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  • Away From Home: Guilford Craft Expo, Faerie Festival, Walking Tours Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:39PMGuilford Craft Expo
  • Coin-Operated Machines Took Many Forms Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:37PMNew slot machines and pinball games are designed to look modern and up-to-date. They have flashing lights and moving decorations, and they make lots of noise. Studies show that all of these features add to the excitement of the game.
  • Exhibit: How trips to Paris influenced Charles Demuth Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:29PMCharles Demuth took three trips to Paris in his life. Each one of those trips helped define Demuth as an artist, deeply influencing his work, particularly his more mature, Precisionist style. Just how that happened is explored in "Demuth in the City of Lights," now at the Demuth Museum through Aug. ...
  • State fracking rules could allow drilling near New York City water supply tunnels Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:26PMThe latest draft of guidelines for hydraulic fracturing in New York could open the door to drilling within 1,000 feet of aging underground tunnels that carry water to New York City -- a far cry from the seven-mile buffer once sought by city officials.
  • Everett couple's garden, featured on a garden and quilt tour, is an enchanting place Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:17PMAlice Rhodes (left), Cathy Carter and Pattye Snyder scout positions in Ted and Carol Janowicz's garden for placement of quilts in preparation for Saturday's Mukilteo Quilt and Garden Tour.
  • Meeting the needs of today's rig owners and operators Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:14PMSingapore's Keppel FELS says that the global drilling industry has begun to renew its rig fleet, with a wave of orders coming in the last quarter of 2010. More rig building orders are expected for units with the highest standard of safety, Aziz Merchant, executive director of Keppel FELS, says in an exclusive interview with Offshore magazine.
  • New jackup rigs are more robust Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:14PMSeveral naval architects and marine engineers have introduced new jackup rig designs that trend toward larger units with deeper water depth capabilities, with one design rated for operations in up to 575 ft (175 m) of water.
  • Bangkok Post : SUKHUMVIT Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:13PM- Am Cafe offers a daily international buffet lunch at 470 baht net (20% discount on a la carte menu). Halal food menu is also available daily for lunch and dinner.
  • Jaguar XF Base Model Gains New 385-HP V8 for 2011 Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:00PMThe Jaguar XF sport sedan offers a major powertrain change; for 2011, the 5.0-liter AJ-V8 Gen III direct-injection engine, already standard on the XF Premium model, replaces the previous 4.2-liter V8 in the XF base model. As a result, the entry Jaguar now offers 385 hp and 380 lb.-ft. of ...
  • Family Fun calendar [July 14-21] Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 4:22PMThe three-acre Ruth Bancroft Garden displays 2,000 specimens from around the world that thrive in an arid climate. Included are African and Mexican succulents, New World cactuses, Australian and Chilean trees and California shrubs.
  • New Novel from Berkeley Author Edie Meidav Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 4:13PMBerkeley-rooted author Edie Meidav’s new novel “Lola, California” comes out July 5th with Farrar Straus to extraordinary praise. Meidav will be in Berkeley to read from it at Mrs. Dalloway’s in Elmwood, in Berkeley on July 28, and at A Good Great Place for Books in Montclair on Aug. 5. She will also be reading August 4 at San Francisco’s Book Passage, in conversation with Zyzzyva Editor (and ...
  • Power Integrations’ New HiperPFS™ Design Enables 97%-Efficient Active Power Factor Correction in a 900-Watt Power Supply Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 4:12PMSAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Power Integrations (Nasdaq:POWI), the leader in high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion, today published a new design example report (DER-274) describing a 900-watt power supply with 97%-efficient active power factor correction (PFC). Based on the company’s HiperPFS™ family of highly integrated, high-efficiency PFC controller ICs ...
  • Mayor Brown Announces Plans for Nearly $1 Million in Improvements to Erie Basin Marina Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 4:12PMProject expected to begin this summer. Nearly $500,000 designated for construction of a new boardwalk.
  • Postcards from the Past Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 4:07PMThe Noroton Yacht Club was officially founded in 1928, when it began another chapter in Darien's long history on the water. Photo: Contributed Photo / Darien News
  • Nostalgia In A Bottle: Connecticut's Vintage Soda Makers Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 3:59PMIf you like a crisp white with chicken or fish, a hearty full-bodied red with beef, or perhaps something fruitier with dessert, Rob Metz has some suggestions, and none includes alcohol.
  • Entertainment events in St. Charles County Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 3:47PMTIME FOR TWOS, story time, will take place from 10-10:30 a.m. July 13 at Spencer Road Branch Library, 427 Spencer Road, St. Peters. Event is for age 2 and caregivers. Registration is required and limi
  • Style notes: Joe Fresh and Bizou expand; Levi's goes wheels up with Commuter line Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 3:39PMWith the steady influx of U.S. and other foreign chains setting up shop in Canada, Joe Fresh is doing a little expansion of its own on both sides of the border.
