Pieces of Bob Hope history to be auctioned May 20, 2008
They were scared to death on the trip back because the Germans had started torpedoing English ships ... In the years that followed, Hope sailed to Europe aboard the Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth 2 on numerous occasions, performing in the ships lounges and even practicing golf drives from their upper decks. (MSNBC -- News)
LETTERS: NCT, May 19, 2008 May 20, 2008
" MORE NECON LIES. BORING. Ron wrote on May 19, 2008 7:48 PM:Oh, I think your right! "Focal Point"@6:30 PM, Jefferson did sent both a Naval force and a force to contend with Tripoli pirates. Now, you can call them "diplomatic", if you like. But history tells us they were in fact, mercenaries, bought & paid for by US tax dollars. Sort of like.. say... Blackwater, or Dyn-Corp? Initially, Jefferson was in a diplomatic post, which is where he ran smack dab into this Muslim Punjab who told him, as a... (North County Times)
* Taiwan News Quick Take May 17, 2008
Nearly 3,000 personnel and 300 vehicles of various types, including ships and helicopters, were mobilized to carry out the drills. The drills were held at four different locations, including the Taipei Youth Park and the No. 6 pier on the Tamsui River. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Collecting Newlyn Copperware May 11, 2008
Like other Cornishware, motifs of the Newlyn copper design usually featured fish, ships and nautical themes. Popular with skippers and sealovers, smaller items can be displayed effectively in clusters of Newlyn Copper and with other arts and crafts antiques. (Suite101.com)
Artwalk! events at almost 20 participating sites May 8, 2008
The display has images of ships that navigated our local waterways, shipwrecks along the southern Oregon coast and historic waterfronts in Coos County. The restaurant s regular hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesdays through Fridays, and lunch is served 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Framers rebuild from embers of fire May 3, 2008
She loved the many prints of ships, sailors and other subjects of boys literature within their covers. Though the covers themselves were ruined in the fire, the prints survived. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Kevorkian to be released from prison in June Apr 13, 2008
Marge Colborn: Their ships are in. Judy Frankel of Antiques Centre of Troy, 2830 W. Maple Road, Troy, (248) 649-4399, and Chris Pray of Europe Direct Antiques Warehouse, 927 Hilton. (Yahoo News -- Assisted Suicide & Euthanasia)
Take an up-close look at a "drop box" Apr 12, 2008
Blue Falcon wrote on Apr 6, 2008 8:36 AM:" I have here that In Somalia, during "Operation Restore hope" in 1993, when Somaliee's would attempt to break into the "few" military camps at the Airport and soccer stadium and would get caught, the UN and US forces would put there "captured" prisoners inside large metal boxes (Conex's), like you see on large cargo ships... when the Somaliee's would finally be released hours later, they apparently had to be drug out because they were so dehydrated from... (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Remembering history: Marker honors Goose Creek naval shipyards Apr 4, 2008
Five ships were built at the naval works one of which was built here from the keel up. Texans played a role in just about every major aspect of the war you can think of. (Lake Houston Sun, TX)
Shanghai: Where old China converges with the new Mar 28, 2008
On my right, across a river busy with container ships, was the surreal skyline of Shanghai's Pudong district. A decade ago the area was mostly swamp and squat homes. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Portugal's Pousadas Provide Charm Mar 28, 2008
Built in medieval style amidst the ruins of a 15th century castle occupied at one time by Knights Templar, views from its ramparts encompass olive groves, Don Quixote windmills, seas of high-rise apartments, ships in harbor and the Atlantic Ocean beyond. Pousada dos Loios at Evora, an hour s drive from Estremoz, is housed in a 15th century monastery, complete with turrets, towers and the ruins of a Roman temple near its entrance. (Suite101.com)
Bush apologizes to Mubarak for Suez shooting Mar 28, 2008
The vendor, 28-year-old Muhammad Fouad Afifi, was a licensed trader selling cigarettes and antiques to ships passing through the Suez Canal. He was shot on Monday evening as he approached a cargo ship, the Global Patriot. (International Herald Tribune)
A good day at the flea market Mar 28, 2008
Lou and Barbara Prigge came to sell nautical antiques from their home, such as copper and brass diving equipment, ships' wheels and large wooden rigging blocks. "We have a lot of antiques," she said. (Marco Island Sun-Times, FL)
