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Monster Trucks to invade Toledo Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 7:35AMBy ROD LOCKWOOD BLADE STAFF WRITER Charlie Pauken has the most awesome job in the world. Any 8-year-old would go berserk to get paid for what Pauken does, which is a big boy version of what kids do all the time in their backyards: Muck around in dirt and smash stuff up while showing off for everyone to see. Pop wheelies, do donuts, and make a lot of noise. He's a Monster Truck Driver and you'll ...
Michael Giltz: Idol Season 9: Top 16 -- The Men Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 1:12AMThis season on American Idol, the judges have insisted the women are where it's at. But the men are certainly more consistent. While half the...
Taking Back Our Neighborhoods: Vance Avenue Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 4:05PMComments from everyday people could help shape future designs of the Vance Avenue area south of FedExForum.
Deborah Wolfe discusses roots, commitment to Tri-State Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:43PMFrom the outside looking in, its seems that the life of Kim and Deborah Wolfe, Huntington's mayor and first lady, is very comfortable.
Welcome to the Future Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:13PMWe are in an era of accelerating change, moving toward a future that will be profoundly different from the past we grew up in. But what will the nature of that change be? What will the future look like?
Pup's chewing hard to control Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:08AMDear John Wade:My daughter owns an eight-month-old Rottweiler who chews everything in sight. This includes pieces of wood, a box of staples and stools from other animals.[...]
Rottweiler chewing everything Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 1:19AMMy daughter owns an eight-month-old Rottweiler who chews everything in sight. This includes pieces of wood, a box of staples and stools from other animals. Should we be concerned that the behaviour will have some long-term detrimental effect on her digestive system?
Dana Point to consider smoking ban at parks Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 3:21PMDANA POINT You might have to find a place other than a city park to light up in this town.On the heels of the results of a community opinion survey in which nearly two-thirds of respondents wanted smoking prohibited in all areas of local parks, the...
Michael Giltz: Idol Season 9: Top 20 -- The Elimination Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 3:10AMFour more Idol contestants said goodbye, none of them surprises. John Park and Jermaine Sellers were the two guys sent packing while on the gals'...
Trista & Ryan's Poolside Family Day Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 5:22AM• One day after celebrating Jason Mesnick and Molly Malaney's nuptials, Bachelor alums Trista and Ryan Sutter spent a day by the pool at Terranea Resort on the coast of Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., with their kids. While Max, 2 ½, had fun playing with his dad in the pool and the sandbox, Blakesley, 10 months, stayed close to her mom. "Trista looked amazing in a white bikini," a guest tells us ...
Police investigate attempted abduction of 5-year-old Antioch girl Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 12:00PMGirl's younger brother reportedly scared off assailant
Get out and enjoy Home and Garden Show, Seafoodpalooza, 'Walking With Dinosaurs,' Portland Bike Swap Meet, Evergreen ... Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 6:40PMHere are five promising events in the Portland area.
No luck for snowed-in Las Vegas Tuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 1:41AMSnow fell intermittently throughout Monday evening in Las Vegas, with close to zero visibility in some areas as snow blanketed the road.
Christopher Walken returns to Broadway Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 3:49AMNEW YORK - Like many times before, Christopher Walken stood in his kitchen softly reading the lines out loud. Pleased by what he was hearing, he decided it was time to head back to Broadway.
Fellow Tiger Woods Gossip Writer: Other Gossip Writer Is Full of Shit About Tiger Woods [Gossip Roundup] Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 11:34AMA writer wrote about Tiger Woods' penis! Some chick from The Bachelor totally cheated on The Bachelor! J-Lo in a catsuit! David Paterson's awesome rapper friends! Adrian Grenier isn't ugly! OR IS...
Michael Haneke, cinema's harsh taskmaster Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 2:25AMAs critics' rolls for the decade's best films were compiled, single movies didn't seem nearly as important as the body of work that directors like Pedro Almodovar, Clint Eastwood and Austrian Michael Haneke were continuing to amass.
Why we need to let kids play Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 5:16PMLittle did I know as a child how important were the hours I spent playing in the sandbox, making up lives for my dolls and plastic horses, playing hide-and-seek and roller-skating as part of a neighborhood gang.
Reinhardt: Hard to be cool when you're a nag Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 7:36AMI'm not the cool mama. I'm the rule mama.
Activision Publishing and Nelvana Enterprises Issue a New Call to Brawl With Bakugan Battle Trainer(TM) for Nintendo ... Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 7:00AMActivision Publishing, Inc. and Corus Entertainment Inc.'s Nelvana Enterprises announced today the spring release of Bakugan Battle Trainerâ¢ for Nintendo DSâ¢, a brand new entry in the hitÂ BakuganÂ video game franchise that lets fans interact with their Battle Brawlers like never before.
