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bra target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://www.mercurynews.com/arts/ci_12683919?FORM=ZZNR8′Dazzling King Tut show set to open at San Franciscos de Young Museum - San Jose Mercury News/abrThirty years to the month since King Tuts first and only reign over the Bay Area, the boy king is back with a vengeance. Sporting $30 tickets and kitschy Tut souvenirs, Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs is set to open Saturday at San brbra target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://www.polkcountydemocrat.com/articles/2009/07/01/news/local/doc4a4942a802dcc024698396.txt?FORM=ZZNR10′Polk County Celebrates 100th Year of Magnificent Courthouse - Polk County Democrat/abrLivestock hasn t been invited to today s centennial celebration of the Historic Polk County Courthouse, as it was to the opening in 1909, but there will be a barbecue all the same. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today, Polk County residents can br br a target=_blank href=http://technorati.com/tag/Clock+Repair rel=tagClock Repair/a

bra target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Mumbai/Round-the-clock-cross-runway-fails-to-take-off/articleshow/4605888.cms’Round-the clock cross-runway fails to take off - Times of India/abrMUMBAI: The two 24-hour cross-runway operations, which were expected to increase flight-handling capacity, seem to be a distant dream as on Monday-the day the round-the-clock system was supposed to begin-the two tracks were made available brbra target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://www.montereyherald.com/local/ci_12517293′Your Town: Soledad bridge repair work to delay Highway 101 motorists - Monterey County Herald/abrState highway officials said motorists on Highway 101 will face delays of 30 to 45 minutes this weekend because of repair work on the bridge damaged in the April 28 tour bus crash. Both southbound lanes will be closed 7 p.m. Friday until 8 p.m brbra target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20090602/NEWS01/906020366/Louisville Clock restoration nearly finished’Louisville Clock restoration nearly finished - Louisville Courier-Journal/abrA five-year effort to restore the Louisville Clock, the folk-art timepiece featuring five historical figures that race around the large clocks tilted oval, is winding down. The search is expected to start soon to find a permanent home for the clock br bra target=_blank href=http://technorati.com/tag/Grandfather+Clock rel=tagGrandfather Clock/a

bra target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20090602/NEWS01/906020366/Louisville Clock restoration nearly finished’Louisville Clock restoration nearly finished - Louisville Courier-Journal/abrA five-year effort to restore the Louisville Clock, the folk-art timepiece featuring five historical figures that race around the large clocks tilted oval, is winding down. The search is expected to start soon to find a permanent home for the clock brbra target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://www.projo.com/sports/jimdonaldson/projo_20090602_patriots_donaldson.40fe8ee4.html’Jim Donaldson: Its okay to to be optimistic about the 2009 Pats - Providence Journal/abrThey are more than merely workouts, these sessions in which the Patriots are participating on the grass field in the southern shadow of Gillette Stadium. They are, in the pretentious parlance of the National Football League, an Organized Team brbra target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://www.carthagepress.com/homepage/x702322338′Commission approves bid for new star - Carthage Press/abrA new Peace Star, illuminated by new technology lighting, will soon grace the top of the Jasper County Courthouse in Carthage. Jasper County Commissioners approved on Monday a proposal from Sign Design of Joplin for the purchase and installation of a br br a target=_blank href=http://technorati.com/tag/Clock+Museum rel=tagClock Museum/a

bra target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://www.lewistownnews.com/articles/2009/05/27/news/doc4a1d6cc18372d707656884.txt’2,340 days of perfection - Lewistown News-Argus/abrAt this year s Fergus High School graduation ceremony, many students will stand and receive due recognition for their scholastic achievements. Some will be singled out for their community involvement, others for academic excellence, and many for brbra target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://blog.al.com/businessnews/2009/05/when_city_girl_jo_moore.html’Tobaccos time up as Alabama farm crop - Everything Alabama Blog/abrEmma Tannenbaum/Birmingham News Josephine Moore, who was among the last tobacco farmers in Alabama, stands in a curing barn. The states last tobacco farm ceased growing the crop in 2007. When city girl Jo Moore married a Madison County, Alabama brbra target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://www.thestate.com/local/story/799937.html’Family rebuilds after coast wildfire - The State/abrNORTH MYRTLE BEACH Bob Portteus stood in his front yard and listened to powerful shots as construction workers nailed shingles to the roof of his new house with air guns. His wife of 47 years, Jo Ann Portteus, took a photo and smiled. A few weeks br br a target=_blank href=http://technorati.com/tag/Antique+Clock rel=tagAntique Clock/a

