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- KEEP KIDS’ BRAINS, BODIES BUSY Thursday, July 8, 2010 @ 7:57AMBy ARLINDA SMITH BROADY As the oldest kid in our neighborhood gang, I was often the ringleader of covert operations to nab mulberries from an off-limits lot or trips to the local swimming pool or the air-conditioned public library to cool off when the mercury hit triple digits.
- The nanna stripped bare Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 9:12AMA MODERN woman of 63 years, I consider myself to be broad minded. I don't flinch at hearing occasional ''colourful'' language, as long as it is not used in a threatening or abusive manner and not directed at me. The same could be said for my attitude to nudity.
- The Top 50 Games That Belong On the 3DS Tuesday, July 6, 2010 @ 5:09PMThe Nintendo 3DS has opened a world of possibilities in the handheld market. New IPs will surely thrive on this new portable device, but some games just can't be forgotten. These are the games that absolutly need to be brought to the 3DS.
- Haiku Takes To Twitter, 140 Characters At A Time Monday, June 14, 2010 @ 11:48AMThe pithy, 17-syllable poems fit neatly into Twitter's 140-character limit. "Twaiku" has taken off. Linguist Geoff Nunberg says the pervasive little poems have filled the cultural space that was once occupied by light verse.
- Beyond compare Wednesday, June 2, 2010 @ 3:03AMShopping sites are about much more than just comparing price these days. Retailers that keep up with the new rules of the game can prosper.
- Teacher wins award for teaching personal finance to first-graders Tuesday, June 1, 2010 @ 11:20PMIf put on the spot, most adults would probably be hard pressed to clearly define the term "economics." Certainly no one would expect 6-year-olds to be able to grasp economic concepts, except maybe someone who teaches 6-year-olds.
- NEWS: This Week in Nintendo Downloads Monday, May 31, 2010 @ 3:49PMBeavers and aliens invade WiiWare, the Virtual Console receives a shot of the old west, and DSiWare sees the most releases this week.
- Nintendo DSiWare, WiiWare, and Virtual Console Weekly Updates Monday, May 31, 2010 @ 8:46AMX-Scape, Hero of Sparta, A Topsy Turvy Life, Ben 10 Alien Force: The Rise of Hex and Robocalypse - Beaver Defense among this week's Wii and DSi downloads.
- Write to Know Sunday, May 30, 2010 @ 7:46AMDear Write to Know: Once again, I am ready to pick up, sort and redistribute good, clean fiction and other types of readable hardcover books to give to Cape Councils on Aging, nursing homes, assisted living homes, rehab facilities, libraries, etc.
- A Life Remembered: Kenosha woman remembered for her organizational skills Sunday, May 23, 2010 @ 11:43PMEach Monday, the Kenosha News takes a look at the life of a Kenosha County resident who recently died. We share with you, through the memories of family and friends, a life remembered.
- Software claims world record by solving 400-piece jigsaw puzzle Saturday, May 22, 2010 @ 3:44AMA new software developed by scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has created a new world record by solving a 400-piece jigsaw puzzle.
- Software claims world record by solving 400-piece jigsaw puzzle Saturday, May 22, 2010 @ 3:10AMLondon, May 22 : A new software developed by scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has created a new world record by solving a 400-piece jigsaw puzzle.
- Computer solves 400-piece jigsaw to claim world record Friday, May 21, 2010 @ 9:07AMSoftware has reassembled an image cut into 400 squares in just 3 minutes – the algorithm could help improve commercial image editing software
- Nick Offerman & Megan Mullally : The Love Story of Two TV Stars Monday, May 3, 2010 @ 10:47AM"Megan and I kept hitting repeat on this Beck song for two and a half hours and making out in front of somebody's apartment building in Los Feliz," Offerman said.
- Weekly Wrap-up: High-Presure Facebook, PowerPoint Friendly Fire, Steve Speaks, And More... Saturday, May 1, 2010 @ 7:14AMOnce again, Facebook is our top story of the week - this time thanks to its high-pressure opt-in tactics. Oh Facebook, our readers just love reading about your privacy antics. We also continued our exploration of the significant Internet trends of 2010: On the Internet of Things highway, cars are getting smarter; Google Wave has found new purpose as a real-time blogging platform; and don't miss ...
- Women turn somber dialysis center into caring community Friday, April 23, 2010 @ 12:46AMDave Bakke column: Let’s be honest. Undergoing kidney dialysis is not a lot of laughs. But until a few years ago, dialysis was utterly somber at the RAI Care Center in Springfield. Linda Collins and Ruth Zimmerli have helped changed that.
