Sunday Gazette-Mail back issues from October 2008:
Solar and lunar stats
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Todays forecast around the country and Saturdays temperatures to 8 p.m.
Oct 05, 2008 ... Anchorage 40 30 Cldy Atlanta 83 60 PCldy Boston 64 49 Clr Charlotte,N.C. 78 52 Clr Chicago 63 44 Cldy Cincinnati 73 49 Clr Cleveland 60 42 PCldy Dallas-Ft Worth 91 68 PCldy Denver 79 50 Cldy Detroit 60 39 ...
Many Texans who insisted on riding out Ike paid with their lives
Oct 05, 2008; ... GALVESTON, Texas - The final hours brought the awful realizationto victims of Hurricane Ike that they had waited too long. Thisstorm wasn't like the others, the ones that left nothing worse thana harrowing tale to tell. George Helmond, a hardy Galveston salt, watched the water ...
For bailout to work, housing market needs to mend
Oct 05, 2008; ... NEW YORK - Washington's financial bailout plan is now law. So thecredit spigot will start flowing again, banks will resume lending,and an economic recovery can begin, right? Wrong. Experts say the most important thing that needs to happenbefore the $700 billion bailout even has a ...
MIT celebrates invention of 'Smoot' measurement
Oct 05, 2008 ... CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The father of a measurement known as the"Smoot" returned Saturday to be honored at the MassachusettsInstitute of Technology, the school where he and his fraternitybrothers invented it 50 years ago. Oliver Smoot was the shortest pledge in the Lambda Chi ...
Rahall among inductees into W.Va. Broadcasting Hall of Fame
Oct 05, 2008 ... BECKLEY - Rep. Nick Rahall and four of his family members areamong this year's inductees to the West Virginia Broadcasting Hallof Fame. The induction ceremony is set for Oct. 25 at the Museum of Radioand Technology in Huntington. Rahall's family established WWNR radio in ...
Environmentalists' prayer vigil: ; targets mountaintop removal
Oct 05, 2008 ... ANSTED - Environmentalists and residents praying for a way tostop a mountaintop removal operation near the New River Gorge planto gather on Fire Tower Mountain. The prayer vigil is scheduled for 3 p.m. today. Powellton Coal, a subsidiary of Pittsburgh-based Consol ...
'Astroturfing' truly has no grass roots: ; Blogger invents community support for embattled factory without engaging the citizenry
Oct 05, 2008; ... IOWA CITY, Iowa - As Agriprocessors Inc. was getting stung bycriticism after a federal immigration raid snared hundreds of itsworkers, "a blog by people who live and work in Postville" appearedin its defense in May. The blog defended the hiring practices of the plant in the ...
Elderly, endangered turtles fail in attempt to produce offspring: ; Eggs were laid, but none of them hatched
Oct 05, 2008; ... SUZHOU, China - She's about 80 years old. He's 100. Scientistswatched as the world's most endangered turtles successfully mated. However, the attempt to breed the species' last known female withthe last known male in China has failed because the eggs didn'thatch, disappointed ...
Plant used in Haitian Voodoo could become biofuel
Oct 05, 2008; ... MIAMI - For generations, Voodoo practitioners in rural Haiti havesworn by the mystic qualities of Jatropha, an indigenous plantbelieved to purge evil spirits and release the trapped souls of thedead. However, the shrub soon might be in bigger demand among theliving. Jatropha ...
Programs help nurses deal with job stress
Oct 05, 2008; ... CHICAGO - Nobody ever told her being a surgical nurse would beeasy, but even now, in her 15th year, there are days when JudyBerglund's emotions are so spent and her body so taxed that she canbarely dress herself in the locker room after her shift. "You don't realize how stressed ...
Prosperity seems deadly to young Seminoles
Oct 05, 2008; ... FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - For young members of the Seminole Tribe,this should be the best of times. With annual revenues from casinos and other businesses that havetopped $1.4 billion, the tribe provides each of its 3,300 memberswith an income of about $120,000 a year, a free ...
Economy, low wages, better outreach raise food stamp rolls: ; As upcoming changes make more eligible, current recipients say benefit isnt enough
Oct 05, 2008; ... FORT WORTH, Texas - Krystal Follet's husband left her in January.Her boss fired her in March. Her landlord gave her an evictionnotice two weeks ago. A tough year for someone with two children to feed. Follet has turned to food stamps. The 31-year-old Arlington womanis among ...
