April 14th, 2006

THE DEVIL MADE 20TH CENTURY FOX DO IT by Richard Horgan 4/7/2006 at 12
Film Stew - When a couple of planes flew over Arizona s Lake Havasu recently, carrying banners that announced You Have Been Warned 6/6/06 , some mild panic ensued. We know, it sounds like a Guys Gone Wild college prank of some kind, but in actual fact

home : outdoors April 14, 2006
Fairborn Daily Herald - PORT CLINTON — A Port Clinton commercial fishing company and its owners, Richard Stinson and Orville (Lee) Stinson, were ordered to pay $160,000 today for their part in a racketeering ring that illegally netted thousands of pounds of yellow perch

Giant Popcorn Box
WBBM - You need to check out Giantpopcornbox.com! It’s the coolest thing! The Giant Popcorn Box has three flavors of popcorn and feeds 100 people! If you want to make a giant impression, you need to go to giantpopcornbox.com. You need to check out

THE WILD
New York Post - Badagascar. Running time: 85 minutes. Rated G. At the Orpheum, the Loews Village, the Beekman, others. AT the start of Disney’s latest CGI animation extravaganza, Benny the Squirrel (Jim Belushi) says, “Stealing is such a strong word. I prefer

New theater raises its curtains
Morning News - FLORENCE The renovated and refurbished Julia 4 Value Cinemas is scheduled to reopen today with bargain prices available for those wanting to check out a movie during the Easter holiday weekend. Burnsville, N.C.-based real estate broker and cinema

Ironic zombies need more brains
Yale Daily News - “Slither” might make for a fine popcorn film, if only it weren’t capable of destroying every appetite within a three-mile radius. Purely in terms of its gross-out factor, James Gunn’s directorial debut packs a powerful punch: Just about every

Gags get laughs in fourth go-round
Tacoma News Tribune - Zzzzzz. Such is the experience of watching Scary Movie 4. Moments of sheer hilarity are interspersed with mild yocks, groans and snores. This latest entry in the Scary Movie franchise, going strong since 2000, is hit-and-miss to the max

Bars: Otto’s Lounge
Denver Post - Horace Greeley knew exactly what was going on. “Go west, young man,” the 19th-century journalist counseled. And so I do. I go west to snowboard in Summit County. I go west to mountain bike outside Grand Junction. I go west to the Scoot Moab scooter

Confusing, preening ‘Brick’ stacks up poorly
SignOn San Diego - Instead, it’s the first-feature vision of Rian Johnson, making a high school noir soaked in aspects of old movies, mostly aspects that long ago parodied themselves silly. It won an originality award at the Sundance fest, where the vision

Massive egg hunt set
Daily News Journal - Three years ago on Easter weekend, Rebecca Christie said her life “turned around completely.” At the time, the single mother of three was struggling with life in general: no job, no money, no help. But that Saturday before Easter Sunday, she happened

Scary Movie 4 and The Wild
South End - Two new movies open in theaters today. They are Scary Movie 4 (PG-13) and Disney s The Wild (G). Thank You For Smoking (R) expands into wide release this Friday. The producers of Scary Movie 4 decided to keep the antics at

Written by: Craig Martin & Jim Abrahams & Pat Proft
Ottawa Citizen - Is there room for a scary movie in a scary world? That is, in a culture where Jay Leno, David Letterman, Conan O’Brien and the rest of them, along with Jon Stewart and Bill Maher and the rest of them, not to mention Saturday Night Live and Mad

April 14th, 2006

Nutritious meals served in Fairfield cafeterias; vending machines off during school hours 
FairField Ledger - Apr 12 12:18 PM
Stephanie Myers makes her selection from a vending machine in the Fairfield High School Commons while Tabitha Nuss waits for her turn. Parents of students in the Fairfield Community School District can be assured their children are being served healthy, nutritious meals in the cafeteria.Save to My Web

Top 10 Unusual Sales Tax Laws 
SmartPros Accounting - Apr 09 9:26 PM
April 10, 2006 (SmartPros) Taxware just released its list of unusual U.S. sales tax laws for 2006.Save to My Web

ATV deaths worry area health officials 
Wapakoneta Daily News - Apr 12 1:25 PM
Warmer spring temperatures may mean influenza is on its way out of Auglaize County, but other hazards are increasing in the area, an Auglaize County health official says.Save to My Web

