Custom home highlights family heirloomsFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 4:08AMWhile out for a leisurely drive with a friend about three decades ago, Bill Mahoney wandered upon a vacant lot with a 2-acre lake and old oak trees and was immediately smitten.
Lancer to the 10th powerFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 1:01AMMitsubishi Motor’s “theory of evolution” has spawned ten generations of gas-fed road warriors. The latest iteration is the Evo X, which was based on the Mitsubishi Lancer compact sedan. It can be considered a mutant compared with the rest of the WRC-winning species.
Caffe compensates so-so coffee with tasty gelatoThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 1:57PMIf your typical study routine of Starbucks and ZSR Gov. Docs has got you in a rut, you might want to check out Caffe Prada – a coffeehouse, wine bar and gelateria on the corner of Fourth and Broad in downtown Winston-Salem. Comfy seating, soft music and free Wi-Fi create an environment suitable for group projects, [...]
Tech Weekly: Opera on the browser ballot, and open source officesThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 5:25AMAleks Krotoski, Bobbie Johnson and Charles Arthur dig into this week's top stories across the web, including the optimism that Opera co-founder Jon von Tetzchner has about the new web browser ballot that Microsoft is offering its users, the latest on the Italian scandal that's got Google's top brass in the dock and Twitter's nascent advertising-based business model that's starting to rise to the ...
'Meta Morph' dances through MexicoThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 2:04AMThe Department of Theatre and Dance is UNM’s best-kept secret. “Meta Morph,” this year’s faculty dance show, will provide a glimpse into what the dance program has to offer, said Donna Jewell, department head and artistic director. “There’s a lot of talent in the Department of Theatre and Dance,” Jewell said.
Burt Reynolds recovering from heart bypassWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 3:10PMBurt Reynolds has been released from the hospital after undergoing quintuple bypass surgery, according to his manager.
Hi-tech coffee: What's the buzz?Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 6:20PMTo the untrained eye, the PC base unit belonging to Tim Quax, a computer programmer based in the Netherlands, looks like any other electric-green metal shell with huge black flames licking its sides. But inside the garish carapace of Quax's Compaq Deskpro lies neither motherboard nor disk drive. Instead, it contains a chamber for boiling water, a filter, a plastic nozzle and a place to store ...
GDF Suez Joins Nord Stream ProjectTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 4:41AMGaz de France Suez on Monday joined the Gazprom-dominated Nord Stream natural gas pipeline project, further diversifying the project's ownership structure.
Blanket CoverageTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 1:58AMMILAN -- The Missonis have been ramping themselves up as Italian fashion's first family, with a series of images of three generations of the knitwear wizards forming the current advertising campaign.
GDF Suez joins Nord Stream projectMonday, March 1, 2010 @ 3:13PMPARIS, March 1 (UPI) -- Gaz de France Suez on Monday joined the Gazprom-dominated Nord Stream gas pipeline project, further diversifying the project's ownership structure.
Baker & Banker a merger made in culinary heavenMonday, March 1, 2010 @ 11:43AMIt's hard to take over the space that once housed a popular restaurant and live up to the comparisons diners make, especially if the previous place was as popular as Quince. Yet when Quince left Octavia Street and took over the equally popular Myth, the...
Ronayne: Egyptian organ to accompany silent filmSaturday, February 27, 2010 @ 11:52PMOn Thursday, March 4, for the first time in nearly 40 years, the Robert Morton theater pipe organ at the Egyptian Theatre will set the emotional stage for " Wings ," a 1927 silent film starring Clara Bow and Gary Cooper .
Feb. 27-March 6, 2010Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 2:05AMSATURDAY, Feb. 27Midnight(HGTV) House Hunters 9926805 (CC)(DIY) Ask This Old House — New pendant lighting brightens a kitchen; succulent plants. 2863534 (CC)12:30 a.
Gaddafi vs. Switzerland: The Leader's Son on What's Behind the FeudSaturday, February 27, 2010 @ 1:33AMMuammar Gaddafi calls for holy war against Switzerland in a dispute that has dragged on for 18 months. In an exclusive interview with TIME, Gaddafi's son Saif says Libya and the West don't know how to "dance" together
In Busan, seafood and see-worthy come to mindSaturday, February 27, 2010 @ 1:15AMWhat’s it like to live in a far-off place most of us see only on a vacation? Foreign Correspondence is an interview with someone who lives in a spot you may want to visit.
Italian Stocks: Beni Stabili, Parmalat, Saras, Telecom ItaliaFriday, February 26, 2010 @ 11:02AMFeb. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Italy’s benchmark FTSE MIB increased for a second session this week, rising 112.20, or 0.5 percent, to 20,955.43 as of 12:51 p.m. in Milan. The gauge has fallen 3.8 percent this week.
Italian Stocks: Banco Popolare, Parmalat, Saras, and TenarisFriday, February 26, 2010 @ 3:02AMFeb. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Italy’s benchmark FTSE MIB increased for a second session this week, rising 183.39, or 0.9 percent, to 21,026.62 as of 9:23 a.m. in Milan.