13 unlucky for Simpson in Vegas case: ; Ex-NFL star found guilty of kidnapping, armed robbery
Oct 05, 2008; ... LAS VEGAS - In a city where luck means everything, O.J. Simpsoncame out the big loser - and his unlucky number in a case full ofbizarre twists was 13. He was convicted of an armed robbery that happened on Sept. 13and was found guilty on the 13th anniversary of his Los ...
TODAY'S News
Oct 05, 2008 ... Mindfulness calms thoughts, relieves stress MIAMI - Our worries. They're crescendoing like the finale ofBeethoven's "Ninth": Bailouts, buyouts. Recession, depression. Enterthe meditative practice of mindfulness. Born of Buddhist roots, it'sincreasingly recognized as a measure to ...
IN SPORTS
Oct 05, 2008 ... WVU beats Rutgers 24-17 Pat White ...
IN LIFE & STYLE
Oct 05, 2008 ... Delivering the shivers Scare up some ...
Save up to $63
Oct 05, 2008 ... Get help with your ...
LOOK INSIDE
Oct 05, 2008 ... Your state to ...
LOOK INSIDE: ; West Virginia Book Festival
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Under the bridge
Oct 05, 2008 ... On a festive October afternoon in 1948, thousands watched asChuck Yeager flew an F-80 under ...
Court accepts fewer appeals: ; Justices spend almost four months 'in vacation'
Oct 05, 2008; ... Appeals Percentage of appeals the court accepted, according tothe Supreme Courts 2007 Statistical Report. 41% in 1999 52% in 200011% in 2006 17% in 2007 The West Virginia Supreme Court is refusing to hear as many legalappeals as it has in the past, according to court statistics - ...
AEP'S NEW PLAN: ; Green power more complex than it seems
Oct 05, 2008; ... If you're willing to pay American Electric Power another $15 amonth, the company will make sure all of the electricity that flowsinto your house comes from a wind farm in Illinois or Indiana. Well, not exactly. The nation's electrical grid doesn't work thatway. Electrons flow where ...
NO STRANGERS TO CAPITOL HILL: ; Wall Street reaps profits from political investments
Oct 05, 2008; ... INSIDE: Housing must improve for bailout to work 14A WASHINGTON - The Wall Street financiers and firms whose problemshave prompted a $700 billion federal bailout are no strangers toCapitol Hill or to politics. Since 2001, eight of the most troubled firms have donated ...
Buffalo Soldiers
Oct 05, 2008; ... Clayton White, of Washington D.C. (left), and James Brooks, ofMaryland, view a new exhibit "For the Love of Liberty: The AfricanSoldier 1866-1945" at the Clay Center Saturday. They're members ofthe National Association of Buffalo Soldiers and Troopers MotorcycleClubs. More than 50 came ...
THE MAIN INGREDIENT: ; Spicy sweet; Sriracha chili sauce provides authentic Asian heat
Oct 05, 2008 ... I first met Sriracha several years ago in a Vietnamese place onNew York's Upper East Side. The bright red bottle of sauce, with itstelltale green top and line-drawn rooster sat nonchalantly on thetable as a huge, steaming bowl of pho landed before me. The star anise-laden mixture ...
Rock the crock-pot with fresh ingredients
Oct 05, 2008; ... Fresh ingredients, fast prep, and three easy techniques bringyour slow cooker up to speed. Check out these recipes and tips forfall favorites made on your countertop from the October 2008 issueof Better Homes and Gardens magazine. Technique 1: Add fresh flavor Give this ...
DON'T SAY DIET: ; Meatloaf muffins are a slim comfort food
Oct 05, 2008; ... Surveys suggest that meatloaf is one of America's most popularcomfort foods, and my readers keep asking for more slimmed-downversions of this favorite dish. So today, I'm lightening up a meatloaf that recently made theFood Network Web site's list of most popular ...
LIVING LIFE FULLY: ; How do you meet your needs in an uncertain world?
Oct 05, 2008; ... Whether you hang out on Wall Street or Main Street, you've got toadmit that the financial news of recent weeks has been unsettling. And then there's the feeling of waiting for the other shoe todrop. Few situations are more disturbing than knowing things are outof control but ...
