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  • "Innovation" Theme of Business Conference Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 11:56AMBusiness and civic leaders joined elected officials and representatives of the national labs last week to learn about plans to bring more innovative jobs and projects to the Tri Valley.
  • Making reading a gas for boys Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 11:17AMCan fart jokes save the reading souls of boys?
  • Best Local Radio Personality (2010) Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 10:43AMDave Smiley, WZPL Dave Smiley of WZPL wins for the sixth straight year, but are his days on top numbered? Prior to Smileys reign, Bob and Tom ruled for more than a decadeand came with three votes of taking the victory this year. For now, however, it seems NUVO readers are still in love Smileys brand of humor and find him the best company for the morning drive to work. Whats not to love about an ...
  • The family PM Rudd did not forget Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 10:05AMThe plans are virtually complete for the new house: all that needs to be altered is the location of a light switch.
  • Rudd's promise fulfilled Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 9:20AMA new home for the Black Saturday bushfire victims whose plight the then-prime minister took personally.
  • briefs 7.30 Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 2:20AMAMERICAN FORK
  • Will Ferrell - Wahlberg Endures Ferrells Jokes At Walk Of Fame Honour Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 7:51PMComedian WILL FERRELL poked fun at MARK WAHLBERG as he was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame - by pretending to confuse him with fellow action man...
  • Packers arriving at St. Norbert; 1st practice Saturday Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 5:56PMGreen Bay (WXOW)  The first signs of Packers training camp are here. The players are arrving.
  • Granger Finds Niche Behind a Lens Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 4:12PMGardner Mounce chuckled when asked if Donny Granger, owner of Creation Studios in Bartlett, was more artistic than the average photographer.“Oh yeah,”...
  • Keller honored twice for his 35 years of teaching Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 12:42AMJay Keller, who spent three and a half decades teaching, 30 years of that in the Hermosa Beach School District, is being honored twice this week by hundreds of Hermosans.
  • SDCC 10: Loki Tells All Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 8:32PMFollowing Marvel Studios' highly anticipated panel Saturday at San Diego Comic-Con, we were able to chat with Brit actor Tom Hiddleston about playing the villainous Loki.
  • Pete Kendall: Scent of football season, tomfoolery in the air Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 4:33PMIt took a man to play football in the Fort Worth ISD 48 years ago. If the physicality of the contact didn’t get to most lads, the aroma of the gridiron did.
  • Laughter- certain types- can be the best medicine Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 9:39AMWe've all heard it said that "laughter is the best medicine," but is this old adage just a myth? When does laughter -- or more specifically, humor-- help you reduce your life stress? The answer may sound like typical psycho-babble, but it's true: "It depends."
  • 50 Most Beautiful People 2010 HTML Page 1 Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 11:18PMNext ten Marie Sylla-Dixon:  Guinea’s loss Age: 34 Hometown: Abidjan, Ivory Read more...
  • WJER personality remembered for humor, friendship Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 9:42PMAlthough the voice of longtime WJER radio personality Dick Hanchette is silent, the memory of his creativity and flare for practical jokes lives on.
  • Sega brings Marvel's Thor to gaming Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 6:21PMBy Odin's beard! SEGA will bring Marvel's Thor to video-game systems for a third-person adventure with "Thor: The Video Game." It's scheduled for release on all five major video game platforms in 2011, including the Xbox 360 video
  • Sleeping through important lectures Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 5:22AMSome practical jokes make us laugh for decades. In 1976, I nudged my sleeping college friend on his shoulder and whispered, “Paul, Paul, Dr. Haines is calling on you.” With seismic force, the stocky napper woke up and bolted to his feet. This was especially shocking since no one stood to answer questions — until now.
  • Family's summer adventure ends with boy's tragic death Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 9:50PMWhether it was jumping off cliffs, scuba diving or doing tricks on a bike or skateboard, Bobby Hamer shared a deep passion for thrills with his father.
