Stealing the show19th annual Festival of Trees continues this weekend Nov 22, 2008
On-site preparations began on Nov. 16 when members of the hosting group, the Junior League, unloaded 23 crates of general decorations from two trucks at the Radisson. Members of organizations that donated trees, gingerbread houses and wreaths set up their displays throughout the week. (Kalamazoo Gazette, MI)
Mukasey takes get-well call from Bush Nov 21, 2008
We carry a large assortment of Dog Crates at fantastic prices. We stock carriers, exercise pens, flea products, natural treats, and more. (Yahoo News)
Train exhibit a labor of love for Cal professor Nov 21, 2008
The Golden Gate Bridge was constructed from cut-up milk crates, ketchup bottles and Mardi Gras beads for the span's cables. "All of the found objects were naturally red," said exhibitions manager Mike Gonzalez on Tuesday as he brushed gravel off the G-gauge tracks to prevent a derailment. (San Francisco Chronicle)
And then there were two... Nov 20, 2008
So it has been for the Grand Old Party since the 1980s or so, as it has become increasingly beholden to an element that used to be relegated to wooden crates on street corners. Short break as writer ties blindfold and smokes her last cigarette. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Terracotta army's new UK formation Nov 20, 2008
They were packed into 46 crates and sent in four batches by air, arriving two weeks ago. Figures of civilian officials and entertainers are also on display. (Yahoo News -- Art and Museums)
Left 4 Dead FAQ Nov 20, 2008
The safest spots are on top of the ammo pile and the crates with the weapons. The door under the staircase and the door opposite (storage closet) are both Hero Closets, and those rooms are unbreakable. (IGN PC Games)
Brothers in Flimflammery on a Continental Sojourn Nov 19, 2008
But otherwise, it bears the expected hallmarks of a Doyle production: a single, elegant, multipurpose set (designed by Mr. Doyle as a sepia-toned wall of trunks, crates and suitcases, with costumes to match) and a sense of people trapped claustrophobically within their own minds. But the rethinking that has turned Bounce into Road Show has also involved condensation and rewriting. (New York Times)
Fans flock to `Twilight' premiere in Los Angeles Nov 19, 2008
The two "Twilight" fans created T-shirts professing their devotion for Pattinson and brought crates to stand on in hopes of seeing the actor's face - or even the top of his hair - from above the crowd. "My heart is gonna explode," Sheranian said from atop a crate. (FOX 11, AZ)
Kathleen Parker: Religious right threatens Republican Party's future Nov 19, 2008
So it has been for the Grand Old Party since the 1980s or so, as it has become increasingly beholden to an element that used to be relegated to wooden crates on street corners. Which is to say, the GOP has surrendered its high ground to its lowest brows. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
BSW opens new warehouse Nov 18, 2008
Other workers create picnic tables, wooden crates, birdhouses and more in their lumberyard. Head of manufacturing, Jessie James, said he is "consistently amazed at the work we do here" and noted that the building "allows us all the room we need." Pahut said he was amazed at how quickly BSW filled the space. (Montana Standard, MT)
Birds of a - found - feather Nov 18, 2008
"I just can't throw anything away," she says, almost apologetically looking around at the crates of red bits or green bits, the drawers of orange, of purple, of blue and pink. Instead, she recycles, turning someone else's junk into works of art, mostly, in her current phase, magnificent birds. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Letters to the editor Nov 16, 2008
The Hutto Veterinary Clinic and Classy Dogs Grooming would like to thank everyone who brought pet food, bedding, toys, crates and cash to the grooming facility and the clinic in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike. One of the clinic s veterinarians, Dr. Suzi Hahn, also practices at and manages the spay/neuter clinic and shelter in Beaumont, which serves Southeast Texas. (Taylor Daily Press, TX)
Finding shelter from the cold Nov 16, 2008
" After a while, we get around to the topic of whether he's got gas money to pick up a food box of his own and his next appointment to get his heart checked. He's got a surgery coming up. Sometimes he lets on that he's tired of being sick, worried about dying and what will happen to his dog. I find myself thinking about him later in the day. He scooped up the dog food and invited me in, trailing kibble. Inside was a messy little lair with enough room for his computer, his television and milk... (Anchorage Daily News)
Former shelter head signed out 83 cats Nov 15, 2008
Valencia Pullin said she was surprised one evening to see the new director of the Fulton County Animal Shelter and her husband carrying crates with cats from the building. They said they were bringing them to a rescue, said Pullin, a veterinarian technician. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