Konami Ships Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection for PlayStation 2 Mar 20, 2008
The collection features the first three titles of the pioneering stealth action franchise. March 18, 2008 - Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system has shipped to retailers nationwide. (IGN PS2)
Flotsam fever Mar 8, 2008
Realizing they were old fumigant bottles that once held toxic substances used to kill rodents and other pests aboard grain ships, Dr. Ebbesmeyer warned everyone to avoid them. "People were opening and sniffing these bottles," he says. (Globe and Mail)
Celebs celebrate free-dom in style Feb 3, 2008
By Jay Fitzgerald Thousands of sailors on U.S. ships across the Pacific Ocean can thank Waltham s.. By Gayle Fee and Laura Raposa PHOENIX - Tom Brady ny are the odds-on favorites to win a fourth Super Bowl. (Boston Herald)
Raytheon piping Super Bowl live to Navy ships Feb 3, 2008
Thousands of sailors on U.S. ships across the Pacific Ocean can thank Waltham s Raytheon Co. for piping in live broadcasts of today s Super Bowl showdown between the New England [] and New York Giants. Under an agreement with the Armed Forces Network, Raytheon is opening up its highly secured Global Broadcast Services system - similar to the satellite-based GPS system - so that those on U.S. Navy ships and even in submarines can watch today s championship game ... The system is normally used for... (Boston Herald)
Visiting South Africa: 36 hours in Cape Town Jan 26, 2008
Over sleepy walls in the Gardens district is a garden furrowed in 1652 by slaves to supply food to ships of the Dutch East India Company. Today it is a botanical preserve, the centerpiece of South Africa's parliament and several national galleries and worth a stroll in its own right. (International Herald Tribune)
South Korean president apologizes for 1950 civilian killings Jan 25, 2008
The ships' refueling mission, in support of U.S.-led forces patrolling the Indian Ocean, was to begin in two to three weeks. Today in Asia - Pacific. (International Herald Tribune)
Whalers and activists ready for next round off Antarctica Jan 18, 2008
Japanese harpoon ships usually move in a cluster around the Nisshin Maru, killing whales and dragging them back to the larger, slower ships for processing ... Among Sea Shepherd's tactics are throwing fluid-laden bottles onto the whaling ships, which the activists say are "stink-bombs" made from rancid butter but that the whalers say are acid-laden. (International Herald Tribune)
China urged to explain military buildup Jan 16, 2008
Asked whether Chinese military leaders explained why the ships were rebuffed, he said, "We didn't spend a whole lot of time on why." ... He added that American ships would be welcome in Hong Kong in the future. (International Herald Tribune)
Japan revives naval support mission Jan 11, 2008
Japan's ruling coalition forced a bill through parliament Friday to revive a U.S.-backed anti-terror mission in the Indian Ocean, clearing the way for Japanese ships to return to the region after a monthslong absence ... Japan had refueled ships since 2001 in support of U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan, but was forced to abandon the mission last fall when the resurgent opposition blocked an extension ... The measure enacted Friday will limit Japanese ships to refueling boats not directly involved... (International Herald Tribune)
Sir Edmund Hillary, first to climb to top of Mt. Everest, dies at 88 Jan 11, 2008
The Associated Press Sir Edmund Hillary in Nepal in 1963. The Associated Press Published: January 11, 2008. (International Herald Tribune)
Chinese team ready to salvage ancient ship on "Marine Silk Road" Dec 21, 2007
Unlike the traditional practice of excavating relics on sunken ships first and then salvaging the vessel, no more relic excavations would be made until the boat "gets used to its new home," said Wu. "Actually, archaeologists will conduct thorough excavations of the ship later in the pool.". (Xinhuanet, China)
The city of ships Dec 19, 2007
Today, the huge cranes of Bath Iron Works, which builds ships for the US Navy, dominate the skyline, and BIW is the main local employer. But this little gem of a city is much more than a busy shipyard now. (Boston Globe)
Stars donate to Darfur aid sale Dec 17, 2007
Russia ships nuclear fuel to Iran. The world this week. (Yahoo News -- Philanthropy and Volunteerism)
In Good Times And Bad, Auction Site Will Keep You Decked Out Nov 17, 2007