  • The Bachelorette: Men Tell All! Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 9:05PMTonight on ABC’s The Bachelorette, America’s sweetheart, Ali Fedotowsky’s rejected bachelors regroup to discuss the season with Chris Harrison, and get the opportunity to face Ali again! Read on for all the details! Men Tell All Chris Harrison begins the Men Tell All portion of the show by playing a video of Ali remarking on some of [...] SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The Bachelorette: Men Tell ...
  • Authors use 'grossology' in their books to engage young male readers Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 11:21PMCan fart jokes save the reading souls of boys? You better hope so.
  • Happy Birthday, Steve Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 3:02PMSteve Sztuk celebrated his birthday on July 24.
  • It's comedy hour in the Republican Senate primary: James Gill Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 6:39AMThey must go in for practical jokes up in Winnsboro. There's no other way to explain why Chet Traylor got into the Republican primary against U.S. Sen. David Vitter. Traylor says he did so at the request of GOP loyalists...
  • J. Michael Dunn | OSU rec sports director, a student favorite, dies Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 4:53AMFor the second time in a year, Ohio State University's rec sports program has lost a major influence.
  • Oldtimers game returns Aug. 8 Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 7:14PMMONMOUTH — It is that time of year again. Time for the crack of arthritic joints, liberal use of Ben Gay and uniforms stretched to their limits. Yes, Monmouth, it is Oldtimers time once again.  
  • New releases, now playing and special screenings Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 7:00PMCoco Chanel and Igor Stravinsky (R, 120 minutes) See review, this issue. Village Square
  • Mark Harold Swenson Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 12:04PMMark Harold Swenson, 55, passed away July --, 2010, hiking to the top of Mount Cashmere, near Leavenworth, WA. It was a trip he was looking forward to for some time. He was born August 11, 1954, in Renton, WA, to Harold "Swede" and Norma Swenson. Mark grew up in Renton and especially loved the time he spent with his grandparents, camping, as a child.
  • Tributes to Scots soldier killed trying to rescue comrade in Afghanistan Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 9:54AMTHE families of two soldiers shot dead in Afghanistan as they tried to rescue a comrade paid tribute to their bravery today.
  • Wisconsin agriculture secretarys death leaves glaring void Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 4:32AMMADISON Rod Nilsestuen, the head of Wisconsins Department of Agriculture since 2003 who died while swimming in Lake Superior, was remembered Thursday as a consensus-building, bipartisan, visionary advocate for farmers.
  • Stress management Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 2:35AMHousecall, our weekly general-interest e-newsletter, keeps you up to date on a wide variety of health topics with timely, reliable, practical information, recipes, blogs, questions and answers with Mayo Clinic experts and more.
  • SUSPECTS CHARGED WITH CAPITAL MURDER Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 11:30PMLUCEDALE — Friends and colleagues of slain George County Sheriff Garry Welford peered through a courthouse window Thursday as law enforcement officers escorted a man and woman accused in the killing of their beloved sheriff to a nearby courthouse to face formal charges of capital murder.
  • The Diary: Antony Gormley; Rambert Dance Company; Coronation Street; Swan Lake; Carnival of Monsters Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 6:41PMHaving populated the Austrian Alps with 100 of his standing figures this summer, Antony Gormley is going super-size for his next work, which will be even taller (by five metres) than The Angel of the North.
  • Can fart jokes get boys to crack open a book? Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 12:26PMParents and educators hope gross-out humour will encourage reluctant readers to embrace the printed word
  • 'Hormel Girls' share stories in song, dance Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 10:07AMFrom 1947 to 1953, the Hormel Girls were a marketing sensation, traveling across the country in their 35 white Chevrolets to promote Hormel Foods products.
  • SDCC 10: Batman: The Brave and the Bold DS Preview Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 4:54AMBatman: The Brave and the Bold (DS) The Dark Knight meets his ultimate challenge--pairing up with Plastic Man.
  • The many faces of Mel Gibson Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 9:22AMMel Gibson can do comedy, as he demonstrates with his pratfalls in "What Women Want" and his humorous con-artistry in "Maverick." Mel Gibson can do romance: as a time-traveling pilot in "Forever Young" and a prisoner in "Mrs. Soffel."
