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    'Retail renaissance' begins at Atlanta airport  Jan 2, 2009
    This Peachtree Battle home features a wine cellar with more than 3,500 bottles. Here are the Top 5 places in Metro Atlanta to find a creamy, delicious milkshake. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)

    Disney sets out to make 'The Passion for kids'  Dec 19, 2008
    Crew of Chinese ship using water cannon, Molotov cocktails and beer bottles. "Good things come to those who wait" is most used slogan. (Yahoo News -- 'The Passion of the Christ')

    Gift of food  Dec 17, 2008
    Use antique bottles found at flea markets (sterilize them first) to show off a rich caramel sauce spiked with Cognac or a batch of vinegar you've infused with thyme and peppercorns ... Fill plastic squeeze bottles and tie three, of varying colors, with a ribbon or piece of twine ... Decant two or three cocktail mixes (Bloody Mary, cranberry-lime, pisco sour) into sterilized bottles; write a simple cocktail recipe on the back of each bottle with a colored Sharpie and tie with a ribbon. (Montana Standard, MT)

    Red Europe! Greek protests spread across the continent...  Dec 12, 2008
    Around 150 people belonging to a Danish underground movement took to the streets, throwing bottles and paint bombs at buildings, police cars and officers. In Moscow and Rome, protesters threw petrol bombs at Greece's embassies. (The Drudge Report)

    Brothers put artifacts collection on display  Dec 6, 2008
    The lifelong fever started when the pair began collecting glass bottles, a collection that they claimed eventually led to what was likely the second-largest collection of Orange Crush advertising memorabilia in the country before they sold most of it to another collector. When they noticed several of the bottles originated in Brookhaven, they slowly began shifting toward an all-Brookhaven, all-Lincoln County collection that took on more of an old country store flavor. (Brookhaven Daily Leader, MS)

    Fears recycling will go to landfill over Christmas  Dec 6, 2008
    Chris Smith, chairman of the Environment Agency, said there is a risk some councils will be forced to dump recycled materials in landfill as space to store plastic bottles or paper safely runs out. "The danger is that instead of storing it for future recycling use they will simply dump everything into landfill for the time being," he said. (Telegraph.co.uk)

    Osborne Offers 'A Christmas Carol'  Dec 3, 2008
    On the floor, surrounding the table are a bucket of oysters, bottles of wine and baskets of flowers. The room's fireplace, one of seven in the house, is framed in blue Delft tiles, its mantle draped in organza and adorned with wreaths and other greens. (Voices, CT)

    Wines For Every Occasion  Nov 29, 2008
    2008 Anchor Brewing Our Special Ale ($12/magnum, Cost Plus, also JV Wines) For all the fancy bottles floating around our office this past week, none drew more attention than this robust double-size treat, brewed every year since 1975 by Fritz Maytag's renowned San Francisco brewery ... Now's the chance to access wines considered long gone, like '85 Rubicon or many bottles from collectible names like Caymus, Spottswoode and Randy Dunn. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Antique hotel finds new life as Helget’s Railway Bar & Grill  Nov 29, 2008
    When Dan and Sue Helget began restoring the old Hotel Delroy, they stumbled across antiques such as an old 5-gallon Red Wing jug and glass beer bottles. To see more photos from this issue, go to and click the blue button. (Sleepy Eye Herald Dispatch, MN)

    Wine investing 2009: End of the madness  Nov 29, 2008
    Among the unsold lots were 12 bottles of vintage 2000 Ch. teau Haut-Brion valued before the sale at 60,000 Hong Kong dollars, or $7,735, and three bottles of vintage 2005 Roman ... Among the sale's top sellers in Hong Kong was a lot containing 12 bottles of 1992 Screaming Eagle, a coveted cult wine from the Napa Valley of California that sold for 871,200 dollars. (International Herald Tribune -- Money Report)

