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The perfect childrens film a Western with aliens Moses and true love Few things inspire children more than movies so what are the favourite childhood films of actors directors and producers at the Cinemagic festival

I never set out to be a role model but it's great to be one ; IN THE HOTSEATBetter known by his stage name Wretch 32, Jermaine Sinclair is a 28-year-old rapper from London. In 2011 his debut album Black and White sold over a million copies and scored three top five singles. His latest single Blackout was released this ...
10000 turn out in Adelaide to show their true colours for charity

ABOUT 10,000 people have turned Victoria Park into a rainbow during Adelaide's inaugural Color Run this morning. Participants were peppered with orange, blue, pink and yellow powder as they completed the 5km charity fun run course from 9am. Upon finishing, the runners gathered for the `Finish Festival' where they sang, danced and threw fluoro powder into the air at regular intervals. The ...
Teaching children true grit

Do your kids today have much grit? I doubt it. Parents now try to protect kids from all danger. In New York City, some won't let teenagers go to school by ...
Barack Obama must act like a true leader | Observer editorial

It is always hard for an American president in the second term, but both his country and the world need Obama to show strength and courage and put scandal behind ...
New Marquette PhD expert in educational humor to meet funnyman Dr. Bill Cosby

It may seem like a no-brainer that a professor with a sense of humor sets the stage for better learning. Marquette University PhD candidate Stephen Halula wanted to prove that when he set out on his dissertation, "Humor in Education." So he examined research on the subject - yes, it exists - and interviewed college students about how they perceived their professors, especially the ...

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The Grudge

Director Takashi Shimizu is so good at generating scenes of escalating dread and tension punctuated by sharp, nerve-rattling, jump-in-your-seat jolts that it's hard to begrudge him the fact that his English-language debut The Grudge is composed of almost nothing but such scenes, making it ... ...

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U.S. Powerball jackpot could go higher than $600 million

AUSTIN, Texas - The Powerball jackpot being drawn on Saturday night could be even higher than the record $600 million being advertised, pushing it near or above the largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history, a Texas Lottery official said on Saturday. "Oftentimes, the advertised amount is lower than what the actual jackpot ends up being," said Kelly Cripe, a spokeswoman for the Texas ...
High Bond Prices Show Theres No Government Debt Problem Only If The EMH Is True

An argument being used in certain corners of the econosphere at the moment is that high bond prices (or low yields, they're the same statement) show that there's no problem with debt. For, if people were worried about the amount of government debt that there is then government bonds prices would be lower and yields would be higher. Thus, as no one is worried, because yields are low, ...
Honeybees May Help Search For Landmines

Dogs are well-known for being able to sniff out deadly explosives but they could have a rival in the future - honeybees. Researchers say the insects have a perfect sense of smell that can detect the odour and they may be used to help find unexploded landmines in Croatia. The sugar-craving bees are being trained to identify their food by using the scent of TNT (trinitrotoluene), a powerful ...
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who loves her job just as much as Mr Gooley, even though she has to sniff strangers' armpits for a living.As the company's "underarm odour assessor'' she works on research and development for brands like Rexona, Dove, Lynx and Impulse."The first time I took part in sniffing it did seem a bit strange however, within the first week of the job it was fine,'' ...
To manage your diabetes Weird Science recommends the munchies

Fire ants are an invasive species in the warmer areas of the US, and we here at Weird Science are told by people who have experienced the invasion personally that their fearsome reputation is well deserved. So, normally, you'd expect said people to be happy to hear that the fire ants population seems to be going down. Unfortunately, it's going down because an even more deranged ant is ...

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Obama Turns Focus on Middle-Class Jobs

U.S. President Barack Obama says he is focusing on ways to help the American middle class make economic gains, to bring them in line with the economic recovery of big business.

Obama said in his weekly address Saturday that he has been visiting cities across the country that are doing "interesting and creative" things to "re-ignite the engine" of middle class economic growth and make sure American citizens' hard work leads to a decent living.

In Baltimore this week, he said he visited a factory that is creating jobs at home by exporting digging equipment abroad. He also visited participants in a program that is giving training and guidance for low-income people to find work.

Obama said with unemployment the lowest it has been since 2008, with the auto industry thriving and the energy sector booming, it is time to focus on creating more good, middle-class jobs. He said he will be visiting more American cities in the coming weeks to continue working on job creation, education and" building new ladders of opportunity" for American workers.

In the Republican Party address, Representative Andy Harris of the eastern state of Maryland says "red tape" in the president's health care law passed several years ago will drive up costs for Americans.