- Gifts for Older Moms on Mother’s Day- SeniorStore.com Offers 6 Gift Ideas for Older Women Thursday, April 22, 2010 @ 2:13AMSeniorStore.com offers tips to finding a Mother's Day gift for older moms and gifts for older women. (PRWeb Apr 22, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/giftsforgrandma/mothersdaygifts/prweb3911264.htm
- Gifts for Older Moms on Mother’s Day- SeniorStore.com Offers 6 Gift Ideas for Older Women Thursday, April 22, 2010 @ 2:00AMSeniorStore.com offers tips to finding a Mother's Day gift for older moms and gifts for older women.
- Champions for them Tuesday, April 20, 2010 @ 11:23PMSOUTH HUTCHINSON - Justin Ankerholz wasn't receiving the proper care at the nursing home where he wa ...
- Puzzles for charity Monday, March 29, 2010 @ 3:35AMBy spending an afternoon solving puzzles, members of a University of Iowa sorority hoped to assist the effort to solve autism.
- One man, one town: Richard Dabrowski celebrates his 98th birthday Thursday, March 18, 2010 @ 1:25AMThe year was 1913. The population of the U.S. was 100 million, a new home cost $3,200, the Custom House in Kennebunkport became the library, and Richard Dabrowski celebrated his first birthday in New York.
- Solving Wooden Jigsaw Puzzles Can Be More than Just a Hobby Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 6:44PMStave Puzzles takes the art of crafting quality wood jigsaw puzzles to a fanatical level. (Norwich, VT) When you picture a jigsaw puzzle, there are many different possibilities for what may actually enter your mind’s eye.
- These neighbors fit together just fine Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 2:35AMThe Puzzle Ladies at Meeker Commons are at it again. They are up there in the second-floor rec room almost every day, working the puzzles, forming pictures from tiny pieces of cardboard. They've hung some of them on the walls now, in the rec room and up and down the hallways. It's helped to decorate the building. They call their leader "Mother Pearl." She is Pearl Hernandez, a longtime resident ...
- Kaufman dances way to top Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 2:02PMSara Kaufman was supposed to be a dancer. Instead she became a mixed martial artist.
- Tallulah Morehead: Survivor: Heroes vs Villains: Hi Y'all. Friday, February 19, 2010 @ 6:36AMSamoa's war between the Likeables and the Insufferables continues. It may not have the international attention the games in sunny Vancouver are getting (where, if...
- Critics Notebook: At the Berlinale, B-sides, Not Singles Friday, February 19, 2010 @ 5:35AMIt was about halfway through “Jew Süss”, Oskar Roehler’s staggeringly awful new drama, that I was reminded of my great-aunt, now dead more than seven years. This was a surprise, for a number of reasons. I don’t think of her often; we were never especially close. In perhaps my favourite memory of her, she’s barely even there: she was asleep on a sofa after a long Christmas lunch at my parents’ ...
- At S.J. Museum of Quilts, postmodern pieces share wall space with Navajo folk art Friday, February 19, 2010 @ 2:16AMNow on view: 'Navajo Weaving in the Present Tense: The Art of Lucy and Ellen Begay' and 'Poetic License: The Art of Joan Schulze.'
- The Importance of Crimestoppers Tips Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 10:53PMWhen it comes to solving a criminal investigation, what may not seem like much to you, could mean everything to police.
- WRITERS WRITE: Now, don't go all to pieces over a puzzle Saturday, January 30, 2010 @ 12:18AMIt's a cold, blowy winter evening, and TV isn't very interesting. Time to bring out a jigsaw puzzle. When I was growing up, a jigsaw puzzle under the Christmas tree was about all I needed for contentment. Well, that and a book.
- Nigeria : Banking Reform Blues Thursday, January 28, 2010 @ 6:17AMallAfrica: African news and information for a global audience
- For another week, a survivor Monday, January 25, 2010 @ 6:04AMChemo routine reflects resolve to press on.
- Mills River church puzzles through 24,000 pieces Sunday, January 24, 2010 @ 10:33AMThe congregation of Mills River Presbyterian Church has become the first group in North Carolina and the first church in the country to complete the world's largest commercially made jigsaw puzzle.
- Longtime Main Street employee retires after 49 years Monday, January 18, 2010 @ 7:17AMOne Main Street mainstay is bidding downtown adieu this year. She’ll still be out and about town, just not behind any counters.
