http://www.bnd.com/living/index.xml News, sports, and entertainment from Belleville News Democrat en-us Copyright 2012 Belleville News Democrat Living 60 Sat, 26 May 2012 06:15:44 CDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys support@Belleville.com http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/25/2188670/shopping-with-suzanne-boyle-kan.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/25/2188670/shopping-with-suzanne-boyle-kan.html Fri, 25 May 2012 13:06 CDT Being at the beach for me means action. I'm not much of a chaise lounge girl unless I have a good book, and even then I can't sit still long. If I'm not in the water, I like to play bean bag toss or throw a Frisbee. Now, there's a game called Kan Jam that takes it to the next level. The Kan Jam set includes a flying disc and what look like two plastic garbage cans with a slot in the side. Basically, you toss the disc and the other player tries to deflect it into the can. There are rules to follow and from what I've seen of the video online (kanjam.com), it looks like a lot of fun. You'll find the boxed set for $39.99 at Bed, Bath & Beyond, right at the front of the store, with other outdoor summer games, such as washers and bean bag toss (each $39.99). http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/24/2187703/police-say-roving-cows-drank-mass.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/24/2187703/police-say-roving-cows-drank-mass.html Thu, 24 May 2012 16:32 CDT Police say a roving group of cows crashed a small gathering in a Massachusetts town and bullied the guests for their beer. http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/25/2188408/city-of-pied-piper-fame-again.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/25/2188408/city-of-pied-piper-fame-again.html Fri, 25 May 2012 08:26 CDT The German city of Hamelin may be in need of another Pied Piper - it seems the rats are back. http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/24/2187476/mass-woman-finds-bike-she-lost.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/24/2187476/mass-woman-finds-bike-she-lost.html Thu, 24 May 2012 14:37 CDT The little girl thought she had lost her new bike forever when she tumbled off a rickety bridge over a muddy stream in Wellfleet, Mass., 42 years ago. http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/25/2188364/strength-training-for-your-brain.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/25/2188364/strength-training-for-your-brain.html Fri, 25 May 2012 07:12 CDT What if you spent a week eating the right diet, exercising and stimulating your brain with fun-to-do mind games? http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/24/2187714/fairview-heights-boxers-match.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/24/2187714/fairview-heights-boxers-match.html Fri, 25 May 2012 06:53 CDT After an accomplished amateur career that included more than 100 fights, Chris Rapa, of Fairview Heights, has had only five bouts since he turned pro a little over a year ago. http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/24/2187081/some-foreclosed-homes-going-for.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/24/2187081/some-foreclosed-homes-going-for.html Thu, 24 May 2012 19:49 CDT Foreclosed homes typically sell cheap, but just how cheap is surprising some buyers in the St. Louis area. http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/24/2187553/doctors-report-rise-in-kids-eating.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/24/2187553/doctors-report-rise-in-kids-eating.html Thu, 24 May 2012 17:21 CDT Miniature laundry detergent packets arrived on store shelves in recent months as an alternative to bulky bottles and messy spills. But doctors across the country say children are confusing the tiny, brightly colored packets with candy and swallowing them. http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/24/2187076/when-alzheimers-isnt-the-real.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/24/2187076/when-alzheimers-isnt-the-real.html Thu, 24 May 2012 07:09 CDT His loved ones dreaded what might be next: a diagnosis of Alzheimer's. http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/24/2187047/notable-quotables.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/24/2187047/notable-quotables.html Thu, 24 May 2012 05:55 CDT "We both love music, so we go to shows together. I am just more active with him," singer Kelly Clarkson about dating her talent manager's son, Brandon Blackstock. http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/24/2187046/drew-barrymore-talks-about-a-life.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/24/2187046/drew-barrymore-talks-about-a-life.html Thu, 24 May 2012 05:54 CDT We interviewed actress Drew Barrymore when she was in Manhattan recently. http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/22/2185059/answer-man-flesh-eating-bacteria.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/22/2185059/answer-man-flesh-eating-bacteria.html Thu, 24 May 2012 05:42 CDT In just the past couple of weeks, I've heard of two people in Georgia who developed severe infections after suffering relatively minor injuries outdoors. How common are these infections and how fearful should we be of losing limbs and even dying if we just cut ourselves outside? http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/23/2186395/chinese-lantern-festival-lights.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/23/2186395/chinese-lantern-festival-lights.html Wed, 23 May 2012 19:45 CDT A giant, luminous dragon, stretching nearly half the length of a football field, will welcome visitors to the Missouri Botanical Garden's "Lantern Festival: Art by Day, Magic by Night," which opens Saturday and runs through Aug. 19. http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/23/2186626/answer-man-whats-being-built-over.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/23/2186626/answer-man-whats-being-built-over.html Thu, 24 May 2012 06:25 CDT Q. For months now on my way to Missouri via 270, I have watched construction progress on God only knows what at the canal bridge. Enlighten us, please. http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/23/2186469/memorial-day-parades-and-ceremonies.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/23/2186469/memorial-day-parades-and-ceremonies.html Wed, 23 May 2012 16:42 CDT Belleville's annual Memorial Day Parade will step off at 10 a.m. Monday from South Second and Harrison streets. http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/23/2186002/mass-mom-school-pulled-wrong-tooth.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/23/2186002/mass-mom-school-pulled-wrong-tooth.html Wed, 23 May 2012 11:16 CDT A Massachusetts woman says she was angry when she got an email from her son's fourth-grade teacher telling her that school personnel had pulled a loose baby tooth he had been playing with. http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/23/2185746/police-pa-officer-broke-into-house.