Letters to the editor Oct 8, 2009
Is Republican candidate for governor Chris Christie a real person or just a vessel for outdated GOP policies. His message during last week's debate was basically: "No new taxes," the Republican motto that translates: "We'll cut programs that help people, but most of you won't notice because you'll be grateful to have some extra money in your pocket to buy something nice.". (NJ.com -- Times)
Loo and behold! Its potties galore Oct 3, 2009
In Victorian times, for instance, the humble pot became a veritable objet dart and through the 1900s appealed to inventors as a vessel that could be elaborated upon and to artists as a canvas to work upon. In 1929, for instance, an American electrician, Elbert Stallworth, patented the first electric chamber pot for use on chilly nights. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Spanish boat attacked by pirates in Indian Ocean Oct 2, 2009
MADRID Pirates attacked a Spanish tuna trawler Friday in the Indian Ocean and contact with the vessel has been lost, the ship's owner said. Echebastar Fleet, based in Spain's Basque region, said the ship Alakrana was carrying a crew of 36. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
SapuraCrest JV gets RM600mil job Oct 2, 2009
Offshore installation is scheduled to commence in late 2010 using the Sapura 3000, SapuraAcergy state of the art dynamic positioning heavy lift and pipelay vessel and project specific third party support vessels, it said. The works are expected to be completed by early 2011. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Art.view: Homeward bound Sep 30, 2009
Known for their lustrous opalescent glazes, Junyao vessels that have a number incised on the underside are believed to have been made for the Imperial Palace ... Consigned by the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art (part of policy of deaccessioning it hopes will benefit its acquisitions fund), the glaze on one amphora was more grey than red and the vessel itself showed signs of having been cut at the base ... The top lot, a bronze ritual food vessel, dating to the 12th-11th century BC, sold to a... (The Economist)
Gallery exhibit features work by local teachers Sep 30, 2009
Sitting next to it is a textured vessel by Creekside Middle School teacher Mike Nelson, who also created a pitcher, both made of terra cotta clay. "My pottery is meant to be rustic and primitive in nature. I want to invoke people's interest with texture and the raw primal look of the piece," Nelson said. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Local)
How NOT to raise the kids Sep 30, 2009
The Heart Foundations says some two and three-year-olds are eating so much that it could lead to high blood pressure, an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, and heart, stroke and blood vessel disease in adulthood. Example 5: Dont let them watch those graphic car-crash safety ads. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Merchant Mariners' Memorial at Batt... Sep 30, 2009
Demonstrating that reality is more powerful than fiction, the bronze sculpture was inspired by an actual photograph taken by the German attackers as the American marines clung to their sinking vessel. Left to the perils of the sea, the survivors later perished, reads the plaque. (Suite101.com)
Amateur Finds Anglo-Saxon Treasure Trove Sep 25, 2009
Countries only have loot rights when the gold or valuables were kept on a Flagged vessel, such as a Navy Vessel for a Country. by quaso September 24, 2009 11:45 AM EDT. (CBS News)
Archaeologists Find Burial Cellar In Ancient Syrian City Containing Spectacular Artifacts Sep 23, 2009
Numerous vessels of ceramic and granite have been found ... Furthermore, the archaeologists discovered alabaster vessels which might also stem from Egypt ... Of particular interest due to its fine craftsmanship and beauty is a stone sculpture of a monkey holding a vessel used to hold facial paint. (Science Daily)
Touching encouraged at hands-on art exhibit Sep 23, 2009
"It calms you down and you see wonderful colors that are in perfect harmony with each other. The wool and the silk in the felted vessels are very organic, which gives the colors in them a sense of that harmony." ... "Preparing for this show at the HUB, I rediscovered the vessel and what an awesome entity it is," she said. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Tunnel links continents, reveals ancient history Sep 22, 2009
In one tent, two workers carefully uncover the ancient wooden beams of a 40-meter long merchant vessel ... It is believed the vessel once carried wheat from Egypt to Constantinople ... Historians say the new discoveries include the first examples of ships being built using the beginnings of the "skeleton approach" to constructing the vessel's hull. (CNN -- World)
Which earth-crisis documentary is for you? Sep 18, 2009
