June 9th, 2008         Posted by Ripley         1 Comment »

Whistle disparity in Game 2 leaves Lakers feeling foul

BOSTON — There are two game stories I hate to write: the almost-comeback and anything to do with the officiating. Game 2 of the NBA Finals was both.It’s hard not to mention the refs when one team shoots 38 free throws and the other shoots 10, which is what happened with the Celtics and the […]

May 14th, 2008         Posted by Glenna         2 Comments »

FCC Received Aliph Jawbone 2 Headset

Without a doubt, the original Aliph Jawbone is the best Bluetooth headset that I have ever used, so naturally I’m pretty stoked about the second-generation model.The new Jawbone 2 (unofficial name) recently went through its paces the almighty FCC, getting that stamp of approval that all new gadgets need before going on sale in the […]

May 14th, 2008         Posted by Bradley         11 Comments »

'American Idol': Who are the Final Two?

First prediction: Ryan Seacrest will face the camera and announce that more than 70 million votes have been cast and America has spoken.Second prediction: He will say the difference in vote totals between two of the contestants is among the closest ever in the seven long years that “American Idol” has been part of the […]

May 14th, 2008         Posted by Ripley         16 Comments »

Million dollar baby!

Mumbai: Sikander Kher’s introductory scene in his debut "Woodstock Villa" was inspired from Tom Cruise starrer "Days of Thunder" and shot at a whopping budget of Rs.15 million."A special bike Yamaha MP01 costing above Rs.2 million was imported for the scene. The hero rides on it like Ajay Devgan in ‘Phool Aur Kaante’. One has […]

May 2nd, 2008         Posted by Diamond         8 Comments »

From Interop: Be mindful of vendors' motives

IT security vendors’ sole purpose is to generate revenue and they will only create solutions to stop dangerous threats when they are incentivized to do so, the principal security strategist for IBM Internet Security Systems said Wednesday at Interop in Las Vegas.“The goal of the security market is to make money,” Joshua Corman told an […]

April 21st, 2008         Posted by Flynn         15 Comments »

Superman sighting

BENTONVILLE - Bentonville’s Esteban Vanegas did his best Superman imitation on Senior Night.Vanegas scored the game-winning goal in the 53 rd minute as Bentonville beat Fayetteville 2-1 in a 7 A-West Conference soccer game at the Tiger Soccer and Track Complex on Friday night.Bentonville is 12-6-1 overall and 4-3 in the conference. Fayetteville […]

April 18th, 2008         Posted by Dawson         10 Comments »

ABC wraps up fantasy/legal comedy 'Eli Stone'

The overly cute supernatural legal comedy ”Eli Stone” (at 10 on ABC 6 and 16, TV-14) wraps up its first season with the title character undergoing surgery to address the brain aneurysm behind his sounds and visions. It doesn’t take a brain surgeon to see that ABC should pull the plug on this one. The […]

April 9th, 2008         Posted by Eustace         11 Comments »

REVERED NOT REVILED

Looking at these images, you wonder about the child’s future – that is, if she can survive.Gradually your thoughts drift to the baby’s parents.How would they be feeling?Pretty sad and concerned, you think.Far from it, the parents of the girl born with four eyes, two mouths and two heads think their newborn daughter is simply […]

March 26th, 2008         Posted by Mack         10 Comments »

Bevin Boy honoured decades later

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has paid tribute to the men who were conscripted as miners during World War II. However, David Nicoll, from Arbroath, has been telling BBC Scotland that the “Bevin Boys” have waited too long for this recognition.The number of miners fighting in World War II had left a manpower shortage in the […]

March 17th, 2008         Posted by Cedar         1 Comment »

The Cutting Edge

The Cutting EdgeShops still beckon clients to the barber’s chairBy Monica Green/features@trcle.comBowl cut. Buzz cut. Crewcut. Flattop. Razor cut. These are a few cuts barbers can do. The ancient trade of barbering, which dates back to 3500 B.C., is fading away, and business owners in Cleburne yearn for it to return. l “It’s kind of […]