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Hasbro 2nd-qtr profit rises 33 pct Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:18AMConsumer demand for Transformers action figures as well as the Beyblade spin-top game helped push Hasbro Inc.'s second quarter profit up 33 percent, the company said Monday.
The Week in Preview: You’ll never find a worm in your tequila bottle – that’s only for certain brands of mezcal. Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:30AMThursday When in Rome There’s nothing so frustrating as visiting a foreign country and not being able to pursue your own itinerary. Watch Audrey Hepburn trade the constraints of her royal schedule for adventure and romance at a screening of “Roman Holiday” at 6:15 p.m. at the Amherst Town Library at 14 Main St. in Amherst. Hepburn stars as headstrong royal Princess Ann, who crosses paths with ...
Your Neighbors Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:02AMFour members of Troop 6 Cranston, Boy Scouts of America, were honored at an Eagle Court of Honor ceremony at St. Mary Church. Cranston High School West students Daniel P. Genco, Luca Antonio Fedeli Rebussini, Andrew J. Marrapese and Jerry M. Blau were awarded the Eagle badge, the highest rank in scouting, after earning a minimum of 21 merit badges and performing extensive service projects.
UK family holidays: summer survival guide Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:24AMOur guide to the most child-friendly hotels and the best of what's on in Britain these holidays.
News: Dead Island gets ESRB Mature rating Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:46AMStamp on a zombie's head. Zombie game Dead Island has been given a Mature sticker by North American age-rating body ESRB. Blood and gore and violence are the main reasons why. You can dismember zombies with a wide variety of weaponry and even stamp on their vacant heads to finish them off. Dead Island also apparently has references to drugs, under age sex, alcohol and naughty words. Read more...
Travel advice: is fuel too costly for a touring holiday? Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:54AMOur expert answers a reader's query about the high cost of fuel when driving abroad.
Filipinos win Penang skimboard contest Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:40AMTACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Philippines (PIA) – Skimriders from the Philippines bagged the championship trophies in both the International Men’s Division and the International Women Division in Penang, Malaysia’s 5th International Skimboarding Competition last July 16-17, 2011.
Pictures of the week Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:22AMOur pick of the best pictures from around the world
Tourists evacuated from Croatian island Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:11AMForest fire has so far ravaged more than 2,500 hectares of pine forest and plants. -AFP
News in Brief Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:22AMSpaghetti dinner fundraiser A spaghetti dinner fundraiser to benefit Chris Durbin, 53, who is battling stage four pancreatic cancer, will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. July 23 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
Looking Back, July 15, 2011 Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:54AMTEMPERATURES were hitting record highs as the Island experienced several days over 80F.
Teacher not to change for woes Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:10AMLETTERS From R. M. Welch, Shanklin: I notice that once again Cliff Bennett ( July 8th) has found an opportunity to vent his spleen against teachers, even though the main point of his letter was nothing to do with teachers, but simply the economic situation of our country.
Cyprus leader promises full blast inquiry amid mass protests Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:51AMAs thousands of protesters called for his resignation, Cypriot President Demetris Christofias has spoken publicly for the first time since a deadly munitions explosion that knocked out the island's power supply.
Claudette Lake Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:14AMStill in search of new French carp venues, Scott and Samantha find another piece of perfect peace. Set in the heart of the countryside, in the northern region of France, Claudette Lake is a 7 acre gravel pit that has been left completely as an unspoilt carp fishing venue.
Around Bristol Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:10AMTo have local events included in this column, e-mail information to editor@centralctcommunications.com
Anger after vandals target charity bus Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:40AMTHE outraged chairman of a group, that looks after deaf children, has condemned vandals who smashed windows of its minibus and stole £2,000 worth of equipment.
Good Samaritan steps in to help disabled girl Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:39AMShannon Winter who has been helped by Carl Donoclift. A DISABLED teenager’s tears of despair after she was robbed while on holiday in Seaview, have turned to tears of joy after a kind-hearted Island man pledged to replace all her stolen belongings.
