New Moon Soundtrack Nov 20, 2009
Featuring the crest of the Twilight series' Cullen family, the Twilight Sculpted USB Drive is produced by Pennsylvania-based Tyme Machines and comes in 4GB, 8GB, and 16GB variations. The Twilight Sculpted USB Drive is available at for $34. (IGN FilmForce)
Does Oregon exploit problem gamblers to finance state services? Nov 19, 2009
Socialism wrote on Nov 18, 2009 5:20 PM:" How does this pay into socialism at all? I will agree, its one heck of a left wing minded state, and from my conservative standpoint, your arguement sounds pathetic. No one forces these people to pay for those machines any more than they stuff a bottle of booze down anyones throat. Call it a luxury tax if you like, but at least you have the choice of giving it up. Socialism takes away your choice, which is admittedly where we look to be headed.... (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
10 percent of video poker players produce 53 percent of money lost Nov 17, 2009
It does devote significant funds to deal with problem gamblers, even as the state depends on the money those problem gamblers pour into video poker machines ... Along with that came profits to mini-casinos small-time eating and drinking establishments whose primary attractions were the rows of video poker machines that were particularly adept at tapping into some players inability to say no.. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Cool Machines: The auto refractor Nov 17, 2009
I don t catch episodes of Antiques Road Show too often, but the one I saw a few days ago was pretty amusing. Click here to predict the winners of 20 high school, college and NFL football games for a chance to win $10. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Reviews: Drive, fight and be a 'DJ Hero' Nov 14, 2009
Easily the finest racing game of the year, this Xbox 360 exclusive lets you slip behind the wheel of 400 dream machines -- be it an American muscle car, sleek European sports coupe or high-tech Asian import -- and tackle more than 100 real-world tracks and road courses. While the game offers truly photorealistic graphics (featuring 10 times the car detail of its 2007 predecessor) and with many more camera angles to choose from (such as a "cockpit" view), the savvy UK developers also made the... (CNN -- Tech)
The whooshing of jets Nov 9, 2009
Carol C. wrote on Nov 8, 2009 9:33 AM:" Oh I am so happy the jets are back home. I never get tired or annoyed at that beautiful sound they make. I never fail to stop and look up to watch as those magnificant machines fly by in our pristine blue sky . Welcome back! ". John wrote on Nov 8, 2009 5:10 AM:" Just let some poor get killed and then the fur will fly ". (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Lottery gold mine not looking like an endless source of state revenueStudy: Its revenue cant keep up with the spending it encourages Nov 5, 2009
Even though video poker machines have saved some restaurants and eateries from going under, others were established primarily because they could rake in the bucks from video poker. At one time, the lottery operations of the state were believed to be a voluntary tax on players, which would climb no matter what the economy did. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Cutting tavern owners profits doesnt look fair Nov 5, 2009
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 11:26 PM PST According to an Oct. 28 article in the Herald and News, various education groups want to reduce the percentage of lottery dollars that bars and taverns get from the video machines in those establishments ... But I have to ask the question: How many video gaming machines are there in schools, school cafeterias, and school staff break rooms or on any school property ... So these education interest groups want the local tavern owner to provide the venue for... (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Pro athletes appearing in Wilmington this weekend Nov 5, 2009
We deliver, set up, collect payments, and provide credit card machines which allows for better bidding. Bids start a little under 50 percent of what you would see in a retail store. (Wilmington Advocate, MA)
Deja vu Vintage Walk Nov. 5 Oct 30, 2009
We have coin collections, hat boxes, antique farm tools, old pictures, scrapbooks and business machines. We also want to issue a welcome to any downtown merchants to have displays inside and outside at their stores. (Atmore Advance, AL)
READ: Wells Fargo's press release Oct 22, 2009
"During 2009, we've opened 41 banking stores and converted 1,274 ATMs to Envelope-Free(SM) webATM machines. We have also continued to increase the level and productivity of our sales force in community banking, commercial banking and wealth management. We continue to manage to a variable expense base in the mortgage company. Part-time staff was reduced in third quarter as application volume declined, and increased again in September and early in the fourth quarter as applications increased." The... (USA Today -- Money)
Store owner hammers out a simple living Oct 14, 2009
