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    Link of creativity, mood disorders pondered  Oct 11, 2008
    Certain characteristics of his prose -- hypersensitivity and constant rumination, or persistent contemplation -- reflect a pattern of temperament that some psychology researchers say connects mental illness, especially bipolar disorder and depression, with creativity. There have been more than 20 studies that suggest an increased rate of bipolar and depressive illnesses in highly creative people, says Kay Redfield Jamison, professor of psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University and author of the "An... (CNN -- Health)

    THE BOTTOM LINE: Economy really does fall on Main Street  Oct 11, 2008
    September is always one of Downtown s slowest months, but this year that pattern is quite pronounced, Sutherland said. Most Downtown businesses sell goods that are bought with people s discretionary income, he noted. (Racine Journal Times, WI)

    A Woodturner's Wares  Oct 11, 2008
    On one bowl, knots form a pattern that covers the surface in a perfectly alligned, circular pattern ... Some edges are finished, while others are naturally jagged and follow the natural pattern of the bark. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)

    A ‘Mega' retro gem  Oct 10, 2008
    Most will need to memorize each landscape of platforms, placement of spiked floors and pattern of disappearing lifts through trial-and-error before making it to each level's boss. Once there, just as in previous Mega Man games, players will want to experiment with different boss weapons they've acquired to determine which will defeat other bosses most easily. (Auburn Citizen, NY)

    Historic, with modern flair  Oct 10, 2008
    "I saw Florence Broadhurst as a bridge to the level of pattern and design you find in Victorian architecture, but without the overwhelming feeling that Victorian patterns can have.". The couple was able to indulge their modernist tendencies on the garden level of the duplex. (Boston Globe)

    Lack Of Leadership? Look At Oakland  Oct 10, 2008
    Despite the diversity of Oakland's individual neighborhoods, if a pattern of polarized racial voting can be proved, a legal challenge can be brought, Kousser said. But an at-large election process would probably generate Latino, African American, Asian American and gay candidates from neighborhoods all over the city. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)

    Obama's Henchmen and the Rise of Commufascism  Oct 10, 2008
    Whether it was Adolf Hitler in Nazi Germany or Vladimir Lenin in Communist Russia, the pattern is largely the same totalitarian dictators come to power by enshrining themselves as cults of personality and then creating political monopolies through often less than delicate campaigns of indoctrination and censorship especially censorship enshrouded in the intimidating aura of state power ... The great discomfort for many Americans as they watch the current presidential contest is that the... (Townhall.com)

    Small business owners feel the squeeze of slowing credit  Oct 10, 2008
    Frank Bagnato is seeing this pattern in spades. His company, , does equipment financing and it has cash to lend. (New Mexico Business Weekly, NM)

    City College misused funds, probe finds  Oct 10, 2008
    The report, which was written earlier this year by the law firm of Renne, Sloan, Holtzman but was not made public, suggests a continuing pattern of campaign finance abuses at the 110,000-student college. Prompted by disclosures in The Chronicle, a grand jury is investigating City College officials on suspicion that they funneled public funds into a 2005 City College bond campaign, college records show. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    FFA Agricultural Fair Weekend expects to draw crowds  Oct 10, 2008
    As they worked on their designs, the elementary and middle school-aged students also received a lesson on landscape design at Franzone's home, learned about the life cycles of dragonflies and marsh rushes and studied elements of design, such as rhythm, pattern and balance. Franzone said she named the Emerald Valley Earth Savers after reading that Emerald Valley was used to describe the area before the Harlem Valley Railroad was built. (Pine Plains Register Herald, NY)

    An Introduction to AWK  Oct 8, 2008
    use simple pattern/action pairs to produce out complex algorithms ... a series of pattern/action pairs - the action (or set of actions) is run one every line matching the pattern ... If the pattern is omitted then the action (or set of actions) will run for every line. (Suite101.com)

    All about butterflies: Monarchs, red admirals & painted ladies  Oct 8, 2008
    Distinguishable by its orange black and white pattern, Smith said the monarch is one of the most visible butterflies in the Boston area. This time of year, the monarch butterflies migrate 3,000 miles from Canada to the warmer volcanic areas of Mexico, passing through the northeast United States on their way. (Rsolindale Parkway Transcript, MA)