Bali-Indonesia Resort Holiday For Aamir And Kiran! Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:09AMBollywood superstar Aamir Khan is the latest celebrity to proceed on a holiday to Bali. As per reports Aamir headed to the exotic Indonesian resort with his wife Kiran, early this week.
Red, White and Blue Celebration For Independence Day Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:09AMJust to remind Oyster Bay of its revolutionary roots, Raynham Museum staff members marched in the annual Fourth of July Parade dressed in authentic Colonial costumes. The house museum was the home of the Townsends, and General George Washington’s spy, Culper Jr., (really Robert Townsend). The museum played a big part in our Revolutionary War beginnings, including being taken over by the Queen’s ...
North Massapequa Fire Department Scores In Rib Rivalry Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:03AMFairway Market and the Nassau County Firefighters Museum and Education Center challenged the self-proclaimed best firehouse chefs in Nassau County to a Barbecue Cook-Off on Friday, July 1 at the Nassau County Firefighters Museum at 399 Charles Lindbergh Blvd. in Uniondale. In the spirit of the holiday weekend, teams of firefighters from Nassau County competed against each other in the Fairway ...
Five appointed to park board Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:55PMGALVESTON The city council made five appointments to the Galveston Park Board of Trustees on Thursday.
KING ARTHUR Created By The Outfit Ensemble Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:29PMThe Outfit Theatre Company don’t just make kids’ theatre, they make family theatre: shows for the entire family. Shows which thrill children, titillate parents (indeed adults of all ages), and leave the audience in stitches. Shows like “King Arthur”.
British Virgin Islands Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:24PMWhat happens when steady trade winds meet an island-flecked channel with tame currents and hundreds of protected bays? Every mariner worth their sea salt sails there — hence the British Virgin Islands (BVIs) being a sailing fantasy land.
Letters to the Editor Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 7:32AMHAUPPAUGE Steve Levy responds You claim in your editorial “the first thing an editor might ask a reporter returning from an event might be ‘what’s the lead,’ in other words what’s the news hook?” Had you sent a reporter to the event, instead of commenting on something you did not report on, perhaps you would [...]
Tabloids Use David Beckham To Make Sense Of Robert Sebbage’s Senseless Death Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 7:26AMRobert Sebbage has been killed. It’s front-page news on the Daily Star and Daily Mirror. Why?...
Former England mascot stabbed to death in Greece named as Robert Sebbage Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 7:20AMA former England football mascot stabbed to death during an altercation with two Greek taxi drivers on Zakynthos was enjoying his first "lads" holiday abroad, his family has revealed.
Girl, 18, dies of meningitis day after birthday Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 7:20AMA London independent school pupil has died one day after falling ill with meningitis on her 18th birthday.
Wrong again: Pear shaped holidays in wahoo paradise Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 7:16AMYou screwed-up this time, didn't you?
RIPTA considers major service cuts Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 7:03AMPROVIDENCE
Pick of the week Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:45AMOutstanding opportunity right now for some of the best king salmon fishing in the islands in years. One 40-pounder reported by Holiday Sports in Burlington; lots in the 30-pound range, and 20-pounders common.
England football mascot knifed to death in Greece Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:09AMLondon, July 14(ANI): A British teenager, who once met his idol David Beckham when selected as an England football mascot, was stabbed to death on a Greek holiday island in a bust-up with local taxi drivers.
Four-bedroom homes in demand Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 9:28PMThere’s a national shortage of four-bedroom homes for rent as tenants seek long-term rentals priced in the mid to high-end range, First National’s quarterly property management survey shows.
Thinking back to a Fourth of July so long ago Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 9:08PMAt the time, I was thinking I'd been stupid. This is not new or foreign to me, but at the time, I really couldn't understand why I decided signing up was a good idea.
England mascot knifed to death Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 8:51PMEX England football mascot stabbed on Greek island in bust-up with local cabbies
Tourist stabbed to death in Greek resort Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 8:28PMA Greek taxi driver stabbed and killed a British tourist on the Ionian holiday island of Zakynthos, and witnesses said violence flared after a group of youths angered two men by shining laser torches at them.
