Dixon's coats go on sale onlineThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 3:02AMSurrendered as part of deal with prosecutors The coats - one fashioned from lustrous mink, the other from whorls of sable-colored Persian lamb - rest on hangers from a high-end furrier. A tag is looped around each fur, marked with the name of the woman who once owned them and, in bold, black letters: "EVIDENCE."
Clothing and shoe giveaway needs community donationsThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 12:04AMDonations for the bi-annual Free Clothing and Shoes Giveaway will be accepted 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays through March 23 and 10 a.m.-noon this Saturday and March 20 at New Providence Baptist Church, 18211 Plymouth Road, Detroit.
DVD Review: The James Dean StoryWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 10:37PMA dated but interesting documentary, on a film icon, from Robert Altman.
2 fur coats formerly owned by Dixon join Xbox on eBay siteWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 3:47PMState prosecutor to donate proceeds from online auction to city summer jobs program State prosecutor to donate proceeds from online auction to city summer jobs program
Silver Stone Supply Liquidation - March 13Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 1:20PMLarge Public Auction Silver Stone Supply Liquidation, Blain PA. Hardware, Tools & Misc. Power Equip. Sat., March 13, 2010 - 8:30 a.m. 1st of a 3-Day sale of Liquidation Located at 225 Big Spring Rd., Blain, PA 17006 Directions: 2½ miles West of Blain on Rt. 274, 1 mile East of Germantown Large amount of items, 2 auctioneers all day. Starting [...]
Portion Of I-70 May Reopen After Rockslide RepairsWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 11:52AMA portion of I-70 may reopen to traffic while repairs are underway on Interstate 70 after a rockslide Monday morning forced the highway to close. The Colorado Department of Transportation said it is possible that one lane in each direction of I-70 could reopen Wednesday night.
Future of Houston County Airport up in the airWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 11:31AMThere are three main options for the Houston County Airport, Houston County Airport Commission chairman told county commissions Tuesday. The first would be to buy more land and build a new, longer runway. The second would be to repave the existing runway, and the third is to close down the facility, said Eric Benson, who also owns Benson Technical Works, which uses the current airport on a ...
A Message From Sir Stirling Moss [Racing News]Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 10:12AMDear all of you, the last few days have been quite fantastic and I'd like to thank each and every one of you for your kind thoughts, messages and other paraphernalia. More »
Water shut off to downtown Woodland todayWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 4:47AMOn Wednesday, Woodland's Public Works staff will shut down the water main serving much of the downtown area for a period of not more than four hours beginning at approximately 1:30 to perform necessary repairs which have been delayed due to furlough of city employees.
Wednesday March 10 2010Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 6:29PMMARCH 10 — It’s hard to believe that it has been two years since the tsunami that was Pilihanraya Umum ke 12 (PRU12) hit us on 8th March 2008 and Malaysia woke up the next morning with its head in a mighty daze.
A farewell to Britain's most stylish streetTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 6:05PMAmericans love it. Japanese love it. Germans love it. Frenchmen and Italians not only love it but get it subtly and utterly wrong. Everyone loves le style Anglais. Except, perhaps, Englishmen. Maybe we got bored with it. Maybe we ran out of money. Maybe it was too much trouble.
Ask Jerry Solutions for consumersTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 5:23PMDear Jerry: Two years ago, I bought some white-coated metal clothes hangers. The thickness is about 3/16 of an inch in diameter. I am unsure whether they are made from a powder coating or something else.
Girls Scouts' House of Hope food drive this month in MartinTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 3:20PMMARTIN COUNTY —Girl Scouts in Martin County are continuing their tradition of collecting food for House of Hope with a major drive this weekend.The Girl Scouts went door-to-door last weekend, distributing about 8,000 door hangers to ask people to fill up bags of food to be picked up and delivered to House of Hope on March 13.For gated communities, the Girl Scouts suggest that residents take part ...