Horoscope
Oct 05, 2008; ... Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008 YOUR BIRTHDAY TODAY: You'll have a special sense of humor thisyear, which you can develop. If you're not already working as astand-up comic, maybe you'll give that a try. You could do it, too.All you have to do is get the timing down. Practice. To get ...
WRITE YOUR OWN COLUMN: ; My kitchen's a danger zone
Oct 05, 2008; ... Taking how-to-cook advice from me would be the equivalent oftaking how-to-get-respect advice from Rodney Dangerfield or fashionadvice from Phyllis Diller. However, I do have the following how-not-to-cook advice to share with readers: Do not resume heatinghamburger without stirring ....
Think before buying a trampoline
Oct 05, 2008; ... Though they've been growing in popularity for a few years,purchases of home trampolines are on an upward trend, in partspurred by their presence in the summer Olympics. The trampoline waschristened an official Olympic sport in 2000, but it was the 2008summer games that really captured a ...
'Little old lady' who?: ; Style expert Charla Krupp explains how not to look old
Oct 05, 2008; ... MIAMI - Charla Krupp is making a point. Actually, she is makingmany points. The style advice expert says too many women older than 40 look"OL" - shorthand for "Old Lady" - with their rimless glasses, flathair, heavy eyeliner, matte foundation ... What these women need is a ...
Techniques may help slow hair loss
Oct 05, 2008; ... Hair loss is partly genetic and partly linked to age, butprofessional stylists say there are ways to slow down the process -or at least to look less bald: * Dry gently. After washing your hair, pat it down with a softtowel rather than rubbing vigorously. Rough treatment can break ...
FASHION Q&A: ; Take steps to find right length for your pants
Oct 05, 2008; ... Q:I guess you could call me a member of Hillary Clinton's"Sisterhood of the Traveling Pant Suits." I do a lot of businesstravel, and always wear pantsuits. In airports and airplanes, Ichoose flat shoes, then switch to heels for meetings andconsultations. My problem is with the length of ...
INTO THE GARDEN: ; St. Fiacre does what?; Garden center operator has faith in shovel- wielding monk
Oct 05, 2008; ... Joe Greenwood is one lucky man. He attributes his good fortune toan oft-forgotten saint beloved in Catholic history. Greenwood runs the garden center at Green's Feed and Seed onPiedmont Road. His knowledge of gardening and all things green isrivaled only by his intense devotion to ...
The do-it-yourself wedding: ; Something borrowed, something blue, everything else done by you
Oct 05, 2008; ... CHICAGO - A florist wanted $75 for each of eight flower ballsthat Paige Nero had her heart set on to decorate the aisle for herupcoming wedding. So she's fashioning them herself for $12 a pop.Throw in 130 invitations she made from scratch, an aisle runner shemonogrammed and other labors ...
Scotland, bloody Scotland: ; Complete with top hat and cape, Edinburgh ghost tours are touristy fun
Oct 05, 2008; ... EDINBURGH, Scotland - It sounded touristy. But I long ago learnedthat touristy things can be fun - like the duck tour in Boston andMadame Tussauds wax museum. So I agreed to go on a ghost tour of old Edinburgh during a three-day visit to Scotland's capital city this past ...
Kenya rebounds from violence, but travel caution still advised
Oct 05, 2008; ... Kenya is slowly recovering from an economic lost year afterviolence in the wake of December's close elections left up to 1,000people dead. Hundreds of thousands of refugees were on the move. Nearly all of the violence was far from Kenya's popular gameparks, which generate more than ...
Travel&Leisure
Oct 05, 2008 ... Other W.Va. ghost tours Lewisburg Ghost Tours of Lewisburg 8 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays through Nov. 1 Price: $20 adults, $15 students Reservations recommended Call (304) 256-8687 Weston Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum Hospital of ...
Travel Briefs
Oct 05, 2008 ... Greenbrier County celebrates fall LEWISBURG - Taste of Our Towns festival is set for Saturday indowntown Lewisburg. Area restaurants and community organizationswill tempt taste buds with their finest creations. There will be anevening performance of folk music from Tristan ...
