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    This day, old is new again  Sep 8, 2008
    In the kitchen, Nancy Taylor, of Skaneateles, demonstrated how to darn socks and reminisced about her grandmother's aprons ... how to darn socks and reminisced about her grandmother's aprons. (Auburn Citizen, NY)

    All honor the hallowed ham  Sep 7, 2008
    Many people show up in traditional Tyrolean garb, wearing lederhosen, dirndls, and farmers' aprons. The big draw, of course, is the food tent, offering beer and wine and all the potato salad, cole slaw, noodles, dumplings, and fried apples that anyone could eat. (Boston Globe)

    Artists host open studios  Sep 5, 2008
    Paula LaMont, acrylics, collages and watercolors, giclee prints, cards, aprons and cookbooks. Karen Miller, fiber arts Miller will demonstrate how to make greeting cards using fabric and paper scraps. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)

    Keynotes for Sept. 4  Sep 4, 2008
    That same day, from 10 a.m. to noon, the Quilt Gallery will have various homemade quilts, aprons, bags and table runners on sale. They are made by the Silver Threads, a group that meets weekly with instructor Karen Jacobs. (Hudson Sun, MA)

    Fashion up in flames  Sep 3, 2008
    Davis Squared carries Jessie Steele chef aprons that are hot, hot, hot ($38) ... The edgy and fun shop in Davis Square also sells ladies' aprons and accessories, men's and babies' hats, baby clothes and books, and housewares. (Boston Globe)

    It's about stripes  Sep 2, 2008
    Although the chefs did not earn their stripes as butchers, they love the versatility of the aprons. "The butcher's apron is so durable and it distinguishes the chefs from the waitstaff" said Samantha Kern, owner of Parc, "They look good and dress the usual uniform up.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)

    Daytona team wins in race track's debut  Sep 1, 2008
    The biggest complaints re garded parts of the new asphalt breaking up, clouds of dust from dirt aprons just off the racing surface and limited passing points, but the headline Rolex GT Series put on a good show. A late caution flag set up a two-lap sprint to the finish won by the Daytona Prototype team of Mark Patterson and Os waldo Negri while the GT team of Andy Lally and Tim George Jr. finished first in their class and 14th overall. (NJ.com -- Times)

    Charles City's Party in the Park finale set for Saturday  Aug 29, 2008
    Chuck Chips may be obtained from the Chuck Chip Table near the center of the park or from volunteers in red Chuck aprons stationed throughout the park during the events. Saturday s event will be last night to use 2008 Chuck Chips. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)

    California dreamin'  Aug 28, 2008
    "It's a little bit of a suburb, it's a little more reserved." So Higgins and employee Steve Zastawny just hung out in their underwear, aprons, and sandals, as curious customers shopped, shot pictures, and generally enjoyed the show. But a fellow female employee chose to keep her clothes on. (Boston Globe)

    Cosmetics store exposes naked truth on packaging  Aug 28, 2008
    As part of a promotion of Lush's minimal packaging, eight employees sported nothing but shoes and aprons reading, "Ask me why I'm naked." Lush says one of its shampoo bars lasts as long as 24 ounces of liquid shampoo, eliminating up to three plastic bottles and requiring fewer deliveries. "I am very shy, but I believe so much in what we are saying, which is less packaging is better for the environment," said employee Janelle Kinney, 30. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)

    Coats of many colors  Aug 28, 2008
    Here are some paints and brushes, and here are some aprons, so you don t ruin your clothes, he says from his studio at the end of Hydro Drive. Then I told them, please paint whatever you want to do on this board, and they went to town. (Westerly Sun, RI)

    New Plaza to Help All “Remember the Ladies”  Aug 28, 2008
    Their clothes were taken from them, and they were given dresses and aprons made of coarse material and shoes with no left or right feet distinction. They slept on cots with filthy blankets and were fed contaminated food, which often had worms in it. (South County Chronicle, VA)

    A frosty salute  Aug 27, 2008
    Spoons, bowls, aprons, napkins, and scoopers were all delivered to the Klausner s door step. And of course, all the ice cream they could eat. (Bolton Common, MA)

