From Mirror staff reports

The Bedford Symphony will perform an evening of classic film themes entitled “A Night at the Movies” on Saturday, Oct. 19, at 7 p.m. in the Bedford High School Auditorium, 330 E. John St., Bedford. Check-in is at 5:00 p.m. 30 euros for an “instrument petting zoo” where the audience can try out all kinds of musical instruments before the concert. The group will perform themes from “Harry Potter,” “Jurassic Park,” “James Bond,” “Rocky,” “The Addams Family,” Pixar, “The Pink Panther,” “Mary Poppins” and more.

The concert will be directed by Bedford native Shannen Billie, who joined the Bedford Middle School staff this year as choir director.

“My hope for this concert is that every audience member can find something they can relate to,” Billie said. “I consciously chose a wide variety of music in order to appeal to as many people as possible. In my opinion this will be by far our best concert. Every single member has worked so hard and we have grown so much as a group. I’m very proud of the work we’ve done and I can’t wait to share it with the community.”

“We are very pleased to be able to perform in the high school auditorium this time,” said Karen Semanek, president of the symphony orchestra. “Capacity is more than double that of any venue we have played in to date and this will allow us to provide more affordable seating for children. We want to expand our audience to include a new generation of symphonic music lovers. In the year and a half since our founding, we have been filled to capacity at each of our performances, and that will give us room for more spectators. We want to encourage people to bring their whole family.”

Tickets are $5 for children under 18 and $20 for adults and can be purchased online at Eventbrite.com or Give.cfalleghenies.org/movies2024 and in person at the Bedford County Library, Soaring Eagle Productions in Bedford or at the To be purchased at the box office show.

The group also sponsors free violin, viola, cello and bass violin lessons for local residents. They are always looking for new members and encourage anyone who played in the high school band to pull out their old instruments, dust them off and attend rehearsals at Zion Lutheran Church in Everett on Thursdays at 7 p.m.

“The minimum requirement for participation is that a player is able to play on time and on time, otherwise everyone is welcome,” Semanek said. “We want to continue to grow our group of musicians in the community.” To join, sign up for classes or call 814-977-0537 for more information.

Firmware updates are becoming increasingly common – but it’s rare for a whole range of cameras to be updated at once. However, this applies to the entire Canon EOS R range – including the first ever update to the new Canon EOS R5 Mark II.

The cameras receiving new firmware are the Canon EOS R3, R5, R5 Mark II, R6, R6 Mark II, R8, R10, R50 and R100.

The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents voted unanimously Friday to fire a communications professor who wanted to keep his job after he was fired as chancellor of one of the system’s campuses for producing pornographic films.

Joe Gow, who served as UW-La Crosse’s chancellor for nearly 17 years, argued last week that he should retain a teaching position on campus. But the university’s lawyers argued that he behaved unethically, violated the terms of his employment contract, damaged the university’s reputation and compromised its mission.

The regents met in closed session Friday morning before publicly voting to fire Gow. There was no public discussion before the board vote.

Gow said he is considering filing a lawsuit to keep his teaching job. He did not immediately respond to a message Friday morning.

Gow has been on paid leave from his faculty position since the regents fired him as chancellor in 2023, shortly after university leadership became aware of the videos posted on pornographic websites.

The case has drawn national attention both for the salaciousness of a high-ranking university official making and speaking publicly about pornographic films and for the questions it raises about free speech rights.

Gow argued that his videos and two e-books that he and his wife Carmen published about their experiences in adult films were protected by the First Amendment. The university’s attorney argued that Gow’s videos themselves were legal, but that they were not protected by his employment contract.

Zach Greenberg, an attorney with the free speech advocacy group Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, called the regents’ decision “a major blow to academic freedom and the right to free expression.”

“FIRE has said time and time again: Public universities cannot sacrifice the First Amendment to protect their reputations,” Greenberg said. “We are disappointed that the UW has caved to donors and politicians by alienating a tenured professor.”

