Stories tagged with "half a million"

Track calories online by indystar

An Indianapolis software consultant has developed a Web-based calorie tracking tool, called Graphite, which promotes weight loss by tracking calorie intake and calories burned.... – Nov 11, 2009 at 4:19 PM in Health & Fitness

Rangel's riches bring trouble by indystar

House Democrats had better start taking the ethics allegations against Rep. Charlie Rangel seriously. I know it’s difficult for those steeped in Capitol Hill’s hermetic... – Oct 09, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Commentary

Brainard proposes $563K in department, highway fund cuts by Melanie Hayes

The Carmel City Council asked Mayor Jim Brainard several weeks ago to find a way to reduce his proposed city budget for 2010, and this week he offered a list of suggestions adding... – Oct 07, 2009 at 12:57 PM in Carmel

'Idol' label signs last of top 4, country-leaning Gokey by USA Today

American Idol's bespectacled third-place finisher, Danny Gokey, has cut a record deal with 19 Recordings/RCA Nashville, marking the first time in the show's history that Idol's... – Sep 01, 2009 at 9:07 PM in Entertainment

Get the off-the-wall facts from Woodstock by USA Today

To view this presentation, you need to install the Flash plug-in GET IT NOW Forty years ago this weekend, Woodstock played on without violence — or permission.... – Aug 14, 2009 at 4:10 AM in Entertainment

40 years later, Nash chats about Woodstock by David Lindquist

Rock and Roll Hall of Famers CSN to play at The Lawn just shy of anniversary of career-defining performance. Graham Nash says making history isn’t a breeze. “It’s... – Jul 29, 2009 at 9:43 PM in Entertainment

Belongings up for bids to pay IRS $1.2 million by Lindsay Machak

As she sits in prison, Geist woman’s luxuries will be auctioned off Susan B. Ellis had all the accessories of a life of luxury: furs, diamonds, expensive cars, a ski boat, a... – Jul 10, 2009 at 2:05 AM in Communities

Remembering Woodstock by indystar

Like the old bumper sticker says: If you can remember Woodstock, then you weren’t there. But if you were among the half a million strong listening to Hendrix, Joanie and... – Jul 09, 2009 at 7:38 PM in Entertainment

Madonna wins 3-year-old 'Mercy' from Malawi by USA Today

To view this presentation, you need to install the Flash plug-in GET IT NOW BLANTYRE, Malawi — There's mercy for Madonna— Malawi's highest court ruled Friday... – Jun 14, 2009 at 4:09 AM in Entertainment

Madonna wins 3-year-old 'Mercy' from Malawi by USA Today

To view this presentation, you need to install the Flash plug-in GET IT NOW BLANTYRE, Malawi — There's mercy for Madonna— Malawi's highest court ruled Friday... – Jun 12, 2009 at 10:49 AM in Entertainment

Auction of 'Poor Richard' almanac nets $557,000 by USA Today

NEW YORK — A rare copy of Benjamin Franklin's Poor Richard almanac has made somebody rich — selling at a New York City auction for more than half a million dollars.... – Jun 10, 2009 at 2:20 AM in Entertainment

A case of xenophobia by indystar

Some of what is being said about the possible swine flu pandemic that seems to have originated in Mexico demonstrates that ignorance is infectious. Among the infected: Rep. Duncan... – Apr 30, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Commentary

Lamenting invitation to anti-Israel speaker by indystar

Allow us to respond to Dan Carpenter’s April 1 column that attempts to garner sympathy for polemicist Norman Finkelstein. First, that Finkelstein’s parents are... – Apr 04, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Letters to the editor

Indy arts and tourism funds face cuts by indystar

The Capital Improvement Board today will consider cutting nearly half-a-million in grants to local arts and tourism organizations that help to draw people to Downtown. The full... – Mar 09, 2009 at 3:14 PM in Marion County

Nielsens: 36.3 million go for Oscar gold by USA Today

The Academy Awards were Nielsens gold for ABC, and Taking Chance gained HBO's biggest audience for an original movie since 2004. CBS' Worst Week did not have a good... – Feb 24, 2009 at 9:46 PM in Entertainment

Despite economy, the show must go on in Hollywood by The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- It's a city where perception is reality and image is everything. But Hollywood is having trouble keeping up appearances in the midst of the nation's... – Feb 12, 2009 at 7:47 AM in Entertainment

Ford’s U.S. sales fall 32% in December by indystar

DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. says its U.S. sales plummeted 32 percent in December as buyers continued to steer clear of showrooms due to economic uncertainty.Ford’s sales for the full... – Jan 05, 2009 at 1:16 PM in Business

Expectation of aid drives stock rally by indystar

NEW YORK -- Wall Street put an upbeat spin on the government's report that the nation lost more than half a million jobs last month. Stocks reversed early losses Friday and... – Dec 06, 2008 at 12:23 PM in Business