SHELF LIFE - Library’s redesign nearly complete Nov 22, 2008
Workers are making room for a new accounts desk and sorted return slots that will alter traffic patterns and relieve congestion. The back room is being remodeled to improve work flow and get materials to the shelves faster. (Missoulian, MT)
Trentonian Community Calendar Aug 1, 2008
Boheme Opera Guild annual bus trip to Delaware Race Track and Slots. $75 per person includes bus, track entrance, clubhouse buffet lunch. (The Trentonian, NJ)
Top prospects combine to tantalize Jun 3, 2008
McGuire said personal interviews, conducted in 20- to 25-minute time slots, are a good starting point. Can you really tell who s going to be your best player in Game 7 by typing it into a computer, McGuire told NHL.com, referring to the Q sions. (Boston Herald)
Track owners give up on slots May 4, 2008
As prospects for expanded gambling sputtered in the Florida Legislature on Friday, the owners of the Palm Beach Kennel Club said they'll contemplate a slots-free future for their 66-acre gambling complex at Belvedere Road and Congress Avenue ... Voters in Broward and Miami-Dade counties had recently endorsed the addition of Las Vegas-style slots, and the Seminoles' casinos added them as well ... The severe budget crisis seemed to up the ante, creating a greater need for the tax revenue that... (The Palm Beach Post)
Pols tapped by Sal changed vote on casinos Mar 22, 2008
Lawmakers who previously voted for slot machines pointed out Patrick s bill did not include slots at the tracks, an issue key to saving jobs in some of their legislative districts ... Several lawmakers said the speaker made a shrewd political maneuver to quietly pledge a vote on the slots bill in order to reduce support for Patrick s measure ... He said he voted against Patrick s bill because he favors slots at the tracks, with the possibility of licensing a casino at a later date. (Boston Herald)
Wednesday: Reality TV Night Jan 26, 2008
Wife Swap (reality), Supernanny (reality), Power of 10 (game show), American Idol (competition), and Deal or No Deal (game show) are the incumbents during those time slots, with a sixth show, Fox's Moment of Truth (game show), premiering tonight. Moment of Truth, hosted by Antiques Roadshow 'star' Mark L. Walberg, dusts off the trusty ol' polygraph machine for use on contestants. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Musharraf woos Europe while Pakistan seethes Jan 22, 2008
In another move that would garner popular support, Kayani was also likely to recall army officers who had been posted to top slots in government departments when Musharraf was head of the military, according to an army spokesman. Ijaz Shafi Gilani, chairman of Gallup Pakistan, said Friday that anecdotal evidence indicated that army morale had suffered because soldiers felt Musharraf's rule had harmed the military's image. (International Herald Tribune)
South Korean science prepares to take on the world Jan 19, 2008
Last year Kaist filled 51 of its 700 admission slots with foreign students on full scholarships. Meanwhile, he has ended free tuition for all; any student whose grade average falls below a B must pay up to $16,000 a year. (International Herald Tribune)
Dozens feel pinched by lobsterman's tale Oct 8, 2007
At a casino, he came up to Harry Bogosian, a retired corporate executive who ended up forking over $500, crying, "Harry!" Later, Bogosian says, he realized how Kluth knew his name: Earlier in the day, he had been publicly recognized as the winner of a slots tournament. It's unclear how Kluth got some of his information. (USA Today)
Exploring Reno's Specialty Museums Sep 29, 2007
What do you do while your friends are playing the slots. Visit the city s specialty museums. (Suite101.com)
More of this story Sep 28, 2007
About 10 percent of state revenues come from lottery games and video slots. McKenna also said in the prepared statement that Citizens Concerned About Casino Gambling would publicize the positions of legislators on gambling issues, including allowing Twin River and Newport Grand to remain open 24 hours and to expand into new kinds of gambling. (Newport Daily News, RI)
Say goodbye to summer with drives to small-town wonders Sep 25, 2007
