealing grabbed an assault rifle and shot them. A fifth rebel was wounded.

Later, when comrades of the four dead heard the news they gathered outside the hospital and, enraged, fired their entire bullet magazines into the air. Another group of fighters reacted similarly when struck by grief over the death of a comrade.

Residents of Aleppo also complain that some rebels take unfair advantage of their position.

Fighters go straight to the front of the line at bakeries to buy bread when residents have to wait hours for their turn. Some demand that wounded comrades be treated ahead of civilians at the field hospital.

"I don't have time to wait in line," said a 19-year-old army deserter who joined the rebels in Aleppo and gave only his first name, Hani.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-rebels-warily-accept-foreign-fighters-help-013959431.html

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Rara.com expands to iOS, Windows 8 and more countries

Rara.com has been mighty busy since its luddite-friendly music streaming service launched at the end of last year, and now it's reporting the outcome of those 10 months of toil. In addition to an improved web experience and new Android widget, an AirPlay-compatible app for iOS is now available, with software for Windows 8 arriving alongside its launch. Rara's 18 million tracks haven't only invaded other platforms, but other countries, too -- residents of Brazil, Mexico, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, South Africa and Portugal have joined the party, bringing the total number of compatible countries to 27. Lenovo is also getting a piece of the action, as a worldwide agreement means Rara software will now come pre-installed on the manufacturer's Android tablets and Windows 8 gear. Want to hear more about Rara's recent accomplishments? Then head for the PR after the break.

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GOP Senate Candidate Likens Pregnancies from Rape to 'a Gift from God'

It's not a secret that Indiana Republican Senate candidate Richard Mourdock believes abortion should only be allowed in the case of when the mother's life is in danger. But tonight he made the mistake of implying that pregnancies resulting from rape a "gift from god." Oof.

His full statement from the debate was:

I believe life begins at conception. The only exception I have for to have an abortion is in the case of the life of the mother. I struggled with myself for a long time but I came to realize life is that gift from God, even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape. It is something that God intended to happen.

After the debate, Mourdock clarified his remarks to say that he didn't exactly mean what he said. He stood strong on his positions of having no abortions in the cases of rape and incest, but added, "Are you trying to suggest that somehow I think that God pre-ordained rape? No, I don't think that. That's sick. Twisted. That's not even close to what I said. What I said is that God creates life."

Mourdock is the first senator that Mitt Romney has starred in an ad for. The ad below premiered this week:

This sends a pretty far right and contradictory message to the middling Mitt that we saw in last night's debate. The Romney camp has already let press know that their candidate does not align himself with Mourdock's views:

This gaffe adds Mourdock to the long list of Republicans from this election season who probably wish they'd never been asked about rape.

[Think Progress]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gawker/full/~3/70up3r7nf38/gop-senate-candidate-likens-pregnancies-from-rape-to-a-gift-from-god

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Hopkins 'bitterly disappointed' after CL T20 exit ? Cricket News - Bettor

Hopkins ?bitterly disappointed? after CL T20 exit ? Cricket News Update

Auckland Aces? skipper, Gareth Hopkins, has conceded that the team is bitterly disappointed at not making the semi-stage of the Champions League T20 following their failures against Perth Scorchers last night. ?

The skipper nonetheless, praised the efforts of his team after making the tournament proper for the first time following an unlucky run last season where a defeat against Kolkata Knight Riders cut short their progression to the main draw. "If we look back in a few years we'd probably say that making the main draw was good," Hopkins said. "But given our position and the belief in the team at the moment, we believed we could make the semis and then the final. We're bitterly disappointed."

The Aces entered the event fully prepared to make most of their outings after lifting the New Zealand T20 championship back home. They breezed past the three-team qualifying group, where strong contributions from the likes of Kyle Mills, Martin Guptill and Azhar Mahmood ensured that they defeated Pakistan and England T20 holders, Sialkot Stallions and Hampshire respectively, to book their place in Group A.

After starting in fine fashion, where they beat old-nemesis KKR in the opening game, they struggled to make an impact in their remaining matches. They were defeated by Titans by a handsome margin of 59, before a washed out game meant that they needed a win in their last outing against the Scorchers, who had not won a single game so far.

However, their hopes of qualifying to the semi-final stage were dashed after they fell 16 runs short of the 141-run target. Despite being disappointed, Hopkins was keen to talk about the positives the team will take back home, and praised the performances of their overseas player Mahmood, who remained the side?s leading run-getter and wicket-taker. ?

?"Winning was definitely a highlight," he said. "I enjoyed seeing my mates' successes on the park - things like Azhar Mahmood's innings against Hampshire and the team performance against Kolkata. That was one particularly sweet because they beat us off the last ball in the qualifiers last year so we got our own back this time. We were really happy with that."

Source: http://blogs.bettor.com/Hopkins-bitterly-disappointed-after-CL-T20-exit-Cricket-News-Update-a197250

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Market waits for election; earnings disappoint

NEW YORK (AP) ? The stock market is waiting for the presidential election as much as anyone.

The U.S. stock market struggled for direction Monday. Stocks waffled between small gains and losses, but by mid-afternoon it seemed they would finish solidly lower. The Dow Jones industrial average fell as much as 108 points before rallying in the late afternoon to finish two points higher. There wasn't any obvious catalyst for the turnaround, other than general indecision on the part of investors.

Earnings reports from toymaker Hasbro, clothing maker VF Corp., regional bank SunTrust and other companies were underwhelming. The overhang of the presidential election in two weeks didn't help either. Investors are wary of making big moves before they know who's going to be the next president.

"They need to know the playing field before they get out there and play," said Jeff Savage, regional chief investment officer for Wells Fargo Private Bank in Portland, Oregon.

David Katz, principal and senior portfolio strategist at WeiserMazars Wealth Advisors in New York, said it matters more that the election is wrapped up than who is elected.

"One could say the markets will rally stronger if the Republican candidate becomes president," Katz said. "But one way or another, the markets will have direction, and the markets like direction."

The Dow Jones industrial average ended virtually flat. It inched up 2.38 points, or 0.02 percent, to close at 13,345.89.

The Standard & Poor's 500 index was also little changed, edging up 0.62 point to 1,433.81. The Nasdaq composite index rose 11.34 to 3,016.96.

Besides the election, an economic report due Friday also has the markets in a holding pattern. That's when the government is supposed to report how much the U.S. economy grew in the third quarter. But already, company reports are signaling that consumers, who drive the bulk of economic growth, are far from healed.

Hasbro, the toymaker behind brands like My Little Pony and Transformers, said that sales for boys' products and preschool toys weakened. The stock slipped 66 cents to $38.39.

Clothing maker VF Corp., whose brands include Timberland and Wrangler, missed analysts' revenue estimates. The stock slid $7.31, hitting $159.46.

SunTrust Banks also slipped. Its third-quarter earnings jumped, but that was largely because the bank sold shares it owned in Coca-Cola. The Atlanta-based bank wrestled with higher expenses as well as low interest rates, which can crimp the profit banks make from lending out money. The stock lost 96 cents to $27.67.