'The Boy in the Striped Pajamas' is poignant, enlightening Nov 14, 2008
Bruno (Asa Butterfield) bids his buddies goodbye and turns the corner to see crates bearing all his family's belongings being taken out of his home. It's Berlin, 1942. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
With nudge, a trail of prehistory winds here Nov 13, 2008
Cliff arrived at the museum in September, shipped by freighter in 10 crates. In October, after moving a mineral exhibit to make room for Cliff, museum staff using giant lifts began assembly. (Boston Globe)
UN: Israel's border closures halting Gaza food aid Nov 13, 2008
Another warehouse holds just a few crates of lunch meat and space usually filled with oil and powdered milk is taken up by air conditioners for medical centers yet to be built. Israel has kept its borders with Gaza shut for nine days in response to Palestinian rocket and mortar fire. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
UN: Border closures hamper Gaza aid programs Nov 13, 2008
Another warehouse holds just a few crates of lunch meat and space usually filled with oil and powdered milk is taken up by air conditioners for medical centers yet to be built. A week after Israel closed Gaza's borders in response to rocket fire by Palestinian militants, the U.N. aid agency warned its stocks had run so low it would be forced to halt food distribution to the needy. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
FIRE REVEALS HISTORY AT MCCONNELL RESIDENCE Nov 11, 2008
At the time, people often used the wood from shipping crates for building, said Thonni Morikawa, museum curator for the park. The plank was likely from one of the crates addressed to Wilson. (The Union Democrat)
Two tribes go to war Nov 10, 2008
More than 50 people crouch on the rainforest floor, transfixed by two 12-year-olds and a pile of milk crates ... The children are perched on towers of crates, wobbling wildly as they race to reach the bony trophy first ... Child and crates come crashing down, while onlookers shriek in frustration. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
A chair built to last Nov 10, 2008
By making the chair from the fewest parts possible and standardizing their shapes to help unskilled workers assemble them and pack them neatly in shipping crates, he devised a blueprint for efficient mass-production. Fourth, the No.14 is timeless. (International Herald Tribune)
Boston bootblacks still shine, but their trade fades Nov 9, 2008
"The first shoes I ever shined was a sailor's, but I got polish all over his socks," he recalls as a customer sits on a cushion placed on two stacked crates on Boylston Street, with her boots perched on a small wooden stand. Cars and pedestrians swoosh by. (Boston Globe)
Arts Council holds fundraiser to support reconstruction efforts Nov 9, 2008
Lee Margaret Hamilton, community arts coordinator for the Greenville Arts Council, unpacks crates of artwork Friday afternoon in preparation for the upcoming exhibit, American Masters of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, which will be held in conjunction with the organization's fundraising concert featuring Steve Ross Saturday night. (Delta Democrat Times photo by Bill Johnson). (Greenville Delta Democrat Times, MS)
34 cats, 4 dogs seized - 17 dead, cannibalised Nov 9, 2008
A doberman and a labrador mix were found in crates that were too small, several dogs were malnourished, no food or water was available, cats were covered in scabs and fleas, and feces, dirt and dog hair was strewn throughout the house, according to the criminal complaint. Assistant District Attorney Mark Bensen asked for the maximum penalty for Neu on the parole violations. (Pet-Abuse.com)
To sentence or not to sentence Nov 9, 2008
Those records which are fortunate to be kept in store rooms have no option but to cope with troublesome roommates such as discarded equipment, crates of drinks and broken down furniture. We can not deny the fact that the wind of information and communication technology (ICT), which is blowing all over the globe has caught up with us. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
A green slate Nov 9, 2008
Then a few months after the county bought the property, Supervisor Frank Gibson acknowledged that a longtime friend, C.W. Carlstrom, one of the sellers, had treated him and his wife to a vacation in Las Vegas and given him two crates of oranges. He denied any wrongdoing. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Green thumbs up: Still time for last-minute planting Nov 8, 2008
Store healthy bulbs and the tuberous clusters of dahlias in plastic produce bags that breathe, or in newspaper-lined porous containers bushel baskets, wooden crates, or laundry baskets that have been filled with peat moss, sawdust, perlite or coarse vermiculite. Keep the storage containers in the dark between 40 and 50 degrees and check periodically during the winter months for any evidence of rot. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
