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    Hasbro Family Game Night Review  Nov 21, 2009
    Scrabble:Scrabble is arguably the flagship title in Family Game Night, and it bears that burden well. It controls nicely, and there are a fair number of bells and whistles that couldn't be accomplished in its real-world counterpart. (New York Post -- Entertainment)

    FSU Hosts Cal In Second Round Action  Nov 17, 2009
    The Seminoles are 2-0-0 all-time against the Golden Bears ... The Seminoles have been on the winning end in each of the first two meetings outscoring the Golden Bears 5-2 ... The Seminoles are 25-8-2 in 10 all-time tournament appearances, while the Golden Bears stand at 13-16-1 in 17 postseason trips. (Seminoles.com)

    Featured in Sports: Ducks' running game an advantage against ASUAlso: Niners win after five-game slide; Lakers top Suns  Nov 13, 2009
    In the National Football League: Interception in end zone seals 49ers' 10-6 victory over Bears. Read more. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)

    FSU Headed To NCAA Tournament  Nov 10, 2009
    The Tigers and Golden Bears will play in the second game on Friday at 7:00 p.m. The winners will square-off on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. ... The Tigers are making their eighth NCAA Tournament appearance, while the Golden Bears are in postseason play for the 17th time in school history ... The Seminoles are 2-0-0 all-time against the Golden Bears as both games were played in Tallahassee. (Seminoles.com)

    Oregon State stuns Cal, 31-14California's Jahvid Best leaves game with concussion  Nov 9, 2009
    (AP) California tailback Jahvid Best slammed to the ground after a terrifying fall into the end zone and the Golden Bears never recovered from losing their star ... The Bears (6-3, 3-3 Pac-10), who had won three straight to get back in the Top 25 for the first time following a four-week absence, tried to regroup after watching Best land on his head in the end zone following a leaping touchdown over a defender ... The Bears were held to one first down and 45 yards in the first quarter, 37 of... (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)

    Stars donate to Darfur aid sale  Nov 1, 2009
    Bears don't like honey and nine other snippets. India's massacre of the Sikhs after Indira Gandhi death. (Yahoo News -- Philanthropy and Volunteerism)

    Store owner hammers out a simple living  Oct 14, 2009
    The rural store that bears his name has gone from serving a few hundred locals each year to one that peddles its old-fashioned wares (some authentic, others reproductions) to hundreds of thousands of customers in more than 200 countries. Half a million do their shopping each year in person, pairing a trip down hardware's Memory Lane with a visit to Ohio's Amish country. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    Weakly Retort  Oct 11, 2009
    I dont know if it was the eerie artificial lighting that I swear is because they must be using those squiggly light bulbs that Al Gore keeps telling everyone to use or else the polar bears are going to get hemorrhoids or something like that ... The Bears got outgained on the ground and in the air, but won the turnover battle and ultimately the game, which is really the only statistic that matters unless you are playing fantasy football. (RaiderPower.com)

    Torah that survived Holocaust finds home in Miami  Sep 17, 2009
    The handle also bears the name of the couple who donated it to their congregation in Moravske Budejovice, in what is now the Czech Republic. It was kept in a warehouse with other Torahs and Judaica after Hitler came to power, coming under the Nazis' control. (Rhinelander Daily News, WI)

    Farm festivals bring in fall harvest season  Sep 17, 2009
    Blessing of the Vine at Irvin House Vineyards (6775 Bears Bluff Road, Wadmalaw Island). 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)

    List of upcoming church bazaars  Sep 14, 2009
    Proceeds benefit Quota s service projects, including assisting disadvantaged women and children, children s eyeglasses, service to the hearing impaired, scholarships, Cops-N-Kids Literacy Program, Care Bears, House of Hope and more. To order nuts, call Joyce, (319) 233-2405; Sister Phyllis Ann, (319) 830-7762; Ann, (319) 266-6018; or Marcy, (319) 277-8277. (Waterloo Courier, IO)

    New owners for Yuma Fun Factory  Sep 6, 2009
    All proceeds support Assistance League's philanthropic programs, including Operation School Bell, ALBY bears for trauma victims, assault survivor kits for Amberly's Place and vocational scholarships for AWC students. Ussery's Antiques and Gifts, 11242 S. Foothills Blvd. in the Foothills, is going back to winter store hours Sept. 15. (Yuma Daily Sun, AZ)

