Georgia conflict hits home for Kelso couple

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- Georgia conflict hits home for Kelso couple
- ‘Inshallah, I will compose for a Hindi Film!’
- Southern Winds Film Festival Returns To Shawnee Sept. 11 -13
- Jacksonville firms grows global connection
- Olympics: day six – live!
- Around the Park: Web site to help kids fight obesity, get active

Georgia conflict hits home for Kelso couple
Longview Daily News, WA 
“She said her grandma makes the best pizza in the whole world,” Betty Van Riper said. “So we went to Pizza Hut, and she wouldn’t get out of the car. ”The Van Ripers, who have their own grown children and grandchildren and have hosted nine other exchange students, eventually relented and took Sally to a different restaurant. In an e-mail, Sally said she really loved and missed all her classmates at Kelso High School from two years ago and especially recalled drama and Spanish classes fondly. She speaks English, Russian and Georgian, and the Van Ripers said she earned a 3. 7 grade point average as a senior — though 16 at the time. On top of her Kelso schoolwork, Darrell Van Riper said, Sally would have a nightly study session with her father through the Internet to prepare her for upcoming university entrance exams.

‘Inshallah, I will compose for a Hindi Film!’
Screen Weekly, India 
I want to do commercial work but it should also have aesthetics. Would he want to do a Hindi films as a composer? Why not? Inshallah it will happen very soon! he says. I have grown up on Hindi film music. Each of the legends were kamaal ke magicians and even today I am a fan of Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Ismail Darbar, A. Rahman and Jatin-Lalit. Back home I have loved the melodies of men like Nissar Bazmi and Sohail Rana.

Southern Winds Film Festival Returns To Shawnee Sept. 11 -13
Pottawatomie Online, OK 
The Ritz will be the headquarters where you can vote for audience choice, get information or purchase tickets. The purpose of the festival is to raise awareness of the Independent Film Industry in Oklahoma and to promote the restoration and preservation of the Ritz Theatre. Moviegoers will be able to find an array of films in categories such as Narrative Feature, Documentary Feature, Narrative Short, Documentary Short, Student Feature, Student Short, Okie Home Grown Feature, Okie Home Grown Short and Native American Feature. The festivities will begin with an opening night party starting at 8 p. 11, a meet and greet with filmmakers from around the country.

Jacksonville firms grows global connection
Mail Tribune, OR 
“We do 45 percent of our business overseas, so the weaker dollar helps. “”Geographically, we’ve seen big growth internationally,” Ford says. “Europe is usually a year to 18 months behind the U.

Olympics: day six – live!
guardian.co.uk, UK 
05am: In another corner of the Water Cube, the Croatia water polo team have morphed into a bunch of David Wilkie lookalikes. Seems the Croatians have grown the moustaches for the Olympics for good luck. “Maybe it’s working but it’s too early to tell,” said Igor Hinic after the team’s win over Italy. 11am: Oooh, that’s got to hurt. Japan’s Hiroyuki Tomita comes apart at the rings and crashes to the mat in a heap.

Around the Park: Web site to help kids fight obesity, get active
Annapolis Capital, MD 
"It delivers a message in a fun and very cutting-edge environment," she said. Building upon the success of gaming and virtual worlds Web sites, Wisenhimer teaches kids to make healthy choices about eating well, staying active, and building life skills such as integrity, generosity, and manners. Linda has two grown children who were instrumental in helping her to put the curriculum together. The team is also working on a curriculum for the younger set, ages 5 and younger, by adding an audio portion. The Wisenhimer team includes registered dietitians, medical doctors, pharmacists, exercise physiologists, educators and other health professionals with expertise and training in the content areas featured on the Web site. The site developers also have a children's advisory team, called CAT, comprised of 18 children, ages 5-13 from Severna Park. "The CAT has advised us every step of the way.

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