Mexico Seizes Hundreds of Drug-Cartel Weapons in Record Raid Nov 8, 2008
"The seizure ... is the largest in the history of Mexico involving organized crime," Morales told reporters at Defense Department headquarters, where the army displayed hundreds of rifles, pistols, and shotguns, and laid out rows of grenades and crates of ammunition. Morales said the largest previous bust involved a cache of 280 weapons found in 1984. (Fox News)
First Look at BSG Props Nov 8, 2008
The Battlestar auction will take place in Pasadena, CA on January 16th-18th and will feature crates full of costumes, set pieces, production art and general set props for eager wannabe Cylons to bid feverishly on. East coast fans need not worry about making the trek out to Cali, as the auction will be broadcast live on the internet and will feature the ability for online bidding. (IGN Gear)
Farm Animals Win Big in Election Nov 8, 2008
Farmers will have until January 1, 2015, to phase out so-called battery cages small wire cages often stacked in rows for chickens and tight crates used to house pigs and veal calves. "This is the most sweeping animal-protection measure ever passed by ballot initiative in U.S. history," said Jennifer Fearing, chief economist for the Humane Society of the United States in Sacramento, California. (National Geographic)
Ban on ill treatment of farm animals winning Nov 5, 2008
(11-04) 23:01 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- A measure that would ban farmers from raising egg-laying hens, veal calves and pregnant pigs in small cages and crates by 2015 appeared to be headed for victory Tuesday night. Campaign 2008. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Read this before you put your pet on a plane Nov 4, 2008
Airline officials note that their own investigations usually find they were blameless because pets had pre-existing medical conditions or owners used flimsy crates. Among their reported incidents. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Rescued dogs find new home Nov 4, 2008
" catwomandoo wrote on Nov 3, 2008 3:15 PM:" When you have animals "stacked" in crates you should know you are in over your head. This sad state of affair shouts to the need to spay and neuter. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Cages at crux of fight over greyhound racing ban Nov 1, 2008
Those regulations state that crates must offer "ample space for the greyhounds to comfortably turn around, stand erect, sit, or lie down without obstruction, interference, or impediment." Cages must be at least 32 inches wide, 42 inches deep and 34 inches tall ... And though the MSPCA was given input on the guidelines, asking the state to set minimum standards for the size of dog crates, the agency never specified how big the cages should be. (Boston Globe)
Schwarzenegger campaigns in Ohio for McCain Nov 1, 2008
It was night of elaborate stagecraft as the former movie star and the presidential candidate rolled into the Nationwide Arena on McCain's bus and spoke in front of a set made to look like a red barn with wooden crates of apples piled strategically for the cameras. "You all look terrific. You look all pumped; you look ready to elect John McCain president of the United States," said Schwarzenegger, who offered a new twist on McCain's military service and the 5 1/2 years he spent in a North... (Los Angeles Times)
Terminator pumps up Ohio vote Nov 1, 2008
"Victory in Ohio!" screams the banner painted on the stage's backdrop, a giant replica barn augmented with crates of apples, lemons, pumpkins and bushels of flowers. "The buckeyes here in Ohio, we want lower taxes, right?" shrieks local Senate candidate Steve Austria. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
South may be shifting in Democrats' direction Oct 31, 2008
A volunteer handed out chairs and milk crates as early voters waited in long lines in Miami yesterday. (Robert Sullivan/Getty Images) By Susan Milligan Globe Staff / October 31, 2008. (Boston Globe)
Crash: Mind Over Mutant Oct 30, 2008
You'll notice vast landscapes with shimmering transparent streams and reflective surfaces and as Crash breaks through crates and explodes ice, objects will splinter and disintegrate in a mess of particles. Character animation is equally fluid. (IGN PS2)
Halloween events scare up fun in Cochise County Oct 30, 2008
But on Monday morning, the haunted house, which is set up like a maze built out of moving crates, was already starting to take shape in what Jacob expects to be a family-friendly event. For anything that they worry may not be kid-friendly, Jacob said they re setting up a separate entrance for adults to walk through, and the kid-friendly area will end before any of the scenes in question are reached. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Attack dogs destroyed; felony charges to be filed Oct 30, 2008
