As game day approaches, don't forget to include wine at your Super Bowl party. The Wine Market Council makes it easy by pairing game-day snack stand-bys with favorite wines. Super Bowl Sunday isn't just for beer drinkers anymore! Buffalo Wings Piquant and vinegary wings need white wines with a lot of acidity like Sauvignon Blanc or Albarino from Spain to stand up to the sharpness of the flavors. If the wings are exceptionally spicy, an ... [full story]

Monaco Coach Corporation, one of the nation's leading manufacturers of recreational vehicles, announced thursday it has signed a definitive agreement to form a joint venture with International Truck and Engine Corporation to manufacture rear engine diesel chassis. Ranked as the number one manufacturer of diesel powered motorhomes, Monaco Coach is a leader in innovative RVs designed to meet the needs of a broad range of customers with varied interests. Monaco Coach Corporation trades on the ... [full story]

To complement the opening of action thriller "Smokin' Aces" on January 26, 2007, Universal Pictures created "Smokin' Aces: Second Life Assassin," which has now become one of the largest in-world events in Second Life history. The online phenomenon Second Life (www.secondlife.com) is a 3D world with "residents" from 100 countries around the globe. "This game is a solid way for fans to become a part of the action of 'Smokin' Aces,'" said Doug Neil, senior ... [full story]

Napster, the digital music pioneer, announced Wednesday the launch of Napster Mobile on au/KDDI, the second largest mobile network in Japan with over 20 million mobile phone subscribers. For a low monthly fee, au/KDDI customers can access Napster Mobile through the EZ web network to get full-length songs and ringtones that can be delivered over-the-air (OTA), directly to their mobile handset for immediate listening and downloading. This launch on au/KDDI's network puts Napster Mobile at the ... [full story]

The questions and doubts that abound over the current U.S. strategy to reinforce our mission in Iraq to help pacify and hold Baghdad are essential in seeking an Iraqi political, economic and diplomatic success. It is of paramount importance to allow this change of strategy to work as an alternative to courting disaster for America and our Arab allies in the region if we just walk away or redeploy in a capricious way. Attempts to ... [full story]

This is the time of year that I should begin failing my New Year's resolutions. That is, if I'd made any, which I haven't. I've never been much of a New Year's resolutioner. I never understood why Jan. 1 is any better than, say, Sept. 17, March 11, or any other date, that isn't the first day of a new year, to begin the course of improving one's life. Of course, this philosophy allows me ... [full story]

Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., announced manufacturer's suggested retail prices (MSRP) Wednesday for the all-new second-generation Tundra full-size pickup truck. Significantly bigger, more capable and more technically advanced in every metric of comparison, the 2007 Tundra is available in 31 models. The Tundra offers a choice of 4x2 and 4x4 drivetrains, three cab styles, three wheelbases, three bed lengths, three engines, and three trim levels. Tundra has been engineered for "true truckers" and is versatile ... [full story]

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Two men were uninjured Tuesday afternoon when their plane made an emergency landing in a logged off area about 1/4 mile west of Highway 97 near the junction with Highway 138 south of Chemult, Oregon State Police reportedShortly before 1 p.m. on January 23, a Cessna 172 containing two occupants was enroute from Ashland to Sunriver when it reportedly experienced fuel problems.   Pilot and passenger were uninjured during emergency landing. OSP photo. The pilot, 71-year old ... [full story]

Deputies have released the name of the victim whose body was discovered in a double-wide manufactured home that burned last Wednesday afternoon in the Deschutes River Woods subdivision in Bend.  He has been identified as Lee Anthony Cornelius, born in 1951. Deputies had earlier identified the victim, but had withheld his name pending attempts to notify family members.  According to Sgt. Kevin Dizney with the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, they now believe the victim did not ... [full story]