NEW YORK (AP) — Ratings were mixed for the four top broadcast networks' opening week: CBS and NBC saw a viewership increase while ABC and Fox saw a decrease.
The Nielsen Co. said Tuesday that CBS was the nation's most popular network again. Its prime-time ratings were up 6 percent over last year's season-opening week. The "Hawaii Five-0" remake was the most-watched new …
Alike but Different
Alligators and crocodiles look alike in many ways. But there are differences, apart from their different names. Ancient Romans saw one of these animals basking in the North African sun and called it crocodilus, meaning ``worm of the pebbles.'' The English word crocodile came from this name. Spaniards saw a similar reptile in the New World and called it el lagarto, meaning ``the lizard.'' From this came the word …
ALLIGATORS AND CROCODILES00-00-0000Alike but Different
Alligators and crocodiles look alike in many ways. But there are differences, apart from their different names. Ancient Romans saw one of these animals basking in the North African sun and called it crocodilus, meaning ``worm of the pebbles.'' The English word crocodile came from this name. Spaniards saw a similar reptile in the New World and called it el lagarto, meaning ``the lizard.'' From this came the word …
ALLIGATORS AND CROCODILES00-00-0000Alike but Different
Alligators and crocodiles look alike in many ways. But there are differences, apart from their different names. Ancient Romans saw one of these animals basking in the North African sun and called it crocodilus, meaning ``worm of the pebbles.'' The English word crocodile came from this name. Spaniards saw a similar reptile in the New World and called it el lagarto, meaning ``the lizard.'' From this came the word …
From our leaders
There is a recognition that our culture is in the process of continuous rapid shifting, with change being the only constant.
I had the privilege to attend the retirement of Gary Harder, long-term pastor of Toronto United Mennonite Church and, before that, long-term pastor of First Mennonite Church, Edmonton. His initial enthusiasm for ministry, together with the wisdom and experience he gained over the years, made him even more effective at the end of his formal career.
Mennonite Church Manitoba has a wonderful set of pastors, ranging in age from their early 20s to mid-60s, and a few in voluntary roles are even older. But we are in a period when …
(ADPnews) - Mar 31, 2011 - RBS retained today its "hold" recommendation on Dutch Royal Philips Electronics NV (AMS:PHIA), trimming its share price target to EUR 24 from EUR 25.
Philips said today it anticipates better margins for its troubled TV business as of the second quarter of 2011 thanks to the introduction of new models.
Earlier this week, the electronics …
Fanning flame
Flame, a band of 11 mentally and physically disabled musicians, has released its first CD and scheduled a CD-release party next week in Colonie.
Formed in 2003 at Lexington Center in Johnstown, Flame has performed throughout New York and from Maine to Washington, D.C. Its CD ``All for a Reason'' contains 12 of its most popular covers, such as ``Summertime,'' ``Soul Man'' and ``Another Brick in the Wall,'' and one original, the moving ``All for a Reason.''
Fronted by the robust singer Michelle King, Flame will perform at a CD-release party and dinner-dance Oct. 7 at the Desmond Hotel and Conference Center. The band has plans for two more CDs, one of holiday songs, the other of originals.
Its members have a variety of disabilities, including blindness, paralysis, autism, Down …
Byline: Stephanie Storm
Jul. 20--While the rest of the Aeros were out on the field taking batting practice Wednesday before facing the Altoona Curve at Canal Park, outfielder Trevor Crowe was on a table in the trainer's room, his left ankle heavily wrapped and elevated. Reading a magazine while snacking on a handful of candy, Crowe was in good spirits despite having been up until 4 a.m. Wednesday waiting to undergo X-rays at Akron General Medical Center.
"Overall, I can't help but be disappointed," said Crowe, who injured the ankle sliding into second on a stolen base in the 10th inning of Tuesday's win. "But right now I'm also very relieved. Initially …
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Indian guards will no longer shoot people crossing the porous border from Bangladesh, Indian home minister said Saturday.
Dozens of Bangladeshis die each year after allegedly being shot by guards trying to stop smuggling across the 2,500-mile (4,000-kilometer) border. Bangladesh has long asked that guards instead arrest suspects or use rubber bullets.
India's border guards has now been asked not to fire at people crossing the 2,500-mile (4,000-kilometer) border, India's Home Minister Palaniappan …
