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Penny auction nets $10.7M

2008-02-20T07:39:00.000-08:00

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A penny saved is not necessarily just a penny earned. One man's collection of rare American cents has turned into a $10.7 million auction windfall.
The collection of 301 cents featured some of the rarest and earliest examples of the American penny, including a cent that was minted for two weeks in 1793 but was abandoned because Congress thought Lady Liberty looked frightened.That coin and a 1794 cent with tiny stars added to prevent counterfeiters each raised $632,500, according to the Dallas-based auction house Heritage Auction Galleries, which held the sale in Long Beach on Friday night.
Heritage Auction president Greg Rohan said the auction was the biggest ever for a penny collection, with hundreds of bidders vying for the coins. Presale estimates valued the collection at about $7 million."It was a fabulous night," Rohan said. "Every major coin collector of American cents was either there in person, bidding online or on the telephone. "The coins came from the collection of Burbank resident Walter J. Husak, the owner of an aerospace-part manufacturing company. Husak became interested in collecting at age 13, while visiting his grandparents who paid him in old coins for helping with chores.There were 168 successful bidders and the auction gallery got 15% of the total.

Vanity plate sold for $14 million in UAE

2008-02-20T07:36:00.000-08:00

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A license plate with nothing but the number "1" on it went for a record $14 million at a charity auction Saturday.
Saeed Khouri, a member of a wealthy Abu Dhabi family, wouldn't say how many automobiles he owned or which of them might carry the record-breaking single-digit plate.
"I bought it because it's the best number," said Khouri, whose family made its fortune in real estate. "I bought it because I want to be the best in the world."
The oil-rich UAE began auctioning off vanity license plates last May.
Ordinary automobile license plates issued to drivers here — and even most other vanity series plates — carry both Arabic and Western numerals and script, defining the issuing city and country.Khouri's plate, however, has only the Western numeral and no letters.The record sale surpassed the $6.8 million that was paid for an Emirati license plate at an earlier auction with the Western number 5 on it — also without Arabic numerals or letters.Proceeds from the auctions, which are held in a lavish hotel here, go to a rehabilitation center for victims of traffic accidents.
On Saturday, 90 license plates were auctioned off in all, raising a total of $24 million. The previous five such events raised more than $50 million.

How deep is your love? Passion phones know

2008-02-20T07:31:00.000-08:00

SEOUL (Reuters) - Valentines Day in South Korea means chocolates, romantic dinners and a high-tech mobile phone device that can secretly check the passion in the voice of a lover.The "Love Detector" service from mobile operator KTF uses technology that is supposed to analyze voice patterns to see if a lover is speaking honestly and with affection."We created this service because we thought people would want to know what others were feeling about them," said Ahn Hee-jung, a KTF official.Users who speak by pointing their mobile phones at themselves for video conferences can see a "love meter" bar on the screen of their handset during a conversation.They later receive an analysis of the conversation delivered through text message that breaks down the amount of affection, surprise, concentration and honesty of the other speaker.The service costs subscribers a flat fee of 1,500 won ($1.59) a month for unlimited use or can be accessed at 300 won for each call, KTF said."The caller is paying the money, so the information is provided only to him or her," said Ahn.

(Reporting by Lee Jiyeon; Writing by Jon Herskovitz; Editing by David Fogarty)

He's dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock

2008-02-20T07:29:00.000-08:00

TAMPA, Fla. - This is one Elvis impersonator who's definitely singing the blues after Tampa police charged him with fraud. Authorities say Elvis tribute artist Frederick Denmark told people his house had burned so they would organize a benefit concert.The concert, held at American Legion Post 138 in September, raised more than $2,000 in cash, as well as clothes and household items.
But police say there never was a fire.And now Denmark, 47, who performs under the name Fred Alberts, is charged with felony organized fraud and felony grand theft.
Denmark, of Fort Lauderdale, is free on $4,000 bail.

