CP's Myers gets 600th win against Waco Midway Dec 2, 2008
Cedar Park will look to add to its win totals this weekend at the Marble Falls Tournament. Name. (Cedar Park Hill Country News Weekender, TX)
How Hoder galvanized the Iranians of 'Tehranto' Dec 2, 2008
For a time, he was held in such high regard that when renowned cartoonist Nikahang Kowsar, a fellow Iranian expatriate, drew a cartoon to honour him, he rendered the man who helped kick off Iran's blogging revolution as a marble statue. But Mr. Derakhshan's politics shifted, growing more sympathetic to Iran's regime. (Globe and Mail)
FHS Varsity Boys Play At Home Tonight Dec 2, 2008
On Friday, the Billies (1-2) dropped a 51-42 decision at Lehman, which was compounded by a 49-37 loss at Marble Falls Monday night ... Marble Falls 49, FHS 37 ... A poor shooting performance doomed the Billies as they dropped a 49-37 decision at Marble Falls Monday night. (Fredericksburg Standard Radio Post, TX)
Queens Of The Bash: Varsity Wins Home Tourney Dec 2, 2008
The round-robin Battlin Billie Bash drew four other squads to Fredericksburg including Comfort, Blanco, Bandera and Marble Falls Faith Academy ... Finishing second in the tournament was Marble Falls Faith Academy while Bandera and Comfort tied for third ... In a close game on Saturday afternoon, the FHS varsity girls defeated Marble Falls Faith Academy, 45-41, to win the championship trophy at the Battlin Billie Bash. (Fredericksburg Standard Radio Post, TX)
Library tree dispute is last straw for official Dec 2, 2008
farmboy wrote on Dec 2, 2008 6:17 AM:" manly you sure missed up when you didn't reappoint ann. i haveknowen ann for many years and she is a great person. marble rock here we come. ". click_delete wrote on Dec 2, 2008 3:06 AM:" Crazy city council conundrums in Manly, Marble Rock and Mason City.... I am glad I don't live in a town that starts with a 'M' ;) ". (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Why Did Bombay Become Mumbai? Dec 2, 2008
Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray once installed a marble plaque with the name on the Gateway of India, a famous sandstone arch. The national government objected to the renaming, though, fearing that Bombay would lose its identity internationally. (Slate)
Sheilarae Lau joins in taiko drumming Dec 2, 2008
A big taiko drum shares the space with an electric cello, a marble Chinese flute, bag-pipes, a singing bowl and dozens more exotic musical instruments and accessories. Tait is a valued member of the ensemble showcased by Odaiko New England. (Somerville Journal, MA)
Big buildings on campus Dec 1, 2008
Flagler College senior Chris Rodgers walks toward the marble staircase that leads to his dorm room Tuesday, November 25, 2008 ... For students it's a rare opportunity to live in a building of marble walls and floors, egg and dart molding, bronze-trimmed elevators and 15-foot ceilings ... Walk through the marble hallways linking the bottom floors and you wouldn't be surprised to see people in business suits. (The St. Augustine Record)
Mount Vernon's Update With History Dec 1, 2008
"The image will be startling because most of us are used to, unless we are scholars, the guy in the powdered wig, the marble man. We see a monument that is not human.". Rees said, "Ron has the reputation for being incredibly detailed and serious about the historic context." Maxwell said yesterday that casting has not been completed, though filming on the $2. (Yahoo News -- Architecture)
Florence, then and now Dec 1, 2008
On the way in she noted "the black-and-white facade of surpassing ugliness" (the marble was added in the 19th century paid for by an Englishman, by the way); now she's rattling around in the vast nave, wondering which of all the tombs was "the one that was really beautiful," the one most praised by Ruskin ... When Lucy leans out of her window in the Pensione Bertolini and gazes out across the Arno at the marble churches on the hill opposite, and watches with dreamy curiosity as the world trips... (International Herald Tribune)
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The heart of Piran sits on a sloping peninsula, a maze of orange hipped roofs, crumbling walls and a marble square lined with facades that Michelangelo could have carved. On the weekends, the square is packed with townsfolk soaking up outdoor theater, dance and chamber music. (International Herald Tribune)
Sarah Haggberg's master's thesis - fashion show Dec 1, 2008
The models emerged from behind a marble archway decorated with bacchanalian figures and strutted down a wide strip of Masonite painted white. Kashou showed up as promised, schmoozed for an hour or so with guests and fussed with his models backstage. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Houston Funeral Museum Adds Vatican Exhibit Dec 1, 2008
