Cottage country
2010-09-05 00:48:21
Escaping the hustle and bustle of city life in Ontario

LSU holds on against short-handed Heels 30-24 (AP)
2010-09-05 00:44:44
AP - Against all odds, undermanned North Carolina nearly rallied from a 20-point halftime deficit before losing 30-24 to LSU on Saturday night.

San Diego County fire is 82 percent contained - San Jose Mercury News
2010-09-05 00:43:26
Town HallSan Diego County fire is 82 percent containedSan Jose Mercury NewsAP CAMPO, Calif.—Firefighters have nearly surrounded a wildfire that has charred 827 acres of tall brush in rural San Diego County. Roxanne Provaznik, a spokeswoman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, says the fire is 82 ...Calif. wildfire sparked by migrants' signal blazeThe Associated PressIllegal immigrants sparked large brush fire, authorities sayLos Angeles Times (blog)Cowboy Fire UpdateKXO RadioNBC San Diego -San Diego 6 -San Diego Union Tribuneall 284 news articles »

Iran stoning woman 'to be lashed'
2010-09-05 00:35:49
An Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery now faces being whipped for indecency, her son says.

Schiavone tops Pavlyuchenkova to reach quarters
2010-09-05 00:32:20
NEW YORK (AP)—French Open champion Francesca Schiavone won in straight sets for the fourth consecutive match, beating 20th-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova on Sunday to advance to the U.S. Open quarterfinals. The sixth-seeded Italian won 6-3, 6-0 to reach the quarterfinals at Flushing Meadows for the first time since 2003. Pavlyuchenkova, who needed medical attention on her right arm, was in the fourth round at a Grand Slam for the first time. The 19-year-old Russian had four double-faults and 29 unforced errors. The right-handed Pavlyuchenkova said her shoulder started to hurt in Cincinnati last month, where she lost to Maria Sharapova in the semifinals. She skipped New Haven, confident the rest would have her ready for the U.S. Open. But the arm had been bothering her the whole tournament, and it took a turn for the worse Saturday. Pavlyuchenkova said the pain had spread to her elbow. She hopes it will heal with rest.

Federer sails through in New York
2010-09-05 00:19:53
Five-time champion Roger Federer cruises into the fourth round of the US Open with a straight sets win over Paul-Henri Mathieu.

Clijsters beats Ivanovic in 59 minutes in fourth round
2010-09-05 00:08:10
NEW YORK (AP)—Kim Clijsters put a quick end to Ana Ivanovic’s run at the U.S. Open, winning her 18th straight match at Flushing Meadows with a 6-2, 6-1 wipeout of the former world No. 1 in their fourth-round match Sunday. Ivanovic, who fell to as low as No. 65 after a couple of injury-plagued years, has gotten back to No. 40 and was trying to move higher. She won three matches at the U.S. Open and was getting her biggest test—and opportunity— against the second-seeded defending champion. It wasn’t much of a contest. After regaining an early break to pull within 3-2 in the first, Ivanovic got overpowered, losing seven straight games to turn the match into a rout. Clijsters, moving as well as anyone in the tournament, used heavy, deep groundstrokes to pressure Ivanovic into 28 unforced errors. Looking like the more comfortable player on the showcourt in Arthur Ashe Stadium, Clijsters fought through the wind, which blew hard for the second straight day, and took command. “She’s playing with a lot more confidence,” Clijsters said. “I can stay with her in the beginning of those first few games where she was playing really good tennis, if I could just stay with her and kind of just, make her doubt once in a while.” Trailing 4-1 in the second set, Ivanovic served a game that went seven deuces, but double-faulted to end the game. Eight points later, the match was over. It lasted 59 minutes. Ivanovic said she was nervous through much of it. “I was on the big stage again,” she said. “Lots of emotions came back and I just felt a little slow and just a little bit out of it.” Clijsters next faces the winner of a match scheduled for later Saturday between No. 5 Samantha Stosur and No. 12 Elena Dementieva. The Belgian won the U.S. Open in 2005, then was off the tour for 2 1/2 years while she got married and had a baby. She returned to win it again in 2009 and is still waiting for her first challenge at this year’s tournament. Other than a 7-5 second set in her first-round match, Clijsters has not been tested as she heads into the second week. She has lost a total of 14 games in four matches in what is the first true defense of her U.S. Open title because she missed 2006. “Coming here as a defending champion has been a new experience and something that kind of keeps it fresh,” Clijsters said. “It’s a nice experience. And tennis-wise, as well, I’ve felt that I’ve been improving every match.” Also winning Sunday was No. 6 Francesca Schiavone, 6-3, 6-0 over 20th-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and No. 10 David Ferrer, who beat fellow Spaniard Danie Gimeno-Traver 7-6 (2), 6-2, 6-2. Others on the schedule Sunday included No. 3 Venus Williams, who plays No. 16 Shahar Peer; No. 1 Rafael Nadal against Gilles Simon; 18th-seeded American John Isner against Russian Mikhail Youzhny and 20th-seeded American Sam Querrey against No. 14 Nicolas Almagro.