    Alcoholic drinks to carry health warnings  Nov 22, 2008
    All bottles and cans at present must carry percentage details of alcohol and most carry unit information. Added to this, the Government now wants safety advice for pregnant women put on there as well as the recommendations for safe drinking. (Yahoo News -- Alcohol and Alcoholism)

    • Events Calendar  Nov 21, 2008
    Two bottles of house chardonnay and two bottles of house merlot will be included at each table of eight. Danny Marona will do his first full performance since retiring, and the Crossfire band will perform. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)

    At home with chef Tyler Florence  Nov 20, 2008
    A current favorite is a circular grouping of vintage glass milk bottles with a metal carrier. Once they started displaying the product with flowers and fresh herbs, it became a top seller. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Yes, we can -. sell it  Nov 17, 2008
    Vendors have taken to the streets and the Internet to sell Obama-themed T-shirts, buttons, bobblehead dolls, coffee mugs, wine bottles, magnets, greeting cards, neon signs, mobile phones and framed art prints. Despite worries about the economy, consumers are snapping them up. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)

    Jill the tripper eludes her captors  Nov 16, 2008
    " So it went on. December 2003, a car stolen in Heilbronn with her genetic fingerprints on the petrol cap. In autumn 2004 the woman went to the Austrian Tyrol. She broke into garden sheds along the road towards Innsbruck, discarding a pair of tracksuit bottoms, a hooded cardigan and other items. The killer's DNA also turned up at burglary scenes in France. September 2005: a bar robbery in Karlsruehe and the DNA found on beer bottles and a wine glass. August 2006 in Besancon, France: DNA on a toy... (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)

    Downtown 'Deadmonton' no more  Nov 11, 2008
    Dirk Chan, one of the store's partners, says Monday the day they order new bottles generally means vigorous debates about what should go and what should stay. Photogallery. (Globe and Mail)

    Leeward Community College Family Fun Fair goes green  Nov 5, 2008
    A unique feature will be drive-through, drop-off recycling of cans and bottles, printer cartridges, cell phones, laptops, household goods and clothing. The 2009 New Car Show features energy efficient models. (Honolulu Advertiser)

    Oakwood celebrates the season with Fall Festival  Nov 5, 2008
    "We have different color salts and different shaped sand bottles and the students create what they would like, choosing their preferred shape and colors.". Sand art bottles featured at this year's festival were stars, tropical fish and a safari bottle that could be worn as a necklace. (Yanceyville Caswell Messenger, NC)

    Vibrant Buenos Aires can be a steal  Nov 4, 2008
    Inside, we fill a makeshift dining room set of folding chairs and tables, where bowls of salad and bottles of wine and beer compete for space with our plates, loaded with thick cuts of sirloin and plump sausages (grilled vegetables are an option for herbivores). Glasses clink amid salutations of "que aprovecha," or enjoy, and the silence of determined eaters quickly falls over the room. (CNN -- Travel)

    New Zealand's Diamond in the Rough  Oct 29, 2008
    Exquisite Chinese snuff bottles, the world's best culinary festivals and the renovation of London's landmark St. Pancras station. Thailand offers child-friendly retreats in the form of eclectic villas, The Macau Grand Prix comes of age and French cuisine provides an oasis for Kabul's foreign community. (Time.com)

    DeWitt Police Report  Oct 23, 2008
    Early that morning, when he went by his mothers residence, he found four pill bottles were missing from her luggage. The man had gone to the pharmacy to have the pain medication filled and found out the prescription had been filled Oct. 1. (DeWitt Era-Enterprise, AR)

    Weekend calendar  Oct 10, 2008
    Raffle items range from a home-made quilt to bottles of wine from local vineyards. The fundraiser will be held at 54 Washington St., one block from Main Street. (Middletown Press, CT)

