In years ahead, expect the worlds biggest hamburger chain to ramp up its pipeline of limited-time offers — available only a few months at a time — to keep customers flocking to its restaurants. The latest items are a seasonal blueberry banana nut oatmeal, which will be available nationwide by mid-month, and an iced drink called Cherry Berry Chiller already available everywhere. The fast food company, based in Oak Brook, Ill., began focusing on limited-time offers on a national scale last year, after research showed that variety was a top priority...
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Selectmen unanimously voted on Monday to adopt new shelter and comfort station guidelines, following a presentation by Emergency Management Director Kenneth A. Holstrom.
He said the town had opened emergency shelters three times in the past year, with no official policy in place during the heat wave in July, Hurricane Irene in August and the early snowstorm in October.
Given the emergencies that we experienced during the past year and the challenges in opening and operating a shelter, it was crucial to develop a written plan and policies for shelter operations, Mr. Holstrom said.
The five-page policy he presented asks that those who seek shelter in case...
Last Friday, the fourth season of Fringe ended with an action-packed finale. There was a shocking special guest star, a shocking near-death, a shocking pregnancyand, in the end, a shocking lack of closure on a season that began with a controversial timeline reboot. On todays episode of Entertainment Geekly, we analyze the finale in the context of the ambitious season, and offer some thoughts about what lies ahead in the final 13 episodes. Topics include: The crucial narrative importance of the alternate universe, a theory about the origin of the Observer-centric Letters of Transit episode, some totally expected praise for John Noble, some perhaps-less-expected praise for Lincoln Lee, and a tangential...
The Pacific Symphony performs music for an unlikely audience — gamers battling the hellish underworlds of Diablo III.
The symphony teamed up with Irvine-based game developer Blizzard Entertainment, known for the Warcraft and Starcraft franchises, for the long-awaited third installment in the Diablo series.
More than 100 musicians recorded the score live last July in Costa Mesas Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall under the baton of Eiacute;mear Noone.
It was important to give Diablo III its own sound – not only via the compositions, but even in the manner in which it was recorded, Blizzard Entertainments audio director Russell Brower said in a news release...
The folks at Kit Kat Rescue are hoping to combine the festive Cinco de Mayo weekend and Chandlers centennial commemoration to do some good for a lot of animals.
The non-profit organization dedicated to saving displaced dogs and cats is holding a three-day rescue event at the PetSmart store at the northeastern corner of Chandler Boulevard and the Price Freeway (near Lowes). The goal is to find homes for 100 cats and dogs.
The event is 2-7 pm Friday, 10 am-7 pm Saturday and 11 am-5 pm Sunday at the PetSmart at 2840 W. Chandler Blvd. Kit Kat Rescue also will be at the Cinco de Mayo Festival and Chihuahua Races at the downtown Chandler Library Courtyard on Saturday.
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LOS ANGELES, May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ –
Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP announced that Larry S. Greenfield has joined their West Los Angeles-based law firm effective May 1, 2012, as a partner in their Litigation & Dispute Resolution/Entertainment & Intellectual Property Department.
Mr. Greenfield’s areas of expertise include litigating and resolving disputes involving issues of contract, copyright, trademark, Lanham Act, First Amendment,...
Local companies donated materials that were no longer needed as part of the event. The Mills Group worked with Arts Monongahela on the ReSAMPLE Project. According to a new release from the Mills Group, designers can set a positive example for what to do with items when they have gone past their useful lives in local firms.
The idea of the project is to make the materials accessible to people who need them such as art educators dealing with budgetary issues and local artists in need of items.
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ begin their rookie mini-camp today, which means former
Buckeye Mike Adams will have his first chance to show that the team’s gamble on him in the second
round is going to pay off.
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On this day, Weaver is busy removing, with surgeonlike precision, 30-year-old tape from a 72-year-old king-size Gone With The Wind jacket from a press book marking the first anniversary of the Oscar-winning movie.
The item, covered with photos and other details from the GWTW 1939 premiere in Atlanta, recently survived a fire at a Stockbridge storage unit where it had been housed along with several hundred other pieces of Gone With The Wind memorabilia. Water from firefighters hoses also caused the backside of the jacket to bleed through, giving the item a slightly pink hue.
While dozens of units filled with belongings of metro Atlanta families were destroyed, the Gone With The Wind...