Archive for November, 2006

Start filling holiday wish lists Monday 

Start filling holiday wish lists Monday 
To buy gifts for those on this list, please call 327-5944 from 9 a.m . to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, Dec. 1. After Friday, call 472-4956 or 859-2631.

Last of the Line 
Emanuel Swedenborg was an 18th-century Swedish scientist and inventor who, in mid-life, published a series of theological texts.

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Start filling holiday wish lists Monday 

Start filling holiday wish lists Monday 
To buy gifts for those on this list, please call 327-5944 from 9 a.m . to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, Dec. 1. After Friday, call 472-4956 or 859-2631.

Holiday season shines festive light on Florida attractions 
You wouldn’t expect to head south to central Florida just to escape the Southern heat and get a dose of cold, but you can. And it’s really cold, like 9 degrees above zero.

A home to grow old with 
Kristin Chambers said she went house hunting with one thought in mind “Where would I like to live for the rest of my life?” She decided she wanted to be in the center of Annapolis within easy walking distance of businesses and restaurants and with a small back yard.

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Sultans of Science opens at MTN Sciencentre

Sultans of Science opens at MTN Sciencentre
Al-Bawaba, Jordan - Nov 26, 2006… York Forum which gathers the worlds top scientists and museum heads under … cartography, water-raising devices, trick devices, the Elephant Water Clock and the …

Clock Ticking to Save ‘The Gross Clinic’
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - Nov 14, 2006… is it not only has deep associations with Philadelphia, it’s also a very great work of art,” said Anne d’Harnoncourt, director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art …

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Low-cost kits: the new FPGA-designer trend

Low-cost kits: the new FPGA-designer trend
EDN.com, MA - Nov 23, 2006… A clock-tree network built from spines and ribs that reach every tile within … Dennis Kish, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Actel, advises new …

Today’s blackout tries fans’ patience
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, NY - 21 hours ago… Season tickets account for roughly 45,000 seat sales and depending on the opponent, selling 20,000 … in Rochester by 6:30 pm and going to an 8 o’clock game Sunday …

Time For MINI
carpages, UK - Nov 25, 2006… off on a quick round trip, circling the stylish MINI-speedoesque clock face to the … similar to its predecessor, which has clocked up over 10,000 sales since the …

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Carthage Gives Caddell Send-Off

Carthage Gives Caddell Send-Off
Southern Pines Pilot, NC - 12 hours ago… Caddell with a plaque of gratitude, mounted in a wooden case with a clock. … Former Carthage chief Craig Goodnight is now a sales representative for the firm. …

Whether they arrived before sunrise, or later, Jackson County …
Pascagoula Mississippi Press, MS - 23 hours ago… early. “We got a late start,” Williams said. “There just weren’t big enough sales to get us up at 5 o’clock this morning.”. The ladies …

Smiling through Black Friday
Florida Times-Union, FL - Nov 24, 2006… heads to an area on the sales floor known has the “red box,” where popular novelties like pink crystal-encrusted staplers and sophisticated clock radios are …

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Road closed for major reconstruction work resulting from June …

Road closed for major reconstruction work resulting from June …
Empire Information Services, Inc. (press release), NY - Nov 22, 2006… NYSDOT evaluated three repair alternatives, ultimately deciding to replace the entire … The contractor worked around the clock installing the replacement wall …

Creditors wait to see if Delta can match deal
Charlotte Observer, NC - Nov 22, 2006… vice president of sales at Applied Aerodynamics Inc., a parts and repair operation in Dallas. … With the clock ticking, US Airways executives are on the offensive …

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Crown Point, IN 

Crown Point, IN 
Crown Point, the county seat of Lake County, Indiana, has kept its country charm amid a housing boom, as evidenced by the antique and home-decor shops inside and around the historic downtown courthouse.