    Lodestar Wovens  Oct 8, 2008
    Creating patterns on her loom from a well-worn book published in 1950 titled, A Handweavers Pattern Book, by Margarite P. Davison, she refers to it as her bible. With weaver s shorthand that looks more like musical notes, Mania taught herself the intricate process of weaving using her hands and her feet to create the beautiful patterns that emerge from her loom. (Westerly Sun, RI)

    Fall in Love with Versatile, Naturally Lovely Leaf Motifs  Oct 8, 2008
    Victorians plastered leaf patterns on everything from cutlery to fireplace mantles. The enduring appeal of leaf motifs is rooted in the simple patterns and color palettes that characterize the design ... Whether you use a leaf pattern to make a bold statement or as a soft backdrop to a stronger pattern, leaf designs coordinate well with stronger patterns and accent furnishings. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)

    Suzy Menkes: Miu Miu's apron for a new age  Oct 7, 2008
    (Miu Miu's were Greco-Roman mosaic prints that produced a pixilated pattern. . (International Herald Tribune)

    Mankini, tankini...  Oct 7, 2008
    With tropical florals, leaves and jungle prints being the key patterns for your cozzie in 2008, the look is definitely bright and 80s-inspired. Look for reds and greens, as well as the animal print styles. (iAfrica.com)

    Universities Record Drop In Black Admissions  Oct 6, 2008
    The pattern is by no means uniform -- both the University of Maryland and the University of Virginia report steady numbers of African Americans enrolling -- but it is sufficiently widespread to cause concern among university presidents and students alike. State flagship institutions appear to be experiencing the biggest declines, while some private universities and many community colleges and second-tier state schools are reporting an increase in minority enrollment. (Yahoo News -- Affirmative Action)

    Unlocking the secrets of memory  Oct 6, 2008
    Explaining just how you retrieve the information how you pull a name and a face out of the 100 billion or so neurons forged into the trillion-plus possible patterns is trickier. The best and latest science strongly suggests that your brain activates the same pattern of neurons that was used to store the information. (MSNBC -- Health)

    Louis Vuitton and Lanvin: Activating desire  Oct 6, 2008
    dith Piaf - that most visceral of Parisian singers - on the soundtrack and fashion channeled from every species of bird feather, animal pattern, reptile skin and ethnic inspiration, the Louis Vuitton show made a bold statement at the Paris summer 2009 collections Sunday. Later in the closing day of the season, Lanvin used strong color on dresses, caressing the body to re-activate fashion desire. (International Herald Tribune)

    Stuart Cary Welch, 80, Islamic and Indian art scholar  Oct 5, 2008
    "The riotous ornamental pattern of lotus blossoms and stems wiggles smokily and gurglingly, visually 'echoing' the sounds of smoke sucked through cooling scented liquid," he wrote. "Onomatopoetically, the British called these quaint contraptions 'hubbly-bubblies.' ". (Boston Globe)

    'Many Kinds of Nothing' provokes a meditative state  Oct 5, 2008
    If you stay with the piece long enough, you may recognize a pattern in the drumming paper, but it's more fun when you can't quite make sense of it; you're more alert and open to possibility. I was disappointed that Nancy Murphy Spicer's "Hanging Drawing (Half Drawn)" is not interactive; she had a similar piece in the Boston Drawing Show last year that was. (Boston Globe)

    Dr. Paula Platter, a former Southeastern Oklahoma State University math professor and an award-winning quilter, sits with one of her recent works. The quilt, which she is still working on, is a joint project with her daughter Candy Platter Horsley. Paula hopes to finish it in time for upcoming quilt shows.  Oct 5, 2008
    Published: Saturday, October 4, 2008 12:57 PM CDT When people think of quilting, images of bed quilts and different patches of fabric pieced together in various patterns may come to mind ... However, Platter doesnt like to be confined to following other peoples patterns ... I didnt get a thrill out of doing someone elses pattern. (Durant Daily Democrat, OK)

    Makeup goes high-def  Oct 5, 2008
    The airbrush applies the makeup to the surface in a dot pattern and replicates the pixels that HD uses, says Samantha Mandor, a spokeswoman for cosmetics company Temptu. With traditional makeup, you can see brush strokes; it really shows every flaw. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)

    Local students drawn to atypical majors  Oct 5, 2008
    It is called polysomnography (a record of a person s sleep pattern, breathing, heart activity and limb movements during sleep) ... It s amazing how transferable the patterns of building community can be across vastly different areas of life from home, to church groups, to the office. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)