Shares for Caterpillar, the world's largest construction and mining equipment company, gained $1.22 to $85.08. But the company warned that it expects lower profit and revenue for the rest of the year.

Last week, Microsoft, General Electric and McDonald's also reported third-quarter results that disappointed the market.

To be fair, most companies are reporting better-than-expected profits. But investors want to know how companies are faring on revenue. Revenue can give a more accurate picture of how a company is performing, because profits can vary widely on items like accounting charges and cost-cutting.

Katz described companies' third-quarter revenue results as "fair" and said the U.S. economy is "slow and steady."

"It is at a snail's pace," he said. "But it's certainly better than what we had."

Of the roughly 100 companies in the S&P 500 that had reported third-quarter results as of last week, 70 percent have beat analysts' estimates for profits, according to John Butters, senior earnings analyst at FactSet. But only 42 percent have beat estimates for revenue. That's the lowest since the first quarter of 2009, when the stock market hit its Great Recession lows.

Company profits so far this quarter are down 2.3 percent compared to a year ago. Revenue is down an average of 0.6 percent.

One stock that jumped was Ancestry.com, the genealogy website, which announced it will be bought by European private equity buyers. The stock popped $2.26 to $31.44. The buyers had offered $32 per share.

Apple also jumped, rising $24.19 to $634.03. The company is expected to release a smaller iPad on Tuesday, to compete with Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle Fire and Google Inc.'s Nexus 7.

In other trading, the yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 1.81 percent from 1.76 percent late Friday. The euro was worth $1.3045, up slightly from Friday. Energy prices fell. Crude oil lost $1.32 to $88.73 a barrel.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/market-waits-election-earnings-disappoint-203713988--finance.html

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PST: Will Barca overlook Celtic on Tuesday?

A Champions League match in Russia means Tuesday will have an early kickoff, though with no points through two rounds, Spartak?s provided little more to the tournament than staggered start times. Their early match against Benfica isn?t technically a must win, but it?s difficult to see how Spartak get out of Group G with a loss.

The game in Moscow is the day?s opening act, with Barcelona-Celtic ? Group G?s other match ? part of the seven-match slate that kicks off at 2:45 p.m. Eastern.

Spartak Moscow (Russia) vs. Benfica (Portugal)

Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, 11:00 a.m. Eastern

Spartak is in a mini-crisis, having lost three matches in a row for the first time since 2009. That may not sound so horrible, but there are a few augmenting factors:

• Because of the international break, the losing streak means Spartak haven?t won since Sept. 29.
• Once of the losses was a huge derby match with CSKA Moscow, a match Spartak lost 2-0.
• Another was an embarrassing Champions League loss to Celtic, the game which looked like Spartak?s most likely victory when tournament groups were drawn.
• This being Unai Emery?s first season as head coach, an early downturn naturally raises doubts about his fitness for the job.

That?s part of the reason Emery?s labeled Tuesday?s match as ?crucial,? though that status has as much to do with tournament implications as it does mounting pressure. Having lost their first two games of the competition, it may be now or never time for Spartak, particularly considering they?re facing Benfica (the team directly above them in the standings). Another home loss and every other Group G team will be (at least) four points ahead of Spartak.

Benfica have their own reasons for urgency, sitting on one point after two rounds. They failed to take advantage of a Celtic team that couldn?t manage a shot on target, and while nobody expected them to win their second match (against Barcelona), they remain without a win or a goal.

Coach Jorge Jesus doesn?t seem concerned. While, like Emery, he conceded the match was very important to Benfica?s chance to finish second (nobody?s even faking a chance of besting Barcelona), Jesus also hinted at a wait-and-see approach. He expects Spartak to play desperately and take chances. He?ll adjust his tactics accordingly.

Read between the lines, and we may again see a Benfica team that?s more concerned with the other team?s attack than their own. While that makes sense for a team on the road in Champions League, at some point Benfica is going to have to be more proactive. If they?re waiting for the right place and time, they could return to Lisbon in fourth in their group.

From Spartak head coach Unai Emery:

?The coaching staff has conducted an internal review and we have an understanding and appreciation of why we have been losing.?

From Benfica head coach Jorge Jesus:

? The game is very important, because there are three teams battling for second place in the group. If we manage to get a good result, then it will be just us and Celtic bidding for that second qualification spot.?

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Barcelona (Spain) vs. Celtic (Scotland)

Camp Nou, Barcelona, 2:45 p.m. Eastern

Sitting on four points, Celtic is one of the surprises of the tournament, though their results require some explanation if we?re trying to assess the Bhoys? quality. Celtic had more points than shots on goal after their draw with Benfica in Glasgow, and although they took an early look in Moscow, they needed a dismissal and an own goal to turn a 2-1 deficit into a 3-2 win. Neil Lennon deserves credit for getting Celtic into a position to compete for the knockout round, but it?s unclear his side is much better than a team picked to finish last in this group.

We?re unlikely to get any clarity on Tuesday. Celtic are huge underdogs to Barcelona, though a loss wouldn?t damage their chances at second place. None of Braga, Celtic, or Spartak expected any points from Bar?a. Any result they get from the group favorites will be considered a bonus.

For Barcelona, focus will be the primary concern. Though they?re big favorites against Celtic, they can?t take anything for granted, as their matchday one struggles against Spartak showed. Late in the Russians? visit to Camp Nou, Spartak held a 2-1 lead before a Lionel Messi double lifted Barcelona to victory. Coming off three weekend goals, Messi?s certainly in the right form to replicate that output, but if Bar?a comes into this match prepared, he won?t need to.

From Barcelona head coach Tito Vilanova:

?Maybe people didn?t take Celtic seriously at the start of the season, but we do ? Celtic?s pace and the fact that they have tall players for set pieces are what worry me the most about them.?

From Celtic manager Neil Lennon:

? We?re not here on holiday or for the tourist attractions ? We can try to stop balls reaching Messi. Better teams and better coaches than myself have tried to stop him and failed, so we shall see what we can do.?

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Source: http://prosoccertalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/23/uefa-champions-league-2012-group-g-preview-barcelona-2/related

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Egypt ruling allows time for constitution

CAIRO (Reuters) - A legal case against the assembly writing Egypt's new constitution was referred to the country's top court on Tuesday, a move likely to give the Islamist-dominated body enough time to complete its work before the judges can rule.

The step appeared to remove legal doubts overshadowing a process that will shape the post-Hosni Mubarak era. But the assembly still faces a struggle to build consensus around a text that is exposing fault lines in Egypt's new political landscape.

"The case is finished. The challenge will now be a political one, not a legal one. If you don't have a consensus you will have a big crisis," said Hassan Nafaa, a professor of political science at the University of Cairo.

The new constitution is a major component of a transition from military-backed autocracy to a democratic system of government that Egyptians hoped would follow the popular uprising that swept Mubarak from power last year.