    A Swedish face for China's beloved sport  Aug 24, 2008
    On Thursday night at Waldner's Swedish restaurant, W Bar, Olympic table tennis played on two projection screens while staff members wearing kitchen aprons engaged in the real thing on a regulation table placed between the back wall and the bar. At nightfall, lights were dimmed and candles lit and the sound of table tennis pinged off the restaurant's walls. (International Herald Tribune)

    Serving time - their just desserts  Aug 23, 2008
    Once in the outdoor exercise yards, the prisoners are dressed all Peter Rowland Catering in bow-ties, crisp white shirts and long aprons. They serve little plastic dishes of chestnut and honey ice-cream with sheep cheese from Pienza, and gelato made from melone and prosciutto. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)

    Don't Fall for the "Redeem Team" Hokum  Aug 23, 2008
    Among them: Redeem Team hosiery; Redeem Team basketball shoes and Redeem Team basketball sneakers; Redeem Team aprons; Redeem Team undergarments; Redeem Team beach coverups, Redeem Team bathing suit coverups, and Redeem Team bathing suit wraps; Redeem Team bikinis and Redeem Team tankinis; Redeem Team "baby bibs not of paper"; and, of course, the Redeem Team "novelty headwear with attached wigs.". This has been the story all along with the so-called , which has vivisected the field in Beijing,... (Slate)

    Charles City's Party in Park to feature movies, music  Aug 21, 2008
    Chuck Chips may be obtained from the Chuck Chip Table near the center of the park or from volunteers in red Chuck aprons stationed throughout the park during the events. The final 2008 Party in the Park event will be Saturday, Aug. 30. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)

    Meal idea fails to whet appetites  Aug 20, 2008
    Aprons await shoppers who customize their ready-to-cook pickup orders, saving home preparation time and money at My Other Kitchen in Ballston Spa. (Philip Kamrass / Times Union). (Albany Times Union)

    Grover launching farmers market Sunday  Aug 16, 2008
    Julie Andrews Scott, who is managing the market, said the vendors lined up so far will offer fresh fruits and vegetables, including strawberries and raspberries, as well as cut flowers, tropical plants, bamboo, eggs, jams, jellies and salsa and such craft items as aprons and planters. Visitors also will be able to buy kettlecorn, baked goods, crepes, barbecued tri-tip, sausages, pita bread, hummus, churros, tamales, taquitos, Kona coffee, fresh juices, beer and wine. (Santa Maria Times)

    New attitudes  Aug 13, 2008
    Rows of women sit at sewing machines and craft tables making items for export to the West, from aprons and tablecloths to mobile phone covers and make-up bags. They are paid an average of about 800 yuan a month (about US$115, 57). (BBC News)

    Lo & Ro Shun Paparazzi  Aug 11, 2008
    Our source said, "Lindsay and Sam sat down with friends and ordered dinner, when someone who looked like the chef or owner came up to them and asked if they would go to the kitchen. They were so nice, they went back and put on aprons and chefs' hats and everything. But when the owner asked them to pose for photos, they became furious." Lohan and Ronson "were so offended," our spy said, that they left the kitchen, their table and the restaurant before their food arrived. The couple must have... (New York Post -- Gossip)

    Memory doesn't lie about the hotel work she loathed  Aug 9, 2008
    Housekeepers do not wear stiff white aprons or carry feather dusters. When I arrived for my encore last Wednesday morning, general manager David Ross handed me my uniform, a tan T-shirt emblazoned with the inn's logo of a stern Pilgrim. (Boston Globe)

    Aprons becoming a thing of the past  Aug 9, 2008
    Published: Tuesday, August 5, 2008 8:07 AM CDT My grandmothers wore aprons ... When company came, those aprons were ideal hiding places for shy kids ... Those big old aprons wiped many a perspiring brow, bent over the hot stove. (Russellville News Democrat Leader, KY)

    Lost Rabbit wins party  Aug 9, 2008
    "The folks at Edy's thought of everything. They sent plenty of scoops, aprons, table cloths, signs and even wet wipes for people in case they got a little sticky. They also sent hang tags that we put on doors in the neighborhood, telling folks about the party, and giving them the date, time and place.". The ice cream arrived via FedEx last Wednesday. (The Clarion-Ledger)

