Sunday Gazette-Mail back issues from December 2007:
Model behavior on CBS' 'Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2007'
Dec 02, 2007; ... If you needed a reason to rush out and buy a large-screen high-definition television, please read the rest of this sentence verycarefully: "The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2007" airs Tuesday onCBS. Sure, there are those who deride the annual spectacle as just onemore example ...
SHOP & EAT: ; Shopping on 21st Street: So much to see and buy
Dec 02, 2007; ... Shop & Eat is an occasional series highlighting interestingplaces to shop and eat in West Virginia. Elizabeths Attic, 107 21st St., Nitro. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.Tuesday through Saturday. Phone 755-8600. Somewhere In Time, 11021st St., Nitro. Open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through ...
INTO THE GARDEN: ; Have a green Christmas; Tree huggers' best tree options are to plant or cut
Dec 02, 2007; ... GRIFFITHSVILLE - The sign says it all. "These are real ChristmasTrees. Grown in America by American farmers. They are notmanufactured from petrochemicals in a factory in Southeast Asia. "They clean America's environment by converting carbon dioxide tooxygen. When harvested, most ...
Mistletoe has many myths, misconceptions
Dec 02, 2007; ... lynch@wvgazette.com Mark Trail has his van over at the Kmart parking lot over at St.Albans Mall. Bundled up from the cold and pacing to keep warm, Trailstands by several rows of mistletoe. The bushy, dark green brancheswith telltale tiny white berries are suspended from racks by ...
SMELL THE COFFEE: ; Taking a break from adulthood
Dec 02, 2007; ... I've been craving some peace. Just a taste. Just a bit. Just a day without worry or stress, without deadlines orexpectations. Without a to-do list. To experience once again that same feeling of being a child,tucked in bed by a parent, surrounded by stuffed ...
BEST-SELLERS
Dec 02, 2007 ... Publishers Weekly Hardcover fiction 1. "Double Cross" by James Patterson (Little, Brown and Company) 2. "Stone Cold" by David Baldacci (Grand Central Publishing) 3. "The Choice" by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central Publishing) 4. "Playing for Pizza" by John ...
BOOK REVIEW: ; Personal, political collide in dark novel
Dec 02, 2007; ... You have to hand it to novelist Valerie Martin: When she sets outto write a book called "Trespass," she examines every conceivabledefinition of that word, from infringement of the excruciatinglyintimate variety to the encroachment of nations upon each other. She also delves, with ...
Book Notes
Dec 02, 2007 ... Free Christmas book Charleston resident Julia Sadd is offering the children's book"Caleea, The Christmas Camel" as a free gift this holiday season. Sadd is co-author of the book, along with the late Kay Adams.Sadd said the message of the story about how camels get to fly ...
BOOK REVIEW: ; Bard's work was, in fact, his, admirer says
Dec 02, 2007; ... In adding to the groaning pile of this year's Bard lit, BillBryson at least offers two qualities William Shakespeare prized andthat are in chronically short supply in many books about him:brevity and wit. "William Shakespeare: The World as Stage" is the latest additionto the ...
I know what books I want: ; ... And which ones I don't for this season's readings
Dec 02, 2007; ... Once you're done with the gifts and the food and every broadcastof "A Christmas Story" you can stand before you begin to hope thatRalphie does shoot his eye out, what's left to do with thatintermission between Christmas and New Year's? You can read. It's that one time of ...
Williamsburg in miniature: ; Like the historic town itself, retired contractor finds renewal in rebuilding
Dec 02, 2007; ... ALLENTOWN, Pa. - As a child growing up in the 1930s, CliffordWolf would soak up dinner-table conversations among his father anduncles on what was happening in Williamsburg, Va. They talked glowingly about the early efforts by John D.Rockefeller Jr. to buy, restore and rebuild the ...
Get wallet ready to open: It's holiday tip time again
Dec 02, 2007; ... Laurie Kaswiner's list of people to tip during the holidays islonger than some people's regular gift list. There's the garbage men, the recycling crew, the "pet cleaner-upper," dry cleaners, personal trainers, newspaper delivery people,hairdressers, mail carriers, manicurists and ...
There's a new generation of travel planning Web sites
Dec 02, 2007; ... NEW YORK - Planning a winter vacation? Sure, you can go online to one of the biggies like Orbitz,Expedia and Travelocity for hotel, rental car and air fare. Butthere's a whole new collection of Web sites for savvy travelers.Some are aggregators, following the successful model of ...