  • Live Green At Heart: Scripps Networks building Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 3:26PMMillions of viewers tune to see the latest Green ideas a innovations in home and garden on HGTV. The network's parent company Scripps Networks is headquartered in Knoxville and now has a newly LEED certified building.
  • Madison Area YMCA looks ahead to summer with signup dates for camps Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 3:25PMMADISON ‑ The Madison Area YMCA has scheduled registration dates for “Camp AdventureQuest,” a summer camp designed for the high-energy, adventure seeking high school camper in grades 9-12.
  • Mr. Peanut Goes to Washington! Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 11:25AMAs part of Planters 2011 "Naturally Remarkable" Tour, Mr. Peanut arrives in Washington, D.C. -- by way of his new biodiesel Nutmobile -- to open a new urban park, a Planters Grove, in Northeast D.C. Â U.S.
  • Ball State implements vegetative roof Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 11:20AMIn its continuing effort to go green, Ball State implementing its first — and most likely not last — Weston Solutions Green Grid roof on campus. The green vegetative roof has been placed on top of the North District Energy Station adjacent to the Duck Pond on McKinely Avenue.
  • Tickets Released for 9/11 Memorial Site Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 11:13AMTickets for the new 9/11 memorial in New York have been made available today, with the general public invited to reserve themselves tickets through an online system.
  • Rango (Blu-ray) Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 11:11AMRecommended THE MOVIE: Please Note: The screengrabs used here are from the standard-definition DVD included in this set, not from the Blu-Ray. Live-action director Gore Verbinski steps away from the Ring and Pirates of the Caribbean franchises for his first computer animated feature, Rango . This anthropomorphic western has an odd swagger, mashing up dark tones with cartoon adventure, shoving ...
  • Valentine Reserve's popular summer talks still have some openings this week Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 11:08AMOutdoor education director for the Valentine Reserve Leslie Dawson said there is still room on the wildflower walk this Wednesday and Friday (July 13 and 15) and on the Forest talk on Thursday, July 14 and on the history talk on July 16.
  • YESTERYEAR FOR JULY... Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 10:35AMCompiled from articles published in the Ledger-Sentinel, 1980-present; Fox Valley Sentinel, 1974-1980; Oswego Ledger, 1949-1980; Kendall County Record, 1864-present; and historical information provided by the Village of Montgomery.
  • Am I Wasting My Time On Social Media? Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 10:14AMAnd that's the big thing missing from social media. Given the resources required, does spending tim
  • Old Navy to Celebrate its 300th Store Redesign Focused on Improving Customer Shopping Experience Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 10:14AMSAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Old Navy, the Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) brand anchored in fun, fashion, family and value, today announced that it will unveil its 300th remodeled store in mid-July. The new store format is part of Old Navy’s overarching goal of improving the shopping experience for its target customer, a young mom/non-mom aged 25-35 shopping on a budget for herself and her family, and ...
  • Need some ideas for summer fun? Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 10:09AMAs regular readers know, one of our more popular features here on the Whoa, Momma! blog is the weekly list of Free and Cheap Things do With Your Kids. So when TampaBay.com started its new feature consumer-oriented feature Here's the Deal , they turned to us for advice on bargain ways to entertain the kids this summer. You can read about it here. For us, it was like a Hall of Fame from our ...
  • Eska Water Ad Pulled Over Racism Complaints Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 10:07AMNo sooner does DirecTV find itself in hot water over a recent commercial, complaints are piling in over an Eska water ad which features faux aboriginal warriors.
  • Free and cheap things to do with the kids Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 6:03AMWe officially have a trend: splash cinemas . There are three places you can see cheap movies while swimming in a pool with kids Friday. The St. Pete Beach Aquatic Center will show The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie at 8 p.m., but get there early to play on the waterslides and in the splash zones. It’s $3, with drinks, snacks and glow jewelry for sale at 7701 Boca Ciega Drive . The Flick n Float ...
  • Myrtle Beach YMCA awarded 'green' honor Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 6:00AMThe Claire Chapin Epps Family YMCA, a branch of the YMCA of Coastal Carolina, announced today that it has been awarded LEED® Silver established by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and verified by the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI).
  • BRIEFLY: July 7 Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 5:48AMSee what’s happening in and around Marion, Mattapoisett and Rochester.
