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  • Sweet times for a Web business for women Thursday, August 28, 2008 @ 8:54AMA husband and wife team with the serendipitous surname of "Sugar" may have found the recipe for successfully combining content, e-commerce and social networking on a site that attracts a most attractive demographic: women ages 18 to 44. Brian and Lisa Sugar are the founders of San Francisco-based www.sugarinc.com, an online media company with a network of channels focused on specific topics ...
  • Sweet times for a Web business for women Thursday, August 28, 2008 @ 8:47AMA husband and wife team with the serendipitous surname of "Sugar" may have found the recipe for successfully combining content, e-commerce and social networking on a site that attracts a most attractive demographic: women ages 18 to 44.
  • Hair club for gardens puts food on table Thursday, August 28, 2008 @ 6:35AMWant to scare a hare? Try using human hair. Glenn Hill, of Shannonville, believes an old wive's tale has helped his garden of green bean plants grow splendidly this summer. The hobby gardener has been growing vegetables in the backyard of his Old Highway 2 home for [...]
  • Hit and Run Sports to leave location Thursday, August 28, 2008 @ 6:06AM Dan Ferullo, who has owned and operated the store for 15 years, said a lease dispute with his landlord led to his leaving a month earlier than expected. He will cancel two tournaments scheduled for September in his current 433 Marrett Road location.
  • NC grows 'em big ... festivals, that is Thursday, August 28, 2008 @ 5:25AMWhether you’re a big fan of the red fruit or not, there’s plenty to do this weekend in Hendersonville.
  • Making impressions Thursday, August 28, 2008 @ 3:13AMPick up one of Clare Carpenter’s business cards, and you’ll probably be running your fingers across the fine texture of the words printed on the thick paper before you realize what you’re doing. “Tiger Food Press,” the card reads, “Fine Books & ...
  • Notes on a small island: The things that really make Britain great Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 7:22PMAlthough originally an Australian import, the alcopop became very much a part of the British way of life during the youth alcohol crisis of the 1990s.
  • Copper theft spurs questions Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 3:49PMof authenticity
  • Copper theft spurs questions of authenticity Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 3:49PMGerman Village has seen a number of copper thefts over the past several months, including a 40-foot copper downspout from the Golden Hobby Shop on Third Street.
  • Bristol Games Criminal Jailed for 15 Months Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 2:34PMBristol man jailed for possessing £50,000-worth of illegally copied games, films and music.
  • Man Jailed Over Thousands Of Illegal Cds And Dvds Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 1:15PMA man has been handed a 15-month jail sentence having pleaded to guilty to possessing illegally copied videogames, films, music and pornography. Gary Boulter ...
  • 13:05 (BST), 27/08/2008 ELSPA Anti-Piracy Unit Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS A Bristol man has been sentenced ... Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 8:48AMA Bristol man has been sentenced to 15 months in prison after pleading guilty to a total of 23 offences relating to the possessing for sale of illegally copied games, counterfeit films, music and pornography on recordable discs.
  • Bouquets from the backyard Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 3:15AMStarting with a single table at the St. Helena Farmers' Market three years ago, Amelia Barad Humphries has transformed a gardening hobby into a Wine Country florist business. Working primarily with flowers she grows on her sunny property on a St. Helena...
  • Being the race car driver's wife Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 3:04AMLisa Williams wrote the first section of this week's "Drop the Green" column. She is married to Thunder Road late model point leader Eric Williams and the mother of White Mountain Motorsports Park driver Tucker Williams. ...
  • Housing Slump Creates Boom for Tax Lien Investors, Says BuyTaxLiens.com Owner Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 3:01AM Online sales of tax lien properties, also known as tax lien certificates, are taking off says Denny Mitchell, owner of BuyTaxLiens.com. His tax lien auction website specializes in providing a free daily list of tax lien properties resulting from government tax lien foreclosures and has been growing at a break neck pace recently thanks to the distressed housing market fueling a new nationwide ...
  • Cold, Creamy Beer, Corn, and Wasabi Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 12:54AM"Not every flavor is for everybody, here." A co-owner of Max & Mina's, Bruce Becker, gestured toward one of his shop walls, where a menu of beer, corn, wasabi, sour cream, and lox reads more like a picnic or sushi menu than a list of ice cream confections. While locals in neighboring Flushing appear to have fallen under the low-calorie spell of Pinkberry and Red Mango — the competing frozen ...