    Hospital C difficile deaths: the patients let down by those they ...  Aug 9, 2008
    "There were boxes of gloves and aprons right next to patients. Sometimes visitors would sit on the boxes because there was not enough chairs on the ward."There was also a laundry storage unit nearby where they were constantly collecting clean laundry. It was always left open with people passing back and forth. (Scotsman)

    Prepare to get ‘wet & wild’ at Friday’s Party in the Park  Aug 7, 2008
    Chuck Chips may be obtained from the Chuck Chip Table near the center of the park or from volunteers in red Chuck aprons stationed throughout the park during the events. Remaining dates for Party in the Park 2008 include Friday, Aug. 22, and a special Party in the Park event on Saturday, Aug. 30 that will take the place of one of the June events postponed due to the floods. (Charles City Press, IO)

    Dance Gets RAW  Aug 2, 2008
    From white picket fences to housewives in aprons, "Fallout" recycles every cliche of 1950s suburban life. Smith drinks in front of the TV's blue glow, emotionally dead to Rein as a "Leave It to Beaver"-like spouse; later she shuts herself inside those white picket fences. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)

    Ribbon cutting held at Airport  Aug 2, 2008
    In addition, the county recently received a 350,000 grant to replace hangars dating to the 1950s, and 156,000 in grants, which will be matched by the county, for improvements to the runway aprons. Dave Wright, airport manager, thanked the project engineers: The EADS Group, which did design and construction engineering, and L. Robert Kimball iates, the construction manager. (Somerset Daily American, PA)

    Crafting Bliss  Aug 2, 2008
    Housed in a vintage brick building with old wooden floors, Blissful Living Studio offers classes on parenting and pillow-making, smart-shopping strategies and sewing aprons. There's even yoga and, this fall, a charm school for teenage girls. (AZCentral -- Home)

    Ga. rancher pushing grass-fed beef  Aug 1, 2008
    Two workers in green rubber aprons and rubber boots step outside and sharpen long knives. "You've got to learn that food comes from somewhere," says Chip Ulbrich, executive chef of South City Kitchen in Vinings. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    Every day is 'new celebration' for former town clerk, social news writer  Jul 31, 2008
    Knowing their mom s passion for creating handmade pocketbooks, aprons, pants and other sewing projects, Meinders concocted a flyer inviting her mother to a class designed to teach individuals how to sell their work on eBay. Smith, who says the only other birthday party she ever had was one her aunt threw for her in Charleston when she was 10 years old, said, I fell for their ploy completely. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)

    Keynotes for July 31  Jul 31, 2008
    Quilts, aprons, bags and table runners which they are creating will be on sale at the Quilt Gallery in the Center, to benefit the building fund. The Gallery will be open Saturday, Sept. 6, from 10-12 noon during the fund-raising Meat Raffle at the Center. (Hudson Sun, MA)

    Kids assemble meals during cooking class  Jul 30, 2008
    " DeMasie asked the trio of young chefs. "Because we might get hurt and burned," Georgia said. All three kids felt like Junior Chef Camp had been a good way to spend a summer afternoon. Lucy said she might want to become a chef some day. "With big, big aprons," she said, patting the WeekDay Gourmet apron she was wearing. Lucy's mom Cynthia Walker looked forward to tasting her daughter's first creation. "We're going to have this for dinner," she said. "Yay. Dinner," agreed Georgia's grandmother... (Athens Banner-Herald)

    Making an Apron  Jul 28, 2008
    Aprons aren't for grandma anymore. Aprons are a great accessory for any crafter ... Cooks use aprons to protect their clothing from spills. (Suite101.com)

    Gift-giving made even more fun  Jul 26, 2008
    Party napkins, towel and pot holder gift sets, and aprons have sayings on them such as You can t scare me, I have children, and You have to believe in something. I believe I ll have another drink. (Muscatine Journal, IO)

