Ocean City weighs ending cap on beach-stand licenses - Baltimore Sun

Ocean City weighs ending cap on beach-stand licenses Baltimore Sun, United States - Nov 11, 2008 ... umbrellas to sunbathers on the beach. Under an ordinance adopted in the 1970s, no business can hold licenses for more than one-third of the beach stands ...

Residents stand in rain to honor veterans - NRToday.com

Residents stand in rain to honor veterans NRToday.com, OR - Nov 12, 2008 But to ensure that he stayed dry, Kleeber brought along his patio-table umbrella. Kleeber stood along Jackson Street with his massive umbrella in one hand ...

Trompe L’Oeil Umbrella Stands by Piero Fornasetti - Retro To Go

Trompe L’Oeil Umbrella Stands by Piero Fornasetti Retro To Go, UK - Oct 24, 2008 Whilst the Enzo Mari umbrella stand below is the epitome of understated style and function, the Trompe L’Oeil Umbrella Stands by Piero Fornasetti are an ...

Student Saved By Purse Takes Stand - WSMV

Student Saved By Purse Takes Stand WSMV, TN - Nov 13, 2008 MTSU Police Chief Buddy Peaster said a calculator, umbrella and case stopped the bullet from piercing Pittenger's waist. Edmiston is charged with attempted ...

Hanoi reflects its French colonial history - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Hanoi reflects its French colonial history Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN - 24 minutes ago Under an umbrella advertising French bottled water, a woman prepares vegetables. Some of the cuisine of Vietnam, such as baguette sandwiches, ...

Honour killing or horror killing? - American Chronicle

Honour killing or horror killing? American Chronicle, CA - 20 hours ago Is it because the law makers themselves put an umbrella to protect the inhuman customs? It seems plausible if we give ear to what a respected senator of ...

11/13: Netroots To Senate Dems: Stand Up For Yourselves! - National Journal

11/13: Netroots To Senate Dems: Stand Up For Yourselves! National Journal, DC - Nov 13, 2008 This may be because before becoming Secretary, Ritchie actively worked with ACORN to increase voter registrations through a liberally-leaning umbrella group ...

Retro To Go: Trompe L’Oeil Umbrella Stands by Piero Fornasetti
From fashion, technology and design to film, TV, architecture and exhibitions - what's hip and cool in the retro world.

Umbrellas and small light stands « Music Man5’s blog
Umbrellas and small light stands. November 14, 2008 – 3:38 pm; Posted in 40D · Umbrellas and small light stands, originally uploaded by Music Man5. « 20081112_016023 · 2 lights & stands plus boom light » ...

Apartment Therapy Chicago | Umbrella Stands from $10-$65
Last week we compiled umbrella stands from Unica - but the costs ranged from $101 - $400. Agreeing that less is better when it comes to something like this, we searched out some inexpensive options. Our two favorites: the Peekaboo ...

Taiwan Umbrella Stand. Taipei Manufacturer, Exporter
Umbrella Stand (12522) from Taiwan ★ Mart Tiller Corp (Furniture) is a Verified Manufacturer, Exporter on Global Sources.

14 More Umbrella Stands.
14 More Umbrellas Stands (14) 12 Here is a nice & efficient solution to keep your drenched umbrella inside & not drench the area around the umbrella stand. The simple & amazing idea is of designer SH Son. The Inside Out Umbrella fully ...

Taiwan Umbrella Stand. Sheng Gang Town Manufacturer, Exporter
Umbrella Stand (S5401-03) from Taiwan ★ Chao Yuon Co Ltd is a Verified Manufacturer, Exporter on Global Sources.

2 lights & stands plus boom light « Music Man5’s blog
A weblog of the things I see thru my cameras viewfinder. About. « Umbrellas and small light stands · boom light ». 2 lights & stands plus boom light. November 14, 2008 – 3:39 pm; Posted in 40D · 2 lights & stands plus boom light, ...

Tomorrow is World COPD Day and Kiwis can do better (Scoop.co.nz)
*(COPD is an umbrella term covering emphysema and chronic bronchitis among other respiratory conditions and stands for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. It is New Zealand’s fourth biggest killer after cancer, heart disease and stroke).

For immediate release: the arts are marketable (Arts Journal)
I went to...brace yourselves... Mary Poppins on Broadway yesterday, and it took all strength I had left on a windy Sunday night to stop my 20-something sister from buying a Mary Poppins bird-head umbrella. Granted, the umbrella was pretty cute (if not slightly creepy), but, come on now.

Last Night's Television - Clone, BBC3; The Ascent of Money, Channel 4; The Department Store, BBC4 (Independent)
Hereford, the city closest to where I live, recently lost its venerable, family-owned department store, Chadds. I joined in with the general wailing and gnashing of teeth, but Chadds, in truth, had become something of an anachronism. Closing down was the most modern thing it had done for ages.

Citigroup to lay off 53,000 employees (KATU Portland)
The company said total headcount is being reduced by 20 percent from its peak of 375,000 at the end of 2007; the company had already announced in October that it was eliminating about 22,000 jobs from those levels.

Swaziland: Input Trade Fairs Falling Short (AllAfrica.com)
Mary Ntshangase sits under a big umbrella -- a packet of beans in one hand and a packet of peanuts in the other -- wooing customers to her stall.

A cigar a day keeps the doctor away (The Cold Lake Sun)
Anti-smoking legislation, while perhaps well-intended, is flawed. One peeve is that smokers, instead of keeping to their designated areas and disposing of their butts appropriately, congregate at entranceways to restaurants and bars and chuck their butts on the ground.

The Insider: Tom Cruise joins the party at Amazon (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
The P-I business staff's weekly compendium of quips, quotes, observations, asides, tidbits, weird facts and gossip.