WPIAL Cross Country: North Allegheny's Gil wins boys' AAA title Oct 30, 2009
North Allegheny High School's Ryan Gil gained confidence from beating Mt. Lebanon's Rad Gunzenhauser last week and used that to top Gunzenhauser again yesterday in the boys' Class AAA race on the Cooper's Lake Campground 3. 1-mile course in Slippery Rock. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
PG North: North Allegheny, Hampton runners confident for WPIAL cross country title races Oct 29, 2009
As for the boys, Mt. Lebanon's Rad Gunzenhauser, Joe Kush and Juris Silenieks of North Hills, Mike Cecala of Baldwin and Connor Weis of Fox Chapel are expected to be with Gil in the lead pack. There is no definitive favorite in either Class AAA race. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
PG South: Baldwin gears up for run at cross country title Oct 29, 2009
AROUND THE COURSE -- Mt. Lebanon's Rad Gunzenhauser was second to North Allegheny's Ryan Gil at the Tri-State Coaches meet, setting up today's showdown for the Class AAA individual title. Gunzenhauser had beaten Gil at least twice this season. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Pop Quiz: Beth Ditto of the Gossip Oct 28, 2009
Through her I met all these really rad kids and discovered punk music and riot grrrl. Q: Now Rick Rubin is producing your albums. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
One Stock to Sell Today Oct 28, 2009
Enterprising investors who took a chance on stocks that the market was essentially leaving for dead near the turn of the year, like Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD), Brocade Communications (Nasdaq: BRCD), and Chico's FAS (NYSE: CHS), have already been handsomely rewarded. At their lowest points, Rite Aid traded for $0 ... 20, while Brocade and Chico's traded close to $2. (MSNBC -- Business)
Linkin Park Album Will Be 'Grandiose Insanity,' Chester Bennington Says Oct 27, 2009
" Bennington said that, in keeping with Linkin Park tradition, the new album will be sonically adventurous and that it might even feature a few tunes he'd intended for Dead by Sunrise's follow-up to Ashes. "It's kind of funny, because I wrote a song, and I was positive it was a Dead by Sunrise song, and I was in the studio playing it, and [LP guitarist] Brad [Delson] goes, 'You are putting that down right now ... " Sounds rad. And though he's pushing hard on the new Linkin Park album,... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Football results worldwide Oct 27, 2009
Serbian Div 1: Rad Beograd 2 Partizan Belgrade 3. Leading standings: Red Star Belgrade 25, Partizan Belgrade 21, Vojvodina Novi Sad 17, OFK Belgrade 17, Javor 13. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Gabbie Rae to peform at Taste of Orangeburg Oct 24, 2009
The band was formed in 2007 and includes life-long friends Randy Tuttle, bass, and Rad Cochran, lead guitar, and lead vocalist Troy Pooser. We got together and had dinner and decided what kind of music we wanted to play, Thompson said. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Cyrus thrilled to have Sex and the City cameo Oct 24, 2009
But I did get to keep the necklace, which is a rad little reminder of what I got to do ... From what it sounds like, its going to be just as rad as the first one, Cyrus said. (MSNBC -- News)
• Gravity research Oct 23, 2009
"A lot of people see what they see from town, you know. All I can say is get your butt out there and check it out. It's pretty rad," he said ... TGR sent crews to Colorado, Utah, Montana, Washington and British Columbia, Canada ... The filmmakers also played off the term "session" as it relates to spending time on the slopes and the camaraderie between the athletes and their interaction on the mountains, he said. (Juneau Empire)
Cross-country WPIAL Championships: The plot thickens Oct 23, 2009
Tony Tye/Post-Gazette Mt. Lebanon's Rad Gunzenhauser is the favorite to win the WPIAL Class AAA individual championship ... Rad Gunzenhauser of Mt. Lebanon has been the favorite to win the Class AAA boys' individual title since he won the Red, White & Blue Classic at Schenley Park Sept. 12. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Lodi planners say proposal to widen freeway from Stockton ignores wastewater, power plant (903) Oct 22, 2009
Rad Bartlam, director of community development, is concerned that areas and issues pertaining to Lodi are glossed over in the report ... KenH wrote on Oct 22, 2009 2:10 AM:" I doubt the City of Stockton is going to have homes actually within a 3000ft radius of White Slough, they're a little smarter than that on Growth Development compared to Lodi...even Elk Grove is a bit smarter than Lodi.As for White Slough, is it me or are there many times of the day that a foul stench from there finds its... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
RAD to probe claims of library deficit Oct 22, 2009