Republican lawmakers already view Wisconsin’s university system as a liberal incubator. Last year they forced the company to scale back its diversity initiatives. System President Jay Rothman has tried to avoid further angering conservatives as he seeks approval for an $855 million increase in the next state budget.

Gow’s hope of teaching in the classroom again was rejected by his department head, Linda Dickmeyer. She said that because Gow had not taught in 20 years, he would be assigned general education courses, but she declined to allow him to return to teaching in any capacity.

Gow was criticized in 2018 for inviting porn actress Nina Hartley to speak on campus. She received $5,000 from tuition fees for her performance. The university said he came up with the idea of ​​bringing her to campus after filming a pornographic video with her.

Gow and his wife’s e-books were written under the pseudonyms “Monogamy with Benefits: How Porn Enhances Our Relationships” and “Married with Benefits – Our Real Adventures in the Adult Industry.” But they also star in a YouTube channel called “Sexy Healthy Cooking,” in which the couple cooks meals with porn actors.

Donald Trump attended a two-hour dinner with Sir Keir Starmer after heaping praise on the “popular” prime minister.

The former president said Sir Keir ran a “great” campaign before they met for the first time at Trump Tower in New York.

The prime minister asked for the meeting as he wants to build relations with the Republican candidate ahead of the US election in November.

He had also hoped to meet Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee, but said that was not possible due to scheduling issues.

“He ran a great race”

Asked what he thought of Sir Keir, Trump joked: “Well, I’m going to see him in about an hour, so I’ll have to be nice!”

Then he added: “I actually think he’s very nice. He ran a great race, he did very well, it’s still very early, he’s very popular.”

The Republican candidate also praised Nigel Farage and said his Reform Party deserved to win more seats.

Reform received 14.3 percent of the vote in the July election, the third-highest share in the country, but widespread support meant it only got five MPs.

In contrast, the Liberal Democrats, who received 12.2 percent, secured 72 seats as their vote was heavily concentrated in parts of the south.

Mr Trump said: “I think Nigel is great, I’ve known him for a long time. He also had a great election and won a lot of seats, more seats than he was actually entitled to.

“They admitted he won, but for some reason there’s a weird system over there, you could win them but you can’t get them.”

Sir Keir was in New York for the UN General Assembly, where he gave a major speech denouncing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

A college football team was stranded on buses in the middle of a flooded North Carolina highway Friday evening as Hurricane Helene continued to cause flash flooding in several southeastern states.

The team, East Tennessee State University (ETSU), was on its way to a game in Charlston to face The Citadel. But the team’s buses only made it to Exit 44 on I-26 when they encountered flood water and had to pull over to the side of the road.

“We have been stuck on our buses outside of Asheville since 11 a.m. today because of the flooding. We were on our way to Charleston to play The Citadel tomorrow at 2 p.m. but are stuck tonight sleeping on the buses in the parking lot,” ETSU quarterbacks coach Tyler Dell said in a text message to Clay Travis from OutKick. “…No hotels with capacity or electricity and no food nearby. We had no cell service all day and it’s still down across the entire area.”

The team’s head coach, Tre Lamb, said the team was finally able to get out of the “flood trap” after 14 hours.

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“It got very scary for a few hours on a low plain, we had to find high ground. Thank you to our bus drivers, athletic trainers, staff and officers who kept everyone calm,” he wrote in a post on X.

Lamb said a random stranger drove the buses to the shelter and later told them the highway was open. He said they had no access to any information.

“We have yet to speak with families or loved ones, but we are on the move and ready to play @Citadel1842 whenever they choose,” Lamb wrote. “Prayers for all those affected. What a terrible storm we saw firsthand. Lots of stranded families.”

Hurricane Helene has already resulted in the postponement or cancellation of more than one other college football game this weekend. The storm was downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone.

