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- Significant Hispanic minority is a tiny blip in KC media Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 12:11AMAt 16.3 percent of the population, Hispanics are by far the country’s largest ethnic minority. And yet the Hispanic media voice is often surprisingly small. In the Kansas City region, Spanish-language broadcasters are consigned to stations with weak signals that barely make a blip in the ratings.
- NCW, résumé du 16 juillet 2011 Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:07PMPar André Therrien - Samedi le 16 juillet 2011, la NCW présentait une édition de "Full Blast" au 7111 Ave. Des Érables à Montréal. Plusieurs combats étaient au programme.... Suite
- Sleeping in the basement, losing Internet access: Lake Forest teens cope without power Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:19PMDays after storms whipped through Lake Forest July 11, many teens -- weaned on the Internet and cable television -- had to cope without power. Alec Hite -- who will be a junior at Lake Forest High School in the fall -- lost power for two days in his house. “We slept in the basement both nights,” he said. “It’s been really bad because it was so hot in our house.” Although in theory eating out for ...
- Police cruiser a rare breed Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:48PMOak Bay residents may not know that all new police vehicles for the department are brought to the yard first to be transformed from a basic vehicle to a police-ready cruiser.
- Enlarge Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:17PMHBO rules Emmy nominations Premium pay channel HBO dominated the nominations Thursday for the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards, earning a stunning 104 nods, including honors for its two freshman series, “Game of Thrones” and “Boardwalk Empire,” as well as the acclaimed miniseries “Mildred Pierce” and the TV movies “Cinema Verite” and “Too Big to Fail,” about the nation’s banking crisis. In fact ...
- FX channel picks up new drama from "Glee" creators Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:26PMLOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - FX has picked up the Ryan Murphy/Brad Falchuk pilot "American Horror Story" for a 13-episode season, the cable outlet announced Monday.
- Review: Dual Electronics XGPS150 Universal GPS Receiver Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:31PMLooking a little like the old U2 iPods, XGPS150 is a rounded square box measuring roughly 2.2” wide and tall, bulging at its center from 0.5” to 0.75” in thickness. Lightweight and made primarily from matte black plastic, the unit’s face is dominated by a red swirled metal circle with four icons or words at its cardinal positions: north is Bluetooth, west is a battery indicator, east is a GPS ...
- If Hank is singing, there has to be an NFL season ... right? Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 2:16PMStanding on a makeshift football field atop a soundstage in the middle of flashing lights, dancing cheerleaders and screaming fans, Hank Williams Jr. lifted his cowboy hat and belted out the words that for more than 20 years have become synonymous with the start of the NFL season. Hank Williams, Jr., the man who popularized the lyrics "Are you ready for some football?" was in Florida Thursday ...
- The Hyatt disaster | 30 years later, a reminder to never forget Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:10PMThirty years ago today the music stopped when the skywalks in the elegant Hyatt Regency hotel lobby suddenly crashed down on a crowd of people enjoying big-band tunes and a night out. The 114 people killed in the disaster will never age. The injured, the victims’ loved ones and the rescuers, however, are three decades older.
- Thirty years after the Hyatt skywalks disaster, a reminder to never forget Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:10PMThirty years ago today the skywalks in the Hyatt Regency hotel lobby crashed down on a crowd of people enjoying big-band tunes and a night out. Over that long a span, anger and grief can recede, but they can also harden into a resolve to make sure that the calamity that killed 114 people is never forgotten.
- A bittersweet farewell to "Friday Night Lights" Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 1:18PMAfter five seasons of fighting to stay on TV against all odds, the extraordinary show airs its last episode tonight
- Concert organizers balk at changes to park use Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 12:30PMA proposal from the city regarding festivals held in Bell Park could impact how much revenue the festivals take in.[...]
- Traffic lights out at Lasalle and Notre Dame Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 10:00AMThe traffic lights are out at Lasalle Boulevard and Notre Dame Avenue, Greater Sudbury Police said in a release issued at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Police are asking motorists to use caution and treat intersections as four-way stops.[...]
- Douglas Police Department Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 4:06AMJune 23, 2011 Arrests None Juvenile arrests A 15 and 16 year old females were arrested at Walmart for shoplifting. Both juveniles were cited and released.