While he enjoys the social interaction that goes hand in hand with being a proprietor in a small town, he's "not so much a people person." It's more, he insists with a wave of the hand, about the old-fashioned machines his talented hands still collect and meticulously repair (some of it's traded in) and then exhibit in the store. Occasionally, he'll sell one of those museum-quality antiques. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Madison County police blotter Oct 14, 2009
Damage: On Oct. 2, deputies were called to the Marketplace in Danielsville, where the dollar-bill receptacles had been pried off two Coca-Cola vending machines and one Pepsi machine. Deputies also were dispatched to Complete Auto on U.S. Highway 29, where cash was removed from a drink machine. (Athens Banner-Herald)
‘Back to life Oct 9, 2009
Barrick is a retired heavy machines operator. Barrick, a former Civil War re-enactor, demonstrated his craft at Westminster s Corbit s Charge celebration in June. (Carroll County Times, MD)
West Berkeley: Fourth Street Oct 5, 2009
Lived-in studio space with drafting tables, fabric swatches everywhere, two sewing machines; a small, well-stocked retail space takes up the front of the workroom. The goods: Ruffled wool tartan and fleece skirts, jackets and coats; bamboo yoga clothes, bias-cut dresses with asymmetrical hemlines, long evening coats, boleros, wraps and scarves, and baby and children's clothing ($95-$600). (San Francisco Chronicle)
Silvas 68 Mercury Cyclone GT Sep 26, 2009
There is a wonderful scene in the movie Terminator 3 Rise of the Machines when Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator returns to earth all buffed out and pumped up for action. Dressed to the nines in his natural, the grim-faced T-3 strolls into a small town bar and orders the male stripper onstage to hand over his black leather motorcycle outfit. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Auto Fest brings more than cars to Hamilton City Park Sep 9, 2009
Street Machines 1949-1959 Class: Dave Fenton of Moravia, Ill ... Street Machines 1960-1969 Class: Larry Crow of Warsaw, Ill ... Street Machines 1970-1979 Class: David Jones of Brookfield, Mo. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
Calif. yard sale raises cash Aug 30, 2009
The Department of Motor Vehicles towed out eight vintage scales that doubled as fortune teller machines. Also up for sale: surplus prison shirts and jeans for $5 and office chairs for $10. (Honolulu Advertiser)
For the daring, PC deals easy to find Aug 30, 2009
The big companies, such as Apple, Hewlett-Packard, and Dell, run online outlet stores on their websites, where you can buy defective machines that have been repaired or computers with scuffs and scratches. The computers carry the same warranties as brand-new gear, but they sell for around 25 percent less than new machines. (Boston Globe)
Calif. Holds Statewide Garage Sale Aug 29, 2009
The Department of Motor Vehicles towed out eight vintage scales that doubled as fortune teller machines. "The vendor was expecting the state to buy a whole bunch and they never did," Shaw said. (Click2Houston, TX)
Dutchess County Fair opens for days of delight Aug 26, 2009
His interest in old machines, particularly those used in the household arts, began in grade school ... The former IBM engineer demonstrated a number of antique washing machines. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
42nd annual Western Ill. Threshers show set this week near Hamilton Aug 4, 2009
Steam engines will be used to operate threshing machines and the large and small saw mills. Smaller gas engines are exhibited. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
Hollywood prop auction ends owner's 40 year career Jul 31, 2009
There are cases of test tubes and Bunsen burners; beauty salon chairs with old-fashioned hairdryers; stacks of church pews; cases and cases of books; antique Coke machines; stoves and refrigerators from every era; a 5-foot-tall (1. 52-meter-tall) catfish dressed as a chef; and, of course, the kitchen sink. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
One-tank trip: Warm Springs Jul 24, 2009
Art in Motion Museum: This jam-packed building in the center of town features more than 60 bicycles and non-biker items such as jukeboxes, magic memorabilia, Tiffany clocks, coin-operated machines and music boxes. Preston Evans opened it in March 2008, taking many of his collections out of storage to make them available to the public. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Life in the past lane Jul 22, 2009
The Parade of Power features nearly 200 antique tractors slowly rolling past hundreds of spectators on bleachers every day at 2 p.m. The farm machines date back to as far as 1918 with newer antiques coming from the late 1950s up to 1960. Some of those same tractors will take wagons loaded with people on a safari through the woods to view sites around the area every evening at 7. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Critics of open-air animal sales cite cost, safety Jul 1, 2009
Dogs are offered in every color and breed and mix, and the sellers range from twentysomethings with puppies contained in kids' plastic swimming pools to large spreads of various small breeds sold by people with business cards and credit card machines. Sellers from near and far. (USA Today)
Travel With Tompkins Jun 23, 2009
