Oscar nominee 'Ajami' and other recent Israeli films are less politicalSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:11PMLOS ANGELES — In a popular Israeli joke, several men gather regularly to discuss the state of the world, a conversation that takes a turn toward the bleak. One day, one of the men surprises the others by announcing he's become an optimist.
Garden Cameos: Daffodils bring smiles of spring joyFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 3:22PMWhat flower could possibly bring more joy this time of year than the bright yellow daffodil dancing in the breeze? Daffodil is the common name for Narcissus. Jonquils are a type of daffodil but this word is often used referring to daffodils too.
Real EstateFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 1:31PMSee Workspace Management v YJL London under Keating Chambers Reported Cases on enforceability of adjudicator's finding of overpayment as a set-off against an arbitration award.
Bill Extending 'Lemon Law' Heads for GovernorWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 12:03AMNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The House has approved a measure to include motorcycles in Tennessee's "lemon law" for defective vehicles and sent the measure....
Tenn. Could Include Motorcycles in 'Lemon Law'Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 12:09AMNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A proposal to include motorcycles in the state's "lemon law" for defective vehicles has been unanimously approved by the Senat....
Lemon Law ProposalThursday, February 25, 2010 @ 7:53PM A proposal to include motorcycles in the state's "lemon law" for defective vehicles has been unanimously approved by the Senate.
The Orchard Signs Boy George, Cornershop, and Jethro TullWednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 8:15AMNEW YORK & LONDON----Today, The Orchard , a global leader in music and video distribution and comprehensive digital strategy, announced that it has signed legendary British rock bands Jethro Tull and Cornershop, as well as England’s one-and-only Boy George.
Toyota owners could use California's lemon law, says advocacy groupWednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 5:56AMA Sacramento-based consumer advocacy group is urging consumers who have experienced multiple problems with runaway Toyotas to consider relief under California's lemon law.
Don't Buy a Bad Puppy with Good MoneyTuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 5:27PMJACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- On Craigslist, pet sellers often use specific handles for anonymity. Wanda Mullis uses, 'Oh Happy Days,' but some of her customers are anything but happy.
Court Upholds Injunction On Colo. Campaign RuleMonday, February 22, 2010 @ 2:39PMThe Colorado Supreme Court has upheld a decision by a judge to put a hold on most of a voter-approved ban on some political contributions, siding with unions and nonprofit groups that challenged it as unconstitutional.
Court upholds injunction on Colo. campaign ruleMonday, February 22, 2010 @ 2:39PMDENVER - The Colorado Supreme Court has upheld a decision by a judge to put a hold on most of a voter-approved ban on some political contributions, siding with unions and nonprofit groups that challenged it as unconstitutional. The high court agreed with Denver District Judge Catherine Lemon that provisions of Amendment 54 are unconstitutionally overbroad, vague and violate equal protection. The ...
Court Upholds Injunction On Colo. Campaign RuleMonday, February 22, 2010 @ 1:36PMThe Colorado Supreme Court has upheld a decision by a judge to put a hold on most of a voter-approved ban on some political contributions, siding with unions and nonprofit groups that challenged it as unconstitutional. The high court agreed with Denver District Judge Catherine Lemon that provisions of Amendment 54 are unconstitutionally overbroad, vague and violate equal protection. The court ...
Armory smoking ban opponentsThursday, February 4, 2010 @ 9:10AMLoading multimedia... Reaction is split over the Hannibal City Council's approval of a new policy which will see smoking no longer allowed inside the Admiral Coontz Recreation Center for any event. The new restriction takes effect July 1.
Sainted one brings on an unholy reactionThursday, January 14, 2010 @ 7:38AMFather Donnelly (Letters, January 14), I will get off the backs of ignorant Catholics when they get as little front page media space for patent nonsense as do others in the tin-foil hat brigade, such as Scientologists and Raelians.
Eating Right With New CookbooksThursday, January 14, 2010 @ 3:57AMBy MICHELE KAYAL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Right about now you're probably thinking about those resolutions vowing to eat better, cook more and shed the holiday pounds.
