Novato goes chic and boutique Nov 16, 2009
The goods: A wide range of stylish shoes and accessories: Affordable lines include A. Marinelli (platform shoes in tan suede with zipper closure and cutout details, $159) Moda Espana (chic black suede bootee with a metallic trim, $145) and Mariana Vicenza, whose high-heeled spectator-style shoes in ivory and black patent ($198) are scrumptious. Mara also carries pricier lines, like Icon and Aquatalia. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Insurers dropping Chinese drywall policies Oct 21, 2009
(AP) -- James and Maria Ivory's dreams of a relaxing retirement on Florida's Gulf Coast were put on hold when they discovered their new home had been built with Chinese drywall that emits sulfuric fumes and corrodes pipes ... And experts warn that cases like the Ivorys', in which insurers drop policies or send notices of non-renewal based on the presence of Chinese drywall, will become rampant as insurance companies process the hundreds of claims currently in the pipeline ... Meanwhile, the AP... (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
The writing is on the drywall Oct 16, 2009
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida - James and Maria Ivory's dreams of a relaxing retirement on Florida's Gulf Coast were put on hold when they discovered their new home had been built with Chinese drywall that emits sulfuric fumes and corrodes pipes ... And experts warn that cases like the Ivorys', in which insurers drop policies or send notices of non-renewal based on the presence of the Chinese drywall, will become rampant as insurance companies process the hundreds of claims currently in the pipeline... (MSNBC -- Business)
Tweeters thwart try to gag UK media Oct 14, 2009
Farrelly had posed written questions to the government Monday that concerned Trafigura, a Netherlands-registered oil trading company accused of dumping waste at sites throughout Abidjan, the main city in the Ivory Coast, but Trafigura's lawyers had obtained an injunction from Britain's High Court that prevented The Guardian newspaper from reporting any details of Farrelly's questions. The Guardian honored the injunction, but put a story on its Web site Monday and in Tuesday's editions of the... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Signs wouldn't be worst blight on S.F.'s Market Oct 14, 2009
The 1968 book "How to Kill a Golden State" devotes one page to a photograph of a sign-cluttered stretch of Market Street, where striped awnings and neon collide with promises of everything from "ivory" to "nudes.". Images. (San Francisco Chronicle)
* Stellar Stella Oct 7, 2009
Lunchtime in a fashionable cafe in west London, and a sleek young woman in an expensive ivory silk blouse and deftly cut black jacket smiles and asks the waitress what the soup of the day is. Pea and ham, comes the reply. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Smeeks opening adds to shopping on Central Sep 26, 2009
For 11 years, co-owners Glen Bevel and Kelsey Halo have offered body jewelry made from titanium, white and yellow gold, wood, horn, bone, quills and fossilized ivory and dinosaur bone. Information. (AZCentral -- Business)
Archaeologists Find Burial Cellar In Ancient Syrian City Containing Spectacular Artifacts Sep 23, 2009
Of great interest from the perspective of art history is the discovery of an ivory human statuette with a very finely carved face. The identification of those buried in the tomb-cellar is now the task facing researchers, but the lack of inscriptions makes this difficult. (Science Daily)
NY Fashion Week kicks off heavy on star power Sep 11, 2009
One sheath dress was paired with a matching "cloud" (ivory colored) coat. A chainmail cardigan sleeveless sweater vest was worn over a draped jersey dress. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
Urban Harvest reaps fifth year of outdoor shopping Jul 10, 2009
A blonde girl darted between adults' legs while wearing an ivory, 18th-century-style gown from an embroidery booth. Another vendor weaved pop tabs and ribbon bracelets on the spot. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
3 generations of artists connect Stone Age to Internet Age Jun 28, 2009
But he was also a skilled carver of wood and ivory, using a cribbage board one time as the down payment on a fishing boat ... A limited edition copy of an antique Bering Sea visor, festooned with ivory walrus heads, is priced at $8,000 a copy ... Father and son use traditional materials like cedar, ivory, moose sinew, baleen, feathers, seal and walrus teeth and red ocher for coloring. (Anchorage Daily News)
