Sunday Gazette-Mail back issues from July 2007:
Tween queen smiley Miley rules in hit 'Hannah Montana'
Jul 01, 2007; ... The first time country singer Billy Ray Cyrus held his baby girl,Destiny Hope, she flashed him a smile. He called her "smiley" andrhymed it with "Miley." The nickname stuck, as legions of children and tweens can attest.Miley Cyrus is a phenomenon. She stars in the second season of ...
FASHION TALK: SHADES OF COOL; What's hot in sunglasses
Jul 01, 2007; ... How cool do I look? That's really the question. Oh, everyone knowsabout the harmful effects of the sun's rays on skin and eyes by nowfor adults and children. But once we've gotten past the functional reasons to wear them, wecan address the real reason for wearing sunglasses: their ...
SMELL THE COFFEE: Putting your best foot forward
Jul 01, 2007; ... For a few years, I was the person who transcribed Readers' voice,so I'm familiar with the large number of calls the line gets. But nowthat I've actually made it in Readers' voice, I realize how well readit is, too. I know that because most everywhere I've gone recently, ...
party by the pool: Filled up or filled in, these homeowners entertain by the pool
Jul 01, 2007; ... julier@wvgazette.com * the dog days of summer, nothing refreshes like a dip in thepool. It's the perfect season for homeowners blessed with backyardswimming pools. These lucky souls don't have to pack up the car withoversize floats, snacks, towels, plastic toys and lotions to head ...
ROMANCE: BOOK REVIEW; Enchanting gem will win hearts
Jul 01, 2007; ... "The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever" is one of the bestromances you'll read for two reasons: 1. The characters are engaging, fun and witty. 2. The dialogue is engaging, fun and witty. There are other things to like about Julia Quinn's latest novel,which is ...
COMMENTARY: It's not the money, it's the principle
Jul 01, 2007; ... The Clay Center's stellar exhibition schedule has continued toblow me away. From the time I became a member of the art museum inthe '80s, I have attended every (or almost every) exhibition opening.I have enthusiastically returned with friends and relatives to seethe exhibits again and ...
Clay art openings closed to most donors
Jul 01, 2007; ... bobschwarz@wvgazette.com Art openings at the Clay Center are less open than they used tobe. The arts and science center has trimmed the invitation list to theroughly 350 members who sign up for memberships at the $150 ArtEnthusiast level. The museum has more than 2,200 ...
Donor gives WVU full set of Blenko W.Va. Day glass pieces
Jul 01, 2007 ... Charleston native Hillary Homburg recently donated her completecollection of West Virginia birthday Blenko glass pieces to WestVirginia University. The third-year dental student at WVU said her collection of thespecial glass pieces is one of four known complete sets. The ...
BOOK REVIEW: 'Charity girl' treated like prostitute
Jul 01, 2007; ... Michael Lowenthal's novel "Charity Girl" offers us a shockingpiece of hidden American history: During World War I, the U.S.government detained 30,000 women. More than 15,000 were locked up forindefinite periods of time to protect the soldiers who had given themvenereal diseases ....
BOOK REVIEW: Behind enemy lines; W.Va. native recounts nail-biting adventure in Laos
Jul 01, 2007; ... rustymarks@wvgazette.com NAME a battlefield anywhere Americans fought during the past 100years and there's going to be someone from West Virginia in the thickof the fighting. So it should come as no surprise that one of the biggest rescueoperations staged during the Vietnam ...
OUR ART: Roses are black
Jul 01, 2007 ... Vera Klement (b. 1929) Black Roses, oil on canvas, 72 by 78inches, 2001 Gift to Clay Center from Albert & Helen Thalheimer Fundof the Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation, Dr. Gina Puzzuoli & JeffreyMiller, Tom & Callen McJunkin, Jean OConnor, Robert & SusanPetryszak, Frank & Marion Baer A ...
Don't let casual comfort trump a professional image
Jul 01, 2007; ... Fashion police, brace yourselves. Summer's here - and with it, aheat rash of inappropriate office attire. As the mercury rises, so do dress-code violations. Suits, ties anddress shoes are abandoned in favor of more skin-baring garb. "It's hot. People want to be comfortable," ...
