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  • Retailer brings more brand choices to consumers, competition to local market Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 9:26PM Discount Tire, the world’s largest independent tire and wheel retailer, today announced it will hold a grand opening event Nov. 21 and 22 for its new store located at 2801 Highway 54 in Peachtree City, Ga. Customers can save $100 off the purchase of a set of four tires or wheels and register for a chance to win a set of tires for free.
  • Celebrating Christmas on the beach Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 9:20PM“We’re a ‘watery’ family,” says Penny Biggs. “We were married by the River Thames and came to Devon on numerous holidays when our children, Eleanor and Oliver, were little.
  • After the Whistle - Focus on fun Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 9:18PMFrom what I understand, the Woolwich Weekend Tournament had another successful year. As did the Silver Stick tournament in Wellesley. While I might have been more than a little under the weather over the weekend, I did manage to get out to a few games — briefly.
  • Silver Lining For Silver Bluff Road Residents Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 9:14PMResidents in the Silver Bluff Road area in Aiken say they’re happy with a new compromise from the county. A year ago, there was talk of widening that road from two lanes…to five. Count on Joy Howe to tell us what route officials are taking now.
  • Kevin Bambrough, Sprott Resource Corp: "Unbelievable Values in the Public Markets" Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 9:13PMIn this interview with The Gold Report, Sprott Resource Corp. President and CEO Kevin Bambrough—who is also Market Strategist for Sprott Asset Management Inc. —talks about signs of decoupling he sees, commodity price fundamentals he doesn’t see, and a catalyst to reignite the markets he hopes to see.
  • Jewish pilgrimage stokes tensions in Hebron Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 9:09PMA Palestinian woman walks past a concrete wall covered with Jewish settlers graffiti in Hebron. Israel beefed up security on Friday as 25,000 Jewish pilgrims were expected in the flashpoint West Bank city of Hebron amid fears of violence as a group of settlers defied an eviction order.
  • It can only get better, Coug and Dawg fans Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 9:06PMWENATCHEE - The 250 people who attended Thursday’s Apple Cup Tailgater Luncheon presented by the Wenatchee Rotary and Central Lions clubs have been witness to hundreds of rivalry clashes between Washington State and Washington.
  • Diver Emilie Heymans to focus on three-metre springboard Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 7:39PMMONTREAL - Three-time Olympic medallist diver Emilie Heymans will concentrate on the three-metre springboard with an eye towards competing in the event at the 2012 Summer Games in London.
  • Brook turns on Christmas lights Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 7:39PMThousands of shoppers packed into the capital to watch actress Kelly Brook switch on the Christmas lights.
  • County ponders budget strategy Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 7:38PMBISBEE — How do you make up a $3.6 million shortfall? That’s the question Cochise County Administrator Mike Ortega and Highway and Floodplain Director Bennie Young had to face in the worsening economic times.
  • Pain, Hollingsworth headline Canadian skeleton team Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 7:35PMCALGARY - Olympic medallists Jeff Pain and Mellisa Hollingsworth headline a strong Canadian skeleton team for the upcoming World Cup circuit after a gruelling national team selection process.
  • Lannan named to Rookie All-Star team Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 7:35PMLannan named to Rookie All-Star team
  • Larry W. Vogt Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 7:31PMENFIELD, N.H. — Larry W. Vogt of Enfield, died on Saturday in his home. He was 59. Mr. Vogt was born on Jan. 6, 1949, in Pittsburgh, a son of the late William and Doris Schultz Vogt.
  • From water to sky Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 2:23PMNew York, Florence, Paris, Berlin, Tokyo, Hong Kong - Vermont? While Danforth pewter and Frog Hollow pottery cultivate a certain following, the Green Mountain State usually does not top the list of pulsing art hot spots. Vermont, however, has made a notable impression on the quickly expanding and media-savvy environmental art movement - without leaving a footprint, of course.
  • Andrea Chalupa: Film No Evil Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 2:21PMFormer Lehman banker Ami Horowitz and filmmaker Michael Moore have a fair amount in common. They share the same film sales agent. They spend time...
