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The housemates will be directed to another part of the house where they will stay for two hours. "This is not a task or task-related" he reports. 14.15 BB asks someone to go to the diary room - Jeremy jumps at the chance. 14.13 Anthony is trying his eviction outfit on, Nathan is combing his hair. 14.00 Amy is dozing under the covers while the rest of the housemates sort their things out. 13.35 Jeremy is lying down - most of the housemates agree that they have nearly finished packing. 13.33 Big Brother has provided Nathan with a white shirt for tonight's eviction. 13.23 Jeremy comments that he has lost most of his pants. 13.22 Nathan goes to the diary room. 13.19 Emilia is finally up and about... most of the housemates are packing. 13.13 BB calls Jeremy to the diary room.
Cis' blog roundup - Friday
This may be a little bit deep for this early in the morning, but I wanted to share this interview with Egyptian author Alaa Al Aswany that appeared in this month's National Geographic. There is much talk now of a "clash" of civilizations between the Muslim world and the West. How do you see this clash? I don't think it's a question of civilizations. Civilizations are the best part of human creation. They don't cause any kind of clashthey are a means to communicate. The clash comes from the aggressive interpretation of some religions. Religions have been used throughout history as a cause to wage war and kill people, but it's my opinion that religions are the same everywhere. They are a way to find God, a way to have positive values, to prove oneself as a good human being.
Record number of pupils skip school
Truancy in England's schools rose to record levels last year, with about 63,000 pupils skipping class every day, Government figures suggest. Nearly 273,000 pupils missed at least one day of school every week through truancy, illness and other reasons. The total rate of absence fell to its lowest level, with children in primary and secondary schools missing 6.49% of sessions during 2006-07. But the rate of "unauthorised absence" - used to judge truancy - rose to its highest on record, with pupils away for 1% of all school sessions. This was up from 0.92% the previous year, the Department for Children, Schools and Families said. The unauthorised absence figure meant about 63,000 pupils were skipping class in England's schools on a typical day.
OC's Brody gets cosy with Teresa Palmer
THE OC heartthrob Adam Brody is one American who clearly doesn't wish they all could be Californian girls, after settling into Sydney, squiring Aussie actress Teresa Palmer around town. Brody, who became a pin-up to millions of girls playing Seth Cohen in the Orange County-based drama, has started a professional and personal relationship with Palmer, his co-star in the upcoming flick Justice League of America. While she's set to kill his character, Wall West aka The Flash, in the superhero blockbuster, it was all sweet lovin' for the off-screen couple, who held hands and cuddled up over dinner at Lotus restaurant in Potts Point on Saturday night. Onlookers who contacted Confidential yesterday were stunned to see the celebrity duo, who sat in a party of six, going largely unnoticed for the duration of their meal.
Nokia Automotive Connects with Scion Optomize
LAS VEGAS, Oct. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nokia (NYSE: NOK) announced today at the 2007 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show its new business relationship with Scion within the scope of Scion Optomize. Scion Optomize is an aftermarket accessory program that brings cutting-edge products and convenience to Scion owners and allows customers to personalize their xA, xB, xD or tC by purchasing accessories through Scion dealerships. Eight Nokia accessories will now be available via this channel offering various categories of products such as Bluetooth car kits, Bluetooth stereo headsets and headphones and other products from Nokia, the world's mobile communications leader. "We are very excited to be part of Scion Optomize and confident that by adding our products and the NOKIA brand to Optomize, Nokia can further expand the level of personalization offered through the program," said Alexander Stein, Head of Nokia Automotive Americas.
Suspects arrested in theft of motor vehicle
PLEASANTON Police arrested two men at ValleyCare Medical Center Monday morning for allegedly stealing a BMW and crashing it into a tree. "We're still looking for two other people who may have been in the car," police Sgt. Michael Collins said. "We got a report that one of them may have been a woman." At about 2 a.m., police responded to the crash on Valley Avenue near Busch Road. They determined that the driver of a 2004 four-door BMW 325i lost control, ran into the center median, then slid sideways and struck a large tree. "The collision broke it in two," Collins said. He said the tree struck the car between the front and rear left doors, where the vehicle has the most structural support. "Had it hit seven inches to one side or seven inches to the other, there would have been very serious injuries," he said.
Enterprise photo by Angela Schneider
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has placed a Livingston nursing home on its Special Focus Facility list, a title identifying the facility as having serious quality issues. Livingston's 60-resident Evergreen Healthcare is one of two Montana nursing homes on the list, released in mid-February. The other is an Evergreen facility in Missoula, according to Jill Caldwell, Bureau Chief for the Quality Assurance Division of the Montana Department of Health and Human Services in Helena. Caldwell's division certifies health care facilities for Medicare and Medicaid. Within the last year, inspections have found Livingston Evergreen Healthcare staff was not evaluating residents' medication monthly, as required, and therefore giving some of them unnecessary drugs, Caldwell said of one of the facility's major shortfalls.
Rush Gives Up?
Frank Murkowski's loss in his state's Republican primary, in which the big issue was a natural gas pipeline, as a referendum on the Iraq war. After a tense struggle, the NYT's William Yardley eventually gets there, in paragraph 18 of a 19 graf story. But just barely: Paul Pierson, a professor of political science at the University of California, Berkeley, said Mr. Murkowski's loss, while rooted in local issues, might show something broader about voters as polls show high disapproval over how some incumbents handle issues like the Iraq war. [Emphasis on conceptual bungee cords added] Hanging on by both fingernails, but it's in! ... Thank God for professors of political science. ... [This seems like another one Taranto had days ago--ed Nope.] 5:57 P.M. link Friday, August 25, 2006 Headline of the Day: "Kazakh Elites Divided Over Borat." 11:13 P.M.
Shah hoping for Test selection
If nothing else, though, Shah has put himself in the frame for selection in Thursday's three-day match against a Select XI including eight potential members of New Zealand's Test squad when England are expected to field a side close to the one they intend to select for Seddon Park. "I've known Strauss for a very long time, but the difference this time is that he's been there and played and done well against the best teams in the world," conceded Shah. "Things are obviously in his favour but I'd like to think I'm also putting pressure on the selectors and have shown what I can do and push for my selection. Runs on the board always count in my view and if I can keep doing that then hopefully I'll get selected. "It's still early days because we've got another three day game against a good side to come so if I do get chance in that and get some runs then I think I will have put some pressure on the selectors to pick me for the first Test," he added.
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