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I am totally overwhelmed by joy and sparkles and fireworks,' Best Actress winner Marion Cotillard says backstage ... "I love it. "I am totally overwhelmed by joy and sparkles and fireworks," beamed Cotillard, between out-of-breath glee and broken-English eagerness. "Everything going boom-boom-boom. (Yahoo News -- Academy Awards)
Should Downtown Lodi merchants be open Sundays? (810) Oct 21, 2009
pork chop wrote on Oct 20, 2009 8:35 AM:" It is a good idea to have a 24 hour 7days a week strip club downtown that would bring in some people.Also put skateboard obsticals all over the place to make it more skateboard friedly.Another good idea is to have cowboy stuntmen on horses staging make believe gunfights,have some cowboys get shot from the rooftops and fall off and land on a pile of hay.A really cool store like Evangalines like the one in Old Sac.A giant candy store and a musium of some... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Corn mazes throughout the state Oct 20, 2009
Some of the family friendly activities include pig races, bon fires, marshmallow roasting, hay rides and fireworks shows Friday and Saturday nights. The corn maze opens the third week of October. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Letters to the editor (10/20/09) Oct 20, 2009
Let's get rid of the Electoral College and let's support third- and fourth-party candidates, and watch the fireworks of freedom begin anew. -- Dan Russell. (Anchorage Daily News)
Pro Portsmouth sets example for local fund raising Oct 19, 2009
Massar said the fireworks display was cut in 2001, and fewer people attended. Such offers an example of how difficult it is to run events and fund-raisers for nonprofits, particularly in a time when so many people are holding tight to their money. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Weather enough for you? Oct 18, 2009
The night includes dancing, food, and visible fireworks. Amora Riverwalk Hotel, 649 Bridge Road. (Boston Globe)
Team Showcased At FirstLook 2009 Oct 18, 2009
An estimated crowd of nearly 5,000 fans received an early treat as UNLV great Larry Johnson a member of the 1990 National Championship Runnin Rebel squad opened the event by greeting the crowd and providing a live version of Lights, Please which begins the famed pregame fireworks show. Having Larry involved was a great way to start the evening, said UNLV head coach. (Unlvrebels.com)
Firecracker warehouse blaze kills 33 in India Oct 18, 2009
They said victims had no time to flee the fast-spreading blaze, which occurred on Friday in Tamil Nadu state on the eve of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, which people celebrate by letting off fireworks ... Earlier this year, a fire at a fireworks factory in Tamil Nadu killed at least 17 people. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Kings of the court Oct 18, 2009
Car horns honked, fireworks crackled, and grown men danced Irish jigs in celebration of the Celtics Game 7 victory over the Lakers to capture the 1984 NBA Championship. It was bedlam, Magic said. (Boston Globe)
Celebrate Diwali with these online apps Oct 18, 2009
Streams of lights are tumbling from the sky as fireworks crackle away signaling the arrival of Diwali. But in this age of technology and networking, internet currently the easiest way to connect with friends and family refuses to be left out of the celebrations. (India Times)
Deepavali falls in month of purattasi, an event that occurs once very 100 years Oct 18, 2009
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MP expenses audit defended Oct 17, 2009
Page last updated at 12:48 GMT, Friday, 16 October 2009 13:48 UK. Speaker defends MP expenses audit. (BBC News -- UK)
Eye of the storm Oct 17, 2009
Page last updated at 16:29 GMT, Friday, 16 October 2009 17:29 UK. Wilders' world of protest and publicity. (BBC News -- UK)
Police target hip-hop nightclubs Oct 17, 2009
Page last updated at 13:31 GMT, Friday, 16 October 2009 14:31 UK. By Ian Youngs Music reporter, BBC News. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
* TFCC plans much bigger Taipei 101 fireworks show Oct 17, 2009
TFCC plans much bigger Taipei 101 fireworks show ... The New Years Eve party at the Taipei 101 building will feature an even more spectacular light show and fireworks display this year than in previous years, Taipei Financial Center Corp (TFCC, x_jq) vice chairman Wei Ing-chiao (Q) said yesterday ... TFCC would organize the fireworks countdown this year and make it even more spectacular because it is an important celebration bringing international exposure to Taiwan, Wei said.... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Social Security Freeze: Time to Scrimp Oct 17, 2009
