| NEW YORK COMIC CON EXCLUSIVE STAR TREK ACTION FIGURE FROM DIAMOND ...
The latest New York Comic Con exclusive from Diamond Select Toys & Collectibles LLLC (DST) is none other than the Star Trek: Nemesis Geordi La Forge action figure! Available only from DST during the convention, this exclusive figure will be limited to only 1,701 pieces! Continuing the Star Trek: The Next Generation movie subset, La Forge is one of three remaining figures based on the feature film uniforms. With First Contact Data and Nemesis Beverly Crusher completing the series in 2007, this New York Comic Con exclusive will be a must-have for fans and collectors. "Our growing Star Trek line has delivered some great figures already, but the Nemesis Geordi La Forge marks its first Next Generation convention exclusive," said Michael Leavey, Marketing and Sales Supervisor for Diamond Select Toys. "With such limited numbered available, you can bet this exclusive will be the star of the show.
Tennessee hometown rallies for soldier charged with Iraqi murder
SWEETWATER, Tenn. (AP) -- A 6-foot banner hanging from a gazebo in the center of this town of 6,000 reads: "Ray fought for Sweetwater. Now let's fight for Ray." Folks in Sweetwater are standing by hometown soldier Raymond Girouard, raising more than $18,000 for his defense against murder charges. .
Antique found negative of red tide
San Jose, Antique (2 February) -- With reports of red tide occurrence in Sorsogon Bay and the government on top of the situation in containing it, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Provincial Director Rosemary G. Nacisvalencia said that Antique province is negative of red tide as of press time and no cause for alarm for Antiqueos. Nacisvalencia explained that red tide likely occurs or thrives in polluted coastal waters usually appearing when there is a shift in weather conditions resulting to rise in temperature, which is conducive to growth of micro-organisms known as dinoflagellates making shellfish unsafe for human consumption. In some parts of the country, four municipalities in the vicinity of Sorsogon Bay are now under a state of calamity. Latest reports show that nine persons have died while around 100 persons got ill because of red tide.
Inn owner finds niche offering comfort, comfort food
BURGIN - Dot Dunn was sitting in a chiropractor's office reading a newspaper five years ago when she saw her future in a story on the front page. A feasibility study had determined that Herrington Lake -- a popular recreation spot -- would be a good location for a state park. "I knew everything they were talking about, and I said, 'There's no lodging down there,'" Dunn recalled. Her 40th birthday was approaching, and "I always said at the age of 40 I wanted to retire to ownership." It took more than two years of searching and negotiating to secure the right property, but in March 2004, Dunn achieved her goal. Within a few months of purchasing a house about three miles outside Burgin in rural Mercer County, Lakeview Point Bed and Breakfast was open for business.
ANTIQUE FURNITURE RESTORATION SERVICE
The Arts & Crafts Home is fortunate to be closely associated with the workshops of AD Restoration, a team of highly skilled and experienced antique furniture restorers, based in Brighton. We are leading specialists in 19th and 20th Century furniture restoration and renovation, working with Arts & Crafts furniture, Gothic Revival and Aesthetic Movement designs. We can offer FREE advice and FREE valuations for the repair, renovation and restoration of all your Arts & Crafts furniture. We have recently been commissioned to repair and renovate a unique group of furniture, designed by Sir Robert Lorimer, and made by Whytock and Reid. Sir Robert Lorimer and his Furniture Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer (1864 - 1929) was a prolific Scottish architect noted for his restoration work on historic houses and castles, and for promotion of the Arts and Crafts style.
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