Deseret News (Salt Lake City) back issues from October 2007:
Contemplating 3 full bottles of rice vinegar
Oct 01, 2007; ... I decided to clean out my pantry while listening to a footballgame last weekend, and here's what I found -- three bottles of ricevinegar. All of them were full, too. So now I have a lot of questions. FOR INSTANCE: Why did I havethree full bottles of rice vinegar in my pantry? And ...
Movie/snack zone, comfy furniture and mural turn drab basement into ultimate den for guys
Oct 01, 2007; ... Neil is one busy guy with two demanding "jobs." He has asuccessful career in the music industry where he plays guitar andpiano, writes and produces and is called the "man-of-a-thousand-voices" for his ability to sing every musical style. He is also a devoted dad who is raising his ...
Sidewalk vendors urged to learn about S.L. rules
Oct 01, 2007; ... Salt Lake City officials are encouraging sidewalk vendors andtheir customers to assist one another in becoming better informedabout required permitting and licensing procedures for suchbusinesses. The action stems from reports that a "significant number" of SaltLake City ...
Designers embrace modesty at N.Y. Fashion Week
Oct 01, 2007; ... NEW YORK -- If the world needs another sign that Britney Spears'look is yesterday's news, check out the 2008 spring fashionsdisplayed on the runways at New York Fashion Week in September. Gone are the skin-centric, tummy-revealing and possibly privatepart-exposing trends that ...
Today on TV
Oct 01, 2007; ... NFL (6:30 p.m., ESPN): Patriots at Bengals How I Met Your Mother (7 p.m., Ch. 2): Barney and Ted pose as out-of-towners. Dancing with the Stars (7 p.m., Ch. 4): The contestants perform. Chuck (7 p.m., Ch. 5): Chuck has to decide who to trust. Everybody Hates Chris ...
Glorious sights indeed on nature's 'big screen'
Oct 01, 2007; ... Aug. 12 was a good night to see meteors if you were willing tomiss a bit of sleep. I have never been able to stay up much past 10p.m., so I hit the pillow as usual and then popped out of bed at4:45 a.m., heading for the back yard. The insects chirped and buzzedin the moonless night, ...
Season kickoff
Oct 01, 2007; ... BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- Sure, "Friday Night Lights" is a storythat revolves around football ... but it's not a show aboutfootball. "This is very much a show about families," said executiveproducer Jason Katims. "And a lot of people watch with theirfamilies." Television ...
Unplugging device can reset circuits
Oct 01, 2007 ... Dear Heloise: Recently, you had a hint from a fan who suggestedunplugging electrical components for several minutes to reset themif an error code appears. I recently had an error code on my treadmill that left theappliance inoperable. This same error had occurred on two ...
Couple's bedtime disputes causing nightmares
Oct 01, 2007; ... Dear Abby: I am recently married, and every night my husband"tells" me when it's time for us to retire for the night. This canbe anytime from 9:30 to 11:30 p.m. If I tell him -- which is not often -- that I am ready for bedbefore he is, he gets upset. However, if he is ready to go ...
Apology is first step to righting a wrong
Oct 01, 2007 ... Recently my friends and I got into a fight with a girl in ourgroup. While we were talking on IM, she threatened to kill one ofus, so we broke off the friendship with her immediately. When peopleasked why we weren't hanging out with her, we told them and sooneverybody knew and people ...
Create ghoulish scene with fun Halloween crafts
Oct 01, 2007; ... We plan the Halloween issue of Martha Stewart Living magazinemonths in advance, and I am always searching for ideas andinspirations to help make the current year's decorations differentand more intriguing than those in past issues. This year's planningwas no different. While in ...
Burns' 'War' available Tuesday
Oct 01, 2007; ... Lots of new-to-DVD television programs will be in stores onTuesday, led by Ken Burns' mammoth retelling of World War II. Best bets • "The War" (PBS/Paramount, 2007, six discs, $129.99). KenBurns and Lynn Novick's 15-hour documentary on World War II (stillairing on PBS ...
AT&T to test online White Pages
Oct 01, 2007; ... RALEIGH, N.C. -- Start looking for a new doorstop. AT&T Inc. said Friday it wants to try delivering its White Pagesonline rather than on front porches, noting the effort could save 4million pounds of paper per year in two North Carolina test cities. The San Antonio-based ...