    Mixed heritage on song  Oct 4, 2008
    Apart from laminated tables with a splatter pattern, black chairs and a bit of bamboo decoration, that's it for the decor. Yet atmosphere oozes through Bahay Kubo, thanks to the warmth of the people and the honesty of the food. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)

    FOXBusiness: Dow Down 157 Despite Bailout Passage  Oct 4, 2008
    Friday's trading session followed in a pattern of extremely turbulent action on Wall Street, including three selloffs that ripped more than 1,200 points from the Dow. The S&P 500 suffered its worst week since September 2001. (Fox News)

     Quality quilts  Oct 4, 2008
    Merrel Smith s quilt showed me how fabric selection can take precedence over needlework, while fellow guild member Joanne Smith s quilt demonstrated the beauty of fabric when it is used to reveal the complexities of pattern and stitch ... The most effective was Memories, Hopes and Cures, nine blocks of varying black and white patterns, each featuring a central, free-form heart. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)

    Creating a gentle revolution in Champagne  Oct 4, 2008
    e Putman made a Champagne box that doubles as an ice bucket, decorated with her signature checkerboard pattern. Karim Rashid, a designer from Egypt, created the Globalight, an orb-shaped lamp that is also an Isotherm bottle carrier. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)

    See a Pattern on Wall Street?  Oct 4, 2008
    See a Pattern on Wall Street ... See a Pattern on Wall Street ... The researchers found that when people were primed to feel out of control, they were more likely to see patterns where none exist. (New York Times)

    ABSTRACT:  Evidence for Avian Intrathoracic Air Sacs in a New Predatory Dinosaur from Argentina  Oct 4, 2008
    In contrast to cervical air sacs, these operate as bellows, shunting inspired air along a unidirectional pathway through the lungsa respiratory pattern unique to birds ... Paleontologists and comparative anatomists, as a result, have focused on axial pneumaticity, and opinion has split as to the meaning of observed patterns ... In Aerosteon posterior axial pneumaticity has a similar form to that elsewhere among nonavian saurischiansa posterior extension without hiatus of the pneumatic... (USA Today -- Tech)

    Go quietly among the gadgets  Oct 3, 2008
    A T-shirt with a grid pattern printed on the back so you can easily tell someone exactly where to scratch your back. Slippers for cats so they can polish your floor as they walk around. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)

    Keeping Up With China's Olympic Shine Part I  Oct 3, 2008
    First, the pattern of urbanization is too energy intensive ... The second reason why China isn t meeting environmental targets is that its pattern of growth is still too reliant on exports, industry and investment all of which are energy intensive and polluting. (YaleGlobal Online Magazine, CT)

    Suzy Menkes: a gaucho stride at Givenchy  Oct 3, 2008
    To say that his collection featured a pattern of crunched automobiles (did the designer know in advance that the financial world would be a car crash ... There were short, even sexy, dresses or a tunic and pants that had a pattern of the crushed cars, that could equally be taken as just a colorful print ... Apart from a pixelation pattern on a T-shirt and eye-popping geometric patterns that could have been a television in meltdown, there was nothing to suggest that the design duo had developed... (International Herald Tribune)

    A feast of bold color, bright patterns  Oct 3, 2008
    This is one of bold, bright color and pattern. White-and-black harlequin and stripe patterns mix with a whimsical collaboration of plaids and vibrant colors in the MacKenzie-Childs home furnishings and tableware ... She introduced the MacKenzie-Childs' harlequin pattern in the entryway, adding the distinctive diamond-shaped pattern to the wall against which she put an antique chest and then accessorized with lights, silver cachepots for flowers and candlesticks. (AZCentral -- Home)

    VP Debate: The Biggest Shocker  Oct 3, 2008
    " ... 5:11 P.M. ___________________________Monday, September 29, 2008 Nancy Pelosi had wanted to screw Sen. McCain, could she have done a better job? Just asking! ... 8:19 P.M. ___________________________Mo' : He ... you know. ... ! ... [Do you really think Rezko is going to impact the election?--ed Seems unlikely. I have no inside info. But a contingency worth following.] 7:08 P.M. ___________________________McCain brought those House Republicans along, didn't he? They love him over there! ...... (Slate)