  • Bessie Begay Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 2:01AMCOTTONWOOD — Funeral services for Bessie T. Begay, 55, will be 10 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 20, at Black Mountain Mission, Black Mountain, Ariz. The Rev. Daniel Smiley will officiate. Burial will be in family plot, Cottonwood.
  • Updated 11/19: LT football coach Derning announces retirement Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 1:59AMLyons Township varsity football coach Jack Derning has retired after 19 seasons. Derning posted a 103-79 record at LT and has a 118-86 record in 21 seasons overall as a high-school head coach.
  • Updated 11/19: LT football coach Derning announces retirement Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 1:53AMLyons Township varsity football coach Jack Derning has retired after 19 seasons. Derning announced his decision at the team’s banquet Sunday, LT community relations director Jennifer Bialabok said Wednesday.
  • More Pinellas County Stories Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 1:52AMST. PETERSBURG (Bay News 9) -- A Silver Alert has been issued for a missing 82-year-old St. Petersburg man.
  • DTI launches stricter ICC mark to protect consumers Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 1:48AMThe Department of Trade and Industry on Wednesday launched the improved Import Commodity Clearance (ICC) mark that, it said, would further ensure the quality and safety of imported consumer goods.
  • Hunt contiunes for supermarket robbers Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 1:46AMA hunt is continuing for two men who robbed an Auckland supermarket armed with a machete on Tuesday night. Tens of thousands of dollars were stolen in the heist at Countdown in Botany Downs.
  • Weather vain Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 1:44AM“Our children live in the city and they rest upon our shoulders, they never want the rain to fall or the weather to get colder,” from Trouble in the Fields by Nancy Griffith.
  • Credit crisis dims the lights for power industry Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 6:28PMGREAT FALLS, Mont. -- As workers scramble to build an $800 million coal-fired power plant on a patch of farmland here, a crisis that began on faraway Wall Street threatens to stretch the nation’s power supplies to the brink — driving up prices and laying the stage for future shortages.
  • Eleven-year-old boy killed when tornado hits house Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 10:02PM A 11-year-old boy lost his life and his grandparents were injured when a tornado caused heavy devastation on London Church Road early Saturday morning. The tornado, which was categorized as a EF-3 by the National Weather Service, was estimated to have winds between 140 to 145 mph. Gordon Deno, emergency management director for Wilson County, said ...
  • Panthers run to successful seasons Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 10:00PMWhen Kerry Johnson took over as head coach of the Park Rapids girls cross-country team, she knew the Panthers had the talent to contend for a spot in the state Class A meet.
  • Plants build houseware firm Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 9:52PMMANILA, Philippines—Among the many challenges faced by a handicraft manufacturer are quality and supply of raw materials.
  • Efest today: the greening of Manatee County Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 9:42PMLAKEWOOD RANCH — You’ve heard of street cred, sure, but a music and arts festival today in East Manatee County is all about green cred.
  • Man robbed at gunpoint at gas station Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 9:41PMA 68-year-old Columbus man was robbed at gunpoint Friday while at a gas station.
  • New Frontier accepting inpatient clients again Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 9:41PMBy MICHAEL MARESH
  • Great-grandmother is a Nevada fire chief Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 9:40PMLUNING, Nev. - To say that nothing much goes on in this tiny hamlet astride lonely U.S. Highway 95 about 97 miles southeast of Fallon is putting it mildly.
  • £1m record for Antiques Roadshow with Angel of the Council Office Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 9:31PMThe Antiques Roadshow has made its first seven-figure valuation, putting a £1m tag on a model made by the sculptor Antony Gormley of his gigantic Angel of the North.
  • Robbers raid jewellery exhibition Thursday, November 6, 2008 @ 10:55AMArmed robbers take hundreds of pounds worth of jewellery and £7,000 cash from people at an exhibition in Warwickshire.
  • New York discovers Rehoboth Beach Thursday, November 6, 2008 @ 10:53AM"A host of pleasure resorts (are) within easy reach of the city," The New York Times advised its readers in June, 1885, "with attractions to suit all classes and all purses."
