Alanis Morissette rocks the stage at Lyric Opera House Oct 8, 2008
Issue date: 10/7/08 Section. Canadian musician Alanis Morissette returns to the music scene with her fifth studio album Flavors of Entanglement, which was released June 10 of this year. (The Loyola Greyhound, MD)
MoMA exhibit features van Gogh's starry nights Oct 8, 2008
"Van Gogh and the Colors of the Night" features just 23 paintings and 10 works on paper by the tortured Dutch genius, as well as excerpts from his letters and the poetry and literature that inspired him. The show begins with early paintings from around 1880, when van Gogh, who started painting at the relatively late age of 27, was still living in the Netherlands. (The Trentonian, NJ)
Row over SA minister's transplant Oct 7, 2008
They follow newspaper allegations that she underwent a liver transplant while suffering from alcoholism ... But over the past fortnight, South Africa's Sunday Times newspaper has made startling allegations that the health minister was an alcoholic who jumped the queue to obtain a liver transplant earlier this year ... The paper has also said that as part of a five-month investigation, it discovered that Dr Tshabalala-Msimang was convicted of stealing from a patient when she worked as a medical... (Yahoo News -- South Africa)
'Our Media, Not Theirs' Oct 7, 2008
Our Media, Not Theirs' - Culture. Our Media, Not Theirs. (University News, MO)
Palmer to exhibit 'Etchings' Oct 7, 2008
Because prints are created with paper they are extra sensitive to light and need to be maintained in a controlled environment when they are not being displayed, McGrady said. "I thought it would be really nice to show them. I was able to make a nice little exhibition to show to the public what Leithauser is all about," he said. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Calling Cards Rife With Fraud Oct 7, 2008
Online academic degrees often worth less than paper they're laser-printed on, as several sad 'graduates' attest. EBay seller offers breakfast bread bearing likeness of mysterious creature that washed up on N.Y. beach. (Fox News)
Still 'messing about in boats' Oct 7, 2008
Usually boat builders would sculpt a new boat out of wood first and then reproduce those dimensions of the wooden model onto paper. Sometimes builders would construct a scale model and drag it behind a full-size boat, recording how the tiny ship responded to variations in the water. (Pictorial Gazette, CT)
Author to sign book in Butte Oct 7, 2008
The 176-page paper back is the story of a boy who gives himself over to his obsession with fish as an escape from the trials of growing up. Time and again, as his life unfolds to reveal his failings and foibles to those around him his academic parents, his genius brother, his motley friends he returns to the fish, which cast him a lifeline of their own. (Montana Standard, MT)
Young students plant Pinwheels for Peace Oct 7, 2008
Made by students from paper adorned with messages such as Give peace a chance and Love your neighbor, the pinwheels were part of Pinwheels for Peace, a program that began in 2005 by two South Florida art teachers ... Students at Indialantic Elementary School took part in Pinwheels for Peace by writing messages of peace and tolerance on paper and planting them in the ground Sept. 22. (Florida Today)
Don't be left Standard & Poor Oct 7, 2008
Today's economic report is brought to you by the late John Barnes, a favorite columnist for both the Augusta Herald and this newspaper ... Paper was stationary. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Bank of Hawaii Family Sunday at Academy of Arts Oct 7, 2008
Paper Mural: Step 6 of this project adds more color to the mural with orange. The paper mural is an ongoing collaborative piece that appears at every Family Sunday event completing a new step each time. (Honolulu Advertiser)
A master eye for detail Oct 7, 2008
For Levine, his macular degeneration is an opportunity for a new way of seeing, for finding new ways to put meaningful marks on paper and canvas, just as it was for Degas. At the same time, he thinks the hand-made art that has been his rai son d. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
One-fourth of wild mammal species may face extinction Oct 7, 2008
The prospects for these animals may be worse than even the global numbers suggest, said Jan Schipper of Conservation International, who was the lead author of the Science paper. The problem is what he called a surprising lack of information about 836 mammal species. (Los Angeles Times)
Phantom fortune Oct 7, 2008