It then ships it to the winning bidders ... And it ships jewelry in plain, unbranded boxes ... The company finds many of its customers through Internet banner ads and search engine sponsorships. (CNNMoney.com)
The Summer Retreat of Bar Harbor Nov 11, 2007
From Frenchman's Bay the view is of pine-clad islands and yachts of all sizes, launches and cruise ships. These latter are sometimes anchored so close you feel that you can reach out and touch them. (Suite101.com)
On a mission to find glorious fried clams Oct 21, 2007
"They that go down to the sea in ships." Is there anyone who hasn't seen sculptor Leonard F. Craske's Memorial to the Gloucester fisherman. The statue is positioned so that the fisherman at the ship's wheel is looking out over Gloucester Harbor, a port long ago the home of Portuguese ship captains and fishermen. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Changing to natural gas Oct 18, 2007
Much of the area glows with brass: binnacles and engine-room telegraphs from long-scrapped ships, chains and portholes. There's a large model of a square-rigged frigate. (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Poor Indian Labourers Happily Scrap "Toxic" Ship Oct 11, 2007
When there are no ships to break down, life is hard for the workers -- eating in the open kitchens of the shipyard and collecting scraps of strewn garbage to sell for their evening meals ... "Ships like the Blue Lady are hazardous -- but fires, falling from heights, explosions and asphyxiation while working in enclosed area are not the only hazards," said Dhayay Triveni, an environmentalist. (Planet Ark, United States)
Want small town charm? Try Brunswick Oct 11, 2007
(Kenagy named the restaurant after the huge ships she could see docking from her Soho-style, HGTV-featured loft above the restaurant; the three-story building is for sale and listed at $1. 7 million. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Right royal cup goes down a treat Sep 28, 2007
Planes and ships and trains Lots of colour and movement, it seems, at the Christie's sales of poster art in London on September 13, including many Australian works - a sale flagged in this column on August 25. Among the Aussie posters, the highest price was for Great Barrier Reef, the Anglers' Paradise, by Lambert, first name unknown, at 3120 ($7177), the low end of the estimate. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Paintings and antiques show makes yacht its home Sep 25, 2007
The Grand Luxe is the first of five boats that SeaFair ships has planned. It's accompanied by a smaller boat with a 60-person crew. (Greenwich Time)
Far-flung fans Sep 24, 2007
The building's former repair bays contain rows of library-style shelves piled with card boxes marked with handwritten labels such as Holiday Inn, Marilyn Monroe, Movie Stars, Magic, Drive-In Restaurants, Ships and Girl Scouts. "It's almost like being a drug addict," said Mary Martin, 40, whose deceased mother of the same name founded the business in 1962 in Albany, N.Y.. (USA Today)
Change is carved in stone Sep 4, 2007
Ships took the ice in sawdust as far as South America, India, and China ... The internal combustion engine ended the days of sailing ships, which once provided the major means of transportation along the coast. (Boston Globe)
Ship’s overnight cruises could end if fire-safety exemption not renewed Aug 29, 2007
The tragedies prompted the 1965 Safety of Life at Sea treaty and a new resolve by the Coast Guard to enforce safety rules that required overnight passenger ships to be built with non-flammable materials. The Delta Queen would have been relegated to day cruises soon after if powerful Rep. (Winona Daily News, MN)
The fortnight that wasn't Aug 26, 2007
Researchers said the contagion appeared concentrated on cruise ships and in resort areas such as Las Vegas. A once-thin sufferer of the disease, for example, described spending a week dining at the Rio's all-you-can-eat buffet, returning home and finding himself more than 50 pounds overweight. (Boston Globe)
A slice of heaven Aug 22, 2007
Right on the Mystic River, the Steamboat Inn (73 Steamboat Wharf, 860-536-8300, steamboat ) has named its guest rooms after famous Mystic ships, while the Old Mystic Inn (52 Main St., 860-572-9422, ) has rooms named after New England authors. Perched above Mystic Harbor and Long Island Sound, the sprawling Inn at Mystic (3 Williams Ave., 860-536-9604, inn ) was romantic enough to have been the honeymoon spot of Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart. (Boston Globe)
Urban Explorations Aug 21, 2007