    Professional Attire for Staff  Jul 25, 2008
    Aprons or smocks can make an inappropriately dressed employee look neat and businesslike. Besides covering up casual clothing, aprons can help boost store sales because they clearly identify employees as staff members. (Suite101.com)

    All the produce thats fit to print  Jul 24, 2008
    T-shirts, plain canvas tote bags, plain aprons, or any other washable fabric item you want to print. Fabric paint in different colors Paintbrushes of varying thicknesses Sponges Blank scrap paper for practice Old newspaper. (Arlington Advocate, MA)

    A struggling city cries, 'Save our Starbucks'  Jul 24, 2008
    The green aprons, the blond wood, the safari-themed coffee art and the chalkboards. From Chula Vista, California, to Bangor, Maine, to Paris and Hong Kong, all Starbucks stores are more or less the same. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)

     Cook-off in the bag  Jul 23, 2008
    The Brown Nosers went as far as to have aprons made ... In the end, flattery, intriguing aprons and bright chicken head gear were irrelevant to the judges who took the time to taste all the delicious dishes that these teams concocted all in a 30-minute time frame. (Forest City Summit, IO)

    kitchen business  Jul 20, 2008
    When Jessica Wong and Vanessa Lee decided to throw a party four years ago, there was one thing the 20-somethings were never able to cross off their shopping list: stylish aprons ... After a trip to their local fabric store, Wong used fabric paint to create two simple designs (one an ice cream cone and the other a coffee cup), which she then silk screened onto the aprons ... To give their prototype aprons a professional appearance, they passed their designs on to a local manufacturer to create... (Globe and Mail -- Business)

    1930s doll collection on display at Miller House  Jul 18, 2008
    The female dolls wear dresses with aprons or skirts and blouses, all with the trimming and embellishments native to their land. The male dolls are garbed in a variety of breeches, britches, trousers and pants, as well as other forms of traditional costuming. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)

    Japanese fashion fad tailored by inmates  Jul 17, 2008
    The must-have apparel cotton aprons, tote bags and pouches is emblazoned with the character for jail inside a circle and are cut, sewn and assembled by inmates at Hakodate Juvenile Prison on the northern island of Hokkaido ... The apparel cotton aprons, tote bags and pouches is emblazoned with the character for 'jail' inside a circle and are cut, sewn and assembled by inmates at Hakodate Juvenile Prison on the northern island of Hokkaido ... Aprons with the striking logo which go for about... (Globe and Mail -- International)

    Looking back at Life's moments  Jul 15, 2008
    In those 1943 ads all the wives and sweethearts are wearing frocks and aprons, while the news photographs showed women on the factory assembly lines as "Rosie the Riveter.". Martin Aircraft's ad showed an artist's conception of the airliner of the future, a giant, propeller-driven sea plane. (Boston Globe)

    Creative recycling  Jul 13, 2008
    Use old T-shirts to make curtains, blankets, pillows or aprons. Use pretty bottles and wire to make hanging vases. (AZCentral -- Home)

    An early 1960s boy's eye view of Portsmouth  Jul 13, 2008
    (I have one of his white aprons at home). I'd watch him pour coffee and tea, serve pie, scoop and serve ice cream, and always at the same time keeping the counters spotless. (Seacoast New Hampshire)

    Legion to host crafts show  Jul 8, 2008
    The event will feature arts and crafts such as quilts, receiving blankets, embroidered koozies, jewelry and accessories, handspun and dyed yarns, hand-woven items, soaps and handcreams, stuffed animals, dolls, aprons, crochet pot holders and grocery bags, baby items and woodwork. Frank Strieder and Frank Felcman will provide musical entertainment, and chopped barbecue sandwiches, hamburgers, desserts and drinks will be served. (Sealy News, TX)

    FDA hunts for salmonella source in Mexico  Jul 7, 2008
    As they reviewed the packing plant, workers in aprons, hairnets and plastic gloves cleaned and packed the last tomato harvest to be shipped to the company's warehouse in Pharr, Texas. Bonanza has about 150 acres of greenhouse tomatoes in a lush valley near Jalisco's south coast, an area shared by several U.S.-owned tomato growing companies, including San Antonio-based Desert Glory, North America's largest grower of greenhouse tomatoes. (CNN -- US)