    Harry Wolf: A classic in sustainable design (6)  Oct 3, 2008
    Where the wear is greatest, the stitching pattern doubles or triples ... "He pointed out a round parking garage he did for the campus of University of California Santa Barbara with a "skin" of recycled plastic panels that permits ventilation and allows filtered illumination during daylight hours while capturing a reflective lighting effect from car headlights at night.One large project he did in Amsterdam was for the ABN-AMRO World Headquarters Tower. Draft sketches in his office show an... (Malibu Times, CA)

    Meet the frock stars  Sep 25, 2008
    "I designed the dress with a basket-weave pattern for the empire waistband and from the waist down is pre-pleated georgette," she said. "The knee-length dress also has a cropped jacket attached to a scarf. You can easily go from day to night, sexy to sophisticated in just a second with the help of a cropped jacket and a hat.". (Boston Globe)

    Nanotube secrets of Damascus steel blade  Sep 25, 2008
    These, in turn, may have helped form iron carbide nanowires, which might explain the strength and beautiful pattern of the coveted Damascus blades ... "To get the pattern, they made grooves into the blade and forged it to remove the steps. This was repeated many times," said Prof Paufler. (Yahoo News -- Nanotechnology)

    * Pottering about in Yingge  Sep 25, 2008
    On the day we visited, she was working on several pieces, including two mugs in a beautiful ombre rainbow pattern. Working on ceramics is very soothing and relaxing. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    New Life For Middle English: Norwegian Detective Work Gives New Knowledge Of The English Language  Sep 25, 2008
    "When the database has been filled with all thousands of texts, it will function as a kind of dictionary. It will be a completely new and important instrument for finding the patterns in the medieval language. We can look up a word, and get a number of variants of the same word. And we can find out, for instance, why one spelling variant has been chosen over another in a certain region of the country, and learn more about the development of the language in terms of grammar and structure. The... (Science Daily)

    2,700 lose car dealer jobs  Sep 25, 2008
    Last year, the Consumer Affairs office filed a lawsuit that accuse the company of engaging in a 16-year pattern of deceptive sales pitches. The allegations came a year after the company sent 10,000 Georgia car owners a flyer with the words Urgent Potential Recall Notice that appeared to come from General Motors. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    Culture vultures snap up bargains  Sep 25, 2008
    What's given more fuel to this pattern has been the slump in equity markets over the past year, prompting some people to hide some of their money from the bear market in alternative investments. MARKET MOVERS. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)

    Black & White Ball is back, but in plaid?  Sep 24, 2008
    It is said that the pattern later inspired checked trousers, popularized by Sir Walter Scott. n. (Palo Alto Online, CA)

    Binge drinking raises cancer risk  Sep 24, 2008
    Dr Lina Morch a researcher in the Centre for Alcohol Research in Denmark, who led the study, said: "What our study suggests is that the total amount of alcohol consumed has a detrimental effect on the risk of breast cancer, but also the drinking pattern seems to have an impact on the risk. "When more drinks are consumed within a limited time frame the concentration of alcohol in the blood peaks, which we suppose is more harmful than when the same amount of alcohol is consumed over longer time... (Yahoo News -- Alcohol and Alcoholism)

    Pill use 'may cut risk of cancer'  Sep 24, 2008
    They accept that different modern pill formulations, and a different pattern of usage - with women now taking the pill at a younger age, and staying on it for longer - may both modify the risk of cancer. But they argue that evidence from other studies suggests that currently available pills produce broadly similar effects. (Yahoo News -- Birth Control)

    Electrical Engineer II -- Mixed Signal  Sep 24, 2008
    In-depth knowledge of concepts, practices and procedures in high frequency switching power supply design In-depth knowledge of concepts, practices and procedures in video and display circuitry Proficient in simulation and modeling of mixed signal hardware designs Knowledge of DOD and military requirements a plus Proficient in the use of Digital instruments such as logic analyzers, pattern generators, in-circuit emulators and debuggers, oscilloscopes, and programmers Strong background in signal... (Florida Today)

    Tattoo artist Mr. Cartoon branches out  Sep 24, 2008
    Theres no pattern. Its not cheap, Flores says of the cartoonists work. (MSNBC -- News)

