Archive for July, 2011

Heavy Rains Raise Lake Levels In Wright, Stearns County

Heavy rains throughout the month of July are causing flooding problems all across the state. One area where the waters really been on the rise is in Stearns County in central Minnesota. We dont think of sandbagging as a summertime chore, but thats what a number of cabin owners are being forced to do. And [...]

Netflix looks to kids to make its UI more fun

Don’t be surprised if the Netflix website looks a little more like your five-year-old’s favorite toy soon. Netflix is actively looking for a Senior User Experience Designer for Kids & Family, according to a job opening posted on its site. Potential candidates are supposed to be able to “envision kids’ interfaces that are friendlier, simpler [...]

Ellie narrowly misses finals week

MasterChef Australia Top 5 contestant Ellie Paxton-Hall. THE pressure of making it into the Top 4 finally got to MasterChef elimination survivor Ellie Paxton-Hall. The former nursing student let the pointy end of the competition get the better of her in last night’s pressure test when she had to revisit the ingredients from her biggest [...]

BoDeans on ABC7 News at 11 a.m.

Summer in Chicago, usually means a trip to Ravinia in north Suburban Highland Park. A Ravinia-favorite is The BoDeans. The Milwaukee-born band plays there tomorrow fresh off the release of their new album “Indigo Dreams”, which was released this week. Tickets are still available for Friday concert. They range from $33 for lawn seats to [...]

Mo’Nique’s talk show gets the ax

U.S. cable network BET has canceled “The Mo’Nique Show,” starring Oscar-winning actress Mo’Nique, after two seasons, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution said. “‘The Mo’Nique Show’ will be on production hiatus beginning in the fall,” a BET representative told the newspaper Thursday. “Mo’Nique Hicks and ‘The Mo’Nique Show’ are important to the BET Networks family and we look [...]