Police Blotter: June 25, 2009 Jun 25, 2009
An Azle man reported someone took his ivory 1990 Lincoln Continental worth $2,000 between February and April in the 200 block of Lotteman Drive. A Lubbock woman reported someone took her light green 2004 Ford Taurus worth $5,000 between 7:15 a.m. and 7:25 a.m. Saturday at Walgreens, 2161 E. 42nd St.. (Odessa American, TX)
The oldies are goodies at Marlborough appraisal event Jun 23, 2009
Chris DiBuono of Clinton brought a fish pendant made of ivory, emerald and 18-karat gold to the appraisal. He had paid $55 for it, and a jewelry appraiser said it was worth $180. (Marlborough Enterprise, MA)
Illegal ivory thrives in Thailand, group warns Jun 20, 2009
Sakchai Lalit / APA Thai carver makes a final check on an ivory-carved Buddha image. Thailand allows some trade in ivory from domestic sources, but that law is seen as providing a way into the country of illegal tusks from Africa ... BANGKOK - Thailand's government has failed to crack down on one of the world's largest markets of illegal ivory, allowing vendors to openly sell products that come from African elephants, a wildlife tracking group said in a report released Friday. (MSNBC -- International)
Bulletin Board Jun 17, 2009
TIRE AND BATTERY COLLECTION. The League of Women Voters, will sponsor a tire and battery collection in conjunction with the upcoming Household Hazardous Waste Collection day on Saturday, May 16 from 9 a.m. noon, at the Ivory Street Recycling Center area. Charges, car tires, $4, truck tires, $15, rims, $2 and batteries, $4. (Braintree Forum, MA)
Downturn may lend fuel to art of sustainable fashion Jun 4, 2009
Among the 10 participating designers are fashion bon vivant Isaac Mizrahi, who stitches up a dress of dried salmon skins, handbag magnate Kate Spade collaborating with Bolivian weavers, and jewelry designer Ted Muehling, who trades diamonds and gemstones to work with sustainably harvested pearls and vegetable ivory, which is a seed with a color and texture that resembles elephant tusk. In many ways, the Cooper-Hewitt exhibition, which is presented in partnership with the Nature Conservancy,... (Boston Globe)
10 designers on a mission to save the planet Jun 2, 2009
His ivory ensemble consists of a silk chiffon slip dress covered in small disks of salmon leather, worn with a long, flowing jacket that trails on the floor like a mermaid's tail ... And noted jewelry designer Ted Muehling was in the island forests of Micronesia, collecting black pearls and ivory nut palm tree seeds from which he fashioned exquisite pieces that echo the shapes of native fish and flowers. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
World-class exhibit shines in new addition May 30, 2009
An actual ivory cribbage board by Happy Jack is part of the exhibit. Ancient pieces -- some thousands of years old -- occupy a big part of the show, with ornaments from Greece, Africa, Asia and the Mideast. (Anchorage Daily News)
Concord storeowner launches drive to aid Sioux reservation May 7, 2009
There are certain things tribes are known for, the jewelry and pottery of the Pueblo people, rugs by the Navajo, ivory and stone work of the Inuit. Mostly these things were not made for art s sake, they were made for the spirituality within them. (Concord Journal, MA)
Investigating Animal Crimes Apr 18, 2009
What about the ivory in your souvenir statue ... People read articles about poachers in Africa, and they think, 'They're over there, but as long as I don't buy something made out of ivory they're not affecting me ... And ivory has been a means of income a bartering tool for generations. (Time.com)
Mel Gibson's wife files for divorce in LA Apr 17, 2009
LOS ANGELES - Marilyn Chambers, the pretty Ivory Snow girl who helped bring hard-core adult films into the mainstream consciousness when she starred in the explicit 1972 movie "Behind the Green Door," has died at 56. LOS ANGELES - Mel Gibson's wife of 28 years filed for divorce Monday, citing irreconcilable differences. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Create: The "Design for a Living World" Exhibition Apr 17, 2009
Ted Muehling Ivory nut palm jewelry The Kapingamarangi people of Micronesia's Pohnpei Island began carving ivory nut palm after their mangrove forests were damaged. In Muehling's hands, the hard seed is transformed into faceted cuffs that follow the nut's crescent shape. (FastCompany)