    A journey into 'the human side of dance'  Sep 24, 2008
    Rather than the usual gala potpourri of unrelated dances, the occasion is being celebrated with From the Horse's Mouth, a collaboration between PDT and two veterans of the New York avant-garde dance world that showcases the personal stories and movement patterns of 25 dancers who are part of PDT's history ... Since then, the duo has mounted more than 30 unique productions across the United States, in each case using local dancers to tell their personal stories with their own movement patterns... (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)

    News from the Jewish Community Center: Sept. 22 online edition  Sep 23, 2008
    The basic foot pattern consists of six steps danced over eight counts of music. In this class, you will learn to break or begin your first step on the one or the first of the eight beats of each measure of music. (Swampscott Reporter, MA)

    Book Sculpture Basics  Sep 23, 2008
    Experiment with different page folds, page curls, and repeating patterns ... Repeating this pattern will create a floral type presentation when viewed from the top or bottom of the book. (Suite101.com)

    Fashion Accessories for Fall 2008  Sep 23, 2008
    Patterned or printed tights teamed with simple dress is the perfect look for the stylish woman who wants to appear fashion-forward ... Be careful not to go overboard with jazzy patterns. (Suite101.com)

    Tapping into what a deer sees, and doesn't  Sep 23, 2008
    He and researchers at the University of Georgia showed them three cards at a time and rewarded them with food pellets when they picked out the right pattern by pushing a button with their noses ... Cramer's computer algorithms create fractal patterns that exploit a couple of ancient tricks used by animal predators ... The spots aren't shaped like leaves or branches, but they form an overall "micropattern" matching the colors and overall texture of the woodland background. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)

    Transforming lives  Sep 23, 2008
    " As she met with a group of weavers who were genocide widows, she realized what a natural treasure their handmade baskets were -- a tradition that had been passed from mother to daughter (and occasionally son) for generations. These baskets were striking, with natural dyes and quietly intricate patterns. Most important, they were a symbol -- and a progenitor -- of peace, woven by women from the two once-warring Rwandan tribes, the Tutsi and the Hutu, now working side by side. The single most... (CNN)

    Callands Festival to come alive Oct. 4  Sep 23, 2008
    She also has a large multi-colored throw with likenesses of her tobacco prints woven into the pattern. And in addition to her prints and notecards, she will have a bell pull, also woven with likenesses of her tobacco prints. (Chatham Star Tribune, VA)

    Milan Fashion Week  Sep 23, 2008
    It whorled in wild futuristic patterns at Missoni ... In soft fabrics, perhaps with a tracery of pattern, with a small jacket, or even a tiny cover-up, the dress looked a convincing alternative to pants ... Even the Burberry check pattern on a coat looked washed away by persistent showers. (International Herald Tribune)

    Brain 'can beat early blindness'  Sep 21, 2008
    Before her surgery, SRD could distinguish between light and dark, but could not make out form or pattern. Twenty years after the operation, which she had when she was 12, SRD's vision was as good as anyone with normal eyesight. (Yahoo News -- Brain Research)

    Review: Zune Slowly Catching Up to iPod  Sep 20, 2008
    The Zune's latest software includes a similar feature called Mixview that uses thumbnails of album art and artist photos to illustrate users' listening patterns and give music suggestions. Visually, Mixview is miles above the Genius feature, as the images show up in a circular pattern around a rectangle containing a user's profile information. (Fox News)

    Judgment is the true test of leadership  Sep 20, 2008
    Keith wrote on Sep 19, 2008 7:00 AM:" Just about every major foreign policy position of Obama has been adopted by the current administration and is currently in practice. If voters aren't smart enough to see a pattern here and elect McCain anyway we can only hope that McCain places Obama in charge of foreign policy so that our world survives the next four years. ". Tee Jay wrote on Sep 19, 2008 5:41 AM:" Amen Dennis,Amen! Get your 5 bucklers out here comes the crying!!! ". (Sioux City Journal, IO)

    LeWitt panels painted over at SFMOMA  Sep 20, 2008
    The panels, one stripes and one arcs in a repeating pattern of yellow, purple, green, orange, red and blue, fit so well on either side of the black granite staircase that LeWitt had become wallpaper. "It brightens the whole place," said Mari Saegusa, a San Francisco printmaker who visits SFMOMA seven times a year, most recently on Tuesday, the final day for "Wall Drawings #935 and #936." "I had no idea," she said when told the wall drawings were coming down. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    George Winston Strikes Keys for Local Charity  Sep 20, 2008
    "This is a usual pattern for him," said Jim Thomas, Community Action Services food bank director. "When he does a concert he has a local charity involved, a food bank for instance.". (The Daily Universe, UT)

