Would you want to give birth at home? Nov 15, 2008
Princess Elizabeth (the current queen) was expecting her first child and Mom enjoyed reading about the preparations at Buckingham Palace. To make a long story short, Mom had a quick labor and a much too fast delivery. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Stocks fall hard on dour retail data Nov 15, 2008
Saturday, November 15, 2008 BY ELIZABETH STANTON BLOOMBERG NEWS. U.S. stocks fell yesterday, capping a second straight weekly loss, as a record drop in retail sales and weaker demand for mobile phones raised concern about the depth of the recession. (NJ.com -- Times)
USS Intrepid is restored for a new 'mission' Nov 11, 2008
Zachary and Elizabeth Fisher, military philanthropists, contributed millions of dollars to the ship's refurbishing. Now dead, they are paid homage in a special gallery. (International Herald Tribune)
Paparazzo pioneer says he has no regrets Nov 10, 2008
Galella has a new book titled "No Pictures" that shows famous faces like Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger and actors Sean Penn and Elizabeth Taylor shielding themselves from his lens. He says celebrities who act like they do not want to be photographed are hypocrites who secretly adore the attention. (MSNBC -- News)
Pop Tarts: Jenna Jameson Wants to Make Porn Name Official Nov 8, 2008
Pop Tarts spies spotted a slew of stars such as Lindsay Lohan (without girlfriend Samantha Ronson), Lucy Liu, Elizabeth Banks, Heidi Klum, Donald Sutherland, Ryan Seacrest and Mila Kunis livin' it up in the green room after the show and gushing among each other how hot Madonna was and how Britney and JT too nailed it. While the Queen of Pop's latest album, "Hard Candy," didn't live up to her high-selling reputation, ticket sales for her show have been selling strong all year and today's... (Fox News)
What do you do about post-election blues? Nov 8, 2008
By Elizabeth Landau CNN. (CNN) -- When David Kronmiller wakes up and sits down at his computer in the morning, he usually checks the Huffington Post, the Drudge Report, Politico and the polls on RealClearPolitics. (CNN)
Jobless in America Nov 8, 2008
Elizabeth Dole, in her failed re-election campaign, ran a political ad claiming her op ponent, a Sunday School teacher, was an atheist. If the Democrats' treatment of President Bush and his cronies doesn't measure up to the highest standards of civility, one can conclude that they've learned from the best. (NJ.com -- Times)
Group prepared to reignite ward issue Nov 7, 2008
The funding would be] for the development of parking facilities, said Elizabeth Garlatti, the council s president who was re-elected on Nov. 4. Parking facilities are inordinately expensive. (The Daily Targum, NJ)
Obituaries for Friday, Nov. 7, 2008 Nov 7, 2008
two stepgranddaughters, Alexandria and Anastasia Lee; a sister-in-law, Theresa McGuirk of Bayonne, N.J.; as well as her nieces and nephews, Maureen, Elizabeth, Patrick and Jack Diffley, Meghan and Caitlin McGuirk, and Daniel and Matthew Molloy. She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Laurence McGuirk; and a brother-in-law, Tim Diffley. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
SENATE: See how vote affects balance of power Nov 7, 2008
Elizabeth Dole, R-N.C., wife of former presidential contender Bob Dole, lost to Democrat Kay Hagan. Hagan criticized Dole's absenteeism and ties to Bush. (USA Today)
President-elect Obama faces daunting challenges Nov 6, 2008
Elizabeth Dole of North Carolina and John Sununu of New Hampshire and captured seats held by retiring Republican senators in Virginia, New Mexico and Colorado. Still, the GOP blocked a complete rout, holding the Kentucky seat of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and a Mississippi seat once held by Trent Lott. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Problems with e-voting early in battleground states Nov 5, 2008
By Elizabeth Montalbano, IDG News ServiceNovember 04, 2008. Tuesday could be a long day for election officials in states relying on electronic-voting machines to record votes in the U.S. presidential election, if early reports of malfunctions are any indication. (InfoWorld)
Dems Sweep Top Jobs Nov 5, 2008
Kay Hagan soundly defeated Republican incumbent Elizabeth Dole 53 percent to 44 percent, or by about 353,000 votes ... Elizabeth Dole deliver her concession speech on television. (The Pilot Newspaper)
Profanity And Pornography Nov 1, 2008
