By day, Ken Jenkins of Avondale makes miniature sea turtles from glass in his home studio. By night, the 37-year-old waits tables at Restaurant Orsay in Riverside. On Saturdays, he displays his glass pieces at a Riverside Arts Market booth in hopes of someday becoming a full-time artist. He may be on his way. His palm-sized reptiles are now for sale in Palm Coast. The Jacksonville Film Festival ... [More]
A new federal law -- the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act -- is slated to go into effect on Dec. 1. But it's still not entirely clear whether online gambling is illegal, or whether you can deduct losses from that activity. [More]
Can You Deduct Online-gambling Losses? Maybe [More]
At holiday time, trains whiz through Richard Kloewer's yard, past the lighted evergreen trees, dolls, teddy bears, even a miniature Harley Davidson display. [More]
Computerworld: "Microsoft Corp. is, predictably, not all that impressed by Google Inc.'s demonstration of its upcoming Chrome OS today, but neither were potential rivals who make Linux and instant-on operating systems." [More]
Holly Twp. — Funky patterns and bright colors. Younger people joining in. Anonymous knitters who decorate streetlights and trees in big cities with their work. And guys who are man enough to knit, strong enough to purl. [More]
The hottest rage is on the rocks, and hobbyists are all over them. Aficionados call themselves remote-control rock crawlers. Forty members from the Inland Empire and High Desert make up the Southern California RC Crawlers. They host weekend competitions and practice every Friday on plastic foam "rocks" at a specialized hobby shop called Rock Crawler Products in Upland. Video: [More]
LOS ANGELES -- California resident J.D. won over $50,000 playing video poker online this year. Wow! She couldn't do that well in Las Vegas, and at home she can play anytime without having to drive fo... [More]
L’Observateur RESERVE – For the fourth straight year, St. John Parish is playing host to what has been dubbed by competitors as the “Super Bowl” of gas-powered model boat racing. [More]
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