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Fueled by a growing sense of desperation, networks are inserting games, quizzes and mini-dramas into commercial breaks.

OKTOBERFEST will arrive a little early at the unlikely venue of Coombe Abbey Country Park this summer. From Friday June 29 to Sunday July 1, the park will be transformed into a mini Germany - complete with oompah bands, food and culture all on show in a massive marquee.

Fueled by a growing sense of desperation, networks are inserting games, quizzes and mini-dramas into commercial breaks. This is all being done to stop viewers with DVRs from fast-forwarding through advertisements.

WiebeTech has added a new pocket drive to its lineup of portable enclosures. The ToughTech XE mini is the most portable quad-interface enclosure available, allegedly. The eSATA and USB 2.0 connections are combined into a single port to achieve its tiny size. A T...

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MINI IS planning a whole raft of technical up-grades to the range which will all be in place by August.And the Mini Cooper looks like becoming the envy of every green motorist.The diesel-powered Cooper D - already BMW's cleanest car - is going even greener.

Rockers the Kaiser Chiefs have denied reports they are to release a mini-album later this year, insisting the comments about putting out the impromptu recording were in jest.

EXETER — This August, some local figure skaters are heading to what they call a "mini Olympics."

Sunrise · Determined to build the most expensive development in the city's history, developer Joseph Kavana is banking on the future growth of mass transit.

WiebeTech has introduced its ToughTech(TM) XE mini, the latest (and tiniest) model in its range of drive enclosures. The enclosure combines the eSATA and USB2 within a single port to help make the device small. The 160GB ToughTech XE mini costs just £179.95.

May 29 2007 : Barclays has introduced a free mobile banking service for its 1.9 million online banking customers. The UK bank says that customers can now use a Web-enabled mobile phone to access the Barclays Online Banking service . The bank recommends that mobile Internet banking customers use either the Opera Mini or Opera Mobile browsers on their handsets.

As a review of the American history that they learned this semester, immigrant students in the English Language Learners program at Warren Township High School created their own mini-history books. They included historical events that particularly interested them from the Civil War up to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Petra Diamonds Ltd said the first results from the mini bulk sampling campaign at Alto Cuilo project in Angola were "encouraging".

A miniaturised DNA copier that is portable, costs $10, and runs on AA batteries, could prove vital in diagnosing AIDS and TB in developing countries

Singer-songwriter John Wesley Harding is headed to Japan for a mini-tour to mark the release of his first "best of" collection and his 2005 novel, "Misfortune," in that country.

Mallika Chopra's first book, "100 Promises to My Baby," evolved from the extensive reflections, meditations, stories, and mini-essays that she recorded in a journal when she was pregnant with her first child. This month Chopra's second book was published by Rodale Press. Called "100 Questions From My Child," it explores the daily cascade of questions that her two girls -- ...

MINI madness reigned supreme at perhaps the wackiest wedding ever to be held at Lynn's St Margaret's Church on Friday. (29/05/2007)

Sunrise · Determined to build the most expensive development in the city's history, developer Joseph Kavana is banking on the future growth of mass transit.

It's summer, it's 105 degrees outside, and mini-me could get lost in your front lawn because you haven't cut the grass in two months. Your sewage pipes are corroded, and you need new pool decking. Somebody needs to re-shingle your roof, and the paint is peeling off your walls. So who you gonna call?

Is your mobile phone WAP-enabled? Phones built to take advantage of the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) can access web content using a "mini browser" application built into the phone's interface. The content streams in via the cellular network and appears in your phone's display window.

British rockers the KAISER CHIEFS have denied reports they are to release a mini-album later this year, insisting the comments about putting out the i

Opinions : Top reasons to hire illegals DOUGHERTY: It's summer, it's 105 degrees outside, and mini-me could get lost in your front lawn because you haven't cut the grass in two months. Your sewage pipes are corroded, and you need new pool decking.

1 Mini couch potatoes? About 40 percent of infants are regular TV and DVD watchers by the age of 3 months, according to a recent study in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. By age 2, about 90 percent are watching TV. Children in the United States watch an average of three to four hours of TV a day. By the time they graduate from high school, they will have spent more time ...

Lightolier introduces Lytespan Mini HID energy smart track lighting. Combining high performance ceramic metal halide lamps with the latest micro ballast technology, Mini HID boasts a small profile rarely seen in metal halide luminaires. Mini HID meets users' sustainability goals by offering up to 70% energy savings when compared to incandescent spotlights and a three to four times longer lamp ...

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Arroyo Grande's Devin Crockett finished first in the Late Model Stocks 25-lap main event on Saturday, leading a full night of results at the Santa Maria Speedway. Devin Crockett's newphew, Justin, also had a strong night, taking second in the mini-stocks.

