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TV Star Celeste Thorson Launches Twitter Contest for ... - Online PR News Posted: 30 Apr 2010 10:31 AM PDT New Twitter Contest announced for a giveaway of the necklaces worn by Hollywood Actress Celeste Thorson, along with Activist Tshirts and a Bikini Bombshell Skateboard. Two lucky sweepstakes winners will Tweet to Win and be randomly selected at the end of each month until August 2010. Online PR News – 30-April-2010 – Win the necklaces worn by TV Star Celeste Thorson as seen in the latest Breaks Magazine issue. All four pieces of handmade jewelry by Ingrid Arriaga will be given away in the sweepstakes along with three Tshirts designed by Thorson and a limited edition Bikini Bombshell skateboard. Starting May 1st 2010 Celeste Thorson will give fans an opportunity to win two prizes at the end of every month, for a total of eight prizes until August 31, 2010. On May 31st two Twitter Contest winners will be randomly selected and awarded an 'Ocean Blue' recycled glass necklace or a 'Human Rights Now' Activist TShirt. http://www.zazzle.com/human_rights_now_rainbow_tshirt-235406762725584641?gl=CelesteThorson&style=basic_tshirt_light&color=white&context=mfong&view=front_a_l_025780&lifestyle=classic&rf=238345470004352414 On June 30th winners will receive the 'Pure Pearl' necklace or a 'Zebra Bikini' black and white Tshirt. http://www.zazzle.com/celeste_thorson_zebra_bikini_tshirt-235718287020010544?gl=CelesteThorson&lifestyle=classic&rf=238345470004352414 To celebrate Thorson's birthday month, on July 31st winners will receive the 'Fiery Fushia' pink shell necklace or the 'Celeste Thorson Bikini Bombshell' skateboard. http://www.zazzle.com/malibu_bikini_bombshell_skateboard-186148911328854125?rf=238345470004352414 August 31st winners will receive the 'Raspberry Raindrops' necklace or the 'Animal Rights Now' Activist Tshirt. http://www.zazzle.com/animal_rights_now_paw_print_tshirt-235196334355739869?gl=CelesteThorson&style=basic_tshirt&rf=238345470004352414 To enter participants must follow http://www.twitter.com/celestethorson and tweet to win the prizes using the following tweets during the monthly contest. 'TWEET 2 WIN Beautiful Handmade Necklaces by Ingrid Arriaga in this monthly contest FOLLOW @CelesteThorson & RT 2 ENTER http://bit.ly/cnKCGl' 'TWEET 2 WIN a Limited Edition TShirt in this monthly contest FOLLOW @CelesteThorson & RT 2 ENTER More info & Prizes at http://bit.ly/cnKCGl ' JULY ONLY: 'TWEET 2 WIN a Limited Edition Bikini Skateboard in this monthly contest FOLLOW @CelesteThorson & RT 2 ENTER http://bit.ly/cnKCGl' Entrants may tweet daily as often as they like, every tweet increases the chance of winning, no purchase necessary. For full sweepstakes information, rules, and winners visit http://celestethorson.blogspot.com/ About Celeste Thorson Celeste Thorson is a California girl best known as the host of the adrenaline pumping TV series 'Destination X Hawaii & California' From appearing on shows like 'How I Met Your Mother' to writing 24 episodes of television, Thorson enjoys being on both sides of the camera. As a fashion model she has been the face of numerous magazine covers, commercials, and billboard campaigns. Thorson is passionate about travel and is an activist committed to human and environmental rights around the world. http://www.CelesteThorson.com http://www.imdb.me/celestethorson http://www.Zazzle.com/CelesteThorson About Ingrid Arriaga Ingrid Arriaga was born in Mexico City to an artistic family of singers and painters. She loves to use her imagination, knowing it doesn't have limits. Her handmade creations are from the heart with notes of love in each piece.. Her upcoming summer collection titled 'Coral' will be released May 2010. http://www.etsy.com/shop/IngridArriaga About Breaks Magazine http://www.breaksmagazine.com Five Filters featured article: The Art of Looking Prime Ministerial - The 2010 UK General Election. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction.