Fox Weather meteorologist rescues woman from car during live footage during Hurricane Helene flooding

East Tennessee State University had to sleep on its buses overnight because the highway was flooded. (Tre Lamb/@CoachTreLamb9)

Furman University postponed its matchup against Samford, while Appalachian State canceled its scheduled game against Liberty, indicating the program had no intention of postponing the game.

Floods have been one of the greatest destructive forces the hurricane, It began along the Florida coast long before Hurricane Helene made landfall and reported rapidly rising waters as far away as Fort Myers on the state’s Gulf Coast. FOX Weather’s Ian Oliver said the high tide quickly inundated the streets around St. Pete Beach on Thursday evening and the high tide was still several hours away.

The hurricane made landfall Florida’s Big Bend region, after becoming a catastrophic Category 4 hurricane with winds of 140 miles per hour. The massive hurricane unleashed a potentially “unsurvivable” height of 20 feet storm surge, catastrophic hurricane-force winds and flooding.

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FILE – Residents fill sandbags at Helen Howarth Park ahead of the possible arrival of Hurricane Helene on September 25, 2024 in Pinellas Park, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee issued a rare extreme wind warning for several counties in the Big Bend ahead of the eyewall approach.

The storm killed at least 40 people and caused an estimated $15 billion to $26 billion in property damage.

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No one outside of the royal family really knows how luxurious the family’s lifestyle is.

On the outside, they appear frugal and thrifty – which they often are, although Princess Anne prefers to describe it as “good, old-fashioned Hanoverian housekeeping.”

But that frugality doesn’t extend to what they eat, drink, wear, drive and drive.

They enjoy only the best money can buy, even as they instruct their employees to negotiate the best deals on their behalf when ordering.

As a family, they take luxury for granted and value loyalty over all other virtues.

Princess Anne hates being driven, even by her husband, who has never been allowed to get behind the wheel

And as a former senior aide once remarked, “The royal family may not always be right, but they are never wrong.”

The idea of ​​having to accept second best in something never occurs to anyone in the family.

The attention to detail that the royals insist on is remarkable these days.

For example, when Camilla still smoked, footmen were apparently instructed to place silver cigarette boxes containing her favorite brand in each room.

They also had to make sure matchbox holders in solid silver containers stood upright nearby and a match was halfway out so she didn’t have to search for a light.

When entertainers are called to entertain the royal family, they are given a seven-page document with instructions on how to behave.

For example, they are told that under no circumstances should they slouch or lean on bars or tables, that bow ties should be self-tied, and that performers are not allowed to speak to members of the royal family unless told first talked to them.

Hatchards is “invited” to provide copies of the latest books before the official release date and always in hardcover and unopened form because they love the feel of a brand new book.

Whenever Queen Camilla is expected at a private home, her police officer calls the hostess on her cell phone five minutes before HM arrives so that the door is open

Hatchards is “invited” to provide copies of the latest books in advance of the publication date – always in hardcover. Above: Charles reading a book at the Badminton Horse Trials, 1980

They want to have more than one copy of each book so that they can leave the one they are reading in a room and pick up the identical copy, marked on the correct page by a footman or maid.

The same applies to films too. Television and film companies supply the palace with the latest releases before the general public sees them so that the king and queen can get a preview.

The royal valets are shown tying their masters’ shoelaces. Some need to be cross-stitched, others simply tied straight.

And all laces must be ironed when the shoes are taken off.

Valets keep a checklist of what items of clothing were worn on a given day and where, so they can tell their superiors if they wore something more than once in the same place.

The King also has a fully equipped hair salon directly above his chambers at Buckingham Palace, where his hairdresser comes once a week to touch up the royal locks.

Valet Ken Stronach cleans a ceremonial sword in the uniform room at Kensington Palace, 1986

King Charles III’s police protection officer. helping him put on his coat after a visit to Luton Town Hall in December 2022

It was once claimed (but never proven) that Prince Edward fired a butler because the man was not outside the house when he returned and Edward had to open the car door himself

The only time Queen Camilla leaves the palace for a doctor’s appointment is to go to the dentist on Wimpole Street in Marylebone, as there is a fully equipped practice there.

