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ptp yi'f iwipn m' fF yw 1 The Leader-Post Regina Thursday, August 8, 1996 Entertainment B7 i kf ntW Concentrate on paperwork Aries Twister on video in October TORONTO (CP) The box office hit Twister will be released on video Oct 1, says Warner Home Video. Video stores are expected to sell the movie for $24.98. The film stars Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton as scientists pursuing tornadoes in the U.S. Midwest Twister is the first Warner Home Video title to be THX digitally mastered for superior picture and sound quality. (Diversions Horo pa Scopfe IBy-Jeane OixoiW concerned.

Those who have strayed must face the music. Losses due to negligence mount. Take your time when planning your next move. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.

19): Consulting experts helps you come up with the right answers. A new agreement ensures cooperation. Find out what is behind an attractive offer before you fall for it Guard against giving your heart too easily. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.

18): With patience and affection, things will eventually work out Extreme philosophies should be avoided. Distinguish between good and bad bargains. Certain social obligations may prevent you from doing what you really want this weekend. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): A good day to read, write or go out and see the sights.

Screen your phone calls to avoid time-wasting conversations. Shared interests could lead you and a new acquaintance to become fast friends. TODAFS CHILDREN: Devoted to their families, these big-hearted Leos also have a strong interest in community service. Self-reliant, altruistic and thoughtful, they will be deeply concerned with the plight of the needy. They have a special gift for comforting the afflicted and may eventually pursue a career in medicine or social work.

Great supporters of education, these Leos may volunteer to tutor school children or illiterate adults in their spare time. Count on them to give their own offspring lots of attention! 1996 Universal Press Syndicate FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1996 I HAPPY BIRTHDAY! IN THE NEXT EAR OF Y'OUR LIFE: Good luck and wonderful business contacts help you claim your place in the sun. Your financial acumen leads to a wise decision in November. Expand or start a business as 1996 draws to a close. A closer personal relationship will change for the better as 1997 gets under way.

Be more self-reliant. An older person urges you to take another look at an important issue. Pay more attention to the office grapevine. CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: actress Melanie Griffith, singer Whitney Houston, boxer Ken Norton, hockey player Brett Hull. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Ignore idle rumors and concentrate on paperwork.

A spur-of-the-moment decision draws praise from people in high places. Put your ideas in writing. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): When designing a new project, keep the larger picture in mind. Success depends more on your input than on others suggestions. Trust your instincts in romance.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Acting confident gives you the upper hand at work. Tried-and-true methods lead to victory. Open new channels of communication. A recent investment looks promising. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Prosperity is just around the corner! Wait until after the weekend to negotiate new agreements and contracts.

Reduce waste at work by streamlining eUrekaIbingo business procedures. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): A long-sought goal is close at hand. Quick adjustments help you retrieve an almost-lost opportunity. Admit what you really want.

Touching base with people who are behind the scenes points you in the right direction. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Refuse to let a career setback get you down. Investigate starting a home-based business.

A young student is fascinated by computer technology. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Do not let others handle a tricky financial matter. Take immediate control.

Pruning the dead wood at work will shore up a business that has been losing money. SCORPIO. (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Your willingness to listen to other people's views helps you solve a difficult problem.

Friends offer suggestions; take them with a grain of salt. Your instincts are superb! Accept a last-minute social invitation. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Not a good time to take risks where career or romance is TEMPORARILY CLOSED Tentative Re-Opening Date Sept.

5 th Watch for new ad $1112 Arthur StflMKLkftt G95-0040 Clark competing with Twaom) Besides Clark, 27, another fresh face, Paul Brandt, is a multiple nominee, listed in six categories. Comparative veteran Charlie Major got five nominations. The auburn-haired Clark, who spent eight years waiting for her big break in Nashville, veers more towards a tough boot-stomping image, in contrast to the sultry look preferred by Twain. Her music has also been described as having a rawer edge than Twains slick pop sound. Last year, more than a million Canadians tuned in to the 10th annual awards show.

And once again they will be broadcast in the U.S. on TNN, The Nashville Network, and in Europe and Asia on CMT, Country Music Television. Both singers are also chasing the New Country Networks fans choice award, to be chosen by fans across the country who dial 1-900-561-CC-MA. Other artists in that race include Charlie Major, Prairie Oyster and Michelle Wright. Each of the contending artists will perform on the CTV awards telecast and the winner will be announced by American country superstar Garth Brooks, who will appear live by satellite from his own concert in Saint John, N.B.