Yet its drafting has been marred by political bickering. Non-Islamists say the process has marginalized other voices in society. Much of the debate has been shaped by a tussle over the role Islam should play in government.

There are also complaints the text falls short of hopes for revolutionary change sought by parties that were due to launch a new initiative to press their demands - a sign of a push to shape the debate.

The judge hearing 43 complaints against the way the assembly was formed sent the case to the Supreme Constitutional Court. Plaintiffs, many of them motivated by alarm at the Islamists' sway, argued the 100-person assembly had been formed illegally.

Legal experts said it could take months - up to six by some estimates - for the constitutional court to examine the case. Barring an exceptional burst of activity by the judges, that means the assembly will have time to finish the constitution by December's deadline. The text will then put to a referendum.

"The decision gives the assembly the chance to finish what it started by completing the draft and putting it to a referendum," said Abdel Moneim Abdel Maqsoud, a Muslim Brotherhood lawyer, at the end of a chaotic court session punctuated by chants for and against the assembly.

"Once the constitution is approved in the referendum ... the Supreme Constitutional Court has no authority over it."

"CRUNCH TIME"

The constitution has been the focus of political and legal struggle since the start of the year. The Muslim Brotherhood and the Nour Party - both Islamist groups - secured an influential say over the process by winning a majority in the first parliamentary election held after Mubarak's removal from power.

But the assembly formed shortly afterwards was dissolved by a court ruling in March after plaintiffs fought a successful legal battle over its make-up. Subsequently, parliament itself was dissolved. New legislative elections are scheduled to take place after the constitution is passed.

According to an October 14 draft, the new constitution will guard against the one-man rule of the Mubarak era and institutionalize a degree of civilian oversight - not enough say the critics - over the military establishment that had been at the heart of power since a 1952 coup.

The draft has been criticized for failing to provide enough protection for rights such as the freedom to form trade unions, which it links to unspecified future legislation. Experts say the vagueness of some of the articles smacks more of the autocratic past than a democratic future.

Highlighting the concerns of the non-Islamists, the liberal Dustour Party headed by Mohamed ElBaradei and the Popular Current, a leftist party founded by defeated presidential challenger Hamdeen Sabahi, are launching a campaign for a "revolutionary constitution", a Current spokeswoman said.

Zaid Al-Ali, a constitutional lawyer who has been monitoring the process, said it was now or never for Egyptians to reach a consensus on the new constitution. "It's crunch time," he said.

"They have two months to rebuild trust between each other, iron out the inconsistencies and gaps in the draft text, and convince the country that the coming constitution is the best available solution for the country," he told Reuters.

Ahmed Said, head of the liberal Free Egyptians' Party, said President Mohamed Mursi must now intervene to appoint a more balanced assembly, indicating that street protests were the only path left for people seeking to change the assembly.

"The issue went out of the arena of the courts and has become one of the people," he told Reuters.

(Additional reporting by Tom Perry and Yasmine Saleh; Writing by Tom Perry; Editing by Alison Williams)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/egypt-ruling-allows-time-constitution-141958885.html

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Th End Is Near...

When a solar flare causes the world's technology to fail, 6 friends must ban together to survive. But when the stress and fear get to them, can the friends stay together or will they fall apart?

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McCain voters defecting to Obama are older white males

(Reuters) - In today's highly polarized political environment it is somewhat surprising to find voters who backed John McCain in 2008 and now support President Barack Obama, but they exist.

Roughly 5 percent of respondents in Reuters/Ipsos polls said they chose the Republican contender in 2008 and will switch to Obama in 2012. This number peaked at around 9 percent two separate times over the summer, according to data collected since January.

Who are these defectors?

Jeff Waltrip, 56, is a retired electrician and retail worker who has voted Republican all his life. But in his view Obama "has done a good job with what he was left with, and I truly believe that allowing Mitt Romney in there is going to make the world a whole lot worse than it is now." Waltrip said he liked the Republican ticket in 2008 because McCain is a veteran and because Sarah Palin "made me laugh."

The McCain-to-Obama switchers are 55 percent male, and 34 percent of them are 55 or older. (Overall, Obama trails Romney 34 percent to 52 percent among white men over 50.) About 72 percent of them are white.

They are largely from the East Coast; nearly 4 in 10 live in the mid- or South Atlantic. Nearly 3 in 10 finished their education after high school, and nearly 2 in 10 have a bachelor's degree.

Two-thirds say they are absolutely going to vote, choosing "10" on a 1-10 scale for likelihood of voting.

Even though 38 percent of all voters believe the economy is the election's most prominent issue, just one-third of the McCain defectors agree. Character matters more.

"Right now if I had to choose it would be Obama, because he's more personable," said William Holliday, a 58-year-old retiree from Convis Township, Michigan. "Romney has changed his position so many damn times, you don't know what he thinks at all. But they're both liars."

Holliday said that in general he leans Republican. "I did vote for McCain four years ago in spite of the fact he picked Palin. Because I thought that was a cheap trick he pulled there." He worries that if Romney is elected he will put "Cheney and Rumsfeld back in there to run the show."

Jeffrey Baker, 56, a retiree in Strong, Maine, thinks Romney's refusal to release his taxes disqualifies him. "If you can't be honest from the start, I don't want you in the Oval Office," he said. Romney, whose personal worth has been estimated at roughly $250 million, has faced criticism from Democrats for not releasing enough years' worth of his tax returns.

"Four years ago I voted for John McCain because I thought he was more experienced, and I thought we needed someone with some military background," Baker said. "Mitt Romney - I don't believe he has the experience that's needed. He's a businessman, he knows how to make money. That's all well and good, but we've got people to worry about."

Baker is unhappy with the entire campaign. "There's nothing going on. No information, no nothing," he said. "Everybody says they're going to do this, they're going to do that. But nobody says how they're going to do it."

He's basing his vote on a general sense that "Obama is more for the whole country than Romney is," alluding to the leaked video. "Romney, that's his honest feelings. He doesn't really care about the 47 percent."

Waltrip also believes Romney is out of touch with lower-income Americans, and he mistrusts the candidate's religious convictions.

"I've always felt like the Mormon Church was more of a cult," Waltrip said. "I'm sort of afraid that his interests are going to be strictly for the Mormon Church."

Overall about 34 percent of likely voters said they would be less likely to vote for a presidential candidate if he or she were Mormon, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted during the week ending October 21.

The defectors to Obama remain a smaller subset of respondents than those who voted for him in 2008 and now support Romney. The Reuters/Ipsos polling shows 10 percent of voters plan to cross the aisle in that direction.