What has the power to repulse or seduce, amuse and shock, make an elevator a torture chamber or a pleasant mini-vacation? Scent, that's what.

Sandakan : Sandakan Mini Bus Operators Association President Osman Ahmad hopes Commercial Vehicles Licensing Board (CVLB) Chairman Datuk Bung Moktar Radin would consider postponing the revival of express bus licences in the State.

Kota Kinabalu : Districts identified for the Mini Estet Sejahtera (Mesej) programme have been urged to expedite its implementation to ensure the poverty eradication programme to achieve zero-hardcore poor by 2010 is right on track.

As part of a campaign he launched in April 2005 in collaboration with Care for the Wild International (CWI) and the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), the Dalai Lama, in January 2006, issued an emotional message exhorting Tibetans to stop wearing fur products or skins from endangered wildlife.

As part of a campaign he launched in April 2005 in collaboration with Care for the Wild International (CWI) and the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), the Dalai Lama, in January 2006, issued an emotional message exhorting Tibetans to stop wearing fur products or skins from endangered wildlife.

Police are hunting for the two men responsible for an aggravated robbery in Amarillo this morning. Police tell us two men assaulted employees at the La Mini Cocina store on southwest 3rd street.

And three suspects have not yet been caught. Police tell us Andre Johnson was shot at the Mini Super Mart and transported by some of his friends after the shooting. That's where the ambulance arrived and took Johnson to the hospital. We are told he was shot in the chest.

Among the very first issues Gordon Brown will be forced to address as prime minister is Europe, and in particular plans to salvage parts of the ill-fated European constitution in the form of a new mini-treaty.

Sudoku, is a Japanese, fun puzzle game. It requires the player to fill in the 9x9 square grid with the numbers one to nine. The numbers should be arranged in such a way that each row, column and mini-grid contains one of each number. A single error in a Sudoku throws the whole game out.

A mini-heat wave was expected to mark the first unofficial week of summer in the Portland area. According to KGW Meteorologist Dave Salesky, skies were expected to clear by Tuesday, with highs reaching into the low 80s by 5 p.m. Nighttime lows would hit in the 50s, Salesky said.

Police are trying to find out why several stolen motorcycles were inside a mini storage facility in North Charlotte.

NEW YORK (AP) - Some of the most creative thinking in television these days has nothing to do with comedy or drama. It's about the commercials. Fuelled by a growing sense of desperation, networks are inserting games, quizzes and mini-dramas into commercial breaks.

(AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) Workers make final adjustments to the costume of comedian Jerry Seinfeld who suited up as a bee during a publicity stunt for the animated film, "Bee Movie," at the 60th International film festival in Cannes, southern France, on Thursday, May 17, 2007. With viewers skipping commercials, networks are inserting games, quizzes and mini-dramas into commercial breaks.

A deadly start to the holiday weekend after a man was hit and killed while riding his bicycle in Bedford County. State Police say 58-year-old John Bell of Lynchburg was traveling North on Route 501 when a woman driving a mini van also going the same way ran into him this afternoon.

An 11-year-old boy has his mini moto seized by police for causing a nuisance.

TE Bubba Franks is fighting for his professional life. During the team's mandatory mini-camp, he ran...

Q. For years, my wife and I had a dishwasher "mini-battle."

MORE than half of Australian travellers have tried to cheat hotel minibars with tactics such as replacing bottled water with tap water, a survey has found.

Later this year - if all goes well - Neil Gaiman will be directing his first feature film. It's an adaptation of his Death: The High Cost of Living mini-series, and - of course - he's scripted it. The writer/director discussed the project with producer Guillermo del Toro at the meeting a couple of weeks back. The film will most likely shoot in late autumn, early winter, and in the UK, though the ...

Four of the 15 Ontario residents nabbed in Thursday’s multimillion-dollar cheating sting were Casino Rama workers, the OPP said yesterday. No electronic devices were used to predetermine the outcome of mini baccarat games, as some media reports have suggested, Sgt. Bob Paterson said.

David Tang is famous for founding the Shanghai Tang label that put Mandarin-collared shirts, cheongsam dresses and other Chinese-style fashion on boutique shelves from New York to Paris.

London, May 28 (ANI): Parents really need to stop their kids from becoming 'mini-couch potatoes', for a new study has found that kids who don't get regular exercise are at risk of chronic health problems in later life. As a part of their study, researchers from the British Heart Foundation examined activity levels of more than 3,500 students from five inner-city secondary schools in ...

When you're the two-time defending Outlaw Mini Sprint points champion, failing to finish a race can become awfully old.

How to whip your opponent in mini-golf The joy of miniature golf is that it can be just plain, silly fun. Unlike life-size golf, it only takes an hour and you can get ice cream afterward. But it's also a sport with friendly competition. So if you want to improve your game this summer, remember to practice and consider the following tips and remember to practice.