More ID to be required to drive across borders
Dec 02, 2007; ... If you're planning a driving trip to Canada or Mexico, you'llneed to pack more identification in the new year, thanks to a newU.S. law. Starting Jan. 31, 2008, U.S. citizens - adults and children -returning to the United States by land or sea from Canada, Mexico orthe Caribbean ...
Kid-friendly history: ; At Colonial Williamsburg, America's past comes alive
Dec 02, 2007; ... If you go Staying: Colonial Williamsburg has five hotels, rangingfrom the elegant (and pricey) Williamsburg Inn ($199-$799) to themore affordable Governors Inn ($79-$109) and the Woodlands Hotel bythe visitors center ($79-$209). Williamsburg also has hotels andmotels a mile or two from ...
Christmas tree may add to sniffles
Dec 02, 2007; ... Christmas tree allergy advice * If you buy a live tree, ask afriend or family member to hose it down outside. They shouldprobably wear gloves and an allergy mask. Let the tree drycompletely before bringing it indoors. (The same advice applies tofake trees, which tend to accumulate dust ...
Backyard bird-feeding benefits great, drawbacks overrated
Dec 02, 2007; ... johnmccoy@wvgazette.com We humans hate the peculiar damp cold that makes Appalachianwinters so bone-chillingly miserable. Birds hate it even worse. The cold saps heat from their tiny bodies. Their high-revvingmetabolisms scream for calories to replace the lost heat. They ...
LIVING LIFE FULLY: ; It's time to get off your buts
Dec 02, 2007; ... Sometimes we just end up complicating our lives too much.Whenever you have a breakdown in communications - a spat with a co-worker or fight with your spouse - do you analyze the situation fromtop to bottom? Do you replay the dialogue over and over in yourhead? There may be a ...
PILLS & ILLS: ; Surface disinfection curbs spread of MRSA
Dec 02, 2007; ... Q: I read with interest your recent column on MRSA (methicillin-resistant staph aureus). I'm scheduled to present an in-service onthis topic to our nursing home staff. I hope you can help me answerthe following questions: How long does MRSA live on inanimate objects? What are the ...
ON THE MONEY: ; Web sites offer tips for renting a car
Dec 02, 2007; ... Whether traveling by car for business or pleasure, many peoplerely on rental cars to get to their destination. And, as anyone knowwho has rented a car at one time or another, understanding therental terms and finding the best rate deal can prove challenging. To help sort out with ...
Help Out
Dec 02, 2007 ... Silent auction Holiday decor items handmade by members of the University ofCharleston's student chapter of the American Society of InteriorDesigners will be on display in the window case beside the rotundain UC's Riggleman Hall from Tuesday through Dec. 11. The public may ...
WRITE YOUR OWN COLUMN: ; Bao mi hua is ready in a puff of smoke
Dec 02, 2007; ... This evening after dinner, Daoqun and I took our customary strollthrough our neighborhood. It was an unusually warm evening for lateOctober - in the 60s - and I was wearing the comfortable new pajamasDaoqun bought for me earlier that day. We walked toward LuoLong Road passing the ...
Horoscope:
Dec 02, 2007; ... Sunday, Dec. 2, 2007 Your birthday today: You find your way through a difficultsituation and emerge stronger. That always happens. This year,you'll also emerge wealthier. Hang in there. To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiestday, 0 the most ...
DO IT YOURSELF: ; Paint kit offers look of stainless
Dec 02, 2007; ... Q. Is there any paint that can give a stainless-steel finish to arefrigerator and stove? If so, is it easy to use? - Theresa A. There are paints that produce a finish resembling stainlesssteel, and a few are suitable for do-it-yourself use. One of these,Thomas' Liquid Stainless ...
LED lights help make holidays green
Dec 02, 2007; ... A few years ago, I watched with horror as the little wheel insideof our electricity meter whirred away, bathed in the beautiful glowof our great holiday light display. When the power bill came inJanuary, it was as bad as the MasterCard bill. (Well, almost.) Now, there's an ...
