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  • FAN-GASS-TIC! -- Teenage brothers finish 1-2 on Berry's final day Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:54AMSTREATOR— After 17-year-old Austin Gass sank his final putt of the day to hold off older brother Josh and win his first city championship, the two brothers embraced on Streator Country Club's 18th green and received an ovation from a
  • Film3 NZ Film Festival diary: 18 July, 2011 Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:46PMNZ Film Festival reviews including The Tree of Life, Page One, 13 Assassins, Love Story, Submarine and Being Elmo.
  • Lessons learned? Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:03PMA soft breeze on Center Square and evening is falling and you know how it goes. Trucks and commuters groan their way home after a long day.
  • Community Bulletin Board Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 8:19PMEducation
  • Sammyville, the 'outlaw town,' gets a new sheriff as founding father hangs up his six-gun Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 12:10PMSam Horrell, the self-appointed sheriff, mayor and 'hangman' of Sammyville, is slowing down. His stepdaughter is taking over management of the unincorporated community made famous by Horrell's colorful governance and by a feature film in 1999.
  • Little New York boy murdered by complete stranger haunts my every day Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 6:52AMI had business in Newark this week and happened upon a copy of the Jersey Journal, the newspaper I delivered as a child that I hadn’t laid eyes on in decades.
  • 'The Undefeated' Documentary: A Love Letter to Sarah Palin Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:20AMStephen K. Bannon's The Undefeated is a worshipful, no-warts biopic of Sarah Palin, a former Miss Wasilla who could be the next President of the United States -- if she only had the time
  • Parks offer Founders Fest, camping and Quake on the Lake Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:48PMFarmington Goes Back to its Roots with Weekend Festival
  • Class Action Lawsuit Claims Maibic Wood Shingles Failed, Warranty Not Honored Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 1:55PMA former owner of a home improvement company is lead plaintiff in a class action lawsuit alleging that Maibec Inc.’s eastern white cedar wood tree shingles fail well before the end of the company’s 50-year warranty against wood decay. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in New Jersey, further alleges that Maibec [...]
  • Newcastlewest GAA Club Notes Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:27AMUNDER 14 FOOTBALLERS DO THE CLUB PROUD IN CORK! U14 FEILE PEIL All in the club are very proud of the under 14 footballers who did themselves, their families, the parish, club and county proud with their performances at the Féile Peil in Cork at the weekend.
  • Prince William and Kate ‘anxious to have children,’ says insider Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:13AMIn the wake of Prince William and his wife Catherine’s hugely successful North American tour, royal representatives have made it very clear that the newlyweds are heading into a more private, under-the-radar period. The couple are planning to spend the bulk of the next few months at their home in Wales.That would jibe with reports I’m hearing from good royal sources who expect William and Kate ...
  • 'Don't let Apple, Android eat RIM's lunch' Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 3:46AMWATERLOO, CANADA: Research In Motion executives deflected criticism from investors who complained the BlackBerry maker has been mismanaged and marketed poorly as rivals Apple and Google steal its market share.
  • ‘Denver Dolls' provided support during Ford's recovery Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 3:28AMBetty Ford called them “the Denver Dolls,” four women who came together in 1978 to provide her with emotional support and friendship after the former first lady completed treatment for alcohol and drug addiction.
  • RIM deflects criticism at annual meeting Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 12:29AMWATERLOO, Ontario (Reuters) - Research In Motion executives deflected criticism from investors who complained the BlackBerry maker has been mismanaged and marketed poorly as rivals Apple and Google steal its market share.
  • Moody’s Sparks West China Rout on ‘Red Flags’ Report Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 2:04AMMoody’s Investors Service cited five Chinese companies as having more “red flags” on corporate governance than others it examined, sending shares of West China Cement Ltd. to a record decline.
  • Moody’s Sparks West China Cement Rout on ‘Red Flags’ Report Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 12:21AMMoody’s Investors Service cited five Chinese companies as having more “red flags” on corporate governance than others it examined, sending shares of West China Cement Ltd. to a record decline.
  • Moody’s Sparks West China Cement Rout on Report of ‘Red Flags’ Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 11:17PMMoody’s Investors Service cited seven Chinese companies as having more “red flags” on corporate governance than others it examined, sending shares of West China Cement Ltd. to a record decline.
  • Sino-Forest, West China Raise Moody’s ‘Red Flags’ Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 10:52PMSino-Forest Corp. and West China Cement Ltd. were among Chinese companies triggering “red flags” from Moody’s Investors Service for potentially risky business practices.
  • Gillard: 'Carbon tax won't hurt tourism' Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 10:58PMTHE PM says the carbon price won't hurt the tourism industry as Qantas flags higher domestic fares when the tax comes in.
  • Kids unplug with old-school fun at Vance Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 11:24AMTo learn more about the Tar Heel Junior Historian program, call the Smith-McDowell House Museum at 253-9231 or visit www.wnchistory.org. One more 2nd Saturdays The summer's third and final 2nd Saturdays program sponsored by the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources will be Aug. 13 at Vance Birthplace in Weaverville, the Thomas Wolfe Memorial in Asheville and the ...