Start with the romance and allure of the French Riviera, the warm weather of an evening in late May infused with the smell of blooming jasmine, add a lineup of air-kissing international movie stars, directors, and film-makers, and voila! The 60th Cannes Film Festival gets under way.

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Children face years of ill-health because they are not active enough, researchers say. Scientists claim there is an epidemic of 'mini-couch potatoes' at risk of chronic health problems in later life

THE first mini-moto day revved into action on Carnaby Industrial Estate last Saturday. (24/05/2007)

NEW YORK -- The phrase "voluminous minidress" is enough to put most women on edge, but there are even more intimidating words for one of spring's top fashion trends.

What has the power to repulse or seduce, amuse and shock, make an elevator a torture chamber or a pleasant mini-vacation? Scent, that's what.

Is your mobile phone WAP-enabled? Phones built to take advantage of the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) can access web content using a "mini browser" application built into the phone's interface. The content streams in via the cellular network and appears in your phone's display window.

Arroyo Grande's Devin Crockett finished first in the Late Model Stocks 25-lap main event on Saturday, leading a full night of results at the Santa Maria Speedway. Devin Crockett's newphew, Justin, also had a strong night, taking second in the mini-stocks.

A European steel manufacturer could build a $120 million plant where Armco Inc.'s old mill once ran in northeast Kansas City.

RUPERT - The light of hope will have a new symbol at this year's American Cancer Society Relay for Life event.

BURLEY - The College of Southern Idaho Mini-Cassia Center is accepting registration for early June adult enrichment classes and several Kids College courses. All classes have limited enrollment and early registration is recommended.

David Tang is famous for founding the Shanghai Tang label that put Mandarin-collared shirts, cheongsam dresses and other Chinese-style fashion on boutique shelves from New York to Paris.

In yet another set of legal documents in the Amiga-Hyperion court case, it is revealed that AmigaOS 4 was ported to run on the Mac Mini (the PowerPC version, obviously), or, at least, that the port was in a very advanced state.

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Children face years of ill-health because they are not active enough, researchers say. Scientists claim there is an epidemic of 'mini-couch potatoes' at risk of chronic health problems in later life

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Coach Carlos Alberto Parreira has hailed his experimental South Africa side after they won a Cosafa Cup mini-league to go through to the semi-finals.

Sudoku, is a Japanese, fun puzzle game. It requires the player to fill in the 9x9 square grid with the numbers one to nine. The numbers should be arranged in such a way that each row, column and mini-grid contains one of each number. A single error in a Sudoku throws the whole game out.

By Katharine P. Smith, Detroit Free Press May 27--Next school year, sixth-grade students in Laura Amatulli's class are shoo-ins to become expert broadcasters and podcasters, thanks to a mini news station and recording studio to be created this summer.

A deadly start to the holiday weekend after a man was hit and killed while riding his bicycle in Bedford County. State Police say 58-year-old John Bell of Lynchburg was traveling North on Route 501 when a woman driving a mini van also going the same way ran into him this afternoon.

South Africa defeated Mauritius 2-0 at the Somhlolo National Stadium in Swaziland on Sunday to win the COSAFA Castle Cup Group B mini tournament and claim their place in the semifinals of the Southern African regional tournament.

KETTERING, Ohio (AP) - The mayor of a western Ohio town was sent to the hospital after an accident at a mini grand prix race track. Kettering mayor Don Patterson was injured after his car was struck twice yesterday afternoon.

MINI hatch models are to receive technological revisions later this year, resulting in jaw-dropping performance and efficiency figures. Already BMW Group’s cleanest ever car, the MINI Cooper D will be capable of returning an astonishing 72.4mpg, with CO 2 emissions of just 104 g/km.

The Middle Ages This Memorial Day, Jodi and Mark Davis are celebrating the launch of the RV season hunkered down with three trailer-loads of relatives in a leafy camp ground near Hershey, Pa. The Bel Air couple has picked a site with plenty to do: A weekend of canoeing, mountain biking, swimming, mini-golfing, fishing and Pennsylvania Dutch attractions should easily create another chapter in ...

Mayor Don Patterson of Kettering was injured from a crash at the Dayton Daily News Grand Prix of Kettering on Saturday Afternoon. Patterson, 54, was struck in his car twice at the Fraze Pavilion in Kettering according to witnesses at the event.

KETTERING, Ohio (AP) - The mayor of a western Ohio town was sent to the hospital after an accident at a mini grand prix race track. Kettering mayor Don Patterson was injured after his car was struck twice yesterday afternoon.