Advice on buying your next shades
Jul 01, 2007; ... Robin Agpoon, an optometrist at Grene Vision Group in Derby, Kan.,is in the business of eye health, so she knows sunglasses are morethan a fashion statement. "Especially in sunny Kansas," she says, they're essential tokeeping eyes protected from the sun's ultraviolet A and ...
Travel Notes
Jul 01, 2007 ... Resort Fourths A couple of West Virginia resorts are planning special Fourth ofJuly activities that will extend to the weekend as well. At The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, the fun includes agrand parade, a pops concert and fireworks on the golf club lawn, alawn party ...
Cape escape: Cape Cod seashore offers lonesome, beautiful spots
Jul 01, 2007; ... EASTHAM, Mass. - There is more to Cape Cod than surf and sand andclambakes. Lighthouses, grassy dunes, whales, salt marshes, seafood,cottages, resorts, shopping, restaurants, pubs, galleries and, oh,yes, a little nature and history. Cape Cod is a beloved summer destination - ...
Seashells blend nature into decor
Jul 01, 2007; ... When shells wash up on bookcases and windowsills, they make usforget we're landlocked. Whether they are boutique replicas or souvenirs from a holiday inCape Verde, the fossils of mollusks, scallops, oysters and clamsremind us of water. As an entity, seashells incorporate the ...
DO IT YOURSELF: Premium treated wood heads off warping of deck
Jul 01, 2007; ... Q: A couple of years ago I built a deck, using pressure treatedwood. The wood was still wet and as it dried out in the sun, itwarped and twisted badly despite the screws I used to fasten it. Howcould I have prevented this? - B. Burkart A: Cheaper grades of pressure-treated wood ...
INTO THE GARDEN: Help your plants survive drought
Jul 01, 2007 ... My grass is brown. Well, actually sort of yellowish, like straw.My pots of annuals are struggling. Tomato plants? Pitiful. Ahhhh ... July in the Kanawha Valley. (It seemed even more ironicwhen we woke up to no water one morning this week - a main break,according to the nice lady ...
Grab hold of deals for replacement knobs
Jul 01, 2007; ... Kitchen remodeling projects have hidden costs, including theperhaps unexpected expense of replacing knobs and handles forcabinets and drawers. Even in my small kitchen, I have about three dozen door handlesand drawer knobs, with potential replacement costs of several ...
BEERS TO YOU: Be adventurous, taste a craft beer
Jul 01, 2007; ... It happens sometimes. Every now and then someone tells me thatthey "simply do not like the taste of beer." I have a hard timeunderstanding such a broad statement. That is like saying: "I don'tlike bread" or "I don't like fruit." C'mon, are you telling me thatthere is not one fruit out ...
LIVING LIFE FULLY: Why do the sexes communicate so differently?
Jul 01, 2007; ... Maybe it's a throwback to the hunter/gatherer concept - or a cruelhoax of nature. Whatever the reason, the differences in communicationbetween men and women sure create interesting challenges. You've probably heard the statistics stating that women speak, onthe average, nearly ...
WRITE YOUR OWN COLUMN: Game-show assumptions hold surprise
Jul 01, 2007; ... I HAD seen announcements about Bob Barker's recent farewell ashost of "The Price Is Right." Though I'd seen the show before, Ihadn't really watched it since I was a kid. Back then, I was always amazed at the seemingly genuine goofinessof many of the contestants. Their over-the-top ...
Horoscope:
Jul 01, 2007; ... Sunday, July 1, 2007 Your birthday today: You'll increase your effectiveness this yearthrough sensible partnerships. You already have one or two. Developseveral more. To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiestday, 0 the most challenging. Aries ...
Going out On the Town?
Jul 01, 2007 ... Photographs and event information for On the Town may be mailed toOn the Town, Sunday Gazette-Mail, 1001 Virginia St. E., Charleston,WV 25301. We will try to use as many photographs as possible.Priority will be given to Kanawha Valley area events that are open tothe public. If ...