The marble and slate floors, purple-shaded flowers, even the number of pleats on the pope's funeral bier carefully match those used during the actual ceremonies. The exhibit is designed to recreate the experience of attending a papal funeral, with visitors guided through a series of hallways and rooms that each represent a different stage in the mourning process. (Click2Houston, TX)
Three days of terror Dec 1, 2008
But it is gunfire that two men are spraying across the ornate lobby, with its gray marble floor and Persian carpets the size of small swimming pools. Dalbir Bains, who runs a high-end Mumbai lingerie shop, is sitting down to a steak dinner by the pool with friends. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
'Democratic Camera' provides a retrospective of Eggleston's work Nov 30, 2008
Just as marble was always white and ebony always black, serious photography was always black and white. Everyone knew that - or almost everyone. (Boston Globe)
Spirit worth catching, sights worth seeing Nov 30, 2008
No place showcases the gilded era better than Newport, R.I., where the Preservation Society of Newport County decorates and opens three humongous "cottages" for daily tours: The Breakers, The Elms, and Marble House ... 50, $4; Marble House, The Elms each $11, $4. (Boston Globe)
No need to replace 'old' skylights Nov 30, 2008
Soap is notorious for eroding soft stones such as soapstone and marble. Even hard, dense granite will succumb. (Boston Globe)
Holiday tea, home tour planned Dec. 6 Nov 30, 2008
The master bedroom walls are painted a vibrant peach color and hosts several antiques: dresser, headboard, marble topped bedside table, and rocker. The master bathroom is unique in that there is a door which separates the double sink and vanity from the shower and toilet. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
First pictures from inside... Nov 30, 2008
Destruction: The Taj Mahal's lobby has debris strewn across its marble floor. Last night some reports claimed that as many as seven of the group of terrorists had British connections, with several supposed 00004000 ly having links to Bradford, West Yorkshire. (The Drudge Report)
Beautiful Kitchen Updates on a Budget Nov 30, 2008
You can also create the illusion of an expensive backsplash by using self-adhesive linoleum floor tiles that look like stone or marble. Sink and Faucet. (Pekin Times, IL)
FALLBROOK: Stone carvers practice a rare, physically taxing art form Nov 30, 2008
The members work mostly with alabaster, marble and soapstone. Thor said the nonprofit group is accepting new members, who for 150 a month receive 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week access to the facility. (North County Times)
Chef Michael Chiarello Returns to the Kitchen at New Restaurant Bottega, Opening December 5 in Yountville, CA Nov 30, 2008
Rich textiles such as distressed leathers in butter, ginger and mushroom gray hues are accented by cool Venetian plaster walls using an ancient craft of layering marble dust to create an old-world patina ... The restaurant's five communal tables, perfect for larger groups or livelier dining by small groups, are done in various materials as such as forty-year-old barn timber, Calcutta D'Oro marble and recycled concrete ... Layout: Two indoor dining rooms with a private dining/wine room and bar,... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Hells bells baby Nov 30, 2008
No, this crowd came here to get its collective head blown off by the raw power of the same old, same old rockin songs they used to blast in the trailer, crank in the pickups, and feature dance to down at the Marble Arch back in the day, you know, before they got pregnant by that jerk doorman whos now bartending over at Brandis. And they got what they paid for. (24 Hours Vancouver)
With lottery luck, pricey digs at 'affordable' rent Nov 29, 2008
That means the same generous layout, Atlantic green granite counters in the kitchen, Portofino marble throughout the bathrooms, soundproof windows, access to the concierge downstairs, and heated sidewalks out front. "At the beginning of the project, the city and the community made it clear that they wanted opportunities for a variety of professionals to be able to enjoy living at Mandarin Oriental, Boston," said Mandarin spokeswoman Lisa Pollack. (Boston Globe)
Greektown Casino-Hotel Opens New High Limit Gaming Area Nov 29, 2008
Custom-made wrought iron screens adorn the exterior walls to create more privacy, and Italian marble mosaic insets are found throughout the walls of the gaming area. Detroit-based DeMaria Building Company completed the renovation. (PR Newswire)
Still life, with hero Nov 29, 2008