Cat flees fire, ends up 240 miles away

2008-02-19T04:04:00.001-08:00

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A cat that fled a house fire is back home in Albuquerque, N.M., after turning up some 240 miles away. The black and white cat named Miko disappeared in December, on the night of the fire.
About two weeks ago, Miko's owner got a call from an animal shelter in Pueblo, Colo., saying her cat was safe.
Officials at the shelter speculate that the cat, trying to keep warm, hopped a tractor-trailer and rode it to Colorado.
When they found her, her collar was missing. But shelter officials scanned the microchip in her neck and came up with her owner's name.

Canine blood donor to be honored

2008-02-19T03:58:00.000-08:00

HOWELL, Mich. - He's donated blood 20 times and is being honored by the Livingston County chapter of the American Red Cross.
Not bad for a 200-pound, 2-year-old English mastiff who answers to the name Lurch. He'll receive the chapter's "Pet's Best Friend" award at an event here Thursday.

"We're doing something different this year," executive director Diane Serra said. "We're honoring Lurch because he's actually donated blood."

Lurch's owner, Joni Melvin-Thiede, said Lurch donates blood for other canines about once every four weeks. His blood has helped dozens, including saving one dog who got into some rat poison.

"You really don't end up knowing which dogs he helps, but his little picture goes on each bag so the person that gets it will actually know it."

Besides being cooperative with nurses, Lurch is also friendly with his housemates: four pugs, seven cats and the occasional litter of kittens. There's also an American mastiff named Lucas, who teams with Lurch to eat about 200 pounds of food per month.

"Mastiffs are just like 200-pound pugs," Melvin-Thiede said. "They're just as friendly and just as goofy except they have a couple more zeros at the end of the weight."

Church urges hanky panky among members

2008-02-19T03:55:00.000-08:00

YBOR CITY, Fla. - A southwest Florida church issued a challenge for its married members: Hanky panky every day. Relevant Church head pastor Paul Wirth issued the 30-day sex challenge to take on high divorce rates.
"And that's no different for people who attend church," Wirth said Sunday. "Sometimes life gets in the way. Our jobs get in the way."
The challenge doesn't extend to unwed congregants, however.

U.S. plans for falling satellite

2008-02-19T03:21:00.000-08:00

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. military is developing contingency plans to deal with the possibility that a large spy satellite expected to fall to Earth in late February or early March could hit North America.

Beef!

2008-02-19T03:13:00.000-08:00

What do you think about the news yesterday about the slaughterhouse? I still am going to eat meat!

Does this make you mad!!

2008-02-12T13:38:00.000-08:00

You go into a doctors office in Charles Cole Hospital and they have magazines from 3 years ago out in the waiting room. And the covers are missing off half of them and pages are missing out of some of them also. As much money a doctor makes at least they could do is at least 2 or 3 month old date magazines in there office! That only happens in that hospital. If you go to a hospital like Geisinger Hospital they have current magazines. The doctors need to spend some of the money take a little better care the there clients!

Stamps to Cost a Penny More

2008-02-11T18:42:00.000-08:00

The cost of a first-class stamp will rise to 42 cents starting May 12, the U.S. Postal Service said Monday.

Pa Game Commission

2008-02-11T18:31:00.000-08:00

What do you think the Game Commission can do to improve hunting season?

PETA opposes tribute to fried chicken

2008-02-11T18:27:00.000-08:00

FRANKFORT, Ky. - Animals rights advocates are squawking at a measure that would make fried chicken Kentucky's official picnic food.Do you think this is a bunch of crap?

Here is Chevy Tuff !!

2008-02-11T18:22:00.000-08:00

GRESHAM, Wis. - Frank Oresnik's trusty pickup truck — he calls it "the old girl" — passed the 1 million-mile mark with a camera crew filming the event and a public-radio audience listening in. "I can't tell you how much fun it was," he said. "It was really humbling, all this interest."
Recent news stories told how Oresnik had just 1,200 miles to go before reaching the milestone in the 1991 Chevrolet Silverado that he bought with 41,000 miles on it in 1996 and used in his business, distributing seafood and steaks in the upper Midwest.

Dogs give up their lives to save family

2008-02-11T18:21:00.001-08:00

Bella, a 3-year-old golden retriever/collie mix who was once rescued as an abused puppy, returned the favor to her owners by alerting them to a house fire. With help from Maddie, a 6-month-old golden retriever, Bella helped get Sue Feuling and her 9-year-old daughter, Mckenzie, out of the house last week. The dogs didn't make it.

