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        <title>aDVanCeD taRgetS</title>
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        <description>albite Some of the statements contained in this press release are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not historical facts and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties beyond the Company's control, including, but not exclusively, statements regarding potential mineralization, exploration results, completion of work programs and studies, and future plans and objectives of the Company. Resource exploration, development and operations are highly speculative, characterized by a number of significant risks, which even a combination of careful evaluation, experience and knowledge may not eliminate, including, among other things, unprofitable efforts resulting not only from the failure to discover mineral resources but from finding mineral deposits which, though present, are insufficient in quantity and quality to return a profit from production. </description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Results in on Guyana uranium site</title>
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        <description>In resources news Thursday, U3O8 Corp. (TSX: V.UWE, Stock Forum) reported significant intercepts of uranium mineralization from the Accori South area in the Kurupung Batholith, Guyana.The results confirm uranium mineralization in a second structure located approximately four kilometers southeast of the Accori North C target, says the company."Today's results demonstrate that we continue to consistently find significant basement-hosted uranium mineralization along extensive, related structures that may collectively host a total resource of meaningful size," says Dr. Richard Spencer, president and CEO of U3O8 Corp.U308 says the initial four holes drilled in the Accori South target "intersected uranium mineralization in two breccia zones that contain an alteration assemblage of albite, chlorite and haematite." Two of the bore holes intersected a secondary structure that has an east-northeast orientation and is projected to intersect the principal structure approximately 25 meters east of the easternmost bore hole. "The intersection of the two structures at Accori South constitutes a priority exploration target since a similar structural intersection in the Aricheng South area hosts a mineralized shoot of elevated grade," says the company.Initial drilling intersected uranium mineralization over a strike distance of 130 meters and to a depth of approximately 80 meters below surface.The company says the assay results from Accori South continue to underscore its exploration model "that the area is geologically similar to the Athabasca Basin in Saskatchewan with its structurally controlled uranium mineralization in the adjacent basement."</description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Fotografii neretu&#351;ate</title>
        <link>http://1111.spoonylife.com/fotografii-neretu-351ate-25873.html</link>
        <description>Prima. Scufund&#259;ri. Un domn b&#259;&#355;os, echipat standard pentru scufund&#259;ri marine, se īntinde pe burt&#259;, &#351;i apoi se propte&#351;te cu picioarele p&#259;roase īn plaja dogorind&#259;. Se chinuie&#351;te s&#259; bage capul īn ap&#259;, dar marea amor&#355;it&#259; īi ignor&#259; dorin&#355;a. Se trage mai mult īn ap&#259;, īn fine, bucuros c&#259; poate s&#259; p&#259;trund&#259; īn adīncuri marea adormit&#259;. B&#259;rbatul visa la scufund&#259;ri marine cu picioarele pe nisip. Dar unde nu-i cap vai de picioare. C&#259;ci aventura b&#259;rbatului a durat peste un ceas, timp īn care bietele lui picioare s-au pr&#259;jit, ca ni&#351;te cotlete de porc, pe un gr&#259;tar īncins. A doua. Sirena. La cī&#355;iva metri īn mare se z&#259;re&#351;te capul unei domni&#351;oare. E blond&#259;, cu breton buclat. Face pluta gra&#355;ios, cu o u&#351;urin&#355;&#259; formidabil&#259;. La un moment dat, īncepe s&#259; taie apa disperat&#259;. Pe m&#259;sur&#259; ce iese din ap&#259;, se arat&#259; o burt&#259; imens&#259;, atīrnīnd&#259; īntre picioare, care face corp comun cu pulpele. Se arunc&#259; spre o saco&#351;&#259;, de unde scoate o pi&#355;a enorm&#259;. O īnfulec&#259; īntre dou&#259; sughi&#355;uri. Īn fundal, blonda face pluta cu burta plin&#259;, ascuns&#259; īn mare. La mal, balen&#259;, īn ap&#259;, siren&#259;. A treia. Ap&#259; de mare. El &#351;i ea, la teras&#259;, pe malul m&#259;rii. Ea e nervoas&#259;, c&#259;ci n-a prins o gean&#259; de somn, din cauza sfor&#259;itului. Consoarta īl toac&#259; pe sfor&#259;itor f&#259;r&#259; īntrerupere. Sfor&#259;itorul dispare. Dup&#259; cīteva minute, revine īn cadru cu o sticlu&#355;&#259; de nazomer  ap&#259; de mare pentru nas. Culmea: s&#259; cumperi ap&#259; de mare de la farmacie, cīnd īn fa&#355;a ta e marea! A patra. Tablou de familie. El, ea &#351;i plodul. Lenea de pe &#351;ezlonguri e strivit&#259; de urletele f&#259;r&#259; noim&#259; ale plodului. Ea īl zguduie īn bra&#355;e f&#259;r&#259; nici un rezultat. Intr&#259; īn ac&#355;iune el. Se a&#351;az&#259; turce&#351;te, &#351;i īn c&#259;u&#351;ul picioarelor pune plodul. Dup&#259; care īi bag&#259; īn gur&#259; un deget. Dup&#259; ce le termin&#259; pe cele de la o mīn&#259;, trece la degetele de la cealalt&#259;. Le scoate din gura plodului, albite de supt, tocmai cīnd mama grijulie īi īntinde suzeta. Pe &#351;ezlonguri, lenea revine treptat. </description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Concurso presentado</title>