The Age: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Melbourne's leading newspaper ... "I don't believe in inherited money at all," he told the paper ... " Instead, Webber and his wife hoped the company's wealth could be used to "encourage the arts", the paper said. "I don't think it should be about having a whole load of rich children and grandchildren. (The Age, Australia)
Of roosters and morals: Murphys woman publishes children's book Oct 7, 2008
On those sites, readers can download pages to color, take a trivia quiz, make paper dolls and learn more about all of the characters in the books. For more information about Willi Widdelworth Rooster and his creator, Carol Fields, e-mail. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Letters to the Editor (Oct. 7) Oct 7, 2008
When the Gazette-Times prints articles such as this in the news part of the paper, and not on the opinion page, they do a great disservice to their readership. The injustice and abuse that have happened and continue to happen in Guantanamo is not a matter of opinion. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Private gardens welcome visitors Oct 7, 2008
Maybe read the paper and go to bed. It s not the house that makes the Bowens home. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Parenting: Teach children that reliability, accountability are admirable traits Oct 7, 2008
If he doesn t replace the toilet paper, the next person is in a jam. If he left homework at school, someone has to drive him back to get it. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Undernews: Rezko Alert Oct 7, 2008
Or, rather, why opponents of "comprehensive reform" should support Obama, even if on paper he's even more of a comprehensivist than McCain ... " Only if Watergate was a first-rate burglary. ... 11:30 P.M.___________________________Last October, John Edwards , lied and played the cancer card in the attempt to prevent the paper from printing even his public denial of the Enquirer's original "affair" story. The only reason it can't be said the lie worked is that the paper had already wimped out,... (Slate)
Kids' Letters: What makes a best friend? Oct 7, 2008
Pictures should be drawn using black or dark blue ink on white, unlined paper. Drawings must be no larger than a standard, 8 1/2-by-11-inch sheet of paper. (Los Angeles Daily News)
South Sioux City kicks off fall cleanup today Oct 6, 2008
-- Construction and demolition materials such as lumber, plywood, wallboard, plaster, lathe, nails, shingles, roofing paper, siding, bricks, concrete blocks or broken concrete. -- Hazardous materials such as petroleum products of any type, pesticides and herbicides, batteries, glass, caustic or acidic substances, oil base paint or poisonous substances. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
The latest 'socialist experiment' Oct 6, 2008
Seems he's got a lot of Goldman Sacks paper, and if the dirivatives house of cards comes down he loses big. You can write off McSame after his yes vote and start playing "Hail to the Chief" for Obama. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
The Geological Survey of Canada Oct 6, 2008
Logan was required to file annual reports to the government on the progress of the GSC. He argued that it was not appropriate to expect annual reports from a properly-conducted geological survey, noted Brian Shipley in a Dalhousie University paper. But reports were required and Logan acquiesced. (Suite101.com)
Artist's playground - Shop sells anime-influenced designer toys Oct 6, 2008
In June, she rented the shop's space and covered the windows with paper for privacy while she focused on designing the store ... Two weeks ago, they took the paper off the windows, and shoppers started trickling in. (Missoulian, MT)
Recycling paper by creating pulp art Oct 6, 2008
He wants to help save the world from destruction, and is doing his part by recycling paper and reducing waste. He turns any paper - newspapers, posters and leaflets - into beautiful handicraft and other items ... His first newspaper-woven decorative piece - a basket - was created in 2001. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
More news reports... Oct 6, 2008
Stay aware of surroundings, say howdy. Aggies can stay safe by being aware of their surroundings. (The Battalion, TX)
Working for her art Oct 6, 2008
Issue date: 10/6/08 Section. Media Credit: Christine Soriaga. (The Battalion, TX)
Lay off our Christmas, you joyless moaners Oct 5, 2008
For people like this, the terminally downsized, what could you possibly take away - their paper hats at Christmas lunch ... Comment from the paper. (guardian.co.uk)
