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- Nikki Williams Signs with Breyon Prescott of Chameleon Entertainment / J Records Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:53AMThe gifted singer-songwriter who wrote “Fly Away” for the hit movie "Country Strong” will produce music under the Chameleon Entertainment label. Chameleon Entertainment / J records is a subsidiary of Sony / BMG. (PRWeb July 19, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/country_music/nikki_williams/prweb8651223.htm
- Everett Animal Farm offers ‘test drive’ rabbits for adoption Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:51AMEVERETT -- Please, please, please can I have a bunny? All summer long the city's petting farm at Forest Park allows people to take home a domestic rabbit for three nights.
- Countdown to the 2011 D23 Expo - Opening Day Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:08AMWhat to expect from the first day of the 2011 D23 Expo
- Turn a sad milestone day into a happy one for Archie and Radar Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:02AMWest Milford Thursday, July 21, 2011 will be an ordinary day for most. It will be a work day for some, a day to do the laundry or run errands. For a lucky few, it will be a vacation day with lots of fun things to do. For others it will be a milestone day - a birthday, an anniversary or a day with special memories.
- At 61, Nyad Resurfaces For Cuba To Key West Swim Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:48AMNearly 30 years after she made news with long-distance swims, Diana Nyad is back. Nyad plans to retry a swim she first attempted in 1978 but couldn't finish. This time she has a team working with her and says she may be in better shape now than she was in her 20s. read more
- With Beltran felled by flu, Marlins shove Mets back under .500 Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:29AMCarlos Beltran had a bat in his hands in the ninth inning last night, but that was as close as the Mets' right fielder got to the field. With the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline approaching quickly, the Mets were once again without most of their offensive firepower and seemingly...
- Mets notes: Carlos Beltran ready to hit Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:15AMReady to hit
- The 25 Biggest Fluke Plays in Sports History Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:09AMLyle Lovett married Julia Roberts? The Red Sox upended the Yankees after digging themselves a three games to none deficit? Nicolas Cage continues to find acting work? What!? It’s a fluke! Flukes happen in the world of sports all the time. Here are the 25 biggest fluke plays in sports history; there will be no debate. Begin Slideshow
- Tweaker Gardens For God Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:50AMShe said she was tweaking and that she was sorry once CCSO Deputy Vince Curtis arrested her for public intoxication. He was dispatched to the county landfill after a complaint that this woman was standing in the street flagging cars down on 33rd west Avenue and then throwing rocks at the cars that didnât stop.
- Eagle Love Story: Injured Mates Reunited At Rehab Center Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:27PMWhen an injured bald eagle was brought to a rehabilitation center near Buffalo, N.Y., last week, there was a surprise: The female who was being treated there must have been his mate because they responded to each other immediately.
- Storm creates wild times at local wildlife centers Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:54PMThe powerful windstorm that ripped through the region last week left the staff at Kane and DuPage county wildlife centers in a whirl.Workers arrived at the Willowbrook Wildlife Center in Glen Ellyn on the morning of the July 11 storm to discover a massive catalpa tree had crashed into an outdoor woodchuck cage and blocked off part of a nature trail.It wasn’t long before the phones started ...
- Has Barack Obama heard of Pelican Bay, I wonder Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:49PMOn June 30, 2011, I wrote about hell and heaven, of prisons hellish and heavenly (‘On prisons and death-escape’, Daily News). I wrote about a hell that had a name and acronym: Pelican Bay State Prison (PBSP), a ‘Supermax’ state prison run by the California Department for Corrections and Rehabilitation, located in Crescent City in Del Norte County’.
- Canadian Prospect Mein Draws ‘Cyborg’ for Strikeforce Debut Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:46PMStrikeforce officials announced Monday via Twitter that both Santos and Mein (Pictured) have verbally agreed to the matchup, which has been tabbed for a Sept. 10 event , about which little is known.
- Facebook and the Epiphanator: An End to Endings? Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:46PMI do not enjoy Facebook — I find it cloying and impossible — but I am there every day. Last year I watched a friend struggle through breast cancer treatment in front of hundreds of friends. She broadcast her news with caution, training her crowd in how to react: no drama, please; good vibes; videos with puppies or kittens welcomed. I watched two men grieve for lost children — one man I've only ...
- The Greatest Artist You Never Heard Of Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:44PMThere was a scene with prostitutes and homeless kids that we were trying to film for the 3am pilot where we were trying to get them all to fight each other. Jon Alpert, who had produced a bunch of documentaries for HBO was hired to be my chaperone on this part of the project.