  • Feng shui invades the web Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 12:53AMMANILA, Philippines -- Information technology continues to be a powerful marketing medium that finds new converts everyday. It should then be no surprise that feng shui, an ancient Chinese practice that divines life forces and has survived more than 3,500 years, would find in this modern-age technology a staunch ally.
  • They're Out To Launch Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 12:07AMMartha Bleakley's grandfather helped design the water purification system for the Apollo space missions.
  • Healthy Heroes: A Story of Perseverance Tuesday, August 26, 2008 @ 11:01PMPrior to her 40th birthday just over a year ago, Lenai Banks paid her doctor a visit for a baseline mammogram. The news was not good.
  • Tickets please: collector faces end of an era Tuesday, August 26, 2008 @ 5:51PMWhen Karl Parn first started collecting TTC tickets, a single adult fare cost just 12.5 cents, children qualified for reduced fares based on their height not their age and there was no such thing as a...
  • Tickets please: collector faces end of an era Tuesday, August 26, 2008 @ 5:48PMKarl Parn's TTC ticket collecting days are coming to an end with the discontinuation of paper tickets in September.
  • Tri-County Community Calendar for Aug. 27, 2008 Tuesday, August 26, 2008 @ 2:44PMEtc. SHOOTING MATCHES: noon to dark SUNDAYS, SEPT. 7 THROUGH OCT. 5, Knights of Columbus grounds, 2757 English Road, Pacific. Matches open to the public.
  • Man spent three decades building fire toy collection Tuesday, August 26, 2008 @ 10:29AMJohn Fulton’s long career as a fire protection engineer fueled his desire to collect toy fire engines, and a love for his hobby has burned brightly for more than three decades.
  • New Yarn Basket offer the same old comfortable feel Tuesday, August 26, 2008 @ 6:14AM PORTSMOUTH and#8212; The Yarn Basket in downtown Portsmouth has a new owner and a new location. But don't worry, it's still pretty much the same and#8212; just larger and with more to offer.
  • Woodworker makes art from old scraps Tuesday, August 26, 2008 @ 2:03AM When you can’t decide what to do with those leftover scraps of wood, do what Keith Stover does. Make a tiny town. When you walk into Stover’s wood shop west of Tecumseh, your nose is filled with the sweet smell of cedar. Your eyes, however, are filled with the sight of tiny people riding tiny horses past tiny buildings. Stover, a lifelong Pottawatomie County resident, started carving ...
  • Reader Exchange: Magazines put to good re-read use Tuesday, August 26, 2008 @ 12:55AMEditor's note: Reader Exchange connects newcomers with longtime Memphians to share tips about community groups and activities.
  • Seaweed Feeds Arkhangelsk Plant Monday, August 25, 2008 @ 11:56PM26 August 2008 SOLOVETSKY, Arkhangelsk Region -- Consider this as a summer job: Your accommodation is a rusty shack on the coast of the White Sea and your equipment a long scythe for reaching down into the water to cut off kelp leaves and drag them into a rickety rowboat.
  • At 90, Norton Shores man still tills the soil Monday, August 25, 2008 @ 7:58PM NORTON SHORES, Mich. -- For 61 years, Clem Skeba's worked the land. In times of recession and economic abundance, in times of peace and in the midst of war, in retirement and even...
  • Another treasure doubloon found Monday, August 25, 2008 @ 6:27PMARLENE AND STEVE Brown pose with the pirate medallion they retrieved from the stump to their right. The Browns documented their hunt with photos showing all of the key clues that led them to the spot.
  • The cupcake craze hits Fort Irwin Monday, August 25, 2008 @ 2:39PMFORT IRWIN — Candice Jamoles wasn’t at all phased when her young daughter ran through her kitchen wearing underwear on her head.
  • Article: iPhone Gems: Every Personal Finance Application, Reviewed Monday, August 25, 2008 @ 2:23PMPersonal finance managers have a long history on pocket-sized devices, so it’s no surprise that there are already 15 different finance applications for the iPhone and iPod touch. Of course, they range from the simple and beautifully designed to the complex and frustrating, so this review covers all of them; skip ahead to Balance, Pennies, and SplashMoney to see the cream of the crop. Accountr ...
  • In Tomorrow's Paper Monday, August 25, 2008 @ 4:11AMLooking at what's good for the body is good for the soul in Cary Castagna's Lifestyle column. Find last week's Keeping Fit here.