Tattoo artist celebrates self-expression Oct 5, 2008
The drawing is transferred onto a stencil, and after the skin is cleaned and shaved, an outline of the daisy is transferred onto the skin with special transfer paper ... Copyright 2008 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
'Many Kinds of Nothing' provokes a meditative state Oct 5, 2008
Dan Senn's ''Many Pairs Sounding'' features subsonic music that plays on CDs installed in plastic tubes topped by folded paper ... A sheet of paper, folded in half, sits atop each tube, occasionally flapping or shuddering ... The paper shudders in response to the music's silent vibrations; the audible music is a garnish. (Boston Globe)
A Critical Lack Of Judgment Oct 5, 2008
Newspaper writers know a lot of ways to lose our jobs ... From here on out, the Plain Dealer is best understood not as a newspaper but as a fanzine ... The purpose of newspaper criticism is not to help local arts organizations sell tickets or raise money, and it certainly isn't to shower the artists with ego-affirming praise (as the theater critic T.E. Kalem once famously said, that's what their mothers are for). (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
The Glory Of Gospel Oct 5, 2008
"I go in my car, pull out my pen and paper and get at it," she says. "When I get to rehearsal, if I forget, I just pull out my cell phone.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Smart Solutions for Better Study Habits at Home Oct 5, 2008
Also make sure the room has all of the essentials they'll need to get work done like paper, pencils, books, art supplies and other study necessities. A drawer in the desk or bookshelf is an ideal place to keep these tools. (Pekin Times, IL)
Columbus Day Theme Unit Primary Les... Oct 5, 2008
and cut out paper representations of each part. Glue the parts together on a paper background to make a two-dimensional picture of the ship ... Display your paper ship. (Suite101.com)
GREENVILLE HONORS ITS OWN Oct 5, 2008
To read the page, as well as the entire paper, subscribe to the e-edition by clicking on tab above or the page near the bottom at left. GREENVILLE This Friday, the Port City's best will be honored as Greenville honors its own. (Greenville Delta Democrat Times, MS)
What's ahead Oct 5, 2008
A mosaic paper art class will be offered at the Coos Art Museum from noon to 3 p.m. Tuesdays through Oct. 28 ... Students will learn how to create color palettes and design works of art using only cut pieces of paper. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
From viewer to moviemaker Oct 5, 2008
Then he walked away and left behind a newspaper. I was bored so I started reading the newspaper ... I think its truer to life than some things that you read in the paper these days. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Frame maker and designer Oct 5, 2008
The finals consisted of two nerve-wrecking tests: a 1 hour paper in which he had to answer questions like, You are given a piece of old porcelain ... Ultimately, my aim is to become a Preservation Framer, using materials like UV-filtered glass and acid-free paper which will protect against the effects of pollutants. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
• Kids trade Spongebob for spongepaint with DIY TV Oct 5, 2008
A friend's three daughters are similarly fixated, ignoring popular television for HGTV's "Landscapers' Challenge" and "If Walls Could Talk," a favorite of Hope's that blends history and intrigue into a storyline that may sound like a yawner on paper - we're talking about a house here - but captivates the children. "My kids have never seen 'American Idol.' There's nothing wrong with that show, but my kids are so off the grid, it's hilarious," says my friend, Sloane Given. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
A place for kids “ and adults “ to be happy Oct 5, 2008
Sun Publishing E-Papers Your world is just a click away ... Epaper News Sunday, October 5, 2008 5:25 AM EDT A place for kids and adults to be happy ... PAWCATUCK Jess MacIver notes that her name sounds somewhat like MacGyver, the inventive television character who could practically anything with a paper clip and a can opener. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames Oct 5, 2008
On paper 'Mercenaries 2' ticks all the boxes: Large open-world environments, a multitude of weapons, the ability to call in air-strikes with your funky little laptop, some highly destructible environments, and the ability to drive just about any craft you come across be it boat, car or chopper. Add to this a main character who's main aim in life seems to be having fun blowing things up and risking his life, and it becomes clear that the game's central selling point is supposed to be the joy of... (iAfrica.com)
