Archive for April, 2008

• Film Clips

  Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

  Downsizing your carbon footprintShelter from an empty cupCreative Loafing’s SideshowView and post ads in other cities.BILL (R) A doormat of a man, Bill (Aaron Eckhart) works an unsatisfying job and stays married to his cheating wife. But once he begins mentoring a rebellious and self-confident teen (Logan Lerman), his life starts to turn around.THE GRAND […]

• Slideshow: Fort Kent on flood watch, 11am

  Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

  (NECN) - This is some more of the pictures that NECN viewer Peter Cyr sent from Fort Kent, Maine, about 11am Wednesday, as residents watch the St. John and Fish Rivers rise. If you have pictures to share, send them to web@necn.com.As of 1pm, the St. John River was expected to overtop the levees near […]

• HARNESSING THE SAHARAN SUN Is Desert Solar Power the Solution to …

  Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

  A tiny fraction of the sun’s energy that shines upon the deserts of North Africa and the Middle East could meet all of Europe’s electricity demands. The technology to harness the energy already exists. So why is hardly anyone investing in it?The oil of the 21st century is not buried deep within the earth. Instead, […]

• Behindatthebar out; Denis of Cork in

  Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

  LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Behindatthebar, the Lexington Stakes winner, will not run in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby and instead will point for the Preakness on May 17, trainer Todd Pletcher said Monday.Behindatthebar’s defection will enable Denis of Cork to make it into the Derby field. Entries for the race will be taken and post positions assigned on […]

• How to Enjoy the Natural Health Benefits of Fruit all Year Round

  Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

  (ARA) - The days are getting shorter and the night air is now hinted with the crisp coolness of autumn. While this is a relief from the extreme heat of the summer, the fall season also limits the availability of fresh fruit.Fruit is an excellent source of antioxidants and natural compounds that can help us […]

• View from a wheelchair

  Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

  My best friend of 30 years died recently from a debilitating lung disease called Cryptogenic Fibrosing Alveolitis, which basically means he could walk 10 yards but then needed 10 minutes to catch his breath again, walking was not the problem; it was the breathing that proved tough.Before he died his girlfriend, Andrea arranged a surprise […]

• Cañon City wrestlers set for state

  Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

  The wrestling season never ends.For Cañon City coach Duff Seaney, once the high school season finishes, it’s on to the middle school season.The Falcons have been very successful this season in the middle school ranks, as the team qualified 13 for state that takes place this Saturday in Loveland.“We had quite a few league champions […]

• BHS-CHS Invitational results

  Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

  1. Bismarck High 210. 2. Century 177.50. 3. Minot 139.50. 4. Dickinson 81. 5. Mandan 66. 6. St. Mary’s 10.100: 1. Sharon Boots, Cen., 13.00. 2. Lexi Ely, Cen., 13.02. 3. Joslin Seidel, Bis., 13.05. 4. Megan Meyer, Bis., 13.28. 5. Heidi Jundt, Bis., 13.29. 6. Kayla Montgomery, Min., 13.31. 7. Amity Lantz, Dickinson, 13.33. […]

• Three Siblings Make Olympic Tae Kwon Do Team

  Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

  Morning Edition, April 7, 2008 · With a backside kick, Diana Lopez qualified for the U.S. tae kwon do Olympic team during the weekend. Spinning cartwheels helped her brother Mark qualify. Now, they’ll join their brother Steven in Beijing.It’s the first time in more than a century that three siblings have […]

• Business Week Takes On the RIAA

  Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

  They count every download as a lost sale.This is an obviously specious metric. Everyone has downloaded music for perusal, found out that it sucked ass, and deleted it. And pretty much everyone with bandwidth and friends without it has downloaded music for someone else and either deleted it or has it lying around, never listened […]