Kids have keen fashion sense when it comes to shopping - Vancouver Sun Posted: 30 Apr 2010 09:23 PM PDT Time was, little kids wore what their parents put them in. These days, even kindergartners are right on top of each season's trends and guiding use of the parental wallet. "I can tell you one of my employees has six-and four-year-old daughters," Kevin Meloche, Zellers' general merchandise manager for children's wear, said in an interview. "She had to meet them at the mall yesterday. "They have an opinion. They were walking by, and one little girl saw these rubber rainboots -- chocolate brown and pink polka-dots -- grabbed them and had to have these, and she's six. That's real young," Meloche said. In case you are among the uninitiated, chocolate brown and pink is as hot as you can get. Wired kids have up-to-the-minute knowledge of the trends and are more fickle than ever, Meloche said. As a merchandiser, there is no room for error. "You better have the right trend on the floor, because if you don't, it's not going to sell," he said. While adult runway fashions used to take a year to appear in the children's market, they are now appearing in the same season, he said. This spring, think '60s love, peace and flower power mixed in with '80s high colour penetration. Think citrus bright, acid-washed and tie-dye, he said. "The graphics are '80s-inspired. They are vibrant; they are bright ... In girls it's all about butterflies and small floral prints. Lots of peace signs." You'll see colourful leggings beneath casual tunics reminiscent of the movie Flashdance, and plenty of that aforementioned brown and pink, Meloche predicted. Boys' clothing is all about extreme graphics with skulls and crossbones, iron crosses and eagles. It's a skateboarder feel, Meloche explained. Even the polo shirts have extreme graphics across the shoulder or on the bottom of the shirt. Also big this spring is nautical styling -- wide-legged sailor pants, with a crisp red, white and blue colour palette, said Stefanie Missler, an owner of Dandelion Kids in Vancouver and Port Moody. Vans has created a boat shoe with a "cooler, skateboard-y thing going on. It's got lacing and is in navy," Missler said. "The traditional deck shoes are the domain of preppy teenagers. This is a bit edgier and not as literal. It has a thicker sole and the tread is really flat. "We're seeing lots of jumpsuits, which I love," Missler said. "We have one in particular, with beehiving and balloony pants. It's a voluminous and comfy, funky little outfit they can still climb trees in for ages one to nine years." For girls, she's seeing little tunics with tiered ruffles in small floral prints and punchy '80s colours. At the top end, Laura Spencelayh, manager of Babes on Fourth said Burberry is their most popular line this season. "I think it's because there's a real big trend of parents wanting to show off their kids," Spencelayh said. "It's only our second season with Burberry, and we are just amazed at how popular it is. It's a very traditional, classic look. . . . We have a fabulous white, yoked girl's raincoat ($300). It's one of those you could buy now, put your kids in it and save it for your grandkids." Other popular items this season are, for girls, polo tops with puff sleeves in the traditional Burberry plaid with white Bermuda shorts, and for boys, black cuffed shorts in both Hugo Boss and Burberry with orange, blue, red or white polo shirts. Babywear reflects trends in children's wear, said Lisa Malcic of Beba Bean, which sells baby gifts and apparel in Coquitlam. Pantone, the colour company, has chosen turquoise as its colour for spring-summer 2010. In baby wear, it translates into soft turquoise, and for tweens, it's almost fluorescent. Lisa Will of Stonz children's outdoor wear, which makes its product at Venables and Commercial in Vancouver, said plaids are so big she's had trouble finding them for her boots. Parents might choose conservative tans for themselves, but they are adventurous with kids' clothing. "Dark brown with dusty rose or denim blue is still our bestseller," Will said. "Brown with lime green is also hot." Vancouver Sun jennylee@vancouversun.com Five Filters featured article: The Art of Looking Prime Ministerial - The 2010 UK General Election. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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Poland and Boardman police calls - Vindy.com Posted: 29 Apr 2010 08:41 PM PDT POLICE CALLS A summary of recent criminal activity in Poland and Boardman townships: POLAND April 22 Domestic violence: Dennis E. Moritz, 62, was charged after his wife reported a situation at their home, 6751 Shawbutte Drive. She was not injured. April 24 Theft: Several nail guns were removed from a home in the 2600 block of Highland Avenue for an estimated loss of $1,550. Fraud: An Edgewater Drive woman found out her debit/credit card had been used without consent to make a $75 purchase. Domestic violence: Calvin T. Vu, 35, of 3388 Swallow Hollow Drive, Poland, faced a charge after a teenage family member reported having been a victim during an argument. April 25 Domestic violence: Ronald D. Bunofsky, 39, was arrested at his residence, 1774 Bedford Road, and charged after his wife had filed a report. She had a minor injury. BOARDMAN April 23 Theft: A man's cell phone was stolen in the 100 block of Forest Park Drive. Assault: A Market Street woman reported her 15-year-old daughter was assaulted on a school bus. The girl had redness to her left cheek. Criminal damaging: A Cook Avenue woman accused her enraged former boyfriend of breaking a double-pane window at her residence. Theft: A worker at a Market Street business reported the theft of his $1,000 camera. Assault: A girl, 17, suffered injuries after trying to separate two females arguing at a Boardman-Canfield Road fast-food restaurant. The victim reported having been punched and pushed to the ground. Trespassing: Boardman authorities assisted Beaver Township police with serving a warrant in the 500 block of East Western Reserve Road, then charged 46-year-old Dayne F. Rambo, 258 E. Judson Ave., Youngstown, with criminal trespassing. The owner of the vacant residence said Rambo had no permission to be there, a report said. Theft: Police booked 50-year-old Darlene Davis, 717 Winona Drive, Youngstown, after $179 worth of men's clothing was stolen from Wal-Mart, 1300 Doral Drive. April 24 Breaking and entering: Someone entered a building in the 5600 block of Market Street before taking a pile of wrought-iron railings. Theft: A 16-year-old girl was accused of stealing a hair product and a brush from The Hair Depot, 4026 Market St. Arrest: Lori J. White, 41, of 2915 Hudson Ave., Youngstown, was taken into custody during a traffic stop in the 7100 block of Market Street. White was wanted on a probation-violation charge. Theft: A man reported his 13-year-old son's skateboard stolen in the 100 block of Afton Avenue. Criminal damaging: Two garage windows were damaged in the 5600 block of Erie Street. April 25 Theft: Officers responded to an attempted suicide, then arrested 32-year-old Robert J. Jarrell, 1997 Wolosyn Circle, Boardman, upon learning he was wanted by