RAD to investigate Carnegie's claims of library budget deficit ... That announcement, coming days after RAD allocated $17 ... The RAD board agreed. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
WestZone Donors Oct 21, 2009
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Library officials won't commit to attending meeting Oct 21, 2009
The RAD board, which supplies most of the system's funding, is set to vote today on whether to audit the libraries ... 6 million that city and Allegheny County taxpayers contribute annually via the 1 percent RAD sales tax. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Pittsburgh's pittance unbalances library's books Oct 18, 2009
Shaler contributes $530,000 -- "we call it 'the jewel of the township','' township Manager Tim Rogers says -- and Wilkinsburg cut a check for $176,000 this year. This neighboring borough, roughly a 20th the size of Pittsburgh, dedicates 0.71 mills -- about 5 percent of its property tax -- to its library. A RAD audit might find some ways to save, but it won't tell us why surrounding communities manage to make the library a priority while Pittsburgh punts. It won't stop the Carnegie Library of... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
14 football fan groups set to be banned in Serbia Oct 17, 2009
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) -- Serbia's state prosecutor demanded 14 football fan groups with a history of violence be banned Friday, one of which is suspected of recently killing a French fan. Slobodan Radovanovic submitted a motion with Serbia's Constitutional Court to formally ban the groups affiliated with Belgrade clubs Red Star, Partizan and Rad ... Partizan supporters are believed to be behind the Sept. 17 attack on 28-year-old Brice Taton of France, who died in a Belgrade hospital from brain... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Plan to close libraries spurs audit thoughts Oct 16, 2009
Carnegie plan to shut libraries spurs RAD to consider audit ... The RAD board's auditing committee yesterday recommended such an audit, which is expected to look into long-range finances and how the decision to close libraries was made ... "Anytime you close a library, it is like closing a church, a police station or a school," said the RAD board's vice chairman, Daniel Griffin. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Allison Iraheta Says Album Will Be 'Harder' Than 'Friday I'll Be Over U' Oct 16, 2009
" Max Martin, the hitmaker behind singles from Britney Spears and Kelly Clarkson, produced the radio-friendly track. But Iraheta promised that fans will hear a distinctly grittier sound on the album. "There's more to come," she said. "For the album, there's some harder stuff I'm really excited about, but I'm pretty damn happy with 'Friday I'll Be Over U.' " One of those harder songs is "Beat Me Up," a song produced by Kevin Rudolf, who's worked with the likes of Lil Wayne and Cobra Starship.... (VHI.com -- Music News)
LIST OF RECALLED TOYS: By product name and number Oct 15, 2009
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No frills and down to earth, Clarkson plays it old school Oct 15, 2009
New country s great, but old country s rad. Clarkson said by way of introducing her take on Patsy Cline s classic Walkin After Midnight. (Boston Globe)
Hewitt, and thoughts on No Dome Oct 14, 2009
I for one am glad that we won t be messing with our traditions in what happens to be one of the oldest rivalries in college football ... I think it worked out for the best I d rather Tech and Georgia just headline the kickoff every so often, but college football is all about tradition ... I would have liked to see the home game against UGAG be in the even-numbered years, but I also did not like messing with tradition. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Lodi seeks residents' feedback on General Plan Oct 13, 2009
Connecting You to Your Community Lodi, California. The following stories have received the most reader comments during the last 7 days. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
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With cuts and closings: A bad year for libraries Oct 13, 2009
Mr. Carnegie's first library in Braddock, which opened in 1889, originally was meant only for workers in his steel mill ... With RAD's 2010 allocation frozen at this year's amount, the library will have less revenue, but under the RAD requirements must balance its budget ... Following his suggestion that an audit was needed before he would consider providing any further financial help, RAD agreed to consider ordering a performance audit. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Cmdr. Danny J. Fahler Oct 13, 2009
The family would like to thank the wonderful doctors, nurses and staff of the Infusion, RAD and Hospice units of Albany VA Medical Center. Tributes to Cmdr. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Three face execution Oct 12, 2009
