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- Lincoln and Visa Are Co-Presenting Sponsors of WIRED Store Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 1:16PM NEW YORK----WIRED magazine today announced that Lincoln and Visa will be co-presenting sponsors of the fourth annual WIRED Store. The return of WIRED’s annual New York City pop-up retail store puts today’s hottest products in the hands of holiday shoppers.
- Researchers Developing System to Match Shoeprints with Shoe Brands Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 1:08PMBUFFALO, N.Y. -- A shoeprint etched in blood or dust can make a crucial difference in a criminal case, but it all depends on the ability of human examiners to identify a matching shoeprint pattern from thousands in their databases.
- Arts & Entertainment: Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 1:00PMLeona Samish, an American secretary (played by Alison Peltz), bursts into song (“Someone Woke Up”) as she finds herself on vacation in Venice, so excited she falls into the canal—“but only up to here!”—continuing her dance around the Pensione Fioria veranda, holding her dripping shoes high.
- 8 charged with stealing from freight trains Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 7:45AMSOUTH BEND - A former railroad conductor and seven others face federal charges that they stole merchandise, including liquor and televisions, from freight trains stopped in northern Indiana.
- MATT HELMS: Dreading winter driving Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 7:45AMHere they come, those great cold-weather roadway traditions of our great state: salt everywhere, and brackish slush, to boot.
- Calendar for Nov. 20 Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 7:35AMCal Skate Of Milpitas is hosting its 31st annual Holiday Drive starting Nov. 28 and running through Jan. 1. It is accepting on behalf of the Milpitas Food Pantry and Clothes Closet, and Milpitas Fire Department the donation of non-perishable canned or boxed food; new socks; new warm gloves or mittens; new toothbrushes; and new unwrapped toys for boys or girls.
- Holiday travel made easier at the airport Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 7:27AMThe Transportation Security Administration has opened new security lanes at airports nationwide for families and people with special needs.
- Get a Deep Insight into the World Coated Fabrics Market Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 7:18AM NEW YORK----Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Textile manufacturing industry is available in its catalogue.
- Web Retailers Are Waging Seasonal Price Wars Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 7:16AMAs deserted malls and department stores struggle to court consumers with steep discounts, an even more ferocious price war is being waged online.
- Conditions contributing to record heat expected to ease Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 5:02AMIt may not be fireplace-and-hot-chocolate weather, but after several days of dry, out-of-season heat, fall should finally start acting something like fall.
- Examine the World Sporting Goods Market Brief Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 5:02AM NEW YORK----Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Sporting goods industry is available in its catalogue.
- Police looking for Chipotle thief Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 5:00AMThe Pasadena Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying an individual who walked through the back door of a local fast food restaurant in August and took a bank bag containing money.
- Enchanting and Magical Disney Fairies & Tinker Bell Pretend Play Products Now Available at Retail Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 5:00AM MALIBU, Calif.----Tinker Bell and other magical Disney Fairies™ characters come to life for the holidays with the newest line of Disney Fairies role play and dress-up toys from the CDI division of JAKKS Pacific, Inc. and Disney Consumer Products.
- Getting by with help from his friends Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 4:53AMWith Thanksgiving approaching, Patrolman David Watson wants to let his co-workers know how thankful he is for everything they did for him while he was 6,000 miles away in Iraq serving in the Army Reserve Infantry.
- TOP ARTICLE | The Other Tamils Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 4:43AMThe war in Sri Lanka always finds an echo in Tamil Nadu. Political parties and civil society groups including members of the film industry have now brought the issue to a boil.
- Police Ask For Help Finding Missing Toddler Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 4:48PMA toddler and a man were reported missing Monday, prompting a request from the Oklahoma City Police Department for help.
- Police seek missing Schenley student Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 4:38PMPolice are asking the public to help locate a missing 17-year-old Schenley High School senior. Joseph Harris, of Sheraden, was last seen by friends Downtown around 9 p.m. Friday night, when he boarded a 16B Port Authority bus heading toward Brighton Heights.
