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Johnstone Supply workers from left, Corrine Conti, Antonio Moore, Mel Hathaway and Susan Sanders fill an order Tuesday. Johnstone, a distributor of heating and cooling equipment, took 130,000 square feet of industrial space at Cheyenne Industrial Center in North Las Vegas.
Photo by Marlene Karas/Review Journal.
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Independent mechanic will be downshifting
Jack Pearson of Harrodsburg is one of a vanishing breed: the independent automobile mechanic. If you are old enough -- and lucky enough -- to have known a good one, you may feel a tinge of sadness at the silent passing of an era when nearly every community had a Jack Pearson operating a garage on the corner. Some were gifted men who could nearly always diagnose a problem by listening closely to the engine or transmission. A few used a piece of garden hose, or a stick with one end on the engine and the other held next to an ear, as a physician uses a stethoscope. Most had grease on their hands, but they knew you by your first name and could fix your car and still leave you with a few dollars for groceries and house payments. "We're in the same boat -- and it's a very big boat -- that the country store was in, about all gone," Pearson said.
Wrigley Field would get new neighbors under developer's proposal for ...
A Chicago developer unveiled plans in the city's Wrigleyville neighborhood Wednesday night for a nine-story, mixed-use development with a hotel that would stand virtually eye-to-eye with Wrigley Field.
Representatives for developer Steven Schultz, who owns land across the street from the ballpark at the north end of the block bounded by Clark and Addison Streets and Sheffield Avenue, met with community members and Ald. Tom Tunney to seek support for the project.
Schultz wants to build two nine-story buildings connected by a four or five-story base, with a Hyatt Place hotel on the Clark Street side and residences at Addison and Sheffield. The hotel would have about 135 rooms, and the other building would contain about 150 rental units. There also would be about 100,000 square feet of commercial space on the land, plus a health club and 500 parking spaces.
CES Dispatch--Toshiba's HD DVD Response
If gadgets could look forlorn, Toshiba's three new HD DVD players looked just that sitting on stage ahead of the executives' speeches. Jody Sally, vice president of digital audio/visual equipment, which includes Toshiba HD DVD player lineup, looked on the verge of tears during her truncated three-minute presentation in which reports of HD DVD's sales progress became moot following Warner Brothers decision to exclusively support the rival Blu-ray high definition DVD format later this year. Sally tried to put on a good game face, though, noting that HD DVD unit sales over the holiday shopping period accounted for 49.3% of the market. What she didn't note was that the figure would then translate to Blu-ray capturing the majority of sales of standalone players despite heavy Toshiba discounting.
People in the news
I got some great news today because I was trying to figure out how I was going to get Castro into the Oscars and for me he resigns today so he can come to L.A. and go as my guest and perhaps give the acceptance speech," Mr. Moore said. "As long as he keeps it under five hours. I'm telling you, that's got to be a ratings grabber. Can you imagine him? Showing up? If I could talk to (Oscar producer) Gil Cates and maybe get Castro in a dance number at the beginning of the show? Great." D'Onofrio, wife welcome new son LOS ANGELES - Vincent D'Onofrio's wife delivered the perfect Valentine Day's gift: a baby boy. Luca D'Onofrio was born Feb. 14 to the "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" star and his wife, Carin, series spokeswoman Pam Golum said yesterday.
Myanmar Voting Dates Win Few Plaudits
The official announcements late Saturday of the constitutional referendum and the election were the first moves by the junta to set dates for stages of its so-called road map to democracy. "The time has now come to change from military rule to democratic civilian rule," said the announcement for the 2010 polls, broadcast on state TV and radio. But critics claim the long-delayed road map is designed to perpetuate military rule, not promote democracy. And at tea shops in Yangon, where morning news and gossip is traditionally exchanged, many seemed unimpressed with the developments. "I am not interested in their referendum because the results are known already," said 48-year old noodle salad seller Mar Mar Aye, echoing the popular belief that the government is confident its constitution will be approved.
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