She set up a white backdrop, blocking from view the faux green marble that lines the walls, and sat on a rolling red leather stool, wearing jeans and a vest, her hair casually pulled back as she shot her subjects. As she documented each hero, she tried to tease some personal stories from them. (Albany Times Union)
Bernini in the flesh Nov 29, 2008
With its Brooks Brothers-blue walls and crystalline lighting illuminating a host of marble and bronze busts by Bernini and his chiselling and bronze-casting contemporaries, this handsome Ottawa exhibition is a model of scholarly gravitas, devoted to the methodical tracing of provenance and minutely parsed discourses on attribution and stylistic influence ... In Bernini's most famous large narrative sculptures like his marble carving Apollo and Daphne or his David in Rome's Villa Borghese he... (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Brick and stone head inside Nov 29, 2008
Marble and granite are still popular in the bathroom, but concrete is ultra-modern. An oversize, bowl-shaped concrete sink can turn the vanity area into the room's showpiece. (AZCentral -- Home)
More of this story Nov 29, 2008
(above) Bourgeois appears with her 1970 marble sculpture "Eye to Eye." ... Bourgeois' marble pieces almost always have smooth surfaces on voluptuous shapes, suggesting both male and female ... A black marble display of spherical projections invites touch like few other inanimate objects. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Bernini's bust-ups Nov 29, 2008
Forget for a moment all those marble popes scheduled to be unveiled tomorrow at the National Gallery of Canada. Many are masterpieces by the 17th-century Roman Baroque artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini. (Ottawa Citizen)
Witnesses On Mumbai Horror Nov 28, 2008
(AP) They showed up, as they do every night: businessmen for meetings in the elegant restaurant that overlooks the harbor, politicians for cocktails in a bar with velvet seats and wood and marble floors, friends for a steak dinner by the pool. But then the shooting started. (CBS News)
Green Counter Tops Tell An Eco-Friendly Story Nov 28, 2008
Nosko recommends, "To keep it looking just like new, we recommend using a marble wax and you wax it once a year similar to what you would do to your car." The frequency of waxing really depends on if you use your kitchen a lot, whether you have children in the house, and how much overall wear and tear is done to your kitchen. "All the chips that are in there are actual pieces of glass so, like granite, it can chip and it can get scratched but it is repairable. If you chip it, and you have the... (RealtyTimes)
CP's Myers gets 600th win against Waco Midway Nov 28, 2008
Cedar Park will look to add to its win totals this weekend at the Marble Falls Tournament. Name. (Cedar Park Hill Country News Weekender, TX)
Savvy Affluent Clients Can Save Big Spreading the Holiday Cheer with One-of-a-Kind Stone Furniture On Sale 10% Calculates To Hundreds in Savings! Nov 28, 2008
This year, available stones also include marble and jade and available metals also include aluminum and bronze. Since rocks absorb heat from the sun, the stone furniture often feels warm to sit on. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
India's day of reckoning Nov 28, 2008
They walked into the lobby, a wide expanse of marble and fountains, and opened fire. Some headed into the Shamiana, spraying gunfire, and trying to single out American and British citizens as captives. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Regaining Control in India? Militants Killed, Hostages Being Freed Nov 28, 2008
They described dead in hallways, by the pool, of hiding behind tables and covered with table clothes, of marble and sleek wooden floors streaked with blood. Some were trapped by terrrorists while othes were trapped by the fires that burned out of control. (ABC News)
Paul L. Moritz, longest-serving Catholic priest in Boston, 97 Nov 27, 2008
"While he was in Italy, he spotted a marble he liked," Stanley said. "He managed to get it, and it's now the marble of the altar here at St. Ann's.". (Boston Globe)
Models christen a newly reopened hotel Nov 27, 2008
The spa, a two-story undertaking with a jagged, modern exterior, is covered in endless white marble. Post-treatment, guests end up in a coed lounge with its own pool, where specialized jets control several different temperature zones. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
CP girls place second at Marble Falls Nov 27, 2008
The Cedar Park girls' basketball team continued its strong start of the 2008 season, going 3-1 at the Marble Falls Tournament en route to a second place finish ... A 61-45 win over Marble Falls put Cedar Park into the finals, which was a tough 46-44 loss at the buzzer to New Braunfels ... In the semifinals against Marble Falls, Lianza led the scoring with 14 points while Florence (7 rebounds) and Wheeler (6 rebounds, three 3-pointers) each added 13 points. (Cedar Park Hill Country News Weekender, TX)