CAREER THIEF CAGED AFTER HOUSE RAIDS 
POLICE have revealed how they snared a habitual criminal who stole thousands of pounds from vulnerable Stewartry residents. Michael Boylan, aged 50, from Manchester, was caged for five years at Kirkcudbright Sheriff Court last Thursday.

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Train noise divides neighbors 

Train noise divides neighbors 
In Hastings, the whistleblowers are on track for a fight. Train noise in the historic downtown is quietly pitting neighbor against neighbor. And train enthusiasts worry that a plan to silence the whistles in their city center is being railroaded through City Hall.

Anti-illegal immigrant group rallies in Escondido 
ESCONDIDO —- The national group You Don’t Speak For Me, representing Latinos who oppose illegal immigration, held a feisty rally in front of Escondido City Hall on Friday morning.

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What’s On: Arts/entertainment events listing

What’s On: Arts/entertainment events listing
Lindsay This Week, Canada - Nov 7, 2006… 24, Folk Under The Clock presents Canadian singer/songwriter performing songs … Goldin and directed by Kim Blackwell, Peterborough Centennial Museum and Archives …

Comcast’s High-Def Art Gallery
Broadcast Newsroom, CA - Nov 13, 2006… The type of people who sponsor major museum exhibits could … In addition to Comcast’s service, Gallery Player is providing a round-the-clock program stream of HD …

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Dr. Charles Larke’s last day as superintendent 

Dr. Charles Larke’s last day as superintendent 
After being the center of continuing controversy as superintendent of Richmond County schools, Dr. Charles Larke says he’s ready to retire and move on.

The grass is always greener 
I’m a little jealous of the Hopewellians and their town. That’s because I live in Plainsboro, whose population, until a few years ago, was mostly potatoes and corn, sprinkled with a few farmers.

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Business Process Outsourcing

Business Process Outsourcing
PR Inside (Pressemitteilung), Austria - Nov 17, 2006… Our round-the clock customer support center caters to providing solutions … This simplifies customer communication and expands the sales and marketing options …

Medical Implications of the Male Biological Clock
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription), IL - Nov 14, 2006… with age-related biological changes and, hence, the biological clock is also … Sales of prescription testosterone products in the United States have increased …

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Microsoft indulges its iPod envy 

Microsoft indulges its iPod envy 
Microsoft is probably the greenest company in all of high tech. Not green in the environmental sense - green with envy.

Spur Ventures Third Quarter 2006 Results 
Spur Ventures Inc. announced today a consolidated EBITDA of in the three months ended September 30, 2006 compared to in the same period in 2005. Earnings per share were , slightly improved from in the third quarter of 2005.

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Regular Features 

Regular Features 
Strike three? Not quite By John Brummett The Saturday afternoon before the big election found me on the phone with Asa Hutchinson and engaged in an e-mail debate with Mike Beebe’s press secretary.

Friars win Trinity title 
MISSION VIEJO Most Trinity League followers were expecting a slugfest when Servite hooked up with Santa Margarita in the regular-season finale on Friday night at Saddleback College.

Transceivers support dual-port functionality. 
Series DP83849 PHYTER of application specific transceivers directly interface to MAC devices and microcontrollers through IEEE 802.3u-compliant MII/RMII interfaces. With flex-port switching technology, units also include cable diagnostics with TDR and dynamic link quality monitor to detect faults and check quality. Models DP83849C, DP83849ID, DP83849I, and DP83849IF support JTAG IEEE 1149.1 test

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For celebrities, breaking up isn’t hard to do 

For celebrities, breaking up isn’t hard to do 
A nother one bites the dust.