Merritt said Deputy Rick Neely took photographs of the animals, which were kept in plastic dog crates. The dogs, ranging from puppies to full-grown adults, appeared to be watered and fed, but Merritt said he plans to confer with Veterinarian Dr. Conrad Nightingale regarding whether constant crating could be considered cruelty to animals. (Bandera Bulletin, TX)
Stick to the local logs Oct 28, 2008
AN INCH-LONG BEETLE that came to the United States in wood crates and pallets from China is threatening to destroy many species of hardwood trees ... The fear is that the beetles could hitchhike a ride to new locales, much as they did from China before shippers there and elsewhere were required to fumigate their crates and pallets. (Boston Globe)
Oysters should love that dirty water Oct 27, 2008
They were trundled north from their nursery in Duxbury - 150,000 of them rattling in crates - to the banks of the Charles River with a singular purpose: to eat sewage ... Standing next to the stacked crates of shellfish before he took off, 12-year-old Max Runci of Charlestown said the only time he'd previously held an oyster in his hand was in a restaurant. (Boston Globe)
Sultry Singapore Oct 27, 2008
If you've got a strong stomach, also make sure you stop by the wet market, where you'll find everything from fresh fish and lobster to crates of turtles and frogs. Arab Quarter The Arab Quarter has been home to Singapore's Muslim population since 1820 and is one of the city's most colourful districts. (iAfrica.com)
Guns for trade Oct 26, 2008
Weapons still come into Jamaica via the more traditional and well-tested method of cargo ships docking at the port of Kingston, packed into crates and containers or hidden inside cars or household appliances. It is a major threat to the security of the country. (BBC News)
Voters to Decide Whether Animals Need More Space Oct 26, 2008
Cages and crates now commonly used to house them would be banned ... Veal and sow gestation crates have been banned in other states, but California would be the first state to prohibit the small cages used in egg production ... Florida and Oregon have banned gestation crates for breeding pigs. (Washington Post)
SoCal animal hoarding suspect arrested Oct 26, 2008
That July, however, animal control officials found crates housing sickly dogs and cats in piles of filth in a building outside a home in the Kern County town of Tehachapi occupied by Ryan under a pseudonym, animal services director Guy Shaw said. In all, 15 dogs and 37 cats were found in the building, including dead cats left in a freezer. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Weird News)
Labor of love: Missoula artist takes two years, uses 15,000 pieces of glass for window project Oct 26, 2008
Professional movers brought the 19 windows to Great Falls in crates built by Reifel, and not one of the 15,000 pieces of glass broke no surprise, given that Reifel also built the shipping crates for his wife's earlier project for Anchorage, and they had survived the truck ride to Seattle and ocean journey north intact. The massive circular piece at Holy Spirit took a full day in and of itself to be installed, and was carried to its permanent location on a scissor-lift inside the church. (Missoulian, MT)
Citrus packing house observes 85 years in Yuma Oct 26, 2008
For the fresh market, each grapefruit was individually wrapped, then placed in 60-pound wooden crates bearing colorful labels promoting catchy brand names ... The wooden crates have been replaced by plastic or cardboard, labels no longer are used and little grapefruit remains. (Yuma Daily Sun, AZ)
Gunn students create scary times for Fairmeadow Oct 25, 2008
The Robotics Team also contributed to a room inside the main haunted house, the "Human Food Factory." The room features people trapped in chain-bound crates and dismembered heads sitting on a conveyor belt. Creator and parent David Scheiman insists the haunted house is "not necessarily gross, but a lot of startle.". (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Ask Ellen: A little boric acid works big time on cockroaches Oct 23, 2008
Apply a very light dusting of boric acid powder where the floor of your root cellar meets the walls, as well as in any obvious cracks in the walls and beneath appliances, crates, boxes and cabinets. Cockroaches are very clean creatures, so after they walk across a light dusting of boric acid, they will groom themselves, ingesting the boric acid, and then will die. (Winona Daily News, MN)
THEATER REVIEW | 'BOYS' LIFE' Oct 22, 2008
Scanavino) has been designed to retain its dorm-room-like qualities, with plastic crates for storage, the requisite mismatched sheets and cheap wooden futon frame, the piles of unfolded laundry passing for d. cor. (New York Times)
SAN PASQUAL VALLEY: Animal park releases condors into rebuilt hatchery Oct 21, 2008