Youngstown authorities on a felony theft charge. Arrest: After responding to a disabled vehicle near East Midlothian Boulevard, officers arrested Keva L. Belton, 32, of 3715 Erie St., Youngstown, on a probation- violation count. Theft: Loose change was missing from two vehicles in the 4000 block of Hudson Drive. Theft/damage: Windows were broken on three cars in the 100 block of Danbury Drive, from which compact discs and money were missing. Criminal damaging: A car window was broken in the 100 block of Prestwick Drive. Attempted burglary: At an apartment in the 7000 block of West Boulevard. Counterfeit: A township man reported getting a phony $5 bill as change while at a Boardman-Canfield Road business. Theft: A man placed a take-out order at Applebee's Neighborhood Bar & Grill, 6691 South Ave., but failed to pay the $39.46 price. Theft: A woman's wallet was stolen at a Market Street eatery. Burglary: A Sony PlayStation 3 game system was taken from a Forest Park Drive home that had its front door forced open. Drugs: Police conducted a check at an apartment in the 6300 block of South Avenue, where they found what they said appeared to be six or seven suspected marijuana plants growing under fluorescent lights, as well as three suspected marijuana pipes. Burglary: To an apartment in the 7500 block of Market Street through an unlocked window. Sony PlayStation 2 and Wii systems, a laptop computer and a security badge were stolen. April 26 Burglary: Took place in the 400 block of Afton Avenue. Stolen was a $500 gold-band ring. Theft: Latashia L. Walker, 25, of 157 Gordon Ave., Campbell, was charged with stealing eight articles of children's clothing from Sears in Southern Park Mall. Assault: Two people said they had been punched in the face or chest during a fight in the 5600 block of Tracy Drive. Menacing: A woman told police she was threatened while at Southern Park Mall to pick up her daughter. Theft: Four tires and rims were removed from a carport in the 5200 block of Old Oxford Lane. Theft: A 26-inch bicycle and a combination lock were stolen at an apartment in the 500 block of Boardman-Canfield Road. Theft: A woman stole miscellaneous clothing from Family Dollar, 4026 South Ave. Theft: A man removed a box containing an unknown amount of merchandise from Babies "R" Us, The Baby Super Store, 1240 Doral Drive. April 27 Burglary: To a residence in the 600 block of Pierce Drive via a rear window. Stolen was $140. Theft: Vincent M. Kather Jr., 23, of 401 E. Montrose St., Liberty Township, was charged in the theft of a $30 men's wristwatch from Macy's in Southern Park Mall. Arrest: Orlanda M. Dodson, 43, of 2905 Shady Run Road, Youngstown, was picked up near Midlothian Boulevard on a charge of failing to appear in court. Theft: Several pieces of jewelry valued at a total of $550 were missing from an apartment in the 50 block of Lemans Drive. Vandalism: Six windows were broken at Byzantine Catholic Central School, 5512 Youngstown-Poland Road. Criminal mischief: Someone ransacked a vehicle in the 700 block of Canterbury Lane. Theft: A $500 Wii game system was taken from a residence in the 200 block of Prestwick Drive. Misuse of a credit card: An East Parkside Drive man discovered a $235 unauthorized purchase had been made with his debit card. Five Filters featured article: The Art of Looking Prime Ministerial - The 2010 UK General Election. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction.

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Kids have keen fashion sense when it comes to shopping - Vancouver Sun Posted: 28 Apr 2010 09:39 PM PDT Time was, little kids wore what their parents put them in. These days, even kindergartners are right on top of each season's trends and guiding use of the parental wallet. "I can tell you one of my employees has six-and four-year-old daughters," Kevin Meloche, Zellers' general merchandise manager for children's wear, said in an interview. "She had to meet them at the mall yesterday. "They have an opinion. They were walking by, and one little girl saw these rubber rainboots -- chocolate brown and pink polka-dots -- grabbed them and had to have these, and she's six. That's real young," Meloche said. In case you are among the uninitiated, chocolate brown and pink is as hot as you can get. Wired kids have up-to-the-minute knowledge of the trends and are more fickle than ever, Meloche said. As a merchandiser, there is no room for error. "You better have the right trend on the floor, because if you don't, it's not going to sell," he said. While adult runway fashions used to take a year to appear in the children's market, they are now appearing in the same season, he said. This spring, think '60s love, peace and flower power mixed in with '80s high colour penetration. Think citrus bright, acid-washed and tie-dye, he said. "The graphics are '80s-inspired. They are vibrant; they are bright ... In girls it's all about butterflies and small floral prints. Lots of peace signs." You'll see colourful leggings beneath casual tunics reminiscent of the movie Flashdance, and plenty of that aforementioned brown and pink, Meloche predicted. Boys' clothing is all about extreme graphics with skulls and crossbones, iron crosses and eagles. It's a skateboarder feel, Meloche explained. Even the polo shirts have extreme graphics across the shoulder or on the bottom of the shirt. Also big this spring is nautical styling -- wide-legged sailor pants, with a crisp red, white and blue colour palette, said Stefanie Missler, an owner of Dandelion Kids in Vancouver and Port Moody. Vans has created a boat shoe with a "cooler, skateboard-y thing going on. It's got lacing and is in navy," Missler said. "The traditional deck shoes are the domain of preppy teenagers. This is a bit edgier and not as literal. It has a thicker sole and the tread is really flat. "We're seeing lots of jumpsuits, which I love," Missler said. "We have one in particular, with beehiving and balloony pants. It's a voluminous and comfy, funky little outfit they can still climb trees in for ages one to nine years." For girls, she's seeing little tunics with tiered ruffles in small floral prints and punchy '80s colours. At the top end, Laura Spencelayh, manager of Babes on Fourth said Burberry is their most popular line this season. "I think it's because there's a real big trend of parents wanting to show off their kids," Spencelayh said. "It's only our second season with Burberry, and we are just amazed at how popular it is. It's a very traditional, classic look. . . . We have a fabulous white, yoked girl's raincoat ($300). It's one of those you could buy now, put your kids in it and save it for your grandkids." Other popular items this season are, for girls, polo tops with puff sleeves in the traditional Burberry plaid with white Bermuda shorts, and for boys, black cuffed shorts in both Hugo Boss and Burberry with orange, blue, red or white polo shirts. Babywear reflects trends in children's wear, said Lisa Malcic of Beba Bean, which sells baby gifts and apparel in Coquitlam. Pantone, the colour company, has chosen turquoise as its colour for spring-summer 2010. In baby wear, it translates into soft turquoise, and for