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01/08/2009
Vampire tale's appeal extends beyond teens (The Wilmington Star-News)
Take a liter or two of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."Transfuse into a generous serving of "Mean Girls" and "High School Musical." Add a dash of "Harry Potter" and several generous jiggers of "Sex and the City." The result will be "VAMPS."
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01/08/2009
New book sheds light on some uncommon names of Illinois towns (The Pantagraph)
BLOOMINGTON -- One of the beliefs of how Henpeck, Ill., received its name was that the local postmaster was “henpecked” by his wife during the late 19th century. | SLIDESHOW: The story behind Central Illinois city names
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01/08/2009
Alto Cucina's Italian fusion (Erie Times-News)
A bowl of pasta e fagiole, a plate of lasagna or spaghetti and meatballs, and Chianti from a straw-covered flask. Now that's an Italian meal, right?
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01/08/2009
20 Questions That’ll Make David say Haye! (East Side Boxing)
By Coach Tim Walker – tpwalker@hotmail.com - How do you beat the best in the world when he’s stronger, bigger, possibly faster than you, and more than doubles you in professional experience.
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01/08/2009
The restaurant's chef-owner likes to integrate ingredients from different regions and cultures. (Erie Times-News)
A bowl of pasta e fagiole, a plate of lasagna or spaghetti and meatballs, and Chianti from a straw-covered flask. Now that's an Italian meal, right? For many, yes. But Pat Rodgers, owner and chef of Alto Cucina, describes his imaginative ingredient combinations as "Italian fusion."
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01/07/2009
Local News Archive Calendar (Texarkana Gazette)
• Because of reporting errors, information in Tuesday’s story about a play Liberty-Eylau High School students intended to perform for a University Interscholastic League competition was incorrect.
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01/06/2009
TLC, NASCAR will track checkered lives (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
TLC is gearing up a new reality show tracking the spouses of NASCAR drivers.
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01/07/2009
Cape Town couple rescues Zim children (Independent Online)
Two South Africans have put their money where others' mouths are to reunite a Zimbabwean family.
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01/07/2009
Cape Town couple rescues Zim children (Pretoria News)
When Miriam left her home and two children in Zimbabwe in October 2008 she thought she would soon return from South Africa with much-needed food. Instead, unable to afford the bribes necessary to cross back into Zimbabwe, she was stuck in South Africa for six weeks.
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01/07/2009
Lady Anne Bentinck (John O'Groat Journal)
LADY Anne Bentinck, eldest daughter of the 7th Duke of Portland, died on December 29 aged 92.
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  • Brefeld - Netherlands/Germany; descendants of Joannes Henricus Brefeld, b. circa 1790 in Kloster, Westphalia, Germany.
  • Eshbach Eschbach Family Tree - Genealogical research on the Eshbach Eschbach Eschbacher surnames in Germany.
  • The Frey Family - A search for the ancestors and descendants of Adam Frey from Bingen-am-Rhein, Germany to Wayne County, New York.
  • Genealogy in Westprussia - Genealogy of the Bomke, Stoyke, Schiemann, and Schmidt families.
  • Genealogy Page of Manfred Härtel - Includes a family tree with ancestors mainly from southern Hesse.
  • German Ostertag association - Researching Ostertag worldwide.
  • Goethert Research - Attempts to find other Goetherts (Götherts) families throughout the world.
  • Göran Enderlein's Place - Researching the surname Enderlein.
  • The Gottlieb Bartz Families - Features the descendants of Gottlieb Bartz and his wife Pauline (Reich).
  • Grunwald Surname - Dedicated to bringing the worldwide Grunwald family together and providing contact, support and chance to find lost ancestors and relatives.
  • Gueinzius Genealogy - Information on the surnames Gueinzius and Weintz.
  • Henken Family Genealogy - Including research on surnames Henken, Georgino, Haverstrom, Johanns, Schroeder, Poschmann, Massetti, Rosener, Behr, Kuhlmann, and Muermann.
  • Hilgedieck - (Hilgediek/Hilgedick/Hilgadiack). Ancestors and descendants of Conrad Hermann Heinrich Hilgedieck who emigrated from Lienen, Westphalia, Germany, to USA in 1843.
  • The Himmelright families - genealogical information and links. Variants are Himmelreich, Himelrite, Hemmelrite, Himelrigh, Hemmerite, Himmelwright, Himmelbright.
  • Huck Family Name - Information on the origin of the Huck family name.
  • Irmer - Information about the name Irmer. Links to Irmer sites and general genealogical sites.
  • Kastler Genealogy - Database of several Kastler families from around the world, plus many individuals not yet linked to any family. Please submit your Kastler family history and help others.
  • Kettwig Family Center - Collects all Kettwig and Kettwich family information worldwide.
  • Keyserlingk Family - Brings together information on 23 generations of the Keyserlingk family, including the Baron and Count branches. It also allows for searches on the family tree and building relationship trees. It contains family history as well as information on family reunions.
  • Korndorfer Family Worldwide - Visit the Korndörfer homepage for more information on this surname, the coat of arms, links, databases and the names of most of the Korndörfer emigrées that left Germany for either Brazil, USA or the Netherlands.
  • Kuhring - Partial family tree of family Kuring (spelling variations: Kuring, Churing, Kuhrick) originating in Luebben (Spree Forest); request for additional information.
  • Musburger.Net - Site for Musburger family research.
  • Ohmann - Genealogy of Ohmann Family from Reinshagen, Mecklenburg, Germany to New York State.
  • Origin of Names - Babensee, Bevency, Bebensee, an accurate origin of the name provides professional confirmation translation by University Professor of Old Saxon and Germanic languages.
  • Orth Family History - family history of Johann Peter Orth, born in Fürstengrund, Hessen, Germany, in 1818, and died in Wallace Township (Kurtzville), Perth County, Ontario, Canada in 1893.
  • Quade - Gives information on the possible origin and meaning of the surname Quade.
  • R Garbe - Describes German genealogy of R Garbe. Includes Florlauken, Kosmidry, Bursian, Knorn, Augstein, Alt Ristow, Bernburg, Thielemann, Krieg, Knoblauch, and Knoefler.
  • The Saurbrey Homepage - Genealogy information for the surnames Saurbrei, Saurbrey, Sauerbrei, Sauerbrey in Germany.
  • The Schnorrenberg Family - A worldwide attempt to collect all of the Schnorrenbergs in the world into one family. Includes Schnorrenbergs, Schnorenbergs and Schnorrenbergers.
  • Schömbs Family - Researching the family of Zacharias Schömbs (1645-1707), and surname variations: Schombs, Schoembs, Schembs, and Schambs.
  • Schrank - Information on the various Schrank families of Pomerania and surrounding areas (including Brandenburg, Mecklenburg, West Prussia and Posen).
  • Schwiesow Family Reunion - Site is devoted to Schwiesow family history.
  • Sinz - Family history and genealogy data of the Sinz family (Simon Sinz b. 1660) and related surnames of Wuerttemberg and Pennsylvania.
  • The Staab Homepage and Genealogy Links - Researching families in Klingenberg, Bavaria, and Saxony, Germany, especially the names Staab and Maroldt.
  • Strohsahl - Genealogical data on the Strohsahl family. Site also includes translator, Strohsahl message board, Strohsahl photos,descendant tree and a Strohsahl GED file to download.
  • Von der Kammer - 28 Generations of the Von der Kammer family. Includes different branches as well as noble lines.
  • The Wolpert Connection - Dedicated to the research of Wolpert and related surname genealogy, including Smith, Kincaid, Harper, Dunkle, Allandar, Wassmer from Germany.
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