    "Civilization does not seem to have a pulse. It looks quite dead indeed. Smells dead, toothe corpse stinking like the street gutter outside a Chinatown fish market after a nine-day heat wave."Summer TVBy Troy Patterson  Jul 7, 2008
    Celebrity Circus, Celebrity Family Feud, Wipeout, and other summer shows reviewed. - By Troy Patterson - Slate Magazine. (Slate)

    Upstairs, downstairs  Jul 6, 2008
    In the dairy and bakery in the moat house, where modestly-coifed young women with flour-covered aprons over their heavy woollen dresses churn butter and knead bread under the watchful eye of their seniors, the ambiance and atmosphere are so convincing that I could sit for hours, watching them going about their work. Scrubbed tables. (BBC News -- UK)

    "John McCain isn't a scoundrel, but in a presidential race in which he now trails Barack Obama, patriotism is shaping up as his last refuge."Waving the FlagBy David Greenberg  Jul 5, 2008
    How the "patriotism" debate might actually help Obama. - By David Greenberg - Slate Magazine. (Slate)

    The best-selling humorist buys a tote bag and teases his fans  Jul 4, 2008
    On a recent sunny Friday, David Sedaris is the sole customer in Jack Spade, a quirky Newbury Street men's boutique that carries aprons emblazoned with "World's Best Sperm Donor," leather ping-pong racket cases, and an array of handsome earth-toned tote bags. He's here for the bags. (Boston Globe)

    Rogue River struts its stuff at the National Rooster Crow  Jul 4, 2008
    Live roosters, once more common on area farms, appeared in many forms: as stuffed animals, yard art and appliques on aprons, sweatshirts and throw pillows. Only 20 live roosters entered the crowing contest. (OregonLive, OR -- News)

    Giving fish the gentle treatment  Jul 3, 2008
    We tied rubber aprons over our jackets and jeans, fetched from a nail on the side of John's uncle's weathered plywood and screen smokehouse, which puffed sweetly nearby. John is much better with a knife and a salmon than I am. (Anchorage Daily News)

    OCEANSIDE: Sweet retirement for longtime donut shop owners  Jul 2, 2008
    On Monday morning, Mill and Bophasy Tan hung up their aprons for good, after serving their last bear claws, crullers and twists to a passionate cast of customers. Tomorrow, Tan's Donuts will open with a new owner behind the counter. (North County Times)

    Back to the future  Jul 1, 2008
    Nurses used to have starched collars, aprons and hair pinned up. "I don't like the modern uniforms they all seem very tight.". (BBC News -- UK)

    Taste is on the agenda for military Meals Ready to Eat  Jun 30, 2008
    Back in 1982 when MREs debuted, designers assumed they could hang up their aprons. But when the first Gulf War broke out, the new ration moved from limited training use to the only food soldiers ate for months on end. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)

    Thurs., June 26  Jun 26, 2008
    The girls will be tying on their aprons and bringing two dozen homemade cookies to taste test. June 23-27. (Andalusia Star News, AL)

    Dozen bakers  Jun 26, 2008
    Throw on those aprons and warm up those ovens people, because on this Fourth of July, the main event isn t the fireworks, it s in the kitchen. At this year s Independence Day Celebration hosted by the Lions Club, a dozen bakers will test their confectionary skills, with strawberries as the main ingredient. (Billerica Minuteman, MA)

    Get clever in the kitchen and protect your children from fire  Jun 24, 2008
    Actress Angela Griffin, a mother of two young children, is also lending her support to the campaign by encouraging families to don aprons and get cooking safely together. Angela said: As a mother myself, safety in the home is an important issue for me. (Rochdale Online)

    OBITUARY: Tasha Tudor, illustrator of children's books, dies at 92  Jun 21, 2008
    The family sells greeting cards, prints, plates, aprons, dolls, quilts and more, all in a sentimental, rustic, but still refined style resembling that of Beatrix Potter. For 70 years her illustrations elicited wide admiration: The New York Times in 1941 said her pictures "have the same fragile beauty of early spring evenings.". (International Herald Tribune)

