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How great is the automated lacing system? | Hadley Freeman -Ask me to choose my favourite US TV advertising invention? You can't get more stupid than the automated lacing system As anyone who has ever lost, I don't know, three hours in front of one of those TV channels in the US devoted solely to infomercials knows, Americans are no slouches when it comes to advertising inventions one had heretofore never thought needed inventing. To pick my favourite ... Date: 2010/09/02
Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2010/sep/01/great-automated-lacing-system

5 Years After Katrina, Louisiana Teenagers Remember the Storm -In the days following the flooding after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, approximately 1.5 million people throughout the Gulf Coast were displaced from their homes, including 163,000 children. Some of those were young people who became separated from their siblings and parents at the Superdome and convention center in New Orleans, as buses came to evacuate people. In rare but documented cases ... Date: 2010/09/02
Source: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2010/09/five-years-after-katrina-louisiana-teenagers-remember-the-storm.html

Sky reaches 3m HD customers as it adds Living HD to line-up -BSkyB has passed three million HD customers and announced today's launch of Living HD on its platform means it will definitely reach its target of 50 high definition channels in time for Christmas. Date: 2010/09/02
Source: http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/news/rss/1025889/Sky-reaches-3m-HD-customers-adds-Living-HD-line-up/

School Digest -ESSAY WINNERS Date: 2010/09/02
Source: http://www.pioneerlocal.com/niles/schools/2646056,niles-schooldigest-090210-s1.article

The Sacred and the Profane -A little girl on a kibbutz is born pregnant and believes that her baby will be the Messiah. A Haitian-Jewish student comes to school on Purim in Muslim garb… with a bomb strapped to his chest. An image of the Virgin Mary appears in a synagogue before the High Holy Days. Date: 2010/09/01
Source: http://forward.com/articles/130920/

Some stakeholders express dislike of Oneonta's brand -ONEONTA _ "Oneonta: Life Enjoyed" took a verbal beating Tuesday during a Downtown Stakeholders meeting at Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center. Date: 2010/09/01
Source: http://thedailystar.com/localnews/x1901574205/Some-stakeholders-express-dislike-of-Oneontas-brand

Federer and Venus leave little doubt -NEW YORK: Most years, the opening matches for Venus Williams and Roger Federer would not cause much consternation. But both have been hobbled, and so their debuts at the U.S. Open on Monday were scrutinised for any wince, grimace or limp that might raise doubts about their prospects. Date: 2010/08/31
Source: http://www.thehindu.com/2010/09/01/stories/2010090156432100.htm

Tests: Deadly driver drunk -Officials reported a 0.27 blood alcohol content in the man who died in an Aug. 9 crash on Highway 22 that also killed Kristen Ardinger Karn... Date: 2010/09/01
Source: http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/article.php?art_id=6411

La Belle Vie, Ellesmere -Reviewer's rating: *** Sue Austin applauds the arrival of a new venue but reports one or two 'teething problems'. Date: 2010/08/31
Source: http://www.shropshirestar.com/lifestyle/2010/08/31/meal-review-of-la-belle-vie-old-town-hall-the-square-ellesmere-sy12-0ep/

An aristocrat lifts her skirts -Lime Wood mixes Regency heritage and a grand rural setting with a thoroughly modern mood and achingly chic interiors, writes Saska Graville. Date: 2010/08/30
Source: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/travel/an-aristocrat-lifts-her-skirts-20100830-142t8.html