| Earlier 'Reader Response'
God forbid this country should ever become a "fully paid up member" of the EU. Being British I have the experience of before and after the fact as it affects the UK. Do you really want to go down the UK route and that of all the other members; high unemployment, greater national debt, ever increasing immigration problems, increased crime, escalating terrorism, reduced health service, armed services made up of publicity seeking juveniles and incompetents, corrupt officials offering "favours" for backhanders, national resources being controlled by others, etc, etc ..... Exactly what would Norway gain by joing the EU compared to what the country would lose ? Instead of the media only reporting on the story of some publicity seeking politician raising the positive aspects of Norway joining the EU ...
Deputy Shoots Man With Taser Gun for Allegedly Riding Without Proper ...
A Glenn County sheriff's deputy shot a man with a Taser gun for allegedly riding his bike at night without proper lighting. According to a sheriff's spokesman, the bicyclist ignored warnings from the deputy he would use the stun gun, then fled on foot. .
London Fashion Week: Armand Basi / Nicole Farhi / House of Holland
You have heard about the bicycle built for two. But how about the dress built for two, or even three? There was not a hint of size zero as the Armand Basi collection took to the catwalk in the Banqueting Rooms at Whitehall, during London Fashion Week yesterday. .
TODAY'S MARKETS
The Oscars have passed, but stock investors are still basking in feel-good stories. The latest came from tech bellwether International Business Machines, which Tuesday unveiled a stock-buyback plan worth up to $15 billion and raised its earnings-per-share forecast accordingly. The news helped to propel the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 114.70 points, or 0.9%, to 12684.92, putting the blue-chip measure in positive territory for the month of February, up 0.3%. On the year, it has shed 4.4%. Dow component IBM jumped 3.9%, leading a broad tech rally that lifted fellow tech blue chips like Microsoft and Intel, which advanced by 1.9% and 3.8%, respectively. Hewlett-Packard, also a Dow stock, gained 2.2%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index rose 0.8%, or 17.51 points, to 2344.99, down 12% on the year.
Obesity Wake-up Call: Changing Course (3 of 4)
"We're on a buddy system," says Heather Curry. When she decided to ditch the random diets and make a lifestyle change, her husband proved more than supportive. "He told me I'll be there for you I'll do whatever I can, and he most certainly has." A photo shows Heather and her husband in the fall of 2006, just a few months before she joined Memorial's Weight Management program. Less than a year later, you can see both making progress. "We went from having one bicycle to now we have 5 bicycles, instead of going out to eat and traveling there now we travel to go out on our bikes. We'll travel 2 hours to go ride 50 miles," says Heather. Victoria Bordelon says she "married a boy who likes to rock climb and cycles, so I started doing the cycling a few years ago." Her husband also serves as a motivating factor.
You've been spotted: UD vs. Duquesne
KETTERING — James Free Jewelers will announce Friday plans to build a new showroom, according to Dave Tellman, marketing director for the jewelry company. "We're going to tear down the existing building," Tellman said of the current showroom, located at 3100 Far Hills Ave. Once the new building is built, the location of the current building will turn into parking lot for the new building. .
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