    Blueberry festival opens Saturday  Jun 20, 2008
    pet supplies, jewelry and aprons. kettle corn. (Brewton Standard, AL)

    TruckPort concept rolling into Denton  Jun 19, 2008
    A concept new to the area, Royalton's so-called National TruckPorts facilities are each comprised of two 30,000-square-foot multitenant buildings with concrete aprons for parking, on 8 to 12 acres of land near major interstates, said Vice President Stuart Smith at privately held Royalton. Each facility is gated, with electronic points of entry and stadium lighting, and open 24 hours a day, Smith said. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    Parents Magazine Names Uno Chicago Grill(R) a Best Bet  Jun 18, 2008
    One of the most popular activities for kids at Uno is the Make Your Own Pizza option: children are given aprons, thin-crust pizza dough, sauce and toppings. From those, they can make their own delicious creations, which are baked and brought back to the table for dinner. (PR Newswire)

    Executive Chef or Chief Executive?  Jun 17, 2008
    These days, chefs are slipping off their greasy aprons and getting into designer business suits. They are coming off the hot range in fiery kitchens and getting into plush air-conditioned offices. (India Times)

    90th annual Style Show has 90 years worth to display  Jun 16, 2008
    Displays will include old sewing items, kitchen utensils, aprons and old-time laundry methods. The style show will include a variety of vintage clothing and more current styles. (The Pantagraph newspaper)

    Nebraska museum opens display on history of cleaning  Jun 15, 2008
    (AP) -- Whether crocheted or cross-stitched, made from flour sacks or fine silk, aprons through the years had one thing in common: They reflected the personalities of the women who made and wore them. "Aprons are similar to quilts, women make them and design them in their own personality," Gage County Museum Director Lesa Arterburn said ... As part of Homestead Days, the museum is opening a new display that includes aprons, irons, washboards, vacuums and washing machines through the years -- all... (Sioux City Journal, IO)

    Real life situations not quite the same for TV dads  Jun 15, 2008
    " Jackson and his sons love to cook together. They have matching chef hats and aprons from the 2007 Disney movie Ratatouille. "They love for me to cook breakfast," Jackson says. "They'll say, 'Daddy, you make the best grits in the world. Man, money can't buy that. (The Clarion-Ledger)

    Bayswater Brasserie  Jun 14, 2008
    The white tiles on the floor, the dark timber on the walls, the bentwood chairs, the waiters with long white aprons and the counter of fresh oysters all still smack of Gallic good times ... There's an outdoor space, too, and you can also sit in the passageway to the kitchen where a pastry bench is manned by young cooks in long aprons who brulee pots of creme and dust icing sugar onto souffles. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)

    Backing your favorite  Jun 13, 2008
    Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton buttons, hats, T-shirts, cooking aprons, bumper stickers, yard signs and tote bags of every color and design were available for purchase, some coming from the official campaign and others made by the supporters themselves. Wayne Ervin, a Greenville resident and national delegate, was selling Obama merchandise buttons, trading cards and shirts that were homemade and others from the campaign but cautioned that buying an item without a union stamp deemed it... (Pearland Journal, TX)

    Learning to cook  Jun 13, 2008
    On June 14, 1998, Ramekins officially opened its doors with a debut party featuring guest chef Narsai David and 150 guests donning aprons. Since then the school has offered a steady stream of culinary-inspired activities, from winemaker dinners to classes in everything from Indian cooking to cupcake decorating. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)

    Strawberry Festival a 90-year tradition at South Church  Jun 5, 2008
    May Goode always made her aprons for sale, and Ruth Nettleton is remembered for years of running "Gram's Attic." Art Bradbury has been conducting the auction every year as well, although some years the items to be auctioned off were small and made the auctioneering more of an effort. Church records, which go back to 1877, are not definitive about the first year of the strawberry festival, but the ladies say the event was one of the social highlights of East Hartford. (East Hartford Gazette, CT)

