Calico Arts Show set for March 20-21Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 10:40PMMOULTRIE — If you’ve caught spring fever, maybe you’re looking for just the thing to spruce up your garden, your home or yourself. There’s a good chance you can find it at the Calico Arts and Crafts Show in Moultrie.
Rangoon: ritual, respect & rainWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 10:26PMAmid rain, poverty and militarism, visitors can find history, charm and safe passage in Burma's old capital.
Making a name with beadsWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 7:40PMAS A girl, Florence Wee looked forward to every art lesson in school. It was her favourite subject and she continued to admire art pieces long after she left school.
The 40-something ski bum: blog 20Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 8:32AMVerbier goes a touch surreal as Ozzy Osbourne, a burlesque performer and other characters take to the slopes.
Clean lines and clean airTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:59PMCéline's Phoebe Philo offers pure wardrobe solutions, and Karl Lagerfeld creates a winter wonderland. Céline's Phoebe Philo offers pure wardrobe solutions, and Karl Lagerfeld creates a winter wonderland.
Pick Your PoisonTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 6:42PM"You can imagine how this thing loomed,” science journalist Deborah Blum told me on a recent soggy winter day as we lingered outside the shuttered sanitarium at Bellevue Hospital on First Avenue. The Pulitzer Prize–winning 55-year-old journalist was dressed all in black. We stared through rusted iron gates. The old building is eerily decrepit; its red brick has nearly turned gray, and the walls ...
Apollo rocks dusted off to find new evidence of waterTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 6:22PMForty years after the Apollo astronauts bounced across the moon, new studies are revealing water inside the samples they returned – and showing how close they may have come to water-coated soil
Old rocks drown dry Moon theoryTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 12:40PMSamples collected during Apollo missions suggest a wet interior, raising questions about lunar origins.
Tribesman leads nomadic clan back from brinkMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 1:24AMThe Ro Mam had almost become extinct until one enlightened member persuaded them to adopt modern practices and give up their nomadic ways
Gem, mineral show attracts rockhounds of all agesSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 8:10PMLovers of all things igneous, sedimentary and volcanic met at this weekend’s Gem, Mineral, Lapidary and Fossil show at the Ventura County Fairgrounds.Rockhounds of all ages came to swap, share, spend and show off their favorite kinds of minerals, fossils and jewelry.“I came looking for charoite,” said Sheila Fountain of Port Hueneme, who makes jewelry. “It is purple and purple is my favorite ...
Kenai 6th-graders' trip leads to finding Indian remainsSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:07PMKENAI, Alaska — Gene Palm, an instructor at Aurora Borealis Charter School in Kenai, has for several years taken his sixth-grade classes for overnight field trips on the beach of his Nikiski proper...
Briefly: March 6Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 9:15AMRead about what's happening in and around Plymouth.
Brown Arts Festival today, Sunday in HamiltonSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:34AMBy Jennifer Crossley, Staff Writer It's one-stop shopping for patrons at the old Walmart building in Hamilton this weekend. Instead of rifling through racks of clothes, food and toiletries, they'll be scoping art for everyday low prices.
Use white card to test a mirror's ageSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:05AMMirrors have been used since ancient times. The Greeks and Romans used polished metal disks. It was not until the 16th century in Venice that someone came up with the idea of using a thin piece of glass backed by a reflecting piece of metal.
6th-graders' trip leads to finding Indian remainsFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 4:44PMGene Palm, an instructor at Aurora Borealis Charter School in Kenai, has for several years taken his sixth-grade classes for overnight field trips on the beach of his Nikiski property,...
Craig K. Comstock: Questions Coming Back to LifeFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 4:26PMIt's tempting to assume we know everything about the '60s and to leave safely submerged what cannot be re-floated. But two books remind us that unresolved questions raised then are surfacing again.
Annual celebration of art has many finding talentFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 12:45PMAspiring artists of all ages and abilities turned out by the hundreds, Feb. 27, for the 12th annual Orono Community Arts Festival, held at the Discovery Center in Maple Plain.