(The Reuters/Ipsos database is now public and searchable here: tinyurl.com/reuterspoll)

(Editing by Prudence Crowther)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/mccain-voters-defecting-obama-older-white-males-051258438.html

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FedEx sees online shoppers powering holiday record

In this Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012 photo, a FedEx McDonnell Douglas MD-11F cargo jet taxis on the runway after landing at Miami International Airport in Miami. FedEx expects to ship 280 million packages between Thanksgiving and Christmas in 2012, up 13 percent from a year ago, thanks to consumers' growing fondness for shopping online. The forecast, released Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, comes against a background of lackluster growth in the global economy. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

In this Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012 photo, a FedEx McDonnell Douglas MD-11F cargo jet taxis on the runway after landing at Miami International Airport in Miami. FedEx expects to ship 280 million packages between Thanksgiving and Christmas in 2012, up 13 percent from a year ago, thanks to consumers' growing fondness for shopping online. The forecast, released Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, comes against a background of lackluster growth in the global economy. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

NEW YORK (AP) ? FedEx expects to ship a record number of packages during the holidays, thanks to shoppers' growing fondness for buying online.

The world's second-largest package delivery company expects to handle 280 million shipments between Thanksgiving and Christmas, up 13 percent from the same stretch last year.

The forecast, released Monday, comes against a background of lackluster growth in the global economy. FedEx has warned the economy is stalling and expects conditions to get worse next year. It's making big cuts in the businesses that have been the hardest hit, including its Express unit that moves top-priority shipments by air.

But the number of shipments FedEx handles at the holidays has climbed steadily along with the growth of internet purchases. The volume of packages it handles on its busiest day, which varies according to Christmas shipping deadlines, has nearly doubled since 2005.

On FedEx's busiest day this year, projected to be Dec. 10, it forecasts 19 million packages will move through its network, up 10 percent from 2011. That's in line with the increase FedEx has seen in years with normal growth rates, noted Deutsche Bank analyst Justin Yagerman. FedEx's holiday shipment growth has ranged from 4.3 percent to 18.3 percent since 2006.

Holiday shipments this year will be driven by sales of personal electronics, apparel, luxury goods and items from large internet retailers, FedEx said.

Overall holiday sales are projected to rise 4.1 percent, according to The National Retail Federation. That would be the smallest increase since 2009, but still higher than the 10-year average of 3.5 percent.

Online holiday sales will grow 16.8 percent, excluding travel purchases, according to research firm eMarketer. Online shopping accounts for about $1 in every $10 spent over the holidays.

FedEx and larger rival UPS Inc. can benefit twice when consumers shop online: They ship the gift to the receiver, and they also ship the unwanted presents that are later returned. UPS, which is based in Atlanta, hasn't yet released its holiday forecast.

FedEx moves the bulk of its cheaper, lighter weight shipments from online and catalog retailers through its SmartPost service, a partnership with the U.S. Postal Service.

FedEx SmartPost has been a huge driver of growth for the company since it was formed. Average daily package volume grew 18 percent in the fiscal first quarter ended in August, more than three times the growth rate of FedEx's overall ground shipments in the U.S.

The ground segment, which moves mostly non-priority shipments by truck, has held up despite slower growth around the globe as consumers and businesses opt for slower methods of shipping to save money.

FedEx, which is based in Memphis, Tenn., plans to hire 20,000 seasonal workers to help handle the surge ? the same as last year.

Associated Press

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Luxembourg royals tie knot in religious ceremony

LUXEMBOURG (AP) ? Under a canopy of soldiers' drawn swords as church bells tolled, Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg and Belgian Countess Stephanie de Lannoy emerged smiling Saturday from the tiny duchy's Notre Dame Cathedral after wrapping up a two-day wedding gala with a religious ceremony.

Onlookers and well-wishers lined the super-scrubbed streets near the cathedral and roared with joy as the newlyweds looked down from a red velvet-covered palace balcony, and haltingly ? but deeply ? kissed for the crowd.

The church wedding of Prince Guillaume ? the 30-year-old heir to the throne and Luxembourg's grand duke-to-be ? and the Belgian countess drew top-drawer guest list. It came a day after a civil ceremony at Luxembourg City Hall.

The bearded groom and his 28-year-old blonde bride were trailed by a procession of well-known royals, including Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden, Prince Naruhito of Japan, and Britain's Prince Edward ? Queen Elizabeth's youngest child ? and his wife, Sophie.

Stephanie plans to renounce her Belgian citizenship in order to ? one day ? become Luxembourg's grand duchess. The tiny country wedged between France, Belgium and Germany is an important financial center and continues to prosper despite Europe's economic trouble.

Stephanie wore a lace Elie Saab dress with a 5-meter-long wedding train during the ceremony, which was conducted in a mixture of French, German and Luxembourgish. It began with a minute's silence to honor her late mother, Countess Alix de Lannoy.

For the wedding banquet attended by 800 people, Bocuse d'Or-winning chef Lea Linster ? herself from Luxembourg ? whipped up a buffet medley including Riesling-marinated pork and veal pate, lobster in gelee consomme, and sea bass in salted crust and thyme stuffing; dessert included Madeleine cakes, choux a la creme pastries, and creme brulee.

Later in the evening, the royal couple walked through town, shaking hands with well-wishers before a fireworks show. Afterward, they drove off in a limousine with a sign on the back that read "Just Married" in Luxembourgish.

The nuptials gave tiny Luxembourg ? a founding member of the predecessor of the European Union ? a rare moment in the international media spotlight. With a population of just over 500,000, the trilingual duchy punches above its weight: Besides being an important financial center, it's home to the world's largest steel manufacturer and it boasts the second-highest gross domestic product per capita in the world, more than $80,000.

Luxembourg began as a Roman fortress. It has, at one time or another, fallen under the control of Spain, France and Austria. In 1839, it gained its independence from the Netherlands, but lost more than half its territory to Belgium. Germany overran Luxembourg twice in the 20th century despite its protests of neutrality.

The current grand duke, Henri, who is 57, is popular. People can greet him on the street without bowing down before him. His 31-year marriage to Grand Duchess Maria Teresa appears to be very happy.

The newlyweds seem to be happy too: In public appearances, including at the London Olympics, they have appeared besotted with each other.

After watching the ceremony on a big-screen on a public square near the cathedral, royal-gazing fans sensed the joy and historical importance.

"It was a really big moment ? a really beautiful moment," said Claudine Als, clutching a glass of Champagne, seemingly awaiting a toast. "It is a historic day for Luxembourg, the country shines throughout the world."

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/luxembourg-royals-tie-knot-religious-ceremony-172613663.html

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Republican Senate candidate Todd Akin sticks to his principles ...

JEFFERSON CITY -- Todd Akin reaches back 391 years to explain his decision to stay in the race.

