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The third annual “Edible Car Contest" will be held beginning at 6:30 p.m. Families are encouraged to come, build an edible car, race it down the track and see which car travels the farthest. A variety of edible products will be provided but if you have a great idea, it is recommended that you bring it, as there is no guarantee we will think of the same thing. The car must be built and have moving parts. Last year, we received a very nice donation to create a lecture series encouraging the community to make informed decisions about their lives, their community and their world on progressive topics. To kickoff the series we have scheduled a debate among the three main DFL candidates for United States Senate, Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer, Mike Ciresi, and Al Franken. Mark your calendars now for Feb. 11 at 7 p.m.
LITH man stabbed 8 times
A 21-year-old man from Lake in the Hills remained in fair condition Monday at Sherman Hospital after being stabbed eight times in the chest early Sunday morning at an Algonquin home that advertises weekly parties on the Internet.Jonathan R. Rainbolt, 22, of 10210 Wilmette Ave., Algonquin, is being held on $500,000 bond on a charge of attempted murder for allegedly stabbing Adrian E. Blach in Algonquin, police said. Police said they had been called to the home for other problems related to the parties.Algonquin police were called to the party, at 438 W. Algonquin Road, about 3:49 a.m. Sunday for a fight involving a knife. After they arrived, Algonquin police arrested four juveniles for underage drinking. Rainbolt was arrested later Sunday afternoon in the 1000 block of Wilmette Avenue in Algonquin, police said.Rainbolt is being held at McHenry County Jail.
Rey: States that back roadless forests should pay for fire costs
Rey, the undersecretary for natural resources and the environment in charge of the U.S. Forest Service, said the Bush administration has encouraged states and local governments to offer input in the management of federal lands. But he told a Wildland Urban Interface conference that one of the unintended consequences is that state-imposed moratoriums on development in roadless areas boost the cost of fighting fires because of reduced access to housing subdivisions that sprout up on the edge of those forests. "In a number of cases, most recently in the state of California, the states have weighed in with a profound desire not to see any roadless area incurred as a broad matter of environmental priorities. And I frankly don't have any quarrel with that as a statement of environmental policy," Rey said.
U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings Testifies Before House ...
Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings testified before the House Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee to discuss the Department of Educations fiscal year 2009 budget request. Following is her prepared opening statement: Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, thank you for welcoming me here today. All of us agree that in todays competitive world, developing human capital is a top priority. We also know that we have limited resources to invest and that our primary role at the federal level has always been to serve our neediest students, such as those from low income families, those with disabilities, and those learning English as a second language. Accordingly, we must ensure that taxpayer dollars are allocated in the most effective and efficient ways.
Machete gang attack leaves man with severed hand
ESSEX police are urging parents with children who might have returned home covered in blood last night to contact them after a man's hand was almost severed in a machete attack. The 27-year-old man was attacked by a group of teenagers who chased him and one of them attacked him with the machete. The incident happened late on Friday night on Eastham Estate in Brentwood The teenagers are described as white, in their teens and wearing hoodies. .
The Oscars aren't so different from baseball awards
Juno." Perhaps my favorite movie of the year, "Juno" cost $2.5 million to make yet has already taken in $125 million and received four Academy Award nominations (best picture, best actress, best original screenplay and best directing). That's the equivalent of David Wright hitting .311 with 26 home runs and 116 RBIs while earning $374,000 in 2006. Compare "Juno" to "The Golden Compass," which cost an estimated $200 million to $250 million and has taken in about $60 million domestically (it's produced big box office numbers overseas, however). That's the equivalent of Richie Sexson making $15.5 million last year to hit .205 and drive in 63 runs. Also, Oscar-nominated director Jason Reitman is the son of director Ivan Reitman ("Ghostbusters" and "Stripes"). Do we have the directing equivalent of the Fielders? "Atonement." Some critics found it a little too precious, but I was enthralled by director Joe Wright's spectacular 5 ½-minute tracking shot of the Battle of Dunkirk.
UPI NewsTrack Quirks in the News
Linge Bergman said the store has not yet decided what additional sex toys it will stock in the near future.
"We will sell massage oils and dildos. We can't say anything more yet," she said.
City offers meter parking by cell phone
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, March 6 (UPI) -- The city of Winnipeg, Manitoba, has launched a new service where drivers can top up their parking meter time from anywhere using a cell phone.
A four-month pilot project worked successfully, and the city rolled out the high-tech plan citywide on Wednesday, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp., reported.
Users must create an account with the city with their personal and credit information, along with the vehicle description. Once parked, users dial a number and enter a location code and leave.
Woomail Wants To Woo You Away from Spam
The recipient gets an e-mail saying, "I only read secure e-mail" and a link that takes the recipient to a reply page on the Woomail server , so that no part of the communication travels through cyberspace. Putting Users in Control John Halloran, a Puerto Rico-based precious-metals dealer, created Woomail after struggling with the huge amount of spam his brokers and office staff were dealing with. He said that his goal was to put users in charge of their communications, inbound and outbound. "The problem was that anyone in the world can send you communication from anywhere, and I can't stop them from sending it to my servers," he said. "If I can get them to come to me by typing in a URL or Woo to Woo message, then I can control communications on my server and so I can prevent fraudulent use." (A "Woo to Woo" message is one in which both parties have Woomail accounts.) Sending a message from within the site cannot be done without a challenge-and-response question, putting the kibosh on automated spammers.
Coming soon: Movies on flash memory cards
Getting permission to build a library of high-quality content has been the bane of several would-be Blockbuster killers. Armstrong wouldn't divulge the name of the studios, but said they were major and well-known. "We will have them (movies) the same day and date as DVD," he said. The pricing will be about the same. Advantages over current models If the company can pull it off--and that remains a big if--PortoMedia potentially can short-circuit some of the problems and shortcomings of the various methods for delivering movies. First up is cost. Delivering movies via hard drives and flash memory eliminates many of the packaging and shipping expenses associated with DVDs. Shelf space at retailers now dedicated to discs is also freed up for other products. In addition, selection is improved.
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