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Pam Anderson, The Hoff Come Together For ‘Baywatch’ Reunion 

October 31st, 2006

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (October 31, 2006) — Pamela Anderson and David Hasselhoff together again, beachside. The former “Baywatch” stars were in a Santa Monica hotel, just off the Pacific Ocean, Monday night for an event trumpeting the release of DVD box sets of the first two seasons of their… Continue reading…

The New York-based multimedia company recorded a net loss of $25.21 million, or 49 cents per share, for the three months ended Sept. 30. That compares to a loss of $26.07 million, or 51 cents per share, in the year-ago period. Continue reading…

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Lowe’s expected to open end of week 

October 31st, 2006

Retail outlet will open doors to public on Friday with official grand opening planned later. The wait ends this week for residents who’ve been anticipating the opening of a big-box hardware store in Los Ba os. …continued

HEY ZOMBIES — it’s payback time. For years, zombies have terrorized players in games like the “Resident Evil” series or “Siren.” Most of the time, you’re always urged to avoid the undead, to run away, to conserve your ammunition –essentially, to survive. …continued

LACEY - A shopping center featuring Lowe’s home improvement center is on its way to the last undeveloped corner of College Street and Yelm Highway. Lacey City Council members unanimously approved the development agreement for Lacey Crossroads on Thursday. …continued

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New Cardways.com Offers Customized Gift Cards

October 31st, 2006

Forbes - Retailers offering custom gift cards in time for the holidays include Lowe’s Home Improvement, Travelocity, Comp USA, Dillard’s and Quizno’s. Cardways.com is a service of Arroweye Solutions. Founded in 1999, Arroweye Solutions is a technology enabled More details

Toledo Blade - Coupled with the start of a program to provide a private line of siding to Home Depot home improvement stores, the CEO said: “We’ve had a tough time in the siding business but I like the way we’re positioned, as we speak.” Anti-trust officials are More details

Seattle Times - Even home-improvement retailers are getting in on the act, with Home Depot adding Halloween decorations to its stores for the first time this year. However, the increased emphasis on Halloween has made for some odd juxtapositions on store shelves. At More details

Northern Virginia Daily - Such a shopping destination according to Morris with a proposed grocery store, a home improvement store, restaurants and other stores would bring more jobs to the area, keep money in the county that otherwise goes to Winchester or More details

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CanWest - It's all about John

October 31st, 2006

New Zealand Herald, New Zealand - Oct 29, 2006… TVNZ screened costly local shows to fill the slot, for many years TV3 stuck to turning a buck from its prime-time re-runs, such as Home Improvement, despite a … Continue reading…

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Our endorsement in the 17th Congressional District

October 30th, 2006

journalnews.com - Faulkner, the 3rd Ward Republican leader in Yonkers, owns a home-improvement construction company. The candidates are about as far apart as candidates get. Engel is a consensus-builder and moderate who is strong on international affairs and Continue reading

Wisconsin State Journal - Home Edition ,” a home improvement reality program now in its fourth season. In the episode, filmed in September on location in Gladbrook, Iowa, Wick Building employees helped rebuild the farmstead of cattle farmers Shawn and Amy Kibe. It was Continue reading

Caspar Star-Tribune - Even home-improvement retailers are getting in on the act, with Home Depot adding Halloween decorations to its stores for the first time this year. However, the increased emphasis on Halloween has made for some odd juxtapositions on store shelves Continue reading

San Bernardino County Sun - Bank of America and MARC Research teamed up for a survey on home-improvement trends in Southern California. They found that 54 percent of the major home-improvement projects San Bernardino County residents have completed or plan to start Continue reading

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Linwood Place tour offers look into past

October 30th, 2006

Daily Oklahoman - Linwood Place homeowners Lee Tampkins and Terri Thomas would love to know more about the history of their home at 3139 NW 19. Since moving into their 1928 Tudor Revival home a year ago, they have split their free time between home improvement continued

Southeast Missourian - He cheered me up a lot of times,” said Fred Eggley, a Lowe’s Home Improvement employee who had become friends with the couple through their frequent trips for supplies. When Eggley learned of Jeff Williams’ death, he planned to line up as much labor continued

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Home improvement Q&A

October 30th, 2006

Fort Wayne News Sentinel, IN - Oct 5, 2006By Alan J. Heavens. Q: We own a 378-square-foot efficiency condo on the top floor of a building at the New Jersey shore. The condo … More…

Chicago Tribune, United States - Sep 29, 2006By Avani Patel. Sellout crowds at Notre Dame Stadium have aided the Irish at almost every home game since 1966. Now a chunk of those … More…

Lufkin Daily News, TX - 12 minutes ago… under sunny skies and ended under the lights, boiled down to a battle between drivers sponsored by competing do-it-yourself home improvement stores, with … More…

Cherry Hill Courier Post, NJ - Oct 8, 2006Eileen Smith brings a practical perspective to the topics of personal finance and investment in her Sunday column. In a changing … More…

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Legal eagles on lookout for fraudulent contractors

October 30th, 2006

Herald Tribune - Before Katrina, there had been about 15,000 licensed residential or commercial contractors or registered home-improvement contractors. Now, there are more than 20,000. Marceaux said that since Katrina, 5,397 new applications have been received. Continue

Rocky Mountain News - Two-year subscription (eight issues) is $19.97 at www.bhg.com , a Web site full of additional articles and illustrated home improvement ideas. - Betsy Lehndorff Cook’s Illustrated www.cooksillustrated.com Category: Food What we like: In blind Continue

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Making their castles shine

October 29th, 2006

San Gabriel Valley Tribune - Saving energy and cooking in a nice kitchen top the list of priorities for Southern California homeowners making improvements, according to a recently released survey. MARC Research conducted the survey on home improvement trends in Southern More

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Without Arnold Schwarzenegger Will There Be a Terminator 4?

October 29th, 2006

National Ledger - The actor best known as Al of “Home Improvement” served as host of “Feud” for four years. Signing O’Hurley, still mighty hot from “Dancing With the Stars,” was part of the producers’ plan to give an overhaul to the 30-year-old “Feud” in hopes of details

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