Former Dynegy CFO to pay settlement
Oct 01, 2007; ... Former Dynegy Inc. Chief Financial Officer Robert Doty has agreedto pay $376,650 to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissionallegations that he helped the energy company disguise loans toinflate its cash flow. As part of the settlement, Doty agreed not to serve as an ...
Firm loses laptop computer with personal information on 800,000 job applicants
Oct 01, 2007; ... Gap Inc., the largest U.S. clothing retailer, said a laptopcomputer containing the personal information of 800,000 jobapplicants was stolen from the offices of a third-party vendor. The laptop contained information, including Social Securitynumbers, on people who applied for store ...
Microsoft to continue selling Windows XP
Oct 01, 2007; ... REDMOND, Wash. -- Microsoft Corp. said it will keep selling itsWindows XP operating system beyond January, in response to demandfrom customers. The company decided to extend the deadline until the end of Juneto give customers -- particularly small businesses -- more time toswitch ...
Excessive mortgage defaults cause NetBank shutdown
Oct 01, 2007; ... WASHINGTON -- NetBank Inc., an online bank with $2.5 billion inassets, was shut down by the government on Friday because of anexcessive level of mortgage defaults. It was the largest savings and loan failure since the tail end ofthe industry's crisis more than 14 years ago. Federal ...
Granite should fire bus driver
Oct 01, 2007 ... I returned this week from the 50th anniversary of the CentralHigh School desegregation crisis in Little Rock, Ark. The travestyof what these nine students went through was very humbling andunbearably sad. While I see the progress that has taken place in the past 50years, it was ...
Thinking trumps parroting
Oct 01, 2007; ... In a bold move -- and a welcome one -- the United StatesCitizenship and Immigration Services now stresses "concepts" on itstest for new citizens and downplay information by rote. That's good news. Many people were simply parroting answers backto examiners without giving them much ...
Each minority student unique
Oct 01, 2007 ... I was disheartened by Terry Gunn's letter (Readers' Forum, Sept.28). After 35 years of teaching, you would think Terry wouldunderstand two important things. First, there are vast differences within cultures. The term"Latino" includes people from more than 28 different countries ....
Parents, leave legacy of love
Oct 01, 2007 ... Sincere thanks to Karen Coulam (Readers' Forum, Sept. 16) for herdefense of big families and dedicated parents who provide the basisfor valuable citizens through their personal sacrifices. My own dearparents, who are now deceased, sacrificed personal interests andcomforts for the benefit ...
Patriot Act won't hurt privacy
Oct 01, 2007 ... The Patriot Act is not an invasion of our rights. The governmenthas the right to track down criminals and prevent or at least delayterrorist activity. Anyone with complaints against the ...
Vouchers will serve us well
Oct 01, 2007 ... In some ways the one-room school offered something our technology-focused education is unable to accomplish: learning safely. Theintimacy of the small class enables security and understanding. Thelearner who has difficulty getting what he knows out through thehand onto paper has the ...
Hazing is never acceptable
Oct 01, 2007; ... Hazing in public schools is prohibited under state law, stateschool board rule and local school district policy. Yet, thepractice persists. Every school year, it seems, there are newsaccounts of a hazing incident at a Utah school. Recently, three EastHigh School football players were ...
Covering tail saps politicians' courage
Oct 01, 2007; ... Adam Rice, a seasoned operations sergeant of a Special Forcesunit operating out of a safe house near Kandahar, wanted to movequickly to capture Osama bin Laden but was hampered by the militarybureaucracy. He had to first file elaborate paperwork that requireda three-star general's ...
Paraguay vulnerable to Chavez-like leader
Oct 01, 2007; ... YAGUARON, Paraguay -- A feisty populist former priest could winnext April's Paraguayan elections and become Hugo Chavez's new allyin this country bordering Brazil, Argentina and Bolivia. The rise ofFernando Lugo, who was active in liberation theology movement withinthe Catholic Church, ...
U.S. must regain spiritual grandeur
Oct 01, 2007; ... Today's societal troubles are not unique, only situational tomodern circumstances. As David McCullough recently reminded Utahlegislators, "History is human ... behave in the roles you will becast in." McCullough left a resonating message. "History should touch theheart, move us," ...
