BARKS IN THE PARK: Dog-oriented activities for well-behaved dogs and their families; with Wayside Waifs Mobile Adoption Unit, dog fashion show (ugliest, cutest, funniest), temporary off-leash park, Pawsitive Solutions agility demo and workshop, police K9 demo and vendors. By Leawood Animal Control. 1-5 p.m. June 3. Ironwoods Park, 14701 Mission, Leawood. Free admission. Dogs require current city license and rabies tag for off-leash park. Rabies shots and microchipping available at event. Licenses available at Leawood City Hall, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday-Friday. (913-642-5555, Ext, 268)

CROWN CENTER SQUARE FOUNTAIN SHOWS: Water shows synchronized to music recordings of Kansas City Symphony members. Weekday shows at noon and on the hour, 5-10 p.m.; weekend shows on the hour, 10 a.m.-10 p.m.

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KOLKATA: The Reserve Bank of India has asked State Bank of India to play the role of lead bank in Assam's three new districts — Udalguri, Chirang, Baksa — from January 18.

These districts were formed in October 2003 and cumulatively cover 2025 villages. The three districts were formed out of the erstwhile seven districts in Assam, namely Sonitpur, Darrang, Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon, Barpeta, Nalbhari and Kamrup.

Accordingly, SBI will coordinate the efforts of all credit institutions in these allotted districts. This, the central bank feels, will help increase the flow of credit to agriculture, small-scale industries and other economic activities within the priority sector in rural and semi-urban areas.

Following the RBI directive, SBI has been entrusted with the role of lead bank for some 150 districts across the country.

Interview with Dr. Paul Bonnabel, chairman and CEO of Boehringer ...

Shanghai. June 13. INTERFAX-CHINA - Boehringer Ingelheim is a privately-held drug multinational company, ranking fifteenth in the world among other pharmaceutical companies. Last year, worldwide sales reached 10.6 billion euros.

Chiefs' Holmes keeps the faith

He turns 34 in October and is listed fifth on the club's depth chart. The list doesn't even include star holdout Larry Johnson, who is coming off back-to-back 1,700-yard rushing seasons. But the longer Johnson stays out and the more Holmes can show he has something left, the better the story will get. And let's face it: Holmes' story is a whole lot better than the ones involving the likes of Adam "Pacman" Jones and Michael Vick. "We have what's called, 'Making it rain,' and we have the dog fighting. We have so many things that have cast a negative light on the NFL," Holmes said. "So when you have a great story about perseverance, about coming back after 22 months with no running or lifting at all . . . it's a great story to show guys that, regardless of what situation you're in, you can persevere." With any luck, Holmes will get his first shot at some real action Aug.

Ghana: Jesus the Prophet, "Jesus the Deity", Jesus the Physican

A FRIEND of mine is a devout Moslem, and in addition, a prolific writer in so many fields, including fields not within what he delved into, and qualified in.

Bentonville Schools Task Force Tackling Issue of Second High School

The district also has two elementary schools on a continuous learning calendar, with shorter, more frequent breaks throughout the year and a shorter summer vacation.The task force committee examining calendars must decide whether to keep the dual calendars, blend the two calendars into a new calendar or some other option.In addition, a portion of the task force is working on how to keep older school buildings up to par with newer buildings.All task force recommendations are due by late August and then will be presented to the Bentonville School Board for possible actions.Fast FactsSecond High Schools: What Other Districts Are DoingAs enrollment increases at area school districts, officials are asking how large a high school campus should grow.A Bentonville task force began addressing that question Tuesday night.Fayetteville officials are studying several proposals, but is committed to keeping a single campus and adding ninth-graders to the high school.Rogers plans to open Rogers Heritage High School in fall 2008.Springdale was the first Northwest Arkansas district to open a second high school, Har-Ber High School.

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Community briefs for 7/24

GORE PLACE, Full Moon Tour Gore Place, 52 Gore St., will present a Full Moon Tour on Friday, July 27, 7 p.m. Visitors join a guide, dressed in period costume, for a tour of the 1806 mansion. The tour tells stories of the Gores, the work of the many servants, the politics of the time and the advanced technologies introduced by the Gores. This particular tour will feature Jane Austen's wonderful words used to describe each room as well as the gracious lifestyle enjoyed by the Gores and their guests. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. Admission is $12, $8 children. For more information or to reserve tickets, call 781-894-2798, Ext. 12; or visit www.goreplace.org/full-moon-tours.htm.

R.A.D., Defense course for women The Waltham Police Department is offering a R.A.D. (Rape Aggression Defense) course targeting graduating high school senior girls.