Throw together easy potluck dish
Dec 02, 2007; ... Anne Byrn of Nashville has done it again. This time, she ishelping us pull together dishes that will get us through the mosthectic time of the year. Byrn, known as The Cake Mix Doctor, has helped many cooks turnordinary boxed cake mixes into glorious, heart-stopping desserts.Her ...
DON'T SAY DIET: ; Real dieters can still eat quiche
Dec 02, 2007; ... Healthy eaters often avoid quiche because it can be high in fatand calories. Just one serving of quiche can contain 500 caloriesand at least 33 fat grams. If you ate an Egg McMuffin plus a hashbrown from McDonald's instead, you'd save 80 calories and 13 fatgrams. But with a few ...
The Main Ingredient: ; Oregano is not always oregano; Mexican variety not as sweet as traditional herb
Dec 02, 2007; ... robbyers@wvgazette.com tara@wvgazette.com We're doing another Mexican ingredient this week. Last week itwas ancho chilies, this week Mexican oregano. It can't be helped.Our columns parallel what we're in the mood to eat, and we've beenon a big Mexican cooking jag of late ....
BACKYARD BAWL: ; Mountaineers lose shot at title game in shocking finale
Dec 02, 2007; ... Saturday was supposed to be a night to remember for the WestVirginia Mountaineers and their fans. They'll remember it, allright. WVU's stunning 13-9 loss to Pitt in the 100th Backyard Brawlknocked the Mountaineers out of contention for college football'snational championship. They could ...
As mining increased, MSHA cut staff
Dec 02, 2007; ... kward@wvgazette.com Between 2002 and 2006, the number of coal-mining operationsnationwide increased by 9 percent. At the same time, the number offederal inspectors was cut by 18 percent. Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration field offices wereleft strapped for ...
McGraw wants to take over Williams case: ; Logan prosecutor not willing to cede jurisdiction to state
Dec 02, 2007; ... morris@wvgazette.com The state attorney general wants to take over prosecution of theMegan Williams rape and torture case in Logan County, against thewishes of the county prosecutor now in charge of it. "We are ready, able and willing to do this, if the people whomake the ...
Mistletoe myth
Dec 02, 2007 ... How did a parasitic plant become a symbol of ...
High school football
Dec 02, 2007 ... Parkersburg beats St. Albans 22-15 in the ...
Everybody loves a parade
Dec 02, 2007 ... Charleston, South Charleston kick off the ...
FBI arrests pair wanted in $7 million heist
Dec 02, 2007; ... A couple wanted in the disappearance of $7 million in cash andchecks from an armored car company was arrested Saturday outsideBeckley, the FBI said. Roger Lee Dillon, 22, and his girlfriend, Nicole N. Boyd, 24,were arrested by agents from Beckley, Cleveland, Pittsburgh ...
Getting it right
Dec 02, 2007 ... Saturday, Dec. 1, 2007 Daily 3 413 Daily 4 6707 Hot Lotto 4-5-25-26-34: 12 Night Pick 3 694 Night Pick 4 ...
Today's News
Dec 02, 2007 ... AP photo Italian truffle hunter and trader Cristiano Savini holdsa 3.3-pound white truffle of Tuscany during an auction in Macau onSaturday. The winning bidder, Angela Leong (right), wife of Macautycoon Stanley Ho, paid $330,000 for the fungus. nnn The shipping industry moves 90 ...
Small alternative circuses, Big Top dreams
Dec 02, 2007; ... SAN FRANCISCO - The DNA Lounge was a real circus the night TheMutaytor came to town. The band looked like a bunch of clowns. Youngcontortionists folded their limbs like fortune cookies above andaround the stage. There were no complaints from the 500 or so cognoscenti who paid$20 ...
Congressional stall on tax bill could delay millions of refunds
Dec 02, 2007; ... Refund dilemma THEPROBLEM: The Internal Revenue Service is considering a delayin the start of its filing season, set to kick off on Jan. 14, ifCongress fails to pass a tax bill in the next two weeks. Millions ofearly filers could have to wait extra weeks for refunds. WHY THE ...
Suspected al-Qaida fighters attack Shiites, kill at least 13
Dec 02, 2007; ... BAGHDAD - Dozens of suspected al-Qaida militants showered aShiite village with mortar rounds early Saturday, then stormed thestreets, killing at least 13 Iraqis, torching homes and forcinghundreds of families to flee, police said. Some villagers fought back, leaving three gunmen ...