Plymouth Harbor, 1621. Almost half of the Pilgrims who arrived on the Mayflower, fleeing religious persecution, died during their first winter.Their ship was to set sail back to England, leaving behind ?55 men, women and children? determined to stare down the odds of survival, notes Akin.?They stayed. Why? Because they knew it was the right thing to do,? the U.S. Senate candidate ? one largely abandoned by a Republican elite that never thought much of him ? told a recent gathering of tea party activists.The Pilgrims chose ?to trust the results to God,? he added. And that happens to summarize his adult life.Until August ? when ?Todd Akin? became a late-night punch line ? the name seldom was spoken in national political circles despite his six terms in the U.S. House.Americans at once asked: What sort of man, especially one being counted on by the GOP to help seize the Senate, would say victims of ?legitimate rape? had the biological means to shut that whole thing down? That is, to ward off pregnancy ? a blurt-out he recanted the next day.The controversy has laid bare the principles and paradoxes of the St. Louis-area legislator. First, the principles, which friends and foes say are genuine: Akin abhors abortion and makes no exception for rape cases. He believes that separating God from government is dangerous and contrary to the wishes of the founding fathers.Just as genuine is Akin?s willingness to ignore his party?s pleadings, even when he was a freshman in Congress.His aversion to throwing money around is real ? to the point that he sleeps in his congressional office rather than rent his own place. He cut short a recent GOP gathering in eastern Missouri to personally replace his car?s brake pads.Such convictions are why he wound up in politics at all. Which leads to the paradoxes: Akin, 65, has more than once been labeled a ?third-tier candidate,? though he keeps getting elected.His political pals in Washington are few, but his friends in Missouri?s homeschooling and anti-abortion communities are many.He is the product of a family line of Harvard-bred business executives. Yet he spent much of the 1980s as a seminary student, out of work and searching for spiritual and vocational direction.Even into his 40s, when he landed in the Missouri General Assembly, Akin lived in his boyhood home with his parents, his wife, Lulli, and their homeschooled children.?That was the problem, I wasn?t making any money,? he said of his midlife years absorbing books about the origins of government. Despite his passion, Akin voices his beliefs with the calm cadence of a parent reading a bedtime story. His enters a room without commanding attention, exudes politeness and usually leaves having impressed most everyone that his cares and concern for country are honest.?What you see with Todd is what you get. There?s no pretense on any issue,? said friend and ex-Missouri lawmaker Delbert Scott, who is superintendent of Kansas City College and Bible School.GenerationsJust across the Missouri River from St. Louis, Akin?s great-grandfather Thomas Russell Akin incorporated the Laclede Steel Co. in 1911. The reins of the publicly owed company would be handed down to two generations of Akin sons. By the time Todd Akin?s father returned home from World War II, the slow-growing fortunes of Laclede Steel were poised for a surge.William Todd Akin is the oldest of four sons that Nancy and Paul B. Akin raised on a St. Louis County farmstead. Both parents are still alive.Paul, 91, recalls in spirited detail the year 1957, when 9-year-old Todd was first turned on to the American Revolution.Laclede Steel had sent the Akins to Massachusetts so Paul could take courses at the Harvard School of Business. They lived eight months in Concord near the historic Old North Bridge. Across the road stretched a cemetery where Todd would gaze at the inscriptions of buried soldiers.Returning to the St. Louis area, Todd Akin attended the private John Burroughs School. He encountered difficulty in language courses. First it was eighth-grade Latin, a class vexing enough to raise the question: How do I avoid taking languages in the future??So that put me in engineering school,? he saidHe went back to Massachusetts and enrolled in Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He learned to play guitar, joined ROTC and majored in management engineering ? ?I wanted to be a big executive in a medium-sized business, or a big business,? he said.But the decade after graduation would reset his plans.He served six months in the Army in 1972, then spent eight years as an engineer for the Army Reserves.At IBM, where he worked a few years as a marketing representative, he met Lulli, a systems analyst. After marrying, the couple moved in with Todd?s parents back in Town and Country, Mo., where Todd would pursue a career at Laclede Steel, managing maintenance at the mills.Todd up to this time had not been very religious. His military discharge papers indicated ?No pref? in the religion box.But shortly after coming back to Missouri, ?my wife and I committed our lives to the Lord,? Todd Akin said. ?This is what?s called ?born again.???His father already had been.?That whole idea of ?God, Honor, Country,? we were imbued with that,? said Paul Akin. Yet events of the 1970s ? Roe v. Wade, bans on school prayer, gun restrictions, expanding federal programs ? began to remind him of the regimes he helped conquer in Europe.Paul Akin retired as Laclede?s president in 1980. A short time later, the steel company restructured and Todd, then 33, lost his job.Together, father and son pursued divinity degrees at Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, part of the conservative Presbyterian Church of America.?The Lord closed the door at the steel mill,? Paul Akin said, ?and opened doors in the seminary.?Christian journeyTodd Akin ?never felt he was called to be a preacher,? said John A. Stormer, a St. Louis-area pastor and author of the 1964 anti-communist bestseller ?None Dare Call it Treason.? He got to know Akin?s parents while campaigning for GOP presidential challenger Barry Goldwater.Akin?s Christian journey began with a question, Stormer said: ?He wanted to know how it applied to him, personally.? If the pulpit wasn?t in God?s plan for Akin, might his patriotism lead somewhere?While in seminary, one of the issues that would help shape Akin?s political future developed at home. His first-born, Winn, began to struggle in first grade. Lulli floated the idea of pulling the boy out of school and educating him at home.?I don?t know where she got that idea,? Akin said. ?I told my wife we?d try it for six months and see how it works.?Winn became happier and test scores showed stunning results in second grade. The Akins would homeschool all six of their children.Unlike today, homeschooling in the early 1980s was a radical concept met with fierce resistance.?That was a very traumatic time for the homeschooling movement,? said Brad Haines, executive director of the Missouri group Families for Home Education. ?There were families who actually risked incarceration.? Legislators in Jefferson City enacted rules to rein in the practice, and homeschoolers ? including the Akins ? fought back. A successful suit turned back the new laws. schoolers as one of the best in the nation.After getting his divinity degree, Todd Akin spent a couple of years poring through books about the nation?s founding, such as John Eidsmoe?s ?Christianity and the Constitution.?Work that would bring a steady salary, however, is nowhere in Akin?s biography between 1980 and 1988, the year he won a seat in the Missouri House.And the elected job paid only $21,000 a year. (His Senate campaign said the Akins never received public assistance during this period or since.)?It was a little scary,? Akin said, noting that he and his wife tapped savings from their work at IBM. Lulli Akin also sold standardized tests for homeschoolers. At least the living expenses were agreeable. When his parents moved out of Todd?s boyhood home in the early 1990s ? to Clarksville, Mo., where Paul Akin was called to lead a church ? Todd?s family had a place mortgage-free. ?They never acquired it. They just lived there,? Paul Akin said with a laugh. (A very tight family, the Akins would always be. Today, Todd?s son Perry serves as campaign manager, ?and I can?t pay him a nickel,? Akin noted.)As a state legislator in an upscale, heavily Republican district, Akin drew the notice of ministry circles nationwide.In 1992 Florida-based Coral Ridge Ministries ? whose founder, the Rev. D. James Kennedy, strongly influenced Akin ? sent a video crew to Missouri to follow Akin.?The story was of a man who graduated from seminary and pursued a ministry of politics as opposed to the pulpit,? said Jerry Newcombe of the group renamed Truth in Action Ministries.And Akin?s core supporters ? evangelical Christians and home educators ? could be counted on to show up when needed.Former Democratic state Rep. Bill Skaggs of Kansas City recalled ?Akin was leading the charge? in 1999 against a bill Skaggs introduced requiring homeschooled pupils to take the same assessment tests that public-school pupils take.?You literally could not walk the halls of the Capitol, it was so full? of upset parents, said Skaggs. ?Never seen anything like it.?His bill died in committee.?Todd?s a nice guy,? Skaggs added. ?I don?t think there?s a mean bone in him. He just has his own ideas.? Akin stunned the Missouri GOP in 2000 when he emerged the victor from a field of five Republican candidates running for the 4th District seat in the U.S. House.Some polling before primary day had Akin dead last behind dueling moderates, including longtime St. Louis County Executive Gene McNary. But a violent rainstorm lowered the turnout, and Akin edged McNary by 56 votes.Divine intervention? ?I thought so,? said supporter Stormer. Akin has been re-elected to Congress by comfortable margins ever since.Perfect scoresAkin built one of the most conservative records in all of Congress, scoring throughout his 12 years perfect 100 scores from Americans for Prosperity and the National Right to Life Committee.Though kind to the military, and especially with contracts that benefited the Boeing plant in his district, Akin burned some GOP bridges by rejecting key domestic proposals heralded by Republican leaders.He voted no to No Child Left Behind ? too much federal intrusion. No to the prescription drug benefit that George W. Bush pitched for Medicare ? a ?budget buster,? Akin called it.Back in St. Louis County, where Akin returned every weekend, he donned colonial garb when hosting Fourth of July parties at his home. The family in recent years moved to the exurb of Wildwood and took out its first-ever home mortgage.Akin?s atypical background, his independence and reluctance to hobnob with fellow Missouri Republicans caused many in the party establishment to roll their eyes when he prevailed in the August primary for U.S. Senate.As in the 2000 race for Congress, Akin scored an upset against others who spent more.?The Republican machine can?t always count on him. And to a lot of us, that?s a virtue,? said St. Louis Christian-radio host Harold Hendrick.His ?legitimate rape? remark, however, was seen as a foolish, fatal blow ? even by Akin supporters ? to his Senate chances.Akin said it during a TV interview on a Sunday. That afternoon, the National Republican Senatorial Committee, which funds campaigns, contacted longtime Akin adman Rex Elsass and instructed him to shoot a commercial offering Akin?s apologies.?They were helping us Sunday,? said Elsass, founder of the Strategy Group for Media. ?By Monday, the party was ginning up any powerful person they could find to discourage Todd (from staying in the race). They already had the gallows ready.?Akin appeared stricken by the reaction as he spent two days at Elsass? home in Ohio. The candidate at one point glanced at a TV and saw Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus uninvite Akin to the party?s convention in Florida.?Todd just turned and said, ?Why would he feel that way about me???? said Elsass. ?And not with any anger. More sadness ? almost empathetically sad.? Elsass was rushing out the door to take Akin to the airport when presidential challenger Mitt Romney called to urge that Akin bow out. Nobody bothered to answer the call. Was Akin ever thinking of taking Romney?s advice? ?Never,? Elsass said. ?Never.? Radio host Hendrick: ?If Todd wins this thing? It would be like ?Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.? He defies all the odds and stands for principles ? to heck with what the party bosses say.? Akin told The Kansas City Star, ?It?s not about me.? Yet he allowed that ?no doubt people will blame me? should he lose and the Senate stays barely in Democratic hands.?My sense is I had been given a task to do as the Republican nominee, and that is to replace Claire McCaskill,? he said. ?I believe the results are in God?s hands.?

