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Local calendar, January 8 Thursday, January 8, 2009 @ 6:42PMTHURSDAY "Solutions for Seniors," a program about local resources to help seniors live well, 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Somerford Place, 1319 Brookside Ave., Redlands. Speakers and topics include: Kathleen Albrektson, estate planning attorney, "Solutions to Legal Challenges": Judy Williams, reverse mortgage specialist, "Reverse Mortgages"; Marcia Campbell, certified public accountant, "Simplifying Your ...
Today: H -6 /L -10 Thursday, January 8, 2009 @ 6:12PMGCVI students exhibit at the Barber Gallery Jan. 9 to 24.
UT Haslam building almost open for business Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 11:11PMThe Glocker Business Administration Building opened one quarter after Jim Haslam graduated in 1952 from the University of Tennessee with a finance degree. But the president and chairman of Pilot Corp. remembers the building as it went up at what is now the corner of Andy Holt Avenue and Volunteer Boulevard.
Today: H -6 /L -12 Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 1:32PMSteve "Shaker" Cuevas talks about his Ball For All program. Read the story Under the cover of night, "Project: Snowman" brings some winter cheer to the yards of people in need of a seasonal boost.
Mini Cooper S -- maxi fun Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 5:11AMWho cares that the Mini brand, now owned by BMW, is no longer, strictly speaking, British?
Today: H -3 /L -4 Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 5:27PMWhere in Guelph? Can you identify where in Guelph these photos were taken? Under the cover of night, "Project: Snowman" brings some winter cheer to the yards of people in need of a seasonal boost.
JULIE HINDS: From vampires to the Olympics to a pack of pups, it was a winning year Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 2:34AMHello, 2009? Before you get here, we need a few things. More smart escapism like "Iron Man." The same laughs from comedy playing off the news -- but with fewer cheap shots at Detroit.
Substance of hope for 2009 Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 9:46PMA new year is coming, and it is hard to be optimistic when “everyone” is saying that the economy will get worse before it gets better.
Gadgets, gizmos and gimmicks: The strange appeal of As Seen on TV gifts Friday, December 19, 2008 @ 7:54AMBy editorial Friday, 19 December 2008 - 8:52am. TORONTO — Hawking perfect pet pedicures or flashlights that never die, shams that incite “wows” and pastas made “pronto,” ads for the popular As Seen on TV products are flooding the airwaves this season.
Done defying gravity Wednesday, December 17, 2008 @ 4:07AMAt any given show, thousands of people fill into Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Oriental Theatre to watch one of the most talked about musicals, and by the end they walk away spreading the Oz Dust spirit to many others.
New Xbox 360 â€Scene It?â€ game a crowd pleaser Tuesday, December 16, 2008 @ 5:05PMThe "Scene It?" trivia game series may have started as a DVD-based board game, but the franchise is really coming into its own on the Xbox 360 console.
The Edge: Music, books, movies and more Monday, December 15, 2008 @ 12:12AMNew tunes from the Killers, a cool new game for XBox, and new stuff from J.K. Rowling
Cherish moments as a parent Sunday, December 14, 2008 @ 2:08AMWe’re never prepared for Parenthood 101. Peter De Vries, the late American novelist, would agree. In his book, “The Tunnel of Love,” he humorously professes that the point of marriage is not to produce children but to turn us into adults.
Atul Temurnikar Saturday, December 13, 2008 @ 2:22PMThe Apple TV is the pick of the year for , chairman of Global Indian Foundation. He’s now waiting to get his hands on a Nikon D200. Is there a gadget that you found to be a revelation?
‘Wicked’ prepares for its finale Thursday, December 11, 2008 @ 3:57PMAlthough "Wicked" will end its tour in the Windy City on Jan. 25, its compassionate and powerful messages will linger. Those who have not experienced this three-hour enchanting musical journey should seize the opportunity while they still can. Before a recent performance, the Chicago Company of "Wicked" rolled out the green carpet and shared the magic behind the show.
Reluctant Disney-ite Wednesday, December 10, 2008 @ 2:14AMExperiences, it seem, have a way of coming to me later in life. Not that I had a sheltered childhood — anything but, in fact. Still, not until my mid-40s, for example, did I marry. And not until then either did I experience the true joys of canine friendship.
Movie Review: Fred Claus Tuesday, December 9, 2008 @ 10:40PMKris bliss... In the tradition of traditional feel-good Christmas cheer movies comes that most untraditional (un)sentimental performer, Vince Vaughn. Mr. Vaughn -- he of crude humor and self-serving wisecracks -- is Fred Claus, living an unfulfilling life in his younger brother Nick’s (Paul Giamatti) celebrity shadow. To us, and children everywhere, the...
