Pavarotti judges hard as young singers vie for glory
In Philadelphia the Luciano Pavarotti International Voice Competition narrows 2000 hopefuls from 58 nations to 133 finalists. Nikola Mijailovic falters on a Verdi aria under Pavarotti’s stern coaching as Italian competitors receive mixed praise and encouragement. Winners will perform with Pavarotti in Atlantic City and may star in a future fully staged opera.
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Philadelphia
Nikola Mijailovic
Luciano Pavarotti
Eugene Onegin
Pavarotti
Mijailovic
Mihailovic
Mihailov
Raffaella Angeletti
Virna Sforza
Academy of Music
Atlantic City Convention Center
Tibor Rudas
The
Opera Company of Philadelphia
Barbie Hall of Fame faces eviction for new restaurant opening
Palo Alto owner Evelyn Burkhalter fights a lawsuit from landlord Rowena Wu claiming inadequate insurance for a 2.5 million Barbie collection. Burkhalter says the museum, 11 years old, may be homeless if evicted, while noting Barbie’s evolution as a symbol of American womanhood and space pioneer.
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Palo Alto
Calif
Barbie
Evelyn Burkhalter
Burkhalter
San Francisco
Barbie Doll Hall of Fame
Thumbprint check cashing to fingerprint non customers in Texas
In December Texas banks will require fingerprinting of non account holders who cash checks. The Thumb print Signature plan, announced by the Texas Bankers Association and involving about 800 banks, places the print on the check face but stores no database. Prints used only by law enforcement in fraud cases. Texas leads statewide rollout with pilots in other states already testing similar systems.
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Austin, Texas
Texas
Elsons
Texas Bankers Association
Banks
Robert Harris
Be Cboom
Stamps Spotlight Folk Heroes and Arts Figures for 1996
The Postal Service unveiled 1996 stamps featuring folk heroes like Pecos Bill and Casey at the Bat, John Henry, and Paul Bunyan, along with big band and Olympic focus. Ceremonies in Midland Texas Boston Pittsburg Bemidji Minnesota mark regional unveilings. The plan covers 98 stamps on 30 subjects chosen from 40 000 letters by an advisory committee.
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Washington
Ff. Scott Fitzgerald
Georgia O'Keeffe
America
Postal Service
Marvin Runyon
Runyon
National Postal Museum
Utah
Iowa
Casey At
Midland
Texas
Boston
John Henry
Paul Bunyan
Pittsburgh
Bemidji
Minn
Post Office
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Zenith
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Riastaierd
PARMA
Sibgerd
Lake
Center Ridge
Oberlin
D&s
Sheffield Lake
Nevada
Arena
Mary Grace Purisima, M. D
Mary Grace Puisima
Lorain
St Joseph Family Care Center
Purisima
Punsima
Lorara Community
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
Lorain Community
St. Joseph Family Care Center
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Hood
Buave
Robert F Corts
Robert F. Corts
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Paul Cox
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