tweens, it's almost fluorescent. Lisa Will of Stonz children's outdoor wear, which makes its product at Venables and Commercial in Vancouver, said plaids are so big she's had trouble finding them for her boots. Parents might choose conservative tans for themselves, but they are adventurous with kids' clothing. "Dark brown with dusty rose or denim blue is still our bestseller," Will said. "Brown with lime green is also hot." Vancouver Sun jennylee@vancouversun.com Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Prosecutor: Teen bragged about killing homeless man - Colorado Springs Gazette Posted: 28 Apr 2010 11:02 AM PDT Days after a homeless man was beaten to death on a pedestrian bridge in Colorado Springs, prosecutors said Taylor Lane Gwaltney told at least 14 other teenagers that he had "killed a bum." However, none of them came forward to authorities until several days later when a girl told a boy who called police anonymously, Deputy District Attorney Amy Fitch told jurors. Testimony began today in the first-degree murder trial of Gwaltney, 19, in the Feb. 5, 2009 bludgeoning death David Doyle. Doyle, 55, had been sleeping that night on the pedestrian bridge over Interstate 25 west of Monument Valley Park when Gwaltney passed him, bicycled home and returned to bash his head in as the victim slept, Fitch said. "He (Gwaltney) told some people that he hit him 16 times. He told some people he hit him enough to kill him," Fitch said in opening statements. She said that after police questioned Gwaltney, he showed a friend a bottle of "interrogation water" that the detective gave him. Gwaltney's defense attorney, however, told jurors that prosecutors don't have much more than inconsistent high school gossip and unanswered questions. "This is a case of teenagers being teenagers," Deputy Public Defender Hilary Perry told jurors, asking them to remember how stories evolved in their own high school days. "You're going to hear that they didn't believe anything that was coming out of Mr. Gwaltney's mouth. They thought he was joking," Perry said. "They're stories are going to be inconsistent at best." "The district attorney is asking you to return a conviction based upon something said by a bunch of teenagers," she said. She noted that prosecutors will show the jury a pair of Gwaltney's pants that were spattered with Doyle's blood. But she said the spatter pattern won't prove that Gwaltney was the person who wielded the object that killed Doyle. When the case is over, Perry predicted jurors will have a number of unanswered questions about the truth of the case. "And the truth is, the Taylor Gwaltney is not guilty of first-degree murder," she said. Fitch said there's more than teenage talk to the case. She claims Gwaltney: * came up behind three school employees on the bridge after police had left and asked, "Did you hear about the murder?" and showed them where the body had been. * that after his arrest, Gwaltney told another inmate that he had beaten Doyle with a skateboard. * that a shoebox found in Gwaltney's room was for a type of shoe that matched a foot print found near the crime scene. The trial marks the second attempt to try Gwaltney in the murder. An earlier attempt in February ended in a mistrial after 4th Judicial District Judge G. David Miller halted proceedings and ruled that a teenager called as a prosecution witness might have potentially incriminated himself. For more on the trial, visit the Sidebar blog at Gazette.com                            Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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Why I Don't Want to Live on Girl Island - Huffington Post (blog) Posted: 27 Apr 2010 09:59 AM PDT Recently, I was having lunch with a group of women friends who only have daughters. They were bemoaning, as women at lunch love to do, the habits of their husbands. You know: the dirty clothes on the floor, the snoring, the need to own the remote. Oh yeah, and peeing into bushes because that's easier than asking directions to a gas station when you're on a road trip. "I want to live on Girl Island," my friend Carla said. "Sometimes I don't think I was meant to live with a man." I thought about this as we parted, and decided that, if I had to choose, it would definitely be Boy Island for me. I have three sons and two daughters. Nothing against girls -- I love my daughters and cherish every minute I spend with them -- but the boys keep me sane. Throw kids together at a picnic, and the girls circle each other, wary as cats, while the boys pick the top dog in minutes and all play together. Girls on the school bus make each other cry with a word or a look, yet it might be weeks before you hear about it or even figure out exactly why your daughter was so upset. Boys? They're either really mad and throwing something, or so happy that they're yelling and singing in the shower. Girls do art projects without getting glue and paint all over the furniture and each other. Girls will sit in the kitchen with you, sometimes, too, and let you know what their teacher wore that day and what their English papers are about. Meanwhile, the boys say school was "uh, okay" and just want to ride their bikes, or show you how cool it is to put cereal in the ice dispenser and then hold a glass of milk under it. Most of all, boys like to puzzle over the wonders of the world. Last week I drove my 12 year-old son and his friends to the skateboard park. It was kind of like riding around with the editors of Ripley's Believe It Or Not: "Did you know that more people are killed by vending machines than by sharks every year?" "If everyone in China was chewing gum and spit it out at the same time, would there be enough gum to cover Rhode Island?" "Did the Egyptians invent glass?" "There are probably 1800 thunderstorms happening in the Earth's atmosphere right now, that we can't even see!" At the skateboard park, the boys were out of the car almost before I had it in park, donning helmets and pads and zooming off to a place that probably wouldn't exist on Girl Island: a place where 360 is a verb and you can do ollies, grinds and slides while wearing brightly colored puffy sneakers. A place where Moms, alas, can only visit for a short time before they're banished. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Bieber’s just in it for the fun - The Sun Posted: 27 Apr 2010 02:07 AM PDT it for the fun Published: 27 Apr 2010 JUSTIN BIEBER caused pandemonium when he pitched up in Oz for a gig. A huge open-air show in Sydney had to be cancelled at the weekend after ten screaming teen fans fainted. Not that the wee fella appeared too bothered. He seemed more than happy to tear around a car park on a skateboard. Oh the innocence of youth. Updated reports now suggest eight fans were hospitalised - with one girl fractured her kneecap, while others were treated for breathing and dehydration problems. In a Twitter.com post to fans, a disappointed Justin wrote: "I want to sing for my fans. I want to make this clear... I don't cancel... I woke up this morning to the police canceling (sic) the show for safety reasons." Advertisement Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction.

