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A lost-wallet checklist for summer travelers Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 1:44AM(ARA) - Bad weather, delayed flights, a stomach bug - of all the annoyances that can derail your summer vacation, a lost or stolen wallet has to rank toward the top of the list in terms of inconvenience.
Boz Scaggs digs deeply into gospel, New Orleans and R&B on recent tour Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 1:41AMIt's hard to find many fresh ideas in the summer amphitheater schedule, but the pairing of blue-eyed soul veterans Boz Scaggs and Michael McDonald at DTE Energy Theater next week won't be the usual "summer shed" oldies act or greatest hits package.
Chef-to-farm Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 1:27AMThe "farm-to-table" concept has been around for eons but now, in a decade when everything old becomes new, food connoisseurs have added the word "movement," making it a group trend that we all hope is (back) here to stay.
Sports Notes Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 1:17AMPRYFA Hosts Speed, Agility & Cheer Camp The Pearl River Youth Football Association is sponsoring its annual Speed, Agility & Cheer Camp tomorrow-Saturday at Poitevent Park. The free event is open to boys and girls ages 5-13. It runs 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday-Friday and 9-noon Saturday. Participants receive lunch after. Pearl River coach Chris Thomas and some Rebel players will demonstrate the latest ...
North Wales father-son team launches business Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 1:11AMBill Lessa says his retirement, following an eight-year stint as superintendent of the Hatboro-Horsham School District, left him with a long bucket list and a fire in his belly.
‘Just Like Rainbows’ Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 12:39AMSince Michelle Bowen’s daughter, Nicole, was born with Down syndrome 10 years ago, she has found a number of helpful resources. Near the top of the list is a Web site, http://downsyndrome.com, that has a forum for parents to post questions and seek information.
It’s time for Eagles to fly high Phil Sheridan OPINION Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 12:34AMIt’s a shame , really. This NFL labor war will apparently end before any really serious collateral damage is inflicted or any unexpected positives develop. That’s good news if you’re just looking forward to football season starting on time, but it’s a bit disappointing for those of us who imagined Andy Reid trying to drive his frigate-sized SUV past (through? over?) a picket line of his players ...
Alaska News Nightly: July 19, 2011 Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:09PM‘Gang of Six’ May Break Through Debt Ceiling Stalemate, Legislative Hearing Targets Government Waste, BP Continues Cleanup of Lisburne Drill Site Spill, 2012 Kuskokwim 300 Race Could be Called Off, and more...
Former Pekin, BU star Crouch new boys coach at Illini Bluffs Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:09PMIllini Bluffs has a former Pekin High and Bradley University standout as its new boys basketball coach. Tremont and Bureau Valley also have new coaches, sort of. Illini Bluffs on Monday approved Jeremy Crouch as head coach.
Sun’s not all fun Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:00PMEven if a summer day’s plans don’t include hours in the sun, those plans need to include sunscreen, according to local doctors. And new sunscreen regulations from the Food and Drug Administration may help consumers make more accurate choice when it comes to bringing along sun protection. The rules won’t go into full effect until summer 2012, said Michael Lichter, a dermatologist with Southern ...
To avoid dorm overflow, some sophomores eligible to live off campus Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:53PMStudents who are just below junior status have the chance to be released from their residence hall contract before the beginning of fall semester — and receive money for it. KRISTEN SALEM I SUMMER KENT STATER Tri-towers is one choice of residency for students, whether they be incoming freshman or seniors. Due to the capacity of these residence halls, space is running low and upperclassmen are ...
OF Jason Bourgeois Added to RedHawks Roster Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:12PM* OF Jason Bourgeois has joined the RedHawks on a rehabilitation assignment (strained right quadriceps). He is batting first and playing in centerfield in tonight's game against the Isotopes.
Rain, rain, don’t go away Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:50PMBY KELLY CRAIG Correspondent Lisa Veliath-Houston (l) of Piscataway and Dale Duchai work together to build a rain barrel during a workshop at the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County in Davidson’s Mill Pond Park on July 14. LAUREN CASSELBERRY SOUTH BRUNSWICK — “We quickly filled the registration list weeks ago. read more
CARLSBAD: City to explore outsourcing some government work Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:45PMCarlsbad will study whether work that's now being done by city employees could be outsourced to private contractors as a cost-cutting measure, under a proposal approved by the City Council on Tuesday.
The art of predicting the weather Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:45PMLike many Canadians, I love to follow the weather. When it was raining earlier this spring, I kept telling everyone it was going to be a hot summer. This wasn't a fearless prediction on my part.
