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  • Twilight (2008) Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 9:03AMKristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson star in "Twilight." It’s love at first look instead of first bite in “Twilight,” a deeply sincere, outright goofy vampire romance for the hot-not-to-trot abstinence set.
  • Brazilian surfer enters record books after riding world's longest surfboard Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 8:33AMLondon, Nov 21 : A Brazilian surfer has broken his own record for catching a wave on the world's longest surfboard.
  • The love that dare not bare its fangs Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 7:08AMIt's love at first look instead of first bite in "Twilight," a deeply sincere, outright goofy vampire romance for the hot-not-to-trot abstinence set.
  • Ongoing events Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 6:04AMThe 4 indicates admission is $5 or less, or free. Full-price admission is listed; the * denotes discounts (or free) for students, seniors, military, members, children and/or advance purchase.
  • Leftist Sandinistas win Nicaragua vote Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 5:05AM Nicaragua's ruling Sandinista party won the large majority of municipal races, including the capital Managua, in local elections that have sparked violent clashes and allegations of fraud.
  • TGIF: Weekend events in SoCal Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 3:48AMTake a look at some of the events happening around Southern California this weekend.
  • Colombia police tear-gas protesters Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 8:06PM Police tear-gassed protesters Thursday as a crackdown on illegal investment schemes exposed class divisions in Colombian society.
  • Fewer Mexicans leaving homeland Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 6:51PM Mexican emigration has dropped 42 percent over the last two years, the government said Thursday. America has become less appealing amid a sour economy and tougher action against illegal migrants.
  • North County crime log Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 6:17AMSignOnSanDiego.com, San Diego's city guide to arts and entertainment activities, events, bars, restaurants, hotels, shopping plus news, sports, classifieds and visitor info.
  • TGI Thursday Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 6:07AMThe 4 indicates admission is $5 or less, or free. Full-price admission is listed; the * denotes discounts (or free) for students, seniors, military, members, children and/or advance purchase. Call venue for details.
  • Patriots' Woods getting his fill Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 5:13AMWhen outside linebacker Adalius Thomas broke his right forearm against the Bills Nov. 9, the question was how the Patriots would fill the void.
  • Women on Waves Surf Fest returns to Capitola Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 5:03AMIt's no secret that surf contests are dominated by men. Of the countless competitions held at Santa Cruz County surf breaks each year, most usually offer a single women's open event, while the men are broken down into specific age groups from little kids to grizzled veterans.
  • Mountain Drive Spirit Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 3:27AMThe last Erica and Treavor Ortiz heard after they fled the Tea Fire, their East Mountain Drive home had crashed, stilts aflame, 60 feet down into a creek.
  • Parade of Lights entries due Friday Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 3:11AM Friday is the deadline for entries in the 2008 Santa Maria Christmas Parade of Lights Dec. 6.
  • Prospect of sewers strikes Malibu Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 9:27PM"Sewer" has always been a dirty word in this celebrity-studded coastal community, which grew up believing that building an underground maze of plumbing would invite the sprawl that covers much of the rest of Southern California.
  • Prospect of sewers strikes horror in rustic Malibu Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 5:54PM "Sewer" has always been a dirty word in this celebrity-studded community, which has avoided the sprawl that pervades much of the Southern California coast in part because it has refused to install the plumbing for it.
  • Prospect of sewers strikes horror in rustic Malibu Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 4:50PM"Sewer" has always been a dirty word in this celebrity-studded coastal community, which grew up believing that building an underground maze of plumbing would invite the sprawl that covers much of the rest of Southern California. Read comments
  • Prospect of sewers strikes horror in rustic Malibu Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 4:49PMMALIBU, California - "Sewer" has always been a dirty word in this celebrity-studded coastal community, which grew up believing that building an underground maze...
  • Prospect of sewers strikes horror in rustic Malibu Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 4:03PMWed, Nov 19, 2008 (12:57 p.m.) "Sewer" has always been a dirty word in this celebrity-studded coastal community, which grew up believing that building an underground maze of plumbing would invite the sprawl that covers much of the rest of Southern California.