To reach Rick Montgomery, call 816-234-4410 or send email to rmontgomery@kcstar.com.

Source: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/10/20/3876914/akin-sticks-to-his-principles.html

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Doing a Lot of Raking this Week?? Have you Ever Wondered How Many Leaves are on a Tree?? Check out the answer in this Bedtime Math Problem? ?Raking It In?:

October brings cool fall weather ? and the falling of leaves.? Leaves change color because the Fall sunlight is now too weak for leaves to turn carbon dioxide in the air into food.? As the chlorophyll (the green stuff) fades away, the leaves turn amazing colors, then fall off.? It?s hard to know how many leaves a tree has, but guesses for a big, mature tree range from 200,000 leaves to over 1 million!? Whatever the number, cleaning up all those leaves is a big production ? but probably less work than trying to count them.
Wee ones (counting on fingers): If you rake up 2 bags of leaves and use a leaf blower to pile up 3 more bags of leaves, how many bags of leaves did you clean up?
Little kids: If you need 12 bags of leaves to make a decent leaf pile to jump in, and so far you?ve dumped 4 bags there, how many more bags do you need?? Bonus: If a bag of dry leaves weighs 70 pounds, how much do those 4 bags of leaves weigh?
Big kids: If you can stuff 25,000 leaves into every bag, how many leaves can you fit in 4 bags?? Bonus: If you can rake up 1 bag of leaves every 7 minutes, how long do you have to rake to make that awesome 12-bag leaf pile?
Click HERE for the answers.

@ the Bridgewater Library: Programs for Parents & Teachers
Parent-Teacher Workshop: Every Child Ready to Read Wednesday October 24, 2012 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM Every Child Ready to Read @ Your Library: 2nd Edition: A WORKSHOP FOR EDUCATORS, PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS
A new workshop for early childhood educators, parents and caregivers on the five simple practices that help children get ready to read, developed by the Association for Library Service to Children and the Public Library Association, divisions of the American Library Association. Participants will learn practical strategies and explore resources to promote early literacy. **The workshop is free of charge and open to the public. 1 ? professional development hours will be awarded to attendees.
Register at the library of your choice.
Bridgewater Library (908) 526-4016 x126
Wednesday, October 24 from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Warren Township Library (908) 754-5554 x23
Thursday, November 1 from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Advocacy: Tourette's Association Thursday, November 1 from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm. Registration required Presented by Allissa Letts, in association with the NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome and Associated Disorders, Inc.
Tourette Syndrome, an often misunderstood and misdiagnosed disorder, affects 1 in 100 individuals. This workshop reviews the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of Tourette Syndrome and provides further information about the disorders commonly associated with a TS diagnosis. Participants have the opportunity to experience firsthand what it is like to have TS via an interactive activity, and key strategies for interacting with an individual with TS will be reviewed. Professional Credit Hours will be awarded.

NEW: Monday Morning Moms Group (For parents or caregivers and children ages birth to 3 years) 10:00am-11am Join our new group where you can meet other parents, get ideas, and learn from experts! Each week will have a different theme and discussion led by a speaker. There will be some toys available for the children.
Monday, November 5th How to Make Your Own Baby Food Registration begins October 22
Monday, November 12th Caring for Your Child's First Teeth Registration begins October 29
Monday, November 26th Holiday Gift Ideas for Readers of All Ages Registration begins November 12

@ the Library: Programs for Children:

Our Sept/Oct sessions are over.? Our storytimes will resume on November 7th.? Family Storytimes (ages 2-6) Tuesdays at 10 and 1:30, Toddler Times (ages 18-36 months) Wednesdays at 10 & 11 and Thursdays at 10:30 & 11:30, Baby Times (Birth-18 months) Thursdays at 9:30.? ?No registration is required but we ask that you only attend one session each week. Full details are posted our November Calendar or you can call us at 908 526-4016 x126. We also offer a satellite storytime/craft on Wednesday mornings at 10:30 a.m. at the Neshanic Station Library.
Looking for an Evening Storytime? Bridgewater Library has one on Tuesday November 6th.