  • Mountain High Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 5:25AMPeople from all over the country/world descend on Missoula for one precious morning in July to run either 13 or 26 miles, on purpose, and all before I've even gotten up in the morning. Over 450 "morning people" have already registered and have doubtless spent months training for the big event.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
  • VIDEO: Hatfield Aquatic Center open for summer fun Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 5:24AMFor NorthPennLife.com
  • This July, the Summer has no Limits at Waterville Valley Resort in New Hampshire Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 5:22AMWaterville Valley’s Annual “UGOTTA REGATTA” and Waterville Goes Country are on July 23, Paws on Packard’s Field event will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. ...
  • Treacherous two-hole stretch a highlight at Rattle Run Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 5:14AMAt Rattle Run, the story always starts with a diabolical two-hole stretch on the front nine — Nos. 6 and 7, which you'll think you've mastered if you can get around in bogey-bogey.
  • Original music series off to strong start in Hampton Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 9:06PMFor musicians eager to play original tunes — not covers of familiar hits — Hampton Roads can be a hostile corner of the world.
  • How did Mont Vernon’s Jew Pond get its name? Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 9:05PMMONT VERNON – The debate over whether to rename Jew Pond has raised a question: How did a tiny, man-made watering hole, located in a town that has never had any Jewish community, get a name like that anyway?
  • Local gardens on display Sunday Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 8:59PMMERIDEN - George Trecina had his first experience beautifying a back yard when his father let him rip down the cement foundation of the garage in their Meriden yard in the 1950s.
  • Dubai Student Designs Mobile Prenatal Care Device Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 8:48PMIt’s not hard to guess from his technology competition name—The Hex Pistols—that 20-year-old Shawn Frank is a fan of music. He's also a strong advocate of ensuring that women in developing nations have access to quality prenatal care. Six months ago, while walking to an internship, Frank came up with the idea for momEcare, a mobile device that helps provide medical assistance to pregnant women ...
  • Swansboro settles details on recreation center Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 8:46PMTideland News Writer Construction details of Swansboro’s recreation center project were spread out for all the commissioners to see on June 23.
  • Coming Up Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 8:32PMThe Arts East End Arts Council School of the Arts presents ‘About the Sea’ with Amy Worth, Thursday, July 21, 6:30 p.m. at Brecknock Hall in Greenport. 369-2171. Classes and Workshops Japanese Fish Printing class (Gyotaku), Saturday, July 16, 1-2:30 p.m. at Southold Indian Museum’s Center for Traditional Crafts. All supplies provided. Program taught by [...]
  • Sarah Palin On Crying Report: I Was Not In 'Tears' Over Movie 'The Undefeated' Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 8:24PMSarah Palin is rejecting a report from the U.K.-based Daily Mail that she was "reduced to tears" after seeing a new documentary out on her tenure as governor of Alaska.
  • After 25 years, touring sustains Widespread Panic Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 7:36PMLoading Photo Galleries ... This week's cover of Best Bets, which features interviews with Widespread Panic, Alison Krauss and all the week's events. Widespread Panic has always been described as outstanding in their field.
  • The List for July 7 Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 7:25PMBest Galleries 1. Oreen Cohen: Running Drill: Cohen's photo collage is inspired by visits to the battlefields of Bull Run as well as by ongoing strife in Israel. Where: Transformer, 1404 P St. NW When: Through July 16 Info: Free; 202-483-1102; transformergallery.org 2. "Six Degrees of Separation": The staged reading of John Guare's 1990 play -- which takes place predominantly at a dinner table ...
  • Nature on wheels: N.H. trails bring the backcountry to people with disabilities Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 3:16PMGREENFIELD, N.H. - Chelsea Fernandes steered her wheelchair up and down the forest trail, passing a maple grove, zigzagging over water along a narrow boardwalk, and stopping to look at a beaver-built wetland — a view she never thought she'd experience from her wheelchair.
  • Some Mobile Programmers Skeptical About Adobe’s Flash Utopia Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 3:06PMWith a set of new tools launched this week, Adobe continues to make an aggressive push in that direction -- though it may have a tough time convincing developers to buy into its vision of a Flash utopia.
  • US eyes 20-year ban on new uranium mining near Grand Canyon Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 3:01PMA 20-year ban on new uranium mining, covering 1 million acres near the Grand Canyon, is the likely outcome of a two-year-plus review process, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced Monday.
  • Drawings show big changes for iPhone 5 Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 3:01PMA tapered body and front-filling screen are among the latest crop of rumors for the next generation of Apple's smartphone. Originally posted at Crave
  • Fourth of July Ignites with Wild Adventures' All Fired Up Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 3:00PMThree day patriotic event features nightly fireworks and All Star Tribute Concert