    Labor of fun in Big Bear Valley  Sep 4, 2009
    The Busy Bears Quilt Guild has been showing off its members handy work for 21 years. Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Big Bear Middle School, the Mountain Treasures XXI Quilt Show offers attendees a chance at leaving with an opportunity quilt named Ursa Major. (Big Bear Grizzly, CA)

    Coles historical society offers antique appraisals Saturday  Sep 3, 2009
    TODAY'S HEADLINES SPECIAL SECTION ONLINE POLL. Who do you think will have a better season. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)

    Calif. residents return to rubble as fires spread  Sep 1, 2009
    residents return to rubble as fires spread. TODAY'S HEADLINES SPECIAL SECTION ONLINE POLL. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)

    Knox County Fair Open Class Results 2009  Aug 9, 2009
    Teddy bears no entries. Animals no entries. (Vincennes Sun Commercial, IN)

    Bonavista Energy Trust Announces Second Quarter Results  Aug 7, 2009
    Bank debt bears interest at a floating market rate and accordingly the fair market value approximates the carrying value. 8. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Daylight Resources Trust Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial and Operating Results- RECORD PRODUCTION DRIVES INCREASED FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS  Aug 6, 2009
    This MD&A also compares the results of the six months ended June 30, 2009 ("YTD 2009") to the six months ended June 30, 2008 ("YTD 2008). All references are to Canadian dollars unless otherwise indicated.NON-GAAP MEASURESDaylight Resources Trust ("Daylight" or the "Trust") utilizes the following terms for measurement within the MD&A that do not have standardized prescribed meaning under GAAP and these measurements may not be comparable with the calculation of similar measurements of other... (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Awards Guru Girds for Battle  Jul 27, 2009
    And if you do have something like that coming into the show, you really have to make certain that it bears no relationship to anything your industry awards are doing. Best Sex Scene, thats great. (Multichannel News)

    Private passion  Jul 24, 2009
    " In fact a pristine box can be worth more than the toy it once held. The UK's biggest toy auctioneer Vectis, based in Stockton-on-Tees, recently sold an empty cardboard box for a pre-war Dinky saloon car set for a staggering 1,700. Buyers peruse stalls choc-a-bloc with toys old and new The company shifts an annual total of 6m worth of vintage toys - not just to bidders in Britain, but around the world. David Nathan, from Vectis, estimates that the most sought-after toys are increasing in... (BBC News -- UK)

    A love of exotic imports passes from father to son  Jun 29, 2009
    My first flirtation with foreign cars was an $800 investment in a used MG-TC after four years of flying for the Navy in WWII. It had belonged to George Halas, the legendary owner of the Chicago Bears. Maintenance on this British car was difficult in Janesville, Wis. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    In the Smokies’ bear country, an artistic retreat  Jun 21, 2009
    The inn is only a few miles from the parklands where black bears have their dens ... Yes, there s a bear that s been sighted on Buckhorn Road, Hippensteal confirmed, explaining that bears will wander about an 8-mile radius around their dens. (Boston Globe)

    Denali base camp supervisors try to keep a sense of humor  Jun 6, 2009
    SEASON OF SNARING BEARS BEGINS : In order to cull the bear population in the region and increase the number of moose, the first black bear snares have been set in what Alaska Fish and Game call game unit 16B. The highly controversial program entails luring black bears to the snares using bait in a bucket and then catching their foot when they reach into the bucket. The bears will then be shot ... Such snares have been used for research purposes, but never for capturing bears for predator... (Anchorage Daily News)

    Summer sights and sounds  May 27, 2009
    Children ages 12 and under can enter the Count the Bears in the Jar Contest ... If you re feeling especially lucky, there s a contest to guess which of the park s three black bears will win a pie-eating contest. (Big Bear Grizzly, CA)

    Stylemaker: Patti McAdaragh  May 18, 2009
    In 1998, she moved from her native Sacramento to San Francisco to start her own firm, Clement Mac, which bears her father's middle name. "In some way, I know it has inspired me to persevere through difficult times," she said. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Gold investors wonder when to switch assets  May 16, 2009
    Only when central banks turn hawkish would the bears win the ground on gold, in his view: "Gold prices are unlikely to substantially retreat until investors are assured that the Federal Reserve and other central banks will be able and willing to combat inflation, should it increase, once a recovery takes hold.". Dealers in coins and bars say demand, although lower than at the peak of the credit crisis, is holding firm. (Business Report, South Africa)

