11/22/2008
Rogue River gets tough on novelty lighter trade (The Mail Tribune)
ROGUE RIVER — As of Thursday night, those who sell or distribute novelty lighters — cigarette lighters that look like Matchbox cars, play cameras and other toys — in city limits face fines anywhere from $50 to $1,000.
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11/21/2008
Adult novelty store in Bibb increasing security after two recent holdups (Macon Telegraph)
Stung by two holdups in two weeks, owners of the X-Mart Adult Supercenter are bringing in armed security guards in hopes of warding off future bandits and protecting the store’s customers and novelty stock — what they say is the largest of its kind in the state.
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11/22/2008
Socialism, consumerism rub shoulders in Tripoli (The Globe and Mail)
Tripoli — As economic barriers fall between Libya and the West, a boom-town atmosphere fed by the novelty of consumer culture has gripped its capital Tripoli.
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11/20/2008
BlackBerry Storm: The Novelty Wears Off Fast (Time Magazine)
Skip the new BlackBerry Storm. If you're hooked on BlackBerrys, you're better off with the Bold, Pearl or Flip.
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11/22/2008
Sierra Leone: President Koroma's Sinking Boat (Concord Times) (AllAfrica.com)
It all started with the President's appointed transition team that is yet to clearly define its essence and roles. President Koroma's idea of a transition team was a novelty but the team had no clear mandate which has thrown a cog in the wheel of the President.
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11/19/2008
City considers ban on novelty lighters (The Mail Tribune)
ROGUE RIVER — Sale of novelty lighters could be permanently banned inside city limits after Thursday's City Council meeting, and retailers who keep them on shelves could face fines of as much as $1,000.
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11/21/2008
Wiimote Keychains Project a Mario Mosaic On Your Wall [Wii] (Gizmodo)
These mini wiimote novelty keychains have a unique function—it can shine an image of your favorite Mario-Kart character on the wall at the push of a button. Fans can collect six different...
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11/22/2008
Echoes of Yesteryear Not Far From Baltimore (New York Times)
Church Street, off Market Street, in Frederick, Md., shows the array of architecture the city is known for.
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11/21/2008
But thanks to YouTube, I did visit The City of Lights in spirit over the last couple of days--without the jet lag, ... (All About Jazz)
Actually, if I'm being completely honest, my C'est Si Bon drift was really Stan Freberg's fault. When I spoke to the legendary comic recently, we talked briefly about his novelty hit in 1954 shortly after Eartha Kitt made the song famous in 1953. Stan's rendition, of course, is a hoot.
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11/21/2008
New scents crowd thriving perfume field (International Herald Tribune)
Feeding an insatiable appetite for novelty, perfumers now bring more than 300 new scents to market every year - more in a single year than the total number of new fragrances introduced in the 1970s and 1980s combined.
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