- Dave on Demand: For once, Emmy nominators, you got it (mostly) right Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 3:56AMThis is the week when historically I would rant about the idiocy of the Emmy nominations. Well, not this time.
- U.S. military prepares its exit from Iraq Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 12:09AMA San Diego soldier stationed in Iraq is among those working to wind down U.S. operations after more than eight years at war in the Middle East.
- "Mad Men," "Modern Family" to defend Emmy wins Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:55PMLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Stylish 1960s advertising drama "Mad Men" and mockumentary comedy "Modern Family" will vie again for the top prizes at the 2011 Primetime Emmy Awards in a field packed with newcomers and veteran actors in new roles.
- NFL Capsules: AP sources: NFL players, owners making progress Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:27PMNEW YORK (AP) — Making significant progress on one of the major sticking points in NFL labor talks, owners and players neared agreement Thursday on how to rein in the soaring salaries of high first-round draft picks, people familiar with the negotiations said.
- Emmys: head to head Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:05PMYesterday’s prime-time Emmy Award nominations were long on predictability but short on the surprise factor — though there were a few “huh?” moments. For starters, neither Jay Leno nor David Letterman was nominated in the Variety, Music or Comedy Series category — and that doesn’t happen often. And it was...
- Emmy nominations: The critics weigh in Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:45PMThere was a time in my life when this was a big day - the day (or, rather, the early, early morning) when the Emmy nominations were announced. Previous life, previous gig, back when I was a TV critic, but it was always exciting to see who got nominated and fun to express righteous anger over what and who got snubbed. (Speaking of: Yay "Friday Night Lights!") Those days are gone for me, but ...
- MNF mainstay gearing up for start of NFL season Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:29PMStanding on a makeshift football field atop a soundstage in the middle of flashing lights, dancing cheerleaders and screaming...
- Emmy nominations: HBO is set to dominate, but how much? Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 10:27PMHBO is poised to dominate the nominations for the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards when they are announced Thursday morning. But the question is: Will the pay cable channel exceed the 101 nominations it scored last year?
- Anunciarán nominaciones de los 63 premios Emmy Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 7:45PMMañana presentarán la lista de los candidatos a los galardones. Entre los favoritos están las series Mad Men, Bardwalk Empire y Game of Thrones
- "Boardwalk Empire" y "Game of Thrones", previsibles nominados a los Emmy Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 7:28PMLos Ángeles (EE.UU.), 13 jul (EFE).- La Academia de la Televisión de EE.UU. anunciará el jueves la lista de nominados para la 63 edición de los premios Emmy en la que todo apunta a que las series "Boardwalk Empire" y "Game of Thrones" se estrenarán como contendientes.
- Comcast Bans Seattle Man From Internet for His Cloudy Ways Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 4:27PMThe end of the internet comes not with a bang or a procession of four lolcats of the apocalypse, but just with two blinking lights on a modem. At least that’s how it came for Andre Vrignaud, a 39-year-old gaming consultant in Seattle, when Comcast shut him off from the internet Monday for using too much [...]
- Emmy Nominations: Not Just the Usual Suspects Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 1:51PM"Boardwalk Empire" and more new shows are likely to get Emmy nods.
- 2012 budgets finish first round of review Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 1:27PMThe Golden Rain Foundation, United Mutual, Third Mutual and Mutual Fifty recently reviewed the first version of the respective budgets. Each of the boards will review their budgets for a second and third time before approving the budgets for 2012 in...
- Police reports Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 9:35AMJune 15
- Fourth and Long Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 8:28AMI try to treat these weekly columns like a personal conversation between me and you. That’s how I talk and that’s how I write. Because of this I find myself revealing a more personal side of me than most might expect I would and that is ok because let’s be honest, you and I are friends.
- Sea-floor mapping technology lights the way to ocean planning Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 12:03AMNEW BEDFORD — Dave Foster appeared at a glance to be playing a video game as he sported red 3-D glasses and used a hand-held control to navigate the floor of Buzzards Bay.
- Your Home Could Star in "Dallas" Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 11:54PMYour home could get 15-minutes of fame on the cable series "Dallas" which will be shot in Big D.