Ex-mayor takes the stand 
Times Herald - Apr 14 12:29 AM
NORRISTOWN - Ted LeBlanc took the stand in his own defense in federal court yesterday, offering to the jury the self- portrait of a working man who rose from a fast-food restaurant manager to a small businessman and to mayor of a town of 40,000.Save to My Web

Police news - 4/8/06 
phillyburbs.com - Apr 08 7:12 AM
A Philadelphia man was killed and another was seriously injured Friday when their car overturned on the Route 309 expressway at the Route 113 exit, police said.Save to My Web

George R. Jensen Jr., CEO of USA Technologies, Inc. Talks to The Wall Street Transcript 
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Apr 10 6:00 AM
NEW YORK—-April 10, 2006–The Wall Street Transcript has published an in-depth interview with George R. Jensen Jr. CEO of USA Technology in which he talks at length about the Company.Save to My Web

Roll Call, April 14 
Rocky Mountain News - Apr 13 11:55 PM
A CALL FOR POP PARITYSave to My Web

Man indicted on drug charges 
Bowling Green Daily News - Apr 10 9:20 AM
A Tompkinsville man was indicted by a Barren County grand jury on several charges after being accused of trying to bring marijuana into the Barren County Corrections Center.Save to My Web

Worms on demand 
Alva Review Courier - Apr 09 1:40 PM
Drop in your quarters or insert your dollar bills. Choose from one of six selections. Press the button and out comes . . . worms!Save to My Web

The Campaign of Beers 
New Haven Advocate - Apr 13 10:20 AM
Political drinking at Rudy’s; the soda lobby keeps our kids fat; and more…Save to My Web

April 14th, 2006

Cayuga Green: No multiplex is a new deal
Ithaca Journal - Everyone who read The Journal’s front page Tuesday, where reporter Anne Ju broke the story that developers of the nearly $20 million Cayuga Green Phase II project are considering scrapping plans for first-run movies downtown in favor of art house

Popcorn, Pa and clown s ear punch
Glasgow Daily Times - We weren t under the big top, but WKU s Diddle Arena proved a perfect setting for a trip to see Ringling Brothers-Barnum & Bailey Circus. Our now almost 4-year-old grandson wanted to go, so of course Ma and Pa could not say no. No was

Bars: Otto’s Lounge
Denver Post - Horace Greeley knew exactly what was going on. “Go west, young man,” the 19th-century journalist counseled. And so I do. I go west to snowboard in Summit County. I go west to mountain bike outside Grand Junction. I go west to the Scoot Moab scooter

April 14th, 2006

Canton Considers Banning Hot-Dog Vendors
NewsNet5.com, OH - Apr 6, 2006 CANTON, Ohio — The City Council is considering banning hot-dog vendors and other sidewalk food sales in the downtown district, which stops short of the Pro

Canine owners prepare for doggone hot summer
Sapulpa Daily Herald, OK - 5 hours ago Dog Grooming on Dewey Avenue, said dog owners are ready to rescue their pets from winter growth and begin spring in style with close-cropped, clean fur.

Lehndorff: Superdogs unleash spirit of opening day
Rocky Mountain News, CO - 15 hours ago Spring did not begin until about 2:45 pm on April 3 when I bit into my first hot dog of the year. My son and I wolfed down foot-long

‘Hot Dog’ Bandits Rob Concession Stand In Orlando — Again
Local6.com, FL - Mar 27, 2006 Local 6 News. Officials said hot dogs, buns and some candy were stolen from Eagles Nest Park in MetroWest over the weekend. The food

Planning for the 25th Ridgway Independence Festival is well at
Ridgway Record, PA - 2 hours ago Some of the activities already planned for the festival are: a Chinese auction, a motorcycle dice run, a pie eating contest, a hot dog eating contest and

LEDGER EXCLUSIVE: The ICK factor at Fenway
The Patriot Ledger, MA - Apr 11, 2006 15 that an employee at a hot dog stand on the third base line was using bare hands to pick up cheese and handle rolls. The following day, an

The Beast from the East
Harvard Independent (subscription), MA - 16 hours ago A year later, he bettered his own record by half a hot dog, beating second-place finisher Eric Badlands Booker by over 24 hot dogs.

