There’s poetry in a round number.
Think, for instance, of the moment when your odo-meter rolls over to 50,000 or 100,000; do you pull over to admire it?
Those fleeting, precise figures command a singular fascination. Not a bit under, not a bit over — exact. And then, before you know it, they’re usually gone.
There is the [...]
To all the children of the world, let me apologize for the uncertainty of your future. America has viewed the BP oil spill as a National disaster when it is a Global disaster of monumental proportions with no relief in sight. Our American government as well as International oil companies have downplayed the magnitude of [...]
Southern Illinois University issued the following news release:
The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Southern Illinois University Carbondale announced several scholarships for students who will join the department for the first time in the 2010-11 academic year.
The Helmut and Mary Liedloff Award for German Majors is a full-tuition scholarship, and is renewable for three [...]
A onetime church volunteer in Minnetonka has been sentenced to a year in jail and put on probation for having sex for two months with a 14-year-old girl whom he counseled, then pledged to marry and have children with.
Nicholas S. Foley, of Chanhassen, was sentenced Friday by Carver County District Judge Janet Cain to three [...]
Some of the evidence in the 1995 Silk Plant Forest case tested recently by the State Bureau of Investigation will be sent to a private lab for more tests.
Police Chief Scott Cunningham said yesterday afternoon that his internal committee now looking at the case requested the additional DNA testing on clothing worn by Jill Marker,tiffany [...]
Bibelot gift shop adds consignment clothing
Many consignment stores are busier than ever in this economy. Now even Bibelot gift shop is joining in. Its Como store (2276 Como Av., St. Paul, 651-646-5651, www.bibelotshops.com) is accepting women’s fall/winter clothing in excellent condition. Used clothing (up to 12 items) can be brought to the Como location only. [...]
Brenda Edwards carefully sorts through a pile of used baby clothes, weeding out the pieces too worn or stained to resell. It’s a process she goes through often at her "upscale resale" shop to make sure her customers are getting the most for their money.
After five years in a location on 16th Street in Sedalia, [...]
A deputy disciplined for sex acts with another man while working off-duty is under investigation again after his ex-boyfriend accused him of domestic violence.
Orange County Sheriff’s Office investigators confirmed Master Deputy Bryan Villella, 46, is the focus of an internal-affairs criminal investigation — his third since 2002 — but declined to explain the details until [...]
FORT LAUDERDALE Federal prosecutors dropped a bombshell in court Wednesday, saying they believe multimillionaire Ben Novack Jr’s widow not only played a role in his murder, but also in his mother’s death.
The April 2009 death of Narcy Novack’s elderly mother-in-law was not an accident — as initially determined by local authorities — but the result [...]
If Sara Watkins so desired, she could be one of the world’s most successful name-droppers. As a member of Nickel Creek, she toured with Lyle Lovett, Vince Gill and John Mayer. As a session player, she has worked alongside a diverse range of stars from Bela Fleck to Switchfoot, Dan Wilson to Mandy Moore, Ray [...]
A former stripper and ex-girlfriend of a convicted killer who helped him plan a deadly crime in Eustis but then gave crucial testimony that landed him on death row has been denied early release from prison.
Circuit Judge T. Michael Johnson rejected an appeal last week to reconsider the 10-year sentence he gave Angel Glenn, 23, [...]
A Biddeford man who police say used the Internet to terrorize his ex-girlfriend for years — even tracking her down after she changed her name and left Maine — is in jail on charges stemming from an investigation by the Maine State Police Computer Crimes Unit.
Troopers arrested Shawn Sayer, 40, at his home at 23 [...]
Rep. Joseph R. Pitts, R-Pa. (16th CD),tiffany pendants, issued the following news release:
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Lucy Adam, a native Russian who survived invasion and captivity during World War II and became a fashion model, died June 14 of congestive heart failure, her family said. She was 87.
Mrs. Adam was a strong, private woman who lived alone in Rocklin. A matriarch of four generations, she loved spending time with her family. [...]
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Tomorrow morning, we’re going to launch in lhe dark and do another of our 800-mile round-trip marathons – this time, it’s lo meet baby Alice. And lhe thought kicks off a flurry of semirelated memories, most having to do with my daughter as a young girl and me as a young (or at least younger) [...]
Exclusively.In is extending the success of the private sales model, launching the first site to focus exclusively on the finest in Indian-inspired style. With offices in New York and New Delhi, Exclusively.In offers members-only access to a carefully-curated collection of fashion, furnishings, collectibles and travel experiences.
"The Indian subcontinent has such burgeoning design talent," says Nirbhika [...]
Blondie’s “Heart of Glass” probably didn’t work with as many outfits as Maegen Kissell-Nair’s does.
Kissell-Nair makes fused-glass jewelry, with hearts being one of her beautifully fashioned themes.
She recently taught a class at WaterWorks Art Studio, 1710 Charles Page Blvd., where her students learned to make Valentine’s gifts using fused glass.
Even though [...]
Lee County will pursue a costly jail expansion despite its interest in an tiffany electronic-monitoring program likely to reduce inmate numbers by at least 10 percent and maybe up to 50 percent.
A look at other communities with similar programs revealed they, too, needed more jail space regardless of the devices’ successes.
Lee County [...]
The Christmas tree in front of the South Carolina Statehouse has tiffany been affected by the recession.
WLTX-TV reports this year’s tree is shorter than usual, not even reaching above the monument to Confederate soldiers on the front lawn.
The Columbia Garden Club obtained the tree that arrived Monday, and member Jane Suggs calls [...]
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, 1801 Skylyn Drive, will hold its Christmas silver jewellery bazaar from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today.
Christmas decorations, handmade items and baskets, canned and baked goods, and some vintage items will be sold. The church also will serve a lunch of homemade vegetable soup and corn bread. [...]
Glenville State College issued the following news silver jewellery release:
The Sand Fork Baptist Church will be the setting for this year’s Glenville State College Concert Choir and Chamber Singers Christmas Concert. ‘Celebration of Lessons in Carols’ will be presented on Wednesday, December 2nd at 7 p.m.
“A church setting seemed appropriate for this [...]
From his perch on an avocado green couch at Modesto’s Vintage Faire Mall, Santa Claus Tiffany and co rattled off his most popular gift requests from children this winter: dogs, horses, and the latest gadgets and electronics.
There was a more unusual request from one little boy — a vacuum.
“At least we know someone’s [...]
The Annapolis jewelry store of state Del. Ron George is one of 18 businesses that may face some type of sanctions following a county police probe into alleged illegal purchases of second-hand gold and jewelry.
Police have filed no criminal charges in connection with the undercover operation that randomly targeted 20 businesses. Eight [...]