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- Granddaughter Blabs About Thieving Grandma Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 11:41AMGranddaughter not pictured. A former Queens school secretary was busted for spending thousands of taxpayers' dollars on herself and her family, after her granddaughter ratted her out to Department of Education officials. According to investigators, the granddaughter tipped off officials after her grandmother had stopped paying her cell phone bill . Lesson: Do not mess with 14-year-old girls and ...
- G-Braves use explosive seventh to vault past Knights Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 11:42PMLAWRENCEVILLE -- The Gwinnett Braves beat the Charlotte Knights 9-5 on Tuesday night in the second game of their final homestand of the season at Coolray Field in Lawrenceville.
- Gwinnett Defeats Charlotte, 9-5 Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 10:57PMThe Gwinnett Braves beat the Charlotte Knights 9-5 on Tuesday night in the second game of their final homestand of the season at Coolray Field in Lawrenceville, GA. Gwinnett blew up for 7 runs in an offensive showcase of a 7th inning to clinch the win.
- Sumo Wrestles Walk-Off for Birds in Opener Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 10:41PMMYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - With just 12 games left in the regular season, every game is huge for the Pelicans, who began their three-game set with Southern Division rival Salem just a game and a half behind the Red Sox for a playoff berth.
- LAST CHANCE: Please Help Us Find The 100 Most Valuable Private Internet Companies In The World Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 12:48PMEditor's note: This is your last chance to submit companies for consideration. We've updated the list of companies below with all the names we're currently considering. Please help us add to the list!
- USPTA certified instructor offers tennis clinics for kids, adults Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 8:05PMTimes staff Friday, August 20, 2010 Today USPTA -certified instructor Rob Delgado will teach beginning to intermediate players proper tennis technique and strategy. Classes will be held at 9 a.m. (ages 8 to 14) and 10 a.m. (ages 15 to adult). $5; recreation card holders free. Highland Recreation Complex and Family Aquatic Center, 400 Highland Ave. NE, Largo. (727) 518-3016; www ...
- Augusta Students Log Summer Reading Hours Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 5:31PMAugusta County school kids have earned praise and prizes for reading straight through the summer.
- Mastroianni Single Is Only Hit for Fisher Cats in Loss to Mets Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 10:42PM(Manchester, NH)---Darin Mastroianni blooped a single to center field with two outs in the bottom of the fifth in what would be the only Fisher Cats hit of the night in a 5-0 loss to Binghamton before 7,050 at Merchantsauto.com Stadium.
- State College Spikes Game Notes - August 19 Vs. Jamestown Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 3:42PMThursday, August 19 - 7:05 p.m.
- G-Braves Homestand Highlights, August 23-30 Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 1:28PMMonday, August 23 - Charlotte Knights (Chicago White Sox) vs. Gwinnett Braves, 7:05 p.m. * Items of the Homestand - Gwinnett Braves home white and batting practice jerseys are the items of the homestand in the team store at Coolray Field.
- Vermont kids collect silly bands Friday, August 6, 2010 @ 11:14AMMolly Rubin, 7, of Charlotte collects what the kids call "silly bands" because she likes the shapes and how some of them glow in the dark. She removed from her wrist coveted shapes, the star and penguin, to illustrate how they won't lose their shape no matter how far they are stretched.
- Chiefs have it easy in 13-1 rout of Wisconsin Friday, August 6, 2010 @ 9:19AMEverything went right for the Peoria Chiefs Thursday night, as they snapped a three-game losing streak with a dominating 13-1 rout of Wisconsin in a Midwest League game at Time Warner Cable Field in Appleton, Wis.
- Toying with technology Thursday, August 5, 2010 @ 3:14AMMove over, Elmo. Children fascinated by adult gadgets are putting aside time-honored playthings in favor of tech toys. The trend will be a major topic of discussion at the Toy, Game and Technology Summit in California in September - the first meeting of its kind.
- ScuttlePad, "Safe" Social Network for Kids, Needs a Perv Gate Wednesday, August 4, 2010 @ 12:21PMA former Boy Scout leader tracks his troop's Facebook updates to develop a new social network for kids. But is it fertile ground for strangers with candy? ScuttlePad , a New York-based startup started by a Cub Scoutmaster, promises to be the Internet's newest safe social network for kids. But it's more like a playground without a fence in a neighborhood known for creeps. ScuttlePad offers ...
- Myrtle Beach: All new vs. tried and true Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 10:25PMNothing says "Myrtle Beach" quite like the beach itself. There are so many great places to enjoy it, from Pawleys Island to Ocean Isle, it's impossible to sort them all out.
