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How to have a great garage sale Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 2:14PMTrue story. The first words my now-19-year-old son read out loud were “garage” and “sale.” Spying the sign ahead, he knew, as did I, that those words held promise of a treasure yet to be found for mere pennies on the dollar. Today, garage sales are my brand of recycling-meets-profit-margin. If my kids outgrow something, or if an item has outlived its purpose, I put it aside to include in my next ...
Arts news and events: Enjoy the music or get crafty in Asheville area Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 9:34AMMount Mitchell Crafts Fair returns to Burnsville Aug. 5-6. / Special to the Citizen-Times Daniel Weiser. For a special concert this afternoon, the Asheville Art Museum welcomes back renowned pianist John Cobb.
Deskunking a dog? Skip the tomatoes Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 7:58AMI would like to formally thank my dog Zumi for allowing me the opportunity to do an unscientific and independent experiment on the effectiveness of skunk odour remover products available on the market today.
Neal Rubin: Ridiculous warnings save us from ourselves Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:17AMI bought a hair dryer this month, which is probably a punch line of its own considering the limited amount of hair I need to dry.
Things kansas makes Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:36AMHere is a sampling of businesses that Kansas is known for and some of the items manufactured here:
Scarred by the blasts: Tale of two wives Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 10:19PMWhen Rinku Vishwakarma first saw the startling news of Mumbai's serial blasts on television at about 7 in the evening at her home in Sion-Koliwada, a northern suburb, she was seized with sudden fear.
Bargain Hunting Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:21PMA seller waits for customers in Janpath Market. PHOTO BY JOFELLE TESORIO/ANN You go to Asia to get your money worth and more. From hotel accommodation to cheap knick-knacks, not to mention exotic destinations, many Asian cities are worth the trip.
Canvas Cocktail & Wine Bar Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:12PMThe thing about opening a small bar in Brisbane is that it will inevitably be compared to bars in Sydney and Melbourne.
Police: Ex-cop had son, cohort kill girlfriend in River Forest Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:57PMA former North Chicago cop conspired with his son and another man to kill his girlfriend in a River Forest parking lot Monday night, police officials said Thursday.Devin A. Bickham, 39, of 12849 Division, Blue Island; his son, also named Devin Bickham, 20, of the same address in Blue Island; and Cardell Taylor, 35, of 9400 block of South Lowe, Chicago, were charged with first-degree murder in ...
Building a false confession Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:14PMAlex Bostick described his great aunt with affection.
Zekas: the upside of vintage Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:02PMNew boutique in Regent Park sells retro, vintage and industrial clothing and décor.
Inside Windham – 7/15 Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 1:28PMMuriel Stuart, of Windham, is a recent winner in the spring membership drive held by Windham Historical Society. Her prize shopping bag included many books and maps about Windham’s past as well as other items.
A wizard with numbers: 'Harry Potter' facts and figures Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 1:19PMIn advance of the release of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2," the final film in the "Harry Potter" series, Warner Bros., the studio that made the films, released these facts and figures about the movies.
Police: Ex-cop had son, cohort kill mistress in River Forest Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:55PMA former North Chicago cop conspired with his son and another man to kill his mistress in a River Forest parking lot Monday night, police officials said Thursday.Devin A. Bickham, 39, of 12849 Division, Blue Island; his son, also named Devin Bickham, 20, of the same address in Blue Island; and Cardell Taylor, 35, of 9400 block of South Lowe, Chicago, were charged with first-degree murder in the ...
Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc. Reports Record Second Quarter 2011 Operating Earnings Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:51AMPenns Woods Bancorp, Inc. today reported that net income from core operations , which is a non-GAAP measure of net income excluding net securities gains and losses, increased to $2,958,000 and $5,729,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to $2,735,000 and $5,185,000 for the same periods of 2010.
Art review: 'Home Show, Revisited' at Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 3:04PMThe Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum is revisiting its "Home Show," an ambitious and logistically complicated project in which artists are commissioned to create new works in private homes around the city, and the public is invited to drop in...
