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  • Robo-vac, bouncing blender in design finals Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:00PMRobo TAP is a floor cleaner you can direct with your feet. It's one of eight finalists in this year's Electrolux Design Lab competition.
  • Top 10 New Cars for College Kids Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:00PMAccording to the Independent Insurance Agents of America, nearly 70 percent of college students have a car on campus these days. And while these are often older “beater” cars, many parents feel safer sending their kids off to school in new, albeit lower-cost, models that promise solid overall reliability, good fuel
  • Gengras Chevrolet Reports 2013 Chevrolet Malibu Will Bring More Room and Comfort- Manchester CT Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:58PMThe name Oscar may bring to mind a grouch, an award statuette, a former championship boxer or maybe even a hot dog. However, Gengras Chevrolet in E. Hartford, CT is happy to announce that for Chevrolet, Oscar plays a key role in the engineering and interior design of the all-new 2013 Malibu.Oscar is GMs three-dimensional, mannequin-like...
  • The deCordova thinks about ''murals'' Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:40PMOff the Wall In "Wall Works" at the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, curatorial fellow Lexi Lee Sullivan attempts to corral a trend in art today that spans graffiti and interior decoration. RETRO FUTURE Natalie Lanese’s collage is a super-charming, optimistic, early-Kennedy-era, Disneyland view of Tomorrowland. In "Wall Works" at the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, curatorial fellow ...
  • About People Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:30PMWestern Iowa Tech Community College (WITCC) is pleased to announce the full-time students who achieved a 4.0 grade point average for spring session 2011. The Honor Roll members are: Denison: Brianna N. Hansohn and Juan Carlos Montanez; Manilla: Paul Heiman; and Manning: Patricia S. Beck.
  • PCPT gets 8 replacement buses with green tech Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:26PMPasco County is on a roll with eight new buses with a sleeker look and environmentally friendly technology.
  • The life of design Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:20PMWhat is the difference between art and design? Well, surely there are many differences. Design serves a practical function in a way that art doesn't, or cannot. The process of creating design is comparable to art but design typically serves a client and art is typically an individual, or personal, pursuit. Moreover, design often requires a number of different skills and therefore can be ...
  • GIVE YOUR HOME A LITTLE OOMPH Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:14PMCONNECTICUT Connecticut based home furnishings company, oomph, has recently revamped their website www.oomphonline.com giving lovers of interior design an easy way to shop their unique and chic pieces for the home. The site instantly conveys oomphs traditional-with-a-twist aesthetic as visitors are greeted with vibrant photos of some of their most popular pieces ...
  • Holland Firm Offers New PV Panel Test Chamber Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:13PMHolland-based Thermotron said that it had developed a large-scale photovoltaic test chamber capable of testing panels more than six feet long.
  • ‘Mayberry on the Beach’: Rosemary Beach ranked in Top 10 vacation spots Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 9:05PM        Dog Man Du hot dog stand worker Jerry Baldwin refers to Rosemary Beach as "Mayberry on the beach."The town, founded in 1995 by the Rosemary Beach Land Co. and its president Patrick Bienvenue,...
  • Despite Carmageddon, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Successfully Completes Move of 191 Inpatients Into New Hospital Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 7:53PMLOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--More than 1,200 staff at Children's Hospital Los Angeles moved 191 inpatients into its new 317-bed, $636 million state-of-the-art facility, which officially opened today.
  • Wareing’s St. Pancras Restaurant Serves Up Gothic Nostalgia: London Dining Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:29PMThe Gilbert Scott features a respected gastronomic chef serving nostalgic British food in a beautiful historic building at prices most people can afford.
  • Whole bag of Bric’s Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:14PMMore than just a job, making Bric’s bags is a way of life for the Briccola family.
  • FEATURE ARTICLES: Comments of the week #2 Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 3:15PMThe best rants and raves the past 7 days
  • City Library Renovation Progresses on Schedule Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:08PMThis was the scene outside the Washington Public Library Thursday, June 23, 2011, as Demien Construction crews make progress on the expansion and renovation project. This side of the building faces Lafayette Street and is where the new main entrance will be located.
  • Church says mural of Christ must move Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:43AMDAVID O'REILLY The Philadelphia Inquirer PHILADELPHIA Luminous and translucent, commanding earth and sky, the risen Christ is too vast to be contained within the borders of artist Lothar Speer's mural. Jesus' face disappears above the 13-by-28-foot canvas. His ascending torso hovers over a landscape peopled with saints, prostitutes, flower children, Hasidic Jews, a bishop, and thugs. In the ...
  • Transform child's room into space teen will love Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:13PMNEW YORK - That cute duckie wallpaper was great for your child's baby years and just barely tolerable through elementary school, but a bedroom makeover is hard to get around when a child heads for the tumultuous teens.
  • In the swing: Backyard play areas can draw kids outside Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:10PMToday's backyard swing sets have come a long way from the tippy, somewhat dangerous, contraptions of the 1970s. Families now enjoy a range of options, and the sets can be a great incentive for kids to get outside and play.
