What Ever Happened To The River People?

A woman laid out her good china, admiring its rose pattern and edges rimmed with gold. "Damn," she said, as a cup dropped and broke.Guests arrived, and the little boy disappeared with his companion to play with a toy truck of diecast metal. "Dinner time," the woman called, and the boys came running, leaving the truck. After dinner, the man and his friend took a bottle and two glasses to the bluff overlooking the river.Soon tired of slapping mosquitoes, they tossed the empty bottle in the weeds and returned to the house. I am sitting on that same bluff, a little west of Carderock, between the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and the river. In my imagination I

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The Grim Shopper- Bluelips Celebrates 13 Years As A Business Who Has No Life

A cancer patient has turned her dance with death into an profitable online business that pokes fun at the grim reaper and celebrates being incurably alive.(PRWEB) October 13, 2011 "It absolutely devastated me to find out that they knew my situation better than I did, I felt incredibly violated," she said. But instead of getting mad, instead of suing the hospital and instead of letting the invasion get her down she decided to fight back. Toni, a longtime fan of the late Jessica Mitford , who wrote "The American Way of Death" exposing the questionable practices of some funeral directors, decided it was time to stand up and fight, her way."I was having c

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Marketing: Never Be Late Again

Posted on 05:21 PM, October 13, 2011 BY RAOUL J. CHEE KEE , Sub-Editor Never be late again TO STAND out from the crowd, a brand needs to offer something not readily available or that has yet to be perfected. One relatively new watch brand that is filling a niche with its distinctive pieces is TW Steel. The tagline of this family-owned Dutch brand says it all: Big in oversized watches. Before they grew big, however, they started out small. In 2005, the father and son tandem of Ton and Jordy Cobelens came out with a simple four-model collection.In the years that followed, TW Steel built a reputation for oversized timepieces that can now be spotted on th

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Proof Positive: The Importance Of Proofreading

Millions of people have made a hobby of collecting items ofone sort or another, but some take it to a higher level. These collectors view their collections as more than just an accumulation of trinkets that they happen to enjoy; to them, it's a business, and they're not in it to lose money.For those who collect diecast models, making a profit canbe a challenge, unless you know the ropes of how to effectively collect pieces and then apply the necessary strategies to resell at an increased price.It's a good practice to collect only those items that you truly like, and then do quite a bit of shopping around in order to find the best buy. Market trends are

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CARB Hall Of Fame Auction

PLATTE CITY, Mo. -- Both the local Midwest racing community and the national racing community have gotten behind the Central Auto Racing Boosters (C.A.R.B.) Hall of Fame auction with numerous donations this past week. The auction, along with a fall festival, will be held this Saturday, October 15, 2011, at Green Rolling Farms, 17580 Stubbs Station Road, Platte City, Mo 64079 starting at 10:00 A.M. All income from the auction is designated to the C.A.R.B. Hall of Fame fund to establish a permanent building for the Hall of Fame. Christy's Catering will be serving food with all their proceeds designated to the Hall of Fame fund also.Donations to be aucti

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Samsung Diva Collection Release - Samsung S7070 Diva

After announcing some time ago their new Diva range of female focused mobile phones, Samsung have now launched the first model from the collection. The new Samsung S7070 is the first of two announced models from the Samsung Diva series with the S5150 due for release soon.The Samsung S7070 is a new touch screen phone that from the front may look like many of the manufacturers recent releases, however the detail lies on the reverse of the phone which has been designed with a new, 'quilted' patterned finish which really makes this new Samsung Diva phone stand out.The second in the series, the Samsung S5150 also features this new design but this time it co

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