    What's new in Atlanta restaurants  Oct 5, 2008
    Porter is boasting 25 beers on tap and more than 120 varieties in bottles, as well as amazing cuisine de la biere food that goes well with beer. 1156 Euclid Ave., Atlanta. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    Wine industry takes root in N.E. Georgia  Oct 5, 2008
    "We had a storefront in Acworth and got started in 2004," said Boutier, who originally enjoyed steady sales by inviting his customers to create personalized labels for the bottles they purchased. In 2005, the Boutiers made their wines from a grape harvest in Danielsville, and learned that the owners wanted to sell the operation. (Athens Banner-Herald)

    LEGO comes to 'Batman'  Oct 4, 2008
    50 Miller Lite bottles - Bud products. 50 more. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

    Campaign memorabilia on display at Pump House  Sep 24, 2008
    Larson said some of his unusual items are Teddy Roosevelt buttons and whiskey bottles commemorating Dwight Eisenhower s inaugurations in 1953 and 1957. But perhaps his oddest item is a framed invitation to Ronald Reagan s inauguration. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)

    SCHRADER: In new home, genealogy research clippings are preserved  Sep 17, 2008
    It also had a wide variety of other antiques and memorabilia such as advertising signs, barbed wire, old bottles, tobacco memorabilia, souvenirs of the Sandwich Fair going back many years, railroad-related items, large posters, toys and some farm equipment. Wagner added that his family has occupied the same farm home since 1915, when his grandfather bought the place. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)

    A Bavarian storybook setting in Georgia  Sep 17, 2008
    They were in demand because bottles and cans weren't available in this remote region ... To complete the mixture, potters crushed quartz stone, and once they became available, glass shards from bottles and windows. (Scripps Howard News Wire)

    Make Extra $$: Consignment Conventions  Sep 13, 2008
    I recently visited one such sale in Fort Worth, Texas, which boasted 95,000 items for saleeverything from strollers and car seats to bottles and bibs, plus lots of clothing and even Halloween costumes too. It's a 21st century, stadium-sized garage salewith moms selling to other moms at rock bottom prices. (ABC News)

    Glad You Asked: When will Stuart Road reopen?  Sep 9, 2008
    Luckily, he studies local history pretty closely and has those among his extensive collection of bottles ... By that time, he said, the bottles would have all been machine-made. (Racine Journal Times, WI)

    Ralph Kovel; wrote antique price guides  Sep 7, 2008
    As teenagers, the Kenos used the Kovels' guides to catalog their budding collection of glass bottles and 18th-century English ceramics. "The Kovels were pioneers on the idea of publishing prices for American antiques. Imagine how important this book was pre-Internet. It made the field much more exciting," Leigh Keno said. (Boston Globe)

    France in Cloverdale  Sep 7, 2008
    Amy wants her 48 bottles of Jack. nice fortune, Hulk. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Wine enthusiasts flock to Bolan  Sep 7, 2008
    (TERESA PRINCE/Globe Gazette) BOLAN The soft afternoon light glanced off the wine bottles, its rays illuminating the contents that showed cranberry reds, light umbers and liquid gold. With soft guitars playing in the background, the wine lovers came some in cars, others on motorcycles, still others on bicycles. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)

    Hot-button political issues  Sep 5, 2008
    "It really starts coming to a head in 1840 with Martin Van Buren and (William Henry) Harrison. 'Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too' on one side and the hard cider and log cabin on the other. You see brass buttons with likenesses of log cabins or cider bottles. Or actual cider bottles with Harrison's likeness.". Arseneau said SMC Chairman Dr. Fred L. Mathews, who also collects political memorabilia, owns a 19th century parade lantern. (Dowagiac News, MI)

    * Frances isle of beauty  Sep 4, 2008
    Shop windows beckon with traditional local delicacies X ropes of sausage, wedges of cheese, bottles of honey, casks of local wine X and the cafes are filled with groups of old men chatting in the native Corsican language. More than a few of the towns walls drip with graffiti shouting slogans for Corsican independence. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Restore Featherweight 221 Finish  Sep 2, 2008
    Sold at GM dealerships, the paint comes in small bottles with a built in applicator brush, similar to nail polish. To use the touch up paint, clean the surface to be painted with naphtha. (Suite101.com)

