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Associated Press Used tires are brought in to the kiln area via conveyor and are fed into the kiln (background) at the CEMEX plant in Louisville. Energy from incinerated tires is powering the southwestern Jefferson County plant owned by the Mexico-based company, which produces, distributes and sells cement and ready-mix concrete and related building materials in as many as 50 countries.
Machine hurls old tires into heart of the fire
LOUISVILLE — First there’s a hissing sound as a gate opens to expose the glowing orange inferno burning within the maw of the Kosmos Cement kiln. Two rollers grab a scrapped rubber tire before p...
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Births
Harper— Aiden Daniel Harper, son of Noah C. and Rachel L. (Hayes) Harper of Ledbetter, Nov. 19, Lourdes hospital. Grandparents are Steve and Susan Harper of Ledbetter, and Mike and Melissa Hayes of...
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Associated Press Visitors enjoy afternoon tea, a heritage from British colonial days, on the lawn of Thengal Manor Nov. 29 in Jorhat, India. The manor was opened to guests in 2000 but is still owned by the third generation of the Barooah family, who grew rich planting tea and built the mansion in 1929.
Savoring tea trails in Darjeeling and Assam, India
JORHAT, India — “This is your own home now,” announces our host, welcoming us to Thengal Manor. And we wish it was, this gracious residence of one of India’s great tea dynasties, which has opened t...
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Associated Press Costumed actors dance at Disneyland's Three Kings Day celebration in January in Anaheim, Calif. Disneyland launched the event in 2012 as a test and is expanding it in January 2013 because it proved so popular.
Disneyland expands Three Kings Day celebration
NEW YORK — Disneyland is marking Three Kings Day in a big way this season, another milestone in the mainstreaming of a holiday that is beloved in Latin America and other cultures around the world. ...
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Births
Powell — Emma-Kathleen Grace Powell, daughter of Chad and Andrea (Travis) Powell of Benton, Nov. 3, Western Baptist Hospital. Grandparents are Barry and Kay Travis of Calvert City, and Randy and Am...
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Associated Press Friends, family and supporters of Lane Goodwin gather for a candlelight vigil at Living Hope Baptist Church in Bowling Green. Since his diagnoses two years ago, thousands have shown their support for the 13-year-old Beech Grove resident battling a rare form of cancer.
Lane’s Law designed to help families with sick children
A Kentucky Youth Assembly bill that promotes assistance for families who have children diagnosed with cancer has received a big thumbs-up from Lane Goodwin’s family. Holy Name of Jesus Catholic ...
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Associated Press  Confetti falls over revelers in New York's Times Square as the clock strikes midnight on Dec. 31, 2010, during the New Year's Eve celebration.
High or dry?
NEW YORK  — Jennifer Perry isn’t much of a drinker. Never has been, yet she’s ready every New Year’s Eve for the inevitable attention when she’s out trying to have a good time. “I don’t care if ...
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Neighbors say ‘Ditto’ to Christmas lights
MARICOPA, Ariz. — An Arizona woman who knew she couldn’t compete head on with her neighbor’s elaborate Christmas light display is attracting attention for her response. Using red and green light...
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Associated Press GeltFiend.com hosts a variety of Jewish-themes sweaters, the perfect gift for the Jewish hipster this holiday season.
How do hipsters celebrate Hanukkah? Well, ironically
NEW YORK — These are a few of Chicky Winkleman’s favorite Hanukkah things: ironic, ugly sweaters adorned with Stars of David, his roommate’s Christmas tree and making latkes, alone in the afternoon...
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Associated Press This adult sassy Santa costume can be purchased at Party City.
You’d better watch out: SantaCon is coming to town
NEW YORK — It’s a meetup, it’s a party, it’s a spectacle: SantaCon is coming to town — in fact, to nearly 300 towns and cities around the world. Maybe you’ve seen them in your neighborhood: Doze...
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