Almost anything can be found in Canton: Clothes old and new for women and children; furniture made out of longhorns (good to know); handmade jewelry; purses of all sorts; quilts; bubble machines that spit out over 1,000 bubbles per minute (bought one); candles; lemonade; fake designer sun glasses; tons of western-style furniture; books; gizmos and gadgets a plenty (okay, I borrowed that one from the Little Mermaid); pottery; floral arrangements; birdhouses; dinnerware; antiques and collectables... (Alva Review Courier, OK)
Tractor time: Vintage farm machines cropping up in Waterloo Jun 18, 2009
William Schulte, who has been driving two-cylinder tractors most of his life --- first as farm machines, now as antiques --- said he wouldn't mind having the expo in his hometown of Amana. "It's nice to have them outside too," he said as he wiped rain water from the wheels of his model B John Deere tractor Tuesday morning. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Brothers Bloom pours on too much charm May 21, 2009
Terminator Salvation: Machines make movies. Add At the movies headlines to your news reader. (MSNBC -- Movies)
#17 GUILFORD, CONNECTICUT May 15, 2009
The 31st Annual Time Machines Antique Car Show & Flea Market on July 26 at the fairgrounds is a feast for car lovers. There are muscle cars, pick up trucks, Mustangs, Model A fords and fire trucks. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
ITW sees dealmaking dry up May 9, 2009
They also manufacture everything from putty for auto body repairs to commercial cooking equipment to chemical fluids for industrial machines. Analysts predict ITW will stretch into new markets, particularly in Asia, in search of customers and sales. (Crain's Chicago Business)
Lou Gehrig Baseball Collectibles May 5, 2009
Produced by the Exhibit Supply Co. of Chicago, these postcards were sold via vending machines. One example graded PSA 5 or excellent sold at auction for $10,158. (Suite101.com)
More of this story Apr 30, 2009
She manipulates the metal through a series of machines and tools, applies a rust process, at times adds paint, and then a sealed coating. You can't miss Alice and Dee Walden's residence at the corner of Ridge Drive and Alder Avenue. (Laurel Outlook, MT)
Clear out your clutter and maybe even make a buck Apr 28, 2009
Staples recycles used computers, monitors, desktop printers and fax machines even if the item wasn t purchased there ... But she said she has found old NordicTrack machines that have been acting as clothes hangers in people s bedrooms for years. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Hard Rock International World's First Chinese Memorabilia Displayed at City of Dreams Apr 3, 2009
The initial opening of City of Dreams will feature a 420,000-square-foot casino with approximately 520 gaming tables and approximately 1,350 gaming machines; over 20 restaurants and bars; an impressive array of some of the world's most sought-after retail brands; and an iconic and spectacular audio visual multimedia experience; Crown Towers offering approximately 300 guest rooms and the Hard Rock Hotel offering approximately 300 guest rooms. Grand Hyatt Macau offering approximately 800 guest... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Church quilt show to benefit Catholic youths' trip Mar 19, 2009
See long-arm machine quilting machines and learn new quilting tips and techniques. There will be door prize drawings throughout the day. (Chetek Alert, WI)
Jacko Flea Market Finds Mar 10, 2009
You don t get into the real action until Volume 4, which starts off the Jackson s collection of pinball machines and standing video arcade games. Memories of Macaulay Culkin, Emanuel Webster Lewis, Jordy Chandler, and Gavin Arvizo, are sure to be invoked by all the Star Wars, Pac Man, X Men and Simpsons games. (Fox News)
Auction Of Michael Jackson's Person... Mar 5, 2009
King of Pop's items range from video arcade machines to his sequined white glove ... There s also a slew of vintage arcade machines owned by the reclusive pop icon, including an original six-player X-Men arcade cabinet and a Marvel Vs. Capcom cabinet. (Suite101.com)
* Taipeis underground gaming heaven Feb 28, 2009
Collectors of gashapon, or capsule toys, will have a field day inserting NT$50 coins into the vending machines, which line the malls in banks of 20 to 30 machines at a time. Urban vinyl, anime and gundam lovers will also find plenty to gawk at, especially in Indian. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
2 held in international ATM scam Feb 18, 2009
On Nov. 6, Cobb County police arrested the duo at the Bank of America on Windy Hill Road in Marietta after witnesses reported seeing them using multiple cards at the ATM machines, officials said. The men were found with 80 stolen gift cards with altered magnetic stripes and passwords written on the face of the cards, and $3,000 in $20 bills. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
New series: AZ national parks Feb 8, 2009
The mines have dug deep, machines have turned ore into wire, which helps run the cars that come and go. But the underlying currents of life are much the same: movement, trade, a blending of cultures that continues to this day. (AZCentral -- Travel)
