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- "Chico & Chang": Exhibits Shows the Swirl of Asian and Latino Culture Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:30PMTwo years in the making, this exhibit accomplishes what it set out to do: to showcase the multifaceted art being made in California from an often-overlapping Asian and Latino perspective. Even in a state that has long enjoyed strong (and growing stronger) Asian and Latino populations, these cultu...
- Copper thieves leave 3,000 in the dark Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:48PMA large portion of San Jacinto County experienced power outages late Sunday night and into the early morning hours of Monday, July 18, because of copper thieves.
- Can Brit Marling Shine Bright Enough to Carry Another Earth? Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:21PMThere may be nothing as Old Hollywood as the narrative about a pretty girl summoning up a dose of pluck to triumph over adversity. And yet Brit Marling—the lithe, stunning co-writer and star of 2011 Sundance Film Festival hits Another Earth and Sound of My Voice , who gives good...
- 4imprint Announces $57,000 in Gifts to Nonprofits in First Half of 2011 Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:07PMThrough its one by one™ philanthropic giving program, promotional products retailer 4imprint donated $57,000 in-kind to more than 114 nonprofit organizations and charities throughout the United States and Canada in the first two quarters of 2011.
- A Tale of Two Teams Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:25PMHow the Cubs and Phillies separated so clearly
- Father puts out heart-felt appeal a year after son’s disappearance Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:47AMA fireman whose son went missing in Germany has vowed one year on that he will not give up the fight to find out the truth as he renews his appeal for help.
- Power outage briefly delays Yankees-Rays game Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:19AMThe New York Yankees-Tampa Bay Rays game was delayed for 18 minutes with two outs in the top of the fifth inning because a bank of lights lost power at Tropicana Field.
- Bases-loaded walk in ninth helps Yankees edge Rays Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:51PMRussell Martin drew a bases-loaded walk with two outs in the top of the ninth inning, giving the New York Yankees a 5-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night.
- Medical center to feature ‘green’ rooftop Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:04PMMarcus Johnson, Director of Marketing and Public Relations at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center looks out over the 26,000 square feet green roof which is outlined by the city of Americus in it’s background.
- Atlantis Prepares For Final Flight Home Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:57PMAs the shuttle Atlantis noses back towards planet Earth, many would-be astronauts will look towards the stars and wonder if their chance to fly in orbit will ever be fulfilled. US astronauts will, for the immediate future, have to hitch a ride on the Russian Soyuz rocket, renting one of two available seats on the Soyuz, with a third seat on the space vehicle already taken up by pilot at more ...
- The Lost Season: Boris Diaw, 05-06 Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:44PM(Please open the article to see the flash file or player.) With the threat of a shortened or even cancelled season upon us, there is very little we can do other than watch U19 tournaments or read books to restore a shred of basketball into our lives. What we can do, though, is reminisce over [...]
- Time to sabotage tedious medium of PowerPoint Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 7:17PMSitting through boring cut-and-paste data presentations may well be bad for business
- Kitchener’s Jones wins PGA junior tourney Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:11PMKeaton Jones had no expectations when he teed it up at a three-day tournament in Pennsylvania recently.
- Rama to houseowners: Use correct electrical wires to avoid fires Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:15PMMayor Michael Rama advised owners of old houses and other structures in Cebu City to change their electrical connections with much bigger and solid wires if they are now using many household appliances, as one way of preventing fires.
- New law seeks to address copper thefts Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:16AMThe recent incident in which thieves are thought to have posed as utility workers and stolen over $50,000 worth of copper wire from highway lights along Interstate 10 is just a more high-profile version of a crime that happens daily, causing expense, frustration, discomfort and even danger to homes, businesses and institutions across the community.
- PFT: Last-minute power play by players Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:16AMPFT: As the owners had feared, the players are making a more demands late in the labor negotiations.
- Many things proven on Virginia Derby Day at Colonial Downs Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:00AMAs good a day as it was for the Southern Belle contest winner on Derby Day — Virginia Derby Day, that is — it was an even better day for Air Support.
