Picky, picky, picky :What can parents do to get kids to eat? NothingMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:49PMYoung children are notoriously finicky. Broccoli, salmon, beets -- name a healthy food, and there's a preschooler who won't eat it. But many just as quickly rule out carrots, pot roast or scrambled eggs, or anything that's not white or smothered in ketchup.
Study: Moderate Drinking May Help Women Shed PoundsMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:37PMWASHINGTON -- The water bottle is a workout staple, and certainly a good drink for those who are trying to maintain a slender figure. But according to new research, women may gain less weight over time if they turn that water into wine.
New Chinese buffet in works on islandMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:36PMA new Chinese buffet will come into your life. If you read that in a fortune cookie, and you live on the island, believe it.
Has blogging peaked?Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:36PMThe demands of blogging have pushed many to abandon the form for faster, simpler word bursts on Twitter or Facebook.
Spaghetti dinner to benefit RelayMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:32PMA spaghetti dinner for the Relay for Life of Knox County will be from 4 to 7:30 p.m. March 27 at the Alexis Community Center. The dinner is sponsored by the Daycare ’N’ For A Cure Team, and includes spaghetti, garlic bread, salad, dessert and drinks. There will be a silent auction from 4 to 7 p.m.
Snow? McDonald's Is Lovin' ItMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:26PMDDOT's director offers a peek at the agency's spending during snow removal.
An End to Obesity (Series)Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:45PMHumans are hard-wired to eat as much and as often as we can. So how do we break our addiction to fattening food when it’s so cheap and available? Sharon Kirkey reports.
'I will lose the ability to speak, to feed myself'Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:44PMIt all started when Laura Quinn's father appeared depressed. "He was exhausted and he wanted to do nothing but sleep all the time," Quinn said of her father, Russ. In 1994, doctors diagnosed her father with Huntington's disease — an incurable brain disorder that slowly diminishes a person's ability to walk, think, talk and reason.
ClubsSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:42PMThe Christian Women's Luncheon will be from 12:30 to 2 p.m. March 16 at the Grand Prairie Hotel, 140 ...
Meals, health, haircuts by hundreds at free clinicSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:40PMFree health screenings, hot meals and haircuts attracted more than 1,000 people to the seventh annual Kenosha Touched Twice Free Clinic Saturday at Brass Community School, 6400 15th Ave.
Little Corn Island, Nicaragua, a low-maintenance paradiseSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:31PMLITTLE CORN ISLAND, Nicaragua -- We boarded an egg carton in Managua and bounced over clouds for an hour before setting down on Big Corn Island in the late afternoon of Feb. 11.
Schools focus on food, exercise to pump up fitnessSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:25PMReading, writing and arithmetic used to be the three core subjects for school students. Health education can be added to that list. The ability to sustain a healthy lifestyle is more important than ever, especially for students. Students are being taught healthy habits that can stay with them after they graduate.
How to create the perfect roast chickenSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:17PMA few years back, when I was completing some basic cooking courses at Peter Kumps’s School of Culinary Arts in New York, I had an epiphany—a roasting epiphany, that is. It appears that roasting would serve as one of the more simple ways to cook (i.e. take a chicken and stick it in the oven until it’s done), yet it’s a lot more involved than you might think.
Area Briefs for March 7Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:15PMAirport chief says chemical runoff was detected at site CHARLESTON - The director of Charleston's Yeager Airport says he expects the state to cite the airport for allowing deicing chemicals to escape into the environment.
Church eventsSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:06AM“Family, Faith & Tradition: Cultures Values & Diversity” Discussion. Photographic Archive Gallery, Belknap Campus, 2-3:30 p.m. Tuesday. Panelists: John McLeod, Nisha Gupta, Sarvagya Bhatnager and Kunwar Bhatnager. Sponsored by the University of Louisville and Greater Metropolitan Louisville.
UNC program helps man find new pathSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:06AMIn the days before his surgeries, Dan Beal was defined by his strength. He "manhandled" tractor-trailer tires and occasionally worked 12-16 hours a day as a bread delivery salesman. College, it seemed, was unnecessary; his brawn was all he needed. Then colon cancer - and a surgery that left his stomach unable to absorb vitamin B12 - changed all of that. He was tired after a stressful day. He ...
Egyptian queen was offered bread and beer during her funeral 4,000 years agoSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:03AMWashington, March 6 : A translation of the hieroglyphics engraved on white stone in the tomb of a 4,000-year-old Egyptian queen has suggested that she was offered a loaf of bread and a jug of beer during her funeral.
Business NewsSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:00AMForest Institute to open satellite site in St. Louis
With no superstar, Hornet girls utilize entire rosterSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:00AMTwo Cinderellas in an all-out battle for the glass slipper? That scenario may be more appropriate for professional wrestling, but it's essentially what will be taking place today (2:30 p.m.) in the MIAA Division 1-South sectional girls' basketball final at the TD Garden.
YOUR PLACE TO CALL HOME: It is easy to blame the economySaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 1:56AMYou look out the front window and your "For Sale" sign is still there. You wonder if you should plant flowers around it when spring arrives; after all, surely the sign has grown roots by now!
Pancake breakfast benefits young MayaSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 1:46AMOgdensburg After being snowbound for days a capacity crowd turned out for the Maya Gordon fundraising pancake breakfast at Saint Thomas of Aquin Church here. The first seating, after the 8 a.m. service, was attended by approximately 100 people.
Benefit concert for sustainable agricultureTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 11:03PMNashville singer-songwriter Adrienne Young will perform Saturday, March 20 at Hopewell Valley Vineyards during a concert to benefit the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Jersey, based in Hillsborough.