EAT FOR LIFE: Baked beans get healthy tweak
Jul 01, 2007; ... Baked beans are an all-American summer standby. Although a recipe for classic baked beans is simple - dried beans,water, salt, dry mustard, molasses, brown sugar and salt pork - thatlast ingredient typically sends the fat and sodium levels through theroof. Jean Anderson, ...
DON'T SAY DIET: For the Fourth, try Red, White and Blue Coffeecake
Jul 01, 2007; ... With the Fourth of July just around the corner, todays recipe canput your taste buds in a festive mood without sending your healthyeating habits up in smoke. My Red, White and Blue Coffeecake is basedon a dish in Richard Simmons Farewell to Fat cookbook. His versionwas already pretty ...
The Main Ingredient: Watermelon abuse; Longing for the days of seed-spitting
Jul 01, 2007; ... robbyers@wvgazette.com tara@wvgazette.com WATERMELON has never been the most dignified fruit. People don'tcompete to see how far they can spit apple seeds. They don't jambottles of vodka into cantaloupes. They don't carve honeydew intolittle baskets for holding fruit salad ....
Coal River cleaner in paddlers' wake
Jul 01, 2007; ... khenry@wvgazette.com James Deal of East Bank wanted to beat his time in last year'sTour de Coal, but that wasn't the only reason he had his kayak on theCoal River on Saturday, paddling down an 11 1/2-mile stretch. "There is a lot of garbage in the river. ... It's excellent ...
Fewer Americans see kids as key to a good marriage
Jul 01, 2007; ... NEW YORK - The percentage of Americans who consider children "veryimportant" to a successful marriage has dropped sharply since 1990,and more now cite the sharing of household chores as pivotal,according to a sweeping new survey. The Pew Research Center survey on marriage and ...
Britain raises terror alert after SUV rams airport
Jul 01, 2007; ... GLASGOW, Scotland - A Jeep Cherokee trailing a cascade of flamesrammed into Glasgow's airport terminal on Saturday, shattering glassdoors just yards from passengers at the check-in counters. Policesaid they believed the attack was linked to two car bombs found inLondon the day ...
Traffic court costs to soar
Jul 01, 2007; ... Pricey policy Under the new policy, drivers cited for multipletraffic infractions on the same ticket say, for speeding andreckless driving have to pay $160.50 in court costs for eachinfraction that theyre found guilty of. Up to now, they typicallyhave been charged $160.50 in court ...
Hancock approves table games
Jul 01, 2007; ... CHESTER - Voters approved a referendum allowing poker, blackjackand other table games at Mountaineer Race Track and Gaming Resort onSaturday. With all 28 precincts reporting, the measure passed 59 percent to41 percent, according to Hancock County election ...
Sun blocks
Jul 01, 2007 ... Party by the pool in the latest ...
Doing us proud
Jul 01, 2007 ... Meet some of the West Virginia men and women ...
Unnatural wonders
Jul 01, 2007 ... Ancient Indian relics are among the New River ...
Accused in 'Sicko' get little say
Jul 01, 2007; ... WASHINGTON - In many respects, Michael Moore's new movie, "Sicko,"is like a trial for those who oversee health care in the UnitedStates. The industry - doctors, drug makers, hospitals, insurers - ischarged with greed and putting personal interests above patients'.Moore heard ...
Correction
Jul 01, 2007 ... Ann Minard will sign copies of her book "Pluto and Beyond" at noonon Friday at ...
West Virginia Lottery
Jul 01, 2007 ... Saturday, June 30, 2007 Daily 3 489 Daily 4 8151 Hot Lotto 14-15-22-24-31: 18 Night Pick 3 272 Night Pick 4 ...
Today's News
Jul 01, 2007; ... Several members of the group Dogs Deserve Better chainedthemselves to dog houses at Piedmont Park in Atlanta, Ga., onSaturday to protest dogs that are forced to live their lives tied up.More information can be found on the groups Web site,www.dogsdeservebetter.com. *** A ...
Berdymukhamedov awards himself lavish pendant, 30 percent pay raise
Jul 01, 2007; ... ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan - Turkmenistan's president awarded himselfa large gold and diamond pendant and a 30 percent raise to celebratehis 50th birthday, an echo of the lavish personality cult builtaround his autocratic late predecessor. The government also issued 200 gold and 200 ...
