Business & Technology

By PAIGE HERMAN and RONALD GOLDSTEIN
Monday, November 20, 2006
While wrinkles may be your first target in the fight against aging, the smile can't be overlooked. There are telltale signs of aging teeth, and these prevention tips and repair solutions can help keep your smile youthful for years to come.

Chew carefully: Be prepared for the unexpected and be mindful of what you are chewing, especially when eating food you haven't prepared yourself.

By ANNA WALLNER and KRISTINA MATISIC
Monday, November 20, 2006
The dreary season has arrived in many parts of the country, which means it's time to learn how to stay warm and dry under the drizzle.

By STEPHEN WINDHAUS
Monday, November 13, 2006
The world of a small business advisor columnist is not simply sitting down to convey messages and watching it flow through the media world. It requires homework, research and yes, battling the litany of phone calls and e-mails from representatives of companies that want you to refer to them and their products in your column.

By BEN VAN DER MEER
Monday, November 20, 2006
The arrival of the holiday season means a corresponding rise in gift cards, holly wreaths and even identity thieves.

As consumers make more purchases and spend more time shopping, potential identity theft traps are at the mailbox, online and in or near stores.

But for shoppers, forewarned is forearmed.

By ALAN S. NOVICK
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Why have a will?

First, with a will, you the testator can direct to whom the assets of your probate estate, what you own in your own name alone, will go after your death.

By CARL T. HALL
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Coping with climate change takes sophisticated analytical tools. In the mountain environments of the West, it also takes mules, shovels and plenty of sweat.

By JIM ERICKSON
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
NASA has been out of touch with Mars Global Surveyor since the evening of Nov. 5. But engineers said late last week they remain hopeful they'll regain contact with it.

"I certainly wouldn't say the mission is over," said Tom Thorpe, project manager at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

"The engineers still have plenty of things they want to try, so I would say we've got a good possibility of getting the spacecraft back."

Global Surveyor was built by Lockheed Martin Space Systems.

By CLINT SWETT
Monday, November 13, 2006
Let the salivating begin.

Heading into the holiday shopping season, three electronics giants _ Microsoft Corp., Sony Corp. and Nintendo of America _ are launching long-awaited products this week.

Questions remain about how warmly Microsoft's Zune (pronounced Zoon), a $250 portable music player, will be received when it hits the market Tuesday and whether it can slow Apple's iPod juggernaut.

But analysts expect the two new video game systems by Sony and Nintendo to generate huge demand.

By LAURA LAYDEN
Sunday, November 19, 2006
You can't hit the TV remote and tune them out.

You can't wipe them out with TiVo.

You can't close your eyes and look away, or you might get in an accident.

Welcome to the age of mobile advertisements.

By JON CHAVEZ
Monday, November 13, 2006
If demand for candy canes goes any higher, the Spangler Candy Co. may want to ask Santa Claus for some tips on meeting tight production schedules.

With Christmas less than two months away, Spangler's manufacturing plants in Ohio and Juarez, Mexico, are at record production levels _ cranking out 3 million flavored canes daily.

The company, which also makes Dum Dums, Saf-T-Pops, and Circus Peanut candies, has been in a rush since June to increase candy cane production.

Output at the northwest Ohio factory, which had operated two eight-hour shifts five days a week through May, moved to three shifts a day in June.