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/23/2185746/police-pa-officer-broke-into-house.html Wed, 23 May 2012 06:50 CDT Dirty clothes have a Pittsburgh-area police officer in hot water. http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/22/2185425/nancy-reagan-recovering-from-broken.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/22/2185425/nancy-reagan-recovering-from-broken.html Tue, 22 May 2012 21:35 CDT Former first lady Nancy Reagan suffered broken ribs in a fall and is recovering slowly. http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/22/2185273/iowa-man-with-zebra-parrot-in.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/22/2185273/iowa-man-with-zebra-parrot-in.html Wed, 23 May 2012 09:20 CDT An Iowa man stopped outside a Dubuque bar with a small zebra and a parrot in his truck has been charged with drunken driving. http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/23/2185879/bristol-palin-reality-series-to.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/23/2185879/bristol-palin-reality-series-to.html Wed, 23 May 2012 11:11 CDT Lifetime network has set a premiere date for its new reality series about Bristol Palin's home life in Alaska. http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/22/2185170/art-on-the-square-high-school.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/22/2185170/art-on-the-square-high-school.html Tue, 22 May 2012 16:42 CDT Organizers of Belleville's Art on the Square festival said they were overwhelmed by the exciting works submitted to the event by local high schoolers. http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/25/2185174/giedeman-on-gardening-dont-mess.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/25/2185174/giedeman-on-gardening-dont-mess.html Tue, 22 May 2012 16:43 CDT What can you tell me about Giant Hogweed? Just a few weeks ago. I was looking in an area where I am trying to start wildflowers and I felt a stinging pain where this plant touched my arm and neck. The pain did not go away and later bumps appeared. Please help http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/21/2183680/nike-creators-daughter-in-law.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/21/2183680/nike-creators-daughter-in-law.html Tue, 22 May 2012 08:24 CDT The daughter-in-law of Nike co-founder Bill Bowerman has been dismissed as a volunteer track coach at a small Eastern Oregon high school because she escorted a 17-year-old boy to the prom. http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/22/2184660/idol-judge-tyler-charmed-by-sexy.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/22/2184660/idol-judge-tyler-charmed-by-sexy.html Tue, 22 May 2012 08:40 CDT Steven Tyler is mum on whether he or Jennifer Lopez will return to the judging panel on "American Idol" next year, but the rocker says he has loved the experience of sitting next to her. http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/22/2184469/mo-man-wants-to-bring-alligators.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/22/2184469/mo-man-wants-to-bring-alligators.html Tue, 22 May 2012 04:12 CDT A Kansas City man accused of 17 animal abuse charges wants to bring live alligators into a Columbia courtroom when he goes on trial in July. http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/21/2184214/house-closes-after-8-seasons-of.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/21/2184214/house-closes-after-8-seasons-of.html Mon, 21 May 2012 23:07 CDT Whither Dr. Gregory House? Would the cantankerous hero of the Fox medical drama mend his ways or self-destruct for all time? http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/21/2183788/video-shows-waterfall-rescue-of.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/21/2183788/video-shows-waterfall-rescue-of.html Tue, 22 May 2012 06:34 CDT A 13-year-old boy rescued at the top of a 270-foot waterfall in Washington state says he just wanted to cool off, but soon found himself stuck precariously on a rock for hours as crews tried to reach him. http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/21/2183220/whats-happening-at-the-hy-ho-cafe.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/21/2183220/whats-happening-at-the-hy-ho-cafe.html Mon, 21 May 2012 05:48 CDT Hy-Ho Cafe has reduced its evening hours until further notice. http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/20/2182948/motorcycle-ride-honors-prisoners.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/20/2182948/motorcycle-ride-honors-prisoners.html Mon, 21 May 2012 06:20 CDT Veterans and their supporters will pass through the metro-east Tuesday on the annual Run for the Wall motorcycle ride to honor prisoners of war and those missing in action. http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/21/2183797/answer-man-penguins-arent-all.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/21/2183797/answer-man-penguins-arent-all.html Mon, 21 May 2012 15:14 CDT Q. A family member went to Antarctica on a research trip. When she came home, she had to throw away her coat because of the smell from the penguins. I don't know much about them, so can you tell me if penguins live in groups and do they, well, poop? http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/21/2183297/bogarts-son-to-help-ohio-farm.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/21/2183297/bogarts-son-to-help-ohio-farm.html Mon, 21 May 2012 07:48 CDT The oldest child of actors Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall is helping to raise money to renovate part of the Ohio farm where the pair married in 1945. http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/19/2181325/will-smith-slaps-journalist-who.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/19/2181325/will-smith-slaps-journalist-who.html Sat, 19 May 2012 17:48 CDT Hollywood star Will Smith slapped a male television reporter who he said tried to kiss him on the lips as he walked down the red carpet for the Moscow premiere of "Men in Black III." http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/20/2182974/chinese-company-to-buy-us-movie.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/20/2182974/chinese-company-to-buy-us-movie.html Mon, 21 May 2012 06:27 CDT A Chinese conglomerate announced Monday it will buy a major U.S. cinema chain, AMC Entertainment Holdings, for $2.6 billion in China's biggest takeover of an American company to date. http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/20/2182467/man-whose-mom-was-rejected-graduates.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/20/2182467/man-whose-mom-was-rejected-graduates.html Sun, 20 May 2012 12:52 CDT A woman who was denied entrance to a southwest Missouri college more than 60 years ago recently watched her 55-year-old son graduate from the same school. http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/20/2182924/producer-seeks-to-dismiss-stripper.html http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/20/2182924/producer-seeks-to-dismiss-stripper.html Mon, 21 May 2012 00:52 CDT Some instructors of the popular "Stripper 101" class and show in Las Vegas are in a legal battle over video cameras, claiming they were secretly recorded while in a dressing room.