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"My mother's wishes had been to be cremated, with half her ashes to be interred in the family vault in Hersham next to her husband's, when that day came; the rest should be scattered somewhere wild and beautiful. On New Year's Eve 1999, my father and I sat alone in front of the television in a cottage on our Scottish farm.

@jennycolgan The judges obviously don't watch the show #entertainmentvalue

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At an emotional event this morning the Syrian writer Samar Yazbek spoke about the revolution in her country. She had no time for the argument that Bashar al-Assad, the dictator, is the only force standing between the country and a sectarian civil war. Rather he is the one who has been encouraging the divisions between Sunni and Shia, by getting Iran and Hizbollah to do his dirty work. Speaking through a translator, Yazbek spoke formally for much of the talk, except when she was describing the atrocities she has witnessed, when she slipped into informal dialogue and looked on the verge of tears. She has set up a charity in Syria that helps children through art and drama. "But we have less money than the jihadists."

The i Genius also aims to provide unique services, such as a smarter navigation system guided by artificial intelligence. The app is currently available in the UK as BMW gears up for the i3s release in Europe in November."Glee" has released its teaser poster for its Cory Monteith tribute episode. With a simple black-and-white photo of the late stars face, the promo promises a poignant episode dedicated to remembering Cory.