  • Queensland Art Gallery Presents a Major Exhibition of Contemporary Torres Strait Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 5:00AMQUEENSLAND.- Elaborate dance machines and headdresses, an intricate six-metre long linocut and a tall sail emblazoned with totemic symbols are among the diverse artworks that will make up the largest ever exhibition of contemporary art from the Torres Strait Islands, is on view at the Gallery of Modern Art from July 1 until October 9.
  • Documentary look at Earth Liberation Front Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 2:44AMDocumentary sees the forest for the trees of environmental activism On Dec. 7, 2005, documentary maker Marshall Curry 's wife came home from work at Womenslaw.org and announced that her mild-mannered employee Daniel...
  • Marvelous Minakami: the great year-round escape Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 12:52PMFace it, you need to get out of Tokyo during the dog days of summer, when it gets like a fetid sauna. Yeah, you can while away a few hours at an outdoor beer garden and dull the pain, but basically you know you have to escape.
  • Bond 23: Naomie Harris's licence to thrill Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 4:03AMMiss Moneypenny, 007’s tart-tongued, flirtatious foil, is returning to the James Bond movies in the shape of Naomie Harris.
  • Vermont gift ideas for foodies on your list Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 12:12AMDavid Fried, owner of Elmore Roots jams. / MELISSA PASANEN, for the Free Press • Elmore Roots Nursery Fruit Jams — During the past 30 years, Elmore Roots Nursery in the Northeast Kingdom has developed a reputation for Vermont-hardy fruit trees and plants, but it also should be known for its intensely flavored jams made with Vermont-grown fruit from its test orchards, arbors and berry beds.
  • BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Naomie's licence to thrill Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 9:03PMMiss Moneypenny, 007’s tart-tongued, flirtatious foil, is returning to the James Bond movies in the shape of Naomie Harris.
  • The Tree of Life, Terrence Malick, 138 mins (12A) Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 6:35PMYou may emerge, like I did, from Terrence Malick's latest, The Tree of Life, scratching your head and wondering what on earth it was you have just seen. You may find it tricky to answer as simple a question as "Did you enjoy it?" Well, I suppose I did, in the sense that it absorbed, and intrigued, and delighted the eye, as every Malick film has done since his debut Badlands back in 1973. But ...
  • The Tree of Life Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 4:35AMAlthough he has directed a mere five features in almost 40 years, Terrence Malick has always been a divisive film-maker.
  • Terrence Malick: The return of cinema's invisible man | Profile Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 10:51PMOne of the greatest directors in the world, he has made just five films in 38 years – his latest, The Tree of Life, is out here this month – but don't expect him to break cover to talk about it As his Palme d'Or-winning film The Tree of Life opens in the UK, fans – they're often called disciples – of director Terrence Malick will be desperate to glimpse the latest images and sounds from America ...
  • July is National Ice Cream Month thanks to President Reagan (with video) Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 1:58PMIn 1984, President Ronald Reagan designated July as National Ice Cream Month and the third Sunday of the month as National Ice Cream Day. He recognized ice cream as a fun and nutritious food that is enjoyed by 90 percent of the nation’s population.
  • Cone heads: Home cooks discover how easy it is to make ice cream Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 3:44AMNo matter the season, ice cream is a favorite -- but it's during summer that people's taste buds really crave the creamy treat.
  • Merced doctor died trying to save friend on hike Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 3:49AMA family lost more than a husband, father, son and brother when Dr. Greg Meyer of Merced died last week while trying to rescue a friend and colleague in Yosemite National Park.Meyer, 53, and physician assistant Richard Fox, 53, were swept to their deaths while trying to cross a bridge at Wapama Falls, swollen by near-record ice melt. Meyer was trying to save Fox, who'd lost his footing, says his ...
  • Merced doctor died trying to save friend Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 1:08AMA family lost more than a husband, father, son and brother when Dr. Greg Meyer of Merced died last week while trying to rescue a friend and colleague in Yosemite National Park.
  • American flags fly in disaster zones, signaling hope and resilience Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 9:49PMHoisting the flag has become a natural reflex when disaster strikes. That wasn’t so a few decades back, and it doesn’t happen in all nations — not unless the menace is war. But here we do it for reasons that feel right, as the aftermath of the Joplin tornado attests.
  • June Donations made by Pub Charity amount to $3,134,548 Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 8:40PMMartin Cheer, CEO of PUB CHARITY announced today “Royal NZ Ballet, Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits, Focus Paihia Community Trust, Spirit Of Adventure Trust and Brain Injury Assn Auckland each benefit New Zealand communities in their own way and this month each have been awarded a significant donation supporting their great charitable work.