NL leaders
Oct 01, 2007 ... BATTING--Holliday, Colorado, .340; CJones, Atlanta, .337;HaRamirez, Florida, .332; Utley, Philadelphia, .332; Renteria,Atlanta, .332; Pujols, St. Louis, .327; Wright, New York, .325. RUNS--Rollins, Philadelphia, 139; HaRamirez, Florida, 125;Holliday, Colorado, 119; JBReyes, New ...
Wild conclusion not quite over
Oct 01, 2007; ... Jimmy Rollins backed up his boast and buoyed by a historiccollapse, the Philadelphia Phillies can relax. Jake Peavy and theSan Diego Padres can hardly afford to rest -- they've got a date atCoors Field. A wild finish Sunday gave fans an extra treat: A one-gametiebreaker between ...
Kirilenko is back for camp
Oct 01, 2007; ... He doesn't really want to leave Utah but would rather beelsewhere -- or at least somewhere, essentially, longtime Jazz coachJerry Sloan is not. But Andrei Kirilenko is here. Now back in Salt Lake City from his home in Russia, the Jazz'sunhappy starting small forward and ...
Photo: Marathon man
Oct 01, 2007 ... Ethiopian runner Haile Gebrselassie poses for the media afterwinning the men's competition of the 34th Berlin Marathon in ...
New Jazz a lot like old Jazz
Oct 01, 2007; ... When the Jazz open training camp today in Boise, one key playerwill be absent due to his child's illness. But that's only one ofseveral issues facing the team. For instance, the situation atshooting guard remains unresolved. So are the circumstancessurrounding Andrei Kirilenko, who is ...
Dealing with criticism just part of the game
Oct 01, 2007; ... The basketball bounced off the rim as the buzzer sounded, andwhen it did, one team's playoff dreams were dashed. Every game hasits heroes, although just as often there is also a goat. The goat is the guy who kicks the field goal wide, bricks thefoul shot or strikes out with the ...
For sports fans, subplots aplenty
Oct 01, 2007; ... How about the world of sports these days? It seems like everysport has something going on right now ... How about Utah's adopted son Mike Weir knocking off Tiger WoodsSunday in front of the home country fans in the Presidents Cup? Whatmade Weir's victory so remarkable was that he ...
Dixie State blows lead, game
Oct 01, 2007 ... ARCADIA, Calif. -- The Dixie State Rebels have only been at theNCAA Division II level for a season-and-a-half, but the sour tasteof Saturday's 30-22 triple-overtime loss to Humboldt State may lastfor years to come. Dixie State led 13-0 at halftime and the Rebels were ahead ...
Hall rose to the occasion vs. UNM
Oct 01, 2007; ... ALBUQUERQUE -- Max Hall ran into the locker room after BYU'sexciting but sloppy 31-24 win over New Mexico pumping his fist andcelebrating a hard-fought win. This came moments after half of New Mexico's team shook handswith BYU players and the other half walked off the field in ...
Tigers pounce past USC
Oct 01, 2007; ... NEW YORK -- LSU reached No. 1 the hard way. The Tigers edged past Southern California in the AP Top 25 onSunday, even though the Trojans remained undefeated. On a wild day in college football, when half the top 10 lost, USCavoided the upset bug that struck Oklahoma, Florida, ...
Do kin background checks hurt kids?
Oct 01, 2007; ... A new Utah law that does away with emergency placement of abusedor neglected children with relatives is sharpening criticism fromtwo national child-protection advocacy groups and fraying familyties of those caught in the middle. Advocacy groups over the weekend publicly called for ...
Miners' relatives head for hearing
Oct 01, 2007; ... PRICE -- Family members of the nine miners killed in the CrandallCanyon Mine in August are traveling today to Washington, D.C., wherefive of them will testify before a House committee Wednesday. The overwhelming objective among the group is to promote theirbelief that neither the ...
Nearly $700,000 collected for families of 9 miners
Oct 01, 2007; ... HUNTINGTON, Emery County -- About $540,000 in donations has beendisbursed to the families of the nine men killed in the CrandallCanyon Mine collapse, with at least $146,000 still in bank andcredit union accounts. The Sept. 16 "Celebration of Heroes" concert in Huntington ...