With No Annual Raise Due to Negative Inflation, Seniors on Fixed Income Take Thrift to Heart. Joan McGarr (left) and other seniors at the Southwest Focal Senior Center in Pembroke Pines, Fla. (CBS News)
Council pension fund assets fall Oct 17, 2009
Indian fireworks blaze 'kills 30. Toxic waste' report gag lifted. (BBC News -- Business)
Terps Get Boing with Understated Maryland Madness Oct 17, 2009
Unlike the recent past, there were no laser lights, no fireworks and no dancing routines (complete with sunglasses and tuxedos). "We had no choice in it. I think they're trying to get back with the basic Midnight Madness, the way they used to do it back in the day," guard Eric Hayes said. (W-USA News, DC)
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BRIC House will be both a vibrant working space for artists and a public gathering place, where audiences will also be able to explore new artistic territory. We are thrilled to receive the Rockefeller grant. (PNN Online)
Outcry over TV kidney competition Oct 17, 2009 Botswana: party in power for 43 years to win again Oct 17, 2009 Indians rally past Warriors Oct 17, 2009 - A Reader Writes: Still open season in Popotla, B.C. 0 Oct 16, 2009 Is this the kiss of death for Blair as grand pooh-bah of Europe? Oct 16, 2009 Obituaries in the news Oct 16, 2009 Famous Last Words: Club sports deserve more credit than they receive, oftentimes overshadowed by Division-1 varsity sports Oct 15, 2009 What exactly are the priorities of the Loyola Police? Recent controversial write-up in Seton Court sheds some light. Oct 15, 2009 Michael Taylor: Bienvenudo! Oct 14, 2009 Beverly Police Log: Friday, Oct. 9 Oct 14, 2009 May Diwali banish racism Oct 13, 2009 UMHB Announces Fall Homecomin00004000g 2009 Oct 13, 2009 Theme parks roll out the boo! for kids Oct 13, 2009 May the festival of lights banish the darkness of racism Oct 13, 2009 Energy crisis postponed, new gas rescues world... Oct 13, 2009 I'm on diet food even on Diwali: Ajay Devgan Oct 12, 2009 - Viewpoint: Hispanic heritage month (1) Oct 12, 2009 Halloween Customs Around the World Oct 12, 2009 Painting the town red Oct 11, 2009 Argentine Senate Overwhelmingly Approves Media Law Oct 11, 2009 Selebi promises 'bombshells' Oct 11, 2009 - UPCOMING EVENTS: Suns travel team has tourney 0 Oct 11, 2009 It's Akshay v/s Ajay v/s Salman Khan this Diwali Oct 10, 2009 Haleigh Cummings' Stepmom Speaks Out Oct 10, 2009 New Milford Street Festival Focuses On Business, the Arts-and Health Too Oct 10, 2009 Valley Hindus to celebrate Diwali Oct 10, 2009 Festival, fireworks, food to kick off Homecoming '09 Oct 9, 2009 Daniel Day-Lewis Dishes About His Clooney Kiss At The Oscars Oct 9, 2009 My mistress makes the best potato salad Oct 9, 2009 Hamilton-Wenham Emergency Center Log: Sept. 28-Oct. 4 Oct 9, 2009 Division over housing 'recovery' Oct 9, 2009 Hunter Homers, Lackey Pitches Angels Past Red Sox Oct 9, 2009 Ocoee to host 16th Annual Founders’ Day Festival this Friday and Saturday Oct 8, 2009 Greyhound talks to Callahan and Deni Hlavinka Oct 7, 2009 Things to Do in Helsinki, Finland i... Oct 7, 2009 Second annual Autumn Moon festival an ACA success Oct 7, 2009 Fake it till you make it Oct 6, 2009 Czech leader struggles to defy EU Oct 6, 2009 With 'Sonic Boom,' veteran rockers Kiss will roar anew Oct 6, 2009 Easton Police log, 10/2 Oct 6, 2009 Hawaii visitors see Damien statue Oct 6, 2009 North Korea 'may return to talks' Oct 6, 2009 Damien honored in Belgium Oct 5, 2009 Greenspace: Don't ignore yard aesthetics because weather has cooled Oct 5, 2009 Quaking at aspens' beauty Oct 5, 2009 One that got away as Eels miss out Oct 5, 2009 Honor China, Not Its Communism Oct 5, 2009 Festival of Lights: Diwali in Auckl... Oct 5, 2009 Belgium Joins Hawaii Marking 'Leper Priest' Oct 5, 2009 Campaign aides steal show in governor's race Oct 5, 2009 Blocked PAT lifts Cats to victory Oct 4, 2009 Greyhounds roll over Acalanes, 28-14 in pre-season grid finale (4) Oct 4, 2009 Home Events Guide Oct 4, 2009 Fall brings fairs, festivals Oct 4, 2009 All decked out in red, white and blue (2) Oct 4, 2009 * JOHNNY NEIHU'S NEWS WATCH: Keep standing ... and keep shopping Oct 3, 2009 China top contributor to world growth Oct 3, 2009 The secret of the CCP's success Oct 3, 2009 New technology can help reunite people with their lost, beloved companions. Oct 3, 2009 * Court upholds ruling on Su Beng Oct 3, 2009 Chicago Tossed in 1st Round of IOC Vote Oct 3, 2009 Click to read:Rio to Host 2016 Olympics; Chicago Spurned Oct 3, 2009 Communist China marks 60th year Oct 2, 2009 Weekend Events Oct 2, 2009 China marks 60 years of communist rule with tanks, kitsch Oct 2, 2009