Once again we are seeing a new generation of artists making their mark, says Tom Tomkins, president of the Canadian Country Music Association. Shania Twains incredible popularity has helped continue the process of building the market for our music. TORONTO (CP) Shania Twain, Canadas hottest country music star, already has a new contender snapping at her bootheels. Twain has been nominated in five categories for the 1996 Canadian Country Music Awards, to be handed out Sept. 9 during the annual Country Music Week in Calgary.

But Terri Clark, a newcomer whose self-titled debut album was released late last year, beat Twain with seven nominations, four of them in the same categories. Clark, a lanky native of Medicine Hat, who now resides in Nashville, is in the running for both single and album of the year, song of the year, video of the year, female vocalist, and the rising star award. Twain is also up for single, song, female vocalist and two separate video nominations. I owntow 5 au unse Farmers prayer tells a tale (Advice By Abigail Van Buren: Scarfth Street Mall Saturday, August 1 Oth 111 ca.Dtra.-5ip.inra. And finally, grant me the strength to endure without bitterness the consumers who scoff at me for shelling out $10,000 for a piece of farm equipment that they were paid to build, so they can afford the cars they drive on their vacations down the road that used to be my acreage before it was stolen for the right-of-way.

Eternal thanks to you, my Creator, for your past insight and divine guidance. But please help me to understand their reasoning. Amen. To receive a collection of Abbys most memorable and most frequently requested poems and essays, send a business-sized, self-addressed envelope, plus cheque or money order for $4.50 to: Dear Abbys Keepers, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, 111.

61054-0447. (Postage is included.) DEAR ABBY: I am writing in behalf of all farmers and our embattled farming industry. Farming is one of the hardest, most labor-intensive occupations in this country. This year has been particularly difficult because a very wet spring and summer have prevented many of us from planting all of our crops. Consequently, many individuals are uncertain about the future of dairy farming in our state.

In addition, the Southern states have suffered severe drought. This has also affected crop production, so you can bet that soon customers will be complaining about the price of food. Fortunately, in our great country we are blessed with the quantity and quality of our food products. My grandmother sent me this prayer, which she clipped from a newspaper many years ago. Its author is unknown.

Perhaps it will help consumers appreciate not only the farmers point of view, but our struggle to survive. A FARMER IN MAUSTON, WIS. DEAR FARMER: Having been born and reared in Iowa, where the tall corn grows, I appreciate the Farmers Prayer your grandmother sent, as well as its unique insight. Read on: Dear God, Im grateful for the generous bounty which you have bestowed upon me, but I must ask one more heavenly favor: Grant me the wisdom to understand why a pound of T-bone steak is considered too high at $3.50 while a 3-ounce cocktail at $2.25 is not, and people pay $1 for a soft drink at the convenience store without blinking, but insist that a 15-cent glass of milk is inflationary. Help me, too, my Lord, to comprehend why $6 movie tickets are a normal expense, but $3.50 for a 60-pound bushel of wheat is unimaginable; why cotton is overpriced at 60 cents a pound but a $20 cotton shirt is a bargain; and why corn is too steep when 3 cents fills a bowl, but no one bats an eye paying $1 for a serving of flakes in a restaurant.

Lend me your divine insight that I may perceive the justice in being forced to grant an easement to the utility company so they could cross my property with their gas lines, then double the price they charge me for their gas. discover the sounds jazz, dixieland, blues discover the tastes Caribbean, cajun, japanese discover the excitement sporting teams, theatre groups, events and exhibitions 1996 Universal Press Syndicate CORNWALL 4 HtMrn "J1 FAMOUS il PLAYERS 9 MATMBt TUESDAY EVENING! $441 CHLDREN A GOLDEN AQE $421 KAZAAM ends loday Thursday i .40 3:40 p.m. ends loday PG MULTIPLICITY Thursday 1:00 m. Come back to the mall from 7 pm until 11 pm to be part of something MOONLIGHT AND MUSIC ON THE MALL Dance to the sounds of Reginas own Jigsaw Puddle. PA HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME Daily 2.00 4:05 p.m.

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