  • Miinch moves into ‘expert’ status Monday, August 25, 2008 @ 2:37AMTaylor Miinch sat tucked in third place for seven laps Saturday, trying to get around Kolby Araki and leader Louie Pagano.
  • Disadvantaged women reinvent themselves at boutique Monday, August 25, 2008 @ 1:44AMThe basement of Northgate mall seems like an unlikely place to find designer clothes or a helping hand. But the new offices of the Triangle chapter of Dress for Success offer both of those.
  • Goodbye beach, hello books Sunday, August 24, 2008 @ 7:53AMThe first week of a new school year always is hectic and a little chaotic as students meet new teachers, new classmates, learn new rules and sometimes must navigate a new school.
  • Will courthouse bring change to neighborhood? Sunday, August 24, 2008 @ 7:12AMWith work progressing on the new federal courthouse on the West bank of the Missouri River, at least one property owner in the area is considering doing some development.
  • Residents can buy same benches that appear downtown Sunday, August 24, 2008 @ 6:19AMDear Pat: I've noticed a lot of nice benches in the downtown area. Can the public purchase benches from the same company the city used? A Jackson reader.
  • Concern over hobby Sunday, August 24, 2008 @ 4:55AMA recent crackdown on ‘pornographic’ anime figurines has some otaku wondering, ‘What’s next?’
  • Paparazzi of pain chase crime news all night Sunday, August 24, 2008 @ 4:53AMLOS ANGELES - It was pushing 11 on a Friday night, and Austin Raishbrook wanted to be prowling the streets of Los Angeles looking for murder and mayhem.
  • Railroad modelers lay tracks in Las Cruces Sunday, August 24, 2008 @ 3:13AMLAS CRUCES — They ended passenger service to Las Cruces in 1968. Freight stops ended 20 years later.
  • Funny bones Saturday, August 23, 2008 @ 8:26AMThe Germans out to show their country loves to laugh
  • Hobo Day, market at T&O station slated for Aug. 30 Saturday, August 23, 2008 @ 7:42AMBUCYRUS -- Plans are being finalized for Hobo Day at the Station, a Peddlers Market, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 30 at the Toledo & Ohio Central Train Station, 700 E. Rensselaer St.
  • Miinch nabs second Duffy Saturday, August 23, 2008 @ 4:18AMTaylor Miinch sat tucked in third place for seven laps Saturday, trying to get around Kolby Araki and leader Louie Pagano.
  • Experts Pick Best Children's Toys for the Summer Saturday, August 23, 2008 @ 3:01AM When the family summer holiday is over, the rest of the kid's school holidays can seem to go on forever. For parents who are struggling to keep their kids amused, experts at shopping website The Handpicked Collection have come up with some wonderful ideas and classic children's toys to keep them interested.
  • The March Group Announces Sale of BMR Fabrication Saturday, August 23, 2008 @ 3:01AM The March Group Announces Sales of BMR Fabrication, a manufacturer of automotive performance-enhancing products
  • Saturday's best bets Saturday, August 23, 2008 @ 2:05AMThe Shawangunk Mountain Wild Blueberry & Huckleberry Festival today in downtown Ellenville can dish up any blueberry recipe you can want: Pies, jams, muffins, raw, cooked, sauce "¦ you name it, they've got it.
  • $11,000 in Coins Stolen From Belmont County Shop Friday, August 22, 2008 @ 8:00PMSurveillance shows van leaving the scene.
  • The new Joy of Sex: why you still need help in bed Friday, August 22, 2008 @ 5:04PMThe Joy of Sex by Alex Comfort is such a seminal book that even people who have never laid eyes on a copy know about the iconic bearded man and the saucy French terms, and the troubling references to vacuum cleaner injuries.
  • Collectibles come out at 'road show' Friday, August 22, 2008 @ 2:15PMCEDAR FALLS --- At a recent collectibles show at the Comfort Suites just off Iowa Highway 58 in the Cedar Falls Industrial Park, Cedar Falls native Judy Meyers set down a box full of miscellaneous items on one of the empty tables.
  • Site navigation Friday, August 22, 2008 @ 7:29AMAntiques dealer Al Baynham has brought nostalgia back to the Oxford Road with his funky items from the 50s to the 80s. The business: mid20c, 530 Oxford Road, Reading, (0118) 958 1058, 07760 218749, www.mid20c.co.uk . Open 10am to 6pm Monday to Friday, 10am to 5pm on Saturday and 11am to 4pm on Sunday.