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The victims - Minneapolis Star Tribune Posted: 26 Apr 2010 02:54 PM PDT THE SOLE SURVIVOR Sabrina Schumacher, 16, of Isanti, the car's driver, remained hospitalized in serious condition at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis. Her boss at an Isanti pizza parlor described her as a good, reliable employee. THE DEAD • Travis K. Buchan, 17, of Cambridge: Nicknamed "Trouble," Buchan, who had dropped out of Cambridge High School, actually was no trouble at all, friends said. He was laid back, soft-spoken and quiet. He loved to skateboard and play hacky sack and dreamed of becoming a rap star, writing his own rap lyrics in a notebook he kept nearby. • Travis A. Gryczkowski, 21, of Cambridge. Known as "Griz," the Cambridge High School graduate was a nice guy who loved riding and fixing dirt bikes and ATVs, friends said. • Stephen Tres Kendryna-Whitefeather, 16, of Cambridge. He "seemed to be turning his life around," said Jerry Johnson, a family friend. He was "like a big brother, who would do anything for you -- especially make you laugh," said Katie Jo Swanson, 18. "A happy, smart kid," friend Sam Barrow called him. • Kelsee L. Blackledge, 15, Cambridge. "She's a really nice girl and always tried to do her best in school," said Darrin Johnson, 16, a former classmate. "She was very popular with the guys. People just liked to hang around her." • Driving the SUV was Joshua Netzel, 24, of Sandstone, Minn., and with him was friend Aaron Neuschwander, 23, of Mora, Minn. . Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction.

Lucky Sophie on the highs and lows of loving Justin ... - Sydney Morning Herald Posted: 26 Apr 2010 09:53 AM PDT Sophie West with her idol, Justin Bieber. Sophie Kelly feels like the "luckiest girl in Australia" after getting to meet her idol, Canadian singing star Justin Bieber. But she is angry at the "mob" who ruined his live show by getting out of control early today. The 13-year-old Sydney student had a six-day epic race across Europe to find an airport not closed by volcanic ash after she got news she was one of four teens selected to meet the 16-year-old Canadian singer. Yesterday afternoon, her dream came true. "We were taken upstairs into this room at Universal Studios where Xboxes were set up. Everybody was just so anxious to see Justin as more and more people were coming through the elevator," Sophie said. "Justin came out on his skateboard and he just skateboarded for five metres and came off and said 'Hi y'all' in his Canadian accent really loudly. "It was so cute." Bieber was quick to thank his fans, working the room as he hugged them, took photographs and signed autographs. "We only got half an hour with him," Sophie said. "He played Xbox and he played this NBA game and Guitar Hero. He was really good at Guitar Hero and he was on the extreme level." Early this morning, Sophie continued her Biebermania, joining thousands at the Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay about 5am for the singer's only Australian concert. But as the crowd of screaming fans surged ahead in waves as they waited for Bieber to appear, girls near the front of the stage were crushed and organisers and police cancelled the show. "Everybody was just shoving and pushing forward. They had two massive screens out and they started to play Justin Bieber songs and everybody started cheering and pushing forward more," Sophie said. Emcee Mike Goldman, a former Big Brother host, came on stage to warn the crowd the show would be cancelled if they did not take two steps back and stop pushing. "But he was acting like the whole thing was a joke, and he kept on adding Justin Bieber things in there and so people just kept on screaming and pushing forward more." By the time the concert was cancelled, the fans had turned into an angry "mob", Sophie said. "People were furious. It was a mob ... a riot was happening down there. "Everybody waited there for another hour, screaming 'Justin Bieber, Justin Bieber' and hate messages to Sunrise because everybody was so annoyed. "Eventually the police managed to scatter everybody and so the whole crowd moved up to Martin Place and everybody was screaming outside Sunrise wanting Justin to come." The chaotic scenes continued outside the Channel Seven studios as Bieber tweeted to say he would perform one song there. About 5000 girls packed into Martin Place, which turned into a mosh pit, hoping to see the star through the glass windows of the street-level studio. Sophie said she "couldn't breathe" when she went into the mosh pit with her friends. "There were so many people pushing you forward. And then the whole thing started to sway. "People at either ends were falling over on top of each other. And people who fell over were trampled. "They couldn't get up again because others were taking up their space trying to get a glimpse of Justin Bieber." Sophie said she was over her disappointment that she had to share her half an hour with Bieber yesterday with 20 other people after this morning's mad crush. "After today, when nobody got to see Justin, I feel like the luckiest girl in Australia." Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction.