- Trey Bien: Blue Sox Mancini on Pace to Best NECBL RBI Record Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:42PMA generation ago, Ray "Boom-Boom" Mancini was the undisputed lightweight boxing champion of the world. In the summer of 2011, the Holyoke Blue Sox have their own "Boom Boom" Mancini.
- Ajman civic body gets strict on breeding wild animals at home Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:40PMAJMAN - The Ajman Municipality has issued a warning on those who breed wild animals at home, saying they endanger their lives and that of others.
- Gaming N ews Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:18PMLAS VEGAS, Nevada -- In an increasingly online, plugged-in world of smartphones and high tech, there's still a demand for the old school tug on a one-armed bandit and the tinkle and crash of hard money meeting stainless steel.
- Avian influenza and wild birds Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:28AMA photo exhibit on migratory birds mounted by the Cebu Birdnuts, at the SM City Cebu North Wing from July 6 to July 12, provided answers to the following questions on “ecohealth”:
- Emmy nominations have Canadian flavour Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:15AMUndated handout photo from the Showtime TV show 'THE BORGIAS'. Jeremy Irons as Rodrigo Borgia and Holliday Grainger as Lucrezia Borgia in 'The Borgias' (Episode 4).
- Brock Lesnar's Beard and the Greatest Facial Hair in UFC History Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:14AMWhat is it about a beard that we all love so much? It's a tough thing to define, but I think we love beards because they remind us of a simpler time. You see a beard and what do you think of? A lumberjack, a farmer, Amish people... Zeus, Chuck Norris, how cool you, yourself, would look with a beard, or...I'm getting off track. There's a certain simplicity to a beard, just as there is a certain ...
- Live from the House of the Dead: Citizen Sane Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 10:51AMOur imprisoned blogger talks about the prohibition-era effect of telling jailbirds they can't have their cigs.
- Forgotten no longer Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 10:50AMCat lovers looking to adopt were in luck this weekend as PeThingz pet store in Littleton hosted an adoption drive with Forgotten Angels, a Westford-based cat adoption agency.
- Smaller nets equal big potential for the NHL Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 10:49AMThe next Brendan Shanahan Carnival of Wacky Notions (a.k.a. the NHL Research and Development Camp) is scheduled for next month in Toronto, and we're hoping for the same balance between reasonable and outrageous improvements for the Game as we had last summer. (Although we could probably all do without seeing that referee-as-lifeguard idea given another test run …) There are possible changes for ...
- USA women settle for 7-7 tie in water polo opener Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 10:49AMby Palo Alto Online Sports Final World Championships The heavily favored and defending champion USA women's water polo team had to settle for an upsetting 7-7 tie with the Netherlands on the opening day of the FINA World Championships on Sunday in Shanghai, China.
- Soundgarden reunion continues strong Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 10:48AMThe reunited Soundgarden that played the UIC Pavilion Saturday night really had nothing to prove that it didn't already prove last summer at Lollapalooza. That show officially ended a 13-year silence, simultaneously reemphasizing the Seattle group's potent, primal power, once-mighty cultural dominance and hard rock relevance an entire generation removed from the heyday of grunge.
- WWE Money in the Bank 2011 Predictions: The Start of a New Era? Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 10:45AMTonight, WWE will present it's second annual Money in the Bank pay-per-view event. Last year's event was fun and entertaining, but this year's looks to be one of the biggest events of the year. The reason for that? CM Punk vs. John Cena. Yeah, it's not the Money in the Bank Ladder matches themselves that are the most anticipated this year. Those are just extra goodies. The real treat is the WWE ...
- Spartans take to the wood Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 9:53AMIf the Spartans had their way, Smithfield-Selma would play with wood bats all year.
- MANCHESTER: About 30 come Saturday to village hall to learn about owls (with video) Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 5:50AMSome Manchester children got their first look at an some of the area’s finest predators Saturday.
- Acer TravelMate 8481 lands late August, £700 price tag in tow Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 5:44AMBack in May, we caught a glimpse of Acer's TravelMate 8481 , rocking an extra thin bezel and 13 hours of battery life for the road-weary sojourner. At the time, Acer was touting a mid-June launch, but we've just received word that the Core i7-packing notebook won't make it into carry-ons until late August. As of now, we've only got UK pricing -- £699, to be exact -- leading us to wonder when the ...
- My Turn: Massachusetts prison riot was waiting to happen Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 5:41AMThe recent outbreak in a Massachusetts jail housing inmates from Vermont ("Vermont inmates involved in Mass. jail riot," July 10) serves to remind us that saving money on the state's prison budget is crucial, especially in a tight economy, but a penny-wise, pound-foolish approach can instill needless anger, tension and resentment in the person who is incarcerated.