Indian fireworks blaze 'kills 30. FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS. (Yahoo News -- Reality TV)
Indian fireworks blaze 'kills 30' Oct 17, 2009
Indian fireworks blaze 'kills 30 ... At least 30 people have been killed and 10 injured in a fire at a fireworks warehouse in south-east India, the Press Trust of India says ... Most of the victims were reported to be traders buying up fireworks ahead of the Diwali festival on Saturday. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Botswana party in power for more than 40 years expected to win again in national election. (AP) GABORONE, Botswana (AP) - Botswana held its 10th free and peaceful election, an event all but eclipsed by political struggles and violence elsewhere in Africa. (CBS News -- World)
As dominating as the Indians ground game was to close, the first half featured fireworks that rivaled last week s drama. Three touchdowns in 29 seconds will do that to any game. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Also banned: glass containers, dogs, bicycles, beach fires, fireworks you name it it was banned. Happily for me and the several hundred revelers this Sunday, no one is paying attention to the rules. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
He treated his guests to his now famous musical evenings and a fireworks display which spelt out ''Viva Tony. Earlier this year, Cherie Blair said that her husband had asked her to stand between him and Mr Berlusconi's kerchief-adorned head suggesting otherwise the British media ''would kill us. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
NASA's great lunar fireworks finale fizzled. After gearing up for the space agency's much-hyped mission to hurl two spacecraft into the moon, the public turned away from the sky Friday anything but dazzled. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Issue date: 10/13/09 Section. By Jerry FagerbergStaff Writer. (The Loyola Greyhound, MD)
What exactly are the priorities of the Loyola Police. Recent controversial write-up in Seton Court sheds some light. (The Loyola Greyhound, MD)
Opening night we had an hour-long Michael Jackson impersonation that was really good, followed by an enormous fireworks display. There was an impromptu band in right field where an entire section played songs and danced the entire game. (Philadelphia, TheInsiders.com)
Salem had a similar call about an hour before with fireworks being reported. But, the descriptions of the two vehicles were different. (Beverly Citizen, MA)
May the festival of lights banish the darkness of racism. May the festival of lights banish the darkness of racism. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Later in the evening, the alumni and students will gather for a pep rally, burning of the letters and fireworks. Following the fireworks, an old tradition will remain with a new twist. (KWTX.com, TX)
What to expect: Arrive in costume for trick-or-treating with your favorite Disney characters (theyll be wearing their Halloween outfits, too), and dont miss the expanded Mickeys Boo-to-You Halloween Parade, featuring the Happy HalloWishes fireworks spectacular. Best for: 3 to 11. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Indian women light candles for the festival of Diwali. It's already started. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
DDG-51's eat up a lot of go-juice when they are busy spreading joy and pretty fireworks displays over (and onto) the real estate of bothersome global nuisances. If it's any consolation about Suez, after the dust settled and the UK and its Allies humiliated before the world by our cynical American machinations, Egypt came back to the UK and France and asked if they wouldn't help sort out how to maintain and run the Canal, so guess who had the last laugh. (The Drudge Report)
Its that time of the year when you light up your lives with beautiful diyas , have fun with fireworks and savour sweets without second thoughts ... Is he still into crackers and fireworks. (India Times, India)