    Shrink the bottle, save the planet  Aug 20, 2008
    It took skyrocketing oil prices and the prospect of an overheated planet to stem the tide, but finally those overweight wine bottles, the pretentious ones with glass so thick they're sometimes mistaken for 1 ... Ironically, Spinelli itself sells for one of the heaviest bottles I've encountered, a behemoth called Tolos, the winery's top-end red, which has an indentation, or "punt," on the underside cavernous enough to hide a small child ... So gratuitous are the heavy bottles that such noted... (Globe and Mail -- Business)

    Cruise on in to Durham Sunday for tractor fair  Aug 16, 2008
    There is no admission charge for the museum, which features an extensive collection of antique farm equipment including hand-cranked tractors and glass milk bottles. Food concessions will be available at the fairgrounds. (Middletown Press, CT)

    Texas town responds to Colbert's 'outhouse' slam  Aug 16, 2008
    25 Domestic Bottles and Wells. 7-Close: $2. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

    Pembroke at boiling point over water woes  Aug 12, 2008
    I m just unsure about how long it s going to last and hoping that it will be resolved soon, said Connor, who has been boiling water and sterilizing sippy cups and bottles for her children, ages 1 and 3. Pembroke selectmen on Sunday declared a state of emergency, allowing the town to receive assistance from state agencies and exercise more freedom over spending. (Boston Herald)

    Portsmouth area community calendar  Aug 11, 2008
    Bram Hepburn, an expert on antique bottles, will outline what qualifies a bottle to be collectible and give hints on what to look for and where to look if you're just starting out in this fascinating hobby. The public is invited to attend. (Seacoast New Hampshire)

    MAN OWNS TUOLUMNE COUNTY ORIGINALS  Aug 9, 2008
    Another thing Howard is really into is bottles, the rarer and more local, the better. He finds them, and lots of other artifacts, by digging at the sites of old outhouses, found in 1940's photos, or the basements of historical homes. (The Union Democrat)

    Visiting The Navajo Nation  Aug 2, 2008
    He and his girlfriend pack up the empty bottles and drive them to town to be recycled. To see small towns recycling at their own cost in the middle of the desert is a testament to the spread of the environmental gospel. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)

    Turkeys fly, elk graze and fog scares us  Aug 2, 2008
    Diners can bring their own bottles of wine to the restaurant. Because it was my birthday, my meal was 65 percent off the menu price. (Juneau Empire)

    Iowa case raises question: Is stripping an art?  Jul 28, 2008
    50 Domestic Bottles Domestic Buckets ... $1 Bottle Party: $1 Bottles, Free Pool and 2-4-1 Captains. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

    Beers with more alcohol, flavor gain market share  Jul 27, 2008
    Another tasting ran through a range of IPAs and finished with a Belgian-style ale in bottles sealed with a cork ... Boston Beer s Koch said his company made 10,000 bottles of pricey Utopias last year and sold every one within months. (Helena Independent Record, MT)

    Folk rockers CSN young at heart, but message is lost on the crowd  Jul 26, 2008
    His choice of new material was paint-by-numbers corny protest stuff that would have got the kids heaving beer bottles at him, but it was just too hippie dippy to have any impact. To Nash s credit, the older crowd gave his anti-war rants some decent roars. (Boston Herald)

    'Extreme' Beers Tap Into Coors, Bud Market  Jul 26, 2008
    "' At Elegance, a wine and antiques shop in Grants Pass, owner Carl Raskin recently bowed to entreaties from local beer distributors to add high-end beers. He found them a refreshing change from wine, which besides being pricier seems more serious. At one of his monthly tastings, he served beer floats in champagne flutes. The drinks consisted of apple-flavored Belgian-style ale with dollops of caramel-vanilla ice cream. Another tasting ran through a range of IPAs and finished with a... (Fox News)

