Frankly, I have to admit I do not understand the mindset of the wealthy class which seems more appropriate to the Middle Ages than a so-called modern society. Their pronouncements - especially the sycophant politicians and their ilk (lawyers, lobbyists) - evince an ignorance of the logical consequences of their actions that boggles my mind.

BEYOND THE FARTHEST STAR will debut Oct. 18 with red-carpet events in North Texas. The locally shot, Texas-set movie (PG-13),Michael Kors, starring?Renee O'Connor, Barry Corbin and Todd Terry, tells the story of a small-town preacher torn between TV fame and his commitment to his family. Red carpet at?6:45 p.m.?before the?7:45 p.m.?showing at the Cinemark West Plano, 3800 Dallas Parkway, with O'Connor, Terry and?director Andrew Librizzi.?Corbin will attend the?9:20 p.m.?showing at Harkins Theatres Southlake 14,Michael Kors, 1450 Plaza Place between Southlake Boulevard and State Highway 114, Southlake. It also is showing at the Majestic 12 Theatre, 1401 Joe Ramsey Blvd. E., Greenville. .

The EU's Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding told students in Belgium recently: "Today, as European citizens... you can travel 3,000km (1,860 miles) across Europe - from Vilnius in Lithuania to Valencia in Spain - without once stopping at a border."

Mr Jay had put a house on the market a week earlier for nearly 1.3m Canadian dollars (?815,000, $1.25m) but had already had an offer of more than C$1.7m.

"I think when you look back at Mark Carney's record in five or 10 years' time, I think it will actually look quite ordinary."