KETTERING, Ohio (AP) -- The mayor of a western Ohio town was sent to the hospital after an accident at a mini grand prix race track.

A mini-submarine is used by Wessex Water to check service reservoirs without disrupting supplies.

A deadly start to the holiday weekend after a man was hit and killed while riding his bicycle in Bedford County. State Police say 58-year-old John Bell of Lynchburg was traveling North on Route 501 when a woman driving a mini van also going the same way ran into him this afternoon.

Dear Amy: For years, my wife and I had a dishwasher "mini-battle."

DEAR AMY: For years, my wife and I had a dishwasher "mini-battle." She would put in glasses with milk pouring out of them; put in plates with food and gravy running off them; put plates and pans in backward so the water would never touch them; and fill it with cooking utensils coated and covered

Mini Britney Spears, a tiny Britney impersonator, has scored a one year residency at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Mini Britney, whose real name is Terra Jole, says she is unlike the real Britney because unlike the real Britney, mini Britney actually sings.

Looking for an easy way to download your favorite videos from YouTube, Google Video or any other popular video sharing site? Keep on reading, then, because you might find some good hints here. Photo credit: ronen Video sharing sites are increasingly a resourceful destination for entertainment, documentary, indie clips, music and a lot more. The only drawback they video sharing sites have is that ...

MILAN, May 27 (Reuters) - Prop Andrea Lo Cicero has been appointed Italy captain for their mini-tour of South America next month, the Italian Rugby Federation (FIR) has said.

SEYMOUR -- Little American flags danced in the wind on 900 veterans' graves in town cemeteries this weekend. Placed by American Legion Post 10 members for Memorial Day, the mini-remembrances spark a feeling in the heart of George Wityak of Seymour.

Fresh is a young enterprise company from St.Aloysius' College, producing mini, non-electrical, re-useable dehumidifiers for compact spaces. As a team, Fresh think it is essential for companies, be them large or small to care for the environment in which they live and work.

Firefighters from three departments battled a fire at Hess's Huts Mini Storage at 18514 E. Michigan Ave. in Marengo Township Saturday.

Is your mobile phone WAP-enabled? Phones built to take advantage of the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) can access web content using a "mini browser" application built into the phone's interface. The content streams in via the cellular network and appears in your phone's display window.

DAILY BREAKFAST // Orange juice, milk and manager's choice of two of the following: bagel or English muffin or roll with jelly, biscuit or croissant with jelly, cereal, muffin, cinnamon roll, toaster pastry, graham crackers, mini-loaf.

Row after row, more than 3,400 white crosses stand in a Statesville, N. C., park this weekend, offering a silent salute to every American...

A deadly start to the holiday weekend after a man was hit and killed while riding his bicycle in Bedford County. State Police say 58-year-old John Bell of Lynchburg was traveling North on Route 501 when a woman driving a mini van also going the same way ran into him this afternoon.

Arroyo Grande's Devin Crockett finished first in the Late Model Stocks 25-lap main event on Saturday, leading a full night of results at the Santa Maria Speedway. Devin Crockett's newphew, Justin, also had a strong night, taking second in the mini-stocks.

RUPERT - The light of hope will have a new symbol at this year's American Cancer Society Relay for Life event.

BURLEY - The College of Southern Idaho Mini-Cassia Center is accepting registration for early June adult enrichment classes and several Kids College courses. All classes have limited enrollment and early registration is recommended.

For the off-road fan, there is the Desert Gator (far right) which loves to jump and ‘fly’. It has a tough plastic chassis and is well balanced – ideal for challenging surfaces.

MANSFIELD mayor Tony Egginton, back right, and Coun Albert Haynes, Nottinghamshire county councillor for Mansfield South, back left, with King Edward Primary School's 'mini mayor' Connor Young, front, fifth from left, and fellow pupil councillors.

Dear Amy: For years, my wife and I had a dishwasher "mini-battle." She would put in glasses with milk pouring out of them; put in plates with food and gravy running off them; put plates and pans in backward so the water would never touch them; and fill it with cooking utensils coated and covered...

May 27, 2007 — Wearing T-shirts that read "Don't stop believing," about 30 Red Lion Area Senior High School students stood in two rows facing each other, locked hands and raised their arms to form a human tunnel through which participants entered the gymnasium.

Dear Amy: For years, my wife and I had a dishwasher "mini-battle."

POETRY WRITING WORKSHOP: Three-week session. Mini-exercises designed to get you started and leave with 10 new poems. Sponsored by Park Hill School District Community Education. 6-8:30 p.m. June 6, Park Hill High School, 7701 N.W. Barry. $39. Registration required. http://communityed.parkhill.k12.mo.us/ (816-359-4060)

Lavish features abound in the Estancia, a Mediterranean-style estate home in Venezia Grande Estates at Vineyards. From the elegant porte cochere and the fully appointed guest cabana, to the array of mini bars and extended outdoor living, the well-designed Estancia was built with social gatherings in mind.