- Lawmakers want to give shoe tax the boot Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 4:24PMThe tax on foreign-made shoes, enacted during the Great Depression, can drive up the price up to 40 percent.
- Cops assure security for Aussie resort operator Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 4:21PMMANILA, Philippines - Police assured the Australia Embassy of the safety of an Australian resort operator involved in a standoff over a property dispute on Boracay Island, an online news site reported.
- Love Your Boots! Can I Have Them? Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 4:11PM Lately, our mailbox has been overflowing with party invitations. (Yep, we are that popular.) Holiday parties, you assume? Not with these budget cuts. We’re talking about fashion swap parties. Ever...
- Ranks of Women Workers Grow: PAR Survey Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 4:08PMFor the first time in six years, the number of women in the cable industry rose slightly from last year’s totals, according to the 2008 Women In Cable Telecommunications’ "PAR Initiative Survey."
- School Board member is leading a crusade to end youth violence Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 6:55AMNORFOLK Billy Cook’s cell phone rang around 7 p.m. on June 6, a Friday . He and his wife were resting in their Chesterfield Heights home after taking their 14-year-old son, Calvert, to a tuxedo-fitting for an eighth-grade dance. Cal had gone off to play basketball with a friend, but the caller ID showed that he was calling now. Sharon Cook groaned and hit the mute.
- Students get taste of working world Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 6:43AMA Richneck Elementary program lets them juggle class assignments and campus jobs. — The halls of Richneck Elementary School bustled with activity on a recent Wednesday morning.
- Berryhill in Cordova had the perfect starter home for Marsena Sellers Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 6:41AMAt 23, Marsena Sellers is exactly where she wanted to be -- a college graduate and a homeowner. She bought her dream starter home in the Berryhill neighborhood of Cordova in September.
- I bag your pardon ... not! Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 6:24AMI AM at my desk meeting, and I snap to attention when a colleague remarks that some people say StarMag is full of handbags. As the one who writes the bulk of the fashion stories, of course, my first reaction is annoyance. What’s wrong with handbags?
- Is Your Careless Lifestyle Draining Your Wallet? Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 6:20AMMost of us have worked for companies that watch expenses in annoying detail but still waste money laughably. Are your own finances really any different?
- Death on Mount Hood: A widow’s quest for answers Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 6:15AMHOOD RIVER, Ore. -- Shivering, weak and injured in a snow cave, on a mountain he and two climbing companions had tried to conquer, Kelly James managed to reach his wife on his cell phone.
- Public Safety 11/16/08 Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 6:15AMPublic Safety for Nov. 16: Fire, police, rescue Objects thrown from garage damage car NORMAL — Three male suspects threw objects from an upper deck of a parking garage and damaged a car’s windshield in the 700 block of Kingsley Street on Wednesday, a Normal police report said. Damage is estimated at $500.
- Mandadi assists freshman with transition to college Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 12:56AMCollege course work can sometimes be overwhelming to incoming freshman. Austin College has developed a first-semester Communication Inquiry course designed to ease the problems incoming freshmen may have.
- Designer jandals sure to be a hit Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 12:49AMA classic piece of Kiwiana is at the heart of a new fundraising campaign which aims to help underprivileged children. And organisers believe the jandals-with-a-twist will be a sure footed winner.
- JC Penney reporting third-quarter profit drop Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 12:47AMDepartment-store operator J.C. Penney Co. of Plano said Friday its third-quarter profit fell by more than half as consumers cut back on spending and took fewer trips to the mall amid the deteriorating economy.
- Did conservative game plan or Colorado slow OSU offense? Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 12:45AMBOULDER, Colo. — Oklahoma State has been held under 50 points six times this season. Three of those were road games against teams ranked in the top three in the nation — an understandable reason for below-average offensive output. In the other three, field goal kicker Dan Bailey has been wearing the fluorescent orange polish off his kicking shoes. The biggest reason for Bailey’s extended ...
- Woman hit by car still ‘critical’ Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 12:42AMA Corvallis woman remains listed in critical condition at Oregon Health & Sciences University after being struck by a car Nov. 8.