State employees work final day as layoffs, park closures loom Nov 27, 2008
DMOM wrote on Nov 26, 2008 2:18 PM:" I still can't believe that the public will no longer be able to see the beautiful memorial at Veteran's Point anymore. So, so many people put time and lot's of money into this project. If you haven't seen it yet, it's worth the trip to Clinton's Weldon Springs State Park to see. Absolutley beautiful seeing the flags all waiving in the wind, all of the names etched in marble and stone, overlooking the lake. It is much more beautiful than any other memorial I... (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Porter Beer Bar Nov 27, 2008
Or a humble reuben with house-made sauerkraut on marble rye, possibly the best sandwich in Atlanta. Truth told, Rutherford and Gunn have learned a lot from their auspicious mentors. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
New Orleans cemeteries Nov 27, 2008
The oldest of the tombs were built of bricks, then covered with a thin layer of plaster; the panels that listed the tomb s occupants were usually marble, which broke easily and from which the engraving faded over the years. The older tombs, in many cases, were little more than collapsed piles of brick, said Rachel Witwer, director of Save Our Cemeteries, which was founded in 1974 to help restore and preserve Louisiana s historical cemeteries. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Boys Open Roundball Season With 69-64 Win Nov 27, 2008
That bout will be followed by a showdown with the Mustangs in Marble Falls Monday and an intra-county trip to Harper on Tuesday. All three games are scheduled to tip off at 8 p.m.. (Fredericksburg Standard Radio Post, TX)
Chain store massacre: Tim Walker bids a bittersweet farewell to ... Nov 27, 2008
It features a $2m pink marble staircase. 1919 FW Woolworth dies, aged 67, leaving behind more than 1,000 stores and a $65m corporation. (Independent)
Council on Aging Notes Nov 27, 2008
Tour includes admission to Newport s Marble House Mansion and a delicious full course luncheon buffet. Cost: $59. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Northern Kentucky Home Sales Bucking National Trend Nov 26, 2008
"You have the marble, surround, fireplace and the decorator mantle". Realtor Johnny Hodge was doing his best today to make Paul Moran a first-time homebuyer. (WKRC.com, OH)
Holiday tea, home tour planned Dec. 6 Nov 26, 2008
The master bedroom walls are painted a vibrant peach color and hosts several antiques: dresser, headboard, marble topped bedside table, and rocker. The master bathroom is unique in that there is a door which separates the double sink and vanity from the shower and toilet. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Not Exactly Your Typical Coffee Table Book Nov 26, 2008
The velvet- and marble-bound book will go on public display next Tuesday ... The book, titled "Michelangelo. La Dotta Mano" or "the learned hand," has a front cover made of white marble from Michelangelo's favorite quarry, in Carrara. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Weird News)
The agony of quitting Nov 26, 2008
Two months after that call, a small, square marble box holding the corporeal remains of my father sat on the cemetery grounds, waiting to be committed to a burrow beneath the boulder. All through that time, all through the decompression and adjustment to the new normal that followed, I whiled away the hours in my little cubicle. (Globe and Mail)
'Boy Beat And Handcuffed Me' Nov 25, 2008
The white marble bar of the Meatpacking District hot spot Bistro Bagatelle is littered with. EarringsDiamond drop earrings add some razzle-dazzle to the redhead's outfit. (New York Post -- Gossip)
The most influential games ever Nov 25, 2008
The Last Ninja F/A-18 Interceptor Elite Marble Madness Legends of Valour. Posted by: Ramp on November 24, 2008 10:53 AM. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Editor's Mailbag (Nov. 20) Nov 25, 2008
oldtimer wrote on Nov 20, 2008 4:29 PM:" Ed gallagher is a great and devoted individual. I truly doubt he was the numskull that siccessfully arose lament from the citizens. I recall oldtimers telling me of picking up visitingfriends at the railroad station and then driving past the new courthouse. How proud they were. They know where the marble came from and how it was constructed. They also would 'show off' new churches and schools. I realize the citizens are no longer so proud of public... (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Mount Vernon's Update With History Nov 25, 2008