bra target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20090510/BIZ13/305109964/1031/BIZ’Chrysler heir s 1-man crusade to save carmaker - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette/abrFrank B. Rhodes Jr. is one of the few remaining heirs of Walter P. Chrysler. CHESTERTOWN, Md. Past Todd s Body Shop and a crab shack, across from a field of wheat on Route 291, hangs a modest sign for Frank B. Rhodes Jr., furniture maker since brbra target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://www.examiner.com/x-6291-SF-Luxury-Travel-Examiner~y2009m5d8-Enduring-luxury–The-new-face-of-The-Westin-St-Francis’Enduring luxury: The new face of The Westin St. Francis - San Francisco Examiner/abrKnown throughout the years as The Grand Dame of Union Square , the Westin St. Francis was the brain child of the Charles Crocker family, which sought to bring all the elegance and grandeur of the European hotels to the western United States. It brbra target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://www.theage.com.au/news/sport/horse-racing/jumps-decision-postponed/2009/05/13/1241894015660.html’Jumps racing decision postponed - Age/abrA cloud still hangs over the future of jumps racing after Racing Victoria Limited announced it had not yet reached a decision on the future of the controversial sport. The Racing Victoria board heard submissions from supporters and opponents of br bra target=_blank href=http://technorati.com/tag/Grandfather+Clock rel=tagGrandfather Clock/a

bra target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/traffic/bal-te.md.watermain29apr29,0,5898525.story’Downtown in disarray - Baltimore Sun/abrRound-the-clock work to repair a broken downtown water main was expected to snarl the morning commute for a second day Wednesday, the latest in a series of disruptions caused by the deterioration of the citys aging infrastructure. Lombard and Gay brbra target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://www.chicagotribune.com/topic/economy-business-finance/manufacturing-engineering/electrical-appliance/04011004.topic’Electrical Appliance - Chicago Tribune/abrDear Amy: I want some advice on how to help my son and daughter-in-law without hurting their feelings. When we visit, the dog smell and dog hair in their home bother us. The dishwasher is broken and the carpets are not clean because of their dogs brbra target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://www.happi.com/articles/2009/05/skin-care-shines-through’Skin Care Shines Through - Happi/abrIn 2009, with unemployment topping 8% and home prices plunging, is the average woman going to plunk down $70 for an anti-aging eye treatment or night cr me even though she just passed up the sale rack at Ann Taylor and started buying store brand br br a target=_blank href=http://technorati.com/tag/Antique+Clock rel=tagAntique Clock/a

bra target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://www.sunherald.com/pageone/story/1277931.html’Bridge work on schedule - Biloxi Sun Herald/abrBiloxi With 12 days to go, work continues around the clock to repair the Popp s Ferry Bridge by April 28. The weather has slowed us down some, said Josh McGee, vice president of Joe McGee Construction Company of Lake. They had to shut brbra target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Chennai/Repair-work-keeps-street-lamps-burning-whole-day/articleshow/4407315.cms’Repair work keeps street lamps burning whole day - Times of India/abrCHENNAI: At a time when the city faces acute power shortage and people are asked to save electricity, 28 street lights on one side of the Velachery bridge across the MRTS line were kept switched on on most of Wednesday. Officials of Chennai brbra target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2009/04/millions_in_federal_money_will.html’Millions in federal money will be used for Independence Hall - Patriot-News/abrCHRIS GARDNER, The Associated Press/2003 Independence Hall in Philadelphia will be repaired with federal stimulus money. PHILADELPHIA — Officials in Philadelphia say $5 million in federal stimulus money will be used to repair the leaky roof of br br a target=_blank href=http://technorati.com/tag/Clock+Repair rel=tagClock Repair/a

bra target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://www.readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=133967′Keep U-shape in sitting area - Reading Eagle/abrBerks County, PA - I have a sofa and two love seats and do not know the best way to arrange them in my new home. I can put each piece on a different wall, but they are pretty far away from each other. I also have assorted side tables and a coffee brbra target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://thechronicleherald.ca/ArtsLife/1117394.html’Little Gloria was happy here - The Chronicle Herald/abrA baroquely curvy Swedish grandfather clock, circa 1857, a carved Burmese slipper chair and lavender taffeta curtains help recreate the 1940s room. NEW YORK Gloria Vanderbilt showed up the other day at 22 E. 71st St., the site of this year s brbra target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/PoliticsNation/Campaign-Trail-Black-MGR-sings-home-the-point/articleshow/4422604.cms’Campaign Trail: Black MGR sings home the point - Economic Times/abrCOIMBATORE: In the twilight of this summer day, at the textile hub of Somanur near Coimbatore, the rhythmic beat of powerlooms was matched only by the reverberations of a throng, awaiting actor-turned-politician Captain Vijayakanth, leader of the br br a target=_blank href=http://technorati.com/tag/Clock+Museum rel=tagClock Museum/a