Starring Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks, Jason Mewes and Traci Lords ... Zack (Seth Rogen) and Miri (Elizabeth Banks) are platonic roommates who are scratching and surviving, stumbling each morning to going-nowhere jobs, even as their 10th high school reunion approaches. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
It depends on what the meaning of 'even' is.... Nov 1, 2008
Looks as if Elizabeth Dole has kicked backwards and nailed herself in the butskins, with that little ad mimicking Kay Hagan s voice stating there is no God. Hopefully Kay Hagan, who is active in her church, will give that pompus Dole a real kick in the bloomers and send her packing come Nov. 4. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Football's Top 20 selections. Nov 1, 2008
Irvington, 27-6 8-Elizabeth (5-1) at No. 20 Westfield (5-1) (Tomorrow) Elizabeth boasts a terrific placekicker for a change in senior George Norena ... Elizabeth, 31-14 9-St. (NJ.com -- Sports)
Minority outreach on the rise Oct 31, 2008
New Jersey s Office of Supplier Diversity has held workshops throughout this year to clear up confusion over the process, Elizabeth Lindsey, associate assistant state treasurer, said. Businesses kept telling us that they need to get on the list to get a contract, there s an idea floating around that there s a magical list and if you get on the list, you get a contract, Lindsey said. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
Democrats Target Magic Number 60 In Senate Oct 31, 2008
Elizabeth Dole vs. Kay Hagan ... "Our polling shows Kay Hagan has sustained the slim lead we first showed in our polling two weeks ago of just 3 points over Elizabeth Dole," Francis De Luca, executive director of the Civitas Institute, told WXII-TV. "The volume and tone of attack ads in this race continues to increase and our poll shows more voters shifting to undecided.". (KERO 23, CA)
This Halloween season, the horror is all too real Oct 31, 2008
This year, the urban myth got more traction than ever because of the shootings in Newark last Friday afternoon that left two dead, and the death of a Green Brook woman found in a burning car in Elizabeth. Tags. (NJ.com -- News)
2 found slain in cars in Elizabeth Oct 30, 2008
ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) Union County prosecutors say there is no immediate evidence to suggest a link between the slayings of two people found dead inside cars in Elizabeth within a 24-hour period ... He was identified as 26-year-old Christopher Rambert of Elizabeth. (NJ.com -- News)
Is the race tightening? Oct 29, 2008
Well, consider this example: Elizabeth Edwards wife of former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards and currently a health care advisor to Sen. Barack Obamas campaign isnt 100% behind the Democratic nominees health care plan. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Kevin Smith not quite mainstream with Porno Oct 28, 2008
I want to see him make bigger movies, says actress Elizabeth Banks ... With Rogens fresh star power and sharp rapport with co-star Elizabeth Banks, Zack and Miri has a shot at elevating Smith beyond his loyal cult audience and into the mainstream. (MSNBC -- News)
Indie idol Smith goes mainstream in `Zack & Miri' Oct 28, 2008
"With Rogen's fresh star power and sharp rapport with co-star Elizabeth Banks, "Zack and Miri" has a shot at elevating Smith beyond his loyal cult audience and into the mainstream.Rogen's three big films over the past year and a half _ "Knocked Up," "Superbad" and "Pineapple Express" _ collectively hauled in $360 million domestically, nearly three times the total for all seven of Smith's movies, from the $3.1 million gross for 1994's "Clerks" through the $24.1 million take for "Clerks II" in... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Women's Bowling Ranked Sixth in First National Poll Oct 28, 2008
Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, IL 0 - 0 - 0 34 -- Also receiving votes: Texas Southern, Houston, TX; Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD; St. Paul's College, Lawrenceville, VA; Bowie State University, Bowie, MD; Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona Beach, FL; Norfolk State University, Norfolk, VA; Hampton University, Hampton, VA; Louisiana Tech, Ruston, LA; Grand Canyon College, Phoenix, AZ; North Carolina Ae University, Greensboro, NC; Elizabeth City State University, Elizabeth City, NC; Long... (Sacredheartpioneers.com)
Reading into Jane Austen's life Oct 28, 2008
On Sunday, the "Fact and Fiction of Jane Austen" will be presented at the monthly meeting of the English Speaking Union, Princeton Branch, via lecturer Elizabeth Jane Steele of Doylestown, Pa. In discussing her program, Steele effortlessly quotes from the books, critiques the recent movie and describes Regency England. (NJ.com -- Times)