"The image will be startling because most of us are used to, unless we are scholars, the guy in the powdered wig, the marble man. We see a monument that is not human.". Rees said, "Ron has the reputation for being incredibly detailed and serious about the historic context." Maxwell said yesterday that casting has not been completed, though filming on the $2. (Yahoo News -- Architecture)
Head of the Class, Nov. 20 edition Nov 25, 2008
A special thanks to Mr. Marble for reading us all a story. Our Spirit Wear sale has come to a close. (Billerica Minuteman, MA)
New nonprofit to create jobs Nov 24, 2008
Not every house is going to have a wonderful marble fireplace or great staircase to sell. Lepore-Jentleson said she had an application in to a local foundation for some feeder money, and Graham said she had been seeking out grant possibilities to cover the cost of a long-term operation. (Dayton Business Journal, OH)
Marie Cocco: For women in politics, glass ceiling remains in place Nov 24, 2008
This means that as the class of 2008 enters the Capitol's marble halls, it will include less than half the number of women who first won office in 1992 the so-called "year of the woman." Including incumbents and newcomers, a record number of women will be serving in Congress, but still only 17 percent of its members will be female. This is where that record places us: on a par with the legislative representation women have achieved in sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Bucknell Wrestling Entertains Army Monday Night Nov 24, 2008
It was the third consecutive year Rendos claimed the Navy Classic title, while it was the second straight crown for Marble ... Marble has won six straight, including three in a row on the way to his second consecutive Navy Classic title. (Bucknellbison.com)
Rare Personal Items of Adolf Hitler and Hermann Goring Up for Auction Nov 24, 2008
Also in the sale is a large marble ashtray from his palace bearing the same Huntsman's and Luftwaffe emblems and swatches of fabric from furniture in his personal residence, Karinhalle. Personal items of Adolf Hitler's include his calling card with autograph and a large tapestry that hung in the Eagle's Nest. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Minneapolis landed Southwest with data and fish Nov 24, 2008
"Having a parking garage clad in Italian marble, or maybe very, very expensive works of art in the terminal those are nice things to have, but customers don't care about it, and they raise costs," he said. Southwest, he said, prefers "airports that understand if they're going to spend money, they need to spend money on things that people want, that customers desire, and that the airlines need.". (Yahoo News)
Large, costly Capitol Visitor Center to open Nov 24, 2008
The room, called Emancipation Hall, is finished with sandstone and marble and anchored by the original plaster model of the Statue of Freedom that tops the Capitol. Statues of historical lawmakers and public figures are placed along the walls. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Newton Makeover Nov 23, 2008
In order for the expansive Calacatta gold marble countertop, glass-enclosed shower, and whirlpool tub to work, Chrisicos stuck to a simple white palette. The floor and walls are covered in an elegant Thassos marble, and the vanity cabinetry is painted white. (Boston Globe)
North Shore Villa Nov 23, 2008
Last year, they moved Alexander Westerhoff Antiques, a spectacular stew of marble, crystal, and antique wood treasures, into a converted historic church in downtown Essex ... For example, all of the black and white marble tiles in the loggia came out of the old lavatories at South Station in Boston and cost all of $250. (Boston Globe)
Toxic releases may increase Nov 23, 2008
Distinctive Marble, a South Side Tucson company that released almost 4,000 pounds of styrene into the air in 2003, would also be exempt from future reporting requirements if the EPA proposal passed. A company official declined to comment on the proposal. (FOX 11, AZ)
How to Keep Your Stone Countertops Looking Like New Nov 23, 2008
"Using harsh household cleaners over a period of time will break down the seal and eventually causes the surface to look dull," says Jim Gray of Rock Doctor, maker of a variety of products that clean granite, marble and other natural stone ... Don't use vinegar, lemon juice or other cleaners containing acids on marble, limestone, travertine or onyx surfaces. (Pekin Times, IL)
U.S. hotel chain turns upscale for China Nov 23, 2008
Forget the rows of rooms facing a parking lot that's the American version and think instead of a palatial lobby with marble floors and walls and ornate crystal chandeliers. Like hotels built in China by other American chains, Days Inns are almost unrecognizable to those familiar with their American counterparts. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