Friends Concert Series: Kurt Gallagher (For ages 3+)
Saturday, October 20 at 10:30 am No registration
Join Kurt Gallagher?s ?Songs for Playful Children? for an interactive music appreciation program with lots of silly songs like ?Rocket to Chocolate,? 'Twinkle Twinkle Broken Down Car.? The kids will have so much fun dancing, singing and giggling they won?t realize they?re actually learning about melody and rhythm. Kurt?s on a mission to show kids that music is made by people, not machines and everyone at Kurt?s show is encouraged to sing and play along. Plus that they?ll get to pop lots and lots of bubbles! Music fun for the whole family!

Monster Mayhem (Ages 5-10) Monday, October 22nd from 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Registration begins October 8. Games and crafts celebrating all things (slightly) gruesome and glorious.

Lego Club (Grades K-6) Tuesday October
23rd. from 10:30 am - 11:30 am Registration begins October 9th. Hey LEGO fans, here's a club just for you! Get together with other LEGO-maniacs, share ideas and tips on building, and have a great time! Library LEGOS will be available for building, so you do not need to bring your own.

Special Storytime: Halloween Stories & Songs (For ages 2-6) Wednesday, October 24th at 10am No registration required Wear your costume and get a head-start on Halloween with gloriously ghoulish tales and songs! **Second session at 1:30pm.



Three Ninja Pigs (NaNoWriMo for Kids) (Ages 4-8) Saturday, October 27th 2-3pm Registration required.? Join local author Corey Rosen Schwartz as she reads her latest book, 'The Three Ninja Pigs.' When the big bad wolf threatens their village, three pigs sign up for different martial arts lessons to prepare to take him down. Pig One and Pig Two don't stick with their training, though, and are no match for their foe. But after practice and dedication, Pig Three becomes great at karate (including perfecting the perfect pork chop!) and saves the day.
Once Ms. Schwartz finishes her story the fun continues, as children will have the opportunity to learn some cool ninja moves of their own, as taught by Master Patrick from Somerville Martial Arts academy.

Things with Wings (Ages 4-6) Tuesday, October 30th from 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Registration Required. Yum! Buffalo wings! Wait a minute, do buffalo have wings? Well, birds are not the only animals with wings. Discover who has wings and how they are used. Flying, singing, swimming, warming up and showing off are just some of the many reasons for wings. Activities may include a craft, a hike, and a game. This program is sponsored by the Somerset County Parks Commission.

Halloween Spooktacular Party (For ages 3+) Wednesday, October 31st 3:30-4:30pm? No registration required. Crafts, games, stories, and more at this drop-in Halloween party! Make sure to wear your costumes for a parade around the library at 4:15pm!
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Rocket Readers: 'Abe Lincoln's Hat' (Grades 1-2) Thursday, November 1st? from 4:30 pm -? 5:30 pm? Registration required. An exciting program for brand new readers!? At each program we will discuss a book, play some games or create a story related craft.? Students should read the book prior to the program.? Copies of the books will be available at the Youth Services Reference Desk.? This month: Abe Lincoln?s Hat? By Martha Brenner? Abraham Lincoln always wore a tall black hat. But do you know? what else he did with it?? You?d never guess a hat could be so useful ? or so important.? Read all about our 16th president in this wonderful true story.

Sciencetellers: Sundown on Sycamore Street (For grades 2+)
Saturday, November 3rd at 10:30 am? Registration required. On the edge of town there is a street called Sycamore, which holds a legend so frightening that every child in town knows never to get caught there after dark. Join us as we learn about the science of gas and air pressure by telling the tale of Bill and Terry?s adventure through town using fiery spiders, exploding water jugs, floating eyeballs, a whirlwind of toilet paper, and amazing experiments.

Toddler Dance Party (For ages 2-6) Monday, November 5th 4:30-5pm Registration begins October 22 Read, rock, and roll at the library!
Toddlers, ages 2-6, and their caregivers are invited to get their groove on at the library.? Shimmy and shake to your favorite toddler tunes!

Special Storytime: Election Day?
Tuesday, November 6th Ages 4-7??? 10am(Ages 6-11) 11:30am? Registration begins October 23? Come to a special program celebrating American Democracy, then create a Red, White, and Blue craft!

Kids' Club: 'Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things' (Grades 3-4)Monday, November 12th from 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Registration begins October 29? 'Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things'? By Lenore Look A young boy in Concord, Massachusetts, who loves superheroes and comes from a long line of brave Chinese farmer-warriors, wants to make friends, but first he must overcome his fear of everything.Join us for a chapter book club for 3rd and 4th graders. Reserve your copy early, and check at the Youth Services desk with any questions.

Family Night Storytime (All Ages) No Registration Required Tuesday November 6, 2012? 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM?? Wear your pj's to our new all-ages storytime with Miss Gretchen!
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Drop-In Game Day (All ages) Thursday, November 8? All Day?? Registration is not required, just come on in!? Sure, you have the day off from school, but do you really want to be sitting in your room twiddling your thumbs?
Of course not!? That's why you should join us for 'Board Game Day!'? We'll have all of your favorite board games available so that you and your friends can have fun all day long.? There'll be Scrabble, Chutes and Ladders, Connect Four, and plenty more!?

Tail Waggin' Tutors: Children Reading to Dogs (For Children of All Ages) on Thursday, November 8th. 4-5pm. Telephone or In-Person Registration Only.? Sign-ups will be on a first-come, first-serve basis beginning October 25.? Call the library at 908 526-4016 x126 for more information.
Did you know that dogs like listening to stories as much as kids do?Come to the Bridgewater Library for Tail Waggin? Tutors, our new program where children will have the opportunity to practice their reading skills by reading a story to Xena the Therapy Dog, a friendly, six-year-old chocolate labradoodle. Each child will have 10 minutes to read a favorite story to his or her new, canine friend. Therapy Dogs International (TDI?) is a volunteer organization dedicated to regulating, testing and registration of therapy dogs and their volunteer handlers for the purpose of visiting nursing homes, hospitals, other institutions and wherever else therapy dogs are needed.For more information, please visit www.tdi-dog.org.

Drive-In Movie (Ages 3-8) Friday, November 9
from 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm? Registration begins October 26 Make your very own kid-sized car and buckle up as we watch a film! Feel free to bring your own sack lunch to eat in your car.?

There are ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS at other system libraries for children & teens?find their online calendars under the ?events/programs? tab on our home page.