Kids have keen fashion sense when it comes to shopping - Vancouver Sun Posted: 26 Apr 2010 08:13 AM PDT Combat troops in Afghanistan will soon be biting into more than the Taliban threat. An Ottawa-area company has a $301,200 federal contract to supply 150... more » Comments () Seal meat to be on menu at Canadian Parliament Ontario schools to be junk-food-free in 2011 Canadians turning to food banks in record numbers Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction.

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• The victims - Minneapolis Star Tribune
• Kids have keen fashion sense when it comes to shopping - Canada.com
• SUNShine Girl - Edmonton Sun

The victims - Minneapolis Star Tribune Posted: 25 Apr 2010 07:05 PM PDT THE SOLE SURVIVOR Sabrina Schumacher, 16, of Isanti, the car's driver, remained hospitalized in serious condition at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis. Her boss at an Isanti pizza parlor described her as a good, reliable employee. THE DEAD • Travis K. Buchan, 17, of Cambridge: Nicknamed "Trouble," Buchan, who had dropped out of Cambridge High School, actually was no trouble at all, friends said. He was laid back, soft-spoken and quiet. He loved to skateboard and play hacky sack and dreamed of becoming a rap star, writing his own rap lyrics in a notebook he kept nearby. • Travis A. Gryczkowski, 21, of Cambridge. Known as "Griz," the Cambridge High School graduate was a nice guy who loved riding and fixing dirt bikes and ATVs, friends said. • Stephen Tres Kendryna-Whitefeather, 16, of Cambridge. He "seemed to be turning his life around," said Jerry Johnson, a family friend. He was "like a big brother, who would do anything for you -- especially make you laugh," said Katie Jo Swanson, 18. "A happy, smart kid," friend Sam Barrow called him. • Kelsee L. Blackledge, 15, Cambridge. "She's a really nice girl and always tried to do her best in school," said Darrin Johnson, 16, a former classmate. "She was very popular with the guys. People just liked to hang around her." • The identities of two victims in the other vehicle, an SUV that burned after the crash, had not been released Sunday night. The driver was a 24-year-old man, authorities said. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Kids have keen fashion sense when it comes to shopping - Canada.com Posted: 25 Apr 2010 07:48 PM PDT Time was, little kids wore what their parents put them in. These days, even kindergartners are right on top of each season's trends and guiding use of the parental wallet. "I can tell you one of my employees has six-and four-year-old daughters," Kevin Meloche, Zellers' general merchandise manager for children's wear, said in an interview. "She had to meet them at the mall yesterday. "They have an opinion. They were walking by, and one little girl saw these rubber rainboots -- chocolate brown and pink polka-dots -- grabbed them and had to have these, and she's six. That's real young," Meloche said. In case you are among the uninitiated, chocolate brown and pink is as hot as you can get. Wired kids have up-to-the-minute knowledge of the trends and are more fickle than ever, Meloche said. As a merchandiser, there is no room for error. "You better have the right trend on the floor, because if you don't, it's not going to sell," he said. While adult runway fashions used to take a year to appear in the children's market, they are now appearing in the same season, he said. This spring, think '60s love, peace and flower power mixed in with '80s high colour penetration. Think citrus bright, acid-washed and tie-dye, he said. "The graphics are '80s-inspired. They are vibrant; they are bright ... In girls it's all about butterflies and small floral prints. Lots of peace signs." You'll see colourful leggings beneath casual tunics reminiscent of the movie Flashdance, and plenty of that aforementioned brown and pink, Meloche predicted. Boys' clothing is all about extreme graphics with skulls and crossbones, iron crosses and eagles. It's a skateboarder feel, Meloche explained. Even the polo shirts have extreme graphics across the shoulder or on the bottom of the shirt. Also big this spring is nautical styling -- wide-legged sailor pants, with a crisp red, white and blue colour palette, said Stefanie Missler, an owner of Dandelion Kids in Vancouver and Port Moody. Vans has created a boat shoe with a "cooler, skateboard-y thing going on. It's got lacing and is in navy," Missler said. "The traditional deck shoes are the domain of preppy teenagers. This is a bit edgier and not as literal. It has a thicker sole and the tread is really flat. "We're seeing lots of jumpsuits, which I love," Missler said. "We have one in particular, with beehiving and balloony pants. It's a voluminous and comfy, funky little outfit they can still climb trees in for ages one to nine years." For girls, she's seeing little tunics with tiered ruffles in small floral prints and punchy '80s colours. At the top end, Laura Spencelayh, manager of Babes on Fourth said Burberry is their most popular line this season. "I think it's because there's a real big trend of parents wanting to show off their kids," Spencelayh said. "It's only our second season with Burberry, and we are just amazed at how popular it is. It's a very traditional, classic look. . . . We have a fabulous white, yoked girl's raincoat ($300). It's one of those you could buy now, put your kids in it and save it for your grandkids." Other popular items this season are, for girls, polo tops with puff sleeves in the traditional Burberry plaid with white Bermuda shorts, and for boys, black cuffed shorts in both Hugo Boss and Burberry with orange, blue, red or white polo shirts. Babywear reflects trends in children's wear, said Lisa Malcic of Beba Bean, which sells baby gifts and apparel in Coquitlam. Pantone, the colour company, has chosen turquoise as its colour for spring-summer 2010. In baby wear, it translates into soft turquoise, and for tweens, it's almost fluorescent. Lisa Will of Stonz children's outdoor wear, which makes its product at Venables and Commercial in Vancouver, said plaids are so big she's had trouble finding them for her boots. Parents might choose conservative tans for themselves, but they are adventurous with kids' clothing. "Dark brown with dusty rose or denim blue is still our bestseller," Will said. "Brown with lime green is also hot." Vancouver Sun jennylee@vancouversun.com Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