Hero: Very much depends on your perspective, but Alex Cornelissen, the laconic young Dutchman who captains one Sea Shepherd vessel, comes off as a high-integrity action-movie protagonist who steers by his own compass but is no zealot ... Sea Shepherd's two oceangoing vessels, the Farley Mowat and the Robert Hunter, were denied national registry (by Belize and the United Kingdom, respectively) before their 2006 Antarctic campaign began; they sailed illegally from ports in South Africa and Chile,... (Salon)
Making waves Sep 17, 2009
He was commissioned to build it by the Duke of Medinacelli, a friend of the Spanish king Alphonse XIII, who wanted a boat similar to the king's so that the two 15m vessels could race together ... Vettriano said it is fitting that a Scottish artist is paying homage to the vessel. (BBC News -- UK)
Viking silver Sep 17, 2009
David later told the Northern Echo: "We got some lead out, and this round ball covered in mud." The muddy ball was a ninth-century silver-gilt vessel made on the Continent in the Empire of Charlemagne. Packed in and around it were 617 coins and 67 other objects. (BBC News -- UK)
Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806 -1859... Sep 15, 2009
The Great Britain (1845) was the first ocean steamer and The Great Eastern was the largest vessel of its kind at the time. Brunel was appointed chief engineer of the Great Western railway in 1833 and he was responsible for the design and construction of all the tunnels, bridges and viaducts along the line. (Suite101.com)
Disney cruise ship to make stop in Juneau Sep 13, 2009
The additional visitors could mean $6 million in additional passenger spending that year and another $1 million in spending by the 945 crew members and the vessel, based on a recent analysis by the McDowell Group, a Juneau economic research firm. Disney's public relations staff was unavailable for comment Friday, but said in a press release that the 964-foot Disney Wonder would be coming to Alaska from May 3 to Aug. 30 in 2011. (Juneau Empire)
German ships blaze Arctic trail Sep 12, 2009
The company behind the enterprise says it is saving about $300,000 per vessel by using the northern route. Both the Russian authorities and the German shippers are keen to prove the safety and efficiency of the passage, believing it could be a valuable commercial alternative to the Suez canal in summer. (BBC News -- Europe)
Hometown girl Gibbs uses musical gifts to share faith Sep 12, 2009
The diagnosis was retrolental fibroplasia, abnormal blood vessel development that is common in preemies and can cause blindness. Stunned, Terri's parents wept, wondering what kind of life their baby would have. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Rare Badlands dino makes voyage to Japan Sep 12, 2009
The USS Missouri, now a decommissioned vessel called the Battleship Missouri Memorial, will leave its historic spot at Battleship Row at Pearl Harbor in October. The move will come shortly after the vessel on Wednesday hosts a ceremony marking the 64th anniversary of Japan's surrender. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
US marks 9/11 amid shooting scare Sep 12, 2009
CNN had reported that 10 rounds were fired by the Coast Guard as a vessel tried to go through a security zone, after intercepting radio messages. The Coast Guard later said in a statement that it was an exercise, and that it would conduct a thorough review to establish how the incident could have been perceived as real. (BBC News -- Americas)
Sandra Allen exhibit presents portraits of power, perception Sep 9, 2009
The ties that bind Christy Georg has spent time on sailing ships, and her crafty conceptual show Nautical Body at Trustman Art Gallery at Simmons College makes wry use of knots and rope - crucial to any sailing vessel, and ripe with the potential for metaphor. Two 6-foot-tall Giant Becket-Brooches face each other in the gallery. (Boston Globe)
A Further Update on the New Medical Clinic Sep 6, 2009
If you have a stroke there are two possible causes: a blocked or burst blood vessel in the brain. If you are lucky you have a window of maybe three hours before irreparable brain damage occurs, but most strokes require immediate intervention. (W. Yellowstone News, MT)
Health Care And You Don't Stop Sep 6, 2009
This is why I ask the MCs of the worldmainstream and underground, major label and independentto please heed hip-hops responsibility for being a vessel for socio-political enlightenment, and break down some of the more byzantine aspects of this health care reform business. If hip hop is the no-nonsense voice of the people, then perhaps theyll give me some real talk on the issue. (Slate)
Salon fund-raiser to benefit cancer-stricken teenager Sep 5, 2009
Unfortunately it was too close to the main blood vessel to get all of it hence the intense, targeted radiation. On Tuesday he was tattooed so doctors could cam mark where to focus their beams. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
Star Trek Online Taking Beta Apps Now Sep 5, 2009
Like CCP's EVE Online, each player will captain his or her own ship, but the specifics of interior vessel exploration or the latitude you'll have to poke around planet-side are scarce. The Federation's a playable shoe-in, as are Klingons, and you'll even apparently be able to gin up your own race, though I'm not sure how allowing potentially millions of players to dilute the mechanics of race-based individuation and turn the precepts of evolution (and ) on its head amounts to a functional design... (Yahoo News -- Technology)