- Break out puzzles and games to enjoy winter Monday, January 11, 2010 @ 11:00PMStuck indoors a lot lately? Looking for something to do? Let me help. I'm great with activities. Try these:
- The Flowerings of Love Are Not for the Weak Monday, January 11, 2010 @ 8:10PMAmy Bloom’s new book, a collection of stories, is beautifully astute.
- Nigeria : Jigsaw Puzzle's Pieces Monday, January 11, 2010 @ 3:01AMThe year 2010 is supposed to be the official make or mar year for Nigerian politicians in the run up to the next general and presidential elections, but it has gotten off to an uncertain, tense, cloudy and rumour-filled start.
- Volunteers begin assembling 'World's Largest Puzzle' Saturday, January 9, 2010 @ 10:39AMBy Jessica Goodman Times-News Staff Writer MILLS RIVER -- The temperature was in the teens, with a severe wind chill, on Friday outside the church on Presbyterian Church Road. By 7 p.m., people bundled up were scurrying to the side door of the fellowship hall.
- MiVT: Pricey puzzles Friday, January 8, 2010 @ 5:18PMAn Upper Valley manufacturer is a leader in its industry, despite the fact the company tries to confuse its customers with its challenging puzzles.
- Prior Centre preps for garage sale Friday, January 8, 2010 @ 2:19PMThe Versatiles will provide the music for the Friday afternoon dance at the Herman Prior 55-plus Centre. If you like to dance, or just like to listen to the music, you are sure to enjoy yourself. Ask some of your friends to meet you at the centre for an afternoon of good music and fun.
- Lady Vols' post game still packs a punch Saturday, January 2, 2010 @ 11:00PMWhenever Tennessee divides players for shooting drills during practice, seven Lady Vols typically head to one end of the court while three convene at the opposite basket.The trio constitutes Tennessee's post game, specifically what's left of it heading into a women's basketball game against No. 14 Oklahoma (10-2) tonight at Thompson-Boling Arena (TV: ESPN2, 7 p.m.). Forward Alyssia Brewer ...
- Hamden man was there for others to lean on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 @ 7:18AMHAMDEN — Russell Corso was a big Allman Brothers fan, and therein lies a tale.
- Forget Nursing Homes. Try a Retirement Commune. Monday, December 7, 2009 @ 11:38PMCan't cope with the idea of a nursing home? Consider a retirement commune.
- Holiday decorations delight Tour guests Monday, December 7, 2009 @ 1:41PMAt the Noble Drive home of Gordon and Leanne Summers, two boys cooked s'mores on the open fire for guests for this year's Tour of Homes.
- Heloise: Freshen a smelly closet Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 11:04PMI recently bought a house, and the linen closet in the hallway has a musty smell and damp feeling. I placed baking soda in it to absorb odor and dampness, but it's not working. Help! I have to crack the door open sometimes to "dry" it out, and all my towels smell musty and damp. - C.M. Jerger, via e-mail
- Newport woman puzzles over mural Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 10:23AMRita Jacobs of Newport loves jigsaw puzzles and believes she may have completed one of the largest puzzles in Perry County. Looking for a puzzle large enough to mount as a wall mural, her daughter located some through Puzzles by Ravensburger in Lake Moraine, Canada. “They had two sizes. One was over 24,000 pieces, but it was [...]
- Gifts For Wounded Veterans Tuesday, November 10, 2009 @ 2:38PMWith the Holiday season coming, everyone thinks of our armed forces personnel in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other parts of the world. Often forgotten are those who come home wounded. Three or four days after being wounded, Veterans arrive at Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington DC for treatment.
- SAW Wednesday, October 28, 2009 @ 6:38PMSAW is a happy game with bunnies and flowers and cakes. Arch villain Jigsaw’s had a change of heart and is dishing out presents because… no, not really. It’s bloody miserable.
- The private lives of very clever people Monday, October 26, 2009 @ 9:23PMWhat music do they like? What paper do they read? How often do they nap? Paul Kendall speaks to some of the most brilliant minds in the UK and asks: what's your secret?
- This Thai crime investigator is no friend to the 'big shots' Monday, October 26, 2009 @ 12:41PMColorful forensic pathologist Porntip Rojanansunan solves human rights cases.
- Bareville native reaches 100 in good health Saturday, October 17, 2009 @ 5:49AMChrist King never thought he would reach the century mark, but that's just what he did this week."You let the good Lord run it for you. He knows. Your time is set," King said.King has been fairly healthy throughout his life. He has had a few broken bones and cataracts, but nothing life-threateni...