SUNShine Girl - Edmonton Sun Posted: 21 Apr 2010 09:23 AM PDT Share your story with the Sun! Send us your photos, video or a quick note about something you've seen on the streets of Edmonton. Click here for more Your Scoop details Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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• Sunshine Girl - Ottawa Sun
• Inskip hungers for outdoor activities - Knoxville News Sentinel
• Montgomery County Court Briefs - Burlington County Times

Sunshine Girl - Ottawa Sun Posted: 24 Apr 2010 03:46 PM PDT Share your story with the Sun! Send us your photos, video or a quick note about something you've seen on the streets of Ottawa. Click here for more Your Scoop details Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Inskip hungers for outdoor activities - Knoxville News Sentinel Posted: 24 Apr 2010 09:01 PM PDT Please wait while the video player loads. If you do not see it in a few seconds, please download the latest version of Adobe Flash Player, or enable JavaScript for your browser to view the video player. Photo by Amy Smotherman Burgess Buy this photo » Jasmine Prevost, left, walks with her mother, Marla Ingram, center, as they work with UT student Nicole Piaskowski to complete a survey of the area in NorthRidge Crossing during a walking tour in the Inskip community as part of the Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities initiative. -- Borders (for the project): Cedar Lane/Bruhin Road/I-75 triangle, plus NorthRidge Crossing (formerly Christenberry Heights) (1.3 square miles) -- Population: 4,152 -- Median household income: $25,898 -- Housing units: 2,353 (57 percent rental; 9 percent vacant) -- Average rent on rental units: $385/month -- Racial makeup of primary elementary school: 50 percent white; 38 percent black; 9 percent Hispanic; 2 percent Asian; 1 percent American Indian -- Median age: 35 -- Overweight or obese elementary-age schoolchildren: 45 percent -- Households with no vehicle: 8 percent -- Average amount spent annually per household on groceries: $2,752.92 (including $473.61 on fruits/vegetables, $957.11 on snacks/prepared foods) -- Average amount spent annually per household on eating out: $1,993.19 -- Average amount spent annually per household on alcoholic beverages: $366.86. On smoking products: $301.88 -- Number of parks: 1 (with another just outside boundaries) Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (2000 Census); Knox County Health Department; Consumer Expenditure Surveys (2005-2006), Bureau of Labor Statistics; Environmental Systems Research Institute; National Center for Education Statistics; U.S. Dept of Education When Marla Ingram moved to Inskip from Oregon, she was puzzled at first. She knew her neighborhood was full of children and families, but where were they? Ingram had grown accustomed, in her old neighborhood, to seeing kids bike down the road on their way to playgrounds and parks, and to seeing families walking together after dinner. Then, she quickly noticed something else: the lack of sidewalks. "You can't go on a bike ride or a walk in the community," Ingram said. "It's just not safe." So Ingram drove her two children - Jasmine, 11, and Myles, 9 - to playgrounds and basketball courts elsewhere. Then, several months ago, she moved to Northeast Knoxville but kept Myles at Inskip Elementary on High School Road and Jasmine at Gresham Middle in Fountain City. She'd love to see something closer by for other neighborhood children who also attend school with her children. Ann Woody, president of the residents' association at NorthRidge Crossing, formerly Christenberry Heights, wants that, too. Woody, who has lived in the development just outside Inskip for more than 25 years, raised six daughters there and is now raising a son, 14. Woody said the on-site Boys & Girls Club provides activities for younger kids. And nearby Inskip Park has a playground, along with a public swimming pool that's crowded each summer. There's even a bridge so children don't have to cross heavily trafficked streets while going from the development to the park. But not all parents can or will give their children money to swim, Woody said, and once children are too old for swings and slides, their options for outdoor entertainment in the neighborhood are limited. "I've tried to get a basketball goal" for the development, Woody said. But she said she was told it was a liability issue. Other suggestions she said have gotten shot down: a skateboard ramp, a bike trail, a ballfield and a walking or nature trail on a large patch of unused land behind NorthRidge. Even just taking a walk is a barrier to children, Woody said. She said she's lobbied the city of Knoxville and the state Department of Transportation, unsuccessfully, for speed-limit signs and other traffic-calming measures. Plus, in an effort to curtail crime in the development, police officers often stop residents walking outside, who must then show identification to prove they live in NorthRidge. Children are supposed to stay in their own yards, Woody said, not walk to and from one another's houses. Woody appreciates the police presence; she lived through the days when Christenberry Heights' main thoroughfare was known as "Deal Street" for the abundance of drug-sellers on every corner, and she's glad those days are gone. But "these kids need something to do," she said. Otherwise, boredom will tempt them to do things they shouldn't. Inskip has good access to healthy food, said Stephanie Welch, director of community development and planning for the Knox County Health Department. The community is a half-mile from a dense section of grocery stores and restaurants, and with plenty of green space in the neighborhood, many residents, including Ingram, maintain small gardens. What worries Welch is the lack of good, safe access to outdoor activities. And she's a little concerned that, after years of being promised more parks, Inskip residents feel defeated. That might be why Welch and program manager Ben Epperson had a difficult time "pulling people out their houses" to get involved with the Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities initiative. Just one person showed up to the first community meeting, they said. As word got out about the initiative, though, the two ended up with plenty of residents to accompany them on walking audits of the area - including Ingram, whose family still spends a lot of time in Inskip each week, even though they no longer live there. Ingram's son would like to be able to walk or ride his bike from Inskip Elementary to the home of friends in the neighborhood, and he would like the school to offer a healthy, late-afternoon