Gas prices

2008-02-11T13:13:00.000-08:00

THe other day in Coudersport gas was $2.83 now its $2.93.While Port Allegany is $2.99.We went to Bradford today its $3.17 why do you think there is so much of a change in price?

How do you feel about this change to hunting?

2008-02-10T05:58:00.000-08:00

The Pennsylvania Board of Game Comissioners have approved the removal of the requirement to wear the orange material coverinag at least 100 square inches of material on their heads.

Funeral horses stampede, overturn hearse

2008-02-10T05:52:00.001-08:00

A hearse overturned when the horses pulling it to a south London cemetery stampeded, dragging the carriage and coffin past appalled relatives and sending floral tributes flying.

911 Is suppost to help you!!

2008-02-10T05:23:00.000-08:00

A disabled women from Doylestowe Pa called 911 to report her house was on fire.It took seven rings before 911 operator picked up the call from her.Then she was put on hold for 27 seconds.After being put on hold she soon then died.

Do you know how many people die a day from lack of food

2008-02-08T10:05:00.000-08:00

About 24,000 people die every day from hunger or hunger-related causes. This is down from 35,000 ten years ago, and 41,000 twenty years ago. Three-fourths of the deaths are children under the age of five.

We need more help for our homeless veterans!!!

2008-02-08T05:18:00.001-08:00

Each year, 2.3 million to 3.5 million people experience homelessness in America. By taking 23% of that range for veterans, that would indicate there are between 529,000 and 840,000 veterans who are homeless at some time during the year.After putting there life on the line for you and me.There living on the streets.
Here are a few place were you could make a donation.Lets give these homeless veterans a home or at least a warm meal!

http://www.nchv.org/
http://naeh.org/

Is this price gouging?

2008-02-07T13:25:00.000-08:00

Why is the price of gas cheeper in Coudersport then in Port Allegheny.

Romney

2008-02-07T13:22:00.001-08:00

How do you feel about Romney dropping out?

Should the government be able to do this?

2008-02-05T08:08:00.000-08:00

I wrote about this yesterday. Do you think the government should be allowed to regulate the heat in your house.

Global Warming!!China battles "coldest winter in 100 years"

2008-02-05T07:49:00.000-08:00

What is your feeling on that.China battles the freezing weather that has stranded millions.From reading this sounds like Global Cooling to me!!

Oil drops on recession fears

2008-02-05T06:11:00.000-08:00

About a month ago the price was raising do to speculation of low supply. Now they are lowering down the price. But the usage is still about or more even. What a bunch of BS!! These dam oil companies could give gas away for a year and still have billions in the bank. If the small company gets in trouble for price gouging why can the government get away with it?

Hillary

2008-02-05T05:00:00.000-08:00

What do you think about her crying twice now.Do you think its real or an act?

Taking your rights away,What is next

2008-02-04T06:49:00.000-08:00

As part of their effort to control energy consumption, government officials in California will soon control thermostats in private homes, condominiums, co-ops and rented apartments.How do you feel about this?

Ban Parents From Spanking Kids?

2008-02-04T06:39:00.000-08:00

A group is pushing to make it illegal to spank your kids in Massachusetts. This makes me a little angry how do you feel? Should you be allowed to correct your kid?

Do you think there is enough being done

2008-02-04T06:28:00.000-08:00

If a sports player or even an actor can make millions a year. Then why are people starving in the USA or even the world. Do you think there should be more money to go the homeless this world.

Which is the best for America

2008-02-04T06:13:00.000-08:00

New poll,Who will be the next president.How do you feel about the others also.

The Super Bowl

2008-02-03T07:49:00.000-08:00

Do you think the commercials are better then the game?

Here a new question?

2008-02-03T07:37:00.000-08:00

Are volunteer organiztions such as fire departments underappreciated and under funded?

Suggestions

2008-02-02T20:47:00.000-08:00

Have a suggestion for a topic?