Gaza militants threaten retaliation for Israeli airstrike
Dec 02, 2007; ... GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Gaza militants threatened Saturday tofire longer-range rockets and target larger Israeli communitiesafter five Hamas members were killed in an Israeli airstrike. A spokesman for the Islamic Jihad group said its engineers aretrying to produce local copies of ...
U.S. military deaths in Iraq
Dec 02, 2007; ... As of Saturday, at least 3,882 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 eight militarycivilians. At least 3,161 died as a result of hostile action,according to the military's ...
Storm plasters Midwest with snow and ice, disrupts travel
Dec 02, 2007; ... DES MOINES, Iowa - Snow and ice plastered a wide area of theMidwest on Saturday, interrupting campaigning by presidentialhopefuls, disrupting airport and highway traffic and killing atleast two people. The National Weather Service posted winter storm and ice warningsacross parts ...
Each year Maine town celebrates Chester Greenwood, inventor of earmuffs
Dec 02, 2007; ... PORTLAND, Maine - The market is flooded with ear-warming devicescarrying names such as Ear Grips, EarPops and Ear Mitts. All share acommon heritage - the 19th century contraption created by a younginventor from Maine with large, sensitive ears. On Saturday, the town of Farmington ...
Dems yank Mich. delegates from convention
Dec 02, 2007; ... VIENNA, Va. - Democratic leaders voted Saturday to strip Michiganof all its delegates to the national convention next year aspunishment for scheduling an early presidential primary in violationof party rules. In spite of the vote, some party leaders and officials said ...
Columbus about to set sail for outer space: ; Shuttle Atlantis to launch Thursday and deliver European science lab to space station
Dec 02, 2007; ... CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - It took less time for Christopher Columbusto drum up the money and set sail for the New World than it has forthe Columbus space lab to get off the ground. This week, after 25 years in the making, Europe's treasured spacelaboratory will be launched on a flight ...
Democrats cope with ice storm while courting Iowans
Dec 02, 2007; ... DES MOINES, Iowa - The Democratic rivals courted urban liberalsand racial minorities, both key to winning the nomination and theWhite House, by vowing to empower Americans, even as they struggledwith an ice storm that scrambled a marathon campaign day Saturday. Pressed to explain ...
Pirate hunters aim for elusive Somali mother ships: ; 19-navy coalition patrols sea lanes off lawless coast
Dec 02, 2007; ... ABOARD THE BABUR, Arabian Sea - Pirates from two small skiffsseized the crew of a Japanese vessel off anarchic Somalia's coast.American forces fired on the skiffs and destroyed them. Now thenavies of the United States and 19 other countries are after biggerprey. The U.S.-led ...
Ariz. residents see benefits, problems with 'virtual fence'
Dec 02, 2007; ... THE ALTAR VALLEY, Ariz. - It used to be, you didn't have to lockyour doors around here. Now, people encase their windows in wroughtiron and their yards in razor wire. In the quiet night, people say, you sometimes can hear the AK-47s of drug smugglers battling over loads of ...
Student charged in pie assault on Santa
Dec 02, 2007; ... MISSOULA, Mont. - A college student accused of shoving a pumpkinpie into the face of a shopping-mall Santa Claus has been chargedwith misdemeanor assault. Clint Westwood, 22, said he "lightly smooshed" the pie into theman's face Wednesday and shouted, "What do you think of ...
Imus returning Monday: ; Insiders wonder if shock jock will school himself
Dec 02, 2007; ... NEW YORK - Will Don Imus be defiant or contrite? Will he mock hisskeptics while making his triumphant return to radio Monday. Or will he muzzle his mouth? "That question is part of the drama of his re-emergence," saidMichael Harrison, publisher of Talkers magazine, an industry ...
Billions at stake for prodigal prince
Dec 02, 2007; ... KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - He's been called the "Playboy Prince,"famous for luxuries big and small, from planes, yachts and cars toItalian marble and gold-plated toilet roll holders. Brunei's disgraced Prince Jefri Bolkiah may have to adopt a moremodest lifestyle now. A British ...
Brad Paisley kept audience in his pocket: ; REVIEW
Dec 02, 2007; ... Welcome home, Brad Paisley. One of West Virginia's favorite sons returned to the CharlestonCivic Center Coliseum Friday night to host a perfect storm of aconcert. Kellie Pickler, of American Idol fame, started out theproceedings with a spirited six-song set that showcased ...