bra target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://www.freep.com/article/20090329/BUSINESS06/903290444?imw=Y’Newspapers closely watching Detroits formula - Detroit Free Press/abrMore than local readers will be paying heed Monday as Detroits newspapers launch a dramatic new way to deliver news. The entire newspaper industry is watching to see whether it is a winning formula. With advertising revenue plummeting, newspapers brbra target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://www.themoneytimes.com/featured/20090405/intel-and-ge-work-together-home-health-care-industry-id-1062122.html’Intel and GE to work together in home health care industry - The Money Times/abrIntel and GE intend to spend $250 million on research and development in home health care industry California, April 5: Chip maker Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) and American multinational technology and services conglomerate General Electric brbra target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20090401/COLUMNISTS/904019960/0/news04′UNCW clock operator gives up the best seat in the house - Star News Online/abrOne of his claims to fame, and there are many, is that he operated the clock for the past 32 seasons for the UNC-Wilmington men s basketball team. That s for every coach, starting with Bill Brooks and Mel Gibson at Hanover Hall to Benny Moss at br br a target=_blank href=http://technorati.com/tag/Clock+Sales rel=tagClock Sales/a

bra target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://www.publicopiniononline.com/ci_11974395?source%3Dmost_emailed.26978592730A3B8C7F471EACE0DA4EF2.html’EAST-ENDER: Stan Burdge brings old clocks back to life - Public Opinion/abrWe tend to live in a throwaway era. Your TV goes on the fritz, you buy a new one. Likewise with the VCR and so many other appliances. One consequence of this is that competent repair people are becoming scarce. We are ever so fortunate in our area to brbra target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2009/mar/29/karoo-plateau-south-africa’High plains drifters - Guardian Unlimited/abrThe world was dissolving ahead of the ageing Mercedes long, hail-dented bonnet as we powered south through the heat-baked platteland on the Johannesburg-to-Cape Town road. Turning away from the mirage, I gazed out of my window at the puffs of clouds brbra target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://www.canada.com/travel/story.html?id=1410363′The Top 5 ways to turn back the clock in Victoria - Calgary Herald/abrNewspaper travel sections are fairly comprehensive. In just one issue, you may find the latest deals to Cuba, a profile of that new hotel in Abu Dhabi and an amusing yet touching anecdote about getting drunk on Mykonos with an ancient Greek mariner br bra target=_blank href=http://technorati.com/tag/Grandfather+Clock rel=tagGrandfather Clock/a

Market Mover - American Reporter
Here is my short list, and yes, I practice what I preach, and the word “stock” or “bond” will not appear past this point: PAPER GOODS: Proctor & Gamble (Bounty, detergents etc.) have announced steep wholesale price increases because of increased

Amid debris of life, dad and daughter find treasure - Minneapolis Star Tribune
They’re not calling in sick, but showing up afraid Girls today are doing great, and he can prove it Gail Rosenblum: Financial planner is cause for hope It’s 25-percent-off-Tuesday at Unique, and John Frazier is angling his cart down the narrow aisles

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Charles, Prince of Wales - Newsday
LONDON (AP) Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II has unveiled a new statue honoring her late mother, the beloved Queen Mum. The Queen was wearing the type of feathered hat and matching coat the late Queen Mother adored when she pulled off the cloth On

FTW Director Joins Cape Cod Board - Worcester Business Journal
Sumner B. “Tony” Tilton Jr. , a director of the Fletcher, Tilton & Whipple law firm of Worcester and Framingham, has been elected to the board of trustees of Cape Cod Healthcare. Tilton concentrates his practice in estate and trust planning and

Museum Ball celebrates New Orleans culture - Herald-Dispatch
HUNTINGTON — The rich and diverse culture of the Big Easy will be celebrated next weekend at the Huntington Museum of Art for the 2009 Museum Ball. New Orleans is the theme for this year’s ball, and the different parts of the museum will reflect the

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U.S. stimulus bill cleared for votes - International Herald Tribune
U.S. congressional negotiators on Wednesday reached a deal on $789 billion (548 billion pounds) in emergency spending and tax cuts, handing a big victory to President Barack Obama in his effort to pull the economy out of a steep tailspin. Negotiators

In mall’s empty halls, a sale to end all sales - Columbus Dispatch
A pair of mannequins await new homes with open arms during the Columbus City Center’s liquidation sale. Liquidators began hawking fixtures and store furnishings yesterday. The Downtown mall officially closes March 5 and will be razed to make way for

Cemetery group battles the clock - Monterey County Herald
The Central Coast Veterans State Cemetery is up against a Feb. 28 deadline to have its application and $3.6 million funding commitment to the state Department of Veterans Affairs if it is to be included in the state budget in fiscal 2010, according

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The Thames Club Carries On In Style - New London Day
In the early 1900s, it would not have been surprising to find men at the Thames Club, perhaps in smoking jackets with pipes in hand, discussing politics as they leaned against the mantel of one of two massive fireplaces in the President’s Room. Or