Sage partnership: Bandon gallery links with port to bring art to community (1) Apr 14, 2009
Today, he shows his unique Pieces of Time jewelry crafted from such childhood treasures as fossil ivory. Sobbota describes a great working relationship with the port that supports her drive to connect with this community. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Police & Fire Mar 28, 2009
At about 7:35 p.m. Wednesday, a 47-year-old woman reported someone entered her residence and stole ivory jewelry and china in the 100 block of Troy Avenue. Domestic violence. (Juneau Empire)
Art speaks for itself Mar 26, 2009
Whether Ward is working in gold, silver, ivory, brass or acrylic, this exhibition reminds us that any material can be made into something beautiful in the hands of a master craftsman. In Alf Ward's hands, function happily takes a back seat to form. (Herald Online, SC -- Opinion)
Springtime looks Mar 24, 2009
Make the most of neon by layering minimal, simple pieces in subdued shades like beige, ivory, navy and gray, then ushering in flashes of neon through ultra-bright accessories. . (AZCentral -- Style)
Art exhibit slated at Packwood House Mar 17, 2009
Minnier started out as a painter, but has been working with bone, old ivory, recycled materials and metal since the mid-1990s. She also designs, paints, and builds windows which have been installed in homes in New York, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. (Milton Standard Journal, PA)
Treasures await at CLOTH's theme night Feb 28, 2009
A sampling of Steel Adler's Japanese-influenced design: Vintage haori (on wall), silk throw in black and tortoise design, pillows in gold and ivory obi. Photo courtesy of Three Dogs Dancing. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Officials: Get-away vehicle located Feb 27, 2009
Carrington Emanuel Ivory, 20, 4564 Oliva St., Orlando; Demondrick Williams, 18, 11488 Brickyard Road, Windemere; Jarelle Williams, 17, 4022 Riley St., Orlando and the 16-year-old have been charged with two counts of robbery with guns, two counts of armed kidnapping and two counts of using a firearm in the commission of a felony. Jarelle Williams and Demondrick Williams, as well as Ivory, are being held at the Columbia County Jail ... Shaw said authorities have determined Ivorys brother is the... (Lake City Reporter, FL)
Trappings of Texas: Western Art & Cowboy Gear Feb 27, 2009
These include wood to mammoth ivory, wart hog ivory and other exotic materials. Vince Donley, Parkman, Wyo. (Alpine Avalanche, TX)
Recession eclipsed on red carpet Feb 24, 2009
The best was Sarah Jessica Parker's silver-embroidered sea-foam silk tulle Dior Haute Couture bustier gown, cinched at the waist, with an enormous ballerina skirt, followed by Penelope Cruz's 1950s vintage Pierre Balmain strapless ivory lace gown, hand-embroidered with gold bouillon threads. Miley Cyrus' ivory silk chiffon Zuhair Murad confection, with scalloped tiers and foil-like embroidery, was too much dress for a 16-year-old ... Miley Cyrus arrives at the 81st Academy Awards in an ivory... (Honolulu Advertiser)
On the Oscar red carpet, the spectacle begins Feb 23, 2009
Marisa Tomei's ivory pleated Versace drew raves on one blog, while Angelina Jolie's strapless black dress with a swish of draping at the front was widely deemed a bore. Overall, actresses who have been traipsing the red carpet this awards season made careful Oscar choices, choosing gowns that would look just a little bit more glamorous. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Iraq: No haven for ancient world's landmarks Feb 11, 2009
Inside, furniture was inlaid with the most delicate ivory carvings. When the palace was completed around 869 BC, 70,000 guests attended a feast that lasted 10 days. (Christian Science Monitor)
Exhibition recreates life of temple singer Feb 8, 2009
One of Meresamuns tools of her trade would have been an ivory clap stick like this one shown ... A selection of ritual objects, including a sistrum (a type of rattle), an ivory clapper and a harp help to illustrate the temple singer s duties. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
Summer Festivals Feb 8, 2009
The fun: Samples of azurite and other copper-based minerals, turquoise, malachite, diamonds, beads, ivory and jewelry. Hot dogs, snow cones, fresh food. (AZCentral -- Travel)