Mayor Don Patterson was treated at Kettering Medical Center Saturday for injuries from a crash during the Dayton Daily News Mini Grand Prix of Kettering.

The contest was for Medel Aircraft directly controlled by the pilot using a control handle and flying lines. The events included different types of racing, aerobatics and combat flying.

Three persons were killed in two separate road accidents on Saturday. A mini-bus plying on the Bankra-Park Circus route hit a taxi travelling in the same direction while trying to overtake another bus. The taxi in turn hit another taxi and knocked down a motorbike. The incident took place at the Lenin Sarani - A J C Bose Road crossing at around 10 am. David Norman Lock (38), who was driving the ...

Sudoku, is a Japanese, fun puzzle game. It requires the player to fill in the 9x9 square grid with the numbers one to nine. The numbers should be arranged in such a way that each row, column and mini-grid contains one of each number. A single error in a Sudoku throws the whole game out.

Harold Froehlich, the innovative Minnesota engineer who helped design the deep-diving mini-sub used to explore the Titanic, has died at the age of 84.

The 2007 spring sports season for Mini-Cassia high schools was, in my experience, pretty incredible. For starters, Raft River High School’s boys’ track and field team continued its dominance in the 1A classification with its fourth straight state title.

Mini-Cassia parents, school staff and business owners have all pitched in to help keep graduating seniors safely off the streets by hosting elaborate grad-night parties.

Itching for something to match real pretty with your $1,195 Stealth Computer keyboard ? If so, the very same company has recently unveiled a miniature PC that costs just marginally more than the 'board itself, but the LPC-450 packs some pretty decent specs into a battle-ready 5.7- x 9.9- x 1.65-inch enclosure.

A RED mini suffered major damage at the hands of vandals in the early hours of Saturday.

Police arrested a 20-year-old man on suspicion of murder in the death of a Chandler woman who managed a mini-mart, where her body was found Friday morning at an east Phoenix apartment complex.

A mini crime spree took place in the early morning hours of May 15. The result was multiple break-ins to businesses in Kill Devil Hills and Nags Head.

Mini is to market a tweaked version of the Cooper D that will emit only 104g/km of carbon dioxide/km and manage an amazing 3.94 litres/100km.

Four of the 15 Ontario residents nabbed in Thursday's multimillion-dollar cheating sting were Casino Rama workers, the OPP said yesterday. No electronic devices were used to predetermine the outcome of mini baccarat games, as some media reports have suggested, Sgt. Bob Paterson said.

Arroyo Grande's Devin Crockett finished first in the Late Model Stocks 25-lap main event on Saturday, leading a full night of results at the Santa Maria Speedway. Devin Crockett's newphew, Justin, also had a strong night, taking second in the mini-stocks.

What outdoor cook doesn't lust after one of those giant stainless steel grills, a mini-fridge and a sink with hot and cold running water?

The first "Naperville Lithuanian Mini-Festival" will delight and entertain all who come to this celebration of Lithuanian culture. For those who are looking for something to do June 2nd, or if they've always wanted to learn about Lithuania, then this festival is right for them. In addition to Lithuanian food you'll also have a chance to learn about Lithuanian history, see Lithuanian dance, ...

The first "Naperville Lithuanian Mini-Festival" will delight and entertain all who come to this celebration of Lithuanian culture.

Is your mobile phone WAP-enabled? Phones built to take advantage of the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) can access web content using a "mini browser" application built into the phone's interface. The content streams in via the cellular network and appears in your phone's display window.

Graduation season has always been a time of transition for high school and college seniors on the cusp of adulthood. But spring also brings mini-milestones for 5-year-olds headed to kindergarten, pre-teens leaving elementary school behind and nervous youngsters bracing for high school.

An elderly driver said a new pair of shoes was to blame for him driving a mini-van into a Renton mini-mart Friday evening. The van crashed through...

Hazel , a 1-year-old brown male rabbit, is available for adoption through Bunny TNT . The mini rex mix is neutered, litter-box trained and very friendly.

Phoenix police have made an arrest in the murder of a convenience store clerk. This morning around 9:30 a.m. police received a call from the Mini-Mart shop in the middle of an apartment complex located near 52nd Street and the Loop 202.

Roosevelt Elementary holds a mini Relay for Life Friday to remember a student who died two years ago of brain cancer.

CHINGFORD Rugby Club coaches Danny Phillips and Barry Fox took away their Under 11s team to the Burleigh and the Worthing Mini Festivals at Worthing Rugby Club.