Election in Russia underway
Dec 02, 2007; ... MOSCOW - Russia began voting today in a parliamentary electionwhere the only question is whether President Vladimir Putin's partywill win merely a strong majority of seats or a gargantuan, crushingshare. The election follows months of increasingly acidic rhetoric aimedagainst the ...
British parliamentarians seek release of teacher jailed in Sudan
Dec 02, 2007; ... KHARTOUM, Sudan - Two British parliament members met officials inSudan Saturday to try to secure the release of a British teacherimprisoned for naming a teddy bear Muhammad and later said theKhartoum government wants to resolve the case. Baroness Sayeeda Warsi and Lord Nazir Ahmed, ...
Tough juvenile justice getting a review: ; Laws that lowered crime too harsh, some assert
Dec 02, 2007; ... Juvenile crime is down, in contrast to the turbulent 1990s whenpoliticians vied to pass laws to get violent kids off the streets.Now, in calmer times, some champion community programs for youngoffenders to replace punitive measures they say went too far. A generation after America ...
Grapefruit-drug interaction may have up side
Dec 02, 2007; ... Many patients know that grapefruit juice doesn't mix with certainpopular drugs - notably cholesterol-busting statins such as Zocorand Lipitor. Too much Citrus paradisi, and the blood levels of somemedicines can rise to toxic levels. But the grapefruit effect may have a silver ...
Dirty fuel that propels shipping industry draws attention
Dec 02, 2007; ... As air pollution rises on the global political agenda, pressureis mounting on a largely hidden and proliferating source ofdangerous emissions: the shipping industry. The corpuscles of the global economy, ships carry more than 90percent of the world's merchandise by volume, and the ...
Number of CT scans questioned
Dec 02, 2007; ... NEW YORK - Doctors may be overusing CT scans, the populardiagnostic tool that exposes patients to far more radiation thanconventional X-rays, scientists in Manhattan reported last week. The analysis by investigators at Columbia University MedicalCenter comes on the heels of another ...
Asian water buffalo roam the range in Vermont: ; Creamery sells yogurt, cheese; ice cream due
Dec 02, 2007; ... Nutrition info Water buffalo milk is richer in butterfat, with upto 8.5 percent butterfat versus 3.5 percent in dairy cows milk.Water buffalo milk is also higher in protein and calcium and lowerin cholesterol. SOUTH WOODSTOCK, Vt. - Across the Quechee River, in a large barnon ...
Researchers atop canopy cranes investigate climate change
Dec 02, 2007; ... On the Web Learn more about the Wind River Canopy Crane andcontrol a live crane camera: www.depts.washington.edu/wrccrf/ CARSON, Wash. - Suspended 20 stories in the air, Ken Bible looksdown on the crown of a 500-year-old Douglas fir and ponders amystery. It's not the obvious ...
Weather data
Dec 02, 2007 ... CHARLESTON AND VICINITY Saturday's temperatures High 45 Low 25 Dec. 1 record high 74 set in 2006 Dec. 1 record low 4 set in 1929 Saturday's precipitation Midnight to 5 p.m.: ...
State & regional weather
Dec 02, 2007 ... West Virginia Today Mostly cloudy with a nearly 100 percent chance of showers. Highsaround 60. Tonight, mostly cloudy with a nearly 90 percent chance ofrain. Lows in the upper 30s. Boone, Kanawha: Today, mostly cloudy with a nearly 100 percentchance of showers. Highs around ...
World weather
Dec 02, 2007 ... Amsterdam 50 41 Rain Athens 55 39 Rain Baghdad 68 55 Cldy Berlin 44 37 Rain Bermuda 75 68 Rain Cairo 79 53 Clr Calgary 17 -8 Snow Dublin 55 41 Rain Hong Kong 73 55 Clr Jerusalem 77 54 Cldy London 57 41 ...
U.S. weather
Dec 02, 2007 ... Anchorage 23 16 Clr Atlanta 64 46 Cldy Boston 31 16 Cldy Charlotte, N.C. 60 37 Cldy Chicago 30 30 Cldy Cincinnati 43 38 Rain Cleveland 34 31 Rain Dallas-Ft Worth 70 64 PCldy Denver 48 19 PCldy Detroit 31 27 Rain Elkins ...