Otherwise, all doctors and nurses will be called to wherever she is.

Whenever Queen Camilla is expected at a private home, her police officer calls the hostess on her cell phone five minutes before HM arrives so that the door is open.

The late Queen Elizabeth never rang the doorbell in her life.

The princess hates being driven, even by her husband, who has never been allowed to sit behind the wheel.

The king’s suits, of which he owns 60, cost over £5,000 each, while his shirts, all handmade, cost £1,000 and he owns more than 200, while his collar stays are made of solid gold.

His collection of regimental, club and private ties numbers over 500.

A soldier stationed at Birdcage Walk polishes His Majesty’s boots and shoes every day – he has had 50 pairs, costing over £2,000 each, made at Lobb of St James’s – and a housemaid hand-washes his silk underwear as soon as they are thrown away .

Nothing Charles or Camilla wears is allowed near a washing machine.

It was once claimed (but never proven) that Prince Edward fired a butler because the man was not outside the house when he returned and Edward had to open the car door himself.

His driver is instructed to always look ahead, even when the car is stationary.

Apparently nothing is too much trouble for the world’s most famous family.

Adapted from Brian Hoey’s 2012 book Not in Front of the Corgis, published by Biteback Publishing.

Donald Trump attended a two-hour dinner with Sir Keir Starmer after heaping praise on the “popular” prime minister.

The former president said Sir Keir ran a “great” campaign before they met for the first time at Trump Tower in New York.

The prime minister asked for the meeting as he wants to build relations with the Republican candidate ahead of the US election in November.

He had also hoped to meet Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee, but said that was not possible due to scheduling issues.

“He ran a great race”

Asked what he thought of Sir Keir, Trump joked: “Well, I’m going to see him in about an hour, so I’ll have to be nice!”

Then he added: “I actually think he’s very nice. He ran a great race, he did very well, it’s still very early, he’s very popular.”

The Republican candidate also praised Nigel Farage and said his Reform Party deserved to win more seats.

Reform received 14.3 percent of the vote in the July election, the third-highest share in the country, but widespread support meant it only got five MPs.

In contrast, the Liberal Democrats, who received 12.2 percent, secured 72 seats as their vote was heavily concentrated in parts of the south.

Mr Trump said: “I think Nigel is great, I’ve known him for a long time. He also had a great election and won a lot of seats, more seats than he was actually entitled to.

“They admitted he won, but for some reason there’s a weird system over there, you could win them but you can’t get them.”

Sir Keir was in New York for the UN General Assembly, where he gave a major speech denouncing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

DEAR ABBY: I’ve been talking to a man for a little over a year. Things are going great between us, but he doesn’t seem to want to make a commitment. It’s not like I feel like he’s using me for sex because he shows me to his friends, we go out together and he texts or calls every day.

He’s nice and I can’t say anything bad about him. BUT when I point to move on, he runs in the opposite direction. He stops and I can barely get a word out of him. How can things be so great even though he’s so unsure about having me as his official girlfriend?

We act like each other’s significant others without having the title. We have taken numerous vacations together and he trusts me to look after his house when he is out of town. I’m confused and as much as I hate to admit it, I’m hurt. I know he cares about me, but when is it time for me to move on? – COMMITTED TO MISSOURI

DEAR COMMITTED: Your question is legitimate. You’ve been dating someone for a little over a year who has made it clear that he wants to keep his options open. Since he refuses to discuss the topic, you need to decide how much more time you think you can invest in a relationship that may be going nowhere. After that, set a deadline and be ready to move on.

You seem to want different things. I can’t make such a personal decision for you; You have to decide that for yourself.

Dear Abby was written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and created by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or PO Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

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