Hanging out at cool places in Town
Tonawanda News, NY - 7 hours ago MGs and Triumphs. Later, 351 Mustangs and upholstered vans. Lately, customized, personalized Hondas. The last hot dog was served at Pat s in September 1983.

Church calendar
Noblesville Ledger,  USA - 14 hours ago $1 for all-you-can-play games. Lunch baskets are $3 and include hot dog or hamburger, chips and a beverage. Also, dunk tank and bake sale. (317) 774-0960.

Hot Dog or Not Dog?
Bard College The Bard Observer, NY - Apr 6, 2006 BY MICHAEL J. RUBIN. Considering the amount of hype this album has received in the last month from the music press, it seems to be

Kids’ events
DetNews.com, MI - 12 hours ago (800) 477-3189 or (734) 379-5020. Easter Break Activities. Hot dog and stories, 11 am Mon. $4. Learn about owls with hands-on activities, 11 am Tues. $4.

April 14th, 2006

NEXT YEAR, AKRON 
Akron Beacon Journal - Apr 14 12:21 AM
The Iowa Association of Business and Industry announced it will hold its annual convention in Nebraska, reports the Chicago Sun-Times.Save to My Web

KAREN HERSHENSON: CINERAMA: Popular pastime does very well in translation 
Contra Costa Times - 1 hour, 18 minutes ago
YOU MAY have noticed other writers in this space over the past two weeks. That’s because I was on vacation in Buenos Aires, a city I enthusiastically recommend. Times travel editor Anne Chalfant recently wrote a terrific lengthy piece about it, so I won’t bore you with details (except to say that the food is amazing and cheap, there is tango dancing in groovy little clubs all over the place, and Save to My Web

Roxio Launches Popcorn 2 
RedNova - Apr 12 6:25 AM
Roxio(R), a division of Sonic Solutions(R) (NASDAQ:SNIC), the leader in digital media software, today released Popcorn(TM) 2, which makes it easy for Mac users to transfer their favorite personal video entertainment to DVDs and portable devices such as an iPod(R), PSP(TM) or mobile phone.Save to My Web

The Little Wildlings 
The Acorn - Apr 13 9:48 AM
The Little Wildlings Thumbelina might find suitable accommodations in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, if a lugsoled hiking boot doesn’t find her first.Save to My Web

Food marketers score with portion-controlled snacks 
USA Today - Apr 12 9:26 PM
Tipping the scales as an early food marketing heavyweight in 2006: 100-calorie packs for snacks. A nation of overweight and portion-challenged consumers is rewarding the big food makers at the cash register for pushing portion-controlled products.Save to My Web

Spy Hunter script sneaks out? ( News ) 
EuroGamer - Apr 13 5:39 AM
A writer for movie website LatinoReview.com is claiming that the script for the new Spy Hunter movie has been leaked - and that it’s “an enjoyable kick ass balls hung high testosterone driven popcorn adventure movie.”Save to My Web

Treasure reopened 
The Davis Enterprise - Apr 13 1:05 PM
Published Apr 07, 2006 - 14:28:44 CDT. Davis has had a Varsity Theatre since 1921, but not until 1949 did it move to its current location and get its streamline moderne look.Save to My Web

A tisket, a tasket: Have fun making Easter baskets 
North County News - Apr 13 6:05 AM
Connie’s Bakery and General Store in Mount Kisco offer’s a rabbit-shaped cake sure to be a hit with the kids (and adults too!) Story and photos by Laura Chartier Easter is definitely a time to celebrate.Save to My Web

Jai Alai Courts Gators 
IBLNEWS - Apr 13 2:19 PM
As Jose Goitiz flings the ball up to 188 mph toward the wall, he never knows where it will bounce. But even if he gets hit, he never cares about the broken bones.Save to My Web

Rain, slides create wide havoc 
The Reporter - Apr 13 8:04 AM
Dave Hoofnajle and Mike Funner, both airline pilots, were taking a leisurely trip to wine country Wednesday when the hillside above them disappeared. A combination of a dozen boulders and mud showered down on their lane of westbound Jameson Canyon Road, striking their rented Ford Focus and spinning it to a stop around 10:30 a.m.Save to My Web

April 10th, 2006

Plans in works for 150th birthday
Bloomington Pantagraph,  USA - 17 hours ago be discounted). May 15 Community hamburger and hot dog dinner; family games; contests; potato sack races; cake walk. May 16 Community

Long hours squeezing helpers from kids sport
Border Mail, Australia - 4 hours ago morning and you will see lots of kids in sporting strips, accompanied by mums and dads the latter often drinking out of a thermos or munching on a hot dog.