Movie Review: Fred Claus Tuesday, December 9, 2008 @ 10:40PMKris bliss... In the tradition of traditional feel-good Christmas cheer movies comes that most untraditional (un)sentimental performer, Vince Vaughn. Mr. Vaughn -- he of crude humor and self-serving wisecracks -- is Fred Claus, living an unfulfilling life in his younger brother Nick’s (Paul Giamatti) celebrity shadow. To us, and children everywhere, the...
Movie Review: Fred Claus Tuesday, December 9, 2008 @ 10:40PMKris bliss... In the tradition of traditional feel-good Christmas cheer movies comes that most untraditional (un)sentimental performer, Vince Vaughn. Mr. Vaughn -- he of crude humor and self-serving wisecracks -- is Fred Claus, living an unfulfilling life in his younger brother Nick’s (Paul Giamatti) celebrity shadow. To us, and children everywhere, the...
Movie Review: Fred Claus Tuesday, December 9, 2008 @ 10:35PMKris bliss... In the tradition of traditional feel-good Christmas cheer movies comes that most untraditional (un)sentimental performer, Vince Vaughn. Mr. Vaughn -- he of crude humor and self-serving wisecracks -- is Fred Claus, living an unfulfilling life in his younger brother Nick’s (Paul Giamatti) celebrity shadow. To us, and children everywhere, the...
Movie Review: Fred Claus Tuesday, December 9, 2008 @ 10:35PMKris bliss... In the tradition of traditional feel-good Christmas cheer movies comes that most untraditional (un)sentimental performer, Vince Vaughn. Mr. Vaughn -- he of crude humor and self-serving wisecracks -- is Fred Claus, living an unfulfilling life in his younger brother Nick’s (Paul Giamatti) celebrity shadow. To us, and children everywhere, the...
Groton Posting Board Tuesday, December 9, 2008 @ 12:58PMCalendar Friday, Dec. 5 Tales & Tunes: 10:30-11:15 a.m., Groton Public Library, Sibley Hall; Music and story time for youngsters with Tales & Tunes for Tots with Mister Vic.
Clean sweep for Christmas Tuesday, December 2, 2008 @ 11:52PMNothing says "Happy Holidays" like a small, curved vacuum cleaner, and so the Dirt Devil KWIK must send the most joyful greetings of them all.
MARKETING Monday, December 1, 2008 @ 1:01PMTRENDS: Car, two-wheeler sales fall sharply in Nov Automobile stocks take a beating on the BSE. As sales figures began trickling in on Monday, the 14 stocks on the BSE crashed. The auto index fell by 108 points and ended up as the second worst performer of the day after ...
Pensioners to trial hi-tech home help Monday, December 1, 2008 @ 6:39AMGETTING to grips with the latest games console gizmos could stop thousands of North East pensioners from feeling isolated in their own homes.
Need for a reality check in wake of death Monday, December 1, 2008 @ 4:10AMAs one who used to live on Long Island, I was horrified to read about the tragic and wholly unnecessary death of a Wal-Mart worker there, and I extend my heart felt sympathies to his suffering family. It appears that many of us need a reality check to remember that the sanctity of irreplaceable and priceless life far outweighs the momentary benefits associated with garnering cheap “made in ...
My iPhone, Myself Tuesday, November 25, 2008 @ 7:05AMBreathless, my body trilling with excitement, I hold the small, sleek box in my hand. The sun breaks through the clouds and a choir of angels seems to sing as I open it. Behold! In the hands of this mere mortal -- an iPhone! No mere telephone this. It is an MP3 player, digital camera, text messager, calendar, GPS, voice recorder, tiny TV, and cell phone.
Turning the air blue Saturday, November 22, 2008 @ 6:42AMWhen we fall back on swear words just for effect, asks Clive James, have we really just run out of ideas?
If you’re going my way, I wanna ride it all night long Saturday, November 22, 2008 @ 6:14AMI long for the days when all I needed to get through a road trip was a song. It was spring break ’92. One of my f re s h m a n dormmates at Fordham had bragged for weeks about how he was going to hang with Kylie M i n o g ue and Mr. Big at “MTV Spring Break” in Cancun.
What to Expect from a Panasonic-Sanyo Deal Friday, November 7, 2008 @ 9:55AM
‘Polar-Palooza’ at FW Science & History Monday, November 3, 2008 @ 7:58AMThe Polar regions lie thousands of miles away in either direction, but North Texans can nail the latest scientific developments from those regions — and their relevance to the local scene — when the Fort Worth Museum of Science & History presents a group of Polar experts in a program called Polar-Palooza — Stories from a Changing Planet.