    Editor's Notebook: I love the smell of free enterprise in the morning  Jul 17, 2008
    Instead, I went with some decorative bottles and a book of editorial cartoons from 1991. They even threw in a free T-shirt. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)

    Lakewood 400 Antiques in Cumming  Jul 16, 2008
    Tassels, silk flower arrangements, mounted deer heads, a 1920s tapestry, steamer trunks, old Coke bottles and hat boxes show up in one vignette. There's also a fair representation of contemporary collectibles, including comic books, sports jerseys, signed guitars and autographed photos. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    Dow Jones Insight-2008 Olympics Media Pulse: Sponsors Bet on Beverages to Extend Brand; Athletes Share Olympic Spotlight  Jul 16, 2008
    It has also invited recording and visual artists to contribute to another project, recording tracks or decorating soda bottles inspired by the theme of "What the Olympics means to me.". McDonald's had 162 mentions, or a 15% share, as the company is also marketing Olympic collectables including commemorative soda cups. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Absinthe friends  Jul 15, 2008
    A silver champagne coup for cooling six bottles at a time. And corkscrews, of course. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)

    Brighton Collectibles designs new jewelry collection to empower women  Jul 15, 2008
    To raise awareness and funds for this important cause, all 125 Brighton Collectibles stores will also be selling bottles of Brighton water for $20 and water awareness wristbands for $5 throughout the month of July. A full 100 percent of the proceeds from the sale of those items will go to support charity:water s efforts to build freshwater wells in Kenyan villages where they are most needed. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)

    A queen of green  Jul 15, 2008
    "We also bought five bottles of organic bug spray," says Salisbury, who wisely anticipated combat with hyper mosquitoes. Saturday morning the sun finally showed up. (AZCentral -- Home)

    * Hair today, history tomorrow  Jul 13, 2008
    He casually pointed to a few dusty bottles of a dark black vintage, sitting on a shelf, that were courtesy of the wine cellars of Edward VIII.. This story has been viewed 278 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    William Tallon's royal mementoes send auction prices soaring  Jul 6, 2008
    A handwritten note from Queen Elizabeth, 00004000 telling Mr Tallon: "I think that I will take two small bottles of Dubonnet and gin with me this morning, in case it is needed," drew applause from the crowd when it sold for 16,000 far above the estimate of 200 to 300. Another buyer paid 5,000 for a letter written by Diana, Princess of Wales, following the birth of her first son, William, in 1982. (Telegraph.co.uk)

    Fresh Ideas for Elegant Outdoor Entertaining  Jul 3, 2008
    Fill your silver or crystal punch bowl with ice to chill bottles of wine and other beverages. Stack footed cake plates, fill with appetizers and adorn with fresh flowers. (Harrisburg Daily Register, IL)

    Small cup, big help  Jul 2, 2008
    The Flatterware Collapsible Cup ($5-$6) made its flea market debut in Brooklyn, N.Y., recently and happened to be next to an overflowing garbage can piled with plastic bottles and paper cups. The new handy drink receptacle couldn't have been making more of a very green statement. (Boston Globe)

    Old-time charm  Jul 2, 2008
    With a wall lined with taps pouring imported Belgian beers and hundreds of varieties of European ales and lambics in bottles ranging from $6 to $18, the pub draws beer aficionados from around the world. On Tuesday nights around 10:30, patrons compete against music students who work and perform at the nearby Quisisana resort (see Rest) in a karaoke contest. (Boston Globe)

    Stars donate to Darfur aid sale  Jun 26, 2008
    Plastic bottles get recycled as bottles, right. Not until now. (Yahoo News -- Philanthropy and Volunteerism)

    An isolated paradise  Jun 25, 2008
    What should happen to the deposits when bottles aren t returned. Who should get them. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)

    Experience the power at Ionia Farm Power Show  Jun 25, 2008
    Do you think all single use drink bottles should have a deposit. All. (Ionia Sentinel-Standard, MI)