Caption only: Back in time
Oct 01, 2007 ... Above, associate librarian Marilee Clark helps Colton Lilliedecide what he wants to carve in a bar of soap at the HomesteaderHeritage Fair at the ...
City eager to build a new civic center
Oct 01, 2007; ... SPRINGVILLE -- Space is so cramped at the Springville city civiccenter that employees had to convert their staff bathroom into animprovised filing room, one city official said. "To get into the filing room you have to sit on the toilet," saidCity Administrator Troy Fitzgerald ...
Rookie principal in Lindon has lots of fans
Oct 01, 2007; ... LINDON -- The cafeteria has the familiar smells of hamburgers andapplesauce and the familiar sounds of children's chatter. But over the noise is the voice of the principal, Jason Theler,who is sitting on a stool and leaning over a microphone with a bookin his hand. On this ...
Woman trapped in car is upgraded to serious
Oct 01, 2007 ... SEATTLE (AP) -- A woman who spent more than a week trapped in thewreckage of her vehicle has been upgraded to serious condition, ahospital spokeswoman said Sunday. Tanya Rider, 33, was admitted in critical condition Thursday withkidney failure and other injuries after her mangled ...
Holding-cell choking death linked to cuffs
Oct 01, 2007 ... NEW YORK (AP) -- A traveler who may have accidentally chokedherself to death while handcuffed in an airport holding cell was a"wonderful" woman and mother, according to New York City's publicadvocate, who is her relative. Carol Anne Gotbaum, 45, was arrested Friday at Sky ...
Skipping a stone 51 times sets world record
Oct 01, 2007 ... FRANKLIN, Pa. (AP) -- A Pennsylvania man cast a stone thatskipped on water a whopping 51 times, shattering the world record of40. Russell "Rock Bottom" Byars' feat happened July 19, where theAllegheny River meets French Creek in ...
Man who said he found sex tape is arrested
Oct 01, 2007 ... LAS VEGAS (AP) -- A man accused of holding and showing off a tapedepicting the sexual assault of a 3-year-old girl was taken intocustody Sunday on a probation violation, authorities said. Darrin Tuck, 26, arranged to surrender after evading arrest sinceFriday, said Nye County ...
Water district wins ruling over Crescent Lakes lots
Oct 01, 2007; ... ROOSEVELT -- Eighth District Judge John R. Anderson has ruledthat the Central Utah Water Conservancy District did nothingimproper in condemning 107 lots in the Crescent Lakes subdivision.The property had to be vacated in order to create a buffer zonearound the reservoir that will supply ...
Products soothe, motivate kids
Oct 01, 2007; ... OREM -- Whether it's conquering the monster under the bed or themonstrous pile of clothes on a child's floor, two Utah Countyentrepreneurs have created products designed to empower kids andrelieve parents. The shiny metal can of "I Am Not Afraid Monster Spray" gives kidsthe ...
Inmates crochet for children
Oct 01, 2007; ... They've taught classes on art and gardening skills. Now officialsat the Salt Lake County Jail are using crocheting in theircontinuing effort to rehabilitate inmates rather than just warehousethem. Earlier this month, jail officials and members of the LDS Church,who co-sponsor the ...
Should N.Y. district pay for rich kid's special ed?
Oct 01, 2007; ... NEW YORK -- There is no question that Tom Freston can afford togive his children the best education money can buy. The formerViacom CEO was among the country's most richly paid TV executivesand got an $85 million severance deal when he was forced out of hisjob last ...
McCain buoyed by poll uptick
Oct 01, 2007; ... DERRY, N.H. -- Buoyed by polls showing a slight uptick, as wellas fund raising he says is improving, Sen. John McCain set outSunday to win New Hampshire votes with his trademark blunt talk. The 71-year-old Arizona Republican, who would be the oldestpresident ever to start in the ...
Parks overloaded with hungry bears
Oct 01, 2007; ... BILLINGS, Mont. -- Bears have been causing an unusual amount oftrouble in the area around Yellowstone, raiding cabins, tents, carsand backpacks in search of food. In recent weeks, at least 15 problem bears have been euthanizedand more than 30 have been relocated in Wyoming, Montana ...