Schools to host Aloha 'Aina Earth Day recycling drivesTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 1:47PMAloha 'Aina Earth Day recycling collections will be conducted March 13 at Kahuku High & Intermediate School and March 20 at Farrington High School. Each event will take place from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Sycophancy as Khama and Kgafela's stars riseTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 1:45PM"My Lord, if you say die, I perish," says a character in one of South African drama to the amusement of viewers. While many might choose to laugh off a line like this, sycophancy is ancient as hills among Africans.
Recycling winners announcedTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:35AMWELLSBURG - From artwork to pop can collections, Brooke County students have helped to promote recycling in a variety of ways, and many of them received recognition at Monday's meeting of the Brooke County Board of Education.
Russian Prison Officials Raped, Beat Inmates, Prosecutors SayTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 9:57AMMarch 9 (Bloomberg) -- Senior Russian prison officials in St. Petersburg raped and beat two inmates who were captured after escaping from penal colonies, the city prosecutor’s office said.
State trying to tax hotels for 'free' breakfastsMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:25AMNASHVILLE (AP) — The so-called complimentary breakfasts at many hotels in Tennessee have stirred the appetite of state revenue officials.
2011 Hyundai Sonata Bottom LineMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:25AMLikesZoomy new stylingFuel-consciousWell-damped rideEntertainment features
Grayson County College invites exhibitors for mirror mirror showMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:40AMThe Grayson County College Visual Art Department is inviting area artists to participate in the "Mirror, mirror on the wall...IV" exhibition and fundraiser, a benefit to be held at the Grayson County College South Campus in Van Alstyne.
Making a good thing betterMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:23AMCorps works to improve camp experience at Rough River
Husband throws clothes, hangers at wife, 'This is the way you want it'Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:44AMNICEVILLE — A 32-year-old man was arrested Feb. 28 on charges of battery. The man and his wife, who are separated and living at different residences, were in a fight after the man asked the woman for money, said an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s...
Dollar General shoplifter caught red-handed, returns for arsonMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:46AMThe search goes on this morning for a would-be shoplifter who set fire to a Dollar General store after being caught red-handed while trying to steal from the store. Police say the arsonist walked into the store in the 2900 block of Pleasanton and was caught stealing by the store employees. He ran out of the building before police could get there, but then he returned and set fire to a box of ...
HangtimeMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:38AMIf you've had neck pain that has doctors scratching their heads, lowering the art on your living room walls might just might help. According to Darrell Fung, owner of Coordinated Systems, many people tend to make the mistake of hanging pictures too high, out of comfortable view.
Free gowns let dreams come trueSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 2:26AMTeenagers sift through racks with various colors, styles Ashley Ingram and three of her girlfriends stayed up all night, giggling and talking and dreaming about one thing: prom.
Local happeningsSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:15AMSpring Hours for the Carrousel and Train at Shelby City Park:March April and May: Thursday through Saturday, 1 to 6 p.m.; Sunday, 1:30 - 6 p.m.Information: 704-484-6476http://www.cityofshelby.com/parks What: Cleveland County Republican...
Ghost hunters search for screams in the nightSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:06AMBRISTOL, VA. — "Zip it," the head ghost hunter snapped. "We can't hear her scream if we're talking." She and six comrades stared straight ahead from the platform of the Bristol Train Station. They leaned in a bit, straining, waiting for a scream from the great beyond.
Defence review delayed as government eyes costsSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:25PMThe biggest review of the Defence Force in more than a decade has been delayed while the military is asked to cut back office spending to pay for front-line services
Defence white paper delayed - GovtSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 10:47PMA defence review has been delayed by about six months as the Government uses it to seek savings.
Boxer Floyd Mayweather Represents HimselfSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 10:07AMBoxing champ Floyd Mayweather is the son of a boxer, and a student of what he himself calls his "brutal sport." Mayweather is 33, and says he's determined to get out of the fight game without suffering brain damage. He says he can do this because he's not surrounded by a retinue of investors, flunkies and hangers-on who want him to keep him in the ring to make them rich.