    One-tank trip: Chateau Elan in Braselton  Jun 21, 2008
    By the time he's in the adjacent room, sitting on built-in shelves holding empty wine bottles, he's easily talked the group into trying some, to see if we can develop our own sense of what is and isn't good. DINING AND SHOPPING. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)

    Salvaged Beauty  Jun 15, 2008
    In the dining room, he paired an antique table with a modern bowl made from recycled bottles. (He bought the bowl at an art show at the Rhode Island School of Design, his alma mater. (Boston Globe)

    Old Penney’s building restoration under way (20)  Jun 14, 2008
    A two-man crew from Cougar Construction of Albany used bits of recycled glass comprised of such things as pickle and beer bottles to remove age-old yellow paint and expose the original red brick. The glass comes from recycling bins, is crushed, cleaned to remove glue and then sized, said John Harmon of LLC of Tigard. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)

    Bottled Or Boxed?  Jun 14, 2008
    Her apartment is stuffed to the gills with bottles of wine she describes in phrases like "puppy's breath," "rusty nail" and "cat's pee.". But no matter. (Forbes)

    Different gifts for dad  Jun 14, 2008
    It's amazing how an antique sign, a couple of old bottles, some old framed photographs, or perhaps even an old classic telephone could add to your dad's study, room, workshop. To find that perfect piece and spoil your dad this Fathers' Day, visit Grand Hotel Antiques, corner 5th and Morkel, Albertville or contact the store on +27 11 673 2345 for more information. (iAfrica.com)

    Classifieds 6/12/08  Jun 13, 2008
    8 a.m. -4 p.m. Jim Beam and Avon Bottles, dishes, knick knacks and much more. GARAGE SALE 618 S. Mill, Pontiac. (Pontiac Daily Leader, IL)

    You know you are from Lodi if ...  Jun 4, 2008
    Mama Llama wrote on Jun 3, 2008 9:55 PM:" We still have one of the glass milk bottles from the Milk Stop....I remember going through the drive- through there. And remember Blewett's Dairy?...and do the grade school's still have the kids doing "crossing guard duty"? " ... voter wrote on Jun 3, 2008 8:36 PM:" Milk in glass bottles and a wire carrier from Milk Stop. They ran promotions where you collected the paper lids which featured presidents or states. ". (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)

    Ich bin ein clubber  Jun 2, 2008
    I can't see much life in it but inside the cavernous bar it's a different story, with a dozen or so people dressed in alternative clothing, swigging from beer bottles and head-banging to chunky guitar riffs. This could well be another squat party but everyone is so entranced they don't seem to notice they've got a gatecrasher in their midst. (The Age, Australia -- Breaking News)

    Masters of the brew  Jun 1, 2008
    Dedicated homebrewer Chad Ekberg fills bottles with a nearly-finished batch of Russian Imperial Stout. The brew needs to ferment for a few more weeks in the bottles to carbonate before it is ready open and enjoy. (Gillette News-Record, WY)

    Findlay man's collection includes 200 game-worn jerseys, pucks, sticks and banners  May 31, 2008
    "So when the Penguins won the cup there, he managed to procure me a few items. He actually got two champagne bottles, and he got them autographed by a couple of the players. One of them is autographed by Tom Barrasso, and he actually noted Stanley Cup '91 on it. The other one is Jaromir Jagr and Paul Coffey.". Another friend, who used to work for the city, hooked him up with one of the Penguins banners that the city hung from street posts. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    Where to hibernate  May 27, 2008
    Framed by lit candles, twinkling wall lights and shelves of glass beer mugs and bottles, the polished bar stands beside a crackling log fire. Warm your back on the tall wooden chairs at the counter or nestle on the nearby ornate antique sofa. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)

