RMSC Questions and Answers Nov 23, 2008
Yes, RMSC is engaged with 360 Networks via the State's relationship with housing the supercomputing system at the MERDI building where 360 Networks has trunks. MERDI is responsible for the network connectivity costs associated with housing the state HPC asset. (Montana Standard, MT)
Rescue mission seeks help Nov 22, 2008
Many of the boxes are put directly into the trunks of cars because many recipients are elderly and disabled. A donation of 19. (Madison County Record, AL)
GARDEN HELP: Help your plants, lawn get through cold snaps Nov 22, 2008
- Cover sensitive plants with blankets or leaf mulch, bank sand around citrus trunks, and bring sensitive houseplants inside. Another option - instead of banking sand around the trunks of cold-sensitive trees - is to wrap trunks and lower limbs with newspapers, blankets, foam rubber or fiberglass insulation. (Florida Times-Union)
Only SPs apology can end tribal protests Nov 21, 2008
Mr Jaiswalsaid: We wouldnt apply force to lift the blockade or to remove the tree trunks to prevent further chaos. We shall wait until we are asked to proceed further. (The Statesman)
TCHS Band to host recycling event Nov 21, 2008
Drop off will be from trunks or truck beds to the curb outside of the high school, 4301 Blair Oaks. Band members will unload the items and tax receipts are available. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Teachers Arrested On Drug Charges Nov 21, 2008
Investigators said drug-sniffing drugs found marijuana in the trunks of the teachers' vehicles in the school's faculty parking lot. Police said an anonymous tip led to the arrests. (Click2Houston, TX)
Three CPM leaders injured in tribal attack Nov 20, 2008
Tribal organisations in Bankura district had yesterday obstructed Bankura-Midnapore state highway by placing tree trunks on the road to protest alleged police excesses meted out to tribal in Lalgarh area of neighbouring West Midnapore district. The three CPM leaders were passing through the area where the tribal had but up road blockade when they were attacked, sources added. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Drills don't feellike real deal,but we gotta try Nov 20, 2008
My family had survival packs in the trunks of both cars. Even my sons, 7 and 4, knew the best way to stay safe if they were caught indoors during an earthquake was to get under cover or at least stand in a doorway. (Daily Triplicate)
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)
Life Classes Nov 19, 2008
Meanwhile, Parr spies a "car boot sale"a flea market where vendors sell goods from their car trunks and hatchbacksand we follow him there. The merchandise forms a capsule history of 20th-century British culture: books, DVDs, the self-published first and second editions of The History of the Sandown Conservative Clubs. (Slate)
Residents return to devastated home park Nov 18, 2008
LOS ANGELES - Stacks of charred bricks, blackened shells of cars, and burned tree trunks were all that remained yesterday in much of the community some residents once called the "Beverly Hills of mobile home parks.". The mostly retired residents returned to see what was left of their homes at Oakridge Mobile Home Park, where winds with hurricane intensity blew a wall of fire through nearly 500 manufactured homes and set them ablaze so quickly that even firefighters had to drop their hoses and... (Boston Globe)
Residents return to devastated park Nov 18, 2008
LOS ANGELES - Stacks of charred bricks, blackened shells of cars and burned tree trunks were all that remained Monday in much of the community some residents called the "Beverly Hills of mobile home parks.". Once considered a paradise with swimming pools and tennis courts, Oakridge Mobile Home Park was now roamed by cadaver-sniffing dogs in search of anyone who didn't escape. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Transcript: Tim Pawlenty, Michael Steele on 'FNS' Nov 17, 2008
Send news tip to FOXNews. We have a deficit with Hispanics. (Fox News)
Forced serendipity Nov 16, 2008
KES WOODWARD calls his latest series of paintings "epiphanies" and says they "are about looking directly toward the sun as it blasts its way through the forest, obliterating on its way to my eye, even in winter, the solid mass of trunks and branches. The painting that I sent to the 'Pictures and Words' exhibition is the most dramatic of these, a winter view in which the sun not only beams its way through dense woods, but transfigures the colors and forms of the landscape in and around its path.... (Anchorage Daily News)