2 charged in Newark shooting spree that killed 2 Oct 28, 2008
The Infiniti, which had been stolen in Elizabeth on Thursday, was recovered in a mall parking lot in Elizabeth Saturday morning. Banks and Brown were arrested early Saturday morning at homes in Newark and initially charged with aggravated assault. (NJ.com -- News)
Voter 'anger' has Dems set for big gains in Congress Oct 27, 2008
Elizabeth Dole faces Democrat Kay Hagan have become the focus of tight races. In Minnesota, Republican Sen. (USA Today)
Bow Chica Bow Bow Oct 26, 2008
Then movie posters depicting the film's stars, Seth Rogen (Zack) and Elizabeth Banks (Miri), in rather compromising, if fully clothed, positions (with the backs of their heads appearing at each other's crotch level in alternating combinations) were rejected as being too racy, leading to a poster featuring stick figures and the tag line "Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks made a movie so outrageous that we can only show you these drawings.". Even the stick figures proved to be offensive to some;... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Decatur street performer cuts CD Oct 25, 2008
But her sister, Elizabeth Stinchcomb, says she wandered outside one night from the hotel where she and Walls lived at the time, laid down in a field and died. She was a sweet, giving woman, says Stinchcomb, 76, of Fayetteville. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
A Year of CQ Politics Rating Changes: Steady Growth for Dems Oct 25, 2008
North Carolina: Elizabeth Dole, R. One year ago: Republican Favored. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
Suffolk hosts annual Family Weekend in Boston Oct 24, 2008
"We love it here. The people are so friendly and Boston is so clean," said Elizabeth Fischer and her family. They stayed in a local hotel for the weekend and were looking forward to riding the Boston Duck Tours the next morning. (The Suffolk Journal, MA)
Lab firm cooks up new jobs Oct 24, 2008
In addition, stricter FDA regulations associated with consumer safety and the need for companies to ensure product performance have driven Advanced Testing Laboratory s growth, said Elizabeth Horton, the firm s vice president of corporate accounts. They like the third-party credibility, she said. (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)
Cheerleader Rape Charges Rock Texas HS Oct 23, 2008
The alleged victim was taken to Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital, where doctors administered a rape kit, the newspaper reported. The kit will be sent to Texas Dep 00004000 artment of Public Safety, with results taking up to four months. (CBS News -- Iraq)
Barron County Dispatch Log--Oct. 22 Oct 23, 2008
Victim was taken from a store in Elizabeth while her mother was shopping. All units advised. (Chetek Alert, WI)
Detainees are suffering Oct 23, 2008
mid reports of people dying after being detained for administrative immigration-related reasons, we recently visited the Elizabeth Immigration Deten tion Center to see firsthand how detainees are being housed ... While at Elizabeth, we spoke privately with three detainees ... Many of the detainees in Elizabeth were swept up in the federal government's unprecedented crackdown on illegal immigration -- a wave of raids on homes, workplaces and even houses of worship that has resulted in hundreds of... (NJ.com -- Times)
Trenton teacher wins national tribute Oct 23, 2008
Superintendent Rodney Lofton, Mayor Douglas H. Palmer and board members Alexander Brown and Elizabeth Johnson gave the teacher a standing ovation. "You are truly deserving," Palmer said. (NJ.com -- Times)
Big Red capture Prep 'A' title Oct 23, 2008
Mount St. Dominic and St. Elizabeth 2. Championship Matches. (NJ.com -- Times)
K-ras Mutations and Cetuximab in Advanced Colorectal Cancer Oct 23, 2008
From Flinders Medical Centre and Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia (C.S.K.); Bristol-Myers Squibb Research and Development, Princeton, NJ (S.K.-F.); Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa (D.J.J.); National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group, Kingston, ON (C.J.O., D.T., S.R., L.S.); Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia (N.C.T.); National Health and Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney (R.J.S.); Allan Blair... (New England Journal of Medicine)
Through the centuries: Oct 22, 2008