  • Prospect of sewers strikes horror in rustic Malibu Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 4:01PM(By NOAKI SCHWARTZ, Associated Press Writer) "Sewer" has always been a dirty word in this celebrity-studded community, which has avoided the sprawl that pervades much of the Southern California coast in part because it has refused to install the plumbing for it. The city has long resisted switching from septic tanks to sewer pipes, concerned that it would open the door to massive development ...
  • Prospect of sewers strikes horror in rustic Malibu Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 3:57PM"Sewer" has always been a dirty word in this celebrity-studded community, which has avoided the sprawl that pervades much of the Southern California coast in part because it has refused to install the plumbing for it. The city has long resisted switching from septic tanks to sewer pipes, concerned that it would open the door to massive development projects that are currently out of the question ...
  • Prospect of sewers strikes horror in rustic Malibu Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 3:55PMMALIBU, Calif.—"Sewer" has always been a dirty word in this celebrity-studded coastal community, which grew up believing that building an underground maze of plumbing would invite the sprawl that covers much of the rest of Southern California.
  • RebateStatus.com Files For Chapter 11, Your Rebate May Be Affected [Rebates] Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 3:09PMOne of the nation's largest rebate processing firms, CPG (RebateStatus.com) has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. What does that mean for you? Well, if you happened to mail-in a rebate form...
  • The rise and fall of Sen. Ted Stevens Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 4:42AMFor years, Alaskans spoke with trepidation of the day when "Uncle Ted" would leave the U.S. Senate, cutting off the flow of federal "Stevens money" that helped sustain Alaska's economy.
  • Powder perfection with Mt. Bailey Sno-Cat skiing Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 11:23AMThe Oregonian's Mark Larabee chronicles his skiing trip at the Diamond Lake Resort.
  • WWE RAW Results - November 17, 2008 Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 11:23PM- Tonight's live WWE RAW hits the air from Atlanta, Georgia in the Philips Arena as all the RAW Divas and Superstars are in the ring with three podiums set up. Michael Cole introduces Stephanie McMahon. She appears on the entrance way at a podium.
  • Disney plans to build hotel complex in Hawaii Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 1:55PMWalt Disney Parks & Resorts' first venture in the islands will add 830 hotel and vacation time-share rooms to the Ko Olina resort on West Oahu.
  • Dropping into paradise Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 11:15AMEndless beaches, lovely weather, good food and friendly people - what more could you ask for in a holiday destination? Janice Murphy falls in love with Port Stephens, in New South Wales.
  • Hawaii firm wants to keep clean scrap plastic foam out of landfills Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 6:31AMWanted: foam waste big and small — from those huge chunks that insulate refrigerators to those smaller blocks that packed your iPod.
  • New PresentProfessor.com Offers Free Gift-Giving Recommendations, Unique Holiday Gift Ideas; Professor Of Giftology ... Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 2:01AM For everyone looking for fresh, affordable gift ideas this holiday season, just ask the Professor of Giftology.
  • Dania shop specializes in treasures from the sea Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 3:59AMThe official name of this store is Alex's Flamingo Groves and Gift Shop, but some regulars simply refer to it as the shell shop. Indeed, it is a shop with lots of shells. Bins and bins highlight the twisty, speckled, smooth, prickly and rippled assortment of treasures from the sea. Teeny apple blossom shells are pink and white. Lion's paws are fan shaped. A Japanese slit looks like a generous ...
  • Hawaiian islands host Super Bowl of surfing Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 3:43AMYou're on Oahu's North Shore at the Banzai Pipeline, the most famous big wave on the world's most famous big wave surfing coastline. You set up not 50 yards from the wave's rising peak, so close you feel the shivers as its water wall shakes the shoreline.
  • Hawaii hosts the Super Bowl of surfing Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 3:28AMThe Vans Triple Crown of Surfing runs through Dec. 20 and features the 260 best surfers on the planet concluding their yearlong professional world tour in a series of three men's and three women's surf contests at three North Shore locations.