'Micro-Ear' will Listen to Living CellsTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 9:19AMFollow Israel news on and . (IsraelNN.com) A new development, the “micro-ear,” will soon be able to help scientists listen to the tiniest events, exactly as the microscope reveals those things that otherwise would appear to be invisible.
Evidence of 'upper class' Africans living in Roman YorkTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 5:13AMUsing the latest techniques in forensic archaeology, the University of Reading has revealed a new image of multi-cultural Roman Britain. New research demonstrates that 4th century AD York had individuals of North African descent moving in the highest social circles.
Caddisfly larvae spun into surgical tapeMonday, March 1, 2010 @ 7:47PMOften used as fishermen's bait, sticky caddisfly larvae may soon be used to suture wounds, according to researchers at the...
U. bioengineer unravels how caddisfly silk remains sticky when wetMonday, March 1, 2010 @ 6:54PMA new University of Utah study has pinpointed why the silk spun by caddis fly larvae remains sticky underwater, raising the possibility that one of nature's most remarkable adhesives could someday be replicated for surgical use.
Caddisflies' Underwater Silk Adhesive Might Suture WoundsMonday, March 1, 2010 @ 8:23AMImage 1: Despite its resemblance to Hollywood's fictional "Alien," the critter shown here is a caddisfly larva known to western US fly fishermen as a "rock roller." The larva builds and carries its own underwater shelter case, using ribbons of natural sticky silk to stitch together grains of sand and rock (right rear of this photo.) But when placed in a lab aquarium with glass beads instead of ...
Glue, fly, glue: Caddisflies' underwater silk adhesive might suture woundsMonday, March 1, 2010 @ 4:03AMLike silkworm moths, butterflies and spiders, caddisfly larvae spin silk, but they do so underwater instead on dry land. Now, University of Utah researchers have discovered why the fly's silk is sticky when wet and how that may make it valuable as an adhesive tape during surgery.
New streets signs installedSunday, February 28, 2010 @ 3:31AMASHLAND – The streets of Ashland are getting a makeover of sorts.
Enormous enthusiasm for lots of little thingsSunday, February 28, 2010 @ 2:23AMEvery month, Darlene Patrick sets a special table to reflect any upcoming holidays or occasions. No one ever dines at the table, because it's made out of a plastic-foam soup container.
NEW BUSINESSSunday, February 28, 2010 @ 1:18AMBUSINESS NAME: Life Coaching Clinic
Joe Soucheray: Norm Green and his close shave with Ron MaddoxSunday, February 28, 2010 @ 12:29AMIt was exactly this time of year back in 1991 when Ron Maddox and a local flower of journalism invited Norm Green to lunch at the St. Paul Grill. Maddox was a character out of the Damon Runyon stories, and I rarely passed up an opportunity to become involved in his schemes, including the years when he brought Santa Claus to the Carson Pirie Scott store in Town Square via parachute, which ...
Bazaar brings bevy of beads to Berks hotelSaturday, February 27, 2010 @ 11:28PMA Saturday morning snow shower did not prevent an Exeter Township grandmother from driving with her granddaughter to the Berks Bead Bazaar in Wyomissing.
Micro-Ear Would Listen To CellsSaturday, February 27, 2010 @ 2:56AMBritish scientists say they're building a micro-ear that would let researchers listen to the inner workings of micro-organisms.
Small wondersSaturday, February 27, 2010 @ 2:52AMMaking miniatures attracts a variety of crafters because it incorporates so many different skills, said Gwen Campbell, first vice president of the Indiana-based National Association of Miniature Enthusiasts, which holds classes and conventions for...
At Home: Attention to detailSaturday, February 27, 2010 @ 2:06AMTO PUT MY lunch last week with Betty Lou Phillips in perspective, it ranked up there with the two luckiest days of my life: the day I got picked from the audience to get kissed by Shamu the whale, and the day I met my husband in a car wreck.
'Ivory Bangle Lady' was 'elite' African woman who lived in York during Roman eraSaturday, February 27, 2010 @ 1:24AMLondon, Feb 27 : A team of archaeologists has revealed the remains of what they say was a 'high status' woman of African origin who lived in York during Roman times, a discovery that goes against the common assumption that all Africans in Roman Britain were low status male slaves.