Two were convicted of membership in a monarchist group seeking to topple the Islamic republic and restore a monarchy, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported on Saturday, quoting a judiciary official, Zahed Bashiri Rad. The third was convicted of having ties to a terrorist group for his alleged links to the People's Mujahideen, an armed opposition group. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Iran 'sentences three to death' Oct 11, 2009
On Saturday Isna quoted Zahed Bashiri Rad, a justice ministry official, as saying: "Three people who were accused (for their role) in the post-election incidents have been sentenced to death.". Referring to the three using only initials, Mr Rad said "MZ" and "AP" had been convicted for ties with the Kingdom Assembly of Iran, a banned monarchist group, and "NA" for links with the People's Mujahideen, another group advocating the overthrow of the Islamic republic ... Please consider upgrading your... (BBC News -- Africa)
Roosevelt rallies to defeat McKinley, 31-24 Oct 11, 2009
ROOS Agaese Tago 32 run (Brad Pena kick) ... RADFORD 56, KALANI 6 ... RADFORD (5-3, 5-2) 35 14 7 056. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Opposites attract Oct 11, 2009
Just think black and white and rad all over. Send style news to. (Boston Globe)
Iran issues death sentence to 2 accused in postelection uprising Oct 11, 2009
The accused were charged for their role in the postelection incidents [and] have been sentenced to death, said Zahed Bashiri Rad at the justice ministry, quoted by ISNA news agency. He added that the sentences are not final and can still be appealed to the supreme court. (Boston Globe)
Hawaii eats section Oct 10, 2009
The ground-floor dining room is where cravings for rad na and pad thai are satisfied, and the karaoke bar upstairs is where things get a little less sophisticated and a lot more fun ... There are a ton of reasons to make The Little Oven (1467 S. King St., 947-6836) a regular destination, but the best reason is Joyce Harada's divine mango cobbler. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Carnegie Library review weighed by RAD Oct 8, 2009
Ms. Gasper said she has been coming to the library for 43 years and brings her granddaughter, but the tradition will end when the city library system closes the branch in February ... "The district takes seriously the mayor's request for an audit of the Carnegie Library," said RAD spokeswoman Julie Goetz ... "Although RAD does not operate the programs that it funds, RAD stresses accountability through multiple procedures.". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
A great city, failing its libraries Oct 8, 2009
6 million the library gets through RAD, "so it's wrong to suggest our contribution is only $40,000." ... Barbara Mistick, library director and president, says an independent audit is done each year as part of the RAD process and is public record. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
West Palm Beach: Commuting is over; new Target is open Oct 8, 2009
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer. Wednesday, October 07, 2009. (The Palm Beach Post)
New Target opens! Oct 8, 2009
West Palm Beach: Commuting is over; new Target is open. West Palm Beach: Commuting is over; new Target is open. (The Palm Beach Post)
Carnegie board's vote provokes an uproar Oct 7, 2009
Mayor Luke Ravenstahl called for an independent audit of the library budget by the Regional Assets District board "so that we know how the money is being spent. A lot of people don't know what's happening at the library. "The library was the only place where RAD didn't make any cuts," he said, referring to the district's preliminary budget that provides the library with the same $17.6 million it received this year. "We have nothing to hide," said Barbara Mistick, library director and president.... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
5 Carnegie Library sites to be closed Oct 7, 2009
Ms. Mistick said the decision to close the unrenovated ones was based on a Carnegie Mellon University study of branch usage, which showed that the upgraded buildings attracted more patrons ... Until the RAD funding system began in 1995, the city was the library's prime source of revenue, a fact emphasized yesterday by Mayor Luke Ravenstahl in his reaction to the reductions ... "In 1993, Pittsburgh provided the Carnegie Library with $5.3 million," Mr. Ravenstahl said, "then RAD took over the... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Library backers plead for survival of branches Oct 6, 2009
