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On a vision mission (Richmond Times-Dispatch) - 179 weeks ago

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. Sometime Sunday when Denny Hamlin is whizzing around Talladega's insanely banked oval at 180-some mph and crew chief Mike Ford is monitoring traffic from his pit-box perch, there will surely come a moment that requires instant troubleshooting from on high.

The world in miniature (Guardian Unlimited) - 179 weeks ago

Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) was a large man who packed a great deal into a tiny space. He is famous for his vignettes, including his tailpieces which are sometimes no bigger than a postage stamp. Peer into these wood engravings and you find an entire world of fact and suggestion.

Review: Nature's Engraver by Jenny Uglow (Guardian Unlimited) - 179 weeks ago

Jenny Uglow's canny grasp of period detail immeasurably enriches Nature's Engraver, her life of 18th-century engraver Thomas Bewick, says Frances Spalding.

Feature and TV Films (Calendarlive.com) - 180 weeks ago

* An alphabetical listing of movies on TV the week of Sept. 24-Sept. 30. Absolution (2006) Samantha Mathis. A New York journalist returns to her small hometown to investigate claims of a comatose man who can miraculously heal people. (NR) 1 hr. 36 mins.

County shelter to host kennel trials; six dogs available for adoption (Southwest Iowa News) - 180 weeks ago

The Council Bluffs Kennel Club AKC Obedience and Rally trials will be held Saturday and Sunday at the Pottawattamie County Animal Shelter.

Saudi religious police on prowl for pets (The Age) - 182 weeks ago

Saudi Arabia's religious police, normally concerned with chiding women to cover up and ensuring men attend mosque prayers, have a new target: cats and dogs. -

Saudi religious police ban sale of cats and dogs (Tulsa World) - 182 weeks ago

JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Arabia's religious police, normally tasked with chiding women to cover themselves and ensuring men attend mosque prayers, are turning to a new target: cats and dogs.

Saudi religious police ban sale of cats, dogs (Deseret Morning News) - 182 weeks ago

JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia's religious police, normally tasked with chiding women to cover themselves and ensuring men attend mosque prayers, are turning to a new target: cats and dogs.

Resident Geese: The Other Waterfowl (Greene County) - 182 weeks ago

We tossed the several pounds of decoys over the barbed-wire fence and fumbled for flashlights in the early morning darkness. After leaving them in a low place in the field to return to the truck for our shotguns, J.R. Adkins and I had high hopes of luring in a host of east Tennessee resident geese.

Saudi Police Ban Sale Of Cats And Dogs (CBS News) - 182 weeks ago

Saudi Arabia's religious police have issued a decree banning the sale of cats and dogs. The popular pets are seen as a sign of Western influence.