New record label gives troops voice to sing about war
Jul 01, 2007; ... Marine Sgt. Sugarray Henry reached for a cigarette as his platoonreturned to its base following a nighttime sweep for land mines andexplosives in Hit, Iraq. Gunfire, sudden and furious and aimed squareat his convoy, disturbed the still darkness. It pierced his military truck, shot ...
Copacabana nightclub in New York closes its doors
Jul 01, 2007; ... NEW YORK - The legendary Copacabana, the inspiration for BarryManilow's smash single and a staple of Manhattan nightlife sinceWorld War II, is ready for its last dance. With construction of an extended subway line imminent, the clubclosed its doors Saturday night. Its owner is ...
U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 3,577
Jul 01, 2007; ... As of Saturday, at least 3,577 members of the U.S. military havedied since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according toan Associated Press count. The figure includes seven militarycivilians. At least 2,934 died as a result of hostile action,according to the military's ...
Iraqi prime minister condemns U.S. raid
Jul 01, 2007; ... BAGHDAD - Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki condemned a U.S.raid Saturday in Baghdad's Shiite Sadr City slum - a politicallysensitive district for him - in which American troops searching forIranian-linked militants sparked a firefight the U.S. said left 26Iraqis dead. The ...
Who killed Israeli diplomat Yosef Alon?: CIA, FBI papers provide clues to '73 shooting in D.C. suburb
Jul 01, 2007; ... In the early morning of July 1, 1973, Col. Yosef Alon - acharismatic former fighter pilot who helped establish the Israeli AirForce - was gunned down in his suburban Maryland driveway. Thirty-four years later, the case is unsolved. Many suspected that the 43-year-old diplomat ...
Now only the Iraqis can stabilize Iraq: ANALYSIS
Jul 01, 2007; ... WASHINGTON - The harder President Bush has pushed to win in Iraq,the closer he has come to losing. The question no longer is whether the U.S. military can fullystabilize Iraq. It cannot. That was a possibility four years ago, immediately after SaddamHussein's government ...
Katrina victims change lives in Canadaville
Jul 01, 2007; ... SIMMESPORT, La. - When her husband first told her aboutCanadaville, Dawn Charbonneau worried it might be a cult. A place in the country, built by a Canadian industrialist, wherehurricane-displaced families could live rent-free if they followedthe rules. It sounded too good to be ...
Bush, Putin meet in Maine to help troubled relations
Jul 01, 2007; ... KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine - The personal touch is sometimes a pivotalitem in the diplomatic toolbox. President Bush and Russian PresidentVladimir Putin, time and again, have reached for just the thing toimprove one of the world's most crucial partnerships. A grinning Putin once put Bush ...
Climate changing poison ivy's potency
Jul 01, 2007; ... Poison ivy, the scourge of summer campers, hikers and gardeners,is getting worse. New research shows the rash-inducing plant appears to be growingfaster and producing more potent oil compared with earlier decades.The reason? Rising ambient carbon-dioxide levels create ...
Population, debt clocks express trends with little accuracy
Jul 01, 2007; ... In zoos and museums, in New York's Times Square and online,apocalyptic numbers are ticking away. The national debt clock, revived after a two-year hiatus now thatdeficits are piling up again, may soon need a new digit to keep pace.An AIDS clock, run by the United Nations, records ...
Calif. bill seeks to protect pets from domestic abuse
Jul 01, 2007; ... SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Man biting dog? To keep that from happening, pets soon may be eligible forrestraining orders to keep a human away. Proposed California legislation is targeting a twisted form ofdomestic violence in which abusers attack loved ones by hurting orkilling ...
Tenn. first state to card everyone
Jul 01, 2007; ... NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Comer Wilson hasn't had to show his ID to buybeer in a while. Maybe it's the 66-year-old man's long white beard. Starting today, gray hair won't be good enough. Wilson andeveryone else will be required to show identification before buyingbeer in Tennessee stores ...