    Lakewood 400 gets ready for antique season  May 23, 2008
    Americana even comes in the most mundane of items, such as the assorted glass bottles in Jay Guest's booth. "Bottles are part of history," Guest said, pointing out a row of purple bottles from the 1920s and the poison bottles, marked with ridges to alert the half-conscious reaching into medicine cabinets in the dark of night ... Guest digs up some bottles from outhouses, where men would dispose of liquor bottles to hide their drinking from their wives, he explained. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)

    Ultimate Recycler, or Junk Queen? 05-18-2008  May 21, 2008
    Mom, you are a junker, not a recycler, she tells me, while acknowledging that I do recycle aluminum cans, newspapers, and some plastic bottles and that is a good thing. She was talking about my reluctance to throw anything away on the chance that I will need it for something someday. (Plainview Daily Herald, TX)

    Antique furniture falling out of favor  May 15, 2008
    Who doesn't love a story about plastic bottles being turned into baby blankets or a rug woven from bicycle tires. But recycling involves some processing in order to obtain a raw material that can be turned into a new product. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Shopping Travel Guide to Buffalo  May 13, 2008
    Clutch (814 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo) Find kitschy and quirky jewelry like earrings made from recycled soda bottles and necklaces with the Virgin Mary. Check out the wall of earrings, line of tights and other funky must-have accessories. (Suite101.com)

    Braves: Two chances to win road game today  May 13, 2008
    Time to install IV bottles in the pen. By Bailey. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)

    Coke to sell collectible foreign language cans in U.S. as Olympic promotion  May 11, 2008
    Twenty-ounce Coca-Cola bottles will have labels with multiple languages including those of the Bangladesh, China, Egypt, Georgia, Israel, Korea, Nepal and Sri Lanka ... Over the summer, thousands of samples of the special aluminum bottles will be shared with visitors at Simon Malls across the country. (Dayton Business Journal, OH)

    Annual Wine and Dine a hit  May 6, 2008
    Chuck Thomas, a local attorney, said he believes the two bottles of wine that are being auctioned off on-line will bring in some big money ... Alice and I did some research on two very old bottles of fine wine (dated 1793) that were donated. (Pekin Times, IL)

    Volunteers urge more recycling  May 6, 2008
    The only plastic Belfast recycles is No. 2 plastic bottles. The city also takes newspapers and magazines, paper, glass bottles and jugs, steel and aluminum cans and different kinds of paper and cardboard. (Courier Publications, ME)

    View from the cop: Crack is wack  Apr 23, 2008
    If you are in the market for little NASCAR key chains, lighters with the Bud Girls on them, energy tablets, rolling papers, small energy bottles of who-knows-what, tiny elephant air fresheners, or other items of the personal enhancement category, then this is your flea market from heaven. As I stood to pay for the gas on the gas pump didn t want to take my card but had an insatiable curiosity about my zip code over and over, I had the occasion to look at the little glass mirror display cabinet... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    One woman's life in China  Apr 20, 2008
    On the streets, Mercedes vie for room on the road with bicycle carts stacked sky-high with Styrofoam, wooden planks, water bottles and whatnot. And at dawn, across the street from the tres posh Portman Ritz-Carlton hotel on Nanjing Road, older Chinese folks waltz on the sidewalk to music playing on a small boombox. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    'Emo,' goth subcultures thriving in Mexico  Apr 14, 2008
    A week later, riot police were called in after punk rockers hurled bottles at a pro-emo protest at the Insurgentes Traffic Circle, an emo hangout in Mexico City. The tension subsided only after a group of drum-beating Hare Krishnas marched through the traffic circle, apparently unaware of what was going on. (AZCentral -- News)

    Liquid asset in Paris pawnshop  Apr 14, 2008
    Its a very promising start, said a spokesman for the pawnshop, Vincent Vogt, who said it has taken in 400 bottles since March 17, from Paris and the provinces alike. One Parisian doctor turned up with a dozen bottles of 1985 Romanee Conti, at ... With thick stone walls, 80% humidity, and vault-like security conditions, its cellar can accommodate up to 90,000 bottles in optimum conditions, Vogt said. (The Star Online, Malaysia)

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