    Universities Record Drop In Black Admissions  Sep 19, 2008
    The pattern is by no means uniform -- both the University of Maryland and the University of Virginia report steady numbers of African Americans enrolling -- but it is sufficiently widespread to cause concern among university presidents and students alike. State flagship institutions appear to be experiencing the biggest declines, while some private universities and many community colleges and second-tier state schools are reporting an increase in minority enrollment. (Yahoo News -- Affirmative Action)

    Gorbachev urges caution in Rice's call for action  Sep 19, 2008
    In an unusually scathing criticism earlier Thursday, Rice condemned Moscow for "putting Russia on a one-way path to self-imposed isolation and international irrelevance. She also denounced Russia for a "worsening pattern of behavior" that she said the U.S. and Europe must confront following last month's war with Georgia.As U.S.-Russian relations become increasingly chilled, Gorbachev was in Philadelphia to receive the medal for his role in ending the Cold War.He said that Russia had to respond... (Sioux City Journal, IO)

    Pitt, Hathaway, Kinnear have Oscar buzz  Sep 19, 2008
    Test Pattern: 'Twilight' a must-see. Add Movie opinions headlines to your news reader. (MSNBC -- News)

    Your favorite fall festivals?  Sep 19, 2008
    In Michigan, every fair and festival seemed to follow the same pattern: The (year) (city/organization name) (fruit, vegetable or herb) Festival. In the case of the town where I went to high school, we celebrated booze. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    Friends recall Crumley's life, writing  Sep 19, 2008
    We caroused together, and continued that pattern for 20 years, until I dropped out of the carousing scene, DeMarinis says. No one could keep up with Jim. (Missoulian, MT)

    Bay Area leaders' financial forecasts  Sep 19, 2008
    "We run a food business in the beverage category - an 'affordable luxury' water - and we're not seeing business going down at all. I hear awful news every day, but if you look at the overall pattern (of economic cycles), it doesn't freak you out as much. ... Maybe we're lucky to be in the affordable-luxury category. Or maybe it's that we are in San Francisco, where the housing market is still relatively stable.". Barbara Morrison. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Practice mowing lawn patterns  Sep 18, 2008
    You become a Master Lawn Mower, in my mind, when you've learned to "lay down a pattern" other than the traditional back-and-forth or Leave It to Beaver style of the 1950s. You know what a pattern is: The characteristic marks left by the mower after a fresh mowing ... You could end up with continuing adjustments of the mower deck to create even more distinct, three-dimensional patterns. (Anchorage Daily News)

    Tile Offers a Way to Add Personality to Your Home  Sep 18, 2008
    How about constructing a mosaic, adding an insert or punching up your current design with color and pattern ... A brightly colored and patterned tile can be used to highlight a special architectural detail of a room or even make ordinary detail pop. The Carey Series from Guibosa presents Crema and Cafe colored field tiles ... The decorative pieces feature a modern graphic pattern perfect to use as a focal point to jazz up a room. (Pekin Times, IL)

    How to Make Musical Instruments fro...  Sep 18, 2008
    This can be frustrating if students are used to being given a pattern to follow. Talk to them about experimentation and gradually lead them towards the idea that they are designers and inventers. (Suite101.com)

    Lead Lurks In Unexpected Places  Sep 17, 2008
    Recently, two large dishware companies each recalled a pattern due to high lead counts. Some experts caution against eating off older plates (from the '60s or before) or handmade ceramics. (CBS News -- Early Show)

    How Fractals Can Explain What's Wrong with Wall Street  Sep 17, 2008
    The geometry that describes the shape of coastlines and the patterns of galaxies also elucidates how stock prices soar and plummet ... The second presumption is that all price changes are distributed in a pattern that conforms to the standard bell curve ... These patterns, however, constitute only one aspect of the graph. (Scientific American)

    Men's Designer Fashion & Style : Te...  Sep 17, 2008
    In the newest collection, Ted Baker offers a variety of patterned shirts ranging in variety from checked, zig-zagged, broadly striped, or flashy coloured solids ... The designs are often extremely random and/or erratic, following a pattern that is hardly pre-established and shows a polished and artistic flair. (Suite101.com)

