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Source: Independent Online (Original Article)

It was going to take a special goal to win Nedbank Cup and the R6-million winner’s cheque And it was a goal of sheer brilliance from Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Lerato Chabangu two minutes from time that earned the Brazilians a hard fought and largely undeserved 1-0 win over gallant First Division giant killers Mpumalanga Black Aces in a heart stopping cup final played at the Johannesburg Stadium on Saturday.

Chabangu, apart from his goal, had a disappointing afternoon, but at the end of the day his superb volley from a Vuyo Mere cross was enough to sink Aces, who had played their hearts out and must have been gutted at conceding a goal in the 88th minute.

Aces won a lot of friends with their performance in which they matched their Premier Soccer League big brothers every inch of the way in a hard to call Cup final.

The Downs players are likely to share the R6-million winner’s cheque and the victory has earned the Brazilians a place in next year’s African Confederations Cup.

The near capacity crowd of about 30 000 were kept on the edge of the seats with a thrilling cup final. Aces played out of their skins and it was difficult to work out which was the so called glamour PSL side and the one from the lower league.

All credit to Aces for their gutsy display. Downs looked sluggish but Aces never allowed their more experienced and skillful opponents to get into their stride. The tactical battle was won by Aces coach Kenny Ndlazi who opted rightly to hit Downs on the counter.

Black Aces were the better side in an entertaining first half. The side from Witbank showed more initiative when going forward and it was Downs’ goalkeeper Brian Baloyi who was the busier of the two keepers.

Aces suffered a blow in the 37th minute when they lost their flying right wing Lindo Mbatha to injury. He was replaced by Emmanuel Emenike.

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Source: The Star-Ledger - NJ.com (Original Article)

If you can’t make it out to the parade route, don’t worry. You can watch the whole parade on video, right here on our web page.

Our video partners, Mogulus.com, will be videotaping the march and sending a live feed to MorristownGreen.com. The video will be replayed on a continuous loop throughout the weekend.

The 22nd annual Morris Plains Memorial Day Parade kicks off at 9 a.m. Saturday at Robert’s Garden on Glenbrook Road and Mountain Way, following a brief memorial service. The mile-long parade will conclude at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post on Route 53.

Keep an eye out for the famous Star-Ledger Munchmobile and food columnist Pete Genovese (disguised here as “Mighty Munch”). Pete and the Big Dog will be making a guest appearance at Saturday’s parade in Morris Plains.

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Source: Globe and Mail (Original Article)

Seldom does the team inspire more affection than its top player, but such is the puzzling case of Harrison Ford. In Star Wars, Indiana Jones and Blade Runner, the man has quarterbacked two of the most popular franchises, and one of the most adored cult flicks, in the history of the big screen.Yet history, that fickle judge, seems to find him wanting. As a movie actor, he’s more tolerated than respected. As a movie star, he’s more respected than loved. Even his all-American name, with its presidential stamps, comes with something of a taint — those sickly Harrisons and that klutzy Ford aren’t exactly revered, their reputations a lot less hallowed than the office they held. Change office to box office, and so it is with this Ford. Which raises the questions: Why? And is it fair?
Certainly, no one can deny the lucre, fuelled largely by those twin franchises, that his films have generated: nearly $6-billion (U.S.) worldwide and counting.Sure, there are other pretenders to the title of box-office king, but with the release next week of the latest addition to the Indy saga, The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, expect Ford to soon be wearing the crown again. Flanking him, of course, are the true powers behind the throne, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, the directors who changed the movies by pioneering the blockbuster, the sort of visual extravaganza that places a high premium on spectacle and attaches a low importance to actors. So low you might even suggest that the actors are tolerated more than respected. Enter Mr. Ford.

Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones in a scene from Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, out May 22, 2008. (Photo: Paramount Pictures/AP)
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Source: SunHerald.com (Original Article)

WASHINGTON, May 15 — Blow out the candles at America’s biggest and best-loved birthday party with our new host and an all-star cast. Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning film, theater and television actor Jimmy Smits hosts the 28th annual broadcast of A Capitol Fourth live from Washington, D.C. The star spangled party will feature unrivaled musical performances from some of the country’s best known and award-winning artists as well as the most spectacular fireworks display anywhere in the nation. Grammy winning musicians Huey Lewis and the News, American Idol winner Taylor Hicks, Rock ‘n’ Roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis, Broadway star Brian Stokes Mitchell, classical superstar Hayley Westenra and soprano Harolyn Blackwell will perform a selection of patriotic and celebratory music with the National Symphony Orchestra under the direction of top pops conductor Erich Kunzel. Following this musical salute, the Washington, DC skyline will come alive with the most colorful, creative and booming display of fireworks ever set against silhouettes of national landmarks the U.S. Capitol, the Washington Monument, the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials. The multi-award winning event will be broadcast live in high definition on PBS from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol on Friday, July 4, 2008 from 8:00 to 9:30 p.m. ET (check local listings). Capping off the show will be a rousing rendition of Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture” complete with live cannon fire provided by the United States Army Presidential Salute Battery, an audience favorite and now A Capitol Fourth tradition.