Tornadoes leave 2 dead Nov 16, 2008
Hardwoods and pines with snapped trunks marked a path to what was left of the Gomez home. Car seats and the door to a home lay in a watery ditch. (News & Observer)
Winter Wonderlights in Tarrytown NY Nov 15, 2008
Expect to see people stuffed into trunks of cars as if it were 1950. Historic Hudson Valley s YouTube Contest. (Suite101.com)
Resourceful plant Nov 15, 2008
Sago is basically a powdery starch made from the processed pith found inside the trunks of the sago palms (Metroxylon spp. . (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Christmas Lights: Outdoor Christmas... Nov 14, 2008
Putting Christmas lights in tree branches, around tree trunks, and elsewhere can be easy and fun if you know how to do it. Some people even use "cherry-pickers.". (Suite101.com)
Paul H. Gathercoal Sr. Nov 13, 2008
On his 21st birthday, Paul was photographed (in 50 cent rented swim trunks) with a backdrop of the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in Honolulu. Young Paul was movie-star gorgeous, Gary Cooper-style , quiet and unassuming. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
U.S. government orders halt to CO2 test Nov 12, 2008
The Energy Department, however, following the advice of a specially convened panel of experts, believes that chopping down the trees and digging up the soil will allow the first real measurements of how much carbon the leaves, branches, trunks and roots have been storing, said J. Michael Kuperberg, a program manager with the agency. Ending the experiments will also allow the funding to be devoted to new research that will look at the effects of higher temperatures, changes in rainfall, and... (Globe and Mail)
* Holiest Christian shrine in Sri Lanka stands neglected Nov 10, 2008
Since then it has given the church a fresh coat of paint, though the roof, walls, nearby chapels and tree trunks are pockmarked by artillery shells. The military said it was keeping out worshippers until mines were cleared X fleeing Tamil Tiger rebels haphazardly planted hundreds of landmines and explosive-packed booby traps to halt advancing troops, officials say. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Invincible Calzaghe's not only king of New York.. he's king of the ... Nov 10, 2008
The white band at the top of Calzaghe's trunks turned scarlet as his opponent's resistance leaked away. "I was punching him on the cut. That was why it kept bleeding," Calzaghe said coldly afterwards. (Mirror.co.uk)
MassWildlife sponsors events allowing disabled hunters to get back to the sport Nov 9, 2008
Archers hunt from high up in trees, sitting in special chairs that fasten onto trunks, and waiting for deer to pass. Fatigued, Wade didn't fasten his safety harness. (Boston Globe)
As hole grows, homeowner's heart sinks Nov 9, 2008
Improper backfilling of a foundation, usually caused by wood, tree trunks and other wood products in the fill, which decays and disappears, allowing the earth above to collapse, causing the sinkhole. I don't think that is the case with your ancient foundation. (Boston Globe)
Consign yourself to the hunt Nov 9, 2008
There were also several domed trunks, full settings of fine china, linens, lamps, occasional tables, Oriental carpets, and lots of original, framed art. One of the most unusual items sold, said Kurlychek, was a full-size, standing set of armor. (Boston Globe)
To sleep, perchance to dream Nov 9, 2008
Other chores include wrapping or protecting young smooth-barked tree trunks to prevent rabbit and rodent damage and sun scald; clean garden tools for winter storage; remove, drain and store hoses. erect burlap wind breaks or snow fences as needed; fire up and run the mower until it runs out of gas (maybe around the yard for a few passes. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Couple fell in love during the war Nov 9, 2008
She and Ole just had letters and occasional photos - Ole in his uniform, Ole in swim trunks on the beach at Palermo, with a thatch of blond hair, a football player's build. Which is what he was in high school and in college in 1942 at Augustana in Sioux Falls, S.D.. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Art review: Martin Puryear sculptures at SFMOMA Nov 9, 2008
