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Tim Fitzgerald was proud of his Irish roots Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 9:04PMHe sang and booked acts at Kieran's Irish Pub and lined up entertainment for the Irish Fair of Minnesota.
New property tax moots exemptions for Phuket Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:02AMPhuket Hotels Phuket Resorts Phuket Accommodation Phuket Real Estate Phuket Villas Phuket Spas Phuket Bungalows Phuket Tours Phuket Golf Phuket Bars Phuket Diving
Tehran-Phuket flights begin soon Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:17PMShould the trial flights prove successful they could continue into April, when the low season for tourism generally begins. The flights would then resume in October this year, when tourism arrival fig...
Entrepreneur finding growing audience for Korean movies Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 6:57AMSouth Korea and Northeast Tarrant are nearly 7,000 miles, a few time zones and an ocean apart but, in one way, they are becoming as close as neighboring suburbs.
Northern blues Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:08PMDavid Gogo’s music career recognized by city with Excellence in Culture Award
Jamaica Festival to Feature World Evangelist Andrew Palau Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 2:26PMKINGSTON, Jamaica, March 8 / Christian Newswire / -- While major relief efforts have been dedicated to Haiti, the quiet neighboring island of Jamaica lies in wait for relief of another kind ... spiritual relief.
Seattle gets a leading role in Korean film 'Late Autumn' Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 11:17PMA film called "Late Autumn" and starring Asian stars Tang Wei and Hyun Bin has been filming in Seattle and statewide since October. The movie is to be released later this year.
Winsted native has tour of duty in Iraq, then sent to Afghanistan Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 12:30PMWINSTED, MN – US Army First Lt. David Keith Dawes, known to his family and friends as Keith, is a Winsted native who has spent close to a year serving in Asia.
Acrobatics Everyday! Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 8:29PMIt’s tough being a student in Irvine. The schoolwork is fine, but there’s nothing to do in this town! If only we lived in a hipper place – we could go see a concert this weekend, or even during the week. We could drive to Los Angeles, or maybe San Diego … but man, I [...]
Jason Kitchen: The Most Fascinating Two Minutes on Television Courtesy of Jeopardy! Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 11:23AMFor those of you who feel a "game show" (a relatively loose term in the modern world) isn't worth watching unless there is some chance...
Passive solar home saves heat Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 11:17AMSMITHFIELD, Ill. #8212; Down a gravel road that cuts through steep wooded river bluffs along the Spoon River is a passive solar home with international provenance.
GILT's 'Little Shop of Horrors' keeps original's quirky humor Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 6:32AMThe cast and crew of Grand Island Little Theatre's production of "Little Shop of Horrors" narrowly avoided a nightmare of their own last week.
Nick Robinson Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 5:48AMWhy Ashcroft case differs from other non-dom donors
Monday, February 1 Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 1:00AMIn-Flight Entertainment brings you the movies now playing at a cruising altitude of 45,000 miles in the air. So put your tray table up, buckle your safety belt, and let’s go.
Arts, culture calendar for Myrtle Beach area Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 4:25PMAPPLEWOOD PANCAKE HOUSE, 14361 Ocean Highway, Litchfield. The Seacoast Artist Guild Gallery is open daily from 6 a.m.-2 p.m. and features work by area artists. All art is for sale. 357-2626 or www.seacoastartistguild.com .
How to Create a Drug and Alcohol Policy Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 5:47AMWhile the use of drugs and alcohol may seem like a purely personal issue, the truth is that substance abuse commonly seeps into the everyday operations of most businesses. After all, those who use or sell drugs don’t drop their habits once they leave home and arrive at their jobs every morning. According to a 2007 study by the U.S. Department of Labor, of the 17.4 million current illegal drug ...
On the blueline: One game to go, vs. Canada, gold at stake Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 11:09PMUSA women's hockey national team member Caitlin Cahow, a 2006 Olympic bronze medalist, will document her experience as she prepares to compete at the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver.
