Reporter Jeanne Sahidi bemoans lack of tax increases, ignores high government spending

Shocker: CNNMoney Criticizes Obama … From Left.

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — USA Today, the nation’s second largest newspaper, is making the most dramatic overhaul of its staff in its 28-year history as it de-emphasizes its print edition and ramps up its effort to reach more readers and advertisers on mobile devices.

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The Silver City Restaurant & Brewery in Silverdale, Wash. is adding another offering to its lineup of ales and lagers: an iPad, on the house.

The Livio Car Internet Radio app, currently available for iPhone and in the works for Android phones, lets users listen to Internet-only radio stations as well as AM and FM stations from around the world.

(CNSNews.com) - Grammy award-winning musician John Legend, who is featured on the cover of Capitol File Magazine’s summer issue, told CNSNews.com that he does not “care” about polls showing that the majority of Americans do not want a mosque built at ground zero, saying “You can’t let the majority have tyranny to the point where minorities are oppressed.”

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Voting closes on Saturday at AppsforHealthyKids.com, a competition sponsored by First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! campaign to fight childhood obesity. Professional and amateur web developers have submitted their computer games and mobile phone applications designed to encourage children to “make more nutritious food choices and be more physically active.”

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This month’s U.K. edition of GQ Magazine contains a fairly substantial article from U2 manager Paul McGuinness in which he blames Internet service providers and technology companies directly for the falling sales of recorded music.

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Let Fido cool off this summer at the annual pooch plunge.

From 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 21, at Young’s Pool, 8421 W. 77th Street, bring your family dog. Only dogs are allowed to swim.

Sorry dogs rule, people drool.

To protect each dog, as well as patrons, proof of current core vaccinations for your pet is required in order to enter the facility. (more…)

Sat. Sept. 11 at the Pavilion at The Theatre in the Park

The Rotary Club of Shawnee and The Theatre in the Park are excited to partner in  a new community event: SUNSET IN THE PARK!  This unique event is scheduled for Saturday, September 11, at 6:30 p.m. at the brand new PAVILION at The Theatre in  the Park!

Sunset in the Park will be a celebration of TTIP’s season and it will mark the beginning of a new community tradition. (more…)

(CNSNews.com) - The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) spent over $1.7 million in federal money on ballet subsidies in 2010.

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Announcing Season 2011!

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The Theatre in the Park is excited to announce our
2011 SUMMER SEASON:
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
June 10, 11, 12 and June 16, 17, 18, 19
Roald Dahl’s WILLY WONKA
June 24, 25, 26 and June 30, July 1, 2, 3 Elton John & Tim Rice’s AIDA July 8, 9, 10 and July 14, 15, 16, 17 SEUSSICAL July 22, 23, 24 and July 28, 29, 30, 31 Watch for additional information on TTIP’s 2011 Season!
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Pops in the Park on Sept. 4!

KC SYMPHONY’S POPS IN THE PARK
Saturday, September 4th; 7 p.m. at
THE THEATRE IN THE PARK
The Kansas City Symphony’s free Labor Day concert is scheduled for Saturday, September 4th at The Theatre in the Park! This special concert celebrates American music from The Sound of Music to Spiderman!
Bring your family and friends, plus blankets and lawn chairs. (more…)

Aug. 18, 2010
Contact: Cori Ast, Dole Institute of Politics, (785) 864-1156

Dole Institute announces events for the fall semester

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LAWRENCE - The Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas has announced seven programs for the fall semester, including the 2010 Dole Leadership Prize ceremony, the National Civility Tour’s only Kansas stop and a visit by a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist. (more…)

Aug. 18, 2010
Contact: Marisa Bregman, Lied Center, (785) 864-2722

Bluegrass group Punch Brothers to perform Oct. 2 at Lied Center
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Experian Hitwise Press Release: View Online. Contact: Matt Tatham 212.380.2939 / matt.tatham@hitwise.com
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Experian Hitwise reports Google share of searches steady at 71 percent for July 2010
Ask increases 6 percent in July

NEW YORK, NY - August 18, 2010 - Experian^® Hitwise^® announced today that Google accounted for 71.43 percent of all U.S. searches conducted in the four weeks ending Aug. 1, 2010. Yahoo! Search, Bing and Ask received 14.43 percent, 9.86 percent and 2.32 percent, respectively. The remaining 70 search engines in the Hitwise Search Engine Analysis Tool accounted for 1.94 percent of U.S. searches.

Please source data as Experian Hitwise.

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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The publishing world’s headlong rush to Apple’s iPad has hit a big hitch.

You are invited to the FREE Inaugural Prairie Village Jazz Festival on September 11, 2010 at 3:00 pm in Harmon Park.  The festival will feature several different genres of jazz including The Kansas City Jazz Orchestra and David Basse.  There will be food and beverages for purchase.  Don’t forget to bring your lawn chair or blanket.

The Jazz Fest Committee would like to invite you to two fundraising events leading up to Jazz Fest:

• 1. Jazz Tavern Tasting - Saturday, August 28 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm at Johnny’s Tavern
• 2. Johnny’s Tavern in Prairie Village will donate 20% of all sales August 27-29 to the Jazz Festival

Click here for more information about the Prairie Village Jazz Festival.

The mobile web rewards increasing simplicity, and it doesn’t make sense, in the long run, to have multiple social networks, each with their own sign-ins and passwords, their own assemblies of non-collaborating address books, applications, and data, and multiple levels of interaction with other users.

The City of Shawnee and the Rotary Club of Shawnee are proud to present the sixth annual Shawnee Bike Safety Rodeo from 9:00 a.m. to 12 Noon on Saturday, August 21st at Mill Valley High School, 5900 Monticello Road, rain or shine. This event is designed to provide safety training for children who plan to ride their bikes to school. Participants will earn a bicycle safety certificate after completing a seven station obstacle course. They will also receive a free T-shirt and a free bike helmet donated by local businesses and not-for-profit groups. There will be information tables, free bike inspections and helmet fittings, opportunities throughout the day to participate in presentations, and an ongoing raffle to win select prizes for participation. You may even see some magicians, school mascots, and business cartoon characters. Come join the fun and help keep our young bike riders safe.

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After years of experimentation, coffee shops are finally figuring out what to do about Wi-Fi.

(Reuters Life!) - A Hungarian Roman Catholic priest has become a YouTube hit with his distinctive method of spreading the word on wheels.