An unabashed fan scores the invitation of a lifetimeSaturday, February 27, 2010 @ 12:01AMWhen the renowned interior designer and best-selling author Betty Lou Phillips learned I would be in Dallas promoting my new book, she asked me to lunch — at her home, the manse she and her husband, John, just built and decorated down to the last detail, including monogrammed bedding for Jackson, the couple's Norwich terrier, who pretty much runs the place.
UPI NewsTrack Health and Science NewsFriday, February 26, 2010 @ 4:33PMCaspian Sea beluga at risk of extinction ... Micro-ear would listen to cells ... Dying planet being torn apart by sun ... Louisiana restoration plans lack funding ... Health/Science news from UPI.
Shaking off the winter blues at a Mardi Gras ballFriday, February 26, 2010 @ 10:40AMTired of winter snow, area residents shook off their cabin fever blues and filled the Sun Hall Saturday night for the inaugural Mardi Gras Costume Ball. The evening of high energy entertainment was a fundraiser for Blue Mountain School, presented by the Republic of Floyd.
Roman remains are 'elite' AfricanFriday, February 26, 2010 @ 8:11AMHuman remains from Roman times that were discovered in York are revealed to be a 'high status' African woman.
Cinq or Swim for $4,000! [Nice Price Or Crack Pipe]Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 7:17AM# nicepriceorcrackpipe Founded nearly 300 years ago by the French, New Orleans remains to this day below sea level. Now, Nice Price or Crack Pipe has a Big Easy Renault, and wonders if you'd pay more than a French Quarter for it. More »
Tiny ear listens to hidden worldsFriday, February 26, 2010 @ 3:13AMA micro-ear could soon help scientists eavesdrop on tiny events just like microscopes make them visible.
'Charm' bracelets attract followingFriday, February 26, 2010 @ 1:12AMThere was a time when our mothers and grandmothers wore bracelets that jingled and jangled and represented a lifetime of memories.
Pakistan in a flutter over ban on 'immoral' kite spectacleThursday, February 25, 2010 @ 6:17PMA BAN on a decades-old and colourful tradition of kite-flying has angered many Pakistanis, but authorities say the sport has killed people and encourages "immoral" ce
Pakistan kite ban grounds Lahorites festival plansThursday, February 25, 2010 @ 8:36AMLAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters Life!) - A ban on a decades-old and colorful tradition of kite-flying has riled many Pakistanis, but authorities say the sport has killed people and encourages "immoral" celebrations.
Bojangles wire bracelet class Sat.Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 3:24AMDawn's Hide & Bead Away will offer a Bojangles wire bracelet class from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday with instructor Mallory Zapf.
Go fly kites? You can’t, says PakistanThursday, February 25, 2010 @ 1:50AMLAHORE, Feb 25 – A ban on a decades-old and colourful tradition of kite-flying has riled many Pakistanis, but authorities say the sport has killed people and encourages “immoral” celebrations. The annual kite-flying festival of Basant, which marks the start of spring in eastern Punjab, involves aerial duels in which participants try to bring down each other’s kites using string coated in a ...
Clear Trend In Pocket ProjectorsThursday, February 25, 2010 @ 1:25AMNew technology follows a certain cycle. When a new category bursts out -- the VCR, the MP3 player, the netbook -- the first models are crude, expensive and underpowered. Several months later, me-too companies rush in, bringing the prices down and the refinement up. A few years later, the VCR, MP3 player or netbook reaches its final form, with only minor refinements in the years to come.
Pakistan kite ban grounds Lahorites festival plansThursday, February 25, 2010 @ 1:09AMFamilies gather on rooftops in Lahore to celebrate the tradition of kite-flying on Basant. – APP (File Photo) LAHORE: A ban on a decades-old and colorful tradition of kite-flying has riled many Pakistanis, but authorities say the sport has killed people and encourages “immoral” celebrations.
Marble Crazy event to be crazier than everThursday, February 25, 2010 @ 12:10AMAs the 10th anniversary of their Marble Crazy event nears, founders of the Moon Marble Company, Bruce Breslow and Lynda Sproules, are excited for what’s to come.