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“There’s no greater place to be this July Fourth than in Washington, D.C.,” said Jimmy Smits. “I am honored to host A Capitol Fourth live from our nation’s capital. You don’t want to miss this year’s all-star cast and the most amazing fireworks display ever. I hope you’ll join me and the millions of Americans watching Student Credit Cards at home in what is truly …continue reading

Source: PR-USA.net (press release) (Original Article)

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Source: Reuters UK (Original Article)

By Karin Strohecker

SALZBURG, Austria (Reuters) - “The Sound of Music”, one of Hollywood’s greatest money-spinners, will scale new heights when the original von Trapp family villa near Salzburg opens as a hotel in July.

The 1965 film based on the true story of how aspiring nun Maria sang her way into the hearts of Baron von Trapp and his seven children has provided fans with a host of must-have items.

The Villa Trapp hotel will give visitors a chance to sleep in the family’s former bedrooms or get married in their chapel.

And the gazebo where Liesl, eldest of the von Trapp daughters in the film, and her boyfriend Rolf meet secretly and perform “Sixteen going on 17″ will also be available as a self-assembly construction set.

“The hotel really is a milestone for the commercialization of The Sound Of Music for Salzburg,” said Leo Bauernberger from the Salzburg provincial tourism board. “The Sound of Music is well and truly a stroke of luck for this city.”

The film, which starred Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer and was based on a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, has inspired sing-along shows worldwide, a drinking game, a self-healing CD and a Maria Barbie doll.

U.S. ticket tracking site www.boxofficemojo.com ranks “The Sound of Music” as the third most successful movie of all time on the domestic market, taking inflation into account, topped only by “Gone With the Wind” and “Star Wars”.

“It is hard to imagine that anyone hasn’t seen it and it is still passed down the generations,” Graham Hales, brand THATS SO RAVEN dvd specialist at Interbrand, told Reuters. “It is a property.”  Continued…

Source: International Herald Tribune (Original Article)

BELGRADE: Serbs went to the polls Sunday in closely contested parliamentary elections considered a referendum on whether Serbia turns toward Europe or reverts to the nationalism and isolation of the Milosevic years.

Polls conducted before the vote showed the far-right Radical Party, led by Tomislav Nikolic, a former overseer of cemeteries known as the “Undertaker,” with a slight lead over the pro-Western party of President Boris Tadic, which backs Serbia's entry into the European Union. Neither of the two main parties is likely to win outright, making outgoing Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica and his nationalist party the probable kingmaker. About 6.7 million people are registered to vote, including Kosovo's ethnic Serbs.

By 7 p.m., about 54.2 percent of eligible voters had voted. Commentators said the turnout was robust considering many Serbs - already disillusioned by the country's politics - had stayed home to watch television coverage of the tennis star Novak Djokovic playing in Rome.

Both the Radicals and Kostunica's party have run on similar campaigns, arguing that Serbia should punish the West for supporting an independent Kosovo by turning east to Russia instead. The Radical Party ruled in coalition with Slobodan Milosevic in the 1990s and backed his wars. Its founder, Vojislav Seselj, is currently on trial in The Hague, charged with war crimes.

The process of forming a coalition could drag on for weeks, if not months, and analysts said it remained to be seen whether Kostunica, a bookish constitutional lawyer who helped overthrow Milosevic but has since adopted his nationalist language, was willing to enter a government with the Radicals, his former foes.

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Source: The Star-Ledger - NJ.com (Original Article)

During a ceremony Friday at Fort Dix, family, friends and military and government officials honored the memory of Army Cpl. Michael E. Curtin, the first New Jerseyan killed in the Iraq war, according to a report in the Asbury Park Press.

About 180 people attended a ceremony at Fort Dix’s Timmermann Center to dedicate a gate on base to Curtin, a resident of Howell.

Curtin, 23, was killed March 29, 2003, when an Iraqi army officer posing as a taxi driver detonated a car bomb at a checkpoint near Najaf, Iraq.

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Source: The Huntsville Times - al.com (Original Article)

Friday

Mambo Gris Gris, City Lights and Stars concert, Burritt on
the Mountain - A Living Museum, 3101 Burritt Drive, 7:30
p.m., in advance $12 and $8 students with discounts for
members, at the gate all are $15, 536-2882.

Jim Cavender, Friday Night at Lowe Mill, 2211 Seminole
Drive, 6-9 p.m., donations, lowemill.net.

Saturday

“Fantasies and Fairy Tales: ‘Star Wars’ to
Disney,” Pops 3, guest conductor Joseph Lee, Von Braun
Center Concert Hall, 700 Monroe St., 7:30 p.m., $28-$62,
students half price, hso.org.

Spirituals and solos, Shonda Devine, Anthony Ballard and
Van-Arc Wright, Alabama A&M students who won state and
regional competitions and will perform in La Boheme in
American Opera Project Workshop in North Carolina this
summer, Church of the Nativity, Episcopal, 208 Eustis Ave.,
7 p.m., donations, 533-2455.

Sunday

Jazz jam, Casa Montego, North Parkway and Jonathan Drive,
7-10 p.m., musicians invited, 534-6431.

Monday

Austin High School Jazz Band and Rocket City Jazz Orchestra,
Concerts by the River, Rhodes Ferry Park, 100 Market St.,
Decatur, 6-8 p.m., 256-341-4818 daylesford or decaturparks.com.

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Source: Variety (Original Article)

Comedy Central nabs Weinstein trio
Pact includes ‘Superhero Movie,’ Fanboys’

By JOHN DEMPSEY

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