- PM Update Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 10:39PMJune through August might be vacation time for students and teachers, but it's crunch time for school construction crews. Several schools around Tippecanoe County underwent major building projects this summer. The work ranged from new cabinets or air h
- Webkinz tour creates a stir at zoo Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 10:36PMThe Webkinz Road Team made its way to Lafayette today, greeted by long lines of fans of the Web-linked stuffed animals.
- 'Strike out Breast Cancer' Highlights Beavers Homestand at PGE Park Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 2:41PMPORTLAND, Ore. - The Portland Beavers play host to the club's annual "Strike-Out-Breast-Cancer" Day, presented by Health Net of Oregon, as part of an event-packed, four-game homestand against the Salt Lake Bees, starting Saturday at PGE Park.
- Riding high Sunday, July 18, 2010 @ 3:41AMWhether it’s life or horse racing, people say it all the time when someone has a really bad spill.
- DEL MAR GENERAL INFO Sunday, July 18, 2010 @ 3:41AMWhen: Wednesday through Sept. 8, with racing Wednesdays through Sundays.
- Betting on fun: Del Mar racetrack ready for start of new season Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 9:09AMHorses leave the starting gate at Del Mar Photo: Kelley Carlson For Del Mar Thoroughbred Club Chief Executive Officer Joe Harper, the annual race meet where the turf meets the surf needs to be about more than just winning and losing. "You just can't go out and market your product because you'll get the kind of hard-core racing fan and nobody else, so we have a party," he said in a recent ...
- Time to Care Night at the GreenJackets - Friday, July 23, 2010 Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 5:00PMCome out for Time to Care Night at the Augusta GreenJackets, Friday, July 23 at 6 o'clock! Enjoy some great baseball, meet your favorite News 12 personalities, and enter to win prizes!
- Where’d my Webkinz go? Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 1:24PMWhere’d my Webkinz go? QUESTION — How do I go about asking if anyone has an address for Creations catalog or a phone number? I ordered two Webkinz special editions for ...
- Ireland journey will give her chance to catch up with relatives: A Place in the Sun Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 9:13AMWhen Megan Donelon tells her friends how she spent her summer vacation, she’ll undoubtedly have plenty of fascinating tales to share.
- Fundraising under way to train a dog to assist a paralyzed Parma Heights woman: Animals in the News Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 8:59AMAn anonymous donor bought Roan for Wendi Forster Liccardi, 40, of Parma, who had cancer that affected her spine; her legs are paralyzed and she uses a wheelchair.
- Silly reasons to ban Silly Bandz Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 11:24AMWhat began as the latest trading frenzy among school-aged children has seeped into adult fashion and prompted school bans throughout the country.
- Five Southern League All-Stars Join Carolina Mudcats In Homestands Against Montgomery, Chattanooga Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 11:13AMZEBULON, N.C. – The Carolina Mudcats ( http://www.carolinamudcats.com ), Wake County’s hometown professional baseball team, welcome back five All-Stars from Monday’s Southern League All-Star Game for upcoming back-to-back homestands against the Montgomery Biscuits (July 14-16) and Chattanooga Lookouts (June 17-20) at Five County Stadium.
- How safe is your child online? Sunday, July 11, 2010 @ 11:08PM62% kids across the world have had negative internet experiences.
- Big Innings Lead Keys Past Dash Saturday, June 26, 2010 @ 10:58PMThe Keys (2-1, 43-30) dominated Saturday night's rubbermatch from the start. Frederick scored two runs in the first and three in the second and never looked back. The Keys piled up 14 hits against the Dash (1-2, 44-29) and finished the evening with 10 runs.
- Toronto artist facing explosives charges out on bail Saturday, June 26, 2010 @ 3:41PMCannot have direct or indirect contact with co-accused husband except in presence of lawyers
- The strange case of the artist and the hacker Friday, June 25, 2010 @ 3:12AMByron Sonne and Kristen Peterson make a most unlikely security threat
- Suspect’s common-law-wife charged in G20 probe Thursday, June 24, 2010 @ 1:32PMPublic not allowed in court to hear how 37-year-old Toronto woman charged with weapons, explosive offences in continuing security investigation
- Timber Rattlers Start Second Half with Six Home Games Wednesday, June 23, 2010 @ 11:12PMthey are ready to begin the second half of the season. Wisconsin opens this part of their schedule with six games at Time Warner Cable Field.
- Diane's Hallmark to close after 31 years Wednesday, June 23, 2010 @ 6:18PMDiane's Hallmark store at 659 Foothill Blvd. will close its doors Saturday after 31 years in La Cañada Flintridge. Original owners Durwood and Darlene Barnett cited the ill effects of the economic recession and a failure to reach a new lease agreement for the closure.