We celebrated the Fourth of July by watching fireworks and listening to mariachi music. We woke up at the crack of dawn to attend both the Mexican Independence Day Parade in September and the Rose Parade on New Year s. And to this day, I still put hot sauce on pizza and jalapenos on hot dogs. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Light--in the form of bonfires or fireworks, or candles placed in pumpkins or (in Scotland) turnips, rutabagas, or potatoes. Lighting the dark symbolizes about the dead, "crossing over," and a time when the living and the dead come closest to each other. (Suite101.com)
That night the sky above Tiananmen burst into life with a fireworks display featuring golden dragons. It was an explosive ending to a day of celebration. (iAfrica.com)
Outside Congress, thousands of supporters celebrated in the plaza with chants, applause, fireworks and booming drums. The demonstration was organized by government supporters and included political activist Maximo Kirchner, son of the first couple. (ABC News -- Wire)
He's promising to set off his own fireworks when he addresses the court in a trial set to last five weeks. "I am ready to drop bombshells," he vowed this week. (iAfrica.com)
The tournament will include a home run derby, music, food court, beer garden and live fireworks. The festivities will begin at Stark Field at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 23. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Diwali is a festival of lights, fireworks, sweets and gambling. Often people bond over gambling after the Laxmi Puja on the Diwali night, a custom which has been practiced since the era of rajas and maharajas. (India Times)
Now let's sit back and watch the fireworks after this. I guess CBS paid her for the interview and paid her airfare to get there. (CBS News)
Its excitement spills up through the downtown area toward the Green from Young's Field, where the fireworks display lights up the night sky. The town's annual summer concert series, which offers a variety of music throughout the season, also beckons residents and visitors to come to the center of town, look around, find a place to sit and stay awhile. (Brookfield Journal, CT)
The activities will end with a fireworks display. Details: (559) 325-7233 or hindutemplefresno. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
The Kickoff Festival and Pep Rally, beginning at 3 p.m. at Bucceleuch Park, will feature an appearance from the football team, game booths run by Greek Life, fireworks at 7 p.m. and an outdoor screening of Disney and Pixar s Up, said Director of Student Centers and Programs Anthony Doody. Up was chosen for its cross-generational appeal. (The Daily Targum, NJ)
I am totally overwhelmed by joy and sparkles and fireworks,' Best Actress winner Marion Cotillard says backstage ... "I love it. "I am totally overwhelmed by joy and sparkles and fireworks," beamed Cotillard, between out-of-breath glee and broken-English eagerness. "Everything going boom-boom-boom. (Yahoo News -- Academy Awards)
The time I spend at the apartment I'm renting for her is like the Fourth of July: potato salad in the dining room, fireworks in the bedroom, and the celebration of independence from a petty, castrating shrew. The kind of special occasion where I say, "You know what? Forget the extra calories and the risk of spreading an STD to my wife on one of our rare, hellish couplings.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Services rendered in regard to fireworks in Asbury Grove, 9:38 p.m.. Five traffic stops. (Hamilton Wenham Chronicle, MA)
China puts on fireworks spectacular. FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS. (BBC News -- Business)
-- Right when Torii Hunter's three-run homer hit the rock pile beyond center field at Angel Stadium, two bursts of fireworks shot up from the artificial boulders. The moment hardly needed the pyrotechnic punctuation. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
A highlight of the festival will be big-name country-music stars performing free concerts on Friday and Saturday nights, topped off with a spectacular fireworks display ... The evening will end with spectacular fireworks at 9 p.m. immediately after the concert. (Winter Garden West Orange Times, FL)
Issue date: 10/6/09 Section. Media Credit: Photo Courtesy of Ty Fischer. (The Loyola Greyhound, MD)
Helsinki s official New Year s Eve celebrations, accompanied by fireworks, are traditionally held on the Senate Square (Senaatintori). Wintertime Activities in Helsinki, Finland. (Suite101.com)
Issue date: 10/6/09 Section. Despite the wind and sporadic rain last Friday, a large number of students came to enjoy great music, games and delicious desserts at the Second Annual Autumn Moon Festival which was moved from the Quad to the 4th floor Programming Room. (The Loyola Greyhound, MD)
