| 12/31/2008 03:18 PM |
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There are many types of corkscrews out there (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
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There are many types of corkscrews out there, from the basic worm (that's the screw of the corkscrew) that you twist in and out by hand, and those lever pulls that remove a cork in seconds, to automated press-of-a-button wine-bottle openers.
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| 12/31/2008 12:03 PM |
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When Corks Fly, Watch the Eyes (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
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WEDNESDAY, Dec. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Be careful with the bubbly or you could be among the estimated 1,500 Americans in the ER this holiday season with an eye injury from a flying champagne cork.
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| 12/31/2008 03:20 PM |
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When Corks Fly, Watch the Eyes (HealthCentral)
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Careful opening techniques can help prevent serious injuries
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| 12/30/2008 11:21 PM |
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'POUR' DECISIONS (Fall River Herald News)
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Most bar and restaurant owners don’t have the time to scrutinize the volume of beverages poured in their establishments each week. But for many of them, the amount of liquor distributed from their business free — sometimes hundreds or thousands of dollars worth — would be staggering. With two dozen years of hospitality and restaurant management experience behind him, Riley W. Sanders, ...
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| 12/19/2008 06:23 AM |
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Gifts for Fido: Wine-inspired creature comforts for your furry friend (San Francisco Chronicle)
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Forever searching for that elusive bottle opener? Have no fear; this iron bulldog opener mounts right on to the wall. $12 at Pottery Barn. Carivintas Winery has added a cat lovers and horse lovers wine club, in addition to its dog lovers collection. Receive...
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| 12/26/2008 04:13 AM |
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Stop ‘madness’ — consider giving gifts that won’t be exchanged (The Sharon Herald)
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I hope you got what you wanted or Christmas this year. There is a strong possibility, however that you are reading this column later in the day than usual because you spent the morning waiting in line to return something at a department store or specialty shop of some sort.
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| 12/20/2008 01:40 AM |
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Stock up on the spirit(s) (Hindustan Times)
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COMMENT ON THIS ! Your Views! Scene 1 : You’ve invited guests for a Christmas party and you are running around frantically trying to locate the corkscrew Scene 2 : A lady you’d rather not disappoint would like a simple rum-and-cola. You don’t have one — or either.
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| 12/19/2008 01:23 PM |
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Police reports from local municipalities (Miami Herald)
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AVENTURA | Police arrested a 47-year-old woman on a charge of theft after a taxi driver said she skipped out on paying the fare when he picked her up at Northeast 125th Street and Biscayne Boulevard and dropped her off in 19200 block of West Country Club Drive at 7:15 a.m. Dec. 2. The fare was $39.30.
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| 12/19/2008 01:39 PM |
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Police reports from local municipalities (Miami Herald)
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MIAMI BEACH | A thief stole a GPS device and sunglasses after smashing a window on a 2006 BMW in the 100 block of 18th Street between 11 p.m. Dec. 9 and 12:45 a.m. Dec. 10.
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| 12/18/2008 01:17 PM |
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Brian Taylor blogs on first minister's questions (BBC News)
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on the debate about direct elections for health boards
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