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National news media burying amazing oil breakthrough?
It could potentially be one of the biggest energy breakthroughs in history – genetically manipulating bacteria to quickly convert anything that grows out of the Earth into oil.
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Mad world
Which would you consider more shocking—the art student who got herself pregnant several times over a nine-month period and aborted the pregnancies so she could put the fetal blood in an art exhibit or the father who locked up his 18-year-old daughter in a basement, kept her a prisoner for 24 years, raped her regularly and fathered her seven children?
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Executive is the loveliest mother
SHE was contestant No. 11. It was just a random number but it so happened Elise Lee went on to beat 11 others that day.
The Star |
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SMS students to have artwork displayed at library during May
Sweetwater Middle School seventh and eighth grade students of Coby Hamlin will have artwork on display at the County-City Library throughout the month of May.
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SAN MARCOS: Artist creating university's first public art piece
SAN MARCOS ---- Robert Freeman is doing everything he can to bring public art to Cal State San Marcos. The American Indian artist is still working on a sculpture he was commissioned to do for the campus, but that didn't stop him from coming up with a
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Arrangements for Kerala festival near completion
MUSCAT — Arrangements are nearing completion for the two-day ‘Keralotsavam’, Festival of Kerala, at the Marah Land complex, near the Qurum Natural Park, from Thursday.
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Annual Art in Bloom exhibition kicks off Wednesday
TRURO — The annual Art in Bloom art show opens this week. The exhibition, a floral-themed show, is a project of the Truro Art Society.
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Icons from Yushchenko collection on view in Moscow Tue
A Museum official has told Itar-Tass, "The exhibition on the theme of 'At the Altar of the Times: Sculpture and Folk Icon of the19th Century' " will acquaint visitors with works made by crafstmen in various regions of Ukraine in the18th and 19th centuries".
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Berwyn's "Spindle" is gone, but maybe not forever
Top two cars saved as mall owners consider new artwork Don't mourn "Spindle" just yet.
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Seuss, Hinton books top young reader list
Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham is the most popular book amongst first-graders in the United States, an online survey suggested.More than 3 million children participated in the study on the Renaissance Learning Web site, The Washington Post reported Monday. Laura Numeroff's If You Give a Mouse a Cookie was No. 1 with second-graders, while E.B. White's Charlotte's Web was the favorite amongst ...
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Stars arrive for Metropolitan gala (+pics)
BELLE OF THE BALL: Beyonce arrives for the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala, Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy, in New York. LITTLE BLACK DRESS: Sarah Michelle Gellar arrives for the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala, Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy, in New York.
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Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy
Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen arrives for the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala, "Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy" in New York, May 5, 2008. The superhero mania that is invading American cinemas this summer has taken hold at one of the country's most distinguished art museums with an exhibit on how their colorful costumes have influenced fashion.
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John Berkey's art inspired the Death Star in 'Star Wars'
The Excelsior artist was acclaimed for his many sci-fi illustrations, but his first love was creating fine art.
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Honoring Survival, and Gifts to a Nation
An exhibition at Yad Vashem, the Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem, tells the less known story of the renaissance of Holocaust survivors in Israel and their role in shaping the new state.
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First Baptist to hold Evening of the Arts
First Baptist Church Naples and the First Baptist Academy will host the first Evening of the Arts exhibit and sale at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 15, at the church, 3000 Orange Blossom Drive.
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Cesar Chavez Students are Subjects of Unique Photographic Poster Exhibit Unveiled May 9
On Friday, May 9, 2008 Cesar Chavez Academy High School in Southwest Detroit will unveil unique motivational achievement posters at its 12th grade Pinning Ceremony. The posters show character portraits of several of the School's high achieving students using the power of photography.
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Enough With Bashing Von Karajan
"So Herbert von Karajan glorified tradition with his Salzburg Festival, promoted favorite musicians (violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter and clarinetist Sabine Meyer come to mind) and amassed extraordinary wealth (not just millions, but hundreds of millions of dollars). He had his flaws, plenty of them.
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National Gallery Names New Chief Curator
Franklin Kelly, who is 54 and holds a PhD in art history from the University of Delaware, has been a curator at the National Gallery for 21 years. Washington Post 05/04/08
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Local Happenings
On Saturday, the Boonton Historical Society and Museum will present a walking tour of the Historic Ironworks residential district.
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Washington DC
SAN FRANCISCO ( Map , News ) - A judge said Monday that he planned to allow three of six Chinese crew members who have been held in the United States since their ship spilled 53,000 gallons of oil into San Francisco Bay to return home in the next few weeks.
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Maintenance costs delay arch project
The ceramic tiles and ceramic sculpture that are supposed to be part of the Gateway Arch are on hold because the county's public works department doesn't have the money for maintenance.
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Two Rivers High School student, Keith Glenna painting of an eagle catches attention at the Lester Public Library. All of the public schools in the Two Rivers school district have their art on display at the Lester Public Library in Two Rivers.
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Downtown Naples festivals permitted — for now
The artists will paint, the bands will play and the parades will roll on next season. But event organizers may have to meet new criteria for city of Naples permits in the future, and if some council members have their way, that will include financial statements for money spent and made during events on city property.
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Oil price hike 'could hit recovery'
High oil prices could "snuff out" any recovery in the UK economy during the coming two years, economists have warned.
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All eyes on fashion as stars attend Metropolitan Museum party (+photos)
The worlds of music, movies, sports and fashion collide today as celebrities attend the star-studded Costume Institute gala at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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