OUR ART: ; All a board
Oct 05, 2008; ... "2-8-4 Berkshire" is a woodcarving created by Vernon F. Howell ofBarboursville. The work became part of the West Virginia StateMuseum's permanent collection when it won a $2,000 Award ofExcellence in the West Virginia Juried Exhibition in 1993. Howell's art will be featured, along ...
MONDAY BOOK CLUB: ; Reader must come to own conclusion in Ishiguro novel
Oct 05, 2008; ... Kazuo Ishiguro's most famous book "The Remains of the Day" isabout a man who lives his life unaware of the context in which ittakes place. "Never Let Me Go" follows the same pattern, though inwriting style it is a complete departure. In "The Remains of the Day," Stevens the butler ...
BOOK REVIEW: ; War correspondent puts reader in the fight
Oct 05, 2008; ... For generations, war correspondence has been a hallowed art ofjournalism, a specialty craft in which even the most deft andskilled writers often fail - or for good reason never endeavor totry. Dexter Filkins is one of war writing's modern marvels, a writerof tremendous gifts and ...
BOOK REVIEW: ; Mother's mysterious friend drives novel set in Brooklyn
Oct 05, 2008; ... In "Nothing Is Quite Forgotten in Brooklyn," writer AliceMattison weaves a story of four women and life-changing events thattake place 14 1/2 years apart. There's Constance Tepper, known as Con; her mother, Gertrude; andCon's daughter Joanna. But it's Marlene Silverman, ...
ART NOTES: ; Photographer links shot of lilies to Katrina courage
Oct 05, 2008 ... Medical oncologist Oscar Ballester rode out Hurricane Katrinawith his wife, Gabriela, on duty at the Louisiana State UniversityCancer Center in downtown New Orleans. That August 2005 experienceallowed him to become part of an art exhibit that is touring thecountry. "Lilly ...
Book Notes
Oct 05, 2008 ... Morgantown midwife writes memoir Patricia Harman of Morgantown has written a memoir aboutexperiences as a midwife. In "The Blue Cotton Gown: A Midwife's Memoir" (Beacon Press,$24.95), Harman tells the stories of about a dozen patients as wellas her personal ...
SMELL THE COFFEE: ; You're getting verrrry sleepy
Oct 05, 2008; ... According to a news release issued by "America's best-knownhypnotherapist, John Morgan," it's now possible for dog owners tocreate the perfect pet through hypnosis thanks to Morgan's"inexpensive, easy-to-use CD that provides a safe and effective wayfor any dog of any age to reach the ...
GOLFING GREEN: ; Keeping gardens tidy is par for the course at Berry Hills
Oct 05, 2008; ... The average home gardener fights deer and Bermuda grass on aboutone-fifth of an acre and can talk in a normal voice when describingtheir garden beds. Lisa McDavid and Cheryl Ewing battle these garden foes on 135acres and must lower their voices to a whisper when approaching ...
delivering the shivers: ; Top-rated ghost tour scares up some haunted history
Oct 05, 2008; ... WANT TO GO? Haunted Parkersburg Tours WHERE: Tours leave from thelobby of the Blennerhassett Hotel, Fourth and Market Streets. Fordirections to the hotel, call (304) 422-3131. WHEN: 7:30 p.m.Fridays and Saturdays through Nov. 1 PRICES: Adults $10, seniors andstudents $7, children under ...
Today through Monday around the state
Oct 05, 2008 ... W.Va. Today - Monday Today, mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.Tonight, mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Monday, mostly sunny.Highs around 80. Boone, Cabell, Kanawha, Mason, Putnam, Wayne: Today, mostlysunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Tonight, mostly clear. Lows in theupper ...
Saturday's weather in Charleston
Oct 05, 2008 ... Temperatures: High: 76 Low: 43 Record high: 96 set in 1903 Record low: 27 set in 1974 Precipitation: Midnight to 5 p.m.: none Month: ...
Around the world
Oct 05, 2008 ... Amsterdam 57 46 Rain Athens 78 59 PCldy Baghdad 90 72 Clr Berlin 57 46 Rain Bermuda 83 75 Rain Cairo 87 68 Clr Calgary 78 45 Clr Dublin 51 39 Rain Hong Kong 88 78 PCldy Jerusalem 82 69 PCldy London 57 44 ...