  • Can Fart Jokes Get Boys Reading? Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 9:15AMWhat's Your Reaction? Can fart jokes save the reading souls of boys? You better hope so.
  • Boys trail girls in reading; can fart jokes help? Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 6:54AMCan fart jokes save the reading souls of boys? You better hope so. Boys have lagged behind girls in reading achievement for more than 20 years, but the gender gap now exists in nearly every state and has widened to mammoth proportions — as much as 10 percentage points in some, according to the Center on Education Policy.
  • What price friendship if you are able to rent a pal? Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 5:53AMA few days ago, I rang a friend whose recent emails had suggested that he was in low spirits. There had been health problems, a career disappointment. Related Stories Take that you cynics, the prodigal Robbie returns Our mish-mash memories hinder the healing process It’s a tall order, but the walls must come down
  • Boys trail girls in reading; can fart jokes help? Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 2:10AMCan fart jokes save the reading souls of boys? You better hope so. Boys have lagged behind girls in reading achievement for more than 20 years, but the gender gap now exists in nearly every s...
  • Meet Philly's Street Musicians Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 8:51PMTheir venue? Everywhere. Their audience? Anyone who walks by. Street musicians are a mainstay on Philly sidewalks and parks during the summer months, adding more flavor to the city than pretzels, cheesesteaks and TastyKakes cooked together. Many play for money; all play for the love of... [This is a summary. To read the full article on PhiladelphiaWeekly.com, click the headline above.]
  • Laugh if you can Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 6:51PMIn an attempt to lighten the thick pall of gloom that has descended upon Egypt in recent years, making its once cheerful and easygoing people glum and morose and unwontedly aggressive, and triggering a spiraling wave of violence never witnessed before, Ashraf Zaki, the acting head of the state theatre organization, suddenly decided, in a moment of reckless bravado, even while the 1st Youth ...
  • Lonnie Williams Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 5:48PMLonnie F. Williams, 45, of Bartlett, Ill., formerly of Mauston, Wis., passed away June 29, 2010.
  • Boys trail girls in reading; can fart jokes help? Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 4:18PMCan fart jokes save the reading souls of boys?
  • Boys trail girls in reading; can fart jokes help? Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 3:56PMCan fart jokes save the reading souls of boys? You better hope so.
  • Terence Blacker: The limits of modern friendship Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 6:15PMA few days ago, I rang a friend whose recent emails had suggested that he was in low spirits. There had been health problems, a career disappointment. After a couple of minutes of small talk, he asked politely: "To what do I owe this pleasure?" Rather than admit that I was merely calling for a chat, I pretended I needed his advice on something.
  • Florence hosts ghost walk featuring four downtown buildings Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 6:09PMFLORENCE — The ghosts were out Saturday night during the third annual Florence Ghost Walk, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce.
  • Crane operator helps build parking garage, fights heat Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 4:29PMCOLUMBIA — Virgil Jeffery has been a crane operator for so long he's not sure anymore what he likes most about the job — it's all pretty good. But his 14-year-old daughter Holynn laughed and answered the question for him: Dad gets to spend the whole day away from her. Right now, Jeffery spends his days 177 feet up in the air. He's that speck in the glass box of the big, blue crane between ...
  • VETERAN ACTOR & COMEDIAN KEVIN POLLAK'S THE LITTLEST SUSPECT TO PREMIERE ON SHOWTIME(R), JULY 29TH AT 11 PM ET/PT Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 1:03PMThe special marks the latest installment in the network's LAUGH OUT LOUD franchise.
  • 5 Creative Ways To Slack Off On The Job Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 12:11PMThere's a bit of satisfaction in reclaiming time that your company has taken from you. Take these five ways to waste time on the company dime for example.
  • Office Time Waster No. 1 Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 10:10AMGotcha! Pull A Practical Joke The No. 1 way to waste company time is pulling off practical jokes. While a whoopee cushion is a timeless way to get a laugh, practical jokes are now bigger and better thanks to sharing ideas online.