This will come as no surprise, but Aliso Viejo's Jim Gilchrist, founder of the Minutemen (not the immortal patriotic heroes of Lexington and Concord– Jim's are the flabby guys who have figured out how to combine xenophobia and birdwatching by scanning the horizon for Mexicans instead of great blue herons) is engaged in wishful thinking again. I'm not referring to his plans for a "multistate civilian border patrols" reported in this morning's Register. No, I'm referring to something else h
Thanks to the ongoing U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Ceradyne, Inc.'s profits have skyrocketed.
Late last month, the Costa Mesa-based company reported record first quarter sales of $188 million and a whopping 54 percent increase in net income. Indeed, it's gross profit margin for the period was 41 percent of sales.
Ceradyne, which "develops, manufactures and markets advanced technical ceramic products and components for defense, industrial, automotive/diesel and commercial applications,"
Fall 2007 is all about practicality with Balenciaga. Sensible, functional separates were sent down that runway—and for once, one could almost(/kind of) justify buying a clothing item priced in the four-digit range.
Some of the biggest standout hits of the show included these fitted blazers with high-contrast trim, pictured left. And luckily, J. Crew (seriously: J. Crew) has come up with their own versions of these prep school designs gone high fashion in a variety of colors. Their double-fa
Since 2002, September 11 has been celebrated as Patriot Day to honor the memory of the nearly 3,000 who died in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Patriot Day is a catchier title than what the day was originally called, the National Day of Prayer and Remembrance for the Victims of the Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001. But Patriot Day still musters up confusion considering America already celebrates Patriots’ Day, which is sometimes spelled Patriot’s Day or Patriots Day.
That Patriots’ D
Courtesy of FutureAngels.comSeven of the eight Statesville Owls of 1961 who came to Tempe pose for the camera.The not-yet-dead Texas Rangers are trying to prevent the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim from winning the American League West crown, something the Halos can achieve as early as tonight at the Big A with a win against their Lone Star state rival.It makes one wonder who players from the old Dallas-Ft. Worth
Rangers of the American Association are rooting for. They were the Angels' Tri