Ig Nobel prizes: laugh and think
Oct 05, 2008; ... THE 2008 Ig Nobel prizes were announced Thursday night at HarvardUniversity, honoring scientists from across the globe whoseachievements "first make people laugh, then make them think." Among my favorite honorees this year was Dan Ariely of DukeUniversity, who won the Ig Nobel in ...
New book features odd, interesting state history
Oct 05, 2008 ... HOW TO GET IT Fascinating West Virginia By James A. HaughtRELEASE: This week COST: $15 with tax included; shipping costs extraINFO: Call 438-5110 or e-mail gazette@wvgazette.com A new book, "Fascinating West Virginia" - recounting odd andturbulent Mountain State episodes through ...
Sparks fly at Rod Run auto show: ; Event draws more car lovers every year
Oct 05, 2008; ... Some people like antique furniture. Others like old lamps orvintage jewelry. "Us guys and some gals, we like old cars," said Larry Cottrell ashe stood next his black cherry metallic 1949 Chevy pickup. The Charleston resident was one of hundreds of classic car ownerswho ...
Under the bridge: ; Chuck Yeager protected after daredevil city flight
Oct 05, 2008; ... Nothing on the radio. Not a word in the newspaper. Not even apicture to prove it. But 60 years later, it remains one of the most fabled events inCharleston's history. "It was known only to those of us who saw it, and through word-of-mouth later on," said Neil Boggs, a Clay ...
Job challenge still there for Douglass
Oct 05, 2008; ... If you ask the longest serving state agriculture commissioner inthe nation why he wants another four years in office, 81-year-oldGus Douglass will tell you because there are still challenges outthere. He'll then tick off a list of items including expanding andpromoting West ...
THE WILD SIDE: ; Sit! and listen, record and win
Oct 05, 2008; ... WANT TO GO? Book Festival appearance Scott Shalaway will speak onBirds of the Back Yard and Beyond at the West Virginia BookFestival. WHEN: 1 p.m. Oct. 12 WHERE: Charleston Civic Center INFO:For a complete schedule, visit www.wvbookfestival.org. Clay Center appearance Shalaway also ...
FAA oversight of repair facilities lacking, report says
Oct 05, 2008; ... WASHINGTON - Nine major U.S. airlines are farming out aircraftmaintenance at twice the rate of four years ago and now hire outsidecontractors for more than 70 percent of major work, the governmentsays. Contractors overseas handled one-quarter of the outsourcedmaintenance. At the ...
Capitol Club adds $215,285
Oct 05, 2008 ... The United Way Capitol Club has received $215,285 in pledges fromleadership givers for the 2008-2009 campaign. The overall campaigngoal is $2.85 million. To date, workplace campaigns and individualcontributions total $1,196,720. Ordre d'Egalite, with a gift of at least $50,000: ...
THE WAY IT WAS: ; Volunteer, 1973; By Richard Andre
Oct 05, 2008 ... Thirty-five years have passed since this vivid photo was taken,but you might recognize the young man clinging to the Jeep. A flash flood had devastated the residential area of DonnallyHollow, and Charleston police, along with emergency personnel,responded to the ...
THINGS TO DO Today
Oct 05, 2008 ... Music * BOYS LIKE GIRLS and CUTE IS WHAT WE AIM FOR: 7:30 p.m. Tickets$20. WVU Mountainlair Ballroom. Call 342-5757 or visitwww.ticketmaster .com. * MOUNTAIN STAGE: 7 p.m. Advance tickets $10.50, at the door $15.Featuring Sonya Kitchell and The Slip, Judith Owen, The ...
Obituaries: ; Obit
Oct 05, 2008 ... David R. Arrington David R. Arrington, 65, of Cross Lanes, died October 3, 2008, inHubbard Hospice House, Charleston. David, son of the late Ray and Naomi Arrington, was a graduate ofDunbar High School, Class of 1960, and West Virginia State College.He served as Lt. Colonel ...
1 killed, 4 injured, including 2 GIs, in Iraq helicopter collision
Oct 05, 2008; ... BAGHDAD - Two U.S. helicopters collided while landing at a basein Baghdad on Saturday, killing an Iraqi soldier and injuring fourpeople, including two Americans, the military said. It was thesecond helicopter crash in two weeks. The U.S. military said hostile fire did not appear ...