Books:‘Widows of Eastwick: Black magic is old, and so are they Saturday, November 1, 2008 @ 11:09PM THE WIDOWS OF EASTWICK By John Updike (Alfred A. Knopf, 308 pages, $24.95)
Ottawa man guilty of terrorism charges Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 6:39PMOTTAWA - Ottawa software developer Momin Khawaja has been found guilty under the Anti-Terrorism Act in the first major test of the controversial legislation rushed into law after the 9-11 attacks.
Ultimate Fright: My top 10 horror flick picks Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 5:10PM1) Texas Chainsaw Massacre (dir: Tobe Hooper) 1974 By far the best horror movie ever is this original TCM classic. It’s surprisingly not as gory as the title infers, but the twisted saga of Sally and wheelchair-bound Franklin travelling with some friends goes hazardously awry after they pick up a hitchhiker whose brother makes “headcheese real good.” Enter cannibalistic inbred nut-jobs and good ...
Manitoba/National News Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 2:12PMOTTAWA — Ottawa software developer Momin Khawaja has been found guilty of several counts under the Anti-Terrorism Act. Khawaja was convicted Wednesday on five charges of financing and facilitating terrorism.
Ottawa Man Convicted On Terrorism Charges Relating To Bomb Device Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 11:58AMSoftware developer Momin Khawaja was convicted Wednesday on five charges of financing and facilitating terrorism.
Bang & Olufsen pulls the plug on cellphone production, some jobs Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 7:34AM Filed under: Cellphones For those who reckoned a company like Bang & Olufsen was safe from any economic turmoil , um, reckon again. As people from all walks of life decide to spend less extravagantly during these curious, curious times, it seems that B&O has been affected quite dramatically. As you well know, said company makes its ends by offering up stupendously pricey gizmos, but ...
Top Scoops Wednesday, October 8, 2008 @ 7:24PM"Unclean!..." Who could they be? Those bedlam-creature politicians hooked together by chains of debt filing across the television screens? A spike in the markets. Jerk. Their faces flush, feverish eyes light up. A plunge in the currency. Flop. The pallor returns, the faces drop.
A tech giant wants you to know who it is Thursday, October 2, 2008 @ 4:32AMCisco. Cisco. Cisco. Cisco.Cisco.
USA TODAY Talking Tech video podcast with Ed Baig and Jefferson Graham Thursday, September 18, 2008 @ 2:29PMJoin USA TODAY technology reporters Ed Baig and Jefferson Graham every week as they discuss the most interesting new products and industry news. You can download and subscribe to their podcast on iTunes. Email them your questions and they just might get answered in a future show.
LOG ON Sunday, September 14, 2008 @ 8:48AMTim Fountain specialises in writing solo shows that allow skilled and charismatic actors to present tour-de-force performances and his latest, H-O-T-B-O-I, is no exception.
Schools jump on high-tech bandwagon Friday, September 12, 2008 @ 9:45AM Local school districts are using cutting-edge technology this fall. Chalk boards are being replaced by interactive “smart boards” and the school paper trail is going online.
Some near-new pre-strike shows worth second look Friday, September 12, 2008 @ 1:46AMThink of network TV this fall as one big consignment shop.
USA TODAY Talking Tech video podcast with Ed Baig and Jefferson Graham Thursday, September 4, 2008 @ 10:48AMJoin USA TODAY technology reporters Ed Baig and Jefferson Graham every week as they discuss the most interesting new products and industry news. You can download and subscribe to their podcast on iTunes. Email them your questions and they just might get answered in a future show.
Community notes Thursday, September 4, 2008 @ 9:16AM A chronological listing of town events
This project is sunny-side up Monday, September 1, 2008 @ 2:22AMTry this for your list of improbable causes: Seattle as the sundial capital of North America. But, actually, among sundial fans worldwide — not surprisingly, a small but passionate group — the Seattle area already is known for its sundials in public places.
A place for ideas, not iPods Sunday, August 31, 2008 @ 4:38AMAs we hustled the kids out the door on Monday, one complained, "Do we have to go to school?"
Pirates and jousters, oh my! Friday, August 29, 2008 @ 12:28AMSUN VALLEY - Listen up, thou gleeking, folly-fallen puttock! A band of marauding pirates all the way from the Oregon Coast are getting ready to invade the Kingdom of the Sun.
Longtime map seller gets routed to the exit Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 5:05AMNot that long ago, a well-provisioned life required a few good maps. More than just a crumb-covered zoo map and a dog-eared Thomas Guide. More than those accordion-style road maps that turn into an IQ test when you fold them. Remember the 1970s, when the price of gold spiked? People rushed out to buy mining maps so they could try their hand at prospecting.
Rwanda: Unleash the Power of Our Youth Tuesday, August 12, 2008 @ 9:08AMThe youth, particularly in Africa, have been ignored. Absent from most development agendas, the young of Africa have been marginalized.