NEWS LITE : QUEEN SHARES SMARTS WITH YOUNGER BRITS.Queen Elizabeth Queen Elizabeth, or Elizabeth, may refer to: Living people
Bohemia ``It is not always easy for those in their teens or 20s to believe that someone of my age - of the older generation - might have something useful to say to them,'' the 72-year-old queen said in a Christmas broadcast Friday. ``But I would say that my mother has much to say to me. Indeed, her vigor and enjoyment of life is a great example of how to close the so-called generation gap.'' The 10-minute message showed video footage of all generations of the royal family at work and play. It highlighted moments from the Queen Mother Elizabeth's 98th birthday and Prince Charles' 50th birthday party to 14-year-old Prince Harry's arrival at Eton College Eton College One of the largest independent secondary schools in England and one of the most prestigious. It is located near Windsor, Berkshire. It was founded by Henry VI in 1440–41, the same year he founded King's College, Cambridge. Boys enter Eton about age 13. , one of Britain's most prestigious boarding schools It may never be fully completed or, depending on its its nature, it may be that it can never be completed. However, new and revised entries in the list are always welcome. . The format was considered an attempt to appeal to the younger generation as well as to older people. Holiday spirit on the job Babies don't stop being born just because it's Christmas, so Roberta Zielinski dutifully du·ti·ful adj. 1. Careful to fulfill obligations. 2. Expressing or filled with a sense of obligation. du reported to work as an obstetrics nurse at Granada Hills Community Hospital. She brought with her a little Christmas Little Christmas, or Nollaig Bheag in the Irish language, is one of the traditional names in Ireland for January 6, more commonly known in the rest of the world as the Epiphany. cheer, dressing four Christmas Eve newborns in handmade red-and-white outfits knitted by fellow nurses and hospital volunteers. ``The mothers just loved it. Their smiles were well worth being stuck in a hospital on Christmas,'' Zielinski said from the obstetrics ward, which was decorated with wreaths, holly and garlands. She was among hundreds of Californians who brought a little holiday cheer to work across the state - from hospitals to jails, from police stations to firehouses. Cardinal Roger Mahony His Eminence Roger Michael Cardinal Mahony (born February 27, 1936) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as the fourth Archbishop of Los Angeles, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1991. , head of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , celebrated Mass at Los Angeles County Men's Central Jail. Afterward, the cardinal strolled through the lockdown Lockdown A specified period when an employee of a public company is barred from selling - and occasionally buying - their company's stock. Notes: These types of equity transaction restrictions can be imposed by securities regulators or underwriting firms if a company has area of the prison, a section where problem inmates are kept in narrow, individual cells. Mahony reached through the small, food-tray size rectangular openings in the cell doors, shaking hands with almost 100 prisoners. Meanwhile, Los Angeles police Sgt. Jesse Williams
He finished fourth at the 2002 World Junior Championships and eighth at the 2006 World Athletics Final. had to report to the LAPD's Wilshire Division by 6 a.m., so he, his wife and three children woke up about 4 a.m. so they could unwrap presents as a family before he left for work. At the Salvation Army center in Glendale, Tracy Fletcher supervised a crew of almost 30 volunteers serving meals to more than 200 people, many of them elderly or homeless. The center's soup kitchen usually distributes about 100 meals a day, Fletcher said. News Lite is compiled from Daily News staff and wire reports. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos PHOTO (1) FRIGID NAVIDAD Dozens of swimmers plunge into the water Friday in the northern Spanish town of Gijon for an annual Christmas Day competition. Ivan Artimez/EFE (2) Queen Elizabeth II leaves church Friday with her grandson Prince William, right, after attending Christmas services with the rest of the British royal family near their estate northeast of London. Max Nash/Associated Press |
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