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DIG out your family treasures and head to Eaton Socon on Saturday (January 27) where an antiques expert will be offering evaluations to raise funds for the church. Thomas Plant, pictured, from BBC 2's Flog It will be offering evaluations to up to 70 people from 10am to 4pm valuing a maximum of five items per person at a cost of £2 per item with all proceeds going to St Mary's Church. After a spell of working for a sale room in Kent and appearing on Flog It, Thomas now works as an independent valuer and auctioneer.A silent auction with also take place to help raise funds for the church, which costs £1,500 a week to run. Lots range from a Dell computer, a hand-crafted mirror, bottles of wine and beauty treatments. People will be able to view the items in the auction and leave a sealed bid. INFORMATION: To find out more phone 01480 474167.
Scientist Young, international man of mystery
SO is the title of Andrew Robinson's new book hyperbole? Of course it is. We all know that no one person can encompass all knowledge, that people who aspire to are nothing more than "Jeopardy!" freaks. But now and then, someone comes along who seems to have received several people's share of curiosity and insight and talent. Thomas Jefferson might be a good example.
Nor are such fabulous beasts extinct: Consider the contemporary English polymath Jonathan Miller, who has excelled in comedy, medicine, the visual arts and television and opera direction.
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Residents' reactions to merger mixed
CONCORD - News traveled quickly Thursday about the merger of NorthEast Medical Center in Concord and Carolinas HealthCare System in Charlotte. Residents in downtown Concord were talking about the merger. Lou Andersen of Concord said his wife works at NorthEast. He said he was worried about her job. "I said this morning that if someone at (Carolinas Medical Center) University works the same job, would they be able to get your job?" Andersen said. "I just don't know. I wonder if they are going to start cutting back." Numerous phone calls left with NorthEast physicians and employees were not returned Thursday. Sandra Nunn, owner of The Antique Market of Concord, retired six years ago from NorthEast's human resources department. She said she trusts the hospital administration to do what is right.
Escondido performance draws attention to violence against women
ESCONDIDO ---- More than 100 people attended a performance of "The Vagina Monologues" Saturday at the Patio Playhouse in Escondido.The show, part of the third annual V-Day Escondido, was one of the productions of the show held worldwide on or around Valentine's Day to create awareness of violence toward women and to raise funds for local organizations working to end it. Proceeds of this year's Escondido event will go to Escondido's Center for Community Solutions, which assists women who experience sexual assault or domestic violence. .
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