" Tonight's event has so far been executed with militaristic precision, each member moving with the economy and alertness of a soldier on a dangerous reconnaissance mission. But this group isn't wearing fatigues and night-vision goggles; they're in baggy shorts, untied shoes and black hoodies. The triggers they're flipping aren't on guns, but on beat-up flea market flashlights. And this isn't a war zone. It's a weedy field in front of an abandoned sugar refinery along a rural road an hour south... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Violets blossom on greenhouse innovation Aug 14, 2007
The greenhouse ships directly to customers worldwide, like its largest clients Lowes Cos. and Home Depot Inc., and uses a network of 450 distributors. (MSNBC -- Business)
A shore thing Aug 8, 2007
In the 19th century, when as many as 100 captains of sailing ships made their homes here, Brewster took to calling itself "The Sea Captains' Town." The nickname persists, even if all that remains of the old salts are their Federal and Greek Revival manses. Keep in mind that they were away at sea for years at a time, making Brewster the ultimate bedroom community that it remains -- the quiet antidote to the Outer Cape's dramatic beaches, the bustle of Hyannis or Provincetown, or the frank... (Boston Globe)
Holland America Line Publishes Book Featuring Its Shipboard Art and Antiques Collection Aug 2, 2007
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Holland America Line ships are renowned for their collections of fine art and antiques from around the globe ... "Beautiful objects and museum-quality works of art of cultural or historical significance are an integral part of the shipboard ambiance of Holland America Line ships," said President and CEO Stein Kruse ... Holland America Line's fleet of 13 ships offers nearly 500 cruises to more than 320 ports. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Cruising the Black Sea Jul 29, 2007
And we prefer Holland America's automatic tipping policy over that of some other ships. It routinely adds recommended percentages for service for waiters, stewards and others to your final bill. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
A bucket of relics from Napoleonic era Jul 28, 2007
There were occasional tables modelled as camels, quirky cigar boxes modelled as pug dogs, Austrian cold-painted animals and birds, blackamoor lampstands, model ships and esoteric cased collections of seeds and grasses. And in between there was some classy Georgian furniture, with a grand set of chairs fetching within a whisker of $100,000. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Knobley Mountain Auctions offering eBay drop-off service Jul 22, 2007
The Knobley Mountain Auction business ships out between 50-200 items a week that consist of collector coins, antiques, and household items. Auctionzip. (Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, WV)
Sinking ships and soaking sailors Jul 17, 2007
Updated: Jul 16, 2007 - 11:35:43 am CDT. Kingston Fest and the Kardboard Boat Regatta will be held July 28 at Kingston Township Park. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Will Greenwald Jul 14, 2007
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption ships August 27. Posted in: Tags. (CNET Crave Blog)
The Clintons: Oldies but Goodies? Jul 4, 2007
Bush during this war has shrunk the size of the Navy to under 300 ships and yet has demanded more of the Navy and other branches than even Clinton. Clinton s mantra was do more with less, well Bush has learned that one well. (New York Times)
Maiden voyageFloating arts/antiques emporium makes Fairfield County its first port of call Jul 2, 2007
(Photo courtesy of Seafair/Expo Ships) Jun 29, 2007. (Photo courtesy of Seafair/Expo Ships) Jun 29, 2007 ... (Photo courtesy of Seafair/Expo Ships) Jun 29, 2007. (Stamford Advocate)
Istanbul: Living with real-life tolerance of diversity Jul 1, 2007
In the clear summer sky, seagulls soar above, hovering over cruise ships and speedboats. Thus, this is the best way to experience Istanbul: stay on the Asian side, have fun on the European side. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Behind the scenes Jun 29, 2007
In his office, amid tool boxes, cases of toilet paper and paper towels, cans of Ajax and WD-40, gallons of hand soap and jugs of cleaning solution, mounted pictures of cruise ships hang prominently in neat rows above his desk. My favorite was the SS Norway, the last big old-time oceanliner, he said, pointing out one of the photos. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Sun, sand, and stars Jun 27, 2007
The Old Whaling Church was built in 1843 with the same wood and design used to create whaling ships. Perhaps feeling guilty that they would be leaving their children for years at a time, whalers built a carousel for them. (Boston Globe)