Derek Jeter and Ichiro Suzuki: End of a Leadoff Era Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:38PMDerek Jeter and Ichiro Suzuki are both compiling the worst seasons of their Major League Baseball careers this summer. Both players are 37 years old, so we might not see another great season from either of them. While both players suffer their first “average” seasons, let's look at a few interesting numbers they have accumulated. Ichiro and Jeter are similar leadoff hitters in that they reach ...
Dozens of coaches lost money in investment scheme Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:47PMMore than a dozen current and former college coaches -- including Texas Tech's Billy Gillispie, Arizona's Lute Olson, Baylor's Scott Drew and Gonzaga's Mark Few -- are believed to have lost investments most recently valued at over $7.8 million combined with the late Houston-area businessman and AAU basketball operator J. David Salinas, sources close to the matter tell SI.com.
Who you are will determine how you vote on HST Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:44PMDear editor, How you mark your HST ballot has more to do with who you are than with any of the “facts” about the HST. If you are a business owner who sells a product or service which attracted GST and PST before last July, and if you now find that your accounting work is simpler with one tax rather than two, you may be in favour of the HST.
Groller's Corner: Five things we learned from the back-to-back basketball tournaments Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:39PMStill getting Cedar out of the system after spending nine out of 12 nights at Cedar Beach for high school basketball tournament action and other festivities in the past two weeks.
Social media eases transition for college students Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:35PMWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Cassidy Whitaker Thompson had a dilemma. The incoming freshman at Purdue University wanted to know whether she needed to register for a first semester physics course.
King Lear: Not Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:34PMCourtesy of the Lincoln Center Festival and the Park Avenue Armory, England's Royal Shakespeare Company has moved into the Armory for a six-week residency, presenting five of the poet's works in repertory. King Lear , the third of the productions to open here, was my first encounter with th...
Global LNG Market Grows, New Markets Emerge Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:18PMThe global liquefied natural gas (LNG) market continues to expand and transform as the volume of LNG traded globally keeps rising and new and existing players enter the market or expand LNG activity.
Comic-Con 2011: 'Psych' Creator Steve Franks Shares Season 6 Details and Teases a Panel Surprise (Q&A) Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:17PMPhiliana Ng The creator of USA Network's veteran comedy contemplates singing the show's theme song at Thursday's session and talks about the long break between seasons. read more
Kid's Klub is a place of learning and activity Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:14AMThe North Platte Telegraph Long summer days have come to North Platte, but children involved in Kid's Klub are still going to school. The summer program started for 120 students on Monday at Lincoln Elementary School.
Despite championship loss, plenty of optimism for US women's soccer Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:09AMFRANKFURT, Germany - Once the Americans get over the disappointment of coming up just short at the W ...
COLUMN: '60s songs left listeners 'All Shook Up' Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:08AMWorking on last week's column about summer in the "good ol' days" got me thinking about the music we listened to then. American popular music has ranged from the ridiculous to the sublime. Which is which, of course, varies with the taste of the listener. When I was in junior and senior high we listened to such songs as "The Purple People Eater," "Monster Mash" and "Alley Oop." Our parents had ...
The Unix revolution—thank you, Uncle Sam? Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:07AMThis November, the Unix community has another notable anniversary to celebrate: the 40th birthday of the first edition of Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie's Unix Programmers Manual , released in November 1971. Producing the document was no easy task, because at that point the Unix operating system grew by the week; budding aficionados added new commands and features to the system on a regular ...
What now for U.S. women's soccer team? Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:04AMFRANKFURT, Germany — Once the Americans get over the disappointment of coming up just short at the Women’s World Cup, they’ll find plenty of reasons for optimism.
The shame of Scotland Yard: Met chiefs who quit over phone hacking scandal dragged back before MPs Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:48AMThe outgoing Metropolitan Police Commissioner claimed a No 10 official 'guided us that actually we should not compromise the Prime Minister'.
Absent a finish, U.S. sees new beginning Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:45AMFRANKFURT, Germany — Once the Americans get over the disappointment of coming up just short at the Women’s World Cup, they’ll find plenty of reasons for optimism. The U.S. team pulled together amid a series of challenges that, just a few years ago, would have broken it apart. And while …
Dealer interview: Emmanuel Perrotin Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:41AMInterview by Melanie Gerlis Emmanuel Perrotin is one of the foremost contemporary art dealers, having represented some of the world’s most popular artists, most notably Takashi Murakami and Maurizio Cattelan, for over 20 years. The Parisian...