    Cosmetic close-up: Make-up now comes in high-def  Sep 17, 2008
    "The airbrush applies the makeup to the surface in a dot pattern and replicates the pixels that HD uses," says Samantha Mandor, a spokeswoman for cosmetics company. "With traditional makeup, you can see brush strokes; it really shows every flaw.". (USA Today -- Tech)

    Software can help knitters learn to design own patterns  Sep 16, 2008
    One easy way to begin to gain your stitching self-confidence is to begin working without a pattern ... You'll be able to design a template that will tell you how many yards or meters of fiber the pattern will need ... You can even import it to Windows and write the finished pattern for your files. (Anchorage Daily News)

    Former Sallisaw resident wins MTV awards  Sep 16, 2008
    Moir is defined as "denoting or showing a pattern of irregular wavy lines like that of such silk, produced by the superposition at a slight angle of two sets of closely spaced lines.". Farmer said MTV sent an e-mail to all nominees prior to the show, inviting them to attend, although they would be sitting in the back. (Sallisaw Sequoyah County Times, OK)

    The bipolar puzzle  Sep 16, 2008
    There was a basic rhythmic pattern to the afternoon: James reached out, craving attention and engagement, then stormed away in roaring frustration only to return, penitent and eager to connect, cuddling and hanging on to his mother in a way unusual for a boy his age. At one point Claire appeared in the next room, and James hurled a ball at her, missing. (International Herald Tribune)

    Putting the hospitality in hospitals  Sep 16, 2008
    Or upholstery with a softer pattern can replace a single color, without a change in cost, he said. "Any time you reduce stress levels and increase patient comfort, it enhances the healing process," Braucht said. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)

    Burlington Public Library events  Sep 15, 2008
    Would you believe that she makes them without a pattern. Library Chairs Gone Wild 2008. (Burlington Union, MA)

    The power of 8 and other nonsense  Sep 15, 2008
    A little online research shows the "mystic" pattern of eights I've "discovered" is nothing more than one part coincidence and one part human nature ... Calculate the irrational number Pi to enough decimal places and you start seeing interesting patterns of numbers ... For example, places where the pattern "12345" shows up or your birth year. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)

    CM for HP Bhawan in Bangalore  Sep 15, 2008
    The federation was demanding raising the age of superannuation from 58 to 60 years on the pattern of the Centre. Tribune News Service/UNI. (Chandigarh Tribune)

    Shoe designer finds inspiration fitting  Sep 14, 2008
    "Instead of the infamous napkin, I'm always drawing my ideas on a hotel notepad. I can get ideas even from the pattern of a manhole cover." ... I visited different factories in Dongguan and Zhuhai, looking at patterns, colors, and materials ... I review pullovers, which is a pattern that's actually stitched together and pulled over a lathe. (Boston Globe)

    Michael Jackson sued by ex-wife  Sep 14, 2008
    Random lives hit by familiar bombing pattern. Texas surveys damage caused by Hurricane Ike. (Yahoo News -- Michael Jackson)

    Colourful confections  Sep 14, 2008
    But come the question of how the image of a flower, or perhaps a complex arrangement of geometric patterns in equally complex colour combinations is achieved and the head scratching begins ... Take for example a rolled up cake with a combination of a series of four colours arranged in a cluster of squares to form a maze-like pattern of lines ... All squared up: Rolled up cakes with complex geometric patterns. (The Star Online, Malaysia)

    Dance Hit Heralds Michelle Williams Album  Sep 13, 2008
    Pulsating beats are front-and-center on "Lucky Girl," where Williams uses a vocoder, while "The Greatest" utilizes a martial drum pattern and a winding piano riff. Other tracks include the "Pump Up the Jam"-esque "Private Party" and the Heavyweights-produced "Thank U.". (Billboard.com)

    Antiques and art  Sep 13, 2008
    " Accordingly, a couple of rare tables of the 1780s with gilt bronze legs in the manner of Gouthi?re, and other 18th-century pieces, are seen in a stand with glass walls. More Coverage Multimedia Photographs Bringing clarity to the past at the Paris Biennale? Today in Culture But even when the furniture dealers opt for a traditional presentation like Herv? Aaron, of Paris and London, there is a new clarity. You will not see the hosts of baubles that would inevitably have come some years ago with... (International Herald Tribune)

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