• First Friday Roundup Sep 3, 2009
The Torrent, a U.S. Army supply vessel, was wrecked and sank in July of 1868 near Port Graham, on the Kenai Peninsula. In 2006, a team of four investigators led by Steve Lloyd started an expedition to find the remains of the shipwreck. (Juneau Empire)
Potter continues tradition Sep 2, 2009
"I'm a vessel maker. We're the old-timers in this world. We're interested in making beauty that you live with every day.". One form in particular stands out: face jugs. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Benches fit for Kings Sep 2, 2009
Finally, she said, the boat was intercepted by a Malaysian naval vessel and escorted to a refugee camp, where they stayed for six months until the sister got the First Presbyterian Church in Little Rock, Ark. to sponsor them. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
Gene signal GS-101 data shows safe and effective inhibition of ophthalmic blood vessel growth Sep 1, 2009
Lausanne, Switzerland Gene Signal, a company focused on developing innovative drugs to manage angiogenesis based conditions, today announced the publication of interim results from a phase II study suggesting that the antisense oligonucleotide GS-101 (eye drops) is safe and effective at inhibiting and regressing corneal neovascularisation (abnormal new blood vessel growth) ... "The publication of these positive phase II results for GS-101 is a major milestone for Gene Signal. As a novel... (EurekAlert!)
Intergraph(R) and Customers to Present SmartMarine(R) 3D Design Use and Successes at 2009 International Conference on Computer Applications in Shipbuilding Sep 1, 2009
Next generation, data-centric engineering and design solution increases productivity and accelerates vessel completion ... Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Intergraph(R), the global leader in enterprise engineering software, and customers including Samsung Heavy Industries and COSCO Shipyard Group, will present how its next-generation SmartMarine(R) Enterprise 3D design solution increases productivity and accelerates vessel completion at the 14th International Conference on Computer Applications in... (PR Newswire)
* World News Quick Take Aug 28, 2009
A warship intercepted the vessel last week in the Atlantic, and eight suspected hijackers have been jailed in Moscow, facing charges of kidnapping and piracy. Sparse information has led to speculation the ship could have been carrying sensitive cargo. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
1st Place White Marlin Wins $653,375.00 at 2009 Mid-Atlantic $500,000 Aug 24, 2009
white marlin on the final day of the 2009 Mid-Atlantic $500,000 Tournament, fishing aboard the vessel Toplesss ... white marlin, fishing aboard the vessel Toplesss, easily capturing first place, and a $653,375. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
ApplauseArt with a purpose Aug 20, 2009
" Although many of Mr. Chokshi's pieces are constructed using carefully engineered forms perfected over thousands of years, he doesn't thinks ceramics is a medium immune to evolution. He said he still plays with shapes and embellishment, and considers the unglazed work in the same way a painter might consider a canvas. He said many of his pieces are inspired by landscape, portraiture, abstraction. "I'm basically trying to infuse, in a very practical, properly designed vessel, those same tenets... (The Augusta Chronicle)
Coral My World Aug 19, 2009
The crew utilized a research vessel and manned submersible from Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute at Florida Atlantic University ... On board the research vessel Seaward Johnson last week, a squat lobster peered from an aquarium environment that recreated the world he'd just left behind. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
• A night of surf-inspired music on Saturday Aug 14, 2009
Mishka was born in Bermuda and raised on a 40-foot sailing vessel built by his parents. After school in Canada and a stint representing Bermuda in the world windsurfing championships, Mishka focused on making music professionally. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
The Lady Gaga You May Not Know: A Great Musician Aug 13, 2009
Set aside the VMA nominee's performance art and listen to The Fame, in Bigger Than the Sound (VHI.com -- Music News)
Russian crew ship 'disappears' Aug 10, 2009
It says contact with the Maltese-flagged Arctic Sea vessel, with a crew of 13, was lost on 28 July ... The same vessel was boarded by armed men in the Baltic Sea on 24 July ... It adds that the vessel - which was reportedly carrying timber - was due to arrive at an Algerian port on 4 August. (BBC News -- Europe)
How Is America Going To End? Aug 8, 2009
That makes the movement resilient and adaptable but not exactly the best vessel for preserving a culture. The early Catholic Church, in contrast, was more disciplined and hierarchical, a far better candidate both to survive a collapse and to carry forward societal traditions. (Slate)
