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Donor angel Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:02AM In mid-July, in a small town east of San Francisco, California, a little boy slumped in his mother's arms suffering from a high fever and jaundice. Not unusual for someone so young. Children get sick all the time. But this illness would not go away. Doctors conducted test after test and slowly began to mark off the probability certain conditions were causing the child to slowly fade away ...
Trumped up: Kluge bankruptcy means all signs point to Donald Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:23AMPatricia Kluge has always had a knack for seizing opportunities, so why should her personal bankruptcy be any different? As lenders converged to seize her winery and her beloved 45-room Albemarle House, she found a way to seize an opportunity-- to get a longtime chum who also happens to be America's top dealmaker to deliver a new message: This land is now… The Donald's land. That's the point ...
Default Would Dim American Power Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:12AMIn the early 20th century, Venezuelan dictator Cipriano Castro liked to borrow money from foreign investors. But he didn't like paying them back. Big mistake. In December 1902, Britain, Italy and Germany demanded repayment.
Profile: Pet Lover Cathy Bissell Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:56AMBissell, 52, is director of corporate affairs for Bissell Inc.
Weekly Planner, Monday, July 18, 2011 Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:13AMMary Ellen Wilson, left, and Sibin Luke chat during the Longview Toastmasters International meeting at Trinity Episcopal Church. The group meets at noon Tuesday at the church.
John Thain's redemption Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 5:02AMBack in 2006, industrial and small business lender CIT Group loudly proclaimed its growing ambitions by transferring its global headquarters from a New Jersey office park to a new trophy tower at 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue. The shimmering lobby was designed by acclaimed “light artist” James Turrell. Mayor Michael Bloomberg attended the opening reception, which included performances from the ...
Nursing home residents, staff had no place to go Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 9:37PMThe tornado was coming. Staff at the Greenbriar nursing home in Joplin began rushing residents into a central hallway. That’s where Peggy Wilson, 83, found herself on May 22, holding hands with her neighbors for comfort as the horrifying roar of the wind overtook the building.
Oklahomans Turn Out To Help Hamil Family Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 10:59PMHundreds of people from across the Sooner state opened their hearts to support Hank and Catherine Hamil, a Piedmont couple who lost two sons and a their home in the May tornadoes.
Letters to the Editor 7.14.11 Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:12PMQuick Flight Bad Idea Dear Bryan, It was very disheartening to read Claire Walla’s article promoting a quick flight to Manhattan in the face of such wide opposition to the air and noise pollution generated from these flights. You see, it’s the flying over residential areas part of her article that incurs the wrath of so many [...]
Footy legend Tom Hafey at 80 Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 9:00AMIT'S not quite 6am and not quite 6C, and the most unretired man in football has not quite finished his usual 200 push-ups.
Stranger To Hold Silent Auction To Help Hamil Family Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 8:21AMAfter a tornado ripped a mothers children from her arms during a tornado outbreak in May, a fundraiser is being held to help the family recover from their loss.
$30,000 a day to keep Refuges open in New Zealand Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:14PMEvery night, throughout New Zealand, 206 women and children are so afraid in their own homes, they need to stay at a Women’s Refuge safe house. And the numbers are increasing, last year rising by 30 beds a night, or eight percent, over the previous year.
Slidell Picayune Community Report: Dyslexia instruction available on north shore Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:13PMAlso in the Slidell Picayune Community Report: Collection for Joplin, Tammany Tigers, Combined District community meeting, Legislative Alliance
Obama Is Planning Another End Run Around The Constitution. Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:49PMObama is planning on making another end run around Congress and the Constitution. This time it is to attack the Second Amendment. According to The Huffington Post , (May 15, 2011) . . .
Big deals may be sparse for Cards at trading time Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 10:35PMThe Cardinals are looking for a starter, a lefty reliever, a late-game reliever or some combination of two.
Big deals may be sparse at trading time Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 10:35PMCards look to supplement pitching with a lefthander; other teams shopping for power bats
MLB Capsules- AL: Fan who returned Jeter ball getting baseball card Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 9:42PMNEW YORK (AP) — The fan who returned Derek Jeter’s ball from his 3,000th hit will get a bit of memorabilia to keep — his own baseball card. Topps says it will produce a trading card featuring Christian Lopez that will be included in sets later this year.