Five Thousand Protestors Smash Government Office in Zhejiang Province 
A large-scale group protest occurred in Zhili Township, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province on October 29, 2006. More than 5,000 local residents rallied at the Township Government Office in reaction to …

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Store News

Store News
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription), MN - Oct 31, 2006… Yes, that’s Hoigaard’s familiar clock tower at the Miracle Mile Shopping Center in St. … Croix Antiquarian Booksellers, the Mid Town Antique Mall and Rose Mille. …

Golden oldies
DetNews.com, MI - Nov 3, 2006… years, the couple has accumulated a number of fine antique pieces, including … from the 1800s, several drop-leaf tables, a grandfather clock, brass candlesticks …

New TD 2000 Roadster turns back the clock
MotorTorque, UK - Oct 18, 2006… only turns heads because of its striking good looks but, when the pace picks up, other road users will quickly realise it s more than a highly polished antique …

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Thrills and spills at X-Prize Cup 

Thrills and spills at X-Prize Cup 
The BBC’s Martin Redfern reports from the X-Prize Cup for space enthusiasts in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

Toast to James’s brewing dynasty 
A HERITAGE pub is a fitting place to start exploring Launceston, which is marking its 200th birthday, Mike Smith writes.

The Complete Guide To: Alsace 
With its historic towns, fairy-tale buildings and stunning countryside, this part of France is a joy. With Christmas markets and mulled wine, it’s even better.

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Petty shows renewed strength 

Petty shows renewed strength 
Petty Enterprises driver Bobby Labonte has four top-10 finishes in the last five Nextel Cup races. At a track that embraces tradition, it seemed fitting that one of NASCAR’s most famous cars led late in Sunday’s race. Martinsville Speedway’s heritage includes its famous hot dogs and a grandfather clock to the winner. It often included a Petty Enterprises car, usually No. 43, near the front of

Poor Texas families rich in friendship 
Our arrival in Alvin, Texas, had been preceded by a week of continuous rain, Gladys Wertz Clark wrote in memoirs of her life up to 1937. Gladys, who was just about 11 years old at the time, remembered that they were met in Alvin by two of her uncles who had come with lumber wagons and mules to move her family.

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Casino hackers

Casino hackers
CNN - Billboards and signs are linked, controlled by remote overseers who immediately dispatch repair technicians whenever there’s Their pictures and plate numbers were on the six o’clock news that night,” Fischer says. The robbers were arrested three

Ask David Haugh
ChicagoSports.com - As for Lovie Smith’s contract, there is no ticking clock. Nobody questions how it makes the Bears look cheap to have the NFL His production only makes him seem more professional, and likewise nothing will repair Benson’s image quicker in Chicago than

City station’s clock-up
IC Coventry - The master clock which receives a BT signal from the atomic clock at Rugby radio station has been taken away for repair and is expected to be out of service until early December. “We are hopeful of disconnecting the other ageing clocks and manually

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Easton’s Paparo family bands together to save grandad’s business

Easton’s Paparo family bands together to save grandad’s business
Brockton Enterprise,  United States - Oct 30, 2006… Paparo and her brother and sisters were frequent visitors to their grandfather’s liquor store … wood from the chicken coops he tended at the David Ames Clock Farm …

Multi estate auction from homes in
Antiques and the Arts Online, CT - Oct 27, 2006… 2 sectional tufted back love seats; 2 mahogany reproduction Grandfather s clocks … Items of Interest: Terry Pillar and scroll mantel clock; marble based figural …

Altrusa hosts 36th annual home tour
Portales News-Tribune, NM - Oct 22, 2006… As you enter the home, a grandfather clock that belonged to Larry s parents has a place of honor. Oak cabinets accent the kitchen …

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Cuckoo-clock pair wound up by time change

Cuckoo-clock pair wound up by time change
Mail & Guardian Online, South Africa - Oct 28, 2006… cuckoo-clock enthusiasts will have precious little time on their hands. Brothers Roman and Maz Piekarski have more than 500 clocks at their Cuckooland museum …

Departures Magazine Releases Editors Picks of Ten Best Luxury …
Business Wire (press release), CA - Oct 31, 2006… such as haut clocks or cookware, at the Copper-Hewitt National Design Museum Shop in New … from the round-the-clock Apple Store at 5th Ave, New York (apple.com). …

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