Natasha Copeland finds her stride Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 8:00AMNatasha Copeland finds her stride By Sara Wright Before studying with Bluffton High School Advanced Placement English teacher M. Ann Capuzello, Copeland had heard she was tough. She’s turned out to be one of Copeland’s favorite teachers, along with AP Psychology teacher Cindy Sprouse..
BNB Celebrates One Hundred Years Of Community Banking Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 12:12AMIt all started on November 5, 1909, with a town meeting at fireman's hall in Bridgehampton.
Stroke of Genius: Sri Lankan student grows into prolific artist Tuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 7:24PMIn a sun-bright studio, surrounded by paintings saturated in vibrant colors, a lone artist stoops to pour acrylic paint into opaque blobs on a white canvas. Hours later, when the acrylic has dried, he dips his brush into oil paint and whooshes it across a canvas - the first abstract forms of an interpretive figure.
Mysterious viruses Tuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 6:39PMJust when you're beginning to relax about pandemic influenza, you're going to hear about relatively mysterious viruses which come and go for no reason, but when they re-appear and infect humans, up to 80% of them die
Six More Great Days of Cultural Olympiad Events (in Arts and Culture) Tuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 1:11AMWhat to do for fun from here to the end of the Games.
The paper clip, 22 February Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 5:36AMA range of papers across Europe, including the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung , report on the collapse of the government in the Netherlands after the Labour Party (PvdA) withdrew from the three-party coalition led by Jan Peter Balkenende.
Ancient ceremony comes alive Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 3:55AMPaula Cranmer-Underhill sits quietly weaving cedar bark in the lobby of the Pan Pacific Hotel amid a whirl of comings and goings, more than ever now that the 2010 Winter Olympics are in full swing.
Quilt show to open at Tuckerton Seaport Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 3:35AMTUCKERTON — The Tuckerton Seaport will present a program about the history of quilts from 1-3 p.m. Feb. 20.
On the blueline: U.S. men win; now it's our turn Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 11:31PMUSA women's hockey national team member Caitlin Cahow, a 2006 Olympic bronze medalist, will document her experience as she prepares to compete at the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver.
Woodland Roots Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 12:55AMDown a gravel road that cuts through steep wooded river bluffs along the Spoon River is a passive solar home with international provenance. The home was conceived in the mind of Noel Lane while he was in Vietnam during the war. It's the only house along a three-mile stretch of road in a setting so peaceful that bald eagles and coyotes are more likely to visit than neighbors. In winter, Lane ...
Spring (training) fling Saturday, February 20, 2010 @ 11:35PMOn your road trip to Clearwater, take some reverent and rollicking detours to hallowed baseball landmarks.
INTERVIEW/PROFILE: Austin Chronicle Cover Story: Aural History Hannibal Lokumbe and Jeff Lofton's Jazz Parallels by ... Saturday, February 20, 2010 @ 11:42AMAustin Chronicle Aural History Hannibal Lokumbe and Jeff Lofton's Jazz Traditionalism BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ Photo by John Anderson "I don't know him," admitted Jeff Lofton of Hannibal Lokumbe a few weeks before this issue's cover shoot. "That's somebody I'd like to connect with and play with, because he's a great player and he's played with some great people." The photo op, by all accounts - Lofton ...
My Life as a French Movie Friday, February 19, 2010 @ 11:46PMThis novel of a New York courtship is an homage to the filmmaker Eric Rohmer and to Marcel Proust.
Globetrotters’ slam-dunk act: Basketball’s clown princes return to BJC Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 5:25PMWhat do the Harlem Globetrotters and coach Joe Paterno have in common? It turns out that both the wi
Your Weekend Ahead Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 4:43PMFun activities for the weekend ahead. If your event is not listed, please put it in the comment section.
Almanac Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 5:58AMMEETINGS
GILT's 'Little Shop of Horrors' keeps original's quirky humor Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 4:28AMThe cast and crew of Grand Island Little Theatre's production of "Little Shop of Horrors" narrowly avoided a nightmare of their own last week.
