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The article offers information on the best lap desk by LapGear Designer, Avantree Multifunctional, and LapGear eDesk.

The article reports that MoviePass, subscription service that offers movie buffs, has planned discount prices to see films and mentions decline stocks of the company.

The article offers information on a three bedroom, loft style home in Penha de Franca, Lisbon, Portugal which is available for sale and features a mezzanine library accessible by a ladder and an indoor lap pool.

The article discusses the occupational achievement of long-distance runner Gabriele Grunewald, who died of adenoid cystic carcinoma, who planned to start the nonprofit organization Brave Like Gabe Foundation which raises money for research into rare cancers.

The article reports that inhabitants of a cave in southern Italy where the world's earliest people to grind cereal into flour according to Italian scientists detected evidence. Topics discussed include cooking of porridge through multiple-step food processing which was started by Italian cave dwellers; detected evidence of the heating and grinding of oats on a stone pestle-grinder in the Paglicci cave in Apulia, Italy; and evidence of grinding tools found in other sites of Italy.

The article discusses the processes of granite or marble stones at homes which include quarrying from earth's surface using diamond wire cables, polishing through diamond polishing and installation. It offers two common tips on how to maintain the durability and shine of natural stones which include contracting a stone restoration specialist and the do-it-yourself route. It mentions that common household cleaning products can damage natural stones and can lead to costly repair and replacement.

The article evaluates several knife sharpening services offered by mail-order companies in the U.S. including Seattle Knife Sharpening, Precision Knife Sharpening and Accurate Sharpening Cutlery & Sales.

For a fleeting moment, a view of ground zero, reflected in the polished marble facade of the Millenium Hilton, stirs a memory of the twin towers, giving the second image, a view of Lower Manhattan from the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, a ghostly sense of completeness. To learn more and to see previous images from this series, featuring double exposures, go to nytimes.com/cityroom. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Profiles John Peterson, a one-legged star polisher on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in California. Punks who steal his crutches while he polishes the stars; Reasons why his job is important; Comparison of Los Angeles, California, and New York City; Other caretakers of American landmarks; How Peterson's job is never finished; Biographical information; How Peterson received the job; Description of his health; Peterson's opinion that the star of Ronald Reagan is the dirtiest one on the walk.

The article informs that copper and gold mining company Ecuador Gold & Copper Corp., under recommendation from the company's consulting engineers GBM Minerals Engineering, would undertake additional metallurgical test work and further mine optimization plan for the Santa Barbara Project in Ecuador. It states the benefit of the test work and optimization for overall economic viability of the project. It mentions the processes under test work such as flotation reagents' use and fine grinding.

The article discusses the profits made by DRDGOLD Ltd. in the 2013 financial year as compared to 2013. It mentions that the operating profit of the company increased by 9 percent that is 679.3 million for the financial year and Headline earnings per share (HEPS) increased by 11 percent. It informs that the revenue of DRD also increased by 18 percent and also reports that to achieve stable production at Brakpan plant in Ergo commissioning of the flotation/fine-grind circuit will continue.