Wednesday, October 22, 2008 BY RAY OLSON AND THE REV. ELIZABETH A. VANDEGRIFT T ... The Rev. Elizabeth Vandegrift is moderator of the session. (NJ.com -- Times)
An Election Story For Those Who Like To Watch Oct 22, 2008
That's the argument of two political scientists from the University of Nebraska, John Hibbing and Elizabeth Theiss-Morse. Policy doesn't drive people's vote, according to Hibbing and Theiss-Morse. (Slate)
Stocks end up on Street's high hopes Oct 21, 2008
Tuesday, October 21, 2008 BY ELIZABETH STANTON BLOOMBERG NEWS. Stocks rose yesterday, adding to the Dow Jones industrial average's best weekly gain in five years, after Halliburton profit topped estimates and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke endorsed an economic stimulus package. (NJ.com -- Times)
AMC Entertainment(R) Offers Guests a "Cutting" Edge Value: "Sawfest" Movie Marathon on Thursday, Oct. 23 Oct 21, 2008
Source: AMC Entertainment Inc.. An Experience Not for the Faint of Heart: See Saw I, II, III, IV and V--For $15. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
School bus overturns in Newark Oct 21, 2008
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) A field trip to pick pumpkins turned nightmarish for a group of preschoolers Monday when the school bus driving them back to their Elizabeth day care center overturned on an exit ramp ... The children were from the Proceed Incorporated school in Elizabeth ... Carlos Ramos, 31, of Elizabeth, was with his 3 1/2-year old daughter, Yasmin, on one of other buses. (NJ.com -- News)
Digital TV switchover will hit rural viewers Oct 20, 2008
FilmFour - Movies such as Brokeback Mountain; Judge Dredd; Elizabeth. Channel Five - Trisha Goddard (above); Neighbours; Law and Order; Home & Away. (guardian.co.uk)
Top-seeded Lawrenceville, Hun dominate, reach Prep A final Oct 20, 2008
THIRD SINGLES-- Betsy Eder-Shile, Lawrenceville, d. Jessica Porcelli, Oak Knoll, 6-1, 6-0; Natalia Arenales, Hun, d. Olenka Olesnycky, St. Elizabeth, 6-3, 6-2 ... FIRST ROUND FIRST SINGLES-- Vella d. Grace Mullins, Peddie, 6-3, 6-2; Turano d. Pam Farago, St. Elizabeth, 6-2, 6-2; Shoemaker d. Tori Roeck, Oak Knoll, 6-0, 6-0 ... SECOND SINGLES-- Suh d. Francesca Piperato, Mount St. Dominic, 6-1, 6-3; Pigott d. Fran Nes tande, Blair, 6-0, 6-3; Falk d. April Dudzinski, St. Elizabeth, 6-2, 6-1. (NJ.com -- Times)
European horses bring intrigue to Turf, Classic Oct 19, 2008
Raven's Pass and Henrythenavigator were 1-2 in the Queen Elizabeth II at Ascot on Sept. 27. Synthetic surface veterans Go Between, Well Armed, Mast Track and Awesome Gem. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Economic gloom widens Pa. shortfall Oct 18, 2008
If you look at the last downturn of 2001-02 the states budget problems continued a couple of years after the recession ended, and there s no reason to think that won t happen this time, said Elizabeth C. McNichol, a senior fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a nonpartisan research organization in Washington. I think the sense is it s getting worse faster than it did [during the 2001 recession. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
Concorde & `queens' — British empire's NY comeback Oct 18, 2008
On the same day the soon-to-be-retired Queen Elizabeth 2 steamed through the Verrazano Narrows for the 1,420th and last time in a 41-year career, the already-retired Concorde began a roundabout return to its Hudson River pier at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum ... The QM2, at 151,000 tons more than twice the size of the dowager QE2, along with the one-year-old Queen Victoria and yet another Queen Elizabeth now destined for completion in 2010, will sail on. (Yahoo News)
Girl, 3, Who Vanished From N.J. Store Found Safe Oct 17, 2008
The girl, Jessica Alexandra Alvarez, was spotted on surveillance video being led out of the Unique Thrift Store in Elizabeth, N.J., by an unidentified woman while the girl's mother was shopping around noon Thursday, police said. The suspect, who had been described by state police as a black woman in her late 40s or early 50s, was in custody, Elizabeth police told FOXNews. (Fox News)
Muriel cigar beauty dies at 81 Oct 17, 2008
She was born Elizabeth Edith Enke in 1927 in Kingston, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Tenafly, New Jersey. She first attracted notice on the TV show "Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts." Kovacs was then performing his innovative comedy show on a Philadelphia TV station, and his director saw her and invited her to audition. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Matthew Rinaldo, 77; was N.J. congressman Oct 16, 2008