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        <description>albite  Trinter Repuestos SA: fabricación de autopartes; Lavalle 1675, piso 3° "5" y "6". Solicitó la apertura de su concurso preventivo. Cesación de pagos: 1° de junio de 2008. Juzgado N° 3; secretarķa N° 5. Quiebra presentada Gustavo Daniel Gerosa: encargado de gimnasio; Lerma 67. Solicitó la declaración de su propia quiebra. Juzgado N° 26; secretarķa N° 51. Concurso proveķdo Zulema Angela Samar: comercialización de indumentaria femenina; Somellera 1092. Fue proveķdo su concurso preventivo. Denunció un pasivo de $ 5870 y US$ 45.098. Verificación de créditos hasta el 8 de octubre. Sķndico: Elisa Tomattis; Rodrķguez Peńa 110, piso 11° "D". Audiencia informativa el 17 de julio de 2009. Juzgado N° 9, secretarķa N° 17. Quiebra decretada Best Cars SRL: comercialización de accesorios para automotores; Batalla de Parķ 530. Se decretó su quiebra a pedido de la Cooperativa del Milenio por una deuda de $ 88.000. Verificación de créditos hasta el 4 de septiembre.</description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Further high grade uranium identified at Honey Pot Prospect</title>
        <link>http://1111.spoonylife.com/further-high-grade-uranium-identified-at-honey-pot-prospect-25871.html</link>
        <description>albite PERTH, Western Australia, Jul 9, 2008 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) -- FNS | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- style='font-size:11px;'  Highlights: - Drilling continues to identify high grade zones of uranium mineralisation; - Mineralisation now confirmed over 1.6km of strike traceable from surface; - Mineralisation at shallow depths (less than 200m); and - Excellent potential for further mineralisation along strike</description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>U3O8 Corp. Reports Significant Uranium Mineralization in Accori South</title>
        <link>http://1111.spoonylife.com/u3o8-corp.-reports-significant-uranium-mineralization-in-accori-south-25870.html</link>
        <description>albite TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - July 10, 2008) - U3O8 Corp. (TSX VENTURE:UWE), a Canadian uranium exploration company, reports significant intercepts of uranium mineralization from the Accori South area in the Kurupung Batholith, near the Roraima Basin in Guyana. The Accori South results confirm uranium mineralization in a second structure located approximately four kilometres southeast of the Accori North C target - the first mineralized structure encountered in the Accori area.  "Confirmation of a second uranium-bearing structure in the Accori area reflects our continued progress in proving that the Kurupung Batholith contains a coherent system of multiple basement-hosted mineralized fault breccias," said Dr. Richard Spencer, U3O8 Corp's President and CEO. "Today's results demonstrate that we continue to consistently find significant basement-hosted uranium mineralization along extensive, related structures that may collectively host a total resource of meaningful size."</description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>9.4 g/t Au Over 5.7 Meters and 4.6 g/t Au Over 16.6 Meters</title>
        <link>http://1111.spoonylife.com/9.4-g-t-au-over-5.7-meters-and-4.6-g-t-au-over-16.6-meters-25869.html</link>
        <description>VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Jul 23, 2008 (Marketwire via COMTEX) ----Underworld Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:UW) is pleased to announce initial assay results from 100% owned White Gold and Black Fox Gold Projects, in the Yukon Territory, Canada. The diamond drill program is still underway and additional assay results are expected shortly. Drill hole WD-004 intersected 4.03 g/t Au over 19.58 meters, from 12.99 meters, including 9.43 g/t Au over 5.76 meters. Drill hole WD-005 intersected 4.58 g/t Au over 16.61 meters, from 14.74 meters, including 11.62 g/t Au over 5.13 meters and including 19.14 g/t Au over 2.65 meters. These initial discovery holes at the Golden Saddle Prospect encountered a shallow dipping quartz breccia vein associated with a thrust fault. The assays are from priority samples of quartz breccia containing visible gold from the upper part of each hole. Both holes were drilled from the same set up with WD-004 at minus 45 degrees and WD-005 at minus 65 degrees. These holes for which partial results are