DUNGENESS SEASON Fresh crab hits markets
San Francisco Chronicle
The crabs are full and heavy, which means that the shells are firm and fully filled out with meat. "I haven't heard of fishermen reporting soft shells, which would mean the crab haven't grown into them," LaRocca says. Another thing he point...
Gun, ammunition sales up after Barack Obama elected to White House
Post-Crescent
People are telling him 30.06 shells are especially hard to find, and he said prices for some other ammo have risen. He's heard rumors that people stocked up after Obama was elected, fearing that guns and ammo would be banned or heavily taxe...
Small operation goes big-time
Odessa American Online
And the secret to that success is walnut shells. Company CEO Jerry Hensley said his operation is one of four businesses in the world that use walnut shells in filtering devices to clean water used in oilfield water floods and other disposal...
For 'Chosen Few,' victory at Wanat came at a high price
Honolulu Advertiser
He said it was like the scene from "Saving Private Ryan" where Tom Hanks lands on the beach in Normandy and is stunned into momentary deafness and disorientation by exploding shells. Machine-gun fire poured in from several sides, and enemy ...
A modern bombing range, an ancient way of life
AZCentral.com
The shells have perfectly drilled holes so they can be worn as a necklace. This desert, both severe and beautiful, is home to some of the best-preserved archaeological sites in the Southwest. They remain because the military - with an arsen...
Policemen, students injured in violence at JNU
Daily News and Analysis
Police also lobbed teargas shells to disperse the crowd. DCP HG Dhaliwal was present at the spot. A few students and police personnel were injured in the incident, police said. The trio had entered the campus as guest of a student. But they...
Ike ripped Vietnamese fishing community
KHOU
They wore loose sweatpants tucked into rubber boots, oversized jackets covered with a chalky coat of salt from the sea and lime from oyster shells. Their leathery faces, tucked in the shadows of wide-brimmed hats, were haggard but quick to ...
Pakistani security forces foil attempt to smuggle weapons into ...
Daily News and Analysis
The cache included 366 cartons of 14.5mm rifles, 680 cartons of 12.7mm rifles, hundreds of missile fuses, 1,089 shells of 85mm, nine shells of 60mm, 54 shells of 82mm, nine rocket launchers, and over 3,000 anti-tanks shells. Two vehicles ca...
'Tis the crafty season
Hawaii Tribune-Herald
Beverly Kealaluhi of Pahoa was selling original necklaces, earrings and bracelets made from shells, including the kahealani version found on Niihau. Those were the most popular, she said. "This year has been slow compared with past years," ...
Paddling option
The Spokesman-Review
Our hopes were quickly confirmed as we beached our canoes on an island soon after launching on the Missouri River near Fort Benton. We’d removed our lifejackets, readied the dogs and were just loading shells into our shotguns when the first...
Hazelnuts challenging the almond
News Register
Shells are popular in the landscaping industry for walkways and paths applications. “I can’t think of a food you can’t add them to, so just add them,” Owen said.
Al-Qaeda in Iraq regaining strength
Washington Post
The ones in October included C-4 explosives and artillery shells, he said. The blasts were deeply damaging to the government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, who just weeks earlier had trumpeted the readiness of his security forces to mai...
Israel strikes Gaza targets
JTA
Nearly 270 rockets and mortar shells were fired at Israel since the end of Operation Cast Lead on Jan. 18, 2009, in comparison to over 3300 rockets and mortars fired in the year before the operation. About 15 rockets and mortar shells have ...