    Joys Of Barbecue  Jun 5, 2008
    and lots of shouting done by guys in smeared aprons with smoke-impregnated clothes. In my home state of Texas, beef barbecue is king. (KFOXTV.com, TX)

    Water shotrage in govt hospitals  Jun 4, 2008
    An employee at the ward masters office said even disinfecting floors and cleaning doctors aprons has been affected. Patients were shocked to know that a lone tubewell is the only source of water for one of the states premier hospitals - from the operating theatre to students hostels and staff quarters. (Times of India)

    Dirty hospital practices revealed  Jun 2, 2008
    Cleaners failing to use disposable gloves and aprons which could have stopped the C.diff bug spreading to other patients ... The infection needs to be wiped away and cloths and aprons used to carry out the task need to be carefully disposed of, to ensure that the tiny C.diff spores aren't passed on through clothing or touch. (BBC News -- UK)

    Get Crafty While Cooking  Jun 1, 2008
    Aprons & Pot holders - Learn to sew and make your own aprons, pot holders and hot pads. Fruit & vegetable creations - start with a potato, add some extras and see what your Mr. Potato Head looks like. (Suite101.com)

    Bridge players protest new senior center fee  Jun 1, 2008
    The way the card players tell it, that's when burly guys in white aprons emerged from the kitchen. Hands planted firmly on hips, they told the rogues how it was going to be. (Anchorage Daily News)

    A La Facon de Shimizu  May 31, 2008
    Our waitresses are two young Japanese women with wide smiles and classic, long bistro aprons. They are impressively professional. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)

    2008 Party in the Park season kicks off Friday  May 30, 2008
    Chuck Chips may be obtained from the Chuck Chip Table near the center of the park or from volunteers in red Chuck aprons stationed throughout the park during the events. InPulse. (Charles City Press, IO)

    Icing on the Cake  May 29, 2008
    Many young girls dress up in over-sized aprons and climb on chairs to help in the kitchen, but one 9-year-old Woodlands girl has gone from licking batter-caked spatulas to using them for her own business. Valerie Pignetti, a third-grader at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School, recently started her own cake-decorating business with orders trickling in nearly every weekend from family and friends. (Woodlands Villager, TX)

    Manito celebrates 150th birthday in style  May 28, 2008
    Aprons were worn over their work dress to keep them clean, said Whittaker. Three young ladies, Erin Key, Kaila Townsend from Springfield and Sadie Johnson of Mount Pulaski, were putting finishing touches on the dresses they would model in the show. (Pekin Times, IL)

    What's cool for kids to do? We offer a list of some the best places to take kids of all ages  May 23, 2008
    Kids love handling tools just like dad's and the bright orange aprons are a perfect photo opportunity for mom. 10. (Camdenton Lake Sun Leader, MO)

    OCEANSIDE: Troops treated to Operation Appreciation  May 18, 2008
    The rush had ended, and some of the volunteers were hanging up their aprons to go eat their own lunches or listen to the live band. Sergeant's only response was to exclaim, "we need to bring some more people in here!" before turning to fill the plates of two uniformed Marines and a very convincing Capt. Jack Sparrow impersonator from the event's carnival. (North County Times)

    Lively Madrid celebrates 200th anniversary  May 17, 2008
    Along Ribera de Curtidores between Ronda de Toledo and Plaza de Cascorro there are goods to please all fancies fans and leather, ruffled aprons and cheap, satiny shawls, Real Madrid caps and T-shirts, antiques and posters. To find a Goya look-alike, or, as a Rastro sign puts it, "Autentico Falso," go to Pintores Artisticos, Ribera de Curtidores 15, about halfway along the main drag. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)

    Olde Towne Market season open for business  May 15, 2008
    Jody Martin - embroidered aprons, handbags and children's clothes ... Margaret Posusta - jewelry, kitchen towels, aprons, crochet vests and plants. (The Clarion-Ledger)

    Seniors honor volunteers  May 15, 2008
    McClay and Gardiner were given personalized aprons highlighted with their names to wear in the kitchen, where they spend so much volunteer time. It's not an effort to come down and do something when it's something that you're doing that makes your heart happy, said Gardiner. (Marlborough Enterprise, MA)

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