    Piece Of Dr Pepper History Fails To Sell  May 14, 2009
    As 00004000 for the recipe titled "D Peppers Pepsin Bitters," Dr Pepper Snapple Group has said it isn't a recipe for a soft drink and says that it is likely instead a recipe for a bitter digestive that bears the Dr Pepper name. The ledger was expected to fetch as much as $75,000. (KWTX.com, TX)

    Bankers Petroleum announces first quarter financial and operational results  May 14, 2009
    (b) Term Loan - 2006 The term loan bears interest at a rate relative to the bank's financing rate plus 4. 5% and is repayable in equal monthly instalments of $0. (Canada Newswire)

    Obama won't fight global warming with bear rules  May 9, 2009
    WASHINGTON The Obama administration, which promised a sharp break from the Bush White House on global warming, declared Friday it would stick with a Bush-era policy against expanding protection for climate-threatened polar bears and ruled out a broad new attack on greenhouse gases. To the dismay of environmentalists, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar refused to rescind a Bush administration rule that says actions that threaten the polar bear's survival cannot be considered when safeguarding the... (Yahoo News)

    Daylight Resources Trust Reports First Quarter 2009 Financial and Operating Results - RECORD PRODUCTION CONTINUES TREND AS DAYLIGHT BUILDS FOR THE FUTURE  May 7, 2009
    The Trust's long-term debt bears interest at a floating market rate and accordingly, the fair market value approximates the carrying value ... The credit facility bears interest based on the lenders' prime rate and/or at money market rates plus a stamping fee ... The Trust's bank debt bears interest at a floating market rate and accordingly the fair market value approximates the carrying value. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Dr Pepper Artifact May Reveal Soft Drink's Secret Recipe  May 6, 2009
    He said it's likely instead a recipe for a bitter digestive that bears the Dr Pepper name. He said the recipe certainly bears no resemblance to any Dr Pepper recipes the company knows of. (Fox News)

    Recession shines light on scams  Apr 20, 2009
    An SEC civil complaint alleges they used clients' money "as their personal piggy bank to furnish lavish and luxurious lifestyles, which include the purchase of multimillion-dollar homes, a horse farm, cars, horses and rare collectibles, such as Steiff teddy bears.". (4 of 4). (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)

    Wright's Fallingwater appeals to many senses  Apr 19, 2009
    On one trip, we stopped at an old-school, family-owned zoo, where the boys fed bears by dropping treats down a tube. On another, after winding past silvery waterfalls amid the pines, we observed another use of the cascading rivers and waterfalls: the practice of sliding down chutes of slippery rocks, as if on a luge. (Boston Globe)

    Amsterdam's new headquarters of hip  Apr 18, 2009
    Next time, I'll go for a stylish one-star ($160) that bears few traces of its days as a post-Second World War detention centre for Dutch collaborators. Still, the lure of the Lloyd is less in its billets than in its distinctive clientele, an eclectic mix of European creative types who gather around a communal table for farm-style breakfasts of yeasty baguettes, crackling croissants and homemade cakes before heading upstairs to the hotel's Cultural Embassy, a clubby hotline to Amsterdam's music... (Globe and Mail)

    Click here to view  Apr 14, 2009
    Okay, so the game was technically launched in November last year, but bears inclusion here simply because it is one of the best first-person shooters currently available on the Wii. Despite the inevitable lowering of graphics quality due to the consoles rather modest hardware specifications, the game developer has done a really good job of translating the entire game experience from the more powerful consoles to the Wii. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Technology)

    Full Body Hippo Among Seven Hundred Taxidermy Mounts for Sale to Highest Bidder Fort Worth Big Game Trophy & Western Auction  Apr 10, 2009
    Of the hundreds of species offered there are 10 bears, including a standing full height Polar Bear, a standing Boone ett Brown Bear and full body Black and Grizzly Bears. The sale contains about 40 full body mounts such as Bengal Tiger, Bongo, Baboon, Leopard, Civet Cat, Velvet and Colobus Monkeys, and African Lion. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)

    Wife of Westridge fraud suspect got $19 million  Mar 27, 2009
    Last month, prosecutors charged Mr. Walsh and Mr. Greenwood with using funds invested by universities, pension funds and other investors to cover up investment losses and to buy horses and a horse farm, a $3 million home for Ms. Schaberg, rare books and collectible teddy bears. Similar allegations were made in civil lawsuits filed by the CFTC and the Securities and Exchange Commission. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    Elvis memorabilia offered in online auction  Mar 21, 2009
    These bears are limited editions, so get yours today. Elvis Theme party supplies. (Yahoo News -- Technology)