Wings for me the balance is thismy heart will feel the chemistry and the fireworks, but I know fireworks have a short life span. So it is essential that my head lead because I need the logic and realism to be on point. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Fireworks lit up the night sky over Prague, their reflections shimmering on the River Vltava. After today's Irish referendum there will never be another referendum in Europe. (BBC News -- Europe)
When you see fireworks at 's show, where do you think that came from. Why should I care about critics when we have 3,000 licensed products, 35 years of touring and every band in the book pointing to Kiss as the pivotal reason they wanted to do something big on stage. (USA Today -- Life)
Saturday, Sept. 26 1:03 a.m. - Received several 911 calls reporting fireworks going off in the trailer park, Turnpike Street. Officer responded, spoke to trailer owner and advised it would be quiet for the rest of the evening. (Easton Journal, MA)
There was food, cultural entertainment and at the end of the day a show of fireworks. Tremelo's mayor, Vital Von Dessel, said the celebration took more than six months to organize and cost more than $200,000 to put on. (Honolulu Advertiser)
According to KCNA, performers and the audience "broke into cheers of 'Hurrah!', shaking the stadium, and fireworks were displayed to beautifully decorate the nocturnal sky". Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
The Mass began an overcast autumn day of celebrations and fireworks that lured 20,000 people to this town of 14,000, just northeast of Brussels, where Jozef De Veuster was born in 1840 ... The Mass began an overcast autumn day of celebrations and fireworks that lured 20,000 people to this town of 14,000, just northeast of Brussels, where Jozef De Veuster was born in 1840. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
New introductions include Fireworks and Golden Fleece that are sturdy and chock full of fall blooms (zones 3-9). Goldenrod is often unfairly blamed for causing hayfever in humans. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
From the colors, it seemed clear they were of the same roots - each branch was a fireworks spray of sunburst, lemon, goldenrod and banana. Or maybe it was all midlife-crisis-Corvette. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Earlier in the pre-match entertainment and amid the guitar rock of Wolfmother and enough explosions of fireworks to fill the stadium with smoke, the triple century legendary players were honoured. Retiring Bulldog Hazem El Masri with 317 games was joined by Brisbane Broncos star Darren Lockyer (315). (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
China's 6,000-year-old history and civilization are loaded with things to celebrate from its invention of paper money and fireworks, to its great cuisines, its Taoist philosophy, the daring historic voyages of Sanbao (a possible model for Sinbad), millions of Overseas Chinese, and perhaps the awed arrival of Marco Polo into the Middle Kingdom, which ignited the Age of Exploration. Much of the story of civilization is rooted in the West's longing to connect with China and this is not a finished... (Investors Business Daily)
Diwali marks the beginning of the Hindu and Gujarati New Year and aside from being celebrated with the lighting of lamps and candles, there are also great displays of fireworks. People decorate their home with beautiful diyas and making rangoli (a form of sandpainting decoration) pattern in the courtyard and in front of the gate. (Suite101.com)
The Mass began an overcast autumn day of celebrations and fireworks that lured 20,000 people to this town of 14,000, just northeast of Brussels, where Jozef De Veuster was born in 1840. Better known as Father Damien, the Roman Catholic priest from Belgium cared for leprosy victims on Molokai, an island in the Hawaiian archipelago, from 1873 to 1889, when the disease killed him. (Newsmax)
(10-04) 20:52 PDT -- California's 2010 governor's race is becoming a war of words, complete with fireworks, YouTube videos and comic relief - but it is the high-priced campaign consultants, not the candidates, who are frequently stealing the show. Images. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
"But while the contest's final moments were more than intriguing, the contest was by no means a thrill ride from the start. The Wildcats scored 15 points while posting 90 yards of total offense in the game's final period, but the offensive fireworks were not the norm on Saturday, as the most intense moment of the opening half involved a field goal attempt. K-State place-kicker converted a 39-yard field goal attempt at the end of the second quarter to not only tie the game at 10 before the break... (Kansas State Sports -- Rivals.com)
