Shooting cancels Paris premiere of Batman movie

Workers dismantle an installation setup for the premiere of "The Dark Knight Rises", scheduled to be held Friday night in Paris, Friday, July 20, 2012, which has been canceled after a gunman killed 12 people at a Colorado opening of the same film, The night before in a Denver suburb, a man wearing a gas mask released an unknown gas into a crowded movie theater and opened fire. Twelve people were killed and at least 50 wounded. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)

Workers dismantle an installation setup for the premiere of "The Dark Knight Rises", scheduled to be held Friday night in Paris, Friday, July 20, 2012, which has been canceled after a gunman killed 12 people at a Colorado opening of the same film, The night before in a Denver suburb, a man wearing a gas mask released an unknown gas into a crowded movie theater and opened fire. Twelve people were killed and at least 50 wounded. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)

Workers dismantle an installation setup for the premiere of "The Dark Knight Rises", scheduled to be held Friday night in Paris, Friday, July 20, 2012, which has been canceled after a gunman killed 12 people at a Colorado opening of the same film, The night before in a Denver suburb, a man wearing a gas mask released an unknown gas into a crowded movie theater and opened fire. Twelve people were killed and at least 50 wounded. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)

Workers dismantle an installation setup for the premiere of "The Dark Knight Rises", scheduled to be held Friday night in Paris, Friday, July 20, 2012, which has been canceled after a gunman killed 12 people at a Colorado opening of the same film, The night before in a Denver suburb, a man wearing a gas mask released an unknown gas into a crowded movie theater and opened fire. Twelve people were killed and at least 50 wounded. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)

(AP) ? The Paris premiere of the new Batman movie "The Dark Knight Rises" was canceled Friday after a gunman killed at least a dozen people at a Colorado opening of the same film.

The event at a movie theater on the French capital's famed Champs-Elysees Avenue was supposed to include director Christopher Nolan and stars like Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway, Morgan Freeman and Michael Caine.

But on Friday afternoon, workers were pulling down the red carpet display. Some could be seen carrying away a large mask that had adorned the facade of the theater.

Warner Bros. said in a statement that it was also canceling all media interviews in the city. The studio said it was "deeply saddened" by the shooting.

In the early hours of Friday morning, a man wearing a gas mask released an unknown substance into a crowded movie theater in a Denver suburb and opened fire. At least 12 people were killed and at least 50 wounded. The shooter, a man in his 20s, has been arrested.

Associated Press

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'Dark Knight Rises' Director Calls Shooting 'Senseless'

Christopher Nolan releases statement on behalf of everyone involved in the film.
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Sarah Palin: Mitt Romney Hurt By Media 'Manipulation'

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin discussed the state of the 2012 race on Tuesday, telling Fox News' Sean Hannity that the media's "manipulation" has prevented Mitt Romney from surging ahead of President Obama in what she deemed "the election of our lifetime."

"The more time that Mitt Romney has to get his message out, the better it is for him," Palin said during an appearance on "Hannity" Tuesday evening.

However, according to Palin, the media's "manipulation" of that message has given Obama a distinct advantage over the former Massachusetts governor and presumptive Republican nominee.

"Like [the media] did four years ago, Sean, they chose their one and they did all that they could to usher him into the White House," she said. "We are going to see the same tactics this go around. I think voters, though, are wiser, perhaps, this go-around in understanding that the media does manipulate information."

When asked about Democrats' recent attacks on Romney's offshore bank accounts, the former Alaska governor said that the topic was an "insanely hypocritical" distraction from other issues -- but that Romney should be more adamant in defending himself and his personal finances.

"Governor Romney should vigorously defend his record and the fiscal decisions that he's made as a private citizen," Palin said. "Romney needs to remind the public and the media that his private bank accounts are not the problem. That is not what is causing the economic demise of this country. It is the, what Barack Obama believes and then makes manifest in our economy with the monumental failures that kind of replicate the socialist nations that he seems to want to emulate."

In the past, Palin has stressed the importance of disclosing private records in a presidential campaign. In an interview with Hannity earlier this year, Palin urged Romney to release his tax returns as well as records from his time at Bain Capital, stating that the lack of transparency left the candidate vulnerable to attacks by the Obama campaign.

"Let's get it out there, let's hear the defense of the candidates who are being charged with some of this," she said during the January interview. "It's kind of like some come-to-Jesus moments for these candidates, and that's good, that's healthy."

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Farmer says drought turns cattle ranch into 'desert'

NBC's Janet Shamlian reports from Arkansas, where severe drought has turned pasture into "desert," threatening the future of the cattle ranching industry.

By NBC News' Janet Shamlian and msnbc.com's Miguel Llanos

ATKINS, Ark. ? Drought now covers more than half of the lower 48 states but few have it as rough as Arkansas, where the entire state is listed as suffering from lower than average precipitation.

"It's just devastating," cattle rancher Karen Haralson told NBC News.?Having never seen her land this barren, she compares her ranch to "a desert."


Haralson has had to sell 100 of her 250 cows and ranchers across drought-hit areas are doing the same -- a trend that could raise beef prices next year, when fewer cows will be around to sell.

Forecasters say four to six inches of rain are needed to end the drought in Arkansas, but nothing like that is on horizon.

Indeed, drought conditions have only expanded and intensified in recent weeks, according to the weekly Drought Monitor compiled by the National Weather Service.

The service's Seasonal Drought Outlook for July-September offered little reason for hope. Arkansas was among the states were drought conditions were expected to persist.

For Haralson and other ranchers there's a real possibility of going bust.

"If no significant rain comes," she said, "I'll have to go out of business."

