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  • Novelist Neal Stephenson Once Again Proves He's the King of the Worlds Friday, August 29, 2008 @ 12:20AM Tonight's subject at the History Book Club: the Vikings. This is primo stuff for the men who gather once a month in Seattle to gab about some long-gone era or icon, from early Romans to Frederick the Great. You really can't beat tales of merciless Scandinavian pirate forays and bloody ninth-century clashes. To complement the evening's topic, one clubber is bringing mead. The dinner, of ...
  • Model shipwrights aim to carve out lasting niche Thursday, August 28, 2008 @ 8:39AMBy Jason Green Palo Alto Daily News PALO ALTO, Calif. | In the swift-moving current of life in Silicon Valley, the aging members of the South Bay Model Shipwrights are islands in the stream. There's no place for whiz-bang gadgetry in their inner sanctums, where detailed scale ship models take shape over months and years _ decades in some cases.
  • UPDATE: Two girls shot in drive-by Thursday, August 28, 2008 @ 8:37AMThis morning, two young men were cleaning blood stains off the sidewalk of a Northwest Jacksonville neighborhood where police said two teenage girls were wounded in a drive-by shooting. The girls, aged 14 and 17, were standing outside in the 1400 block of Grothe Street a little after ...
  • Bat making becomes a business for Yuhas Tuesday, August 26, 2008 @ 8:01PM It was supposed to be just a hobby, making wooden bats for his son, Matt. But, it quickly turned into something more, and now Freehold Borough's Vic Yuhas is a small business man, owner of the Jersey Shore Bat Co. He operates his small business out of his garage where he makes the bats himself.
  • Name of Product: Batteries Used In Radio-Controlled Helicopter Kits Tuesday, August 26, 2008 @ 8:31AMWASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
  • Get Deals. Save Time. Save Gas. Monday, August 25, 2008 @ 2:27PM In these tough times, everyone appreciates good deals. But the hunt for bargains can take too much of your precious time and expensive gasoline.
  • Paragould Personalities ... Monday, August 25, 2008 @ 9:39AMHe grew up in a farm with his two older brothers and says he had his first chiropractic visit when he was four years as he was experiencing a bad fever.
  • Millville stores await promised Sunday crowds Monday, August 25, 2008 @ 3:22AMMILLVILLE - It's transition time, maybe even make-or-break time, for the merchants of Millville's Glasstown Arts District.
  • Upland florist to open second shop Monday, August 25, 2008 @ 1:32AMFlorist Andrea Barton arranges roses in a vase Thursday at Ressler’s Florist. jmorehead@chronicle-tribune.com GAS CITY — An Upland florist is opening a second shop in Gas City right about the same time his first shop opened a year ago.
  • Gallery of wonders Sunday, August 24, 2008 @ 4:56AMCONFUSED over what type of figurine to purchase? Interested in buying a figure but hoping to stay within budget? Here's a list of figurine types, along with their respective prices.
  • City of Americus signs ordinance to prohibit sale of novelty lighters Saturday, August 23, 2008 @ 11:00PMPrevention Specialist Danetta Warren with the Americus Fire and Emergency Services (AFES) has an interesting hobby of sorts.
  • Barbie reigns as queen in world of fashion-doll aficionados Saturday, August 23, 2008 @ 8:45PMBay Area's oldest fashion-doll club holds regular meetings in Hayward area
  • Recalls: bikes, batteries, cribs and nailers Saturday, August 23, 2008 @ 5:06AMRecent product recalls and safety alerts for toys and household products include bicycles, bike pedals, cribs, nailers and batteries used in radio-controlled helicopters.
  • Plain pillows transformed by a few quick stitches Friday, August 22, 2008 @ 7:03AMBillows of pillows, with mix-and-match shams and bolsters artfully stacked atop one another, is a popular look in the home magazines.
  • Hobbico Inc. Recalls Batteries Used in Radio-Controlled Helicopters Friday, August 22, 2008 @ 5:47AMThe rechargeable battery can overheat and catch fire while charging, igniting nearby combustible materials. This poses a fire hazard to consumers.
  • 10,000 cars, 1 room Friday, August 22, 2008 @ 4:01AMHot Wheels are Carson man's lifelong passion
  • New to fishing? Here's some help with the basics Friday, August 22, 2008 @ 3:14AMI sometimes forget that getting into fishing for the first time can be a bit overwhelming. So, in an effort to include newcomers and veterans, I thought I'd go over some of the basics.