    Ex-money manager known for his love of horses  Mar 16, 2009
    The complaint says some of the missing money was used to buy collectible teddy bears, but the Greenwoods' collection goes well beyond bears ... The magazine said the collection included 74 bears but also birds, cats, insects, dinosaurs, kangaroos, seals, squirrels and many other types of stuffed animals. (Fresno Bee -- Local)

    Should Pitt, CMU have found fund misuse?  Mar 8, 2009
    Paul Greenwood and Stephen Walsh are accused of using the money to cover losses and to spend lavishly on items from collectible teddy bears to horses to a $3 million Florida home for Mr. Walsh's ex-wife. "If there's a fraud, no matter what you're in, you're probably going to lose a lot of money," said Robert Korajczyk, a professor of finance with the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and director of its Zell Center for Risk Research. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    Senate clears way to reverse polar bear rule  Mar 6, 2009
    WASHINGTON The Senate has cleared the way for the Obama administration to reverse a rule saying that greenhouse gases cannot be restricted in an effort to protect polar bears from global warming ... 100% Coca-Cola collectibles with polar bears. (Yahoo News)

    Little chance Pitt, CMU can recoup funds  Mar 4, 2009
    Authorities claim Mr. Greenwood and Mr. Walsh misappropriated more than $553 million since 1996, of which $160 million was lavished on such items as cars, horses, rare books, real estate and collectible teddy bears. Yesterday's filing was part of a court battle over whether a judge should unfreeze some of the assets belonging to Mr. Greenwood, 62, and Mr. Walsh, 64, so they can pay living and legal expenses. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    Bonavista Energy Trust Announces 2008 Year End Results  Mar 3, 2009
    The Trust is exposed to interest rate fluctuations on its bank debt which bears a floating rate of interest ... Bank debt bears interest at a floating market rate and accordingly the fair market value approximates the carrying value. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Consultant found no flaws in Pitt deal  Mar 3, 2009
    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission claim Mr. Greenwood, 62, of North Salem, N.Y., and Mr. Walsh, 64, of Sands Point, N.Y., spent $160 million on extravagances, including horses, cars, rare books and collectible teddy bears. While Westridge and an affiliated group, WG Trading Co., were federally regulated, two other entities controlled by Mr. Greenwood and Mr. Walsh were not. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    $138M in N.D. investments frozen by fraud case  Mar 3, 2009
    A Securities and Exchange Commission complaint says the money was spent on multimillion-dollar homes, a horse farm, cars and collectible teddy bears. North Dakota's retirement office first hired Westridge Capital in 2000, after having the company vetted by a consulting firm and hearing praise for its work from a California county pension manager. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)

    UB alum charged in $500M fraud  Feb 28, 2009
    Instead, Greenwood and Walsh essentially treated their clients investments as their personal piggy bank to purchase multi-million dollar homes, a horse farm and horses, luxury cars, and rare collectibles such as Steiff teddy bears, the SEC said. The SEC obtained an emergency court order freezing the assets of Greenwood and Walsh as well as their companies: WG Trading Investors, L.P. (WGTI), which is an unregistered investment vehicle; WG Trading Company, Limited Partnership (WGTC), which is a... (Buffalo Business First, NY)

    Daffodils mean hope for many  Feb 27, 2009
    For the third year, makers of the collectible Boyd's Bears have issued a new bear to commemorate Daffodil Days. She is Carrie N. Hope, who has an embroidered yellow daffodil on one paw and carries a bag full of blooms. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)

    Pitt, CMU not likely to recover all funds  Feb 27, 2009
    The men were charged by the FBI in Manhattan with misappropriating more than $500 million of investors' money to hide losses and finance a lavish lifestyle that included purchases of $80,000 collectible teddy bears, horses and a $3 million condominium for an ex-wife. Also Wednesday, both men were sued in civil court by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which alleged that the partners misappropriated more than $553 million and "fraudulently... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    'An egregious fraud of immense proportions'  Feb 26, 2009
    Two East Coast investment managers sued for fraud by the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University misappropriated more than $500 million of investors' money to hide losses and fund a lavish lifestyle that included purchases of $80,000 collectible teddy bears, horses and rare books, federal authorities said yesterday ... Steiff teddy bears purchased for up to $80,000 at auction houses including Sotheby's. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    2 Major Fraud Cases in NY Federal Court  Feb 26, 2009
    An unidentified WG Trading employee told the FBI the money was used for "the purchase of expensive collectible items by Greenwood, the purchase of horses by Greenwood, transfer of cash to Walsh's then-wife and ... the purchase of an apartment for Walsh's ex-wife pursuant to a divorce settlement." The Securities and Exchange Commission said the collectibles included expensive Steiff teddy bears. 1. (ABC News -- Wire)