Tough rules to safeguard treasures May 30, 2007
Their primary interest now is the cultural heritage of ethnic minority groups and relics that lie underwater in China's thousands of sunken ships. "Many precious artworks, like ancient rock carvings by ethnic minority groups, are bought for pennies and then smuggled abroad," Shan said. (People's Daily Online, China)
A final encore May 14, 2007
"Evelyn did background singing for movies, and she sang on cruise ships for a while, too, before she came back to the Valley."Parker said Tashjian passed on her own shot at stardom, turning down a contract to perform with the Lawrence Welk Orchestra. Norma Zimmer, who was hired by Welk in 1960, gained fame on the bandleader's long-running television show as the band's "Champagne Lady." It was a job first offered to Tashjian, Parker said. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Lackawanna County man preserves the dying art of scrimshaw Apr 29, 2007
They include: ivory disks depicting 19th-century ships he s researched; whale ribs featuring Native American whale hunts; an ivory billiard ball turned into a globe; and several pieces modeled on paintings by Winslow Homer, the renowned 19th-century artist known for his marine landscapes. That s Blackbeard. (Scranton Times, PA)
Sometimes It Can Pay To Save Your Trash Apr 7, 2007
Movie stars were featured in 1933, war planes and ships in the 1940s, then baseball players in 1952. Top lid prices today are for the 1952 baseball series. (The Ledger)
Bangkok Vice: Buddhas, Boxers, and Bar Girls: Apr 5, 2007
As he thanked me, he seemed so young and vulnerable that it called to mind something my father had said to me before I left: "Before I put your mother on the phone, I want to talk to you about your trip to Bangkok. I know from my time over there that the Thai women, well, they are even more beautiful than the women of . They are so, ah, delicate. But with all the prostitution, the venereal diseases, they are fire ships." ... "Sure, a fire ship was a ship that was filled with explosives, set on... (Slate)
The Royal Canadian Mint's newest collector coins include Canada's first square-holed coin, new issues of popular gold and silver series, and more Apr 4, 2007
999% pure gold coin and new silver coins in several continuing series such as national war monuments, native and traditional Canadian flowers and tall ships ... 2007 $20 SILVER COIN - BRIGANTINE The third coin of the popular Tall Ships series features the brigantine, a nimble two-masted sailing vessel that dominated the trade routes of the Americas during the golden age of sail. (Canada Newswire)
Antiques & Collecting: Sometimes it pays to save trash Mar 31, 2007
"Collectors understand this better than most other people. Old ads, milk bottles, worn shoes, spark plugs, barbed wire, insulators, credit cards, swizzle sticks, key-chain tags and empty boxes that once held bullets all are seriously collected by groups who have even formed clubs to trade information.Did you ever think of saving old paper cups? Not just any paper cup.It should be decorated to show it was used at an event like a World's Fair or the Olympics. Or it should have an important brand... (Florida Today)
More of this story Mar 29, 2007
Mecray likes to be close to the ships he paints ... It's fitting that Mecray moved to Rhode Island in June 1976 when the Tall Ships hit Newport for the first time ... That led to 30-year friendships. (Newport Daily News, RI)
Forensic team prepares to exhume Houdini's body to determine whether he was poisoned Mar 24, 2007
He turned down college football scholarships to become a pilot ... Infuriated by the whaling, protesters aboard a ship operated by the environmental group Sea Shepherd had launched smoke canisters, tossed containers filled with chemicals and dropped ropes and nets to entangle the Japanese ships' propellors, Japanese video showed ... Three more spotter ships are scheduled to return Saturday and the final vessel is to come home Sunday. (North County Times)
02:18 Halo 3 Editions: pricing revealed (0) Mar 19, 2007
I hope GTA ships with a blow up doll hooker or maybe it could come in a coffee can. halo=buttload of fun. (Xboxic)
Youth center sells your stuff online Mar 6, 2007
Rock Solid packages and ships the item to the buyer. We keep them as much in the loop as possible, Ebner said. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Collecting Scented Geraniums Mar 4, 2007
offers a nice selection of scented geraniums (listed under Geranium Varieties) and ships worldwide. geranium or pelargonium specialists since the 1970 s, offers a scented collection of six different named plants. (Suite101.com)
