Jags Lift Blackout, Control Their Own Destiny
The local television blackout for Thursday night’s Jaguars game has been lifted, meaning that the team’s final home game will be its first in front of a sold out stadium. Much of the credit for this goes to the recently revived Touchdown Jacksonville organization, which is attempting to “revive the pride” by staging the Ultimate [...]
Terrain is Mostly a Smooth Ride
The Chevy Equinox is selling as fast as the trucks arrive, and General Motors hopes its cousin GMC Terrain will have similar success. In its previous life, Equinox was a compact crossover that had a derivative Torrent sold by Pontiac. For 2010, Equinox was reborn, redesigned and enlarged. And now that Pontiac is going out [...]
Talk Centers on Unbeaten Saints, Colts
With the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints remaining undefeated, turn up the volume on this: Should they focus on keeping those streaks alive? It’s not often that the idea of trying to win in the NFL becomes debatable. But CBS studio analyst Bill Cowher suggests the big picture – preparing for the postseason – [...]
Obama Approval Rating Falls to Lowest Level
WASHINGTON – A new USA TODAY-Gallup Poll out Monday shows President Barack Obama’s job approval rating is at its narrowest margin of the year. When he was inaugurated in January, Obama scored a job approval rating of 64 percent approve to 25 percent disapprove in the USA TODAY-Gallup Poll – a net positive rating by [...]
Christmas Comes to Washington
Poinsettias and politics mixed and mingled at Sunday’s Christmas in Washington holiday concert as President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama watched a glittery lineup of artists treat guests to festive performances at the National Building Museum. Rob Thomas, Mary J. Blige, Sugarland, Neil Diamond, Usher and Justin Bieber were on hand to sing holiday [...]
Southwest Booming With ‘Free Bag’ Policy
Bummed about paying $20 to check a bag? Southwest sure hopes so. Southwest is the only U.S. airline that lets passengers check two pieces of luggage for free. And as it heads into the Christmas travel season, Southwest is continuing its “bags fly free” ad campaign, which it says has shown results. Gary Kelly, Southwest’s [...]
Senator Aims to Rain on Climate Talks
COPENHAGEN – The final week of the United Nations climate change summit boils down to a battle between President Obama and the self-described “skunk at the picnic.” Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., who has called global warming a “hoax,” plans to travel this week to Copenhagen. He’ll stay just long enough – as few as three [...]
Flatbreads For Your Holiday Party
“How do you make such delicious flatbreads?” That’s a question we’re asked all the time in my restaurants when we serve those thin, crispy pieces of freshly baked bread. “It’s even easier than pizza,” is my answer. And that’s no exaggeration, because flatbread is nothing more than thinly rolled-out pizza dough without the usual toppings. [...]
Foreclosures Continue to Rise, Florida Second Worst in Nation
Florida’s foreclosure rate in November was the second highest in the nation as one out of every 165 homes was in some stage of foreclosure proceedings, according to a national report released by RealtyTrac. Florida edged out California for the second place spot, lagging behind only Nevada in the percentage of home mortgages in default. [...]
Hook Up Your PSP Go to Your HDTV
Cost: Around $60 Time: 45 minutes Tech-savviness required: Medium Also required: PlayStation 3, PS3 wireless DualShock 3, DualShock 3 charger cable. For the last couple of E3s, Sony has touted the PSP’s ability to output a video signal to a television. My response: Big whoop. The raison d’etre for a portable machine is that it [...]
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