- Anger over Casey Anthony verdict pours out online Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 7:04PMFor nearly two months, the murder trial of Casey Anthony was a living entity.
- The Leading Lights in 2011 Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 6:24PMFor complete details on the Leading Lights Awards, including entry forms, go to our contest page . The categories The award categories for 2011 include Best New Product (Cable), Best New Product (Mobile), Best New Product (Telecom), Best New Service or Application (Cable), Best New Service or Application (Mobile), Best New Service or Application (Telecom), Company of the Year (Private), Company ...
- San Francisco Giants grab the spotlight in Showtime reality series Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 9:25AMIn baseball, second-guessing the manager is a sport unto itself. So it was no surprise that many eyebrows were raised when San Francisco Giants skipper Bruce Bochy and front-office bigwigs agreed to allow camera crews to shadow the team this summer for a cable TV reality series.
- Streaks of Joy, Streaks of Pain Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 9:10AMLife runs in streaks.
- Pawlenty Is Right: Bachmann Has Accomplished Very Little Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 8:26AMBased on her resume, there is no reason to believe that the Minnesota Congresswoman is qualified to be president
- In Westville, A 21st Century Campaign Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 8:01AMDarryl Brackeen, Jr. screwed a camcorder onto a tripod, set it up in his front yard, and unveiled his latest campaign proposal—handing out numerical grades to city workers and departments.
- Judge declines to name Casey Anthony jurors because of public rage Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 7:42AMWhen Anthony was acquitted of murder in the death of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee, hundreds of thousands of people captivated by the case — and certain of her guilt — poured their rage into postings on Facebook and the micro-blogging site Twitter. Those and other social media sites provided a platform and a large audience for a decibel level of vitriol seldom seen before.
- Road Watch: Guide to Closings & Construction Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 4:39AMPublished: Monday, July 11, 2011 at 4:23 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, July 11, 2011 at 4:23 a.m. A new east-west connector road and loop road are being built between State Road 33 and Polk Parkway.
- Showtime Hopes It HasA New ‘Franchise’ Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 12:19AMIf you are going to have a camera crew spend an entire 162-game season following around a...
- Park Ridgeans Have A Blast! Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 1:15AMAnticipated Boost In Attendance? Organizers Say Turnout Same, Maybe Even Down
- Outages take heavy toll on health care delivery Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 12:03AMLAHORE, July 8: Unscheduled loadshedding of electricity at public hospitals has not only endangered the lives of patients, particularly those admitted to intensive care units across the province, but also has started taking heavy toll on equipment, as 54 sophisticated surgical and diagnostic machines have gone out of order in state hospitals of Lahore alone, Dawn has learnt.
- New signals to mean less waiting at lights Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 11:37PMOfficials say the result of the city’s Traffic Signal Improvement project should be smoother traffic flow, fewer accidents and motorists spending less time waiting at red lights.
- Village looks at putting its message in lights Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 8:40PMVillage looks at putting its message in lights
- City looks at putting its message in lights Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 8:20PMCity looks at putting its message in lights
- Worth It? A Keyboard Computer Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 4:05PMCity living can be cramped so when it came to finding a laptop replacement, I decided to test the ZPC-D5, a lightweight keyboard computer from Cybernet Manufacturing Inc.
- Hiking on the tech trail Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 2:39PMSteriPEN Adventurer Opti is a water purifier that uses an LED ultraviolet light. ( Hydro-Photon Inc. )
- New Laser Technology Could Kill Viruses And Improve DVDs Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 1:51AMA team led by a professor at the University of California, Riverside Bourns College of Engineering has made a discovery in semiconductor nanowire laser technology that could potentially do everything from kill viruses to increase storage capacity of DVDs.
- HNT Police Blotter Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 11:47PMSAYREVILLE: A borough motorcyclist involved in an motor vehicle accident Tuesday night on Washington Road has died, officials said.
- Video: Jackson man films unusual lights in the sky Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 5:12PMJason Runion says he was in a restaurant parking lot in Jackson Township July 3 when he noticed some unusual lights in the sky. He pulled out his camera and shot some video. Was it a UFO? You decide.