- Friday Night Lights says goodbye Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 7:42PMI’m writing this post for the readers out there that haven’t watched Friday Night Lights. Everyone who already watched the series finale Friday night on NBC or earlier on DirecTV doesn’t need convincing. Diehards have been treated this week to a lot of great look backs at the show from an oral history on Grantland.com to a huge…
- Man runs from police Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 7:02PMRandall County Crime
- Plans for traffic lights are in the works in Upper Allen Township Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 2:26PMA traffic engineer is getting ready to submit plans to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for the approval of traffic lights at the exit ramps from Route 15 north and south at Route 114 in Upper Allen Township.
- One last wild ride into orbit for San Carlos native, astronaut Rex Walheim Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 1:19AMAs the International Space Station zipped over California, astronaut Rex Walheim tried to spot his San Carlos hometown -- but the Bay Area was buried under its usual layer of fog.
- High Wire: New Chevrolet Volt combines good looks, surprising power with top-notch fuel mileage Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 12:11AMGeneral Motors has always been great at marketing its cars, and it showed with the Chevrolet Volt. A lot of people knew what it was, with one driver jumping from his truck at an intersection to tell me that he was going to buy one. That being said, Chevrolet has not sold many Volts at all, which is surprising to me.
- Emmys Failure Analysis: Lead Actor In A Drama Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 9:10PMTim Goodman Wendell Pierce, Holt McCallany and Sean Bean have legit complaints. read more
- Research and Markets: Transparent Conductor Markets in the OLED Industry - 2011 and Beyond Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:41PMDUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/532693/transparent_conduc) has announced the addition of the "Transparent Conductor Markets in the OLED Industry 2011 and Beyond" report to their offering. OLEDs will be one of the fastest-growing markets for transparent conductors. This is because after years of OLEDs being ...
- Novel bionic eyes for the blind in the making Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:00PMBritish scientists have developed the first pair of bionic glasses that could help thousands of legally blind people. These glasses using tiny cameras and software technology from video games, alert the wearer to objects in their surroundings using flashing lights.
- Jake Gyllenhaal spotted at Los Angeles gang shooting crime scene - See video Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:03PMActors Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Pena were spotted at the crime scene of a Los Angeles gang shooting on Wednesday.
- Museum and Gallery Listings July 15 — 21 Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 7:36PMA listing of events.
- Smart Meter Trouble Leaves Grandma Hot Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:58PMRuby Vallain hasn’t had power in her home for 9 days.
- A foot on the front line of oil security in Iraq Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:45PMAn AK-47 slung over his shoulder, a member of the oil police walks beside a pipeline stretched like a silver thread across the vast, burning desert of southern Iraq...
- NORTON POLICE LOG: June 25-July 8 Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:00PMNorton police log June 25-July 8
- Emmy Nominations: Who Got Snubbed? Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:34PMWhen the Emmy nominations were announced Thursday morning, conspicuously missing were fan favorites "The Walking Dead" and "True Blood," among others.
- Bionic glasses to help blind Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:10AMAn Australian scientist has developed the first pair of bionic glasses that could help thousands of legally blind people.
- Village news Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 7:42PMs Animal Control: 734-3942. s DPW highway maintenance: 647-4323.
- Nikki Sixx faces his doppelgangers Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 6:25PMStill shouting Nikki Sixx remains a live wire when onstage with LA dirtbags Mötley Crüe. Nikki Sixx remains a live wire when onstage with LA dirtbags Mötley Crüe. But when the arena lights go up these days, he reaches for a camera and pen instead of Jack and cocaine. Sober for 10 years, Sixx has recalibrated his wild side to exploring his inner self: first through The Heroin Diaries , a gaping ...
- Mother Nature causes outages Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 4:50PMThe La Junta Board of Utilities Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday afternoon with everyone present, including City Attorney Phil Malouff, who called for an executive session after the utilities reports were presented.
- Copper-theft epidemic grows Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 1:20AMJason Conley, an employee with ATM Recycling in Palm Bay, sorts through copper wiring and tubing. ATM, which has locations in Cocoa and Titusville, cooperates with law enforcement in preventing stolen copper and other metals from being brought in.
- Mattel Offers Ultimate Fan Experience at 2011 San Diego Comic-Con Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 9:31PMMattel, Inc. offers the San Diego Comic-Con fan community unparalleled collectible toys, interactive fan panels and engaging events at booth #3029. With new offerings from classic brands to the hottest entertainment properties, Mattel’s meticulously crafted lineup of exclusives offers something for fans and collectors of all ages.
