| 'Bollywood' Wins Campus Movie Fest
College senior Stephanie Shaer (center) and College junior Evan Kananack (right) hosted the awards ceremony for the seventh annual Campus MovieFest competition. The film “I Have Wolf Chest" won the Audience Choice Award, for which attendees voted by text message. .
Valleywag Goes Porno
Valleywag's never been one to pull punches, especially if the punch puts at risk the more prudish element of the audience. But they've never, as far I as know, gone full-on NSFW at the site itself. Celebrity sex tapes are all the rage on the Internet, but do a search on Valleywag and only one result comes back—one for Gene Simmons. In a t-shirt, no pants. And a blonde who's definitely not Shannon Tweed (I'd heard they had an "open" relationship, never thought I'd see it in action.) And that just makes the whole thing extra ewwwwy. Like watching somebody's dad get it on (creepily casually, chewing gum, as though being serviced) with the babysitter. Ewwy, again. After the shock wore off (this involves a rather elaborate process of eye-drops, self-flagellation a la Opus Dei, ritualistic interpretive dance, a chicken sacrifice, and a promise to never, ever do that again), I remembered that Valleywag is a Silicon Valley gossip site.
Astrakhan Region
Winter precipitation is in the form of snow, wet snow, and rain. In summer, torrential rains are accompanied by thunderstorms and sometimes hail. The average yearly temperature is from 8.5 to 10 C with a maximum of +42 C and a minimum of -30 C. About 70% of the region is desert or semidesert. The topography is flat with salt dome uplifts.
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Reverse mortgages: Loan would allow older homeowners to take advantage ...
Sometimes it takes several conversations before the senior person understands the loan," Salpietra said. Bartnick said she believes the reverse mortgage would be most beneficial to a person who owns his home and wants to take some monthly income to offset expenses or to pay off debt. Otherwise, depending on the amount of equity a person has in his home and his life expectancy, as determined by different sets of actuary estimates, the loan amount is typically conservative, she said. The person who has his house paid for can typically access up to 50 percent of its value through a reverse mortgage. The action could diminish the amount of future inheritance for the person's heirs, but it could allow the homeowner to continue to live in his home, she said. By increasing the amount of income through the loan, hopefully the senior citizen's lifestyle will improve, said Salpietra.
Wine tasting event set for Saturday in Ennis
A family livelihood will be showcased during a special event Saturday in downtown Ennis.California-based Novy Family Wines will host a free wine tasting from 3:30-5:30 p.m. at the Czech Heritage Shop, 219 W. Ennis Ave.For Dianna Novy Lee, it’s a return home to her native Ennis. Dianna and her husband, Adam, have been in the winemaking business in California for 14 years. During that time, their distribution has expanded to 30 states. .
After surgery, Ray aims for August return
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. - Reports that Chris Ray will miss the 2008 season apparently haven't reached the Orioles' closer. He's working on a different timetable.
Ray will begin his throwing program today by doing some light tossing, another indication that he's on schedule in his recovery from ligament-reconstructive surgery on his right elbow. Ray had the procedure Aug. 16 and expects to be pitching again by his one-year anniversary.
"It's around four months or so of the throwing program, and hopefully, if everything goes well and there are no setbacks, I see myself back up there in August," he said.
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