Letters To Haiti Provide A Different Kind Of Help [Opinion]Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 11:25AMTo show support for schoolchildren devastated by the earthquake, fifth-graders in Northridge, Calif., sent the kids letters that included poems, comic strips and stickers. The students in California and those in Haiti say they'd like to be pen pals for life.
Book Buzz: Movie works magic for 'Alice in Wonderland'Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 11:03AMAlice bounds out of the rabbit hole; conservative titles are burning up the list; and 'Wimpy Kid' author Jeff Kinney goes Hollywood.
Doyel: Time to root for Duke? What the Devil?Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 10:45AMFor years, Duke was so easy to hate. They were corporate, annoying and dominant. My, how times have changed. Gregg Doyel says this overachieving team might actually be li ... like ... likeable.
Hockey success runs in DeCenzo familyTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:02PMKEARNEY, Neb. — He laced up hockey skates before he even knew how to tie them. Played his first organized game at age 5 and began studying game film when most kids his age still watched cartoons.
CNY students honored for "making good choices" essays, cartoons at NIE eventTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:02PMGary Walts / The Post-Standard First- and second-grade cartoonists Morgan Ciliberti, of Cicero Elementary, and Lindsay Carroll, Evelyn Ryan and Kailyn Leach, all of Grimshaw Elementary, were honored at a Newspapers in Education awards ceremony tonight at Lincoln Middle School in Syracuse.
Letterman ends Leno’s brief winning streakTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 9:55PMMonday's "Late Show with David Letterman" beat "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" in adults 18-49 and adults 25-54, the demographic groups that matter most to advertisers.
Much Ado About PublishingTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 8:57PMIf you’ve ever shared your life with a cat, a dog, or with any other creature you’ve loved, you will understand. If you’ve loved a story, a book, a movie, or a television show about an animal that gave you warm fuzzies, you will also understand.
Tag Archive | "sound check"Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:07PMValley Circle is a two man band, made up of a drummer and a guitar player. What’s interesting about this band is that they play a style that you wouldn’t expect to hear when you think of the word band.
Kentucky Man Quits Job Despite High Unemployment RateMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:58PMWhile millions of Americans are fighting the pink slip, Max Jividen of Flatwoods, Ky., is fixing iPhones. He hung up his hat at his former job -- now he writes his own paychecks.
Water Main Break Along MacCorkle Avenue Slows TrafficMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:43PMIt may not have been raining in the Kanawha Valley, but some drivers were forced to slow down Monday night because of high water.
Lethal Injection Could be Reintroduced in KentuckyMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:13PMKentucky's lethal injection protocol could be in place by May after a legislative committee raised no objection to the three-drug method used to execute condemned prisoners.
Majority of Danes against apology over Mohammed cartoonsMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:00PMCOPENHAGEN (AFP) - A majority of Danes are opposed to the apology the daily Politiken made last month to Muslims for possibly offending them by reproducing cartoons of Prophet Mohammed in 2008, a poll showed Monday.
Living Happily Off the Power GridMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:58PMA Roane County couple decided to take on alternative energy and invest in solar technology.
Inspired by MatthewMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:50PMSomething went wrong during the delivery. Matthew Froese, who was healthy and thriving for nine months in his mother’s womb, was deprived of oxygen for many minutes. The umbilical cord was wrapped around his neck, and it might have been too tight. He suffered severe brain damage.
Majority against apologyMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 2:30PMA majority of Danes are opposed to the apology the daily Politiken made last month to Muslims for possibly offending them by reproducing cartoons of Prophet Muhammad in 2008, an opinion survey showed yesterday.
Ping waives settlement on square groovesMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 1:34PMJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -The 20-year-old Ping wedges with square-shaped grooves will no longer be allowed on the PGA Tour starting March 29 under an agreement reached Tuesday with Ping executives.
Tales Of Future Present:Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 1:27PMThe Bhut Jolokia pepper is the future of dispersing rioters, warming hands, and the highly lucrative field of scaring elephants. These uncertain times serve as something of a litmus test, not only for the economic resilience of the individual, but also of nations as a whole.
Ping waives settlement on square groovesMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:34PMJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -The 20-year-old Ping wedges with square grooves will no longer be allowed on the PGA Tour starting March 29 under an agreement reached with the Ping executives.
U.S.: Israel, Palestinians agree to indirect talksMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:23AMThe Obama administration said Monday that Israel and the Palestinians have agreed to indirect peace talks brokered by U.S. special Mideast envoy George Mitchell.
U.S. Grant's Collected Papers Now Accessible OnlineMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:22AMThe collected papers of former president and Civil War general Grant are now available online with options including a searchable database.
Finding AliceMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:44AMPosted 10:35 a.m. Mon., 03.08.10 - Just before Tim Burton's much-anticipated " Alice in Wonderland ," the latest of many uneven attempts to bring Lewis Carroll's books to life, the British Film Institute posted the oldest yet, a 1903 version from film pioneer Cecil Hepworth.
Daring to Sing its NameSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 2:30AM“There is nothin’ like a dame!” That’s what the sex-starved sailors belt out in the Rodgers & Hammerstein classic “South Pacific” that’s enjoying a glorious revival at Lincoln Center.
Press digestSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:43AMThe following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press. The Sunday Times reports that theatre guru Cameron Mackintosh, at the request of the government, is to present a proposal for the Mediterranean Conference Centre to be turned into a financially feasible grand opera house within two years.
Still a Sore PointSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:31AMPost the gardener stuffed "rubies the size of chicken eggs" in his vacuum cleaner bag, along with a huge, nearly flawless blue diamond, which at 50-carats would be one of the largest blue diamonds in ...
Gorillaz in the mixSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:20AMAt a time when pop music seems to be getting phonier every day, no one — not even Heidi Montag with her new plastic face and Triple-D’s — is more surreal than Grammy-winning electro group Gorillaz. They’re cartoons. Formed in 1998 by Blur frontman Damon Albarn and “Tank Girl” comic...
Symphony gone looney: The exotic musical lure of cartoons is in the airSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:20AMRoger Bayes and friends as they prepare for the upcoming Sierra Vista Symphony Orchestra’s concert on March 13. (Ed Honda • Herald/Review) By Dick Andersen For the Herald/Review The strategy wizards, who program the Sierra Vista Symphony concerts, have hit on a bonanza for the whole family in their plans for the March 13 performance. The classical twist that once lured audiences to enjoy ...
A Nascent Anti-Putin Movement Gains Confidence in RussiaSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:40PMA wave of anti-Putin protests across Russia offers a glimmer of hope to those working to end his rule. But the Russian Prime Minister is not going anywhere soon
Thailand's Blue Diamond Heist: Still a Sore PointSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:39PMTwo decades ago, a Thai gardener climbed into the palace of a Saudi prince and stole some 200 pounds of jewelry. The caper cost Thailand billions, left several dead and put an Elvis-impersonating Thai official on death row
The original spyrunnerSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:25PMLe Carré’s real villain always was the British establishment.
Tonight! TWENTYWONDER in Culver CitySaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:15PMNow is that part of the day where you’re fully woken up, done lying to yourself about any work you’re “getting done”, and looking for something to get out and do with yourself tonight. Well, T WENTYWONDER has come along to fill that gap in amazing fashion, and for a good cause no less! TWENTYWONDER is part mind-bender, part charity, part science, part comedy... Well, to be fair, you should add a ...