NASCAR changes

2008-02-02T20:07:00.000-08:00

Are you happy with the changes NASCAR has done since Big E has died? Do you think it improved the racing any?

Elk County Humane Society

2008-02-02T18:12:00.000-08:00

We just got a cat from there today.They have some very nice people working for them. I highely recommend them if you are thinking about getting animal.

Nascar !!

2008-02-02T18:05:00.000-08:00

I guess this year its called the Sprint Cup Series.2/09/2008 The Bud Shootout.Season getting closer are you getting excited?

New Poll

2008-02-02T07:22:00.001-08:00

Kmart or Walmart

6 more weeks of winter

2008-02-02T07:18:00.000-08:00

Phil says "Six More Weeks Of Winter"

Obama Snubs Hillary

2008-02-01T08:12:00.000-08:00

The news said that was a bad thing for Obama to snub her.After her and her husban are putting all the negative campaigning.Do you think that was a bad thing?

Does this make you mad!!!

2008-02-01T07:01:00.000-08:00

Exxon Mobil makes more than $10 billion
No. 1 U.S. oil company earns $1,318 a second - topping forecasts - but comes in just shy of a record. Profits at Exxon Mobil surged 36 percent to a near record $10.4 billion in the second quarter as surging oil prices helped the world's largest publicly traded company soundly beat Wall Street forecasts.Does this make you mad?

A smile lasts for ever!!

2008-02-01T06:53:00.000-08:00

Here is tonka tuff!!!

2008-02-01T06:41:00.001-08:00

How do you feel?

2008-01-31T20:08:00.000-08:00

Do you think that having your phone through the internit is a good idea?If your electric goes out or even your internit goes down you can not use your phone.It's a good price I guess but for our area is it a good idea?

Back!!

2008-01-31T20:04:00.000-08:00

After talking to my neighbor.How many people have experienced problems with having there phone through there internit?

Bush!!

2008-01-29T04:04:00.000-08:00

Need I say more what did you think about his speech?I didn't even bother to watch it.They don't give a DAM!About the working class America!

A question about Zito Media

2008-01-28T11:59:00.000-08:00

I was wondering if anyone else is has any problems with there internit going down or am I the only one thats has been experiencing the problems?

Walmart

2008-01-28T10:05:00.000-08:00

My good friend off of Solomon's Words mentioned this the other day.Please fill out this survey.Would you be in favor of a Walmart coming to our area.Or tell me what your opinion of one in our area!

Does this make you mad?

2008-01-27T06:01:00.000-08:00

You turn it on CMT and they have some dam Miss America thing on there.That has nonthing to do with country music but yet they put on there.Should be on a different channel.

Gas Prices

2008-01-27T05:34:00.000-08:00

As you can see now the price of gas is lowering down again well this week any way!! They were saying that the price of gas was rising do to the fear of a shortage. Now there saying that it’s lowering do to a ression. So now there wait till we get our tax rebait checks then there raise it up to $4.00 a gallon then.So they can double there money then.

This is going to hurt if you get hit by this!!

2008-01-27T05:23:00.000-08:00

Dead Spy Satellite Could Hit Earth Within a Month, Officials Say

The Windmill question?

2008-01-26T05:07:00.000-08:00

Could someone tell me why they would be against a wind mill?

Clinton

2008-01-25T15:39:00.000-08:00

What is your opinion on having a woman for a president.
Does America want another Clinton in the White House?

Imus!

2008-01-25T07:24:00.000-08:00

How many people watch Imus of listen to him in the morning?

What do you think?

2008-01-25T07:23:00.000-08:00

I just called the drug store for a print out of all the prescriptions for the year for the whole family. They informed me that my wife was not allowed to pick up my print out. And you had to have photo Id to pick it up. However they will mail it to you. But my wife or even my mom can go and pick up my prescription for me. You would think that prescription drug would be more important then a piece of paper. That is a very stupid law. What do you think?

Does this make you mad!!

2008-01-25T07:19:00.000-08:00

NY Lawmakers May Get Hefty Pay Raise!!

And you wonder why we are going in a ression.The average person is having a hard time paying for food,gas,and other bills.And they decide that they need a raise!!So probably the taxes will go up more and the average person will make less!