Local briefs for 1/13: Alleged child neglect trial resumes todayTuesday, January 12, 2010 @ 11:55PMNEWTON — The trial of a Brooklyn, N.Y., woman accused of letting her children become malnourished without seeking help during a 2006 stay in Hopatcong will continue today in Superior Court.
Linda’s famous Caesar saladThursday, January 7, 2010 @ 1:16AMBy: Chelsea Bartel | Scene reporter Some people say croutons make a salad — most of the time this is true. However, in the case of my close friend Linda’s Caesar salad, my vote is for the dressing. Over the years, it has never been a mystery as to what Linda would ...
A look at the rest of the 10 stories in the 2000sWednesday, December 30, 2009 @ 10:50PM2. The home of basketball royalty. For any small town, having a native son nominated for a national hall of fame is a big deal. So how do you explain Wilmington getting two prominent members of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame over the past decade. First, it was Meadowlark Lemon in 2003. The Crown Prince of Basketball and his goodwill...
Murphy's Husband Calls Drug Rumors "Crazy"Wednesday, December 23, 2009 @ 12:30PMSimon Monjack Says Wife Brittany Murphy Did Not Overdose on Drugs or Suffer From an Eating Disorder
2000 Hyundai Elantra GLS from North America - CommentsMonday, December 21, 2009 @ 12:09PMWindow Regulator has broken 6 times so far. I am getting sick and tired of Hyundai's Window Regulator problems. It has broken 6 times, with 2 times under Warranty. I had to pay from my pocket for last 4 times each costing around $300 bucks.
Judd Gregg says Senate health care bill 'can't be fixed'Saturday, December 19, 2009 @ 11:05PMDemocrats locked in a key vote Saturday, putting President Barack Obama's signature issue firmly on a path for Christmas Eve passage. Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., said the Senate bill "can't be fixed."
dot.lifeMonday, December 14, 2009 @ 8:52AM'Cooling-off' for mobile phones? Not on the High Street
National Autism Association Supports New Federal Legislation to End Abusive Restraint and Seclusion in SchoolsThursday, December 10, 2009 @ 10:09AMNIXA, Mo., Dec. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today the National Autism Association announced its support of H.R. 4247, the Preventing Harmful Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Act, introduced Wednesday by Congressman George Miller (D-CA) and Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA). The federal bill is a much-anticipated solution to the issues of unregulated restraint and seclusion in ...
Santa stops for pictures weeklyTuesday, December 8, 2009 @ 12:15AMTime is precious to Santa Claus in December; as the calendar races toward Christmas there is much to be done, but he took two hours out of his busy schedule to meet with Sarasota children at Beef O'Brady's last Wednesday. More than 20 tykes lined up to visit Santa, have their faces painted and join in the balloon sculpting merriment.
Palestinian olive trees damagedWednesday, November 25, 2009 @ 12:26PMIsrael is apparently failing to act against Jewish settlers who vandalise Palestinian olive crops in the West Bank.
Rights group: Settlers who harm Palestinian olive crops unpunishedWednesday, November 25, 2009 @ 6:53AMJerusalem - Israel has failed to act against Jewish settlers who vandalize Palestinian olive crops in the West Bank, Israeli rights group Yesh Din charged Wednesday. Over the past four years, Israeli police investigated 69 incidents in which settlers...
THE PIANO TEACHERFriday, November 20, 2009 @ 12:14PMI t started as an accident. The small Herend rabbit had fallen into Claire’s purse. It had been on the piano and she had been gathering up the sheet music at the end of the lesson when she knocked it off. It fell off the doily (a doily! on the Steinway!) and into her large leather bag.
Rana came from Dubai, met visa-seekersWednesday, November 18, 2009 @ 10:05PMInvestigators have found evidence to indicate that Tahawwur Rana and his wife stayed with relatives in Agra during their trip to India just before 26/11 attacks.
Rana, wife landed in Mumbai from Dubai, returned 5 days before 26/11Wednesday, November 18, 2009 @ 2:53PMInvestigators have found evidence to indicate that Tahawwur Rana, arrested along with David Coleman Headley by the FBI for plotting terror attacks on India at the behest of the Lashkar-e-Toiba, and his wife Samraz Akhtar 'interviewed'....