- Shark Fights: MMA organization with unique name looks to make name Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 4:53AMWhen it was created in 2008, Sharks Fights derived its name after setting out to be known as something a little different from the standard regional promotion.
- Jim Hettes wins featherweight title at MMA event Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 4:43AMWILKES-BARRE TWP. - Jim Hettes is MMA's main attraction in its early life in Northeast Pennsylvania.Hettes once again didn't disappoint the local fans as MMA came to its biggest stage in NEPA at Mohegan Sun Arena.Hettes claimed the featherweight title
- Darwin asylum detainees protest on roof Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 4:37AMA group of asylum seekers have spent days on the roof of Darwin's immigration detention centre protesting over the length of times their claims are taking to process.
- PTSD symptoms, therapy, cautions and causes Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 4:14AMDr. Steven Hagemoser, a psychologist who works with troubled veterans, tells patients that having post-traumatic stress disorder can feel like being locked in a cage with a tiger.
- MIT researchers develop find and replace for DNA Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 3:50AMScientists at Harvard and MIT have developed a method for finding and overwriting specific DNA sequences within a...
- Robbinsville's 10-year-old softball All-Stars, do it again, return to N.J. state Final Four Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 9:55PMROBBINSVILLE – For the fifth time in the last six years, Robbinsville Little League’s 10-Year-Old Softball All-Stars have won New Jersey’s Section 3 tournament and advanced to the state’s final four.
- 'Expedition Impossible' Recap: Episode 4, July 14 Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 9:37PMJoseph Landini From the ice to a mule After Grandpa's Warriors took the heli home, it was now time for a new factor of the expedition to begin. Ice. The teams had to climb an ice mountain to the checkpoint where they would find their first task of the stage. The Gypsies, who have dominated the competition, got the head start as usual. After finishing first and second last week, the Gypsies and ...
- He comes in peace Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 9:26PMThis week, we begin in Ireland: Zonad (***) Not rated, 75 minutes. Coming Tuesday on DVD.
- Man arrested following Springfield shooting incident Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 9:08PMA Springfield man is behind bars facing attempted murder charges following a shooting incident Friday night.
- Unyielding desire to succeed drives Gray Maynard as he prepares for UFC title fight Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 9:00PMFormer St. Edward wrestler preparing for UFC lightweight title bout in October.
- Missionary mauled by lions returns to Utah Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 8:43PMSALT LAKE CITY — The LDS missionary who was mauled by lions in a Guatemalan zoo has been returned to Utah, his family says. Alan Oakey, the father of injured missionary Elder Paul Richard Oakey, issued the following statement Saturday:
- Savor the flavor of Summer Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 8:34PMBrown’s Farm Market attracts those from near and far Grocery store tomatoes. Blemish free, glowing with promise. And fraught with the disappointment of tastelessness.
- Alma College women's basketball coach Keisha Brown is 'humbled' after winning the Flint Monarchs' Inspiration Award Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 8:21PMFlint was shooting for the cure of breast cancer as they hosted their inaugural "Breast Cancer Awareness Game." At halftime, the Monarchs (9-3) led by 21 points and paid tribute to all cancer survivors.
- Dan Henderson: Fedor Emelianenko Has Not Improved Since Exiting Pride Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 8:14PMAccording to MMAjunkie.com , Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Dan Henderson commented on his upcoming matchup with MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko. Both Henderson and Emelianenko have shared similar success paths within the sport. The two competed for the Rings promotion at the turn of the century and both successful fighters achieved championship level status within the Pride organization ...
- Tara Johnson doesn't disappoint the Flint Monarchs in her first start of the season against the Columbus Hidden Gems Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 7:52PMSWARTZ CREEK — Tara Johnson waited for her big break all season long with the Flint Monarchs.
- Orphaned seal pup flown to Vancouver refuge Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 1:18PMAlfalfa the seal pup had a distressing 24 hours before he arrived in Vancouver by plane Friday afternoon.
- Age tames Pa. woman's life as animal rehabilitator Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 12:47PMAn AP Member Exchange. Please credit the member.
- Man arrested after Springfield shooting Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 12:35PMSPRINGFIELD - A poker game turned into an argument that ended with a 19-year-old man firing about a dozen shots and barricading himself in a home on Forest Avenue just after 9 p.m. Friday.Arthur Mack Cage, 19, was at the residence at 909 Forest Ave. when an argument ensued between him and Harry...
- Tua rings in the changes Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 12:07PMDavid Tua, the people's champion, is opening his private sanctuary up to the public.