Locals share their life-changing moments Oct 5, 2008
The first story alters the last name to protect the innocent, or at least one pivotal person who has no say in a name making it to the paper ... 2008 Seacoast Media Group, a subsidiary of Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Cutting luxuries? A nightmare! Oct 4, 2008
For instance, the paper reported that a buyer recently backed off a $15 ... The listing broker, Lanse Robb of LandVest, tells the paper that he's lost millions of dollars worth of listings in recent weeks ... Copyright 2008 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
Refurbished Russell exhibit opens Oct 4, 2008
These art pieces, executed on paper, are more fragile and subject to damage from exposure to light, said Bottomly-O looney. New track lighting, which is triggered by motion sensors, safeguards the works by illuminating them only when visitors are viewing the pieces. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Map-making mania Oct 4, 2008
More than that, however, veteran mappers simply miss the look and feel of a professionally produced paper map. With online maps, "you lose that tactile relationship," said Will van den Hoonaard, the Canadian Cartographic Association's history expert. (Globe and Mail)
Indian artists gain from art camps Oct 4, 2008
At 11 a.m., while Gen Next III organisers spread out the plastic sheets on the floor as shield against colour stains, laid out the tables, propped up the easels and canvases, the artists were busy conceptualising their themes on sheets of paper. A handful of them had brought along computer prints of the themes. (India Times)
Of bulbs and bubbles Oct 4, 2008
In an article in the Spectator, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, expressed the view that the current credit crisis had exposed the "basic unreality" of the long-standing global trade in debts, in which "almost unimaginable wealth has been generated by equally unimaginable levels of fiction, paper transactions with no concrete outcome beyond profit for traders". During the 15th Century, merchants and bankers developed a variety of new fiscal arrangements which increased liquidity... (BBC News -- UK)
Boulder Camera to move printing, lay off 29 Oct 4, 2008
Boulder s newspaper said it s moving all of its remaining printing and packaging operations from Boulder to Denver and laying off 29 more workers by the end of October. All printing and packaging functions for the Camera and several sister publications now will be performed at the Denver Newspaper Agency (DNA) printing facilities in Denver that also print The Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News ... Those remaining functions will move to Denver by Oct. 31, the newspaper announced Thursday. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Author to sign book in Butte Oct 4, 2008
The 176-page paper back is the story of a boy who gives himself over to his obsession with fish as an escape from the trials of growing up. Time and again, as his life unfolds to reveal his failings and foibles to those around him his academic parents, his genius brother, his motley friends he returns to the fish, which cast him a lifeline of their own. (Montana Standard, MT)
The art of journaling as you travel Oct 4, 2008
But without capturing your thoughts on paper, the lessons of travel are like shooting stars you just missed ... Enjoy the physical act of putting pen to paper, gathering new experiences, lessons, thoughts and feelings while they are fresh and vibrant. (CNN -- Travel)
Father uses son for film's inspiration‘Including Samuel' shows Thursday, Friday Oct 4, 2008
journal, newspaper, article, story, paper the journal, wood river journal, ketchum, hailey, bellevue, Father uses son for film's inspiration. This story posted: Wednesday, October 1, 2008 3:08 PM MDT. (Wood River Journal, ID)
T.I.'s 'Trail' On Track For No. 1 Debut Oct 4, 2008
Keith Caulfield, L.A. T.I.'s "Paper Trail" (Grand Hustle/Atlantic) is on course to debut at No. 1 on The next week ... Unweighted sales of "Paper Trail" through the close of business yesterday stood at 357,000 ... If "Paper Trail" does hit No. 1, it will be T.I.'s third straight chart topper on The Billboard 200, following "King" in 2006 and "T.I. Vs. T.I.P." in 2007. (Billboard.com)
