| Norman Mardi Gras Parade Feb. 2
We'll shiver your timbers," pirate leader Dirty Dave Yates said.The event also will include Civil War reenactors who plan to fire powder loads from muskets; parade staff said spectators should not be alarmed.Animal friends are joining the fun too: Della, the African crested porcupine, and Prickles, the 6 foot tall porcupine will be there from Little River Zoo. And speaking of dogs, Second Chance Animal Sanctuary plans to be on hand with a bevy of Carnival canines."This year's parade will also include Doggie Gras where dogs can walk their people, so long as both are in costume. Dogs must be leashed and work and play well with others. There's a special $5 'Dog Gone' entry fee," Kemp said.Norman's Mardi Gras Parade is based on the famous San Francisco Do Da Parade, meaning art, creativity, and wackiness are the order of the day.
Obama, Huckabee win Iowa caucuses
The poor showing of Democratic Senators Joe Biden and Chris Dodd prompted them to abandon their presidential bids. Huckabee, who came from behind in recent weeks with support from evangelical Christians, had been in a tight race with former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney. He was winning with 34 per cent support, compared with 25 per cent for Romney. Former senator Fred Thompson and Senator John McCain battled for third place. "A new day is needed in American politics, just like a new day is needed in American government," Huckabee told his supporters. "It starts here but it doesn't end here. It goes all the way through the other states and ends at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue." Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee won Iowa's Republican caucuses despite being seriously outspent by competitor and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney.(Mandi Wright /Detroit Free Press/Associated Press) Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor considered at one time the national front-runner but who has seen his support slip, trailed in sixth place, having effectively bypassed Iowa to concentrate his resources on big states like Florida.
BlinnPR Lists the Top Ten Lies PR Agencies Tell Their Clients and ...
NEW YORK, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- When a bestselling book about your profession is entitled "Toxic Sludge is Good for You!: Lies, Damn Lies, and The Public Relations Industry" it's obvious that your business has a rather dodgy reputation. But most of the suspicion that's directed at us concerns the way we shape the truth to serve our clients. According to Steven Blinn, president and CEO of BlinnPR, "What's not talked about as much are the lies that PR agencies tell clients and/or prospects." Yes, doing any sort of business requires the spewing of some polite fallacies to lubricate the wheels of justice, no wait I mean commerce. But there are fabrications that are particular to the PR business. You see them lurking, again and again, in the latest cut and paste press release announcing a new client win.
Father Foley Cape Cod abuse case settled For $550,000
The Archdiocese of Hartford agreed this week to pay $550,000 to a man who accused the Rev. Stephen Foley of using his position as Hartford County fire chaplain to sodomize him when he was a 14-year-old parishioner in Windsor Locks. Foley, who has been accused of abuse by at least 11 men since 1993 and was removed from public ministry in 2002, is still affiliated with the county fire organization he belonged to when the alleged assault occurred. He now holds the title of "chaplain emeritus" of the group, according to board members... The current president of the group is Windsor Locks Fire Chief Gary Ruggiero. Haber said Ruggiero sent an e-mail to the board of directors Friday criticizing the newspaper for publishing a story last Sunday that exposed Foley's continued use of a police-equipped Crown Victoria with flashing lights, sirens and scanners... abuse took place on a weekend when the boy and his friend accompanied Foley to a home on Cape Cod, which Foley said was owned by his aunt, the brief said.
Young Voice: MySpace gives teens little room to grow, focus
The distractions gradually become contributing factors to low test scores, less job opportunities, and a less respected image according to an individual's page and content. Employment agencies have even taken on the task of checking its employee's personal accounts in order to learn of their character and initiative. Fooling around unprofessionally on MySpace may act as a negative and work against careers and/or school work. Human interaction changed Kids fuss over "top friend" appointments given to each other and let the arguments escalate into issues that should not exist. Society must have a real crisis when a Web site breaks the foundation of human interaction. On a positive side, creativity is often seen throughout pages created by people across the world. However, the use of html and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) are being practiced outside of school in order to heighten a nonentity.
Gazprom Revises Its Investment Program
The banks would give the rest of $7 billion as a regular credit, broken into three parts depending on their payout terms (1.5 years, 3 years and 5 years).
Gazprom can get the money for Sibneft purchase already next week, and most likely, the announcement about the acquisition will appear quite soon as well. According to several Kommersant sources, familiar with the course of the negotiations between Gazprom and Subneft stakeholders, both sides already agreed on the price and other conditions of the deal. The sources categorically refused to name these conditions. However, according to some information, Gazprom might be buying the stock for $3.7 per share ($12.6 billion total for 72 percent of Sibneft stocks). However, in reality, Gazprom will be paying only $3.21 per share ($10.9 billion for whole portfolio), because the price of the deal includes the intermediate dividends that Sibneft stakeholders would receive.
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