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Turn on the charm -- get what you want

Jay was about to leave for a canoeing trip, and Val sat on the floor with him for hours, poring over maps of Canada as if she had never seen anything so completely riveting in her life. She was only 13 at the time, but she sure knew how to flirt. When Jay pronounced her "really neat," my mother said to me quietly, "See? If you want to get a boy's attention, be fascinated by whatever fascinates him." (This was the 50s, after all.)

4. The Abigail technique. My daughter Abigail looks at a young man she's interested in with eyes that appreciate his entire face. She smiles, looks down for a moment, then looks up and locks in again with her eyes. She becomes extraordinarily animated, particularly in response to something he might have said. And she's always genuine. The bottom line is that she makes a guy feel better about himself when he's with her than he does when he's without her.

Wiral Sites launches new Auckland travel portal, Guide to Auckland.

The increasing flow of travelers all over the world to various destinations has given rise to unending business opportunities. One, out of these has been directed by Wiral Sites towards giving readers pertinent information for making their trip as pleasant and comfortable as possible. Wiral Sites has launched a new travel portal specifically providing first hand exclusive information to readers for New Zealand. This portal is filled with the kind of necessary information a traveler seeks prior to a tour. The portal has numerous information listings each divided into city wise categories and sections to make the content readable.

It features images and video galleries you can indulge in to find out what you will experience once you reach Auckland. These images capture the true essence of Australia describing virtually what the streets, shopping areas, entertainment spots and culture of the city hold for you.

Vehicle stop for traffic offense results in meth-related arrest

The Lee County Narcotics Task Force reported the arrest of a Keokuk man on a felony drug charge.Chris-topher A. Matous, 23, 3000 S. Seventh St., was charged with conspiracy to manufacture less than five grams of methamphetamine, a Class C felony. If convicted, Matous could face up to 10 years in a state correctional facility.The arrest stems from an investigation by the task force into allegations Matous was involved in the manufacture of methamphetamine in the Keokuk area.He was arrested Thursday following a traffic stop for a driving offense by Keokuk police. Investigators later searched the vehicle and found items that indicated the manufacture of and/or use of methamphetamine.Task force Commander Dave Hinton said Matous had a knife in his possession. Matous was taken to the Lee County Jail pending an initial court appearance.

Gotta love the bump -- to a better grade of service

They worked the system.

• Though airlines most frequently award their elite passengers upgrades, it never hurts to be the first in line at the gate counter and inquire about a bump in class. (Ask the gate representative, not the check-in agent, who does not control domestic first-class seating assignments.) Alternately, don't be the first to board; hang back in case economy seats are needed and there is extra space in first class -- you just might be offered that elite seat.

late November

The Giants looked hot a month ago, but now have delivered two straight lethargic performances, and Eli Manning seems to be reverting to being a true freshman at Mississippi. TMQ loves Tiki Barber, TTNY ("The Toast of New York"), but at this point it's clear his announcement of a year-end retirement has become a distraction. For the last few weeks, the national media have been all over Tiki and his twin Ronde. For Ronde that's OK, distractions don't matter much when your club is 3-7 and rebuilding. But Jersey/A is in a playoff push. Here's my proposal: Tiki, stop doing media for the rest of the year. Concentrate on the game. Prove that you're all about the team, not yourself. It will help the Giants, and further burnish your reputation.

Play of the game: Maurice Jones-Drew walking into the end zone standing up for an untouched touchdown, making it Jaguars 23, Giants 10 in the fourth quarter and causing your columnist to close the light for bed.

The Weather Channel Interactive, Inc. Signs Multi-Year Exclusive ...

ATLANTA and NEW YORK, Oct. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The Weather Channel Interactive, Inc. (TWCI), the most popular source of weather on the Web reaching an average of 25 million unique visitors each month, and Pulse 360, the leading provider of sponsored links to the Web's biggest and best sites, today jointly announced an exclusive multi-year agreement resulting in the launch of Pulse 360's sponsored links on http://www.weather.com.

weather.com is the most popular source of online weather news and information, and The Weather Channel is consistently ranked among the Top 15 brands online in the United States. weather.com helps users plan their lives through access to timely current conditions, expert forecasts and relevant lifestyle content for more than 250,000 locations worldwide.

Artesia company buys Western Chrysler

Artesia's Tate Branch Dodge Chrysler Jeep on Monday bought Western Chrysler Dodge Jeep in Hobbs. Tate Branch, 46, said the company retained about 90 percent of the roughly 30 employees at the Hobbs dealership on 4123 Lovington Highway. Branch did not purchase the other Western dealerships — Western Honda and Western Motor — in Hobbs. Western Chrysler had been owned by Barbara Cecil of Hobbs. Branch said the Hobbs dealership had called him and asked if he had any interest in owning the dealership. At first he was hesitant, Branch said, because of having his hands full at the Artesia dealership. But then a little later Chrysler also called him and suggested he proceed with it. “One thing led to another and then all these doors started opening and things just started falling in place," Branch said.

Expected snow blankets area

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Rusty remake fails to fire

Bale plays Dan Evans, an impoverished rancher who volunteers to join a posse of mercenaries and bounty hunters escorting a captured bandit, desperado Ben Wade, to justice. Crowe plays the bad guy, and those who prefer him in more upright, law-abiding roles may want to stick with American Gangster.

Daves made Broken Arrow for Fox in 1950, with James Stewart and Jeff Chandler, and Jubal, a western version of Othello, with Glenn Ford, in 1956.