Healdsburg capped the offensive fireworks in the final period when a short field led to a two-yard touchdown scamper from junior back Carson Seanor. Acalanes made it respectable with a pair of late touchdowns, but the Hounds would coast to an eventual, 28-14 victory. (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
Aerosol and Spray Cans Alcohol Baby Strollers Backpacks (bigger than 9" x 11") Balls Banners Beverages Bottles Camcorders and Tripods Cans Containers Coolers Cups Weapons Drugs Dry Erase Boards Fireworks Flags and Flagpoles Flasks Food Frisbees Irritants (i. e. noisemakers, air horns, etc. (Muredhawks.com)
The bigger events also include fireworks, parades, car shows and beauty pageants ... $10, ages 12 and younger free; pirate victory parade, fireworks, entertainment, arts and crafts and food; Marshall Tucker Band Saturday night ... KINGSTREE PIG PICKIN': Oct. 15-17; 401 N. Longstreet St., Kingstree, S.C.; including barbecue cook-off, car show, fireworks, arts and crafts and parade at 11 a.m. Oct. 18; free; (843) 355-7484. (The Augusta Chronicle)
It began with a parade and ended with fireworks ... Carnival rides, games and music will fill the rest of the day with fireworks to end the celebration ... The fireworks was amazingly beautiful. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Amid all the goosestepping, chutzpah, military hardware, fireworks, lies, forgetfulness, choreography, banners, speeches, massive portraits, slogans and uniformed babes with automatic weapons (Comrade Santas little helpers, judging from the laughable threads) in Thursdays telecast of the Peoples Republic of Chinas 60th birthday, I was distracted by an e-mail from an enterprising foreign fellow in China ... Just as Zhang Yimous (i) patriotic-artiste fireworks were about to start, I... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Fireworks are seen during a grand performance celebrating the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, on the Tian'anmen square in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 1, 2009. (Xinhua/Guo Dayue). (Xinhuanet, China)
Twenty years later, the CCP is still in power and appears more confident in its continued rule, as shown by the grand military parade and fireworks display held at Tiananmen Square on Thursday. The importance of the 60th anniversary of the founding of communist China is "a display of power and control", said Dali Yang, a Chinese expert at the University of Chicago. (Asia Times Online)
To those Bee readers who may have lost a precious pet (I am mostly referring to dogs) due to the fireworks and gunfire of New Year's Eve celebrations, may I please remind them to check out the local SPCA for their animal companion. Do not call the SPCA, but physically go to the shelter, and be sure and visit all the kennels. (Fresno Bee)
During his trials, Su said that he called for the fireworks to be set off out of self-defense because he saw gang members at the scene. Thursdays ruling said that Su violated the Criminal Code (Dk) and the Assembly and Parade Act (|Ck) and refused to disperse after being ordered to do so by police. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
COPENHAGEN, Oct. 2, 2009. Once Considered Favorite, Chicago Eliminated From Contention To Host 2016 Olympics; Rio de Janeiro, Madrid Still Alive. (CBS News)
Rio to Host 2016 Olympics; Chicago Spurned - CBS News. COPENHAGEN, Oct. 2, 2009. (CBS News)
Later, in Tiananmen Square, there was a spectacular fireworks show and a concert of patriotic songs and dancing. John Simpson reports. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Head to Salamanca for fall festival Advertisement The Falling Leaves Festival, in downtown Salamanca, N.Y., kicks off tonight from 5 to 9 p.m. and continues Saturday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Highlights include bed races Saturday at 2 p.m. and fireworks at dusk on Saturday. Cost: Free Info: Call (716) 945-2034. (Erie Times-News, PA)
An evening gala on Tiananmen Square later Thursday featured thousands of performers singing and dancing for nearly two hours while dramatic bursts of multicolored fireworks erupted in the background ... Fireworks explode over the Tiananmen Square during an evening gala celebrating China's 60th anniversary in Beijing. (Honolulu Advertiser)
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