Kids’ book helps explain deployment Tuesday, February 16, 2010 @ 9:14AMTricia Sterling and Tracey Tischler are close friends who discuss all their good ideas with each other.
Theater review: 'Safe House' Monday, February 15, 2010 @ 2:33AMRATING: (ALERT VIEWER)Safe House: Drama. By Geetha Reddy. Directed by Nancy Carlin. With Amy Resnick, Brian Herndon, Cole Alexander Smith and Marissa Keltie. Through March 6. SF Playhouse Stage 2, 533 Sutter St., San Francisco. 90 minutes. $20-$40. (415) 677-...
Michael Giltz: The Best CDs of 2009 -- It's Never Too Late To Hear Great Music Monday, February 15, 2010 @ 12:21AMSure, you've seen Rolling Stone's picks and Pitchfork weighed in and even the Village Voice Pazz & Jop poll has published its results. But it's...
PHS wrestling ends league with wins Friday, February 12, 2010 @ 12:18AMA few years ago, Pittsburg High School wrestling coach Scott Rieck would have looked at a 7-1 Southeast Kansas League record and a second-place league finish and been happy with the result.
Record Review Thursday, February 11, 2010 @ 11:35AMAll this inventing, this producing, takes place in a pleasing, lively dream.
RC2 Corporation's Learning Curve(R) Brands Introduces Dinosaur Train(TM) to Its Powerhouse Line-Up at the 2010 ... Thursday, February 11, 2010 @ 6:05AMLearning CurveÂ® Brands, Inc. , a wholly owned subsidiary of RC2 Corporation and a leader in creating innovative toys for children of all ages, debuts a wide range of new toys at the 2010 American International Toy Fair.
10 Literary Classics That Should Be Videogames Wednesday, February 10, 2010 @ 1:12PMLibraries brim with epic tales of war, madness and whitewashing. With the new Dante's Inferno lighting the way, Wired.com takes a stroll through the stacks in search of the next big literature-based videogame franchise.
Baptists in Haiti, Drunk on God Wednesday, February 10, 2010 @ 12:59AMHere’s an excellent article on the good, the bad, and the ugly of Christian missionary work in Haiti.
Make kids' snow day a fun day Wednesday, February 10, 2010 @ 12:09AMSnow day: For kids, it's one of life's great joys, but adults, it can be a monkey wrench tossed into your weekday routine. Here are some suggestions to make the day fun and stress-free.
Michael Giltz: Idol Season 9: Hollywood Week Day One Wednesday, February 10, 2010 @ 12:00AMEllen. That was the big event of the day for me. How would Ellen Degeneres fit in? Would she get along with the other judges?...
Senior Class - Week 44. Burning Desire Sunday, February 7, 2010 @ 9:18PMStaff photo by COREY PERRINE George Pessotti's life changed in 1979 when a house fire burned over 85 percent of his body. He was saved by an off duty firefighter/EMT, Bill MacMillian, who coincidentally was next door at the time of the explosion.
Fenty, Rhee Slammed in WaPo Poll: Loose Lips Daily - City Desk - Washington City Paper Monday, February 1, 2010 @ 9:03AMMorning all. 'Fenty's approval ratings plummet' is the banner headline on the front of Sunday's WaPo. If reality hadn't yet sunk in for Hizzoner and his supporters, this WaPo poll of 1,135 D.C. residents ought to make an impression.
Jonetta Rose Barras: Sandbox politics in D.C. Sunday, January 31, 2010 @ 8:15PMA few folks in the legislative wing of the John A. Wilson Building called me last week, complaining about my characterization as a waste of taxpayers' money the D.C. Council's "investigation" into the effort by Mayor Adrian M. Fenty's administration to donate an unused firetruck and ambulance to a small town in the Dominican Republic.
CBS News features response from area residents Thursday, January 28, 2010 @ 5:13AMELYRIA — Mark and Kristen Craig’s family room Wednesday night looked like a Super Bowl party. There was soda, snacks, guests and the big event on TV — but it wasn’t a football game that had everyone’s attention. The Craigs’ home was the setting for a live Webcast on www.cbsnews.com immediately following President Barack Obama’s first State [...]
Paleontologist Scott Sampson speaks at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History about exotic dinosaurs of 'West America' Wednesday, January 27, 2010 @ 8:31PMUniversity of Utah paleontologist, author and TV host Scott Sampson will speak Friday at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History about the exotic dinosaurs of "West America."
Paleontologist Scott Sampson to speak today at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History about exotic dinosaurs of 'West ... Wednesday, January 27, 2010 @ 8:31PMUniversity of Utah paleontologist, author and TV host Scott Sampson will speak Friday at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History about the exotic dinosaurs of "West America."