Teacher helps make a difference Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:37AMAmid the stereotype of young people as tattooed narcissists who don’t think beyond their iPodian ear buds, it’s refreshing to have lunch with a young man like Brian Duggan. He arrives at the campus Glenwood Restaurant on break from his job with Lee Construction, where he’s helping to upgrade Hayward …
Phone hacking: Rebekah Brooks was guest at David Cameron's birthday party Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:30AMDavid Cameron invited Rebekah Brooks to his 44th birthday party, Downing Street has admitted.
The Fiver | On account of the game being nonsense | Scott Murray Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:28AMClick here to have the Fiver sent to your inbox every weekday at 5pm, or if your usual copy has stopped arriving START FOOTBALL! Regular readers of the Fiver will have ... well, regular readers of the Fiver will have long ago lost their patience and unsubscribed. But those of you who read it now and then, and have been so ground down by life that you can't even summon the energy to tell us to go ...
New Burnley FC signing Mee raring to go Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:21AMCLARETS new boy Ben Mee admitted he shunned the attentions of former England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson to become Eddie Howe’s first signing of the summer.
Sports : Softball Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:55PMBy Nick Korger Monday, July 18, 2011 5:00 p.m. Updated Monday, July 18, 2011 6:42:19 p.m. There’s just no substitute for success.
Fire sale for remaining free agents Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:54PMBrian Burke indicated not quite two weeks ago that he was finished with signing free agents and it’s not hard to see why.
Sports : Football Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:54PMAs a freshman last year, James White stood out among the catalogue of options at running back with a team-best 1,052 rushing yards.
Holding their own in hot weather Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:54PMThe hot season of temperatures above 100 degrees has not dampened the spirits of melon growers. Above, Alan Giles weighs one of his cantaloupes at about 20 pounds. At left, Sid Ballard and his friend Sonny hold one of many watermelons they have harvested which weigh in the range of 50 pounds. Both Giles and Ballard have farms close to State Highway 19 south near the county line.
Despite WCup loss, plenty of optimism for U.S. women Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:41PMFRANKFURT, Germany - Once the Americans get over the disappointment of coming up just short at the Women's World Cup, they'll find plenty of reasons for optimism.
Cad Waylon Williams, Jr. Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:39PMCad Waylon Williams Jr. was born Oct. 13, 1946 to Cad and Jessie Williams. He attended school at Massey Lake. Later he moved to St. Paul, Malakoff, and graduated from St. Paul High School. At an early age, he was baptized, and joined New Hope Baptist Church.
List of church A/C thefts grows Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:39PMA 33-year-old man was arrested Saturday in connection with the theft of church air-conditioners, an offense that has been growing in frequency lately, Henderson County Sheriff Ray Nutt said.
After heartbreak, U.S. women's soccer team's future promising Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:32PMFRANKFURT, Germany — Once the Americans get over the disappointment of coming up just short at the Women's World Cup, they'll find plenty of reasons for optimism. The U.S. team pulled together amid a series of challenges that, just a few years ago, would have broken it apart. And while ...
Northern Ireland golf basking in major triumph Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:32PMDarren Clarke's British Open win gives nation 3rd major crown in past 6 Statistically speaking, Northern Ireland covers about the same amount of land as Connecticut and boasts a population equivalent to metropolitan Charlotte.
By email or snail mail, scams thrive in Stark County Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:30PMBe on the look-out for these summer scams.
Despite WCup loss, plenty of optimism for US women Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:42PMOnce the Americans get over the disappointment of coming up just short at the Women's World Cup, they'll find plenty of reasons for optimism.
CFT: Vandy DB reportedly headed to UCLA Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:37PMWhen UCLA opens summer camp on Aug. 8, it appears they will do so with a now-former SEC player as a late addition to their football roster. According to the Twitter account of The Tennessean ‘s Jeff Lockridge , it’s been confirmed that Jamie Graham will be transferring from Vanderbilt to the Bruins . As the defensive back has already received his degree, he will enroll in a post-graduate program ...
Top 20 freeagent bigs Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:35PMNene squeaks into the top spot because no other player on this list can touch his combination of size, scoring, athleticism and ability to contribute in several different ways on defense.
Kelly: What’s an instant sports classic? Check Twitter Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:34PMA great game going right down to the wire is going to generate Twitter traffic. The greatest games watched by the most people will generate record traffic. That’s a pretty good definition of a ‘classic’, isn’t it?
Chicago Fire Go Head-To-Head with English Premier League Champs Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:13PMThe Chicago Fire (2-6-12, 18 points) step away from MLS league play to participate in the Herbalife World Football Challenge when the Men in Red welcome 19-time English Premier League Champions Manchester United at Soldier Field on Saturday, July 23 at 4:00 p.m. CT live on ESPN2/ESPN Deportes.