  • Recall highlights Friday, August 22, 2008 @ 3:13AMProduct: About 11,000 batteries used in radio-controlled helicopter kits, made in China and imported by Hobbico Inc.
  • How do you fit 10,000 cars in just one room? Friday, August 22, 2008 @ 2:51AMCarson man has shared his lifelong passion for the Mattel Hot Wheels toys with his son.
  • COLUMN:Nude and on the run in Blaine County Friday, August 22, 2008 @ 2:35AMSteve Crump There's apparently a serial streaker in Sun Valley ...
  • Recalls Friday, August 22, 2008 @ 1:10AM Product: Sun Smarties™ Children’s Board Skirts , manufactured by Chelsea & Scott Ltd., of Lake Bluff, Ill. Hazard: The paint on the skirts’ grommets contains an excess level of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard. Description: The Sun Smarties™ board skirts are peach microfiber with an embroidered flower accent and back pocket. Item number 13926 HIBI is printed on the care ...
  • Home & Garden Columns: Thursday, August 21, 2008 @ 2:45PMWhen I graduated from Cal in 1981, I was summarily struck jobless by the haughty world of architecture and forced to seek refuge among the squalid functionaries of the city who toil by day repairing toilets and caulking leaky siding.
  • Don't Trust Any Bird Magazine Under 30! Thursday, August 21, 2008 @ 4:32AM Bird Watcher's Digest celebrates its 30th anniversary. (PRWeb Aug 21, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/08/prweb1228164.htm
  • Don't Trust Any Bird Magazine Under 30! Thursday, August 21, 2008 @ 3:01AM Bird Watcher's Digest celebrates its 30th anniversary.
  • Local Flavor: Heirloom tomatoes stake out spotlight Thursday, August 21, 2008 @ 12:46AMSaturday's Heirloom Tomato Festival sounds exceptionally delicious. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ...
  • Let the Kids Cook! Series to begin in September Wednesday, August 20, 2008 @ 8:24PMCooking teacher Jo Anne Larzik, Monmouth Beach, has released a child-friendly cookbook, "Let the Kids Cook!" The softcover book was designed to be kid-friendly and is color-coded with stickers that coincide with the measurements found in the recipes. Teaming up with Prevention First, Ocean Township, restaurants and food stores, the monthly Let the Kids Cook!
  • Product Recalls: Helicopter Kit Batteries, Bicycles Tuesday, August 19, 2008 @ 10:27PM--About 11,000 batteries used in radio-controlled helicopter kits, made in China and imported by Hobbico Inc., because the rechargeable battery can overheat and catch fire while charging, igniting nearby combustible materials.
  • Recalls: helicopter kit batteries, bicycles Tuesday, August 19, 2008 @ 6:52PM—About 11,000 batteries used in radio-controlled helicopter kits, made in China and imported by Hobbico Inc., because the rechargeable battery can overheat and catch fire while charging, igniting nearby combustible materials.
  • Recalls: helicopter kit batteries, bicycles Tuesday, August 19, 2008 @ 6:19PMThe following recalls have been announced:
  • Magazine ideas: Plain pillows transformed by a few quick stitches Tuesday, August 19, 2008 @ 6:14PMThe fall issue of Creative Home, a special-interest publication of Better Homes and Gardens, advises buying inexpensive plain pillows and customizing them.
  • Hobbico recalls helicopter batteries Tuesday, August 19, 2008 @ 5:18PMThe U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of Hobbico Inc. batteries used in radio-controlled helicopters due to a fire hazard.The Electrify lithium-polymer batteries, sold as part No. GPMP0401 with or separate from the Heli-Max Axe CP-L radio-controlled helicopters can overheat and catch fire while charging, CPSC said in a statement.About 11,000 of the batteries, ...
  • Hobbico recalls helicopter batteries Tuesday, August 19, 2008 @ 5:12PMWASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of Hobbico Inc. batteries used in radio-controlled helicopters due to a fire hazard.
  • Selling clean machines Tuesday, August 19, 2008 @ 10:04AMWhen the U.S. entered World War II, David Oreck quit college to enlist in the Army Air Corps. At war's end, the idea of returning to class - and Minnesota, his home state - seemed too tame for a young man used to flying B-29 bombers. Instead, he took the first job he was offered: salesman at a Manhattan appliance distributorship.