Mr. Rinaldo, also a former state senator, was elected to the US House in 1972 and represented a Central New Jersey district that included the towns and suburbs of Union County, including Elizabeth and Plainfield ... Matthew John Rinaldo was born in Elizabeth. (Boston Globe)
Bayer in U.S. Rice Patent Case, Citigroup, Parmalat, KPMG in Court News Oct 16, 2008
Updated: New York, Oct 16 03:24 London, Oct 16 08:24 Tokyo, Oct 16 16:24. Bayer, Atmel, Citigroup, Parmalat, KPMG, Barr in Court News. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
One killed as car slams into porch Oct 16, 2008
His driver, Elizabeth Cardona, 62, was listed in critical but stable condition at Fuld last night, police said. Police described Plumeri and Cardona as friends who live in the same high-rise building, the Trent Center Apartments on Greenwood Avenue. (NJ.com -- Times)
SUV Crushes Workers To Death On N.J. Turnpike Oct 16, 2008
ELIZABETH, N.J. -- Two construction workers are dead after an SUV crushed them into the back of a dump truck shortly after midnight Wednesday. The accident happened on the New Jersey Turnpike in Elizabeth. (WNBC.com, NY)
Wallenda sets high-wire record in Newark Oct 16, 2008
"He's getting a hot stock tip," quipped Todd Andrews, 44, of Elizabeth. Wallenda was actually calling NBC's "Today" Show, which televised the stunt live. (The Trentonian, NJ)
And then there were two? Oct 14, 2008
Mr Edwards has called a joint press conference with his wife, Elizabeth, to take place at 4pm UK time in their home state of North Carolina. And while no one has yet spelled it out, the consensus appears to be that he may well announce his withdrawal from the campaign due to his wife's health. (Yahoo News -- Presidential Election 2000)
Ex-Congressman Rinaldo dies at 77 Oct 14, 2008
Born in Elizabeth, Rinaldo served in Congress for 20 years, beginning in 1973. He represented a district that included Elizabeth and Plainfield and suburban communities in Union and Somerset counties. (NJ.com -- News)
St. Mary's School collects clothing for people in need Oct 13, 2008
Donations may be dropped off at the food pantry located to the right of the church parking lot at 30 Elizabeth St. The collection ends Nov. 11 at 2 p.m.. For more information, call. (NJ.com -- Times)
CVC has two still playing Oct 12, 2008
Elizabeth Kretz (Immaculata), 6-0, 6-2; Cen def. Minani Okajima (Montville), 6-1, 6-0; Amanda Mullawan (Ramapo) def. (NJ.com -- Times)
Marlborough officials fear beetle invasion Oct 11, 2008
By Elizabeth Banks/Daily News staff. Sat Oct 11, 2008, 11:29 AM EDT. (Marlborough Enterprise, MA)
Connecticut overturns ban on same-sex marriage Oct 11, 2008
Of the eight same-sex couples who were plaintiffs in the Connecticut case, Kerrigan, Elizabeth, et al., v. Connecticut Department of Health, et al., four of the couples had already entered same-sex civil unions, while the others had been holding out for the marriage designation. The case began in 2004 when the eight couples applied to marry in the town of Madison, and were rejected. (International Herald Tribune)
Dig In To Presidential Trivia Oct 11, 2008
Elizabeth Eliza Kortright ... Elizabeth Betty Bloomer Warren. (Click2Houston, TX)
Angela Pirrone Oct 10, 2008
Angela Regina Pirrone, a sister of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, died Tuesday at the St. Anne Villa in Morris Township, N.J. She was 88 ... She entered the Sisters of Charity in 1943 and attended the College of St. Elizabeth in Morristown, N.J., graduating in 1965 with a degree in education. (Boston Globe)
Another horrible day for the major markets Oct 8, 2008
Wednesday, October 08, 2008 BY ELIZABETH STANTON AND ERIC MARTIN BLOOMBERG NEWS. Stocks prices fell sharply again yesterday, ending the Standard & Poor's 500 Index below 1,000 for the first time since 2003 on speculation banks and real-estate companies are running short of money as the credit crisis worsens. (NJ.com -- Times)
'13' looks like lucky musical number Oct 6, 2008
Toadying up to the top dogs, Evan soon betrays his newfound friendship with nice Patrice (Allie Trimm) and otherwise finds himself snared in the dating games between jerky jock Brett (Eric M. Nelsen), pretty dimwit Kendra (Delaney Moro) and snarky beauty Lucy (Elizabeth Egan Gillies). Culminating in a funny ensemble sequence during the screening of a slasher flick, the mutual point of interest in their triangle is "the tongue" (which back in my more romantic era was known as "frenching"). (The Star-Ledger - NJ.com)