State budget cuts that could reduce library funding by as much as 50 percent, so RAD funding became even more critical. About 35 residents from Beechview, Carrick, Lawrenceville and Hazelwood occupied the corner of Fifth Avenue and Craig Street yesterday, each making the case for the viability of their neighborhood's library. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
UNF fundraisers donate to cause Oct 6, 2009
Co-chairs Rad Lovett and Rusty Newton have donated $1 million each as part of UNF s The Power of Transformation campaign. UNF President John Delaney said the schools has raised more than $65 million toward its $110 million goal. (Jacksonville Business Journal, FL)
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Castle beats Kailua in OIA Red East, 39-21 Oct 4, 2009
RADFORD 17, KAISER 12 ... RADFORD (4-3, 4-2) 0 0 10 717 ... RAD Safety, quarterback sack in endzone. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Cross Country: Gunzenhauser wins duel Oct 4, 2009
Tony Tye/Post-Gazette Mt. Lebanon's Rad Gunzenhauser, right, outruns Ryan Gil of North Allegheny to the finish to win the Central Catholic Invitational ... Mt. Lebanon's Rad Gunzenhauser and North Allegheny's Ryan Gil battled over the final mile in the A Division race of the Central Catholic Invitational yesterday at Schenley Park with Gunzenhauser edging Gil by a little more than two seconds. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Serbs seek to ban fan groups after Frenchman dies Oct 2, 2009
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - Serbian prosecutors will request that three soccer fan groups with a history of violence and suspected of recently killing a French fan be banned, a spokesman said Thursday. Tomo Zoric said the prosecutor's office will submit a motion with Serbia's Constitutional Court to formally ban the groups affiliated with Belgrade clubs Red Star, Partizan and Rad ... Partisan supporters are believed to be behind a brutal attack earlier this month on 28-year-old French soccer fan... (FindLaw News)
PG South: Central Invitational a mile marker for district cross country teams Oct 1, 2009
T.J. Hobart, a Baldwin High graduate who ran track and cross country for the Highlanders last year, showed up to watch along with some of his teammates from the University of Virginia ... It was like he was Brad Pitt when he came in ... " Canon-McMillan participated in the Silver Division race at the festival and won the boys' and girls' team titles. Travis Arrigoni, Nick Gibson and Austin Dunn finished second, third and fourth in the boys' race. In the girls' race, Erica Regoli, Brianna and... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
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Red carpet report: 'Whip It' Oct 1, 2009
"I think Bliss is pretty rad and the journey that she goes on, I can totally relate to.". Posted. (USA Today -- Life)
UNCW Women's Self-Defense Program Oct 1, 2009
You do not have to be a part of this statistic if you have taken the UNCW Police program Rape Aggression Defense (RAD), which is a women's defense program that has been taught for several years on the university's campus. According to the UNCW University Police Web site, "RAD is a course developed for women only that has established standards of acceptability for female self-defense. It teaches tactics and techniques that are hands-on and realistic in nature." ... RAD classes are taught in four... (The Seahawk, NC)
RAD releases 2010 preliminary budget Oct 1, 2009
RAD's Allocations Committee, which recommends the preliminary budget, cited lower tax revenue for all but three months of 2009 ... RAD collects a 1 percent sales tax on all area purchases. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
Board rejects funding formula for libraries Sep 30, 2009
RAD board rejects revised funding formula for libraries ... The decision to send the formula back to libraries for revision was announced during the RAD board's annual session to distribute funds for next year from sales tax revenues ... RAD's preliminary budget includes $5. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Men in tights Sep 30, 2009
"I think the top's really rad [radical] but I think the skirt's a bit much," he says ... Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so. (BBC News -- UK)
TGS: Wrap-Up Photo Feature Sep 30, 2009
It's such a weird mash-up of a place - so steeped in tradition yet so forward looking, so restrained and yet so out there, so cutesy and yet so utterly depraved - all at the same time ... And queues - a TGS tradition - suck ... The Okamiden area was rad, and came complete with fake cherry blossom tree, bridge and painted backgrounds. (IGN PS2)
Couple is bringing back old-fashioned fun Sep 30, 2009
That history inspired local entrepreneurs Rad and Ashley Weaver, along with business partner Brent Conger, to purchase the park two months ago. During that time, the Weavers have brought the iconic park back to life to give area children the chance to step back in time with its 1920s-era amusement park rides. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