[Anderson] One Simple Act Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 5:26PMEven a simple act can bring about great personal change. Three years ago, I began a life-changing experience that started with a plane bound for Jackson. At the time, I was planning a month-long vacation to visit my sister in Clinton.
Microsoft’s Android Plan: Evil Genius Or Just Evil? Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 3:17AMBuried in all the intrigue surrounding the Nortel patent auction was an interesting tidbit: Microsoft did not have to bid on the patents, but they did anyway. Why? As far as I can tell, it's one of two reasons. One is evil. The other is evil genius. Either Microsoft really wants to kill Android. Or, if Android continues to thrive, Microsoft wants to be the ones that make billions of dollars off ...
Blockbuster bugs out Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 2:59AMBlockbuster video store in Kapa‘a is seen here early Tuesday evening. The store was supposed to shut down at 7 p.m. Friday, but at 1 p.m. Tuesday the store received a notice from corporate that it was to close within mere hours, an employee said. At 6 p.m., the store’s final few customers walked out with arms full of $1 videos. An employee said the fate of the half dozen employees displaced by ...
SPORTS NOTES Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 1:27AMPaul Mainieri Baseball Camps Online registration for the summer sessions of the Paul Mainieri LSU Baseball Camps is available www.LSUbaseballcamps.com. The clinics take place July 18-21, July 25-28 and Aug. 1-4. They are designed to create enthusiasm for the game, while teaching participants the skills needed to be successful. The camps offer daily instruction on ...
Google misses out on Nortel Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 11:15PMNOW it’s time for the odd one out round.
Got taxpayer money? We can get you some Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 10:47PMTwo former aides to ex-Gov. Dirk Kempthorne went into the lobbying business, then started helping clients win federal contracts. The second business is about to outstrip the first.
Rivals gang up on Google Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 3:39PMNow it's time for the odd one out round. Which of the following technology rock stars is the odd man out: Apple, maker of the iPhone; Microsoft, which recently launched a new version of its Windows mobile operating system; Google, creator of the Android platform; and Research in Motion, maker of the BlackBerry?
Organizers ponder future of popular fundraising event Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 12:03PMNext year's 20th annual Walter Gretzky CNIB Celebrity Golf Classic may be the last. "That might be the time to end the tournament," organizer Ron Finucan said Tuesday at the Brantford Golf and Country Club during the event's 19th annual edition.[...]
Nation and world business briefs Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 11:03PMBUSINESS BRIEFSNationOil drops on world debt newsNEW YORK — The latest readings on Chinese inflation and renewed worries about European debt pushed oil lower. Benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude fell $1.05 to settle at $95.15 per barrel Monday on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude, which is used to price many international oil varieties, dropped $1.09 to settle at $117.24 per ...
Nortel patent sale gets court approval Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 2:11PMJudges in the U.S. and Canada approve the $4.5 billion sale of Nortel's patent collection to a consortium of companies including Apple, RIM, and Microsoft. Originally posted at Apple Talk
Google's Rivals Accused of Colluding Against Android Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 12:54PMThe American Antitrust Institute is asking regulators to investigate Nortel?s patent sale, sug
Family of child with cancer gets Don K van Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 3:08AMAt noon on Thursday, James and Katie Brown of Eureka picked up a 2006 Dodge Caravan thanks to money donated by citizens of their hometown and a match by Don Kaltschmidt of Don K Chevrolet in Whitefish
Sports Notes Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 12:33AMPaul Mainieri Baseball Camps Online registration for the summer sessions of the Paul Mainieri LSU Baseball Camps is available www.LSUbaseballcamps.com. The clinics take place July 18-21, July 25-28 and Aug. 1-4. The camps offer daily instruction on position specific fundamentals, including hitting, pitching, fielding and base running.
‘Woofstock’ event draws big crowd to Humane Society Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 3:01AMPOCATELLO — Kenny Myers held his 8-year-old Chihuahua, Chico, close in his arms as a volunteer prayed a blessing over the life of the dog Saturday afternoon.
Gay Lyons: People and parties: High notes recorded at Opera meeting Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 11:00PMKnoxville Opera and Knoxville Opera Guild held a joint annual meeting hosted by Dara's Garden. Outgoing chair of Knoxville Opera, L. Caesar Stair III, and outgoing chair of Knoxville Opera Guild, Suzanne Carriere, both presented financial reports.
