| Thousands Protest Iraq War Across US
Mention of the hundreds of protests everywhere have not made it beyond places like CommonDreams. Our Orlando protest news will have to wait until participants return to town with their photos. The disdain of Brush Off Bush doesn't mean we don't gall the hell out of him. Muslims who've had their babies, brothers, sisters, parents, and other family members killed by our bombs and bullets need to see us on the streets. Let's not criticize each other or allow the infiltrators to dampen the spirit of rebellion. When the government doesn't listen to the people, the people have a constitutional right to join together in an insurrection. My Congressmen write me back and tell me why I have to change, why I have to support the Bush Way.
Jewelers find inspiration in India
No country can claim a jewelry tradition more robustly entrenched than India's. On the Bollywood red carpet, and at any respectable Indian wedding, it is commonplace to see women staggering beneath lavish burdens of gold -22-karat bangles stacked along their arms, bell-like jhumka ear ornaments weighing down their lobes, chokers strung with gem-set triangles dangling from the neck. At the turn of the past century, Western jewelers frequently adopted Indian motifs - peacocks, lotus flowers and other images redolent of mosques and Mogul treasures - as the Pax Britannica freed India's ruling elites from more pressing concerns, allowing them to indulge their penchant for baubles from the finest ateliers of Europe. The trend reached its zenith in the 1930s with Cartier's extraordinary commissions for the maharajahs, for whom it fashioned extravagant parures incorporating antique stones from the royal treasuries.
School district sets Christmas program
The students of the Cleveland School District will once again fill Walter Sillers Coliseum at Delta State University for the fourth annual Sights and Sounds of Christmas program. The event will take place from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday and is free to the public.
"We will be featuring student art work and musical performances," said Interim Supt. Dr. Jackie Thigpen. "All schools in the district will be represented, so this is a good view of the district as a whole."
Thigpen said that fine arts instructors from each school gathered to plan the event and "hit the ground running."
Thigpen noted that the Cleveland High School Brass Quintet will perform, as well as the East Side High School Choir.
"Bell Elementary Chorus will sing Lipson's Boogie and the Nailor Elementary School Singers will also perform," she said.
Inqlings | Putting out a fire on Capitol Hill
A new vendor takes over tomorrow and will not offer nicotine, Anderson says. Capitol Hill cig prices had been at least a buck a pack cheaper than in the rest of D.C. because they were free of district tax. Title switch The Lifetime TV pilot shooting around Center City and Old City through Tuesday has a new name. Was The Verdict; now it's Hindsight. On Friday, CN8's Connie Colla shot a scene as a TV producer, and, in a stretch, her crew played a TV crew. Harmonizing Twenty amateur singers have been holed up at Mount Airy Presbyterian Church many nights as they rehearse for the NBC reality series Clash of the Choirs. Premise: Five celebs - Patti LaBelle in Philly, Kelly Rowland in Houston, Michael Bolton in New Haven, Conn., Nick Lachey in Cincinnati, and Blake Shelton in Oklahoma City - choose and train 20-member choirs in their hometowns to sing on the four-night live series, starting Dec.
SHARP THINGS GET TO POINT
Cruel Thing" nails the sheen and snap of Thom Bell's symphonic Philly Soul. "An Ocean, Part Deux" and "The Devil in You Sings" throb with the perverse catchiness of Bowie at his glam peak. Fans of baroque songsters like Rufus Wainwright or Sufjan Stevens will savor the stronger kick of the Sharp Things, as will anyone mourning the lush pleasures of albums like Elton John's "Madman Across the Water." "I hear all this stuff in my head and if it has no outlet, it begins to ache," Serpa says. "No amount of aspirin will take care of the pain. Only sweet music." Read Today's Horoscope .
Christmas in the City tonight
Other local celebrities will join the march, including Miss Austin and Mower County ADA dairy princesses.When everyone arrives at the intersection of Third Avenue and North Main Street, emcee Pruitt will lead the countdown for Santa Claus to light the city of Austin Christmas lights for the season.Songs of the season will be sung by the new Miss Austin, Sara Larson, and Pruitt. Brad Webber and former Miss Austin, Taylor Bliese, will also lend their vocal talents to on-stage singing.There will be free sleigh and train rides up and down North Main Street.Santa and Mrs. Claus will greet children in the lower level of the Town Center, where Overby Orthodontics will offer free photos and candy.Lou's Forever Framing will hand out free magnetic mats for the photos.The North Star Brass Quartet, InSynque and Ecumenical Bell Ensemble will also provide music at the Town Center, while illusionist Jim Jayes will entertain all.Window-shoppers will see and hear many sights and sounds up and down North Main Street.The Mower County ADA will serve hot chocolate at the Martial Arts building where non-alcoholic recipe books will be given away by Parenting Resource Center, Inc.
Family howls for justice over cow's death
He said he didn't mean to, he thought it was a coyote. He said it was laying down and saw the ear twitching so he shot it," Besey said. "Once he shot it and saw it was a cow, why didn't he call the authorities and say he shot a cow by mistake? "I believe if he got it to his garage it would have been the last time I seen the cow." Authorities are seeking several charges against Buckner, including attempted larceny, reckless discharge of a firearm, property damage, attempting to take a game animal during closed season and hunting without a proper small game license. Hunting coyotes is illegal during the firearm deer season, which runs from Nov. 15 through Nov. 30. Buckner turned Hannah over to Besey, who moved the animal to his King Road farm and reported the shooting to sheriff's officials.
Labour admits: we broke law as Gordon quits post
Mr Gordon's relationship with Mr Green goes back to his days as leader of Glasgow City Council. Three years ago, Mr Green gave £1m to the council to help fund a regeneration project just days after a planning application had been approved. Yesterday, Mr Green broke his silence on the matter to dispute Labour's earlier insistence that the money had been channelled through Combined Property Services. He said: "In August of this year, I was asked by Mr Gordon to donate £950 to Wendy Alexander's campaign to become leader of the Scottish Labour Party. I asked Mr Gordon if this complied with the Electoral Commission rules and was told it did. "Relying on that confirmation I made the donation from my personal account. Combined Property Services would have no reason to be aware of this small donation which was made by me personally, openly and in good faith." His comments were backed by Gordon Wilson, owner of the company, based in Glasgow's Bath Street, who said: "No donation has ever been made by Combined Property Services to either Wendy Alexander or the Scottish Labour Party.
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