"Sanctuary" may have originated with the thought or sight of a birdhouse: A perfect minimalist cube of maple, open on the viewer's side, sits atop a pair of entwined sapling trunks that meet the axle ends of a small wheel at floor level. It seems to refer deliberately to well-known pieces by Robert Morris and Eva Hesse (1936-1970). (San Francisco Chronicle)
Shobhaa De: Brand Obama Nov 9, 2008
who is currently the number one pin-up boy hotter than John Abraham in Dostana (you can keep those yellow trunks, Johnnie Boy), and the ultimate sex symbol for the thinking man and woman. Oh God. (India Times, India)
Runway Ready Nov 8, 2008
Kate Handbags - 2009 Resort g Collection. Warm up your wardrobe with the New Resort and Spring 2009 Collection by Kate There are five exciting new fabrics and stylesjust in time for the holidays. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
SportsBiz: How UFC crushed its competition Nov 7, 2008
Fighters trunks are bedecked with sponsors such as Frys. And what, exactly, is luring young males and others to follow the UFC, to the extent where the league sold more than 5 million pay-per-view events in 2007. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Car-B-Que at Redskins Game Nov 7, 2008
Most of the trunks have small carpets, some people have blankets, they have combustible materials inside. " In the meantime, Smith says she wishes she'd watched the game from home. She says she and her friends had to take a cab from FedEx Field to the tow yard and then to BWI to rent a car. When it was all said and done, Smith didn't get back to Richmond until 6am Tuesday morning, nearly 10 hours after kickoff. Smith says, the fact that the Redskins lost, was bad. But losing their SUV was even... (WTVR.com, VA)
Time to tuck in the gems of summer Nov 6, 2008
Roses can also be protected from winter kill by covering the base of their trunks with a foot of mulch or soil. 7. (Boston Globe)
Six Powerful Principals Creating Your Own "Winning Streak" Nov 6, 2008
Not a bad thing for those of you lugging around steamer trunks full of baggage. Imagine how much more you could accomplish and how much more joy you could experience without all of that weighing you down. (RealtyTimes)
Huskies, Cougars embarrassingly bad Nov 6, 2008
SEATTLE Car flags are rolled up and being hidden in trunks. Hats and T-shirts stay in closets aside for game days. (Longview Daily News, WA)
New dance faces up to the squeeze Nov 5, 2008
" Interplay begins with Baynes's Night Path, a reverie danced to Richard Mills's Symphony of Nocturnes. Images that remain in the mind after the dancing has stopped are Michael Pearce's designs, the idea of a suspended bed, tree trunks and billowing drapes. "Night," Baynes said, "is a time when your imagination lets fly and things that are real and solid and confined in daytime take on another aspect. Time moves differently at night. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
World's top affordable beach resorts Nov 5, 2008
Inside, rooms are dressed with plantation timbers, Thai cotton and stools fashioned from tree trunks. Book a beach-facing room to wake to the surf. (The Age, Australia -- Breaking News)
Trunk-or-treating a blight on valley Nov 5, 2008
carhub73 wrote on Nov 4, 2008 9:59 AM:" When I was young we worked hard all evening for our candy. Since having kids, I have thought a lot about the trunk or treat and the ease of it. After this year though, I realized how much I look forward to the "whole day" including the time spent at the trunk or treat We only spend 1 hour of our Halloween at the trunk or treat visiting with neighbors and ward members and seeing their costumes. We got to see decorated trunks with music, lights and fog. One... (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Urban fiction gains teen fans and adult critics Nov 3, 2008
Some started as self-published authors who sold their books from the trunks of their cars. The books quickly won great acclaim among readers, allowing the new authors to establish independent book companies and ultimately sign deals with major publishers. (Boston Globe)
TV habits, risk of pregnancy linked Nov 3, 2008
Set amid a background glow are wispy tendrils of gas as well as dark trunks of dust that are light-years in height. This composite image was released last month. (Boston Globe)
Carvers breathe life into wood; show continues today Nov 3, 2008