If you register for a program and realize that you won?t be able to come, please call (908 526-4016x126) or email us (bwljuv@sclibnj.org) as early as possible so we can make someone on the waitlist very happy. Next time that waitlisted participant might be your child!



@ Bridgewater Library for Teens:


Keys to Unlocking Financial Aid (Grades 9-12) (For students in grades 9-12 and their parent(s)/guardian(s) Wednesday, October 24th From 7:00 pm ? 8:00 pm. Registration required
Rana Slosberg, a a higher education consultant, discusses Financial Aid basics, presents a net price calculator, goes over the Financial Aid steps, and reveals how to increase aid and reduce your college costs.
Rana earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the Polytechnic Institute of NYU, a Master of Arts degree from Queens College, a Certificate in Independent Educational Consulting from the University of California Irvine Extension, and visits colleges regularly. She is a member of the Higher Education Consultants Association (HECA), the New Jersey Association of College Admissions Counselors (NJACAC), and the Somerset County Business Partnership (SCBP). This program is open to students in grades 9-12 and their parent(s)/guardian(s). All who plan on attending must register.

5th & 6th Grade Volunteers Monday, November 5th from 7-8pm Registration required. ATTENTION STUDENTS IN GRADES 5 AND 6: Here is your chance to make a difference by volunteering at the library! You can help the library with special projects including creating bookmarks for young children, organizing and tidying up the Children?s Room, and much more! TAB Meeting (Grades 6-8) Tuesday, October 16th 5:30-6:30pm TAB Meeting (Grades 9-12) Tuesday October 16, 2012 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM Registration required
Do you want to make a difference at your library? Do you have suggestions for programs, new books, movies, or video games? Then come to one of our upcoming T.A.B. meetings! Community service hours will be awarded for attendance and snacks will be served! Teen Game Day (For students in grades 6 - 12)? Saturday, November 10th?? from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm?? Registration begins October 19 Spend the afternoon with us as we play all kinds of games, including board games like Apples to Apples and Connect Four. We also will have a few music and video challenges. Plus there will be a crazy questions challenge.
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LAST CHANCE TO SEE NEW CHILDREN?S MUSICAL

J.B.'s HARMONICAA new children's musical featuring the songs of John B. Sebastian and the Lovin' Spoonful. Music and Lyrics by John B. Sebastian Book by Gary P. Cohen
Based on the beloved children's book by singer/songwriter John B. Sebastian, J.B.'s Harmonica tells the delightful story of a talented family of bears, and the trials young 12-year-old J.B. faces when his father gives him a new harmonica. Featuring such classic folk-rock songs as "Do You Believe in Magic?", "What a Day for a Daydream", "Summer in the City", "Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?", "Nashville Cats" and many others. Great fun for all the Baby Boomers and their kids, whether human or bear!
WHEN: OCTOBER? 20 at 12:00 PM & 3:00 PM
TICKETS: Adults: $3.00; Children 12 and under: $2.00
www.playsinthepark.com

Plan ahead: Halloween Haunts from http://www.visitsomersetnj.org

This year, we say, "Get down with your creepy self!" After all, if you can't do it in Halloween season, when can you? Here are several ways to get creepin' in Somerset County...
The Somerset County Park? Commission hosts Mischief Night Madness at the Colonial Park putting course on Friday October 26th (rain date 10/27). The event includes tales and a children?s hayride, as well as miniature golf of course! Those who wear a costume will receive a goodie bag, and there will be FREE cider and doughnuts available for all. Tickets cost $8 for a family of 2 and $10 for a family of 3 or more.
Creeped out yet? More options at: http://www.visitsomersetnj.org/media/e-newsletter/october-2012/halloween-haunts

BRUSH UP YOUR SHAKESPEARE, START SPEAKING HIM NOW!

Think Shakespeare doesn?t speak to you? We you speak his words every day! Two River Theater Company, gearing up for a production of Henry V, shared these sayings with Ruth Ross from njartsmaven.com :

RVCC Planetarium has a variety of Saturday and Holiday shows for Children. Click HERE for a complete schedule. All shows run approximately 40 minutes. Admission: $7 for one show, $12 for two shows on the same day. Call 908-231-8805 for reservations!


There are lots more things to do around our community. Look at the ?Useful Websites for Families? (on the right side of this blog ? click the headline if you are reading this as an email) for many more options!

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Let Your Fingers Do More Walking:

Imagination Soup this week features: PICTURE BOOKS ABOUT DEATH AND LOSS?

Reading books opens up conversation about difficult topics as well as gives the readers new lessons. Here are some picture books you might consider when grieving a death.?

Farewell, Grandpa Elephant: What Happens When a Loved One Dies? by Isabel Abedi, illustrated by Miriam Cordes
Grandpa Elephant goes to the grand-kids to say good-bye. It is time for him to go to the elephant graveyard to die. His grand-kids discuss the possibilities in death, where Grandpa Elephant will go ? to heaven, to become a daisy or butterfly or another elephant, or turn into dust, or an invisible soul that flies.

Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs by Tomie De Paolo
Young Tommy visits his grandma and his great-grandma every Sunday. One day, Nana Upstairs isn?t there any more and Tommy must say good-bye.

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Chester Raccoon and the Acorn Full of Memories by Audrey Penn
Chester?s is upset because his friend, Skiddel Squirrel, has died. Chester?s mom helps Chester and his friends remember and celebrate Skiddel?s life.

The Tenth Good Thing about Barney by Judith Viorst

A book about dealing with the loss of a pet.
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Sophie by Mem Fox
Sophie and her Grandpa have a close relationship. When her Grandpa dies, it?s not until she has a child of her own that the feelings of love remind her of what she had with her Grandpa.
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The Memory String by Eve Bunting
Laura uses a string with buttons to remind her of her family history, the most important being her mom?s prom dress button and the button off the nightgown she wore the day she died.

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Grandma?s Gloves by Cecil Castellucci
When Grandma dies, her granddaughter feels so sad. As she grieves, she remembers all that she learned from her Grandma.

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Daddy?s Promise by Cindy Klein Cohen
Jesse?s father died and Jesse doesn?t understand. Both dreams and his mother help answer his questions about what happens and why.

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Always and Forever by Alan Durant
Mole, Hare, and Otter don?t think they will ever get over their sadness after Fox dies. Soon they realize that Fox will always be with them in their hearts and memories.

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You can read more at her blog about the Rainbow Reach Workbook Series and the Rainbow Roar blog, a community blog for children ages 4 ? 14 for them to: share feelings and thoughts, find community, begin a grief journey, find helpful suggestions, and not feel alone. She?s offering a chance to win a Kindle Fire to the first 75 kids who register starting October 25, 2012. Visit Rainbow Roar for all the details.

Somerset County Library has also compiled an extensive BOOKLIST ON DEATH & DYING.? Pick up a copy at the library or view it at: http://www.somerset.lib.nj.us/kids/goodreadsdeathgeneral_new.html.

Source: http://bwlibys.blogspot.com/2012/10/oct-17th.html

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