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Columnist's 'mindless' attack on church

TO NEW ERA EDITORS:

In response to the column, "Nuns under siege," June 26, by Dan Thommasson:

First, I would like to agree with his comment that he is unfit to comment on the Catholic faith and its teachings as he stated he is probably not fit to comment on the travails of the ancient church. He does not know the teaching of the Catholic Church. If he did, he would not have made his mindless comments.

I take great offense to the statement that Catholic Christians mindlessly follow Pope Benedict, who, as the head of the church, leads us into the true teaching of Christ Jesus. Thankfully, we have a a foundation which does not waver on the teaching of faith and moral values.

Thomasson stated that the American bishops (hooray!) are politically active against the "delicate" issues of birth control and abortion in our nations health care plan. Abortion is the killing of an innocent life horrifically and with intense pain. I am sure that would count as thou shall not kill for all Christians who follow Jesus.

Birth control actually also kills precious little ones formed in the womb and are expelled before given a chance for life.

We need to be reminded of that truth if we are in any way contributing to it. This is not an attack on womanhood, it is its protection.

The abuse that has happened to our children at the hands of the priest is wrong. We know this.

Jesus said what is hidden in the dark will be exposed in the light. We pray for all who have been deeply hurt by this abuse with in the church and outside of the church. This type of abuse is rampant everywhere.

God help us all.

Darlene Graver

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Export slump brings lean times at China's "Wal-Mart on steroids"

YIWU, China (Reuters) - Christmas comes but once a year - for Leo Ho, who runs a factory that makes plastic Christmas trees in Yiwu, China's export capital for novelty knick-knacks, it comes in July, when tree orders start rolling in.

But early signs point to a lean Christmas for low-cost exporters like Ho, who told Reuters his sales were down 20 percent year-on-year in 2012.

Ho's pain reflects broader conditions in China's export sector. Amid a faltering global economy, Chinese vice premier Wang Qishan on Friday said that China would have trouble meeting its 10 percent trade growth target this year.

Yiwu, located 300 km (185 miles) south of Shanghai in eastern China's prosperous Zhejiang province, is considered a bellwether for China's low-cost exports, especially to emerging markets.

"It's representative of the price-sensitive, labor-intensive trade," said Ben Simpfendorfer, managing director of consultancy Silk Road Associates, explaining how conditions in Yiwu reflect China's broader export economy.

The Yiwu "Prosperity Index," which China's commerce ministry publishes based on data collected from Yiwu wholesalers, dipped below the level separating expansion from contraction for the first time since its launch in 2006.

Even when China's exports cratered during the global financial crisis in 2009, the index remained above its current level.

China's leaders have said the country's export sector needs to move up the value chain towards higher value-added products - including capital goods such as telecommunications equipment and industrial machinery - and away from low-end exports like toys and apparel. But this transition will take time.

June trade data due out on Tuesday will reflect China's progress toward this goal, but also the ability of traditional exporters like Ho to fight a rearguard action against structural change in the world's second-largest economy.

"Right now we're just trying to consolidate our client base," he said.

Chinese exports increased 9 percent year-to-date through May, down sharply from 20 percent growth for full-year 2011 and 31 percent growth in 2010.

ONE-STOP SHOP

The human mind has conceived of very few products that are not available in wholesale quantities at China Commodity City, the massive trinket bazaar in Yiwu that Silk Road Associates' Simpfendorfer calls "Wal-Mart on steroids".

A tiny sample takes in souvenir refrigerator magnets for every world city, fake marble sculptures of a cheetah crouching on the back of a crocodile and a selection of clocks shaped like a ship's helm. There's even a vending machine that sells men's dress shirts.

But on a Thursday afternoon last week, few foreign buyers could be seen plying the corridors of the market. Experienced shopkeepers said that in good times the halls were teeming with foreigners, especially from the Middle East, Africa and Eastern Europe.

In contrast to pure exporters like Ho, producers who have been able to shift their business towards domestic demand are faring better.

Guo Lili's stall in the Yiwu market displays painted ceramic tea sets and kitchenware produced in her nearby factory. In addition to retail supermarkets and wholesale distributors, Guo's company, Lida Colored Ceramics, makes custom engraved tea sets directly for corporate clients.

"Banks like to have their name engraved on the side and give them to clients as gifts," she said.

Ten years ago exports accounted for 70 percent of total sales. Today, domestic sales account for 60 percent, Guo told Reuters.

BAROMETER OF PAIN

Beyond the anecdotes, data also suggests that Yiwu is struggling.

The "Prosperity Index," which is based on data on sales volume, turnover, and gross profit margins, among other measures, reached 986 in June, down from its recent high of 1,126 in September last year and well off its all-time high of 1,250 in September 2006. A reading below 1,000 indicates contraction.

"These are exporters that really can't hike prices. At the same time they are affected by currency appreciation more than most because they don't have the margins to cushion the losses," said Simpfendorfer, who conducted in-depth research on the Yiwu market for his book 'The New Silk Road'.

Margins for low-cost manufacturers are getting squeezed by rapidly rising labor costs.

"Workers that I used to get for 2,000 yuan ($310) a month now want 3,000 yuan," said Ho, who told Reuters his net profit margin has fallen from 10 percent a few years ago to 5-6 percent today.

Despite the difficulties, Ho remains defiantly optimistic. He has seen plenty of Yiwu factories go bankrupt in recent years, but he moved his own operation to a larger factory earlier this year.

"Business is cyclical," he said. "There are good times and there are bad times. But Christmas comes every year." ($1 = 6.3644 Chinese yuan)

(Editing by Alex Richardson)

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