Mini-baccarat: A casino game usually played with six to eight full decks. With up to nine players seated at the table, two hands are dealt and players bet on which hand will win, based on points assigned to each card value. Players can alsobet both hands will be tied.

Pengrowth Energy Trust (Pengrowth) (TSX: PGF.UN) (NYSE: PGH) is aware of an unsolicited 'mini-tender offer' by TRC Capital Corporation (TRC) to purchase up to 2,000,000 trust units of Pengrowth, representing approximately 0.8 percent of Pengrowth's outstanding trust units. TRC's offer price of Cdn $19.00 represents, as TRC's own offer document acknowledges, a 2.56 percent DISCOUNT to the closing ...

One man is in custody and being held as a person of interest in the brutal murder of a Phoenix mother at a mini-mart near 52nd Street and Loop 202.

JUST when most of the kids pester their parents to take them away during the summer vacation, 22 of them are busy attending the mini tennis camp at the Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association (CLTA) Complex, Sector 10. CLTA started the camp for children in the 5-7 years age group on May 22, which will run till May 31. The basic aim of the camp is to get the kids hooked to the sport, according to CLTA ...

"Even while at the top of its game, Apple Inc. can seemingly find faults with just about anything, including a bit of itself. The Mac maker is constantly evaluating the market segments in which it wishes to participate and those which it does not.

While I don't expect that we'll find many of the SSBB character updates postworthy, anything Kid Icarus related is going to elicit a fanboy kneejerk reaction and require careful inspection of every pixel of every screenshot.

Mac mini systems were curiously absent from Apple's refurbished offerings in the recent past, but one model of the low-cost consumer oriented Mac has returned to the company's online store for $699 with 512MB of memory and an 80GB hard drive. Apple is also offering one refurbished Mac Pro Quad 3.0GHz Intel Xeon system for $3,299 with 2GB of memory ...

Pengrowth Energy Trust is aware of an unsolicited "mini-tender offer" by TRC Capital Corporation to purchase up to 2,000,000 trust units of Pengrowth, representing approximately 0.8 percent of Pengrowth's outstanding trust units.

Elkhart General Hospital holds a free health fair in connection with the mini-relay at Roosevelt Elementary.

Opinion: Do not fear, fellow citizens. Despite what you might expect, there is not panic in the streets of San Francisco over Barry Bonds’ mini-slump. There is no blockade of the Golden Gate Bridge. No protest banners flying from atop Coit Tower.

Reckless driving on city roads is growing as an area of concern, no matter what the administration has to say about it s success when it comes to traffic management. In the last few weeks, at least six persons - mostly youth - have been killed because of reckless driving mainly by mini-buses. The number of injured exceeds 20, according to Traffic Police sources. Jiban Sarkar of Bikramgarh ...

The Qwest Foundation and the Iowa School Boards Foundation announced the winners of the 2007 Qwest Teachers and Technology grant program.

A woman was gunned down Friday morning during a robbery at an apartment complex mini-mart. Witnesses said the robber entered the store in the middle of the Peaks at Papago Apartments near 52nd and Van Buren streets just after 10 a.m. and shot the cashier.

The cashier of an apartment complex mini-mart is killed and a resident of the complex is taken in for questioning.

Subscribers get complete access to all articles on the AgReport website and a daily newsletter letting them know about all new stories and other additions to the website. Nearly 2,000 articles per month are added to website, covering all primary agricultural commodity markets.

Who said Toyota is the only company that has fuel efficiency figured out. BMW will be giving their MINI models technological revisions later this year that will result in increased performance while delivering amazing fuel efficiency; both without the use of hybrid technology.

The Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs head coach Scott Muscutt and several other players where on hand to assist at a team-building camp and mini-competition for Special Olympics athletes this week.

Stop salivating, buzz followers. Britney Spears cannot be making a comeback, because she never went away. The only thing that differentiates her recent, mostly panned "mini-tour" of House of Blues clubs from her last three years of public activity is that it's taking place on a stage instead of in a limo leaving a restaurant or in a postnatal hospital bed. Spears is a major player in the rise of ...

A non-surgical facelift that uses electrical impulses on the skin can help women look younger.

Like, REALLY dead?

BOSTON - In the Red Sox last five games, their only winning pitchers were Kason Gabbard and Julian Tavarez, and Gabbard is back in the minors. The rotation that has dominated opponents this season is in a mini-slump. Three of Boston's top four starters haven't contributed much lately.

MINI dealerships across the UK will be putting the spotlight on the Approved used MINI programme, MINI Cherished, on the weekend of 2nd and 3rd June. Potential customers will be able to view a large variety of cars in the range from first-generation hatches and Convertibles with the comfort of knowing that all cars have passed the thorough, detailed checks to be allowed on the scheme.