  • Artist Finds Beauty in Trash Tuesday, August 19, 2008 @ 8:11AM(Springfield, MO) -- Take a look at your trash can and see how much is inside. The Environmental Protection Agency says each of us throws out 4.6 pounds of trash each day.
  • Magazine Ideas: Plain pillows transformed by a few quick stitches Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 11:21PMBillows of pillows, with mix-and-match shams and bolsters artfully stacked atop one another, is a popular look in the home magazines.
  • Suburban Pittsburgh man restores old coin-ops Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 12:27PMSeven-year-old Sierra Seneta jumped on her horse and started riding. "Giddyap, Sandy," she hollered. But Sierra wasn't galloping across a meadow of tall grass; she was in her grandfather's basement. To get Sandy started, all she had to do was drop in a thin dime.
  • House of bargains Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 2:45AMThat whole new look you've longed for might be within reach if you shop for furniture at thrift store and antique malls.
  • Local foods trend at farmers' markets, adds to income in state, hopes for jobs Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 1:26AMAs more people turn to farmers' markets to sell their products, this national and state trend could mean more jobs in the future for growers and sellers. The state has nearly 1,000 producers, and that represents a 30 percent to 40 percent increase from five years ago, said Jack Carson with the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry. And the number of farmers' markets has enjoyed ...
  • Mary Carol Garrity: Make a statement with affordable art you like Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 1:23AMNothing takes a room to the next level quicker than some well-chosen artwork. If you've shied away from investing in art because you're afraid it will be too costly, don't. There are lots of ways to appoint your walls with art that's as inexpensive as it is imaginative.
  • Group stung with fascination for industrious yellow insects Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 1:13AMPesky stings are only a minor irritant to those who revel in the beauty and wonder of raising "cute, fuzzy," honeybees.
  • Purrfect storm Friday, August 15, 2008 @ 3:00PMA friend for life - and even death - the cat from Japan accompanies consumers all the way from raspberry-scented childhood to trade-marked tomb.
  • Wife apparently killed husband, self Friday, August 15, 2008 @ 12:07PMAn elderly rural Le Sueur woman apparently killed her husband and then herself. Their bodies were found Thursday.
  • MapleStory iTrading Card Game to Release NPC Heroes in the Fourth Set Friday, August 15, 2008 @ 5:07AMAugust 12, 2008 (Renton, Wash.) – In a continuation of Wizards of the Coast's trading card game legacy, the company has announced a fourth set of the MapleStory iTCG. The new card set, NPC Heroes, is scheduled to hit store shelves this August.
  • Argenta Art Walk to be held Friday Friday, August 15, 2008 @ 4:00AMBy Zack Stovall \ Staff Writer \ zstovall@nlrtimes.com Thursday, August 14, 2008 1:56 PM CDT The beautiful walk around downtown North Little Rock will boast even more beauty Friday night.
  • Short Orders: Thai restaurant open on Eastchester Thursday, August 14, 2008 @ 11:31AM Residents in north High Point won't have far to drive to get their fix of Thai food. Amata Thai Cuisine (1116 Eastchester Drive, High Point; 886-7038) has opened next to Hobby Lobby and is serving traditional specialties. Owner Umpira Chayaratana might be remembered by folks in Liberty. For three years, she ran Basil Restaurant there. Some of those former patrons might want to make the drive ...
  • Casey's Hosts NASCAR Thursday, August 14, 2008 @ 11:10AMCEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- Iowa NASCAR fans who frequent Casey’s General Stores are in luck as the retailer is hosting "Casey’s Night at the Races" at Hawkeye Downs Speedway on Friday, August 15.
  • Arrested in Tibet: A Young American's Journey of Fear Thursday, August 14, 2008 @ 1:45AMWen-Yan King listens to Devendra Banhart, The Temptations and The Beatles. She likes hash browns. She drinks too much coffee. The Lion King is her all time favorite feel-good movie. Her hobby is photography.
  • Consumer Wallets Hibernate In July Wednesday, August 13, 2008 @ 5:51PMWall Street has a long way to go before it returns to economic health.
  • Retail Sales Wilt In July Wednesday, August 13, 2008 @ 10:21AMPenny-pinched consumers are holding their wallets close, as the monthly figure comes in lower than Wall Street expectations, helping to deflate market futures.
  • Retail Sales Fell 0.1 Percent in July Wednesday, August 13, 2008 @ 10:08AMUS retail sales fell in July for the first time in five months as falling sales at auto dealers offset modest gains in most other major retail sectors, the Commerce Department said today.