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- Arkansas State Fair Begins October 8th Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 4:48PMOfficials at the Arkansas State Fair extend an invitation to all Arkansans to come out and experience the fun, food, thrills and excitement at the 2010 Arkansas State Fair, which runs Friday, October 8, through Sunday, October 17.
- Tales from town: So long to a classic cowboy Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 2:09AMI interviewed Louis Fiscalini a number of years ago for a story I wrote for this newspaper. I can’t remember exactly what the occasion was, maybe his selection as county Cattleman of the Year, but I can remember that he wasn’t too keen on being interviewed.
- Sugar and Spice at R Gang Eatery Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 12:55PMIt’d be nice if the former ‘Top Chef’ toned down the heat (see the hidden jalapeño in that burger?); until then, go for dessert.
- 8/19/10 Valley Sports Weekly results Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 2:01AMSoftball Yakima Parks and Recreation MEN’S SUMMER LEAGUE Standings, Aug. 16 A Division: Bob’s Burgers & Brew 4-2, Hitmen 3-3, DT’s Peppers/Tequila’s 2-2, G-Hawks 1-3, Shields Bombers 0-2, Hoops Bar/Beer Nutz 0-6. B Division: Country Financial 5-1, Michael’s Mudsharks 4-2, King Mountain Outlaws 2-4, Washed Up 1-5, Bad Boys 1-5, Men of Faith 0-6. C [...]
- Saban Buys Paul Frank Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 12:54PMSaban Brands has purchased lifestyle company Paul Frank Industries, reports VARIETY . Saban will manage the business aspects of the Paul Frank Industries, while the creative side will remain at Paul Frank HQ in Costa Mesa, California.
- Week 880: Our most famous neologism contest, and the winning oil spill song parodies Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 11:00PMSitcoma: Typical weeknight TV fare. Though the Empress announces close to a dozen neologism contests every year, it's this contest -- which we first did in 1998 -- that's still Fw:'d around the Web more than any other Invite. Neologism - Sarah Palin - United States - Arts - Business
- Week 880: Our most famous neologism contest, and the winning oil spill song parodies Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 11:00PMThough the Empress announces close to a dozen neologism contests every year, it's this contest -- which we first did in 1998 -- that's still Fw:'d around the Web more than any other Invite (more often than not with the totally inaccurate title of "Mensa Invitational"): This week: Start with a real... Neologism - Sarah Palin - United States - Arts - Business
- Dragon Ball: Origins 2 Review Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 8:24PMDragon Ball: Origins 2 (DS) Second verse, same as the first.
- Monkey Business Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 12:23AMCraig Ramsey hadn't planned on playing the Cleveland Music Festival. Now in its 11th year, the annual showcase embodied the local rock rat race that never much interested the indie veteran.
- Feds offer less money for TriMet’s Milwaukie MAX line Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 12:43PMTriMet’s $1.545 billion Portland-to-Milwaukie light-rail line will receive about 10 percent less in federal funding that the regional agency requested. Federal Transit Administration officials told TriMet that federal funding would cover only 50 percent of the cost for the new 7.3-mile MAX ...
- Top 10 best and worst things about Facebook Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 5:30AMFacebook passedthe 500 million user mark this week according to the company.
- Top 10 best and worst things about Facebook Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 12:03PMThis week Facebook passedthe 500 million user mark according to the company.
- DeathSpank Review Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 3:02PMDeathSpank (PS3) Is delivering Justice all it's cracked up to be?
- Hands-on with DeathSpank co-op - Diablo meets Monkey Island Friday, July 2, 2010 @ 2:28PMWhat makes a funny game funnier? Playing it beside a friend. Awwww…
- Bars, concert, comedy, attractions and misc. listings Wednesday, June 23, 2010 @ 7:43PMBARSSARASOTABACALAO SPORTS GRILL BAR: Karaoke, 6:30 p.m. Thurs. / Hip-hop, 10 p.m. Thurs. /
- The Hyphenite's Social Calendar: Kollaboration NY, Chink Monkey Wednesday, June 23, 2010 @ 3:20PMWednesday June 23rd to Friday June 25th -- Alexandria, VA Advancing Justice Conference The Advancing Justice conference brings together a diverse group of stakeholders around national civil rights and social justice issues facing the API community. With keynote speaker Samoan Amerian activist and organizer Lua Pritchard. More info and registration here . The Westin Alexandria 400 Courthouse ...
- WWE Fatal 4 Way PPV Results 6/20/10 Sunday, June 20, 2010 @ 6:50PMAs soon as the bell rings, Sheamus runs off through the crowd as the new WWE Champion. Cena stands up in the ring and the Rookies begin to lay him out with their finishers. Gabriel even hits the 450 Splash. We see Sheamus on top of the stage posing with the WWE Title. The Rookes run off after him to the back. We see Orton, Edge and Cena all laid out. There has been no commentary for a long time ...