Girl Scouts forget the cookies for this fundraiser
Tonawanda News, NY - 10 hours ago COMMUNITY: Local Girl Scouts will hold their annual hot dog sale on Niagara Falls Boulevard. BY YING NEE OOI. Town of Tonawanda Putting

Torrevieja Darts Ladies Organisation
Leader, Spain - 3 hours ago Hot Shots: 140 Christine Hunt (Charlies Angels), 135 Shirley Stephenson (Charlies Angels), Paula Smith (Claptons Amigos), 131 Joy Norman-Thorpe (Black Dog

West Columbia hot dog, bake sale proceeds helping injured
WIS, SC - Mar 31, 2006 Columbia Friday. Several fire departments banned together for a hot dog and bake sale. The sale was a benefit for Jennifer Huggins.

THOMPSON’S DOG WON’T HUNT
Political Cortex, NY - 13 hours ago Somebody should remind Thompson that Sheen, however randy and hot-headed he may be, is also a concerned American citizen, and he has a dog in this hunt.

Vidalia Marmalade Hot Dog Topping
AZ Central.com, AZ - Mar 28, 2006 Heat oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions and saut until lightly brown, about 8 to 10 minutes. Add

What s Canton s beef with food vendors?
Canton Repository (subscription), OH - Apr 7, 2006 If a full-service restaurant can be run out of business by a hot dog stand, then perhaps the restaurateur should consider another line of work anyway.

Molycor Gold
Mineweb, South Africa - 17 hours ago to identify alterations and gold-indicators associated with known altered zones associated with gold on both the Silverado and the Hot Dog Ridge/TKO properties

Home is sued over choking death on hot dog
Canton Repository (subscription), OH - Mar 23, 2006 CANTON - The parents of a mentally retarded man who choked to death on a hot dog are suing the Jackson Township group home he lived in.

Lavish parties go to the dogs
Monterey County Herald, CA - 14 hours ago At dog parties, you don’t have to worry about wearing the right de rigueur, or as Paris Hilton says holding her canine accouterment Tinkerbell, “That’s hot!”.

Religion Calendar
Harrisonburg Daily News Record, VA - 4 hours ago Call 298-9314. FAIRVIEW CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN, located near Endless Caverns, will sponsor a hot dog stand at the Red Front Store in Harrisonburg, from 10 am

April 5th, 2006

Iceland Review goes on a field trip
IcelandReview, Iceland - Apr 4, 2006 Hot dog stands were in abundance and, just like here, were served with a generous helping of friend onions and mayonnaise based sauces.

SCHOOL LUNCH MENUS APRIL 3 - APRIL 10
Benton County Daily Record, AR - Apr 3, 2006 Monday, April 10: Hot dog on bun, chicken patty on bun, potato wedges, lettuce and tomato, baby carrots, ranch dressing, fruit cup, apple wedges, caramel dip.

Ryerson’s Ernie the Hot Dog Vendor Hangs Up the Tongs
Torontoist, Canada - Mar 7, 2006 The Eyeopener broke the story last week that Ernie the Hot Dog Vendor is calling it quits. The moustachioed sausage slinger has

Litter campaign is youth-dominated
The Navasota Examiner, TX - 17 hours ago today. . Litter hunters hit the streets shortly after 8 am and returned to the center for a hot dog luncheon at 11:30. With Rev.

Hot Dog Bun Justice
Dallas Observer, TX - Mar 3, 2006 picture of Dowdy publicly drinking alcohol in violation of her bond. The picture actually showed her holding a hot dog bun not a beer.

Home is sued over choking death on hot dog
Canton Repository (subscription), OH - Mar 23, 2006 CANTON - The parents of a mentally retarded man who choked to death on a hot dog are suing the Jackson Township group home he lived in.