  • Super Bowl of surfing comes crashing down on island Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 1:04AMVans Triple Crown of Surfing in Oahu offers thrills for spectators, too.
  • The Virtual Machine Tsunami Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 7:51PMOver the past two weeks, I have had a number of very interesting conversations with partners, prospects, customers, and analysts that lead me to believe that a virtual machine tsunami is building which might soon swamp the legacy, horizontal system management approaches. Here is what I have heard: Two separate prospects told me that they have quickly consumed every available bit of capacity on ...
  • 50 Plus: Drumming up business Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 7:45AMLarry Scott’s busy schedule gives new meaning to the term “drumming up business.”
  • Hawaii shark attack victim has big bills but a new outlook on life Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 6:16AMTodd Murashige will have to live with the vicious scars from an attack that ripped his thigh open to the bone — and with the feelings he has for the shark that bit him. After two months of recovery and rehabilitation, Murashige is now grateful to the shark that changed his life.
  • North Shore surf rolls in Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 6:14AMBig wave fans streamed to the North Shore yesterday to catch a glimpse of its fabled surf spots. Many, like Walter and Barbara French of Verona, N.J., made it just in time for the kickoff of the first event of the North Shore's annual signature competition: the Triple Crown of Surfing.
  • Entries for big wave contest now open Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 6:04AMThe ninth annual Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards is under way.
  • Big Surf Draws Big Crowds To North Shore Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 9:26PMNorth Shore businesses say they are happy to see crowds back in town after suffering through the recent economic woes.
  • Recent Posts Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 5:14PMWe don’t need Chicken Little to tell us that prices are falling in the art and design markets. Recent results at the Phillips de Pury & Company , Sotheby’s and Christie’s art auctions, and the Wright and Sollo/Rago design auctions, will suffice.
  • Mystery Nissan Minivan-ish Wagon Down On The Austin Street [Down On The Street Bonus Edition] Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 2:40PMThis is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. Since it's Maximum Minivan Day, we need a Maximum...
  • Making a (holiday) scene Downtown Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 10:21AMIf you lived in Jacksonville in the 1960s you probably remember a holiday tradition that has not been celebrated for many years.
  • Fanfare: Marshall shocks self with world swim record Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 6:45AM"For all tennis players, it's like a dream to be here," Del Potro said. "But also next week it will be another dream."
  • U.S. swimmer Marshall sets world record Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 5:00AMAP Photo Peter Marshall of US reacts after the men's 100 meter backstroke during the World Cup Swimming at the Eriksdalsbadet in Stockholm, Tuesday. Marshall won with a new world record time of 49.94 seconds.
  • AboutAnywhere.com Recommends Travelers Drive and Not Fly for the Holidays Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 2:01AM Although the average national price for unleaded gas dropped by over 35 cents to about $2.24 a gallon (a 3-year low), airlines have yet to lower the fuel surcharge they so swiftly increased when gas prices soared. How should the traveling public respond? By packing up as many bottles of aerosol hairspray as they'd like, keeping their boots on as long as they'd like and calling a family holiday ...
  • Marshall sets world record in 100-meter backstroke Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 12:45AMAfter missing out on the Beijing Olympics, Peter Marshall planned to swim a few more meets, then call it a career.
  • Riding the new wave Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 12:18AMLongtime CC athlete impresses with quick success in water sport
  • U.S. swimmer Peter Marshall sets backstroke world record Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 11:46PMAfter missing out on the Beijing Olympics, Peter Marshall planned to swim a few more meets, then call it a career. He might want to reconsider. With little training, the 26-year-old American set a short-course world record Tuesday in the 100-meter backstroke at a World Cup meet in Stockholm, Sweden.
  • US swimmer Marshall sets unlikely world record Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 6:36PM(AP) — After missing out on the Beijing Olympics, Peter Marshall planned to swim a few more meets, then call it a career. He might want to reconsider.