Today the company announced that all Mini models would get the fuel saving technologies by August, that means three months away. With the changes, the MINI Cooper D will be capable of returning an astonishing 72.4mpg, with CO2 emissions of just 104g/km.

Workshop will be held March 5-7, 2008 at the National Conference Center in Lansdowne, Va. It will feature HVACR and plumbing technical sessions as well as general sessions on teaching techniques and technologies, recruitment, and updates on career and technical education. Opportunities for networking, "I've Got an Idea" session, exhibits, and hands-on mini technical sessions will also be featured ...

Apple rumor site AppleInsider reports that it heard from respected sources that Apple is about to stop producing the Mac mini. I just was at an Apple store yesterday in Munich, and the Mac minis are kept behind the register as they seem to be still in...

Rumors: Apple could discontinue Mac MiniAppleInsider has stated in a report that they have received internal information that Apple Inc.

WHITESBORO — A Mini Relay for Life walk that took place Thursday morning at Westmoreland Road Elementary School was personal for many students. At the benefit for the school's American Cancer Society Relay for Life team, students were asked whether they knew anyone who had cancer.

Mac mini to go to Apple Store in the sky?

As residents of the neighborhood adjacent to the proposed miniature golf course at the corner of Depot and Lafayette roads in Hampton Falls, we are very concerned about the negative impact this development would have on the historic center of our town...

HAMPTON FALLS — Adventure Development LLC representatives went before the Planning Board Tuesday for a preliminary consultation concerning its plan to build two miniature golf courses at the corner of Lafayette and Depot roads, across from the Town...

Tipsters say Apple’s about to kill off its cheapest Mac, but what will they replace it with?

MADMAN impresario Jeff Beacher has found a new star for "Beacher's Madhouse," his wild Las Vegas variety show. Beacher has signed midget Terra Jole, 26 - a k a "Mini Britney" - to join his motley crew. While Jole's muse, Britney Spears, has been...

Tom Courtenay and Julie Christie star in the 1963 British comedy "Billy Liar," one of four films directed by the late John Schlesinger unreeling today and tomorrow at Lincoln Center's Walter Reade Theater. Rounding out the mini-retro are the...

The entire MINI range is going to be cleaner and more economical from August of this year. ). This car's already impressive combined fuel economy rating of 64.2mpg will improve to an astonishing 72.4mpg, while the CO2 figure will drop to just 104g/km.

ELGIN -- What was turf and asphalt six years ago is about to become "our mini Millennium Park," city marketing officer Cherie Murphy said of downtown's Festival Park.

He wasted no time slicing through the parallel universe at Scotto's World of Golf. Doug DePriest, who is 5, double-timed his game past a '60s-era space rocket, a pint-sized lighthouse and what looked an aerial view of a sand trap. He dwarfed a steepleless church.

Four years ago, security personnel and state gambling agents watched as two dealers at the old Emerald Queen Casino on Tacoma’s Tideflats allegedly cheated to help a pair of out-of-town gamblers win big at the mini-baccarat tables.

AWAY FROM HER: Sarah Polley's intelligent and moving film stars Julie Christie as a woman with Alzheimer's and Gordon Pinsent as her emotionally devastated husband. With Olympia Dukakis. PG-13. 1/2

In case you missed its debut at WinHEC , we've got a few pics of Microsoft's Windows Home Server reference design to get your gadget juices swishing. The mini "hockeypuck" sports a green halo (or is it Halo ?) to indicate a healthy system.

The maxi-dress is a low-maintenance but high impact garment that can be both glamorous and relaxed. Choose between plain colours, graphic prints, paisley and 70s prints and spots or stripes.

Trendy and green? That'll be the MINI... Hot on the heels of the low-emission Vauxhall Corsa, the British-built line-up is set to benefit from a range of economy-boosting clean exhaust technologies, which will make some models tax exempt.

A Londonderry boy could end up being the city's answer to John McEnroe after smashing up a £1,000 television set when he lost a computerised tennis game.

The Meridian Speedway oval will host two racing events over Memorial Day weekend. Saturday is the Bill Crow Memorial, which features Late Models, Grand Americans, Mini Stocks, Legends and Hornets. Gates open at 4

Mini-baccarat looks simple enough. Players bet before each hand and, unlike blackjack, neither the players nor the dealer make any betting...

Is your mobile phone WAP-enabled? Phones built to take advantage of the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) can access web content using a "mini browser" application built into the phone's interface. The content streams in via the cellular network and appears in your phone's display window.

Dubbed Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree, this version offers tons of new mini-games to test your senses and give your brain a workout. It supports three multiplayer modes for up to 8 players, and 15 new challenges for single-player mode.