snack for energy after his 11 a.m. lunch has worn off. Ingram's daughter would like the 8 ounces of water she's heard she's supposed to drink daily to be readily available at school, and to be able to play basketball somewhere within walking distance of her home. Ingram currently drives the girl to Inskip's recreation center, which offers open gym three days a week but is hard to reach on foot from much of the neighborhood. That's not a deterrent for all teens. NorthRidge Crossing resident Kelly Ramsey said her 16-year-old son often makes that walk and an even longer one to Edgewood Park, off Broadway in North Knoxville, to play basketball. To get to Edgewood, more than three miles away, he walks all the way around Sharp's Ridge, up Central Street and through a network of neighborhood streets. Few places on the route have sidewalks. "It's very dangerous, and I don't like him doing it," Ramsey said. "But he's determined to play basketball … and there's nothing for him here." © 2010, Knoxville News Sentinel Co. Want to use this article? Click here for options! Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Montgomery County Court Briefs - Burlington County Times Posted: 24 Apr 2010 02:42 PM PDT Drunken bridegroom gets jail A drunken Horsham bridegroom wore handcuffs rather than the proverbial ball and chain after he was arrested on assault and resisting arrest charges in the early morning hours following his wedding the day before in Montgomery Township. Now, he also has to serve jail time. Montgomery County Judge Joseph A. Smyth sentenced Christopher M. Gladu, 26, of the first block of Lumber Jack Circle, to eight consecutive two-day weekends to 23 months in the county prison after Gladu admitted sucker-punching the husband of a bridesmaid and battling with police when they arrested him. After Gladu completes his parole, he also will have to serve a two-year probation sentence, pay a $500 fine plus $400 in restitution to his victim, perform 48 hours of community service, attend and complete an anger management program and comply with any drug and alcohol treatment recommended by the county probation office. The incident for which Gladu was charged took place at the Joseph Ambler Inn where Gladu's wedding had taken place on Sept. 4, 2009. The victim told authorities that he went to the room of the bride and groom at about 1 a.m. on Sept. 5 after learning that his wife, a bridesmaid, was in the room following a domestic incident between the new couple. Gladu fled when he learned that police had been called. While waiting for police to arrive, the victim was looking out a glass-paned door leading to the exterior of the hotel when Gladu appeared on the other side and punched his fist through the glass to strike the victim, according to court records. The victim suffered injuries to his nose and right hand. Gladu again fled. Advised by the victim that Gladu was "highly intoxicated and in a rage," police searched for Gladu, finally finding him hiding in some bushes on the property, according to the criminal complaint. After repeated requests from police, Gladu walked out of the bushes. However, he resisted the police's efforts to handcuff him and place him under arrest. Police finally had to use a Taser to bring him under control in order to arrest him, the complaint said. In the complaint, police said Gladu was "manifestly under the influence of alcohol." Man faces charges in fatal hit-and-run Authorities Tuesday announced the arrest of an Ambler man on charges he was speeding and under the influence of drugs last month when his truck struck and killed a 13-year-old Lower Gwynedd boy crossing the street on his skateboard. Andrew R. Meyers, 25, of the first block of Main Street, Tuesday evening was in Montgomery County prison in lieu of $60,000 after he was arrested and arraigned on charges of homicide by motor vehicle while driving under the influence of drugs and related offenses for the death of Nathan Luehrmann-Cowen. "There is no loss for a family greater than the loss of a child," said District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman, adding that she had learned that the victim was a "remarkable young person, energetic, spunky, and intelligent." The accident occurred at about 6:30 p.m. on March 17 at Brights Lane and Cindy Circle. Authorities found the teen lying in the road in front of the truck. Lifesaving measures were conducted by first responders who then transported the youth to Abington Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead two hours later from multiple injuries suffered in the crash. Initially, Ferman said, authorities thought the incident was "just one of those tragic accidents." However, on further investigation, authorities learned that the teen had safely crossed the road when he was struck by the speeding truck that was traveling 63 miles an hour down a residential street that is posted for 25 miles an hour, according to the criminal complaint. Meyers, an admitted heroin addict, also admitted to authorities he was "self-medicating" his addiction with drugs he purchased on the street. In addition, traces of marijuana were found in his system, the complaint said. Meyers faces a mandatory three-year prison sentence if he is convicted on the homicide by motor vehicle-driving under the influence charge. Woman faces more sex charges A Lansdale woman allegedly engaged in sex with a 14-year-old boy while out on bail awaiting sentence on an indecent assault case involving a 4-year-old girl, according to authorities. Authorities Tuesday announced the April 16 arrest of Erica L. Cox, 31, of the 800 block of Walnut Street, on charges of statutory sexual assault, indecent sexual assault, corruption of minors and disorderly conduct for the incident involving the teenage boy. Cox is in the county prison in lieu of $250,000 cash bail for that case. Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman said that Cox on Feb. 26 had pleaded guilty to indecent assault and endangering the welfare of a child for the inappropriate sexual touching of the 4-year-old girl in 2002. The girl did not report the incident to Abington police until last May. After the guilty plea to the Abington incident, Cox was allowed to remain free on $50,000 unsecured bail to wait for her sentencing hearing. "It's quite unusual for a sex offender who, just weeks after a conviction and awaiting sentence, is back at it again," said Ferman. - Staff writer Margaret Gibbons Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. 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