available plus holes WD-009 and WD-010 have all been drilled to test a soil geochemistry anomaly which identified the Golden Saddle target and is characterized by gold in soil values exceeding 80 ppb over a strike length of 2.2 kilometres. Holes WD08-04 and 05 at Golden Saddle were located to evaluate a trench sampled in 2007 that returned a 38 m wide zone of mineralization averaging 1.12 g/t Au, including 4.7 g/t over 5 m and a minimum grade of 0.1 g/t over 0.3 m. The near surface zone of breccia with strong silica - albite alteration and oxidized, disseminated pyrite was prioritized for sampling and assaying and returned the gold grades reported above. In Hole WD-004 the zone of breccia, alteration and mineralization extends to a depth of 50 m, albeit less strongly developed than the interval reported above which is to a depth of 32.57 meters. The distribution of this mineralization was interpreted as a shallow north dipping zone. WD-009 is a 60 m step out down-dip from holes WD-004 and 5, and intersected similar but unoxidized brecciated, quartz pyrite stockwork within altered gneiss from 68-82 m. Hole WD-010 is a further step out 60 m further north of WD-009 but was abandoned at 122 meters due to drilling problems. This shallow dipping breccia vein associated with a thrust fault bears similarities to Teck Cominco/Sumitomo's Pogo Mine in Alaska, also located within the Tintina Gold Belt. Plans with drill hole locations and a cross section can be viewed at www.underworldresources.com.  </description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Quarterly Activities Report for period ending 30 June 2008</title>
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        <description>albite The Joint Venture Agreement with YTC Resources Limited ("YTC") over the entire 9   units of EL 6389 is expected be executed in the next quarter. Under the new   Agreement, YTC has agreed to expend a total of $400,000 before 31 March 2009 to   earn 80% interest in EL 6389.   The two diamond drill holes (to depths of about 200m) completed earlier confirmed   the presence of narrow, high grade tin lodes. Best results were 0.8m @ 3.64% Sn   from 40.7m for HD04 and 1.0m @ 1.23% Sn from 60m for DD02. No further field   work were undertaken during the quarter.   </description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Cool front could bring some relief tonight</title>
        <link>http://1111.spoonylife.com/cool-front-could-bring-some-relief-tonight-25332.html</link>
        <description>   Turn up the fans and fill the ice buckets: It's going to be anotherhot August day. An excessive-heat warning is in effect for Wichitaand most of eastern Kansas until 9 p.m. today.       Heat index readings climbed into dangerous territory Monday and areexpected to remain high -- above 105 degrees -- until a cool frontbrings relief late tonight, forecasters said.       Officials said everyone -- but especially older adults, babies andthose with certain medical conditions -- should drink plenty ofwater and avoid outdoor activities during the hottest part of theday, which is generally from noon to 3 p.m.       Local hospitals reported only three heat-related illnesses over thepast several days. But officials said heat can be an aggravatingfactor in cases of asthma, dizziness and heart failure.       "Heat aggravates a number of other conditions," said RozHutchinson, spokeswoman for Via Christi Regional Medical Center."It may not be the primary illness, but was certainly a factor in anumber of other admissions."       Older adults are particularly vulnerable to the dangers of heat, sosenior citizens are being urged to take special precautions.       Problem is, said Debbie Hilpert, spokeswoman for Home InsteadSenior Care in Wichita, many older adults ignore the warningsbecause they "don't think they're 'older.' "       Anybody with a lowered metabolism or conditions such as high bloodpressure, diabetes or respiratory illnesses should stay out of thesun and heat, Hilpert said.       People with elderly friends or family members living alone shouldcheck on them regularly during heat waves, she added. Encouragethem to stay out of the sun, eat light meals and drink lots ofwater, she said, "even if they don't want to."       Baseball tournament       Staying out of the sun isn't an option for the players, coaches andumpires at the National Baseball Congress World Series in Wichitathis week. But organizers said they are taking precautions forparticipants and fans.       "Folks have handled it pretty well so far," said Jerry Taylor,tournament director of operations. "The heat is just one of thosethings we just have to deal with."       The tournament has relaxed its "no outside food or drinks" rule toallow fans to bring water in clear plastic containers, Taylor said.       Large coolers of ice water and buckets with iced towels sit at eachdugout. During breaks in the action, players and umpires cool theirheads with the towels, Taylor said, and a trainer is on hand torespond to heat-related injuries. As of Monday afternoon, none hadbeen reported, he said.       