Troubled New Port Richey assisted living facility plans to fight shutdown Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 11:57AMBy Lisa Buie, Times Staff Writer Saturday, July 9, 2011 Hillandale assisted living facility resident Steve Boyter, 34, shows the dormitory-style bedroom he shares with another resident as facility administrator John Ross, left, gives a tour of the home to the St. Petersburg Times on Wednesday. NEW PORT RICHEY — John Ross says he isn't going down without a fight. The administrator of Hillandale ...
Summer in the City event moves to Kennedy Park Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 11:15AMThe second of the city of Coon Rapids’ Summer in the City annual neighborhood park meetings takes place next week.
Downtown Washington slates Sidewalk Sales Day Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 10:27AMSidewalk Sales Day will include the participation of many businesses in downtown Washington July 23. WASHINGTON —A miniature golf course, Sprinkles the Clown, DJ Mitch Hess, and sales for shoppers. That’s what it will be all about on Saturday, July...
BRIEFLY: July 9 Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 9:39AMRead about what's happening in and around Plymouth.
Bold Face: Downtown gets a spacious new resale shop Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 9:11AMAlmost two years to the day of opening the original store, 2nd Hand Treasures, an upscale consignment shop at 4701 Eagle Circle NW behind and down the hill from Home Depot in Jackson Township, Rick Rorick has opened a second location at 150 Third St. NW in downtown Canton.
News, briefly Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 5:36AMSee what's going on in and around Kingston.
Betty Ford, Former First Lady, Dies at 93 Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 3:47AMThe outspoken and much-admired wife of President Gerald R. Ford overcame alcoholism and an addiction to pills and helped found one of the most well-known rehabilitation centers in the nation.
Betty Ford, a first lady who struggled and inspired, dies at 93 Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 12:08AMFew first ladies have been as popular as Betty Ford, and it was her frankness and lack of pretense that made her so. She spoke often in support of the Equal Rights Amendment, endorsed legalized abortion, discussed premarital sex and revealed that she intended to share a bed with her husband in the White House.
Betty Ford, 1918-2011 Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 10:38PMHonesty in marriage, like in politics, can be a gift or a weapon. Betty Ford's husband Jerry loved her fizzy candor, her firm commitment when she believed in something and her refusal to pretend when she didn't. She wore a mood ring, but that was redundant; she wasn't one to hide an attitude anyways, any more than she'd hide how much her psychiatrist had helped her or what she thought of her ...
Auto dealers sprucing up: Cappuccino while you wait? Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 3:40AMDETROIT -- Spending a Saturday afternoon at the typical car dealership is not exactly pampering yourself. Drab floors, battered furniture, weak coffee in a paper cup. And that's before the salesman abandons you for half an hour to "check with my manager."
July 3 2011 Latest News: Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 3:17AMGREAT YARMOUTH. Priory Centre: Ageless Opportunities over 50s 'youth club', offering advice for the unemployed, 2pm-4pm, 01493 743000.
Silicon Valley Culture, but in San Francisco? Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 11:53PMSAN FRANCISCO
10 Freakiest Shows of the 2011 Toronto Fringe Festival Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 7:57PMEverything from AIDS to Alzheimer’s is on the agenda in a series of edgy dramas, musicals and comedies.
Tattle Tales: Tara Henry Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 4:21PMTara Henry and a band of southern peninsula mums have started Revamped Jewellery to restore and build dignity in the lives of women.
In San Francisco, Silicon Valley Culture Stands Apart Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 3:32PMSan Francisco is giving tax breaks to businesses like Twitter that move to the city’s blighted neighborhoods, but tech company culture may not help an effort to improve the areas.
Kitchen makeover gives 200-year-old house in Treme new life Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 3:03PMThe townhouse came with plenty of period details -- and an impossibly cramped kitchen on the ground floor of a modern addition.
History, family live in letters from a Civil War soldier Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 11:51AMBy Bill Stevens, Times Staff Writer Saturday, July 2, 2011 BRENDAN FITTERER | Times Ken Harris holds a photo of his great-great grandfather, Esek Hoff, that hangs in his New Port Richey home. Harris was 15 when he visited his grandmother’s house in upstate New York, where he found a satchel in the attic full of hundreds of letters his great-great grandfather had written in the Civil War. As a ...
