Knight Ridder/Tribune articles from November 2007

Knight Ridder/Tribune archives from November 2007

To-do list; easy fix-ups.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Kim Ossi GOOD GOALS Today's high schoolers are ambitious and, more importantly, impossibly energetic. Yeah, you're going to need that energy to complete the list in "97 Things To Do Before You Finish High School" (Zest Books,...

Home energy Q&A.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Ken Sheinkopf Q: I've noticed a spike in our electric bills every year around holiday time. I didn't think decorative lights used very much energy, but I wonder if you could tell me if indeed the costs of operating these lights is...

Container gardens can thrive in cool seasons.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Norman Winter Colorful, cool-season containers near the front door or entryway serve as welcoming beacons to friends and visitors coming our way this fall and during the holiday season. I just returned from speaking at the 19th...

Brainy-Yak question.
November 1, 2007... This week's Brainy-Yak question: Who was the oldest man to sign the U.S. Constitution? A. George Washington B. William Paterson C. William Blount D. Benjamin Franklin ___ Answer: D. Ben Franklin was 81 years old....

What's new, what's cool: New game keeps you hopping.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Wendy Zang An entertainment or product review _ anything from books and video games to Web sites and music. ___ Can-Do Roo is a pouch full of fun! The new game from Patch features a soft kangaroo filled with activity cards...

Over the river and through the forest.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Rebecca Giddens and Mark Singleton Paddling a river is an ancient activity _ possibly the first human mode of transportation not involving putting one foot in front of the other. Yet while the world has grown since people first took...

Argentina's new president is not an idiot.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Yelena Shesternina MOSCOW _ Argentina has a new leader, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, the first woman to be elected president in Argentina's history. Her husband, President Nestor Kirchner, decided that his best successor...

Bolshevik revolution: National disaster or midwife of history?
November 1, 2007... Byline: Boris Kaimakov MOSCOW _ With the 90th anniversary of the Bolshevik revolution just days away, many in Russia look back on this major upheaval in the country's history, trying to reassess its controversial legacy. Some view it...

Video-game review: `Mercury Meltdown: Revolution'.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Billy O'Keefe `MERCURY MELTDOWN: REVOLUTION' For: Nintendo Wii Previously available for: Sony PSP, Playstation 2 From: Ignition Entertainment ESRB Rating: Everyone ___ It took a year, but "Mercury...