One of the games that was shown at this week's Nintendo Media Summit was Mario Party 8 , the latest in a long line of Mario-themed party games. Coming out next week on the 29th, the game boasts mini-game action for up to four players as they fight there way around a variety of new gameboards.

Are libraries dumbing down to meet the interests of younger customers? In what may be a sign of things to come, about 600 staffers and patrons of Sacramento's libraries have launched a mini revolution over this very point.

Major legislation is sometimes delivered to the governor's desk within a few hours of its passage, and usually within a day or two. So why is Gov. Tim Pawlenty left waiting more than a week to see three big end-of-session bills, one of which he has threatened to veto? Politeness or pressure, depending on whom you ask. DFL House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher said it's to give the Republican ...

Well, we're getting closer to another Stevenote and the Apple rumor mill is at full tilt, so take this one with a huge grain of salt, but the team over at AppleInsider says they "sincerely believe" that the Mac Mini is about to be discontinued.

Police allege 'cheat team' took millions from North American casinos, including more than $2-million while playing mini-baccarat at Ontario's Casino Rama

In the Red Sox last five games, their only winning pitchers were Kason Gabbard and Julian Tavarez, and Gabbard is back in the minors. The rotation that has dominated opponents this season is in a mini-slump. Curt Schilling hasn't won since May 6, an injured Josh Beckett since May 8 and Tim Wakefield since May 10.

BOSTON -- In the Red Sox last five games, their only winning pitchers were Kason Gabbard and Julian Tavarez , and Gabbard is back in the minors. The rotation that has dominated opponents this season is in a mini-slump. Curt Schilling hasn't wo...

BOSTON - In the Red Sox last five games, their only winning pitchers were Kason Gabbard and Julian Tavarez, and Gabbard is back in the minors. The rotation that has dominated opponents this season is in a mini-slump.

In its May 14 issue, Time magazine unveiled this year's installment of the Time 100: The People Who Shape Our World. There were some no-brainers. (Can you say, "OBAMA"?) There were some snubs. (Whether you think George Bush is evil incarnate or a...

George Fischoff's musical Gauguin/Savage Light, which had two earlier non-Equity engagements in Manhattan, is reopening June 12 for a run to July 8 at the 25-seat Roy Arias Mini Theater in New York City.

EMC executives discussed the plausibility of building a "mini storage array" for the average home, as well as the company's plan to add encryption technology to its PowerPath product line, at the EMC World user conference held in Orlando this week.

Businesses along Dakota Avenue will now have more access to matching funds to improve the structural integrity of buildings. The Economic Development department currently has two matching grants in Mini-Match and Dakota Avenue Beautification.

(Broadcasting & Cable) _ The FCC has given New York TV stations six months to test a digital TV system that would operate on three channels in the city and fill in DTV coverage gaps resulting from the destruction of the World Trade Center on 9/11.

Cubitt Jacobs & Prosek Communications , a leading independent full-service communications firm, was honored with the award for New Media Campaign at the Public Relations Society of America's 20th Annual Big Apple Awards last evening at New York City's Rainbow Room.

Following are films scheduled for showing during the coming week at Cinemark Cinema 6. Showtimes include matinee performances — which are generally limited to Saturday and Sunday — and late showings, which are normally on just Friday and Saturday.

THORP — There will be a variety of mini-vacations, including a week at a condo in Puerto Vallerta, Mexico, offered at the annual Thorp Mill Dinner & Auction, set for Saturday at the Party Barn on Springwood Ranch.

When Big Brother took away the food supply of the "Pinoy Big Brother" Season 2 housemates, he also told them to stop using the modern and conventional way of cooking their meals.

Toro submits: As the homebuilders stage a mini-rally, as problems in the submerging prime fall off the map, and as we forget about the long-running problems in housing stocks, I am beginning to wonder if there is any point focusing on housing any more?

George Fischoff's musical Gauguin/Savage Light , which had two earlier non-Equity engagements in Manhattan, is reopening June 12 for a run to July 8 at the 25-seat Roy Arias Mini Theater in New York City.

The 2007 spring sports season for Mini-Cassia high schools was, in my experience, pretty incredible. For starters, Raft River High School’s boys’ track and field team continued its dominance in the 1A classification with its fourth straight state title.

Just like our imagined world peace courtesy of the Svedka Vodka Fembots, a world with police officers dressed like these Axe Body Spray police women just might be a far less violent place. For the pure visual shock value...

WiebeTech has introduced the ToughTech XE mini, a quad-interface pocket drive.

NEW YORK -- More than 220 million vehicles of all descriptions now jostle for space on America's roads, but they have at least one thing in common. Whether they're Mini Coopers or Hummers, they all take up parking spaces. Preferably free ones.

ROWAN COUNTY -- One person died and several people were injured Thursday morning after a mini van and a tractor-trailer collided in Rowan County.