Dying to prosecute HasanMonday, November 16, 2009 @ 11:39PMThe White House went ahead Thursday, according to the Washington Post , and charged Major Nidal M. Hasan with 13 counts of murder. It also reported that “Hasan has not cooperated with federal investigators seeking to interview him.
'Twas The Night Before Christmas, And All Through The Court ...Sunday, November 15, 2009 @ 3:42AMThere is a coldness in the air. Thanksgiving is rushing forward. And people are beginning to plan, not their holiday shopping, but how they are going to put the particular symbols of their religion, a Nativity scene or menorah, on the local courthouse lawn.
Plenty of options to reduce high utility billsSaturday, November 7, 2009 @ 2:07AMWe were shocked when we received a bill from a utility saying we owe $600 at the end of the budget year. The bill was based on estimated meter readings because we have a dog in the yard.
A Hidden Teen Pregnancy, An Unthinkable CrimeSaturday, October 10, 2009 @ 12:24AMThe protagonist of After, Amy Efaw's new novel for young adults, is a 15-year-old straight-A student and Olympic hopeful who winds up in jail, charged with trying to murder her newborn baby.
Every day's pie dayFriday, October 2, 2009 @ 5:31AMBy Lora E. Ide Correspondent Who doesn't love pie? Especially the state pie of Florida - key lime. Two local venues specialize in the dessert - The Old Florida Cafe in Micanopy and the Front Porch Restaurant & Pie Shop in Dunnellon.
Site of former Harada restaurant in Riverside receives state historic statusTuesday, September 22, 2009 @ 1:03AMDowntown Riverside's Jackson Building, central to the city's Japanese community in the early 20th century, has been added to the California Register of Historic Resources. Already recognized by the city as a landmark, the two-story brick building on University Avenue was built in 1886.
Fight Grows Over Labels on Household CleanersThursday, September 17, 2009 @ 10:48AMLESLIE WAYNE Companies struggle to look environmentally friendly while keeping their "secret sauces" away from competitors.
Appeals panel rules against Kane County's sign swapTuesday, September 1, 2009 @ 1:29PMIn a split decision, a federal appeals court panel in Denver ruled Tuesday that Kane County had no authority to remove signs restricting off-highway vehicle use, and put up new signs inviting such use, in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and other areas overseen by the Bureau of
Coleman building a cult following for her cakesSaturday, August 29, 2009 @ 9:28PMBy Liz Biro Liz.Biro@StarNewsOnline.com Trim, tanned and wearing a sporty scooter skirt, Suzanne Boney Coleman seems far from the quintessential, hair-in-a-bun, Southern cake lady - until you step into her home.
Arbitration and mediation will hash out car disputesSaturday, August 22, 2009 @ 12:38AMTRENTON — New Jersey is bringing mediation and arbitration to “Lemon Law’’ disputes between consumers and cars dealers that now are handled in state Superior Court.
Judge nixes Colo. ban on political contributionsFriday, July 17, 2009 @ 6:25PMDENVER (AP) - A Denver judge has overturned most of a voter-approved on ban on some political contributions, siding with unions and nonprofit groups that challenged it as unconstitutional.
Rare dog has new home after hunt for owner endsThursday, July 2, 2009 @ 4:14AMA Saluki dog with potential ties to the military and Saudi Arabia has a new owner after efforts to locate its previous caretaker proved unsuccessful, county animal officials said yesterday.
Critics say Crist caved on water billTuesday, June 30, 2009 @ 7:57PMTALLAHASSEE — Angering conservationists and siding with developers, Gov. Charlie Crist on Tuesday signed a controversial bill that would give water management district staff working behind closed doors more power to grant lucrative water rights.
Rights of Future Victims to Sue Over Defective GM Vehicles Protected Under Amended Bankruptcy SaleSunday, June 28, 2009 @ 9:58PMWe are gratified the General Motors (GM) bankruptcy sale documents have been amended to state that the "new GM" will assume liability for future product liability claims -- that is the claims of people who have not yet been, but who will in the future be, injured or killed in accidents caused by defects in GM vehicles.