Generali, Parmalat, Saras, Telecom Italia: Italy Equity PreviewFriday, February 26, 2010 @ 2:17AMFeb. 26 (Bloomberg) -- The following companies may be active in Italian trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses and share prices are from the previous close.
No HeadlineThursday, February 25, 2010 @ 11:11PMHere are restaurant inspections performed by the Cabell-Huntington Health Departments for the month of January. The restaurant is listed first, followed by its address, the noncritical violations, the critical violations and any remarks. View a searchable database at www.herald-dispatch.com . Click on News, then Data Library, then Restaurant Inspections.
Italian Rice Farmers Face Cleanup After Fuel Spills Into RiverThursday, February 25, 2010 @ 10:47AMFeb. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Rice farmers in Italy’s Lombardy region will be forced to clean irrigation systems to safeguard their crop, after diesel fuel and heating oil spilled into the Lambro River, agricultural lobby Confagricoltura said.
Italian Stocks: Mondadori, Sogefi, Telecom Italia, TenarisThursday, February 25, 2010 @ 3:02AMFeb. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Italy’s benchmark FTSE MIB dropped for a third day this week, losing 155.05, or 0.7 percent, to 21,191.26. The following stocks were among the most active on the Italian market today.
World Wide WeirdWednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 11:44AMHere in the RTÉ Sport office we come across some pretty strange content on the World Wide Web. As purveyors of the perverse, we have decided to compile a list of the bizarre.
European Stocks Fluctuate; Rhodia, Fresenius Gain, Fiat DropsWednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 8:23AMFeb. 24 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks fluctuated as better-than-expected results from Rhodia SA and Fresenius Medical Care AG overshadowed concern about the strength of the economic recovery.
European Stocks Fluctuate as Hochtief, CSM Fall, Rhodia GainsWednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 7:08AMFeb. 24 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks and U.S. index futures fluctuated as concern about the strength of the economic recovery offset better-than-expected earnings at Rhodia SA and Fresenius Medical Care AG. Asian shares fell.
Most European Stocks Decline; Fiat, Bilfinger, CSM RetreatWednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 6:05AMFeb. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Most European stocks dropped as declines in automobile and construction shares offset better- than-expected earnings from Rhodia SA and Fresenius Medical Care AG. U.S. futures and Asian shares fell.
European Stocks Rise; Rhodia, Fresenius Medical AdvanceWednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 4:45AMFeb. 24 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks gained as results from Rhodia SA and Fresenius Medical Care AG beat analysts’ estimates. U.S. stock-index futures were little changed while Asian shares fe...
European Stocks Decline; Fiat, Peugeot, Bilfinger Berger DropWednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 4:21AMFeb. 24 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks dropped, led by automobile and construction shares. U.S. stock-index futures and Asian shares fell. Fiat SpA and PSA Peugeot Citroen led carmakers lower, while Hochtief AG, Germany’s biggest construction company, fell 2.6 percent.
Italian Stocks: Edison, Saipem, Telecom Italia, Tenaris, UBITuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 11:32AMFeb. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Italy’s benchmark FTSE MIB reversed previous gains, falling 480.71, or 2.2 percent, to 21,224.07 in Milan. The following stocks were among the most active on the Italian market today.
Italian Stocks: Edison, Saipem, Telecom Italia, Tenaris, UBITuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 6:17AMFeb. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Italy’s benchmark FTSE MIB reversed previous gains, falling 164.44, or 0.8 percent, to 21,540.34 as of 12:37 p.m. in Milan. The following stocks were among the most active on the Italian market today.
Residents warned of man posing as Braintree water department employeeMonday, February 22, 2010 @ 6:32PMPolice are investigating a report from an 88-year-old West Street resident that someone posing as a water department employee attempted to enter her home, claiming that he needed to check her pipes.
Russo Solid For Icehawks After Return From ItalyMonday, February 22, 2010 @ 3:49PMROCHESTER, MI--- Port Huron goaltender Adam Russo was solid between the pipes for the Icehawks this past week after returning from Italy. Russo spent the weekend of February 12th -14th with the Italian national team, participating in the 2010 Euro Ice Hockey Challenge.
Italian Stocks: Beni Stabili, Pirelli, Telecom Italia, TenarisMonday, February 22, 2010 @ 6:03AMFeb. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Italy’s benchmark FTSE MIB gained for a sixth session, adding 15.39, or 0.1 percent, to 21,787.72 as of 12:27 p.m. in Milan. The following stocks were among the most active on the Italian market today.
FINE ARTS CALENDARThursday, February 18, 2010 @ 9:18AMTHEATER“Cinders”7 p.m. today-Saturday and Tuesday-Feb. 27; and 2 p.m. Sunday and F
One man's mission: Eel River cleanupWednesday, February 17, 2010 @ 5:02PMBy Cathy Miller for the Times-Standard John Casali grew up in a close-knit, Italian working class neighborhood, three blocks from San Francisco's Fishermen's Wharf.
Space wars, following the snowpocalyspeTuesday, February 16, 2010 @ 1:19PMBack in 2004 I wrote a column about "chair people" and how I disagreed with the practice of using trash cans, recycling bins, cones and chairs to reserve parking spots after a snowstorm.