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Baby Boomers Push RV Ownership to Record

Russ and Jean Glines have picked the theme music to herald their transition from living in a 3,000-square foot country club home to full-time roadies in a 400-square foot recreational vehicle.

Lacker: Innovation Driving Credit Boom

A wave of innovation in consumer credit markets has driven a surge in credit availability for the average consumer, but that rapid growth has also seen an increase in "bad outcomes," according to Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Jeffrey Lacker.

Bentonite Industry Booming in West

It may not be as big as natural gas, but the production of bentonite — a clay that's ubiquitous in northern Wyoming, western South Dakota and southern Montana — is booming.

High Gas Prices Lead to U.S. Scooter Boom

With gas prices above $3 a gallon, software engineer Daniel Fry has been commuting to work over the Brooklyn Bridge in a car pool of sorts. It's actually more like a convoy — of motor scooters.

Teams Across Majors See Offensive Boom

Tim Hudson laughed off his two rough outings to start the season. Atlanta's ace knows he's far from the only one with an extra-high ERA after the first week.

High-Tech Firms Move Into Potato Country

In the heart of potato country, a high-tech boom is taking place. Technology giants Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. are planning to build massive data storage centers amid the sagebrush and farm fields of rural central Washington.

TV Demand Helps Japan Electronics Makers

Just five years ago, Japan's electronics makers were in a sorry state. Profits were sinking as less expensive Asian rivals grabbed market share — and prices for everything from computer chips to DVD players dropped. These days, they've found a savior: the flat-panel TV.

Western Energy Boom Fuels Land Conflicts

On a blustery winter day on the rolling plains north of Denver, a herd of cattle stood grazing a few yards from an idled natural gas pump in a dormant field as traffic rumbled by along a black-topped, two-lane highway.

Pet Boarding Industry Finds Pampering Pays

Max and Leo race around one of the kennel's two-room doggie suites, still filled with boundless energy even after a day of treats and activities.

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Everything you Wanted to Know about Sailing but Were Afraid to Ask

Styx had it right, summer is the time to set an open course for the virgin sea and sail away. I talked ship with skip Gerry Campbell, who sets sails on his twenty-five foot trimaran every Wednesday night with the Toronto Multihull Cruising Club from Mother’s Day to Thanksgiving.

Boom Festival 2006

Vibrating with the Full Moon of August 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 August 2006 Boom Festival is a global art, music and culture gathering held every two years in Portugal’s sun-drenched countryside in a stunning outdoor location on the shore of the Lake Idanha-a-Nova.

Man blows himself up at Indian wedding

Source: int.iol.co.za

Lucknow, India - A spurned Indian suitor blew himself up at the wedding of the woman who rejected him, killing himself and injuring the groom and four other people, police said on Saturday.

How Will New York's Second Web Boom End? -- New York Magazine

Source: newyorkmetro.com

The reason for nearly all that new revenue is the birth of a real online advertising industry.

Source of boom remains a mystery

Source: signonsandiego.com

"A big boom was heard around San Diego County Tuesday morning, but it was unclear what caused it.

Calgary housing surges

Source: ramsayhome.com

The New Market Bubble Theory

Source: wired.com

So here's the good news: The next five years will bring us the biggest stock-market boom in history. The bad news? The party will end in late 2010, after which we'll face the worst economic decline since the Great Depression.