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Conservation Kids Club ball’ examines the life of the amphibian (Jefferson City News Tribune)
Several dozen children attended a ball this week unlike any other. They wore ordinary clothes and carried no flowers. Some brought parents; others, a family friend or Big Sister. The star attraction? Salamanders.

Television Review: The Tortuous Path That Led to Those Central Park Gates
How long did it take Christo and Jeanne-Claude to realize The Gates ? Here s a reminder: One of the four directors of The Gates, an HBO documentary about that saffron-hued extravaganza in Central Park, has been dead since 1987.

Arts, Briefly: A Turkey Carries Ireland’s Hopes
Ireland has chosen Dustin the Turkey, above, a glove puppet known for belching and a thick Dublin accent, to restore the country s glory at the Eurovision Song Contest in May, Agence France-Presse reported. The bird, a star of television programs for nearly two decades, defeated five finalists late Saturday, when judges chose his song Irelande Douze Pointe ( Ireland 12 Points ), a parody of voting procedures at the Europe-wide competition that also pokes fun of Riverdance, the international hit Irish dance show. Composed by Darren Smith and Simon Fine, the song includes the lyrics: Shake your feathers and pop your beak, shake it to the west and to the east, wave Euro-hands and Euro-feet, wave them in the air to the turkey beat, The Times of London reported. Ireland has won the contest a record seven times, including three straight in the 1990s, but finished last in 2007 in Helsinki. Dustin has previously run (unsuccessfully) for president of Ireland and recorded with the Irish rock star Bob Geldof.

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