Dr. Al Balkin, creator and composer of `Tune up to Literacy` by ASCAP, is a unique 4-volume collection compiled of over 90 songs designed to enliven K-6 language arts studies. Now learning language arts can be done by singing!

Did the terrorist attacks of July 7, 2005 in London hurt the transportation industry in the United Kingdom, or help it? According to most people keeping track, people are using public transport today just as much as they did before four homegrown terrorists struck several Underground stations and a double-decker bus.

Microsoft`s new operating system is finally here. Although home users will have to wait two more months for the home edition, business companies are now able to upgrade to Windows Vista.

Google Inc. has announced that it hired Vinton Cerf, the longtime technologist who is widely known as a "founding father" of the Internet, as Chief Internet Evangelist.

State Sen. John Grubesic, D-Santa Fe, questioned why Richardson approved funding for the NFL study but vetoed hundreds of capital-outlay projects from legislators, including 11 of Grubesic?s . ?He bashes us for needless expenditures; this definitely is one of those,? Grubesic said.

Kiki Vandeweghe takes his time before making a move in the off-season. Last year, he waited so long, until his last resort was to overpay to get Kenyon Martin, just so he could have something to show for. This year is no different. All summer long, we kept hearing the Nuggets name involved in trade rumors and with regards to free agents, and yet nothing was done.

Isn`t it ironic, don`t you think? The same day that Tom Cruise and his fiance Katie Holmes gave birth to their daughter Suri, Brook Shields had her second baby as well. For those of you new to the world of entertainment news, or if you just need a bit of a refresher, last summer, Tom Cruise put down actress Brooke Shields for announcing to the world that she had severe postpartum depression.

There are some lessons that every girl should learn, whether she is in the entertainment industry or not. The biggest of these lessons is that when you decide to break up with your boyfriend, you should stick to your decision. However, it seems that both normal girls and some of the biggest stars in the entertainment world did not learn this lesson, or at least refuse to follow the simple rule.

With 29 years of banking experience, Vaughn will assist senior management in executing bank strategies, as well as manage commercial, consumer and day-to-day banking operations.

Isn`t a picnic the way to go this Valentine`s Day? A romantic candlelight dinner for two, served on soft blanket, with a basket full of goodies, is one of the most romantic things two lovers can do.

Israeli officials said political powers were transferred to Vice Premier Ehud Olmert, Sharon`s close ally. He gathered the cabinet Thursday morning for an emergency meeting. Olmert, 60, is a staunch supporter of Sharon and former mayor of Jerusalem who joined the prime minister in leaving the Likud Party for Kadima, the new party Sharon founded.

Aid upon which the Palestinian Authority relied to pay the salaries of its workers was not forthcoming, and led to a brief campaign by Hamas leaders to travel the world to raise money for the ostracized government. Efforts to bypass the terror leaders of the PA and pay workers has been undertaken, with mixed results.

Unless you were one of the 40,000 or so fans who showed up at Qwest Field, you missed an 18-10 Seahawks setback that included four Seattle fumbles (one lost), 12 Seattle penalties (one that cost a touchdown) and a handful of dropped passes (several that could cost borderline players their jobs).

Cyclone Aviation Products Ltd, a subgroup of the Elbit Systems defense contractor, supplying detachable fuel tanks, assorted pylons, horizontal stabilizers and gun access doors for advanced combat aircraft.

Pfizer announced last Saturday that it will stop the development of Torcetrapib after it found out that the death rate of patients who took the drug were 60% higher than the test group that didn`t take it