2 pilots plot a revolt over property taxes
Oct 01, 2007; ... HUNTSVILLE -- As far as appearances go, neither Richard Sorensennor his neighbor D-Bell come off as storm-the-Bastille types. Clean-cut and casual-dressing, the only revolution they look likely tostart is maybe a lobby for a longer lunch hour. They live blocks apart in what may be ...
Planned burn is coming soon in Sp. Fork Canyon
Oct 01, 2007; ... Should you spot black smoke funnels curling out of Spanish ForkCanyon sometime during October, don't panic and call 911 or the U.S.Forest Service. They'll already know what's going on, said Loyal Clark, aspokeswoman for Uinta National Forest. In fact, they're the ones whowill be ...
Idaho town booming once more as ski spot
Oct 01, 2007; ... KELLOGG, Idaho -- It may seem an unlikely candidate for thePacific Northwest's latest vacation hot spot, but this former miningtown has survived decades of decline to boom once more. The once-heavily-polluted mining community -- a massive Superfundsite -- seems to have been ...
School's rape rate low; program is well-staffed
Oct 01, 2007 ... LOGAN -- Utah State is the only university or college in Utahwith a full-time sexual-assault counselor. Rachel Brighton was hired to head USU's Sexual Assault and Anti-Violence Information office four years ago after a woman told anadministrator she'd been sexually assaulted off ...
NFL Week 4 scores
Oct 01, 2007 ... Sunday's results Detroit 37, Chicago 27 Dallas 35, St. Louis 7 Oakland 35, Miami 17 Atlanta 26, Houston 16 Buffalo 17, N.Y. Jets 14 Green Bay 23, Minnesota 16 Cleveland 27, Baltimore 13 Seattle ...
Victory pulls Houston into tie with Chivas USA
Oct 01, 2007; ... FRISCO, Texas -- Dwayne De Rosario, Eddie Robinson and StuartHolden scored goals and the Houston Dynamo defeated FC Dallas 3-0 onSunday. Houston (14-7-6) pulled into a tie with Chivas USA for firstplace in the Western Division with the win. FC Dallas (12-11-4) lostfor the fifth ...
Snow handles Mesa
Oct 01, 2007 ... MESA, Ariz. -- The Snow College football team went up against No.12 Mesa Saturday and defended its national No. 1 ranking, winning 48-17. The victory moved the Badgers to 5-0 overall and 2-0 in theWestern States Football League. The loss was Mesa's first of theyear. "We ...
Sputnik influenced life path of Russian boy
Oct 01, 2007; ... The launch of the Sputnik satellite by the Soviet Union inOctober 1957 had a huge impact on space-minded boys throughout theworld. While many people are aware of that sledgehammer impact it had onAmerican youths through the movie "October Skies" or the book onwhich it was based, ...
U.S. closes out International team
Oct 01, 2007; ... MONTREAL -- The United States won the Presidents Cup. Mike Weirgave Canada quite a consolation prize. The Americans won enough of the singles matches Sunday to capturethe Presidents Cup for the second straight time. That didn't stop the relentless cheers that rocked Royal ...
A-Rod gets RBI No. 156
Oct 01, 2007; ... BALTIMORE -- Alex Rodriguez raised his major league-leading RBIstotal to 156, Jorge Posada took over from Joe Torre as manager forthe day and the New York Yankees prepped for the playoffs by beatingthe Baltimore Orioles 10-4 on Sunday. As the wild-card Yankees made plans for their ...
A home of their own
Oct 01, 2007; ... EAGLE MOUNTAIN -- When Sgt. 1st Class Gordon Ewell put on hisArmy fatigues Saturday, he knew he was going to have his phototaken. But the gang of rapid-firing press photographers who greetedhim as he stepped from his car took him by surprise. He thought he was headed to a family ...
Al-Qaida takes a weekend hit
Oct 01, 2007; ... BAGHDAD -- U.S. and Iraqi forces killed more than 60 insurgentand militia fighters in intense battles over the weekend, with mostof the casualties believed to have been al-Qaida fighters, officialssaid Sunday. The U.S. Embassy, meanwhile, joined a broad swath of Iraqipoliticians ...