Coming Up: Design, antique and garden events - Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
Impressions of Old South Florida: Annual juried art exhibition opens Saturday at Bonnet House, 900 N. Birch Road, Fort Lauderdale Is your Fort Lauderdale restaurant clean? - Click Here. . Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon-4 p.m

Assigning TV armoires new jobs and new looks - Rocky Mountain News
For years, our TV armoires have served us faithfully, concealing our old, chunky televisions from public view. But as we upgrade to more attractive flat-screen TVs that don’t need to be hidden in hulking cabinets, these hard-working armoires are fast

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Director Zwick defies the typical WWII film - USA Today
“Frighteningly true”: Defiance filmmaker Edward Zwick and star Daniel Craig at the Museum of Tolerance, a Holocaust exhibit in Los Angeles. In the film, Craig plays one of the Bielski brothers, who led Jewish refugees to fight the Nazis. LOS ANGELES

Lecture series to focus on the Shawangunks - Daily Freeman
No comments posted. NEW PALTZ A free lecture series, Change and Stability: The Shawangunks as a Living Landscape, will be offered beginning Thursday at SUNY New Paltz and concluding Feb. 26 at the Ellenville Public Library and Museum

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bra target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://www.albertleatribune.com/news/2009/jan/03/postcard-greetings-new-year/’Postcard greetings for a new year - Albert Lea Tribune/abrThe message expressed on this postcard helps to reflect the feelings so many people have for the ending of one year and the start of a new year. Postcards courtesy Freeborn County Historical Museum Midnight is obviously the theme of this old postcard brbra target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://www.in-forum.com/ap/index.cfm?page=viewid=D95D8EMO0′Wait a second: Scientists are going to add some time before the clock - In-Forum/abrJust a second, 2009. Its going to take a little longer to say goodbye to the worst economic year since the Great Depression, but all for good cause. The custodians of time will ring in the New Year by tacking a leap second onto the clock Wednesday brbra target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/livingandhealth/ci_11338642′Museum Calendar Jan. 2-8 - Stamford Advocate/abrTHE ALDRICH CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM Founded in 1964 by Larry Aldrich, the museum features rotating exhibitions of contemporary art. Tuesday-Sunday, noon-5 p.m. Closed New Years Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. $7, $4 for seniors and college students br br a target=_blank href=http://technorati.com/tag/Clock+Museum rel=tagClock Museum/a

bra target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://www.wbbm780.com/AT-T-Customers-Frustrated-by-Power-Failure/3566298′ATT Customers Frustrated by Power Failure - WBBM/abrCHICAGO — ATT customers have been experiencing disruptions in cell phone service throughout the day due to a power failure in Michigan Sunday morning. ATT spokeswoman Meghan Roskopf, also experiencing service disruption, said via email that brbra target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://www.wsav.com/sav/news/local/article/crews_work_to_repair_explosion_damage/7754/’Crews Work To Repair Explosion Damage - WSAV-TV/abrGeorgia Power says they ll be working around the clock until Friday to repair the damage left by Monday s explosion and try to determine a cause. In the meantime - they have been in touch with city leaders to discuss the obvious public safety br bra target=_blank href=http://technorati.com/tag/Grandfather+Clock rel=tagGrandfather Clock/a

Reader’s Alley
Independent Record - Honest, brimming with new ideas and committed to Helena, Matt Elsaesser is a proven achiever who is never off the clock Zoning will also make anyone who needs to repair or replace an existing system spend about $18,000 to remove the old system

Rocks the Jewelers celebrates first anniversary
Mesabi Daily News - Julianne Paulsen said besides offering unique quality diamond jewelry, Rocks is known for doing watch and clock repair and that Jim Paulsen is a bench jeweler, as everything is repaired on site. They also specialize in custom jewelry work. The

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Special screenings
Salt Lake Tribune - The film is a “romantic fable” about Charlie, who is about to turn 25 and whose father and grandfather were killed by milk Watching the clock: The 1987 filmed-in-Ogden movie “Three O’Clock High,” about a nerd (Casey Siemaszko) awaiting an

Luxemburg fire station is firing up the
Algoma Record Herald - Tlachac schedules 23 EMTs, with three to four on each shift, to provide around the clock coverage. Unlike the fire DuChateau, whose father and grandfather both were firefighters. Last year fire and rescue responded to 450 calls. In addition to

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A tribute to their No. 1
Ottawa Citizen - Glass’s association with Osgoode-Rideau started when coach Peter Schafer visited her condominium to fix her 85-year-old grandfather clock. During a break, Schafer admired a couple of pewter mugs won by her deceased husband, Gordon, who was a

Ganders fight move to Sterling: It’s not fair
Baytown Sun - Why will you not grandfather siblings? Jirrels said. If it s a question of transportation, I can put them in a car and Board president Bob Hoskins said because the clock is ticking on when the zones must be approved University

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