Scenic trail is Loveland’s crown jewel
Community Press, KY - 8 hours ago After buying a hot dog along the bike trail (near the end of Railroad Avenue) the two found the perfect house. It was a little run

Arena Evacuated Due To Suspicious Hot Dog Cart
KUTV, UT - Mar 16, 2006 A sports arena in San Diego was evacuated for about two hours on Thursday, delaying a first-round game in the NCAA tournament, after a hot dog cart attracted

Pay Your Taxes Like a Good American, Then Reward Your Patriotism
Yahoo! News (press release) - 10 hours ago thing to put some bounce back into the step of any loyal American — Vienna Beef’s Tax Relief Package, which includes Vienna Beef’s famous all-beef hot dogs as

Duran spices up the menu with ‘Ham on the Street’
The Spokesman Review, WA - 12 hours ago Ice cream mixed with caramelized onions or Camembert cheese, using hardware store tools to hollow out and stuff a hot dog, late-night turkey bowling George

Buy Cubs gear at the
Chicago Tribune, United States - 3 hours ago Will the Reds pitch anything I mean ANYthing to Derrek Lee? And why did the folks at Gold Coast Dogs give me unripe tomatoes on my hot dog?

Hot dog! Bay State comic eyed for Underdog role
Boston Herald, United States - Mar 26, 2006 Word from our spies on the set is that an offer went out to Nic Cage, but he didn t exactly lap up the chance to play a dog - albeit one with superpowers.

‘Hot Dog Piracy’ in Shanghai
Shanghaiist, China - Mar 16, 2006 property theft should surprise us anymore, but we must admit to being a little taken aback when we discovered that a Berkeley, California hot dog chain with

West Columbia hot dog, bake sale proceeds helping injured
WIS, SC - Mar 31, 2006 Columbia Friday. Several fire departments banned together for a hot dog and bake sale. The sale was a benefit for Jennifer Huggins.

April 3rd, 2006

Drink devices do culinary double duty
BG News - “I’ve always wanted one,” said sophomore Ben Gritzmaker in reference to Nalgene bottles. Nalgene bottles are plastic water bottles that are different from the run-of-the-mill water bottle - they are extremely durable. “I have an orange Nalgene. It

Beware of April Fools’ Day pranks
WIS-TV - With April Fools’ Day falling on a Saturday this year, the whoopie cushions and fake vomit may find their way into the workplace a day earlier. According to a survey by CareerBuilder.com, 33 percent of workers admit to having played a practical joke

Invention convention seeks creative solutions
Star-Press - Fifth-grader Rick Faber knows that the success of any invention can rest on the availability of one key component: duct tape. When the young inventor could not find any when it was time to set up his new and improved balloon racer, he improvised with

March 24th, 2006

Maple sugar time 
Newsday - Mar 17 11:29 AM
Sweet, maple-scented steam billows out of sugarhouses all across the Northeast. It is the smell of maple sap boiling, a rite of Northern spring.Save to My Web

March 21st, 2006

Lunch break woes
Hilton Head Island Packet, SC - 4 hours ago Meeting Well” is a free heath guide that organizations can follow to provide nutritious appetizers and finger foods for lunch meetings and or vending machines.

The politics of fat
CNN - 22 hours ago fried foods. Maryland plans to put timing devices on school vending machines to limit access during school hours. Many states plan

Confessions of an Entrepreneur’s Wife
Inc.com, NY - 9 hours ago California legislation. The state banned sodas from schools, creating an empty space in vending machines and lunch lines. Bill put

Manchin gives speech, blood during local stop
Hagerstown Morning Herald, MD - 5 hours ago lawmakers that returns physical education to West Virginia’s schools and offers school children more than soft drinks and candy in school vending machines.

Belvidere students get lessons on healthy practices
Rockford Register Star, IL - Mar 20, 2006 I think we can all eat healthier and exercise more, she said. Monchetta often opts for fruit snacks out of school vending machines.

Touchplay Debate Moves Forward
KIMT, IA - 15 hours ago The Touchplay machines in the Redline Vending Warehouse will probably never make it into any local businesses thanks to a recent legislative decision.

Fairtrade effort by Yorkshire news company
HoldTheFrontPage.co.uk, UK - Mar 19, 2006 Yorkshire Post Newspapers is backing national and local Fairtrade Fortnight by stocking Fairtrade goods in the restaurant and vending machines at its Leeds

The World s Oldest Trade
Caf Babel, France - Mar 20, 2006 Preparations such as super brothels and installing extra condom vending machines are being made to cater for extra business.

Making Money with Vending Machines
DailyIndia.com, NY - Mar 12, 2006 The key to successful vending is good sites with the right machines. When you enter a site immediately ask “who do I talk to about the vending machines?”.