  • 6 years after Boy Scout trip tragedy, Alaska family in need Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 2:41PMANCHORAGE, Alaska - Six years after a tree killed Cindy Johnson's husband as he slept next to his grandson on a Boy Scout winter camping trip, her neighbors are rallying to help her keep her home. ...
  • 6 years after Scout trip tragedy, family in need Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 11:25AMDAN JOLING Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska Six years after a tree killed Cindy Johnson's husband as he slept next to his grandson on a Boy Scout winter camping trip, her neighbors are rallying to help her keep her home. Johnson, 58, is a professional seamstress who suffers from symptoms of fibromyalgia, a disorder characterized by chronic muscle pain, fatigue and sleep problems. She has ...
  • Fireworks stands Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 10:29PMRon and Connie Hopkins' marriage began with a bang 25 years ago thanks to a wedding gift of a firewo ...
  • Brad Pitt talks Terrence Malick Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 12:46AMWhat happened when Hollywood's most photographed actor teamed up with Terrence Malick, its most reclusive and paparazzi-shy director? Brad Pitt tells all 'You hear stories of intense actors who can't shed their character and who don't know who they are for a week or two after. I'm not that guy, man," says Brad Pitt . "My happiest moment is the day they call wrap and I'm free. I'm not looking ...
  • A royal family affair: Bonita Springs resident, former glove maker for the Queen invited to royal wedding Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 6:40PMWhen Bonita Springs resident Pam Reno received an invitation to the royal wedding, she couldn’t believe it. One minute she was relaxing at her home in Imperial Harbor, the next she was on a plane first class to London and sitting with Elton John at the wedding reception in Buckingham Palace Throne Room.
  • Plane that funky lumber Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 3:06PMKelvin Potter has bagged two-ton game and bigger, but he’s not the macho type. His straw hat is only shredded on top because his 3-year-old son sat on it. But when he stood in the lumber yard of his workshop in Bath Township last week, he looked like Teddy Roosevelt posing next to a fallen elephant.
  • Long Stratton pub set to star in television documentary Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 8:33AMIt is a traditional “spit and sawdust” pub that has been at the heart of a Norfolk village for centuries.
  • Angry buzz rises among neighbors of beekeepers Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 1:39AMNicole Perullo's hillside yard in Corte Madera, Calif., is perfectly positioned to catch the lazy summer sun. And, as it turns out, some heat.
  • Auctions Albuquerque - Bid Daddy Auctions Announces Final LOT COUNT of 340 Items Available for Bidding for 6-28-2011 ... Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 1:43PM6-27-2011 For Immediate Release: Auctions in Albuquerque auction house Bid Daddy Auctions has bolstered local awareness by including their weekly auction with 12 local Albuquerque Event Calendars along with multiple press releases announcing inventory counts and item information for each weeks upcoming auction in Albuquerque. Auctions in Albuquerque will never be the same for the simple reason...
  • Party Al Fresco Style in Your Garden From Jarlsberg Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 4:10AMMISSION, KS--(Marketwire - Jun 27, 2011) - (Family Features) An outdoor canapé party is a great way to admire your beautiful thriving garden and entertain inexpensively. Finger foods offer delicious diversity for a crowd and can be dressed up or down for occasions like Sunday brunch or intimate at-home weddings.
  • Maple Grove Farmers Market celebrates summer's arrival Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 1:40AMCelebrate the true arrival of summer at the Maple Grove Market this Thursday, June 16. Shoppers will find over 55 vendors offering vendor-made and -grown fresh produce, flowers, plants, baked goods, eggs, meat and dairy products, cheese, breads, syrups, sauces, jams, honey, candies, and much more. Come visit the market outside at the Maple Grove Community Center, 12951 Weaver Lake Road, every ...
  • Newspapers, Schools, Breaking News, Sports, Weather, Alabama, Pelham, Alabaster, Calera, Hoover, Birmingham Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 1:54PMThe following are incident and offense reports from municipal police departments from ...
  • CrispRoot™ Teams Up With Parent Connection Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 1:09AMForms Alliance To Benefit Hometown Community San Diego, CA (PRWEB) June 21, 2011 CrispRoot, jumping into its new hometown’s community life, announces today it is partnering with Parent Connection to serve families in San Diego and the surrounding vicinity through collaborative efforts, event sponsorships, and donations of its CrispRoot cassava chips . In addition to sponsoring the Parent ...
  • School notebook Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 12:22PMOur year end book fair is running this week from June 20- 22. There is an evening book fair from 6-8 p.m. on June 22. We would like to again thank Evergreen Elementary for hosting Aboriginal Day on June 21. Many of our students will enjoy an entertaining and informative day.
  • Dessert chef leaving behind more than her recipes Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 1:15AMThursa Evens still remembers the first pie she ever baked.She decided an apple pie would be just the thing for her father while he finished the crops on the family farm in Bainbridge, Ga. Her mother, the usual pie chef of the family, was in California preparing for her and her husband's approaching move.