A battle bigger than any football game Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 7:17AMBryan Koch was doing what he loves — coaching football — when he received the call from his wife. It was just about time to welcome their first child into the world.
Stephanie Crispinelli Humanitarian Fund: Somers softball party to honor memory of student killed in Haiti Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 1:36AMSOMERS — Softball, barbecue and family games are planned at Reis Park on Sunday to honor the memory of Stephanie Crispinelli, a 19-year-old Somers college student who died last year in the earthquake in Haiti.
Sombre message Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 10:15PMOwen Fitzgerald didn't realize that weeding a plant on his farm would contribute to his death months later. But, contact with wild parsnip that resulted in severe burns to his hands and arms eventually sent the Portland resident to Smiths Falls Hospital, where he died on June 28 at the age of 70.[...]
Village charity festival Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 10:27AMA DUCK race, quiz night and brass band concerts will form part of a charity festival in Banwell, starting tomorrow (Fri).
Nell Nolan's Social Scene: Colorful camaraderie on 3 occasions Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 12:07AMParty news from in and around New Orleans.
Darlington Station welcomes freight wagon Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 11:01PMA Railroad Express Agency wagon rolled onto the Darlington Station platform in late June, the latest restoration project completed for The Ligonier Valley Rail Road Association.
Rootin’-tootin’ time at Saturday’s Hospice Western Casino Nite Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 6:10PMYou can kick up your heels at Saturday’s Santa Clara Valley Hospice/Home Support Group Western Casino Nite using complimentary transportation, just another of the fun aspects of this rootin’-tootin’ fundraiser.
Family to auction famous Victoria Cross Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 9:00AMTHE family of Ted Kenna will auction his Victoria Cross medal, said to be worth $900,000, later this month.
TOWAR: Jack Salter celebrates 53 years with Optimist Club Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 7:52AMJack Salter credits the Royal Oak Optimist Club with changing his life and the lives of a whole lot of kids since he joined 53 years ago this June.
Local Briefs Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 3:11AMNature Studies to offer river programDurango Nature Studies will hold river days from 9 a.m. to noon today, July 21, Aug. 4 and Aug. 18 at the Durango Nature Center.
Dream dinner raises R12k Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 12:59AMA child's wish for breakfast prompted an East London doctor to host this year’s first Dinner for Dreams.
PASSINGS: Gordon Tootoosis, Eddy Nicholson, Mika Myllyla, Anna Massey, Robert H. Widmer, Richard Poff Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 12:12AMGordon Tootoosis, actor, dies at 69; Eddy Nicholson, antiques collector, dies at 73; Mika Myllyla, athlete, dies at 41; Anna Massey, actress, dies at 73; Robert H. Widmer, aeronautical pioneer, dies at 95; Richard Poff, who turned down Supreme Court bid, dies at 87 Gordon Tootoosis
Salter celebrates 53 years with Optimist Club Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 7:08PMJack Salter credits the Royal Oak Optimist Club with changing his life and the lives of a whole lot of kids since he joined 53 years ago this June.
Market Drayton: most abandoned town in Shropshire? Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 6:37PMEmpty shops and a boarded up hotel paint a bleak picture in this Shropshire market town
Mobile Food Vendors May Serve Soon Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 11:56AMMobile food vendors may be serving tacos and burgers in the downtown area by the end of July. Ward 1 Councilman Quentin Whitwell said the council might have a vote on the issue as early as the July 26 regular council meeting, but could not commit to an exact date.
Maria Sonnenberg: Season heats up with 'Colors of Summer' exhibit in Viera Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 9:05AMArtwork by Bobbi Q. Brown, the new marketing director at Art Gallery of Viera, is among the pieces in the "Colors of Summer" exhibit. FOR FLORIDA TODAY
The Archipelago Festival - a celebration of the archipelago Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 9:00AMThe Archipelago Festival - one of the East Coast's largest and longest summer events - is a unique experience where visitors travel back in time to experience how it was in the Västervik archipelago in the early 1900's.
West St. Tammany sports round-up Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 2:13PMSports-related items for west St. Tammany.