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MARKET SNAPSHOT: U.S. Stocks Finish Mostly Higher As Oil Prices Fall
U.S. stocks on Friday ended mostly higher, with the major indexes scoring mixed results for the week, as Ambac Financial Group Inc. and MBIA Inc. had their credit ratings affirmed, while crude-oil futures finished lower.
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Native American exhibition opens at AU art museum Saturday
The Indian Gallery of Henry Inman, an exhibition of paintings, prints and artifacts that focus on Southeastern Creek and Cherokee leaders and warriors of the early 19th century, runs Aug. 16-Nov. 8 in the Chi-Omega Gallery of Auburn University’s Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art.
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It's all about the art
Artist Bill Schmidt recently painted this downtown Annapolis street scene. Ever peered into an art gallery's window and wondered, "What was that painter thinking?" or "What an incredible work of art! I wonder what inspired the artist?"
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U.S. stocks finish mostly higher as oil prices fall
U.S. stocks end mostly higher, with the major indexes posting mixed results for the week, as Ambac Financial Group Inc. and MBIA Inc. have their credit ratings affirmed, while crude-oil futures finish lower.
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Vancouver Attractions
Vancouver isn’t known for its art scene, but it does have one terrific gallery that’s more like a museum.
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Having a gallery of ones own
Women gallerists dominate the art world. So what's the point of a museum of art by women, asks Joanna Moorhead
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ADESA Acquires Two Used Vehicle Auctions From ABC Auctions
ADESA announced today that it has acquired ABC Minneapolis in Dayton, Minnesota, and ABC Nashville
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More drilling requests expected near Great Salt Lake Spiral Jetty
A Canadian company isn't giving up on its hopes to drill for oil in the Great Salt Lake near the Spiral Jetty art installation.
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Updated 8/15: Calendar
Tea time talk on brain aerobics and how the brain ages and how to build memory will take place from 1 to 2 p.m. Aug. 21 at Elmhurst Historical Museum, 120 E. Park Ave., Elmhurst. The program is free; donations are appreciated.
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Dead Palestinian poet's words alive on UK stage
EDINBURGH (Reuters Life!) - The words of Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish have come poignantly to life on an Edinburgh Festival stage a week after his death following heart surgery in a U.S. hospital.
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ADESA Acquires Two Used Vehicle Auctions From ABC Auctions
CARMEL, Ind.----ADESA announced today that it has acquired ABC Minneapolis in Dayton, Minnesota, and ABC Nashville in Old Hickory, Tennessee.
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Clothesline Project: From Sacred To Profane
In September, the Nordheim Gallery features ‘Sacred Ebony’, a collection of acrylic paintings of biblical and religious themes by Fr. Jim Hasse, SJ. About his artwork, Fr.
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More oil drilling requests expected near Utah site
(AP:SALT LAKE CITY) A Canadian company isn't giving up on its hopes to drill for oil in the Great Salt Lake near the Spiral Jetty art installation.
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Pickin' Up a Paper Route
No, not the kind that your parents made you get to earn extra money as a kid, but the kind that will be playing at Festival Pier at Penn's Landing tonight. Paper Route ( MySpace ) is the opening band on Paramore 's Summer Riot tour, and the Philadelphia stop happens to be on this fine Friday. Rain be damned! The band recently released an EP, Are We All Forgotten . And the buzz ...
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More oil drilling requests expected near Utah site
A Canadian company isn't giving up on its hopes to drill for oil in the Great Salt Lake near the Spiral Jetty art installation.
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Position details
For our renowned museum client, we are seeking a Curator of European Glass.
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Annual photography contest celebrates Colorado agriculture
From horses plowing fields and cattle meandering in an aspen grove to the harvest of mountain meadow hay, Colorado agriculture is evident across the state.
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MARKET SNAPSHOT: Stocks Trade Mostly Higher As Oil Prices End Lower
U.S. stocks were mostly higher Friday, with the major indexes poised for mixed weekly results, as Ambac Financial Group Inc. and MBIA Inc. had their credit ratings affirmed, while crude-oil futures ended lower.
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Local News
CNA photo by ANDY GOODELL Proud owners: Maria and Ray “Bubba” Sorensen pose outside their photography and painting studio in Greenfield. Although they haven’t had a grand opening yet, the couple couldn’t be happier working together on it.
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Specs leak on Canon 50D, 5D Mark II before Photokina
A forum member on a popular photography website recently posted what he believes are the preliminary specs for Canon's upcoming 5D Mark II and an all-new 50D digital SLRs. While the information cannot be treated as official or confirmed, it suggests the new 50D will sport a 12.2-megapixel APS-C sensor and Single Digic III Processor. The smaller sen...
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Poster touts shrimp festival
The 23rd poster local artist Eleanor Curol designed to promote the Delcambre shrimp festival is simple. It uses metallic colors to portray a shrimp on a toothpick. A seashell is in the bottom right hand corner.
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Artist explores a car graveyard
Maine artist Jeff Mann, who recently presented sculpture at the Belmont Gallery of Art, checks out some rusting cars in Bedford and Burlington.
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Ray's artwork pulls you in
Doris Anne Ray's artwork is magnetic. The Sault Ste. Marie painter began featuring her works on magnetic bookmarks about two years ago. The Sault Area Hospital recovery room nurse's efforts have proven attractive to shoppers who have seen her at Art in the Park and the Arts [...]
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MARKET SNAPSHOT: Stocks Pare Gains As Crude Rises Above $112 A Barrel
U.S. stocks were mostly higher Friday, with the major indexes poised for mixed weekly results, as Ambac Financial Group Inc. and MBIA Inc. had their credit ratings affirmed, while crude oil came off its earlier lows.
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18th-century sailor's journal up for auction in NH
"Fish for dinner." Not surprising for a sailor, perhaps, but the laconic observations of George Hodge, who went to sea in 1790, have stirred interest in his native land.
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