Meanwhile, local offices for the American Red Cross and SalvationArmy were continuing efforts to offer free fans to those in need.       It's not certain how many people in Wichita live withoutair-conditioning, said Beth Oaks, vice president for communityplanning and resources at the United Way of the Plains.       The Wichita metropolitan area is too small to be considered in theU.S. Census Bureau's periodic American Housing Survey, which trackssuch data.       But based on data from the Kansas City area in 2002, more than 800homes in Sedgwick County could be without any type ofair-conditioning -- central air or window units -- Oaks said.       Tim Brown, spokesman for the Salvation Army in Wichita, said thatorganization had distributed more than 200 fans so far this summer,and the demand continues.       "It is just unbearably hot, and people are in desperate need ofsome relief," Brown said.       Reach Suzanne Perez Tobias at 316-268-6567 or       stobias@wichitaeagle.com  </description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>I Am, Therefore I Pollute</title>
        <link>http://1111.spoonylife.com/i-am-therefore-i-pollute-25331.html</link>
        <description>   Last week,       towels  I confessed to being a bad traveler      . This week, I confess to something much worse. I resist and resentthe demands made on me by environmental imperatives. I don "t wantto save the planet. I just want to inhabit it as comfortably aspossible for as long as I have.       Things reached something of a crisis point a few days ago when mywife asked me to read a communique from Greenpeace. (She thought,she told me, that if I read it rather than hearing about it fromher, my unhappiness would be directed at the organization.) It saidthat Kimberly-Clark, the maker of the paper towels, facial tissueand toilet paper we buy, does not use recycled fiber and instead Sgets its virgin wood fiber clear-cut from . . . the NorthAmerican Boreal . . . one of the world "s most importantforests.  And that meant, she told me, that we would have to givethose items up and go in search of green alternatives. But we hadalready done that once before when it turned out that themanufacturer of the paper products we used to buy  Procterand Gamble  engaged in research on animals. That "s when wefound Kimberly-Clark. So it seems that the pure were not so pureafter all, and who "s to say that the next corporation won "thave an ecological skeleton in its closet, too?       What rankled me most was the toilet paper, but when I protested, mywife smiled at me with a mixture of indulgence and contempt. Someyears ago, I beat back an attempt to eliminate paper towelsaltogether and replace them with re-washable rags. But there aretoo many battles to be fought and I find that I am losing most ofthem. I did retain the right to have a small supply of papernapkins in an out-of-the-way cupboard. (I hate cloth napkins; youalways have to worry about soiling them; paper napkins you justthrow away, which is of course the problem.) But my house is nowfull of environmentally approved lightbulbs. They are dim, ugly andexpensive, but I am told that they will last beyond my lifetime.(That "s supposed to be reassuring?) A neighbor told me today thathe is planning to stockpile incandescent bulbs in the face of aprediction that they will be phased out by 2012.  </description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>My washing machine had enough</title>
        <link>http://1111.spoonylife.com/my-washing-machine-had-enough-25330.html</link>
        <description>   Published August 5, 2008      Strike up the bagpipes and play a somber funeral march. My washerhas died.        And it did so in a fairly spectacular fashion Sunday.        For a while now, we have been on a vigil of sorts, watching,listening and waiting for the washer to quit. My repairman told usin the early spring it would cost less to purchase a new machinerather than to fix what we have.        So we opted to wait, and hoped it would give out later rather thansooner.        While washing a load of bath towels a new, terrible screechingnoise, emanating from the machine during the spin cycle, signaledthe beginning of the end.        Maybe that should have been enough to signal to stop the load,gather everything up and head to the nearest Laundromat, but no.        I decided to redistribute the load.        Surely the noise was caused by something caught in the centeragitator. Moving the towels around and taking out one or two wouldhelp, or so I thought.        Nope.        My next tip something was horribly wrong should have been the factthe spin cycle finished, but nothing was plastered to the sides ofthe washtub. All those towels were in a heap in the bottom. Notgood.        Penetrating my haze of denial was the stench of melted, hot rubber.Upon opening my laundry area doors, I was greeted with a steamy,smoky, tremendous smell. It was similar to what I am sure it wouldsmell like if Tony Stewart were doing victory burnouts at thefinish line at the Indianapolis Speedway.        