- Man Charged In G-20 Probe Sought To Monitor Police, Says Associate Wednesday, June 23, 2010 @ 3:45PMThe Toronto man facing weapons, explosives and intimidation-related charges in connection with the G20 summit had hoped to turn the surveillance tables on summit security forces, monitor police chatter and broadcast it on Twitter, says a man involved with the University of Toronto’s Surveillance Club.
- Keys Open Second-Half with An Exciting Six-Game Homestand Tuesday, June 22, 2010 @ 3:42PMFrederick, MD - The Frederick Keys, Advanced Class-A Affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, will begin the second-half of the 2010 season on Thursday, June 24 at 7:00 p.m. at Harry Grove Stadium against the Winston-Salem Dash. The Keys were the Carolina League's Northern Division First-Half Champion after posting an impressive, 41-29, record over the first-half of the season.
- Shenango Recycling, Part 1: New program to start in September Thursday, June 10, 2010 @ 11:10AMShenango residents no longer have blue bins at the township building for recycling. However, a new program — set to begin in the township Sept. 1 — will provide curbside garbage and recycling collections for everyone, using one company.
- Enon Valley man allegedly confesses to arson Thursday, June 10, 2010 @ 9:40AMAn Enon Valley man has confessed to setting a barn on fire three times, Pennsylvania State Police charged.
- Silly Bandz in high demand in Franklin County Thursday, June 10, 2010 @ 1:46AMPogs. Cabbage Patch Kids. Beanie Babies. Pokemon trading cards. What do these things have in common? Very little -- except for the fact that each was a must-have item for children in their hey-days.
- Glitz and Glamor at Harry Grove Stadium This Weekend Wednesday, June 9, 2010 @ 4:10PMFrederick, MD - With the potential to clinch a first half pennant, the Frederick Keys play a four-game weekend homestand with Salem that will bring a myriad of unique experiences to the Keys faithful at Harry Grove Stadium.
- ‘Silly bands’ craze stretches across Loudoun Wednesday, June 9, 2010 @ 10:34AMHave you ever wanted to wear a milkshake on your wrist? How about sporting a Chinese takeout treat? An open Bible, or maybe an enchanted castle? What about a hippopotamus, or a cowboy on a bucking bronco?
- Hoover, Bullpen Blank Dash to Set Up Sweep Tuesday, June 8, 2010 @ 11:57PMMYRTLE BEACH, SC - On a night where phenom Stephen Strasburg whiffed 14 Pittsburgh Pirates in his Major League debut, Pelicans starter J.J. Hoover continued some mastery of his own, shutting down the powerful Winston-Salem Dash lineup over six shutout innings en route to a 2-0 Pelican victory.
- Seven-Game Homestand Begins Tonight at America's Classic Ballpark Tuesday, June 8, 2010 @ 12:55PM(Reading, PA) - The Reading Phillies 2010 season, presented by Pepsi is in full swing, and on Tuesday, June 8, the club will open an explosive seven-game homestand at America's Classic Ballpark.
- Consolidation projects heads to a vote Tuesday, June 8, 2010 @ 9:41AMNew Castle school board members will vote tomorrow night on a scaled-down consolidation plan. Last week, Superintendent George Gabriel learned the school district was one of 46 statewide awarded a portion of $602 million in federal stimulus funds.
- Silly but fun Tuesday, June 8, 2010 @ 7:40AMKids have gone silly.
- The language of Webkinz: Early childhood literacy in an online virtual world Monday, June 7, 2010 @ 7:40AMIn recent years there has been an explosion of virtual worlds intended for early childhood populations; however, because the majority of research on games and such worlds has focused on adults and adolescents, we know very little about these spaces. Social Policy
- Say Hello To Summer! Saturday, May 22, 2010 @ 9:51AMWith a skip, jump and a cheer, Yankton School District students were set free for summer on Friday. Sacred Heart students' last day of school is scheduled for Wednesday.
- Baysox Drub Drabek Saturday, May 22, 2010 @ 4:13AMBOWIE, Md. - The Bowie Baysox won their third straight game Friday night 5-1 over the Eastern Division-leading New Hampshire Fisher Cats. The win pulls the Baysox to just a game under .500 at 20-21.
- Long ball dooms Tennessee in 7-0 loss to Jacksonville Friday, May 21, 2010 @ 11:55PMKODAK, Tenn. - The Tennessee Smokies were unable to follow up on a strong offensive showing in Thursday's series opener, mustering only two hits Friday night in a 7-0 defeat to the Jacksonville Suns. Suns pitching, and a strong 2010 Smokies Park debut by Mike Stanton, were too much for the Smokies to overcome as the team fell to 25-17 on the year.
- Suns scorch Smokies, 7-0 Friday, May 21, 2010 @ 11:30PMThe Tennessee Smokies were unable to follow up on a strong offensive showing in Thursday's series opener.