Cultural groups face pinch in RAD funds Sep 30, 2009
Under the proposed spending plan, most organizations will see their current RAD grants slashed by anywhere from 21/2 percent to 10 percent ... RAD board members blamed the cuts on declining sales tax revenues, caused in large part by the recession and high unemployment ... For next year, RAD is budgeting the same $76. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Iran gives details on nuclear site Sep 30, 2009
Hard-line Iranian lawmaker Mohammad Karami Rad threatened Tuesday that Iran might pull out of the Non-Proliferation Treaty if the U.S. and its allies pressure Iran during the Geneva talks, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported. Iranian officials have dismissed such calls to pull out in the past, saying the country will remain committed to its obligations. (MSNBC -- International)
Paramore Explain Brand New Eyes Thrift-Store Connection Sep 26, 2009
We would always come and shop here for. little photo shoots,' frontwoman Hayley Williams says of a local thrift store during a tour of the band's hometown. (VHI.com -- Music News)
TGS 2009: Sony Keynote Report Sep 26, 2009
IGN: TGS 2009: Keynote Address. SECTIONS CHANNELS ; GET GAMES. (IGN PS2)
PM to push for reforms at G20 Sep 25, 2009
PITTSBURGH: India will push for rad 00004000 ical reforms of the international financial institutions and continuance of the stimulus package to speed up the recovery of the crisis-ridden global economy at the G-20 Summit here tomorrow ... India will push for radical reforms of the international financial institutions and continuance of the stimulus package to speed up the recovery of the crisis-ridden global economy at the G-20 Summit here tomorrow. (India Times)
Valley Music Scene Sep 25, 2009
Saturday, Sept. 26, brings in Rad Cloud, featuring DJ Bob Thayer ... Murphy's Irish Pub has Under the Radar on tonight, Sept. 25. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
4 Arizonans compete in floral-design contest Sep 25, 2009
Cindy Anderson of Colorado Springs, Colo ... The other three Arizonans in the contest were James Daniels of Glendale, Nahid Rad of Chandler and Dirk van Leenen of Mesa ... Nahid Rad of Chandler competes in the design contest during the Society of American Florists' event at the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort and Spa. (AZCentral -- News)
PG South: Baldwin lays early claim as team to beat in WPIAL cross country Sep 23, 2009
Rich Wright and Mike Agostinella stood near the starting line for the Red, White & Blue Classic 11 days ago and traded barbs ... " In Cecala, Baldwin has a top runner who can win any race at any time. Yes, Mt. Lebanon's Rad Gunzenhauser stamped himself as the guy to beat for the WPIAL individual title by winning at the Red, White & Blue in 15:24. But Cecala is more than capable of pulling an upset. Just as Mt. Lebanon is more than capable of beating Baldwin for the WPIAL Class AAA boys' title.... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Teen Lead program offers students a different view of the Lodi community (845) Sep 23, 2009
5 grade-point average, participate in community and school activities, complete 20 to 25 hours of community service this year and attend 80 percent of the Teen Lead program sessions ... "Most of the kids don't bring enough money to eat out. ... Some of the older people are disturbed while eating at restaurants because teenagers can be rude sometimes," said Tyler Bartlam, who was playing the role her dad, Rad Bartlam, usually plays as community development director. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Regional Roundup Sep 23, 2009
The public may comment on the Draft General Plan at the Planning Commission meetings, by e-mailing the Community Development Department at or by sending a letter to: Rad Bartlam, Community Development Department, City of Lodi, P.O. Box 3006, Lodi, CA 95241 ... Lodi Vice Mayor Phil Katzakian announced his support for Jack Sieglock, who is seeking the 10th Assembly District seat held by Alyson Huber, D-El Dorado Hills. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Kirstin Walker Leads ODU Past Radford, 3-0, With First Career ... Sep 19, 2009
Kirstin Walker Leads ODU Past Radford, 3-0, With First Career Goals. Walker scores twice in 3-0 victory over Highlanders. (Odusports.com)
Opinion: Celtics would be wise to sign Rondo soon Sep 19, 2009
The Celtics are looking kind of rad for next season. Kevin Garnett will eventually recover (and the team can survive without him), Ray Allen was made to age gracefully, Paul Pierce has room to relax a little, Rasheed Wallace is always saving a little in the tank, ladies love Glen "Big Baby" Davis and Marquis Daniels is the secret weapon. (MSNBC -- Sports)