When keepers opened the gates on their plastic crates, a pair of Andean condors ---- a male named Apollo and a female known as Athena ---- jumped right out but then stopped to stare at human onlookers for several long moments began spreading their wings to catch the sun's warmth and exploring their new shared pen. Their 7-month-old, unnamed chick was far less brave. (North County Times)
Prop. 2 bans chicken cages Oct 21, 2008
Proposition 2 would require that agriculture animals have enough room to stand up, lie down and stretch their limbs, which in turn would outlaw veal crates, pig gestation crates and the battery cages used with egg-laying hens. Since California has virtually no veal and gestation crates, the measure is primarily focused on California's egg industry, which houses 20 million hens, 90 percent of which are kept in battery cages. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Golf gear needs a flight to Iraq Oct 21, 2008
A Sacramento TV station joined in the effort, and now he has to find a way to ship 12 crates of equipment to Iraq as part of what he calls "Operation Driving Range." I call it the "Golf War.". Either way, the point is to ship as much golf gear as possible to give the troops in Iraq something to do in their idle time, something that reminds them of home. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Prop. 2: flying the coop? Oct 20, 2008
In Corcoran, for example, the hog processor Corcpork this year ceased use of gestation crates because it shut down its breeding operation. Animal-rights activists sued unsuccessfully to stop the practice. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
The Italian heart of town Oct 19, 2008
Trucks double park, unloading cases of wine and crates of vegetables for the restaurants lining the street as gelato-eating tourists saunter past elderly gents sipping espresso and bantering in Italian. Off the main thoroughfare, where flowers bloom in boxes along narrow, cobblestone streets and scents of garlic, pecorino, and cured meats waft from the open doorways of small salumerias, one can be forgiven for indulging in the fantasy of having traveled to a small town in Italy. (Boston Globe)
Book deadline passes without MLK love letters Oct 18, 2008
She also said Coretta King s estate rents seven storage units containing 629 additional boxes of material, including at least 70 boxes of papers and 10 crates of photographs. Related Subjects. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Terracotta army's new UK formation Oct 18, 2008
They were packed into 46 crates and sent in four batches by air, arriving two weeks ago. Figures of civilian officials and entertainers are also on display. (Yahoo News -- Art and Museums)
Crack ring leader's home, labor camps auctioned Oct 18, 2008
So do three wooden crates on one side of the garage, save a few clumps of dirt and a handful of shriveled up potatoes. matt. (Florida Times-Union)
Historical Society hosts walk and talk along former railway Oct 17, 2008
Greenwood told walkers to watch out for recycled crates in their homes, for these are often labeled freight cartons that came straight from the trains and have been saved over the decades. Greenwood pointed out that the firehouse now stands in place of the former, rather swanky, Millbrook Hotel. (Millbrook Round Table, NY)
Bidding on Beckman Oct 17, 2008
So many that Ogren's will be having a second auction on Oct. 30 just for the "Mr. Tokay" grape crates, sorting tables, the pie safe (used for cooling pies in the old days) and myriad of other agricultural items. Still, it's the gentle, community-conscious spirit and affable personality that people will remember Charlie Beckman for the most. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Dying owner leaves 32 cats with Ala. vets Oct 15, 2008
Healthy felines left in crates with detailed notes about their care. Slide show. (MSNBC -- Health)
Whacking weeds: Small town fights non-native plants Oct 15, 2008
A Georgia team of public and private organizations is writing a plan to combat or cope with the aliens, which arrive in ways as diverse as cargo shipping crates and nursery plant sales. One of the most common is Chinese privet. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Niman Ranch Applauds The Oprah Winfrey Show for Highlighting Humanely Raised Meats From U.S. Family Farms and Ranches Oct 15, 2008
For example, family farmers in the Niman Ranch network never use gestation crates or battery cages, practices which are used by some farms, and which would be prohibited in California if the ballot measure is passed. Note to Editors: This statement can be attributed to Jeff Tripician, executive vice president, Niman Ranch. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
LETTERS: NCT, Oct. 12, 2008 Oct 13, 2008
Calves are tethered by the neck and can barely move, pigs in severe confinement bite the metal bars of their crates, and hens get trapped and even impaled in their wire cages. We would not force our pets to live in filthy, cramped cages for their whole lives, and we should not force farm animals to endure such misery either. (North County Times)