With life breathed into them by capable wood carvers, the rustic material of tree trunks and branches had been transformed into intricately decorated walking sticks, comical cowboy figurines and practical toothpick holders. The art was on display Saturday at the Santa Maria Valley Carvers show, Artistry in Wood, held at the Veterans Memorial Building at 313 W. Tunnell St. in Santa Maria. (Lompoc Record, CA)
Dumpster dive your way to decor Nov 3, 2008
He visits nurseries to look for tree trunks and branches that are being thrown out but can be recycled as artwork. "Use it as organic artwork. It really brings a feel to a room," he said. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Spy games with Daniel Craig Nov 3, 2008
Perhaps nothing short of Craig's materializing in his snug powder-blue bathing trunks from "Casino Royale" and offering to shake the martinis himself could have realistically lived up to all that anticipation. But there he was in normal jeans, his arm in a sling from recent shoulder surgery. (International Herald Tribune)
No one is counting Stevens out in his re-election campaign Nov 2, 2008
Later that night in Kenai, children gathered for "trunk or treat," a local Halloween tradition where people fill their trunks with candy in the Boys and Girls Club parking lot and kids go from car to car. Stevens, famous for his temper in the U.S. Senate, put giant Incredible Hulk mitts on his hands and seemed to delight in play-boxing with some of the kids. (Anchorage Daily News)
The second life of wood Nov 2, 2008
Advertisement With life breathed into them by capable wood carvers, the rustic material of tree trunks and branches had been transformed into intricately decorated walking sticks, comical cowboy figurines and practical toothpick holders. The art was on display Saturday at the Santa Maria Valley Carvers show, Artistry in Wood, held at the Veterans Memorial Community Center at 313 W. Tunnell St. in Santa Maria. (Santa Maria Times)
Lachlan prefers Dadcorp to News Nov 1, 2008
Blanchett was shot at the Sydney Theatre Company, with Leibovitz and the Vanity Fair team bringing eight trunks of clobber with them for the star to wear. While the Leibovitz images will end up in the January issue, local mag Grazia has captured the shoot in its issue next week. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Local churches report good turnouts at Halloween activities Nov 1, 2008
Adults are asked to park their cars and place treats in the trunks. Youngsters were allowed to get goodies from the trunks between 5:30-7:30 p.m. ... Camden Church of Christ hosted Trunk o' Treats from 5:30 p.m. until about 7:30 p.m. Trunks of automobiles were circled and decorated and filled with treats. (Camden Chronicle, TN)
Rain holds off for Halloween Parade Nov 1, 2008
Local parents opened their trunks full of candy and treats to a crowd of excited children. One festive trunk certainly stood out among others. (Millbrook Round Table, NY)
Duranko still fighting, gives hope to the living Nov 1, 2008
His legs -- they're tree trunks, really -- are pretty much useless now, which makes it awfully hard for his wife, Janet, to get him to the bathroom and back. He still weighs 290 pounds. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Season of the supernatural Oct 31, 2008
It started out with a prickling and a sense of nervousness, but as I walked toward the back of the room, making my way past wardrobes and trunks and statues, I became more and more panicked. There s no way to describe the feeling as something other than evil. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Safety is a treat Oct 31, 2008
The church, located at the intersection of East Main and Harvey streets, recruits some of its members to decorate their vehicles and distribute candy and other Halloween goodies from the trunks or rear areas of those vehicles. By conducting Trunk or Treat in one of its parking lots, the church provides a safe place for children to pick up treats. (Washington Daily News, NC)
Drug dealer's murder conviction upheld Oct 31, 2008
They had recently concealed a shipment of marijuana in three trunks, stashed underground about 300 meters from their farmhouse ... Two of the trunks and all of the marijuana were gone ... He said that Mr. Wall showed up at the rendezvous with two trunks of marijuana, and revealed that he had accidentally shot Ms. Skolos during the robbery. (Globe and Mail)