Tour’11 St. 1: Gilbert Wins Through The Chaos! Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 11:04AM“Passage du Gois” last time we were here it was carnage! In 1999 there were riders skidding all over the place on the green road surface.
Susan Collier: Award-winning textile designer best known for her work for Liberty and Habitat Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 6:21PMSwathed from head to calf-length hem in the gorgeous stuffs she designed herself, Susan Collier was unmissable. You noticed her gaudy turban before taking in her full skirt, noted that you had seen some of these textiles in the window of Liberty, and were captivated by the smoky voice and laughter of their wearer and maker. These materials were familiar because they were classics of textile ...
The plurals problem Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 5:37PMExamining the problems in the use of the singular and the plural in English.
Set-decorator Catholicism: clericalism thrives in a new phase of the sex abuse crisis Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 3:38PMDecoration: (2) That which decorates or adorns, an ornament, esp. an ornament temporarily put up on a special location; used ... of scenery on the stage.
Dealerships spruce up: Cappuccino while you wait? Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 2:36PMSpending a Saturday afternoon at the typical car dealership is not exactly pampering yourself. Drab floors, battered furniture, weak coffee in a paper cup. And that's before the salesman abandons you for half an hour to "check with my manager."
Sale at Ala. furniture store ends in complaints Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 1:30PMAuthorities say a Limestone County furniture store opened for a planned liquidation sale, but closed less than an hour later after a chaotic scene where angry customers filed complaints and created hand-made signs in protest.
Handwashing Cuts Flame Retardant Exposure Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 11:15AMWorried about the flame-retardants PBDEs? Handwashing is a good idea, research shows.
Harvard biz school's extreme makeover Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 11:10AM(poetsandquants.com) -- A couple of years ago, Nitin Nohria co-authored a Harvard Business Review article entitled "The Seven Things That Surprise New CEOs." The Harvard Business School academic wrote the essay after several years of teaching and observing newly appointed chief executives who came to Harvard for a two-and-one-half-day workshop. When Nohria penned the article with HBS star ...
Gone With the Flood: Chinese Villagers Struggle With a New Reality Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 9:34AMXIKOU VILLAGE, China -- The muggy summer afternoon started like any other for Mao Juxian -- with a sink full of dishes to was...
John Niyo: Expect modest moves from Wings in free agency Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 8:26AMGM Ken Holland's not tipping his hand about the team's plans, other than to say he's working to get Jonathan Ericsson signed — it's less about the money and more about the projected role at this point.
Excerpt - The Steal - By Rachel Shteir Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 4:57PM“Winona Ryder is about to join that notorious category — the celebrity shoplifter.”
Government Standards Aim To Make Cribs Safer Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 4:22PMEffective now, all cribs have new compliance rules. Learn more.
They're here! Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 3:35PMCompany’s here. I don’t know about you, but the news that someone will be visiting sends me into a frenzy every time. Whether a virtual drive-by or for a long sojourn, my friends are, of course, most welcome, but I suddenly spot festooning cobwebs, pollen dust, leaf litter, tired wallpaper, and assorted other distractions, and I don’t know where to start. Breakfast over and cleaned up, and ...
Interior design news & notes: Beach looks; gorgeous rooms to inspire you; storage; Manhattan Bridge as a table; and ... Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 9:08AMSummer in the city gets a new attitude when you add just the right accessories and color.
Things to do July 4th Weekend Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 6:44AMThings to do around Massachusetts for Fourth of July Weekend from the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism - 4th of July in Massachusetts
Gaza flotilla renews debate on Israel's blockade Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 6:20AMA year ago, deadly clashes between Israeli soldiers and pro-Palestinian activists on a Gaza-bound flotilla of aid forced Israel to relax its blockade on the Gaza Strip and lift a ban on consumer goods such as chocolate – giving the local economy a boost for the first time in years.
Review: Nokia X7 - Part 2 (Music and Video) Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 4:48AMThis is the next phone in a long line of Nokia entertainment devices, but I think most people who consider purchasing this phone will be new to Symbian, and they will be taking a close look at the sticker price. This is where the networks are going to have an impact on device sales.