Paju Premium Outlet is a new shopping mall in Paju district Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 7:32PMI JUST could not understand why friends and colleagues were all agog when I posted a message on my Facebook about an impending trip to South Korea. Immediately, messages started pouring in, telling me I must visit Nami Island — the place where the blockbuster Winter Sonata was shot in 2002.
Zante murder: Teen who was David Beckham England mascot stabbed in heart on first lads' holiday Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 6:56PMIT started out as just another night of holiday fun for a bunch of close teenage mates enjoying their first foreign jaunt together.
Briton stabbed to death on Greek island Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 6:26PMA British tourist has been stabbed and killed on the Greek holiday island of Zante, after the 19-year-old and his friends were attacked by two taxi drivers. Four others from the group, who are all thought to be from Basingstoke, were treated in hospital for injuries after the incident at the popular Lagana resort at 3am yesterday.
Germany's 'Punching Prince' starts fight with his own lawyer Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 6:24PMThe scandal-filled saga of Germany's "Punching" Prince Ernst August of Hanover took a new turn yesterday with disclosures that the 57-year-old descendant of Queen Victoria is to sue his own lawyer for claiming that he was intoxicated during a violent brawl in East Africa in 2000.
Best holiday spots for high-rollers Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 6:19PMFOR Aussies looking to blow their tax return, or who have a little cash lying around, a visit to one of world’s top gaming destinations might be on the cards.
NCBI ROFL: A novel method for the removal of ear cerumen. Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 6:15PMIt’s CMAJ week on NCBI ROFL! All this week we’ll be featuring articles from the Canadian Medical Association Journal’s holiday issues. Enjoy! “We describe the off-label use of a recreational device (the Super Soaker Max-D 5000) in the alleviation of a socially emergent ear condition. A 45-year-old male complained of a profound reduction in his left ear acuity while staying at an island cottage ...
Michaela honeymoon murder trial told of woman's shouts of pain Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 2:50AMA witness revealed that he heard the voice of a woman “shouting in pain” from the hotel room where Michaela McAreavey was found murdered. Related Stories Strauss-Kahn court date postponed Shuttle astronauts in shopping trip Chavez speaks of battle with cancer Obama backs Russian Libya diplomacy Premier defends carbon tax policy
Neuroendocrine Cancer Specialists Reveal Life Changing Information at Patient Conferences Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 2:18AMA series of life-changing patient conferences has been announced for 2011 by the Carcinoid Cancer Awareness Network. (PRWeb July 12, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/7/prweb8632148.htm
Former beauty queen arrested in connection with 2003 slaying on Whidbey Island Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 1:34AMThe woman, a former Ms. Washington, is arrested in New Mexico in connection with a 2003 slaying on Whidbey Island.
Singing nuns on the menu Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 12:12AMTourists are increasingly visiting religious organisations' restaurants around the world both because they're good value and out of curiosity.
Westport's Lips Together... , With John Ellison Conlee, Jenn Gambatese and More, Begins July 12 Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 11:18PMTony Award nominee John Ellison Conlee, Jenn Gambatese, Chris Henry Coffey and Maggie Lacey share a rocky holiday weekend in the Westport Country Playhouse production of Terrence McNally's Lips Together, Teeth Apart beginning July 12.
Time to Take Off Batman: Airports with Unusual Call Signs Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 10:57PMKiwis may be more accustomed to Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch, but travellers can also touch down at the likes of Batman, Moron and SIN. There’s literally a world of unusual names and abbreviations out there when it comes to airports.
Confiscated Iranian arms cause huge blast in Cyprus Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 5:37AMMARI, July 11 – A massive munitions blast at a military base in Cyprus killed at least eight people and injured dozens today, shutting down the island’s largest power station, the official Cyprus News Agency said. The explosion was thought to have occurred in a dump storing 98 shipping containers of confiscated Iranian weapons at the Evangelos ...
Go diving with sharks Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 1:09AMDARE DEVILS looking for their next big thrill are creating a new wave of brave travellers who are tackling activities like shark diving on overseas holidays.
Cash Tax Holiday, July 20 Basel Rules, Caterpillar: Compliance Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 11:29PMThe Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations is reviewing how companies might use offshore cash they are seeking to transmit to the U.S. at a low tax rate.