- Man wanted in local bank robbery Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 12:41AMSugar Land Police are looking for a man who robbed a bank Saturday on the Southwest Freeway.
- Key players get behind Kumuls NRL side Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 6:40AMAFTER handing out the match jerseys to Kumuls players yesterday, their Prime Minister Michael Somare also gave them something that may prove to be even more important - a commitment from him and his Australian counterpart Kevin Rudd to fast-track a Papua New Guinean team into the NRL, not to mention a $20 million carrot towards the project.
- A big score at Gillette Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 6:37AMHEY, BIG SPENDER -- Patriot Place General Manager Brian Earley presents Cathy Malloy of Foxboro with a mock Visa Gift Card that will enable her to spend $10,000 at Patriot Place in Foxboro.
- Negotiating a job in Utopia Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 6:32AMThose negotiating jobs list some interesting inclusions into their contracts.
- Meeting Minutes Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 6:12AMASHH Toastmasters Club Laura Schmidt was inducted as a new member in Avera Sacred Heart Hospital Toastmasters Club 6217 by David Fiebelkorn, vice president of membership. Fiebelkorn asked fellow members to give encouragement and support to Schmidt, who stated her goals as overcoming nervousness when speaking in public and learning proper endings to speeches.
- The Fergus Falls Daily Journal Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 6:09AMIf you have visited any of the local stores recently, you are well aware that Christmas is rapidly approaching. Perhaps you are one of the more organized people who has kept an eye on the calendar and already started your gift list for Christmas. The kids are always easy to shop for.
- Police calls: METRICH finds suspected heroin during search Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 6:04AMPolice
- Tors & Wave hold serve Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 7:28PMThere are no off nights in District 7-5A, and other than perhaps Fontainebleau, there are no easy marks. So nearly every game is an exhausting test of will and perseverance.
- The Exile?s Palette Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 7:22PMA biography of Marc Chagall explores his impulses, his art and his complicated relationship with Russia.
- Young firefighters get to feel the heat Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 7:14PMBARSTOW • Teenagers and live fire may not seem like a wise combination, but the dozens of kids gathered around burning structures at the Barstow Marine Corps Logistics Base Friday knew what they were doing.
- Body pulled from river in Joliet Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 7:13PM Police are working to identify the body of a man found floating in the Des Plaines River on Friday morning in southwest suburban Joliet.
- Troy police issue drawing of home break-in suspect Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 7:02PMTroy police have released a composite drawing of a suspect wanted in a Nov. 6 home invasion on Warrick in which the resident was physically assaulted. The suspect is described as a black male, age 20-25, 5-foot-9, weighing about 190-200 pounds, muscular, with black hair, goatee and mustache. The suspect was wearing a blue hooded sweat shirt, silver chain around his neck, blue jeans and black gym ...
- J.C. Penney 3rd-qtr profit drops 52 percent on lower consumer spending; issues weak outlook Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 1:39PMMae Anderson November 14, 2008 - 1:11 p.m. NEW YORK (AP) - Department-store operator J.C. Penney Co. said Friday its third-quarter profit fell by more than half as consumers cut back on spending and took fewer trips to the mall amid the deteriorating economy.
- Officer tames an angry crowd Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 1:20PMBeing a good cop means walking the line between knowing when to lay down the law and knowing when to bend to defuse a volatile situation.
- Why I will run the marathon Saturday Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 1:13PMThis Saturday I will run to honor those who help another get to the finish line, whatever that finish line may be.
- MediaNet Group Technologies Announces Financial Results for Third Quarter and First Nine Months of 2008 Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 1:12PM MediaNet Group Technologies, Inc., operating the largest online mall and affinity program platform through its BSP Rewards subsidiary, today announced financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2008.
- Burton police looking for suspect in parking lot mugging Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 1:04PMBURTON, Michigan -- Police are seeking a suspect in a strong-armed robbery at 5:43 p.m. Nov. 8 outside Kroger, near Bristol Road and I-475. A Flint woman told police she had just finished shopping and was unloading purchases into her...