Planned shelter at Dockton Park concerns some park users Wednesday, February 17, 2010 @ 9:33AMA plan to install an open-sided shelter at Dockton Park has stirred some controversy among park users, some of whom think the structure will block water views and break up a flat grassy area. But proponents of the plan and King County officials said the simple structure will cause little disturbance at the park and perform an important function — honoring the heritage of Dockton, a Maury ...
Brentwood, Shawnigan soar into provincials Tuesday, February 16, 2010 @ 11:05PMBasketball brilliance: Programs at both schools booming with promising results
'Film Comment Selects' at Lincoln Center Tuesday, February 16, 2010 @ 6:03PMThe film festival that's not quite a film festival returns with 10 repertory programs and 16 features—the movies that persisted in the memories of bimonthly Film Comment 's masthead gang after another year of making the rounds at Cannes, Locarno, Venice, Toronto . . . Opening ...
On the blueline: Opening rocked, now it's time to win Tuesday, February 16, 2010 @ 12:07AMUSA women's hockey national team member Caitlin Cahow, a 2006 Olympic bronze medalist, will document her experience as she prepares to compete at the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver.
Show off your vacation photos! Monday, February 15, 2010 @ 3:01PMA pair of Ultrastar movie passes will be awarded for our favorite travel photos each week! Mango : This photo, of the edge of our kidney shaped swimming pool, was taken at the Caliente Tropics Resort in Palm Springs, a super cool, mid-century ...
Maestro back on podium after heart attack Friday, February 12, 2010 @ 10:19PMJust three months after he suffered a heart attack while conducting music of Beethoven and Rachmaninoff with the Rotterdam Philharmonic, Leonard Slatkin brings his Detroit Symphony Orchestra to the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts at 4 p.m. Sunday for a ''musical Valentine.'' The event will feature Tchaikovsky Competition winner Sol Gabetta in Samuel Barber's cello concerto.
Crash: JG Ballard's artistic legacy Friday, February 12, 2010 @ 6:18PMShortly before JG Ballard's death last year, Iain Sinclair made a pilgrimage to the author's Shepperton semi, a shrine to his surreal tastes and happy family life.
Think outside the flower box Friday, February 12, 2010 @ 7:53AMExpensive champagne, hand-dipped chocolate truffles and long-stemmed red roses are the classic ways of saying "I love you" on Valentine's Day.
On the blueline: Village scene, plus the swag, all fabulous Thursday, February 11, 2010 @ 3:53PMUSA women's hockey national team member Caitlin Cahow, a 2006 Olympic bronze medalist, will document her experience as she prepares to compete at the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver.
Arts, culture calendar for Myrtle Beach area Thursday, February 11, 2010 @ 11:50AMAPPLEWOOD PANCAKE HOUSE, 14361 Ocean Highway, Litchfield. The Seacoast Artist Guild Gallery is open daily from 6 a.m.-2 p.m. and features work by area artists. All art is for sale. 357-2626 or www.seacoastartistguild.com .
Hometown Happenings 0212 Thursday, February 11, 2010 @ 11:00AMCommunity happenings
Hope for the holidays Thursday, February 11, 2010 @ 12:16AMThis year, 2009, was a tough one. To say that Shelter Island has been mired in a sluggish economy is an understatement. Seeing “For Sale by Owner” signs on local businesses and “For Rent” postings on empty store fronts is troubling no matter how you feel about the town’s sign law.
Tasmania thrills the tastebuds Wednesday, February 10, 2010 @ 11:12PMDavid Scott finds a spot of fishing, a dash of dining and a glass of wine are all to his taste.
Hometown Happenings 0211 Wednesday, February 10, 2010 @ 4:23PMCommunity happenings
Almanac, all areas Tuesday, February 9, 2010 @ 2:14PMMEETINGS
The Traveler returns Sunday, February 7, 2010 @ 3:13AMLopez Island does not have the reputation for being fast paced. That does not mean, however, that Lopezians are unaffected by adventure.