* Secrets of the Tang Treasure Ship N_ Aug 8, 2009
The whole vessel was buried ... If its a timber coming from Africa, its far more likely that it was just transported the short distance up to Yemen or Oman and the vessel was built there. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
No ferries to Friday Harbor trims business Aug 8, 2009
Clipper Navigation CEO Darrell Bryan said his company couldn t pass up the $1 million Navy contract in a down year and wasn t able to find a suitable vessel to replace the Victoria Clipper on the Friday Harbor run ... Under the agreement, Clipper Navigation leases the vessel to C-Port Marine Services, an Alaskan Native corporation that has the contract to provide transportation for personnel. (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Arrowhead opens new upgraded cardiac cath lab Aug 7, 2009
If a person has a clot in the leg, or heart, or anywhere in a blood vessel, it sucks the clot out. Dr. David Lin of Cardiovascular Consultants and Dr. Panagiotis Panotopoulis of Phoenix Heart Institute, who both operate at the Arrowhead Hospital Cath Lab, called the latest equipment, state-of-the-art. (Glendale Star, AZ)
My Turn: Juneau's tourist trap monoculture Aug 5, 2009
USCG Storis was the first U.S. vessel to navigate the Northwest passage and put in nearly 60 years of distinguished service in Alaska and in the North Atlantic during World War II. Itcan be berthed downtown in conjunction with the proposed rebuild of the downtown docks. What a great attraction it would be. (Juneau Empire)
Navy tests online simulation environment for sub design Aug 4, 2009
A Navy branch that develops new submarines and other seafaring vessels is testing a new technique to vet designs online, rather than through full-sized physical mock-ups ... Designing a new submarine or other vessel can be prohibitively expensive ... Traditionally when designing a new type of submarine, the (NUWC) tests critical sections of the vessel by building out actual full-sized mock-ups of such operational environments. (FCW.com)
New ship offersthe perfect balance of style Aug 1, 2009
The energy collected then becomes part of the ships power grid enough to operate 7,000 of the vessels 25,000 energy efficient LED lights ... The vessel offers all the seagoing firsts of the Celebrity Solstice: a half-acre Lawn Club with real grass and full-time groundskeeper and the Hot Glass Show presented in collaboration with The Corning Museum of Glass ... Those familiar with Solstice will find Equinox an almost identical vessel, albeit with some minor cosmetic changes. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Stars donate to Darfur aid sale Jul 30, 2009
N Korea 'seizes S Korea vessel. Russia to drill for oil off Cuba. (Yahoo News -- Philanthropy and Volunteerism)
Deaf audiences can 'see' dialogue Jul 30, 2009
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Pete Seegers 90th birthday bash airs this week Jul 29, 2009
This is a vivid representation of the organization's own vessel, the gaff sloop Clearwater. The Clearwater and its mission of conservation also inspire a song "Sailin' Up, Sailin' Down," which declares, "The river may be dirty now, but it's gettin' cleaner every day.". (MSNBC -- Television)
Group forms to buy Dredge Thompson Jul 23, 2009
6 million to refurbish the decommissioned vessel and bring it to the Minnesota Marine Art Museum as an interpretive exhibit. The museum had planned to acquire the boat but backed out late last year, saying it couldn t raise the money needed to obtain the dredge from the U.S. General Services Administration, which took control of it when it was retired from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers last year. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Sunday ferry 'will go as planned' Jul 19, 2009
A replacement vessel has been operating on the route since the ferry suffered engine problems on Friday. It should complete its duties in the early hours of the island's Sabbath. (BBC News -- UK)
A&M report blames boat design for fatal capsize Jul 19, 2009
The boat sank during a regatta to Vera Cruz, Mexico, after its 5,000-pound keel snapped off and turned the vessel upside down within a minute ... Investigators also concluded the vessel failed five design requirements set forth by an American Bureau of Shipping guide for building and classing offshore racing yachts. (ESPN -- College Sports)
US Navy pays dues in wine at Tower of London Jul 19, 2009
A US Navy vessel has become the first non-British ship to take part in a ceremony at the Tower of London that dates back hundreds of years ... The keg of wine represents the vessel's 'dues. (BBC News -- UK)
Scientists decode genome of deadly parasitic worm Jul 16, 2009
The mature fluke worm grows in the human blood vessel system, depositing eggs around the bladder or intestines, which triggers the formation of excess connective tissue in those regions. The parasite's eggs are passed to the liver or exit through the urine or feces, continuing the cycle of infection. (EurekAlert!)