The sprawling, tentlike complex offers slots, poker, blackjack, bingo and more. When you tear yourself away or run out of money, get back on the interstate. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Feeling lucky? With its lavish new casinos, S. Florida's the new Sin City Sep 21, 2007
With its lavish new casinos, S. Florida's the new Sin City - 09/21/2007 - MiamiHerald (The Miami Herald)
Hockey Hall worth the search Aug 15, 2007
There is an iceless rink where kids can don gloves and a stick and try to stop pucks that come out of five random slots on a screen showing video of Wayne Gretzky or Mark Messier. (There are various skill levels, but the parents opting to try are frequently worse than the youngsters. (AZCentral -- Sports)
Burke Park will be bustling throughout the Canal Celebration Aug 7, 2007
Friday, the schedule is a puppet theatre from 3- 3:45 p.m., December Star from 4-4:45 p.m., a parade from 5-6 p.m. and from 6:15-7 p.m. is RAP. The performances for the 7:17-8 p.m. and 8:15-9 p.m. slots are to be announced. Saturday s schedule begins at 10 a.m. with Lenny and Debby Brockman, and continues with another puppet theatre from 11:15-12:15 p.m., the 12:30-1:30 p.m. slot is to be announced, 1:45-2:45 p.m. is Elijah Fire, 3-4 p.m. is NBJ, 4:15- 5:15 p.m. is Paula Bailey ny, 5:30- 6:30 is... (Little Falls Evening Times, NY)
Antiques store move means more space Aug 3, 2007
Are you disappointed, or relieved, that slots were not approved by the General Assembly. Relieved. (North County News, MD)
Casino's arrival to Dania likely will add traffic, but sales payoff uncertain Apr 7, 2007
Akiba Charles, who runs Akiba Antiques on North Federal Highway, said the slots would attract a lot of people, some of whom would visit the shops and spend money. "We need something," he said. (Sun-Sentinel.com)
For Sale: One M-16 Rifle, 'Not Many Scratches' Mar 25, 2007
A short ride to Flint provides a hint of what was, and what is, through the vast emptiness of Buick City, where acres of parking slots are filled not with cars but with man-size weeds. Outside the office of United Auto Workers Local 599, the American flag always flies at half-staff because so many soldiers from Michigan die overseas, a union official explains. (The Ledger)
No. 3 seeds satisfy two of section's elite Mar 6, 2007
Call: (800) 877-3400. Multimedia / Interactive. (Fresno Bee -- Sports)
There are worse places to be, for sure Mar 5, 2007
If we ve got five to seven guys fighting for two bullpen slots, why give someone who isn t any better than any of them and isn t even ready to play 800 grand. I doubt they consider him a prospect at 36. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Whitefish cowboy sparks a likely change Mar 4, 2007
One roulette wheel, dismantled and missing the slots that separate the numbers, was priced at 18,500, a high-end relic from the 1880s Wild West, later from television's Gunsmoke series. hese are genuine Old West collectibles, Cowboy Ron said, eal pieces of Americana for serious collectors. (Missoulian, MT)
Merchants oppose downtown market Mar 2, 2007
The board agreed that with the number of metered slots provided by the borough, parking would not be a problem at the market ... In addition to the metered slots, Gulotta said the redevelopment authority would make 24 spaces available in its lot for vendors on market days ... The church on East North Street also has agreed to make six spaces available for vendors and the six slots on East Locust Street parking lot are available, for a total of 36 parking spaces available to vendors. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Fabulous finds for tomorrow Feb 11, 2007
Philadelphia designer Josh Owen gets the nod for his clever, portable XOX table, whose base fits into slots on the top. What makes a certain plastic watering can or portable heater an antique of the future, likely to go up in value after it goes out of production. (Charlotte.com, NC -- Living)
The seven sees Jan 2, 2007
The nail-biting 24 is back, The Sopranos is coming to basic cable, and the impending arrival of American Idol forced the networks to move Lost and Friday Night Lights to less hostile time slots. Here is a look at the shows that could have you rethinking that long winter's nap. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