Staring at the cooking washer, I debated what to do next. In theend, I decided to load everything up and find a Laundromat.        Schlepping a ton of sopping wet and smelly towels across town wasdefinitely not on my list of things to do Sunday, but I persevered.        At the Laundromat, a wonderful young Hispanic man surprised me bycarrying in the second basket of wet clothes into the Laundromat.        In broken English, he asked if I wanted the basket put near adryer, not understanding (Im not sure how) that everything in thebasket stunk like a skunk.        His little girl played peek-a-boo with me while we waited for theload to finish. The time flew by and he helped me take the basketsof clean clothes to my van. He refused to take a tip, and again inbroken English, said he did his great deed for the day.        Somehow that one act of kindness made the whole experience lessannoying and less tedious.        Thankfully I wont have to repeat the experience anytime soon. Twovery nice delivery men are here now delivering a new machine.        [Elizabeth Summers is a staff writer for The Sand MountainReporter. Her e-mail address iseducation(at)sandmountainreporter.com.]        </description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Bamboo in the Bath</title>
        <link>http://1111.spoonylife.com/bamboo-in-the-bath-25329.html</link>
        <description>   Like this post?       Subscribe to our RSS feed and stay up to date. This is a guest post by John Simonetta, owner of       ProformaGreen, an eco-friendly promotional items consultancy. John's blogsare designed to keep us up to date on the Sgreening of hisindustry.       Pro Towels       has released a new line of towels made from bamboo. They arelovely and great for any spa or water related business with a greenagenda.       Bamboo as a woven material is popping up more and more in theindustry. I would say it feels closer to silk than cotton and isbeing used in bags, totes, shirts, the usual suspects.       The Pro Towel Bamboo Collection advertises itself as a 35 x60 ,heavyweight, twill hemmed and looped finished towel of 100% bamboo.Colors available are Sandalwood, Ivory, Leaf Green and Pure White.       The pitch is the same as always. Bamboo is "one of theworld's most prolific and fastest-growing plants making itnature's most sustainable resources" and 100%biodegradable. Pro Towel also points out they use organic (natural)bamboo so that means it is grown without any pesticides orchemicals.       These towels are not cheap, running nearly $30 per unit (including8K stitches of embroidery) and certainly fall into the luxurycategory for promotional items. A standard towel would run closerto $18 per unit. Pro Towels also has released robes made of thesame Bamboo material.       For more information on these towels see the       Pro Towel website at www.protowelsetc.com       or write?       .  </description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Electricity use sets record for year on 105-degree  day</title>
        <link>http://1111.spoonylife.com/electricity-use-sets-record-for-year-on-105-degree-day-25328.html</link>
        <description>   Towels The area may get some relief  if you can call it that Wednesday, when the string of triple-digit temperatures isexpected to come to an end.       Weather.com, the Weather Channel's Web site, forecasts a high of101 on Tuesday. But on Wednesday, temperatures may dip to 98, witha chance of scattered thunderstorms.       Thank Tropical Storm Edouard for the slightly lower temperatures.       "It'll still be in the 90s, but it won't be as oppressive,"meteorologist Jason Dunn said.       On Thursday, that string of 100-degree days could begin anew, witha predicted high of 100. Friday and Saturday could see temperaturesof 101.       The unrelenting heat has sent higher-than-usual numbers ofresidents to local emergency rooms for heat exhaustion ordehydration.       At Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas, 14 people entered the emergencyroom for heat exhaustion or dehydration during July, up from onlyone in July 2007, said spokesman Steve O'Brien. The ER averagesthree or four a month in a typical summer, Mr. O'Brien said.       Baylor Health Care System reported five heat-related admissions toits emergency rooms over the weekend.       Four heat-related deaths have been confirmed in Dallas County, andanother is being investigated in Tarrant County.       On Monday, others like Mr. Clarence were seeking relief in homelessshelters.       The Austin Street Centre, a shelter near downtown, opened its doorsearly to keep people out of the heat, said the Rev. Bubba Dailey.       "We are running full," said the executive director. "We're beingoverrun."       Jay Dunn, managing director of The Bridge, said the homelessshelter is providing water 24-7  coolers are set upthroughout the yard  and is getting ready to install amisting system outside.       He said the shaded areas average about 10 to 12 degrees cooler thannonshaded sections of the yard.       The Salvation Army's cooling stations, which will remain open overthe weekend, have seen dozens of visitors.       In Arlington, the city's ambulance service contractor is teaming upwith the Fire Department, civic clubs and businesses to distribute20-inch box fans to more than 200 low-income families.     </description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Miss Manners: He asked her dad for her hand in marriage, but her ...</title>