Woman arrested after high-speed chase with police
Jul 01, 2007 ... A woman led police on a car chase at high speeds throughCharleston after she was released on bail in connection with astabbing that occurred early yesterday. Deliesha Folden, 22, was arraigned on a malicious wounding chargein magistrate court for stabbing Cynthia Merril in the ...
Bidder spends $650,100 for lunch with Warren Buffett
Jul 01, 2007; ... OMAHA, Neb. - The winning bid to break bread with billionaireWarren Buffett came in at $650,100, which is $30,000 more than thetop bid at last year's charity auction. The winner of the auction, which ended Friday night, wasidentified only by the eBay user name "mpabrai." The ...
Realities of isolation, poverty emerging in Gaza
Jul 01, 2007; ... GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Hani and Miriam's 2-year-old son criedwhen fighting between Hamas and Fatah raged outside the family's GazaCity apartment, bullets coming through the windows. They told him thenoise was just a party and the mortar blasts were the sound offrolicking ...
Africa gets a boost from oil, shifting politics
Jul 01, 2007; ... PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria - Europe's great powers once scrambled fordominance across vast, underdeveloped African lands rich in rawresources, including the scarlet palm oil used to grease the firstcogs of the industrial revolution. A century later, a new group of nations is competing ...
E-mail gibberish could indicate virus
Jul 01, 2007; ... Q: I start writing an e-mail and then after two or threesentences, everything goes helter skelter. Not one word appears onthe screen the way I typed it. I have to close Outlook Express andshut the computer off. When I come back, everything works again. A: First be sure you haven't ...
Nanofibers to put new twist on fabric
Jul 01, 2007; ... APPLETON, Wis. - Imagine a window screen with so many microscopicholes that the breeze blows in, but the rain is filtered out. You cansmell the flowers outside, but the pollen can't squeeze through themesh. That's the concept behind a proposal for a high-tech manufacturingventure ...
LED lamps meant for rural villagers
Jul 01, 2007; ... PALO ALTO, Calif. - The future clients of two Stanford Universitybusiness school students have no Blackberrys, mutual funds orpinstriped suits. Most of them make only $1 or $2 a day. Sam Goldman and Ned Tozun, founders of d.light design, hope tosell them low-cost, ...
Sea lanes shift to protect rare whale
Jul 01, 2007; ... BOSTON - The busy shipping lanes in and out of Boston Harbor willbe narrowed and shifted northward today in a bid to lower the risk ofrare right whales being killed by ships. It's the first time in U.S. history that shipping lanes have beenchanged to protect wildlife. Each ...
Owners dig DNA deep into their dogs' bloodline
Jul 01, 2007; ... SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Every morning, white postal bins stuffed withenvelopes show up at MMI Genomics in Davis, Calif., posing thequestion asked by just about anyone who has ever marveled at amagnificent mutt. What kind of dog is that, anyway? The answer lies on tiny bristles ...
Weather data
Jul 01, 2007 ... CHARLESTON AND VICINITY Saturday's temperatures High 84 Low 68 June 30 record high 102 set in 1931 June 30 record low 51 set in 1914 Saturday's precipitation Midnight to 5 ...
State & regional weather
Jul 01, 2007 ... W.Va. Today - Monday. Today, mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.Tonight, mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Monday, mostly sunny.Highs in the mid-80s. Monday night, mostly clear. Lows in the mid-50s. Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Mason, Putnam, Wayne: Today, mostlysunny. Highs ...
World weather
Jul 01, 2007 ... Amsterdam 64 57 Rain Athens 89 69 Clr Baghdad 116 83 Clr Beijing 80 75 Rain Berlin 69 48 Rain Bermuda 81 74 Rain Cairo 104 78 Clr Calgary 74 52 Rain Dublin 62 49 Rain Hong Kong 85 77 Rain Jerusalem 96 74 ...
U.S. weather
Jul 01, 2007 ... Anchorage 65 52 Rain Atlanta 92 71 Rain Boston 79 59 PCldy Charlotte,N.C. 90 70 PCldy Chicago 77 58 PCldy Cincinnati 82 59 Clr Cleveland 76 55 Clr Dallas-Ft Worth 88 71 Rain Denver 94 58 Clr Detroit 80 56 Clr Elkins 80 ...