- Comic-Con’s Saturday Schedule Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 6:42PMThe Saturday spread at this year’s Comic-Con isn’t nearly as impressive as that of the past—it’s beginning to look like the Con brought out most of the big guns for Friday’s schedule. That said, the Saturday schedule has a preview of Francis Ford Coppola’s hyper-mysterious TWIXT and, of course, the ever-present Kevin Smith has his [...]
- CORRECTING and REPLACING Fan’s “Full-Court Press” Secures Sprite Creative Refresh for 21 Local Basketball Courts Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 1:43PMATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Thanks to an enthusiastic “sixth man” nationwide effort from residents who voted online, neighborhood basketball courts soon will be rejuvenated and transformed into sparkling places to play.
- CmdrTaco Watches Atlantis Liftoff Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 1:28PMWhen someone offers you the once in a lifetime chance to see something as historic as the final Space Shuttle Flight: You go. As a child I assembled a puzzle of the Challenger illuminated by those bright xenon lights, and dreamt of space flight. And last week I went to see the last launch the world will ever see of a Space Shuttle. Atlantis. STS-135. What follows is the story of my brief stay at ...
- Power out till Thursday for areas worst-hit by storms Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 12:49PMSevere midday thunderstorms toppled trees, downed power lines and flooded freeways, resulting in at least one death and cutting electricity to tens of thousands of customers statewide, including 70,000 in Metro Detroit. Some Michigan customers might have to wait until Thursday to regain power, Consumers Energy said. DTE Energy said it expected to have most of its affected customers restored by ...
- Fairchild Semiconductor Offers Designers a Total Solution Portfolio for Low-, Mid- and High-Power LED Lighting ... Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 11:12AMSAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fairchild Semiconductor Offers Designers a Total Solution Portfolio for Low-, Mid- and High-Power LED Lighting Applications
- Pawlenty Has to Keep Hammering Bachmann Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 11:08AMTim Pawlenty attacked his 2012 rival Michele Bachmann for having a "nonexistent" record in Congress on Meet the Press Sunday. It was the first time Pawlenty has so sharply attacked his fellow Minnesotan, but it was expected--Bachmann has been steadily climbing in the polls, and was the top choice in an Iowa Republican poll released over the weekend. Pawlenty is tied for third with Herman Cain ...
- Another blot on the face of Walled City Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 11:59PMLAHORE, July 10: After Lohari Gate, the façade of another Walled City structure has fallen prey to vandalism — big holes have been drilled in the front wall of the famous Government Victoria Girls Higher Secondary School — to install a streetlight and a stand to support electricity wires.
- Alhambra Police Officer Killed In Cruiser Collision Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 11:39PMAuthorities said an Alhambra police officer has died and another has been seriously injured in a collision involving their patrol vehicles.
- From Motown to Ghost town: How the once mighty Detroit is heading down a long, slow road to ruin Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 1:47AMDetroit was the engine of America’s industrial might – now it is sinking back into the prairies, and taking a nation’s future with it.
- Video Tells How Metronet Zings St. Joseph County to Forefront of Health Care Technology Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 1:22PMSOUTH BEND, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--St. Joe Valley Metronet announces the release of a new online video that highlights how high-speed fiber-optic connectivity enables the local health care network to dramatically improve patient care.
- Real estate dealer found murdered in car Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 1:19PMRajdipsinh Jadeja, 23, a financier and real estate dealer, was found dead on Wednesday in his Santro car behind Marwadi finance building on...
- Gaming Technology Used In New Glasses For Poor Vision Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 9:16AMAn Oxford University researcher is developing a pair of eyeglasses that will allow people with poor or limited vision to see again. The glasses, which use technology typically seen in smartphones and gaming consoles, is one of the main attractions of this year’s Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition in Britain. “We want to be able to enhance vision in those who’ve lost it or who have little ...
- Advertising Heavyweights Tapped for Tap.Me Advisory Board Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 9:10AMCHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tap.Me today announced the founding of an advisory committee led by five top advertising executives with world-class agency and in-house experience, the Advertising Advisory Board.