        <link>http://1111.spoonylife.com/miss-manners-he-asked-her-dad-for-her-hand-in-marriage-but-her-...-25327.html</link>
        <description>       D EAR MISS MANNERS: Mysister is hurt because her daughter ;s boyfriend did notinclude her when he asked the dad for their daughter ;shand in marriage. Her boyfriend also asked the dad to go with himto pick up the ring, and he did, and the dad said to everyone, ;We got it ; when they got backhome.    Ourson-in-law asked us to dinner when he asked to marry our daughter.Maybe ours was an unusual situation, but I thought it was nice tobe included.    Whatis the norm? My sister talked to her daughter ;s boyfriendseveral times a week before this happened. She has not talked tohim or returned his phone calls sinceFebruary.    My sisterand niece will be coming in a week, and her fiance lives in ourtown.    GENTLEREADER:  Then perhaps you will have a chance toresolve this ridiculous misunderstanding before it wrecks twofamilies and a wedding. The custom of asking fora lady ;s hand in marriage dates from long before ladieshad the vote, politically or domestically, so the mother was notofficially consulted. Among modern gentlemen who preserve thecustom, some update it to address both parents, and some donot. But it should be remembered that thisprocedure is a mere formality now, when the hand is only too likelyto have been freely given long before, often along with the otherparts. For that matter, it was something of a formality then, wheneven a draconian father was not likely to be able to stand up to adetermined daughter. So the prospectivebridegroom is guilty only of having preserved an anachronisticcustom. If you can explain to your sister that no insult wasintended and get her prospective son-in-law to do the same, youwill have done the family aservice.  A dilemma oftowels DEARMISS MANNERS: A friend lives in an apartment with two bathrooms,only one of which is easily accessible to guests and which servesas the main facility. When she entertains at dinner or a party, shereplaces the bath towel with several hand towels, but ordinarilythere is only one hand towel hanging from a towel ring. She keeps asupply of hand towels on the open shelf of a small table oppositethe wash basin.    Ona casual visit, should one use the hand towel that is obviouslyhers or a fresh one from the shelf?   GENTLEREADER:  Which one is not a matter of great moment,as they were all clearly put out for guest use. What Miss Mannersconsiders inappropriate, not to mention icky, is the guest whoemerges from the bathroom dry-handed, leaving all the towelspristine.;2008 United FeatureSyndicate  </description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Las Vegas: free ive-in summer movies at Mandalay Bay Beach</title>
        <link>http://1111.spoonylife.com/las-vegas-free-ive-in-summer-movies-at-mandalay-bay-beach-25326.html</link>
        <description>  Las Vegas: free "dive-in" summer movies at MandalayBay "s Beach        There are plenty of free things to do in Las Vegas such as see the       MGM Grand's lionscheck out the       Fremont Street experienceor admire the Conservatory at the Bellagio, but this summer deal is too cool to miss. Mandalay Bay is offering free Friday night movies at the beach to anyone, evenif you're staying at a different hotel, even if you'rea local, even if you're just passing through townanyone. Come on over and laugh along in the waves to these comedyclassics. Free Friday night movie lineup: Aug. 8, "Animal House" Aug. 22, "Swingers" Sept. 5, "Old School"  When: Gates open at 7 p.m. Showtime is 9 p.m. Note:       Don't bring a thing. Food, drinks, blankets, chairs and towels are not allowed. Chairs and towels will be provided and foodis available for purchase.  Caveat: All movies are rated R, so leave the kids at home. Parking: If you're driving in, park at the convention parking lot andenter through the main entrance.  Jen Leo, Los Angeles Times Travel et Deal blogger      This entry was posted on Monday, August 4, 2008 at 6:08 pm by Jen Leo and is filed under Family et Kids, Las Vegas, News, Tips et Advice, Weekend Getaways. You can follow anyresponses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a comment, or trackback from your own site.     </description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
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