Crews race to finish Foxwoods' MGM Grand [ The Norwich Bulletin ] May 10, 2008  Jim Barry unfurled a plastic drop cloth over gift-shop shelves already stacked with MGM Grand at Foxwoods T-shirts. Read More ...

Books in Brief [ Calgary Sun ] May 11, 2008  Dan Fesperman's talent for weaving contemporary events into his novels appears again in this new story. Read More ...

Migden hits stump in tough re-election b [ San Francisco Chronicle ] May 11, 2008  San Francisco state Sen. Carole Migden is making the rounds, spending her evenings shaking hands, chatting with voters and asking for their support as she fights to hang on to her political career. Such campaigning is routine for many officeholders, but for... Read More ...

Flocks of volunteers seek out changing h [ Boston Globe ] May 11, 2008  MASHPEE - Stalking breeding birds is not always a walk in the woods. So here's Mary Keleher scrambling through a worksite where bulldozers are carving yet another parking lot for Cape Cod. She gains a vantage point overlooking a vast electronics emporium and focuses her high-powered telescope in tight. Read More ...

A policeman looks down on dangerous driv [ The Globe and Mail ] May 09, 2008  The OPP's new $540,000 Cessna 206 will make it easy to spot tailgaters, weavers and flagrant speeders Read More ...

Close crop [ Kelowna Capital News ] May 11, 2008  The shearer left a little on the top of this alpaca after having its winter coat shaved off. Read More ...

A World of Woven Color [ Manila Bulletin ] May 09, 2008  The child prodigy of children's books makes his mark. One fine day Dia del Libro is more than about books. It's also about roses and paella, poetry and palabras en Español! Read More ...

State Fair Board OKs up to $10K for GI s [ Lincoln Journal Star ] May 09, 2008  With Grand Island as their new dance partner, it isn't taking long for members of the Nebraska State Fair Board to start bobbing and weaving westward. Read More ...

Hidden Valley's Parker Walsh Have pitch, [  ] roanoke.com   Parker Walsh's soccer skills have taken him around the world, but right now, helping Hidden Valley win tops his to-do list. At least once a game it happens. Hidden Valley goalkeeper Mark Bixler will be standing in front of his net, looking downfield, when teammate Parker Walsh takes command. Walsh will collect a pass and start making those moves near midfield, weaving the soccer ball through ... Read More ...

Coso to offer Native American basket-wea [ The Ridgecrest Daily Independent ] May 10, 2008  Cerro Coso Community College will be offering a specialized class this summer with Instructor, Mary Louise 'Weegie' Claw . Read More ...

Frustration with special counsel detaile [ Lawrence Journal-World ] May 10, 2008  Last September, career investigators at the U.S. Office of Special Counsel opened a probe into whether partisan politics were a factor in the Justice Department's prosecution of former Democratic Alabama governor Don Siegelman on corruption charges in 2006. Read More ...

LET'S EAT A rebel behind the stove [ St. Louis Post-Dispatch ] Apr 29, 2008  The surest way to become one of the best and brightest new chefs in the restaurant business is to ... A. Attend the Culinary Institute of America or Johnson & Wales University. Read More ...

UP tops in employing child labourers Lab [ HT via Yahoo! India News ] May 07, 2008  Uttar Pradesh paints a murky picture of child labourers. Although the State is keeping pace with development, it is doing so at the cost of snatching away the childhood from 15.31 per cent of the total population. Read More ...

Camden mill to end weaving operations [ The State ] May 07, 2008  A Camden textile mill will shut down its looms next month, putting 50 people out of work, while continuing its packaging operations there, the company said. DeRoyal Textiles will stop weaving gauze at the site June 30, but will continue to employ about 70 people making bandages and other products with fabric from other suppliers. The plant, formerly the Hermitage Mill, was bought by DeRoyal ... Read More ...

Iran produces 5m sq.m of hand-woven carp [ Payvand Iran News ] May 10, 2008  Annually five million square meters of hand-woven carpets are produced in Iran, Director of Iran's National Carpet Center Morteza Faraji said here on Saturday. Read More ...

Drinking out of pool Dire situations at [ Houston Chronicle ] May 10, 2008  A Houston Chronicle analysis of city records shows that inspectors issued at least 2,300 citations to owners of about 300 apartment buildings the past two years, alleging violations of health, building, fire or electrical codes — or for neighborhood 'nuisances.' Read More ...

Report card on Atlantic City casinos, 30 [ Asbury Park Press ] May 09, 2008  When gambling supporters made their second run at getting casinos approved in 1976, New Jersey's unemployment rate was 12 percent — the highest in the nation. In Atlantic City, it was even higher, more than 13 percent. Jobs and residents were fleeing from the once-grand resort, where landmark hotels had stained carpets and peeling paint. By 1976, Atlantic City was collecting less than 80 percent ... Read More ...

Kerry Trueman How The War On Drugs Takes [ HuffingtonPost ] May 06, 2008  It's a safe bet that diabetics outnumber crackheads in the U.S. by a big fat margin, but the corn cartel's got carte blanche to fill... Read More ...