  • Reader Feedback Thursday, November 6, 2008 @ 10:49AMIn the 48 hours after 9 a.m. Saturday, the Lodi Police Department handled 295 calls for service. The following is a sample of calls received by dispatchers:
  • Whitehaven News Thursday, November 6, 2008 @ 10:48AMA SWIMMER from Whitehaven has returned from the British Masters Championship with four medals – two gold and two silver – around her neck. Helen Asquith, 25, claimed her first national title at the Sheffield event and produced some of her lifetime best performances to do so.
  • Omaxe buys shares of eight property firms Thursday, November 6, 2008 @ 10:44AMDelhi-based realty player Omaxe has purchased all the shares of Silver Peak Township, Radiance Housing and Properties, Ashray Infrabuild, Aarzoo Technobuild, Hiresh Builders, Bhanu Infrabuild and Abheek Builders.
  • Kenya: When Everything That Could Go Right Did Wednesday, November 5, 2008 @ 6:55PMDemocratic presidential candidate Barack Obama seems to effortlessly shrug of all the mud thrown at him by the increasingly negative campaign waged by Republican rival John McCain.
  • Fine silver quotations Wednesday: $12.358 ounce Wednesday, November 5, 2008 @ 6:51PMThe Canadian Press November 5, 2008 - 1:35 p.m. TORONTO - Handy and Harman fine silver quotations in Canadian dollars: Wednesday $12.358 oz., $397.31 kg.; Tuesday $12.749 oz., $409.88 kg.
  • Jazz News: Marcus Goldhaber Celebrates the November Release of His New Album: Wednesday, November 5, 2008 @ 6:48PMNEW YORK, NY – On November 10th, Singer/Songwriter Marcus Goldhaber will celebrate the release of his new album, Take Me Anywhere , with an Official CD Release Party.
  • THE DEVIL AND THE DOW Wednesday, November 5, 2008 @ 6:46PMHanging with trust-fund Satanists after the stock market crash, MATT HARVEY learns why we may miss these idle, wealthy freaks if the slump continues.
  • Business North - The Daily Briefing - Business Newspaper Online Cliffs, Steelworkers prevent layoffs, for now Wednesday, November 5, 2008 @ 6:45PMAn agreement reached Monday, Nov. 3, between Cliffs Natural Resources and United Steelworkers of America Local 6860 will keep workers on the job at United Taconite.
  • To Do: Watercolors, Woodwork and Bronze Sculpture Wednesday, November 5, 2008 @ 6:44PMSeveral local artists have brought together the elements of watercolor painting, wood carvings and burnings, and bronze sculpture for the Watercolors, Woodwork and Bronze Sculpture exhibit at the Central Wisconsin Cultural Center, 240 Johnson St. One artist also is showcasing sculpted silver jewelry. Participating artists include Bill Karberg, who specializes in watercolor and silver jewelry ...
  • A Different Coronation: Bhutan Crowns King Wednesday, November 5, 2008 @ 6:43PMThousands from Himalyays gather in Bhutan capital for coronation of king.
  • Son allegedly stabs mother over MySpace Wednesday, November 5, 2008 @ 6:40PMHAYDEN, Idaho -- An 18-year-old Hayden, Idaho, man was arrested late last week after allegedly stabbing his mother when she forbid him to use an Internet social networking site MySpace. The teen was charged in 1st District Court with aggravated assault after his mother said he cut her wrist.
  • Historic sign to get a new home Wednesday, November 5, 2008 @ 3:37AMMonday morning, three men changed the landscape of West Gonzales Street. With two pick-up trucks and a ladder, the trio from Nagel Construction carried away the Leon Studio sign that has looked out over the same downtown block since 1944.
  • Costome clue in Boulder assault Wednesday, November 5, 2008 @ 3:35AMBoulder police hope missing pieces of a costume may help find a group of men who gang-raped a 20-year-old woman walking home from a Halloween party last Friday.
  • Cops: Teen Stabbed Mom Over MySpace Dispute Wednesday, November 5, 2008 @ 3:33AMAn Idaho 18-year-old is accused of stabbing his mother after she forbade him from using MySpace.
  • Stolen car used to rob four places in 30 minutes Wednesday, November 5, 2008 @ 3:32AMPolice are seeking four men who stole a car and then went on a robbery spree in south Auckland yesterday afternoon.