Entries from August 2008 ↓

Remember when school lunch was a boring peanut butter and jelly sandwich? Well, times have changed; now it’s falafel in pita, veggie wraps and roast beef panini. So as you prepare to send your kids to school this September, remember to think outside the proverbial lunch box.

Share photos of your favorite furry (or not) friend here and check out other NJ.com member’s photos. Emmanuel “Bab” Anim-Sackey didn’t own his first pair of shoes in his native Ghana until he was 15 years old.

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SUMMERSIDE %26ndash; Flowers are losing their power at Prince County Hospital. Starting Wednesday restrictions will be placed on Flowers brought into the health-care facility.

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SUMMERSIDE %26ndash; Flowers are losing their power at Prince County Hospital. Starting Wednesday restrictions will be placed on Flowers brought into the health-care facility.

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Flowers Direct, with its support of local flower growers and suppliers, are helping the local flower industry find its feet during the credit crunch. With flowers available at every corner store and major brand market, many florists are struggling to keep their heads above water. (PRWeb Aug 24, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/08/prweb1239294.htm

Flowers Direct, with its support of local flower growers and suppliers, are helping the local flower industry find its feet during the credit crunch. With flowers available at every corner store and major brand market, many florists are struggling to keep their heads above water.

Starting with a single table at the St. Helena Farmers’ Market three years ago, Amelia Barad Humphries has transformed a gardening hobby into a Wine Country florist business. Working primarily with flowers she grows on her sunny property on a St. Helena…

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Company on Track to Double Its Revenue in 2008; More than 5,000 Premier Merchants Use This Unique Payment Method

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WESTERLY %26mdash; Yesterday, James Ferreira gave a car to a stranger %26mdash; a single mother with a 9-year-old boy and a baby with Down syndrome.

WESTERLY %26mdash; Yesterday, James Ferreira gave a car to a stranger %26mdash; a single mother with a 9-year-old boy and a baby with Down syndrome. He didn’t think twice about it. The mother, suddenly poor, needed help, he said.

KELSEYVILLE, Calif. — Keith Urban didn’t talk much during his show on Saturday night (Aug. 23) here at the Konocti Harbor Resort %26 Spa, but he did take a few minutes to explain that he had just flown into San Francisco from Sydney, Australia, that very afternoon.

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Funeral arrangements for Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones are scheduled August 29 and August 30 in Cleveland.

Authorities are trying to unravel questions surrounding the death of a 2008 Athens High School graduate whose body was found near Poynor early Sunday morning.

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After our evening meal is finished and the dishes are stacked in the dishwasher, Robert and I often go outdoors and sit on the swing on the east patio.

*** Oh, Merced, Merced%26hellip;how did the Golden State find itself in such a jamb? *** Detroit is pushing for a bailout%26hellip;I.O.U.S.A.’s opening weekend%26hellip;and more!

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Trips and tours: Talking down under, thanksgiving in Tuscany, moreSacramento Bee,  USA - 20 hours agoA trip departing Sacramento on April 18 will pass through canal-side flower fields and historic cities in Belgium as well as the Netherlands, with numerous …

Acadiana Gardening: Add some pink jacobina to your shade gardenThe Daily Advertiser, LA - Aug 23, 2008These tough plants (Justicia carnea), also known as Brazilian plume flower, live for years, and given the proper shady location, produce their lovely …

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Flowers Direct Helping Local florists Beat the Credit CrunchEmediawire (press release), WA - 5 hours agoWith flowers available at every corner store and major brand market, many florists are struggling to keep their heads above water. …

Winn-Dixie partners with Miami floristBizjournals.com, NC - Aug 21, 2008Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. has partnered with a Miami-based florist to sell some 100 varieties of roses throughout the year. “Winn-Dixie’s floral departments …

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