Busted Behind The WheelTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 11:01PMLicense suspended 14 times, he's still driving!
Nick & Sam’s on a budgetTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 10:56PMWalking into Nick & Sam’s Grill I knew I had found the right place to dine for Saturday night. This trendy restaurant, located in uptown, provides an upscale ambience complete with an extremely attentive staff. I was seated right away, and my glass was filled with water within seconds.
Hungry? Go nutsTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 10:51PMOn weekdays, DJ Cheryl Miles is up by 5am, when most people are still asleep. Miles, who is part of Singapore Press Holdings' Radio 91.3's Morning Crew, is in the studio by 5.30am. She goes on air half an hour later.
Local news in brief, March 3, 2010Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 10:49PMGet FREE Daily Headlines by email! Got an old computer, cell phone or other electronic device gathering dust? The city of Santa Fe, Keep Santa Fe Beautiful and Albuquerque Recycling Inc. will take them off your hands from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 20 at 1142 Siler Road.
Networking: The Basics and Beyond for LawyersTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 10:45PMNetworking has become a core success skill for lawyers, whether you are trying to advance your career or find a new one, notes Molly Peckman, Dechert's director of associate development. She discusses some of the basics of networking and also provides a roundup of experts' tips.
Recession-proof? Rapid City Tourism Spending Big in 2009Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 10:38PMAmid the funding freezes, and dismal economic news, there is a bright spot for KOTA Territory's bread and butter industries, 2009 was one of the strongest tourism years on record.
Thelma Dalmas: Seagulls at home on land, tooTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 10:33PMOver the past 10 days or so, I’ve received numerous questions about “sea gulls” in the area. Most people are surprised because they associate these birds with coastal regions. Although we certainly do find gulls when we visit the beach, we can also expect to see them right here in Lynchburg.
Chile steps up aid to desperate quake victimsTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 2:17PMCONCEPCION, Chile (Reuters) - Chile's government used helicopters and boats to step up food aid to desperate survivors on Tuesday as the death toll rose to nearly 800 three days after a devastating earthquake and tsunami.
John Feffer: Choco Pies vs. Cold NoodlesTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 2:06PMIn the blockbuster 2000 film JSA, two South Korean soldiers accidentally find themselves on the North Korean side of the Joint Security Area, at the...
Family shaken by Chile quakeTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 2:02PM“Get up, quickly! Get in the doorway!” These words greeted Elias Britton, 9, of Tuolumne, at 3:36 a.m. Saturday. He was sick, and his father had stayed with him through the night in his room in the family’s temporary home near Santiago, Chile.
Getting Ready...Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 1:54PMSouth African soccer fans sing while holding a fake loaf of bread with the World Cup 2010 slogan (“Ke Nako,” English translation “It’s Time”). The fans were watching a game between the Orlando Pirates and the Kaizer Chiefs in Soweto.
Program to focus on origins of PassoverTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 1:48PMEDISON — Sundays at the “J” begins its spring series with a lecture by Dr. Gary Rendsburg at 11 a.m. Sunday, March 7 at the Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County, 1775 Oak Tree Road, Edison.
Penguin Nabs Pricey Mothering MemoirTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 1:42PMYale Law professor Amy Chua's first two books-- World on Fire and Day of Empire --concerned international policy. Her third, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, will take a turn for the domestic: it's a parenting memoir. The book, which generated heated interest in the days leading up to its sale, sold at auction to Ann Godoff of Penguin Press. According to an editor at a major New York publishing ...
UrbaniteTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 1:37PMPenn Station commuters relied on the vintage digital clocks outside the Tourneau watch store to know whether they might make their trains. The clocks, something of a local landmark at 34th Street and Seventh Avenue, also served as a popular meeting spot. Well, no more.
Get to Know Ophelia ChongTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 1:34PMWelcome back to 'Better Know a SoCal Blogger" on KCET.org, where we feature our city's plethora of fascinating and first-rate blogs. This week we are speaking with KCET's own Ophelia Chong, a blogger who blends her love of art and technology into a showcase for cutting edge Internet trends, conversations, and considerations. T he Basics Blogger Name: Ophelia Chong Official name of blog: 404 City ...
Looters ransack, burn storesMonday, March 1, 2010 @ 9:41PMCONCEPCION (Chile) - LOOTERS pillaged shops and torched two stores in Chile's second city on Monday as quake survivors ramped up a desperate search for food, angered by security forces trying to bar their way. 'It's full, they have water, food, diapers, but the police won't let us go inside,' complained one man standing next to a Concepcion supermarket after a curfew was imposed overnight in a ...
Looters ransack, burn storesMonday, March 1, 2010 @ 9:41PMCONCEPCION (Chile) - LOOTERS pillaged shops and torched two stores in Chile's second city on Monday as quake survivors ramped up a desperate search for food, angered by security forces trying to bar their way. 'It's full, they have water, food, diapers, but the police won't let us go inside,' complained one man standing next to a Concepcion supermarket after a curfew was imposed overnight in a ...
One voice for Niagara tourismMonday, March 1, 2010 @ 9:37PMNIAGARA FALLS — Tourism officials in Niagara will speak with one voice as they try to attract more marketing cash to the region. Industry groups have agreed on a partnership they hope Ontario will accept as a regional tourism organization.[...]
One voice for Niagara tourismMonday, March 1, 2010 @ 9:37PMNIAGARA FALLS — Tourism officials in Niagara will speak with one voice as they try to attract more marketing cash to the region. Industry groups have agreed on a partnership they hope Ontario will accept as a regional tourism organization.[...]