Class action suit filed against CoxHealthSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 5:10AMAnthony Zilius and his wife of 37 years, Diane, had great expectations of tours and travel after they settled into their retirement home on the banks of the White River at Fairview in 2001.
We Will Not Be Getting Into Ari Emanuel's House Tonight [Party Crash]Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:17AM# partycrash At LAX, in cabs, restaurants and traffic jams the talk of Los Angeles is one thing. Oscar weekend. We've been bumbling around in Tuesday's underwear trying to figure out what in fuck is going on. Here's what we've found. More »
Hurtin’ WordsFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 11:41PMThe life and hard times of the country singer Tammy Wynette.
3 Questions: Hunt Alcott on behavioral economics and the energy crisisFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 10:40AMBehavioral economics is used to examine how consumers make decisions about everything from their life savings to which brands of jam they select in a supermarket. Hunt Allcott, a behavioral economist with a two-year appointment as the Energy and Society Fellow in MIT`s Department of Economics and the MIT Energy Initiative, wants to apply his field`s insights to the realm of energy use.
Zimbabwe : Indigenisation Threatens Economic RecoveryFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:44AMFOLLOWING the signing of the global political agreement between Zanu PF and the two MDC formations in 2008 which led to the creation of the inclusive government last year, economic stability had relatively returned to Zimbabwe.
Traveling through tangled woodsFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 6:37AMThe Arkansas backwoods are a wreck. Between last September's Hurricane Ike and this winter's historic ice storm, huge areas of the forest are a tangle of broken trees and nearly impenetrable brush.
Burnley beat Blackburn in disappointing derbyFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 4:41AMHalf a century ago Burnley faced Turf Moor games on successive Saturdays against local rivals Blackburn Rovers, one in the league and one in the cup, and in the first game recorded a second league win of the week following the Tuesday night 2-0 victory over league leaders Tottenham Hotspur.
Monroe County news and eventsFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 2:12AMMOMMES plans Re-Sell-It Sale Mothers of Multiples in Metro East St. Louis will host its semiannual Children's Re-Sell-It Sale on Saturday, March 6, from 8 a.m. to noon, at the Gateway Convention Center, 1 Gateway Drive, in Collinsville. Admission is $1 for everyone over age 12.
Ex-NUM man's fears during strikeFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 1:42AMNorth Wales NUM official recalls his family receiving death threats during the 1984/85 miners' strike.
Miners dividedFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 1:33AMUnion official recalls death threats during strike
HANGERS AND CLANGERS: Top inline players in BarmeraThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 7:44PMSensational Seekamp Renmark's Nicole Seekamp turned heads at the recent Australian under 20 women’s basketball championships in Gawler. 70-year-old cyclist still going strong 1 While most 70-year-olds would be happy to ease up on their ageing bodies, Renmark man Gordon Lawton is not your average septuagenarian.
Joanna Newsom - Make mine a triple, pleaseThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 6:23PMWouldn't it have been great to see the record-label execs' faces when Joanna Newsom, harpist, singer-songwriter and indie pin-up, presented them with Have One on Me, her long-awaited third album? All 18 tracks of it. Over three discs. With an average song duration of seven minutes. In our age of the three-minute MP3, it surely raised some eyebrows.
Deal or Dud: Bend-A-HangerThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 5:51PMThe makers of the Bend-A-Hanger say the flexible hangers will hang wide necks and spaghetti straps, and prevent bumps in your clothing. But are they a deal or a dud?
Deal or Dud: Bend-A-HangerThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 5:44PMEverybody wants an easy way to neaten their clothes closet. The makers of the Bend-A-Hanger say their flexible hangers will hang wide necks and spaghetti straps, and prevent bumps in your clothing.