Burliss: Which witch is which? Oct 31, 2008
As I haul trunks of ghosts down from the attic set Dracula and company on the mantle, stick paper raven silhouettes to window panes, and drape tattered cheese cloth over the dining room table with burgundy tapers, I can t help but reminisce about my kids when they fit into each costume I pull out. I unearth several takes on the standard witch, devils in three different sizes, go from punk-rocker to pimp, Alice in Wonderland to Beast s Beauty, the year I made a big blue M &M for my pregnant self,... (Boxford Tri Town Transcript, MA)
Local events sure to trick, treat families Oct 31, 2008
Church members will decorate their car trunks and hand out candy. The church is located at 2302 Highland Ave.. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Wine co-op is lifeblood of neighborhood Oct 30, 2008
Six oak barrels share space with steamer trunks and the basement furnace in Bacon's wine cellar, where a small tasting table and stereo that plays jazz and Rc allow for a comfortable setting in which to sample the wine. Bacon collects songs with a wine theme: Eric Burdon's "Spill the Wine" and Nina Simone's "Lilac Wine" being two examples. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Tons of Halloween stuff to do Oct 30, 2008
Meet Noah, Moses, David and Goliath and many other Bible characters as you travel around the different "trunks" of the Bible. There will be fun, candy, prizes, and a safe place to trick or treat for families from 6 to 8 p.m. in church's parking lot. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
PHOBIAS OF CELEBS CAN BE REAL SCARY Oct 29, 2008
Michael Jordan wears North Carolina gym shorts under his trunks. Eminem is scared of owls. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Stick to the local logs Oct 28, 2008
Despite the quarantine, there is concern that individuals will inadvertently carry the beetles in auto trunks full of firewood for second homes in the Berkshires or northern New England. The wood could come from firewood purchases before the quarantine, or from fallen branches that homeowners might have cut up on their own. (Boston Globe)
Oregon v ASU - The Slide Show Oct 28, 2008
" To finish it off, here's a glimpse of the future in the present. See all those red shirts. Watch them disappear... Free safety Rodney Cox (22) took a bad angle and before he knew it Chris Harper (3), the true freshman with legs like tree trunks, was running past him... Harper's speed turned in a short pass into a 62-yard catch and run. Look at the separation he gets... ...as Harper heads for his TD it's safe to say that Duck fans should never give up on this team. They are talented and have a... (eDuck.com)
Storage Solutions at Home Oct 28, 2008
And to hide toys, try trunks or cabinets. There are even plastic containers and baskets that come in bright colors that can blend into your existing dcor. (RealtyTimes)
More of this story Oct 28, 2008
Wicker trunks are safe for fine linens but cedar chests must be lined with cotton sheets to prevent staining. The best place for linens is on display, adorning dining room tables, beds and other pieces of furniture, Lewis said. (Newport Daily News, RI)
Halloween calendar Oct 27, 2008
n Hickory Grove Baptist Church, 310 S. Oakridge Ave., Green Cove Springs, 6-8 p.m., trunk or treat with decorated car trunks, a bounce house, outdoor movie, candy and prizes ... - Lake Shore United Methodist Church, 2246 Blanding Blvd., 6-8 p.m., trunk or treat with decorated car trunks and candy. (Florida Times-Union)
Finally Friday event will be biggest event of the year Oct 26, 2008
Candy is free and will be given away from decorated car trunks in the parking lot on south end of the park. There is a costume contest for two different sets of children. (Lake City Reporter, FL)
Goldsworthy reaches high with Presidio 'Spire' Oct 26, 2008
"Spire" consists of 37 steel-armatured cypress tree trunks, felled as part of the Presidio's re-forestation program. The structure's core sits below ground in a metal sleeve enclosed in a massive reinforced concrete base. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Master gardeners seek plant lovers Oct 25, 2008
Be sure and keep it away from your tree trunks this just makes a heaven for the little varmints to be in. As with anything, there are some plants that do not need to be mulched. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