Pulitzer-winning cartoonist Paul Conrad dies at 86 (AP)
2010-09-05 00:06:03
AP - Paul Conrad used his pencil like a weapon. His long lines and jagged angles seemed to point directly at the leaders he deemed charlatans and fools in need of deflating.

Six die in Barbados shop attack
2010-09-05 00:04:01
Armed robbers in Barbados have set fire to a clothing shop in the capital, Bridgetown, killing six people who were inside.

For US Muslims, a 9/11 anniversary like no other (AP)
2010-09-05 00:01:27
AP - American Muslims are boosting security at mosques, seeking help from leaders of other faiths and airing ads underscoring their loyalty to the United States — all ahead of a 9/11 anniversary they fear could bring more trouble for their communities.

Cleanup begins after massive quake - Stuff.co.nz
2010-09-04 23:59:39
CBC.caCleanup begins after massive quakeStuff.co.nzBy STAFF REPORTERS Christchurch is counting the cost of the worst earthquake damage in the country since Napier was hit 1931. While only one person appears to have lost their life in the disaster, the effects on infrastructure and basic services could ...Christchurch CBD calm, quiet after earthquakeNew Zealand HeraldA car is damaged by debris in Christchurch after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake ...TVNZRescuers fear Christchurch residents trappedABC OnlineSydney Morning Herald -The Associated Press -Bloombergall 2,972 news articles »

Earl's biggest damage in Northeast: business (AP)
2010-09-04 23:53:33
AP - In the end, Earl's worst damage in New England was to seasonal businesses hoping to end their summer on a high note.

Dems' prospects threatened by economic woes (AP)
2010-09-04 23:52:37
AP - Frustrated, discouraged and just plain mad, a lot of people who have lost jobs — or know someone who has — now want to see the names of Democrats on pink slips. And that's jeopardizing the party's chances in Ohio and all across the country in November's elections.

Outgoing NATO deputy rues early optimism on Marjah (AP)
2010-09-04 23:52:14
AP - NATO commanders were overly optimistic when they predicted quick success taking the key Taliban-held town of Marjah last winter, the outgoing deputy commander said.

Stealth Mode Watch: Another Nail In The Coffin Of ‘Stealth’
2010-09-04 23:51:27
Stealth Mode Match, a searchable data spider of often very revealing SEC form D filings, is the brain child of Denis Papathanasiou, who came up with the idea while researching funding options (a.k.a spying) for his ebooks startup Fifobooks, 'I was just using it to keep tabs on specific investors and other competitors in the ebook space, but I mentioned it to a few people, and they were interested enough to want to use it themselves.' Papathanasiou then added a public API and launched it in beta under its own domain. Right now the site allows a simple search mode which shows results for the past four weeks and then an extended API mode which allows results past that date as well as filtering parameters like 'people,''companies' and 'places' (Humans beware: The data is delivered in XML files).

Craigslist strikes adult services under pressure (AP)
2010-09-04 23:50:04
AP - Craigslist appears to have surrendered in a legal fight over erotic ads posted on its website, shutting down its adult services section Saturday and replacing it with a black bar that simply says 'censored.'

Annacone officially steps down as LTA head coach
2010-09-04 23:46:06
LONDON (AP)—Britain’s Lawn Tennis Association says Paul Annacone has stepped down as its head coach of men’s tennis. Annacone’s contract with the LTA was due to expire in November and he recently joined the coaching team of 16-time grand-slam winner Roger Federer after a successful trial period. There was the possibility of a conflict of interest should Federer meet British No. 1 Andy Murray in the final of the U.S. Open, which is currently taking place in New York. LTA player director Steven Martens said in a statement Sunday that the American coach “was always going to be moving on in November” and that the association continued to review the situation to avoid any conflict of interest. Annacone became LTA head coach in November 2006.

JetBlue: Flight attendant's big exit was for good (AP)
2010-09-04 23:43:21
AP - Sometimes there's no going back.

N.Zealand braces for more destruction after quake (AFP)
2010-09-04 23:40:27
AFP - New Zealand braced for more destruction Sunday as aftershocks and an approaching storm threatened an area of the country hit by the most devastating earthquake in decades.

Kanye West: 'I bled hard' over Swift debacle (AP)
2010-09-04 23:38:26
AP - Hip-hop star Kanye West is still feeling the pain over his ambush of Taylor Swift last year — and he's expressing his pain all over Twitter.