- Taste My Rainbow [98] - Essential Expenditures? Ehhhhhhh Saturday, June 19, 2010 @ 10:05AMPredictions, reviews, blah blah blah. If the minutes on your clock aren't moving fast enough, click ^^^here^^^.
- Bar, concert and comedy listings Wednesday, June 16, 2010 @ 9:32PMBARSSARASOTABACALAO SPORTS GRILL BAR: Karaoke, 6:30 p.m. Thurs. / Hip-hop, 10 p.m. Thurs. /
- TNA Slammiversary PPV Results 6/13/10 Sunday, June 13, 2010 @ 8:05PMHernandez takes more abuse in the ring. Back elbows to Hernandez in a corner and Taz says it's vintage Matt Morgan. Morgan pins for two. Herndandez fights back splashing Morgan in a corner, then a clothesline, then threw Morgan across the ring. Morgan's shirt ripped off and choking the heck out of Morgan with it. Brian tries to stop the choking. Hernandez throws Brian across the ring. Brian ...
- The Mega Column 2 Monday, June 7, 2010 @ 5:19AMA Tribute to my ex partner in crime.
- Memorial Day weekend was the unofficial start of summer. Will you be going away on vacation this year? Tuesday, June 1, 2010 @ 11:08AM268 comments found! Stay near home is the best way to save. If these others want to spend, then let them. Of course they'll be crying the blues later that I'm broke.
- Prince of Persia Retro Review Friday, May 28, 2010 @ 5:23PMPrince of Persia Retro (iPhone) A great retro game at a great price.
- TEOAM # 78: The Ending is the Beginning Monday, May 24, 2010 @ 11:19AMWhy wouldn't you want to have your cake and eat it too? Otherwise what exactly is the point of having the cake? Fuck looking at cake, cake is for eating.
- TMR [95] - Never Neutralize The Necessary Narcotics Saturday, May 22, 2010 @ 6:34PMA steady dose never does the trick... you've gotta down the whole bottle! Grab a dirty syringe too.
- TNA Xplosion Report 5/21/10 Friday, May 21, 2010 @ 8:04PMWe open with a customary look back at the previous weeks events from impact, namely the Hogan-Sting summit, Desmond Wolfe's title shot against RVD and AJ Styles cashing in his rematch clause.
- Ted DiBiase Jr. Talks About Virgil, Living In His Father's Shadow (Interivew) Friday, May 21, 2010 @ 10:49AMWWE's Fortunate Son talks about working with Virgil on RAW and his first singles PPV match this weekend against R-Truth
- Alan W. Silberberg: Troll Patrol Thursday, May 13, 2010 @ 3:29PMTrolling is a growing problem online and especially in social media spaces. It clogs up our email boxes, confuses the follower/following counts and throws monkey wrenches into people actively building engaged online communities. I have created my own types based on behavior I have seen.
- Maz and Joe Makeover the Stars Wednesday, May 12, 2010 @ 7:42AMMaz and Joe are back without the Smarks Court but will be looking at ways to makeover some of the biggest names in wrestling.
- Celebration of Excellence winners Tuesday, May 11, 2010 @ 12:30PMThe following were the winners of Enterprise Bank's 2nd Annual Celebration of Excellence awards, held at Lowell Memorial Auditorium: Businesses of the Year Countryside Veterinary Hospital; Konarka; MedStar Entrepreneur of the Year Franky Descoteaux, owner of Mambo Grill, Humanity and Monkey's; Susan Leger Ferraro, founder and president
- TEOAM # 77: This Place is Death Saturday, May 8, 2010 @ 11:42AMIf your brain was a cock then prepare to have your mind blown.
- Hustle's DVD Review: EVOLVE 2 Friday, May 7, 2010 @ 4:42AMAnother DVD review by yours truly. Last time, I looked at EVOLVE's debut show. This time, I look at their second show. Gotta love it.
- Young cooks scout out great food in Danvers Friday, April 30, 2010 @ 11:01AMDanvers Boy Scout Troops 16, 58, 67 and 155 worked beside Troop 19 from Middleton, Troop 466 from Lynn and Troop 24 from Salem, hoping to impress Celebrity Critics with their culinary expertise.
- VOTD: Ben Lee/WWF’s Planet of the Apes-esque “Space Monkey” Music Video Thursday, April 29, 2010 @ 3:07PMBen Lee’s music video for "Song For the Divine Mother of the Universe" has been developed in collaboration with the World Wildlife Foundation Australia to "raise awareness of the devastating impact the human race could have on the planet, unless a more meaningful, healthier and sustainable way of life is adopted to help preserve its future." WWF has released the video as a commercial titled ...