    Christmas in York England 2007  Feb 20, 2009
    In order to find Santa, visitors have to go through icy tunnels populated by penguins and polar bears. Every child receives a special gift. (Suite101.com)

    In San Diego, make SeaWorld your first stop  Feb 19, 2009
    This year we were just about done when we got to the polar bears (they were doing some serious napping) and were more than ready to ride the cable car back to the park entrance. Of course, San Diego is about more than amusement parks. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)

    Arctic cruise is harsh, inspiring  Feb 19, 2009
    Polar bears can step out of the distant snowy landscape and come charging toward you. That bumpy tundra just ahead can turn out to be a camouflaged herd of musk oxen. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    Please Play With the Toys  Feb 19, 2009
    The Fuzz That Wuzz is a line of teddy bears from Mary Meyer that are made out of recycled water bottles. The bottles are broken down until the fibers can be spun as fabric, and the end result has a feeling similar to felt. (Fox News)

    Tough market for antiques, heirlooms sellers  Feb 19, 2009
    In suburban Chicago, Ron Anderson put his treasured 1985 Bears' Super Bowl game ball up for sale online through Craigslist ... Anderson priced the ball, which was autographed by the late Hall of Fame running back Walter Payton and other stars, at $4,500, figuring he'd draw interest from wealthy Bears fans. (AZCentral -- Business)

    Braves owner to invest in Sirius XM  Feb 18, 2009
    The loan bears a 15 percent interest rate and matures in December 2012. The second phase of Liberty s investment provides another loan of $150 million to Sirius s subsidiary XM Satellite Radio. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    Study: 'Astonishing richness' in polar sea species  Feb 18, 2009
    Researchers endured up to 48-foot (16-meter) waves on their trip to the Antarctic, while their colleagues in the Arctic worked under the watchful eye of a security guard hired to protect them from polar bears. New technology also helped make the expeditions more efficient and productive than in the past. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)

    The Jim Henson Company and RC2 Announce a New Licensing Partnership for Dinosaur Train  Feb 17, 2009
    Credits include the Saturn Award-winning "Farscape" and the features "MirrorMask," "Five Children and It," "Good Boy!" and the recently released direct to DVD "Unstable Fables," which features "3 Pigs and a Baby," "Tortoise vs. Hare" and "The Goldilocks and the Three Bears Show." With additional locations in New York and London, The Jim Henson Company is headquartered in Los Angeles on the historic Charlie Chaplin lot, complete with soundstage and postproduction facilities. Independently owned... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Q&A With Meghan Corso  Feb 10, 2009
    at the Colorado State Invitational, where the Golden Bears won all five games they played. Junior driver paced Cal with 15 goals over the weekend, scoring two or more goals in each match. (Calbears.com)

    Andrew Tate Some would say that watching Pele, Don Bradman, Tiger Woods or even James Hird in full flight is the highest form of art. Read more  Feb 7, 2009
    An animal rights group gets help from Ashley Judd to try and stop Alaska killing wolves and bears from planes. No doubting the show is a hit with the men consulting reverentially around the sleek Bugattis. (The Age, Australia)

    Where is Americas best hotel?  Feb 7, 2009
    But the property is perhaps most famous for witnessing the start of Camelot when JFK and Jackie honeymooned in the cottage that now bears their name. But San Ysidro Ranch is no historical throwback. (MSNBC -- Travel)

    29 places to go in 2009  Feb 7, 2009
    Great Smoky Mountains National ParkThe most visited national park in the U.S., the Great Smoky Mountains (a western segment of the high Appalachians) boast over 500,000 acres of pristine forest and diverse wildlife that includes foxes, deer, elk, and some 1,500 resident black bears ... Now, some hundred years later, due to the melting ice cap effect of global warming, you can be among the first to witness this slice of the Arctics stunning glaciers and wildlife, like arctic wolves and polar... (MSNBC -- Travel)


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