Students Build Floating Classroom Jul 15, 2009
The vessel must also receive certification from the Coast Guard. Funding for the project has come from several donors, such as the Dominion Foundation, the U.Va. (W-USA News, DC)
Valley resident joins 'Floating Docs' Jul 14, 2009
Since June, Thrower has been in Florida helping to ensure the sailing vessel is ready for the tour. "I feel fortunate to be out here working on the boat," Thrower said. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Sleek gas models top fireplace options Jul 11, 2009
One with a rectangular vessel that holds fireproof glass beads costs $1,300; the beads can be changed for different colors (colors include amber, red, blue and black; bead sets cost less than $100 each) ... One model fits a semicircular niche in the wall, its flame in a round, rock-filled ivory vessel. (AZCentral -- Home)
Dialogue-First Diplomacy Not Working Jul 9, 2009
The Administration appears now to have formulated a more coherent policy to squeeze the North, with the Navy tracking and turning back the North Korean vessel, Kang Nam, and the Treasury beginning its financial isolation campaign by warning of North Koreas illicit financial behavior and sanctions evasion. We can do more with an international campaign to find and freeze leadership assets, which are used to buy loyalty, as a means of building further tension and suspicion within the leadership... (CBS News)
Sonic Spotlight: Gerry Eisenberg Jul 9, 2009
PRE-SHOW RITUAL: "I have a moment of contemplation, where I say to the composers, 'I will do my best.' ... Mozart can't hold your hand and Gershwin can't hold your hand. They've left what they wrote, and then it's in your hands to interpret for the audience what they were trying to say. And I just say, I will do my best to make the audience realize what it was that you were feeling and thinking and understanding when you wrote this and I hope that I can, through me, let you commune with the... (The Augusta Chronicle)
Late Melbourne man was mum about his role in daring rescue Jul 6, 2009
Rather than make multiple trips, they packed the men in and navigated the dangerously overloaded vessel back to shore. From there, the honors flowed, including the Gold Lifesaving Medal. (Florida Today)
• Holographic glass and silver clayWatch for artists' new techniques at Ketchum festival Jul 3, 2009
"I want to show the symbiotic relationship between the vessel and the way it is altered, much like all living things and the earth," he said. LaMure is not the only artist who will demonstrate new techniques at the Ketchum Arts Festival. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
When whales made kings Jun 28, 2009
As the crew hoisted the newly christened vessel s sails into the chill winter wind, they probably dreamed not only of warmer climes, but also of the great wealth that surrounded them in New Bedford, the whaling capital of the world ... The exhibit also examines the innovation of the Rotch family in branching beyond the mounting of whaling voyages to handle all phases of production, from harvesting whales to building ships to extracting and refining oil to manufacturing spermaceti candles to... (Boston Globe)
In ‘The Last Supper,’ author sweeps her family off to adventure in Italy Jun 28, 2009
Forty years after her death - essentially author Susie Boyt s entire lifetime - Judy Garland retains celebrity status of the most extreme and irrational kind, a vessel into which fans pour their neuroses. In this vivid and eccentric memoir, the British author depicts her lifelong obsession with the image, the voice, the legend of the troubled star. (Boston Globe)
PAT DODDS: Father, son make memories with travels Jun 27, 2009
But taking tours doesn't necessarily mean pounding the pavement, as top traveler picks include an airplane outing, a zip lining adventure, and even a journey on a fishing vessel. To view the Multimedia News Release, go to: http://www. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
N. Korea threatens U.S.; missile anticipated Jun 25, 2009
Myanmar state television on Wednesday evening said another North Korean vessel was expected to pick up a load of rice and that the government had no information about the Kang Nam. A senior U.S. defense official said Wednesday that the ship had already cleared the Taiwan Strait. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
A small-town entree to Australia’s wonders Jun 21, 2009
Luckily, a tour from Quicksilver Cruises offered the option to view the reef s beauty from semisubmersible vessels and an underwater platform ... Watching the reef s amazing aquatic life from the vessel s portholes made us feel as if we were at an aquarium, except this time we were the ones in a tank. (Boston Globe)