Bullying Of Teenagers Online Is Common, UCLA Psychologists Report Oct 4, 2008
Need to cite this story in your essay, paper, or report ... Cite this article in your essay, paper, or report. (Science Daily)
Private gardens welcome visitors Oct 4, 2008
Maybe read the paper and go to bed. It s not the house that makes the Bowens home. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
A lifetime of creation Oct 4, 2008
" Cain adds that she and her brother Kirk (who now runs Adsmith) were very young when their father created Harry Dog, whose visage for several years graced the front page of the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald on football Saturdays. "I can't remember a whole lot about that time because we were so young, but I remember we'd look forward to seeing the paper on Saturdays to see what Harry Dog was doing to Georgia's opponent that day," she says. "We had a lot of fun with that. " There will be some... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Anatomically correct statue Oct 4, 2008
In no way do they represent the view of our paper. Submit a Comment. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Victims' silent work gives voice to domestic violence (9) Oct 4, 2008
MUSCATINE, Iowa The whimsical paper figures lacing the window of 200 E. Second St. in downtown Muscatine carry a somber message as they surround a large purple circle with a mother and child at its center. The display, which includes statistics and facts about domestic violence, was set up in observance of October s National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Parenting: Teach children that reliability, accountability are admirable traits Oct 4, 2008
If he doesn t replace the toilet paper, the next person is in a jam. If he left homework at school, someone has to drive him back to get it. (Winona Daily News, MN)
ABSTRACT: Evidence for Avian Intrathoracic Air Sacs in a New Predatory Dinosaur from Argentina Oct 4, 2008
In this paper, we describe a new large-bodied theropod from the Late Cretaceous of Argentina, Aerosteon riocoloradensis gen. et sp ... The purpose of the present paper is not to determine the precise phylogenetic position of Aerosteon but rather to describe its most salient features, outline the range of its remarkable pneumatic spaces, and discuss their relevance to understanding the early evolution of avian air sacs and lung ventilation ... We thank B. Britt for comments on an earlier version... (USA Today -- Tech)
What would Jesus do, about the bailout? Oct 4, 2008
the quixotic one-time presidential candidate who wants to abolish the Federal Reserve and has been warning for decades that financial doom, fueled by cheap credit, would one day lay terrible waste upon the United States, declared that "we cannot paper over the recession or depression that is coming." It is a sign of just how much has changed in the political and economic climate in the last year that his analysis sounded rooted in fact, rather than libertarian fantasy ... But his research also... (Salon)
After-class mixer at the MFA Oct 3, 2008
DJ Ghostdad mixed pop, dance, and alternative tunes including Sean Paul's crowd favorite "Temperature" and "Paper Planes" by M.I.A. We queried a few in the crowd about their style quotient ... Copyright 2008 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
Sony's Third Generation Reader Digital Book Gives Readers A 'Feel' for Literature Oct 3, 2008
Svelte and stylish, the newest Reader still sports the dimensions of a slimmed down paperback book ... The device still features high-resolution, high contrast electronic paper display technology which provides a reading experience very much akin to ink- on-paper. (PR Newswire)
Fall ushers in a diverse show of art Oct 3, 2008
Johnson's exhibition is "Spirits of the Forest." Fig Tree Gallery, 644 Van Ness Ave., has Christina Roe with a mostly abstract show called Paper. It features painted wall reliefs of recycled cast paper and cast acrylic collage monoprints made from recycled house paint. (Fresno Bee)
Art exhibit fosters culture of graffiti (Slideshow) Oct 3, 2008
New Mexico Daily Lobo - The Independent Voice of the University of New Mexico since 1895. Telephone: (505) 277-7527. (The Daily Lobo, NM)
Documents: SoCal murder suspect had racist items Oct 3, 2008
Quest said in Thursday's Ventura County Star that the vague evidence included drawings of wartime Nazi Germany that McInerney had sketched while completing a school paper. The lawyer added that his client's best friends at school were blacks and Hispanics. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