- George Weiner: Killing Innovation: Does Your Organization Have Moats? Monday, April 26, 2010 @ 2:03PMAs an organization grows, departments are formed. The danger comes when these departments become organizational fiefdoms. Since I am a tech-geek, I will focus on the problems that arise within web tech fiefdoms.
- TEOAM # 76: Rehashing a Past Angle Sunday, April 25, 2010 @ 8:05PMWhy did the chicken cross the road? Answers lie within
- Schumer challenges Facebook over info sharing Sunday, April 25, 2010 @ 11:27AMSchumer is urging the FTC to provide guidelines for social networking sites on how private information can be used and shared.
- What Being Sexy Means for Linux Thursday, April 22, 2010 @ 7:40AMAsk the average consumer what technologies are "sexy," and the halls of Cupertino will surely swell a little with pride. What does that mean for Linux? The answer there is much less clear. That, perhaps, is why bloggers far and wide have spent so much time over the past few days pondering such questions, in part as a way to help understand our favorite platform's relative lack of mainstream ...
- TNA Impact Results 4/19/10 - RVD's Quest For The WORLD Championship! Monday, April 19, 2010 @ 9:13PMAfter a brutal and bloody Lockdown, who rill rise from the ashes, and who will be left in the rubble?
- TNA Lockdown PPV Results 4/18/10 Sunday, April 18, 2010 @ 9:58PMTNA's Lockdown 2010 pay-per-view kicks off with a nice video package focusing on tonight's show that features all matches held inside the steel cage. We go to the arena where the pyro explodes and Mike Tenay welcomes us to St. Louis. The steel cage is already up and we're ready to go as Tenay hypes tonight's card. Tenay confirms that Doug Williams has been stripped of his X Division Title after ...
- Zoo to You comes roaring back on year after blaze killed animals Tuesday, April 13, 2010 @ 2:19AMZoo to You curator Angela Boelk sits on a slatted wooden bench and gently lifts a tiny feeding bottle to the mouth of an eager baby porcupine sporting a new tuft of prickly bristles. Patches of bright purple flowers from a memorial garden surround Boelk and her porcupine friends.
- TNA Impact Results 4/12/10 - Plus FULL "REACTION" highlights! Monday, April 12, 2010 @ 9:13PMAn action packed show leads us into Sunday's Cagemania! PLUS, what did we think of TNA's new show, Reaction?
- Egypt's Foreign Minister Discusses a Nuclear-Free Middle East Monday, April 12, 2010 @ 7:57PMOn the sidelines of the nuclear summit in Washington, D.C., the NewsHour talked with the leader of Egypt's delegation, Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit, about nuclear security, Iran, Israel, and growing concerns about a new nuclear arms race in the Middle East.
- Taste My Rainbow [89] - Show & Tell w/ Mr. Rogers Friday, April 9, 2010 @ 7:28PMElementary school molds young minds... or damages them when Skip Rogers is teaching!
- Brilliant Bonobo Thursday, April 8, 2010 @ 1:05AMBy: Will Orman London’s Simon Green, a.k.a. Bonobo, is a downtempo whiz, cobbling samples from sundry sources to create albums full of textured, hypnotic trip-hop. Occasionally he’s even accompanied by a vocalist...
- TEOAM # 75: Never Trust a Snake Wednesday, April 7, 2010 @ 2:13PMTHE MONKEY discusses bathroom etiquette and what it means to people born without hands.
- TNA Impact Results 4/5/10 - Variety is the Spice of Life Monday, April 5, 2010 @ 9:28PMTonight's episode may have been titled "Advantage: Team Flair", but there was a little of everything tonight (oh, and NO Eric Bischoff), with a good amount of actual wrestling throughout the evening. Read the FULL report here!
- WWE SmackDown Results 4/2/10 Saturday, April 3, 2010 @ 7:13AMChris Jericho does what he normally does on Smackdown and that is come to the ring to start off the show. He still has the World Title but he is walking a bit slower than usual.
- WWE Superstars Results 4/1/10 Saturday, April 3, 2010 @ 7:13AMCarlito and Porter start things off and Porter goes to the floor after Tarver who is talking trash with Porter. Porter pushes Tarver and then he goes after Tarver and knocks him down with another punch.
- Shawn Michaels Talks About Ric Flair Wrestling Again, Working on Tuesdays & Bret Saturday, March 27, 2010 @ 5:21PM"He did call me. He called me once to let me know he was going to do the [Hulk] Hogan match in Australia. He wanted to know if it was OK and I of course told him that it was. Then he called me again when he was going to sign with TNA and asked the same thing. There’s nothing you can say."