Library Board Wednesday, January 27, 2010 @ 2:02PMHappy Library Board members listen as President J.L. Hunter reads the letter as seen below. (Left to right) 1st row, Sue Sauer, Hunter, Darcie Feltmeyer, Boyce Humphreys; standing, Kathryn Ling, Chris Markley, Bob Zuck. Absent: Mary Brinkmeier and Kristy VanMatre.
Chemical Bombs Explode at Clovis Playground Tuesday, January 26, 2010 @ 2:14PMClovis Firefighters are cleaning up a kids playground after chemical bombs went off.
Know Where You Are…To See Where You’re Going Friday, January 22, 2010 @ 7:02AMLogo #6 is more subtle and will probably look better in situ but in the final analysis it will also depend on the overall color scheme of the page.
Archive for the ‘South Bay’ Category Thursday, January 21, 2010 @ 8:18PMby Randy Angel He may have had numerous offers to coach at high levels, but John Stevenson’s passion for the game of baseball and desire to turn teenage boys into the best players – and productive citizens – they could be kept the lifelong South Bay resident at the same high school for a half century.
Michael Giltz: Idol Season 9: Auditions -- Orlando Thursday, January 21, 2010 @ 2:34AMA brisk episode of American Idol, though talent seemed thin on the ground again. Kristen Chenoweth was a fun guest judge for part of the...
Wednesday's best bets Tuesday, January 19, 2010 @ 6:10PMHere's a sampling of today's happenings. For complete entertainment listings, go to www.startribune.com . MIXED BLOOD THEATRE: "American Buffalo." David Mamet's exploration of dog-eat-dog capitalism, where a junk shop owner enlists two men to steal back a rare coin he feels he sold for too little.
Olympic star's new Fremont park to be wheelchair accessible Sunday, January 17, 2010 @ 3:03AMFun became a little more accessible Saturday, with the opening of the Always Dream Park in Fremont's Central Park. The new playground is not just any park, though. It is the culmination of years of effort to provide all children, disabled or not, the opportunity to play together.
Olympic star's new Fremont park to be wheelchair accessible Saturday, January 16, 2010 @ 8:43PMn Olympic star's Fremont project lets children, disabled or otherwise, have fun together
Platinum Arts Sandbox Free 3D Game Maker 2.5 Release & $150 Steam Game Contest Saturday, January 16, 2010 @ 1:13PMPlatinum Arts Sandbox Free 3D Game Maker has released the 2.5 version available at http://SandboxGameMaker.com Platinum Arts Sandbox Free 3D Game Maker is an open source crossplatform game design program for kids and adults. Through the ingame and cooperative editing and focus on ease of use the program is easy enough for kids to use but powerful enough for full game ...
Parents Take a Turn in the Sandbox Thursday, January 14, 2010 @ 8:33PMThe January Coffee Break event, to be held on Wednesday, Jan. 20, will focus on “Playful Parenting” methods developed by Dr. Larry Cohen, the psychologist who is the author of a book by the same name. read more
Columns Sunday, January 10, 2010 @ 10:51AMby Deb L Speaking of Making Amends: Tiger Woods certainly gave comedians plenty to holiday cheer about — like not having to come up with any original material for a while. It’s like a vacation. Now, you know how I hate to get all smarty pants and all, but this is just too much. Back in 1995 [...]
Peace, redemption and a second seed for Vikings Monday, January 4, 2010 @ 9:30AMREUTERS/Eric Miller Brett Favre Peace, redemption and a second seed for Vikings By Jim Klobuchar | Monday, Jan. 4, 2010 The transformation of the Minnesota Vikings in the adoring bedlam of the Metrodome Sunday was sudden, utter and virtually uncontested. Today for the Vikings, peace and redemption reign.
Free RPG & RPG Maker - The Exciting Adventures Of Master Chef Ogro 2.0 Release! Saturday, January 2, 2010 @ 12:43PMDo you have what it takes to save the Kingdom Of Ograria? At http://SandboxGameMaker.com the Free RPG titled The Exciting Adventures Of Master Chef Ogro 2.0 version has been released! The RPG is a standalone game created on Platinum Arts Sandbox Free 3D Game Maker and it features the adventures of Master Chef Ogro who is an expert with produce magic. Features include ...
Adath Israel opens new preschool in San Francisco Thursday, December 31, 2009 @ 4:27PMThe first Jewish preschool in San Francisco’s Sunset District is open for business — as long as that business includes finger painting, learning shapes and listening to Torah stories.
Fort Collins has plenty of fun ways to greet the New Year Thursday, December 31, 2009 @ 11:48AMGet ready for a legendary New Year's Eve with the 14th annual First Night Fort Collins: Legends in the Night.