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Coby Electronics Portable DVD Player Batteries Recalled. A voluntary recall is under effect right now for rechargeable batteries sold with Coby Electronics portable DVD/CD/MP3 players due to a potential fire hazard.

Professional installation can make the most of modern TVs. Zip Express Installation technician Ryan Damask, left, and father Jeff, installing a mount for a wide screen Cables for components hidden in a wall The trouble was not in their set but in their setup.

Full Wanted DVD & Blu-ray Disc Details. Universal Studios Home Entertainment have provided us with the full details on the various versions of Wanted, coming to home video on December 2. Below, you'll find the press release followed by the artwork!..

Acoustic Research ARRU449 Universal Smart Remote Control. The multitude of devices that are available to us in the market come with their own remote control.

Bally water system repairs expected by summer. Reading Eagle: Susan L. Angstadt Bally resident Todd Soffa on his porch with empty spring-water containers.

Finding a Moral in One Developer's Story. Many years ago when I was backpacking through Asia, I bought books based on the number of pages per dollar. This sounds hopelessly philistine, but the best buys were long books.

Professional Tests Can Uncover Exposure to Lead. Lead paint poses a real threat to your family's health, especially if you have children. Older homes are particularly at risk for lead exposure. If you live in a house more than 30 years old and haven't yet tested for lead, it's not too hard or costly to do -- and it may be well worth it.

Mailbag: Retiring Mortgages, Staging Homes and Trying Short Sales. Useful advice, along with the occasional touch of real estate agent defensiveness, came in through the mailbag this summer. Here's an edited sample.

Settlement Sheds Light on the Boom's Bad Practices. Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Merrill Lynch and Lehman Brothers have dominated recent headlines, but a little-noticed $28 million settlement earlier this month between the Federal Trade Commission and what's left of Bear Stearns symbolizes the housing boom era products -- and practices -- that started a lot of the trouble.

Cutting Through The Lingo Of Listings. The "Simpsons" episode "Realty Bites" features Marge as an agent who is chided by Red Jacket Realty broker Lionel Hutz for having a "no-pressure approach.".

Frank Lloyd Wright's Laboratory of Organic Architecture. SPRING GREEN, Wis. - Thousands come each year to the Wisconsin River valley, where Frank Lloyd Wright built his home and tested his ideas about building in harmony with nature.

Preserving Petworth's Porch Culture. It seems everyone in Petworth agrees that the neighborhood is changing rapidly.

When Your Couch Is on Order and the Company Goes Bankrupt. Maybe they'll become collector's items, my coffee table from Bombay Co., some old bedside tables from Scan. Both are retailers that have shuttered their stores after filing for bankruptcy protection. It's the trickle-down result of a poor housing market.

Slowly Building Diversity In Construction Labor Force. Kyle Brown strode into the job-training class at Goodwill of Greater Washington and smiled at the black men and women he was about to hire as part of his construction company's effort to diversify its mostly Latino workforce.

Fake realtor rented out unknowing owner's NY home. LIVE BLOG - Gateway double murder trial - Day 7 Get moment to moment updates from inside the court room through Fox 4's Erica Pitzi's LIVE BLOG! Associated Press - October 10, 2008 9:53 AM ET NEW YORK - A Long..

Woman accused of serving pot-laced cake to guest. WEST HARTFORD, Conn. West Hartford police said they charged a 51-year-old woman with assault, reckless endangerment and tampering with evidence after she allegedly served a marijuana-tainted ginger cake to..

Two execs sell shares in margin calls. Published October 11, 2008 at 12:05 a.m. Updated October 11, 2008 at 12:33 a.m. Apartment Investment and Management Co.

Rolex gang strikes again. A Johannesburg man has reportedly become the latest victim of the "Rolex Gang" after he was involved in a shootout in Houghton.

Trulia Launches New Business Development Group. " Real-estate search guru Trulia.com has created a new business development group to form partnerships with Multiple Listing Service providers.