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Model shows how Crystal Bridges will look over time
BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) - A fourth and final model of the Crystal Bridges Museum in northwest Arkansas shows how the building will look over time. The museum has not yet been completed but the new model indicates that once the building opens in 2010, it will age gracefully.
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Stocks decline as oil rises, Street examines earnings
NEW YORK - Wall Street pulled back Tuesday, with the Dow Jones industrials tumbling 140 points as a rush of quarter results from bellwethers like AT&T Corp., DuPont and McDonald’s Corp. failed to impress investors. Oil prices also reached fresh highs, raising concerns about inflation.
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Monterey Jazz Festival Announces 2008 Next Generation Jazz Orchestra
The Monterey Jazz Festival today announced members of the 2008 Next Generation Jazz Orchestra, the Festival's internationally-renowned high school all-star big band.
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Poland brokers deal for sale of Nazi-looted painting
A Nazi-looted painting by Dutch artist Pieter de Grebber is to be auctioned this week in a deal between the current owner and descendants of the former Jewish owner.
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ReGeneration Community Overwhelmingly Answers Dell's Green Design Challenges
ROUND ROCK, Texas----Dell today announced the top five finalists in its International Green Computing Technology Design Competition, a contest that resulted in the participation of more than 500 design students and professionals from across the globe.
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Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, Democrat of New York
Co-sponsored the Artist-Museum Partnership Act (S 372) to allow artists to take a tax deduction for the fair market value of the work they donate, rather than just the costs of the materials.
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No prom for 'Idol's' Archuleta
American Idol hopeful David Archuleta is going to miss his high school prom in Murray, Utah, TMZ.com reports.In an exclusive report Tuesday, the Web site and TV show said American Idol producers refused the youngest contestant's request to break the rules to attend his prom.Competitors remaining on the FOX TV talent show are not allowed to leave their Los Angeles compound, TMZ.com ...
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Applicants sought for juried art shows
THE GALLERY of the University City Public Library is seeking applicants for juried shows for its 27th season.
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Entertainment events: Niki pop exhibit open at Missouri Botanical Garden
Community events Bingo hosted by the Manchester American Legion Post 208 will take place at 6:45 p.m. every Thursday at 225 Old Sulphur Spring Road in Manchester. For more information, call (636) 391-9424.
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Enter the Clean Beaches Art Contest
Oregon fourth- and fifth-grade students are invited to compete in the third annual Clean Beaches Art Contest. The contest deadline is May 23, 2008. The first place winner will receive a small prize and have his or her artwork posted on the Web.
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World Premiere Commission to Be Performed Sunday, May 18, by Settlement Music School's Trowbridge Chamber Orchestra
Settlement Music School has commissioned a world premiere, the second of three for its centennial year, by composer Jan Krzywicki to be performed Sunday, May 18, 3pm, at the Independence Seaport Museum, at Penn's Landing. The event is free and open to the public. Krzywicki, an active composer and conductor, also teaches at Temple University's Esther Boyer College of Music. His works have been ...
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Where 'Speed Racer' meets 'War'
NEW YORK (AP) -- In 2007, the Tribeca Film Festival underwent a modern-day rite of passage: the backlash.
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22nd April 2008
"For Your Eyes Only - Ian Fleming and James Bond" - 17 April 2008 – 1 March 2009 To celebrate the centenary of Ian Fleming’s birth, Imperial War Museum London is producing the first major exhibition devoted to the life and work of the man who created the world’s most famous secret agent, James Bond.
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New sculpture takes root in Uptown Columbus
A eleven-foot tall tree weighing nearly 400 pounds seemingly sprung from nowhere Tuesday morning and now graces the corner of 12th Street and Broadway in Columbus.
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Stocks stung by cautious profit outlooks, rising oil
Wall Street pulled back Tuesday as investors appeared largely unimpressed by a rush of quarterly results from bellwethers like AT&T, DuPont and McDonald's. Oil prices also touched fresh highs, raising some concerns about inflation.
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Recent Original Stories
Boudewijn Rempt writes about the KDE image manipulation program Krita. He writes about Flake support and various features regarding image rendering quality like a new fast scaler.
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World Premiere Commission to Be Performed Sunday, May 18, by Settlement Music School's Trowbridge Chamber Orchestra
PHILADELPHIA----Settlement Music School has commissioned a world premiere, the second of three for its centennial year, by composer Jan Krzywicki to be performed Sunday, May 18, 3pm, at the Independence Seaport Museum, at Penn's Landing.
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Pottery guild show under two weeks away
Unique pieces along with practical items will be among the artwork available at the annual Fort Saskatchewan Pottery Guild show and sale Saturday, May 3, at the Dow Centennial Centre.
Fort Saskatchewan Record |
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Stocks decline as oil rises, Street examines earnings
(AP:NEW YORK) Wall Street pulled back Tuesday, with the Dow Jones industrials tumbling 140 points as a rush of quarter results from bellwethers like AT&T Corp., DuPont and McDonald's Corp. failed to impress investors. Oil prices also reached fresh highs, raising concerns about inflation.
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Why oil could hit $180 a barrel
Just when crude is becoming more costly to extract and process, producers in three key countries are short of cash. And without that money, recent finds won't do much good.
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Free Luminato screenings include doc by Veronica Tennant
Veronica Tennant's documentary Direct from Havana -VIDA! on the making of one of the theatrical hits of last year's Luminato Festival in Toronto will get its world premiere in a free film series being launched at this year's festival.
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Stocks Fall After Earnings Reports
Wall Street pulled back as a rush of quarterly results from bellwethers like AT&T, DuPont and McDonald’s failed to impress investors and oil prices reach fresh high.
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Status: Boxing promoter. Childhood Heroes: “Bobby Moore - soccer player. George Best. Muhammad Ali.” Hobbies/Interests: “Music, reading, going to art exhibitions.”
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London gallery to display Linda McCartney photos
An exhibition of Linda McCartney's photographs, hand-picked by her husband, will be put on display later this week at the James Hyman Gallery in west London.
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Commissioner Hall displaying work of local artist Cindi Egan
Lee County Commissioner Tammy Hall is supporting local artists by giving them an opportunity to display their artwork in her Fort Myers office.
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