by Steve Politi/The Star-Ledger (The Star-Ledger)
We had the address written down in Chinese for the taxi driver, and still, he pulled up to a drab looking office building and gestured for us to get out. This was clearly not Li Qun, the restaurant that everybody insists has the best Peking duck in Beijing....more...Overdue Bronze Star is icing on the cake for Army vet, 94 (The Star-Ledger)
Since his discharge from the Army 63 years ago, Curtis Glenn of Cedar Grove remained hopeful he would one day receive the medals he earned during World War II. But those dreams seemed to go up in smoke after a fire in the 1970s destroyed a military records center....more... Bench unfamiliar to Minnesota Lynx star Seimone Augustus, but she's OK with it (Pioneer Press)
BEIJING ? Seimone Augustus is a WNBA all-star, former No. 1 pick and the undisputed star of the Lynx. ...more... 'Clone Wars': Better than 'Star Wars' prequels (East Valley Tribune)
I said I?d never go to a theater to see The Clone Wars, the latest addition to the Star Wars saga that fills the gap between Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. But I came to my senses and woke up early Saturday to get a spot in line for a sneak preview, and I?m glad I did. ...more... Star Trek 's Sulu, Scotty, Chekov and McCoy! (Coming Soon)
TrekMovie.com reports that Paramount Pictures revealed four new posters for Star Trek at VegasCon '08. Just as the studio did with the first round of posters (see those character posters here ), the second round of posters again form the "Star Trek" delta emblem when put together. The second round includes images of John Cho (Sulu), Simon Pegg (Scotty), Karl Urban (McCoy) and Anton Yelchin ......more... Cryptic Studios Releases New Star Trek Online Details, Trailer (Slashdot)
Two days ago, an AP interview with Cryptic Studios' Jack Emmert provided new details about Star Trek: Online, which was lost in developmental limbo for quite some time. Today, Cryptic released a game-play trailer and a forty-minute webcast discussing the game. Read more of this story at Slashdot. ...more... PAC-7 edges LPL in wild All-Star game (The Lompoc Record)
In the short history of the Senior All-Star Game, the PAC-7 has won 4-of-5 games, outscoring the Los Padres League 49-29....more... Soap star greets fans at mall (Tribune Chronicle)
NILES - Cindy Harris and Judi Henderson of Zanesville may have driven the farthest to see NBC soap opera star Shawn Christian at the Eastwood Mall on Sunday, but they were not the biggest "Days of Our Lives" fans among the hundreds who lined up to see him....more... Around the Lopmoc Valley for August 5, 2008 (The Lompoc Record)
All-Star Football DVDs for sale DVDs of the recent All-Star Football game played last Friday at Pioneer Valley High are available for purchase....more... |