  • Western loses division status Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:09PMAround Western campus it's called Black Friday. To the rest of the Miami University community it was June 23, the day the board of trustees passed a resolution agreeing in full with former President Garland's recommendation to eliminate the Western College Program (WCP) as an academic division.
  • Board to plan 450th strategy Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:09PMSt. Augustine's lengthy and unique history may soon be familiar to national and international audiences due in part to the clout, connections, programs and money expected to flow from the newly formed St. Augustine 450th Commemoration Commission. Coming may be 16th-century ships, archaeological displays, Native American exhibits and surprises. The board was appointed last year by U.S. Interior ...
  • Downtown deli Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:00PMAmy Alcordo says people have always said she should open a restaurant, and now she has.
  • Designer turns NHL locker room into Dalai Lama's lounge Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 7:51PMWhile the Dalai Lama visited Washington, D.C., a Canadian designer worked behind the scenes on the spiritual leader's living quarters.
  • New fire, police stations, municipal court on schedule Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 6:50PMPlans to construct a new fire station, along with a police and municipal court building, are going according to schedule, Marysville city staff members said June 11 during a public safety committee meeting.
  • Future Colours Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 5:13PMRegional and cultural differences influence colour trends
  • Fine Living: Bringing beauty to chemo rooms Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 7:43AMRooms That Rock 4 Chemo, a design program to update local chemotherapy rooms, started out serendipitously this spring with the help of an imaginative office manager, a willing San Francisco doctor and an artist with a painting under her arm.
  • Top Ten: The week’s top 10 videos on MarketWatch Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 7:17AMIn case you missed them, here are the 10 most popular videos that appeared on MarketWatch for the week of July 11-15.
  • Glen Raven Custom Fabrics Launches Sailboat Makeover Project Using Sunbrella(R) Fabrics Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 7:08AMGlen Raven Custom Fabrics, makers of Sunbrella® fabrics, has launched a sailboat makeover project designed to provide insights into the step-by-step process for transforming a boat’s interior and exterior through the use of fabrics. (PRWeb July 16, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Galatea/Sunbrella/prweb8646453.htm
  • Eileen Mary Altieri Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 6:30AMEileen Mary Altieri, 85, of Key Largo, Fla., and Fairfield, the wife of John Lambert Altieri, died July 12 in Fairfield. Raised on Staten Island, N.Y., she was the daughter of Peter and Anna Mulcahy Rudden . She attended St.
  • Tesla’s electrifying idea Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 5:43AMThe Tesla Roadster deserves a place in automotive history as the first ever mass-produced, all-electric car. It’s also a blast to drive, its battery offering instant power while making almost no noise.
  • New coach home models under construction at Lely Resort Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 5:00AMStock Development has begun construction on two furnished models at Alden Woods.
  • A roundup of real estate projects Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 5:00AMA roundup of real estate projects
  • Explore bold color for interior design Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 4:57AMHigh-end designers share tips on using unexpected color combinations.
  • Enhance and protect your home with Del Mar Windows & Tint Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:23PMSummer is here and Del Mar Windows & Tint is offering great deals on all window coverings and sun-protecting window film. For a limited time, you can receive a free window film or window covering with the purchase of any three treatments.
  • McDonald Volkswagen In Littleton, Colorado Prepares To Recieve The New 2012 Beetle Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:13PMVolkswagen fans across the states are eagerly awaiting the arrival of the 2012 Beetle due to hit the lots this summer. Arriving at McDonald Volkswagen in Littleton, Colorado in September, 2011, this new interpretation of a classic icon is one to excite any car enthusiast. While the most recent model is new, it is still very much a Beetle. Drawing inspiration from the classic Beetle, Volkswagen...
  • Undefined quality Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:01PMPutting a label on the Mazda5 isn’t easy seeing as how it can be considered any of several types of vehicles.The Mazda5 could be a hatchback, a wagon, or a crossover utility vehicle, depending on your naming preference, thanks to its handy liftgate. With its sliding rear doors it could assuredly be a minivan, although that ilk now measures two feet longer than the 15-foot Mazda5. Instead of ...
  • Holly welcomes new businesses downtown Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:45PMThis is how most small businesses get their start — on Main Streets — just like in Holly. The village and Downtown Development Authority held a ribbon cutting for seven new businesses in its historic Main Street district, July 13.
  • Leopardo Takes on 500,000 SF of Tenant Contracts Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:21PMCHICAGO-There’s three times as many firms out looking to redesign office and retail space in downtown Chicago as there were two-three years ago, according to Rick DuPraw , SVP with Leopardo . The interior construction firm took on 500,000 square feet of new work in the second quarter, he says, thanks to corporations finally spending again.
  • Sacred Heart announces expansion Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:19PMSacred Heart Hospital has announced plans for a major expansion that will include a new five-story tower containing 112 private patient rooms. The tower will be constructed on top of the hospital’s existing Heart and Vascular Institute...
  • Perfectly Palatable: bb's kitchen, Aspen, Colo., Designed by Rowland+Broughton Architecture and Urban Design Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:47PMRowland+Broughton Architecture and Urban Design sets the scene at bbâs kitchen in Aspen, Colo., where inspired food, function, and flair are on the menu
  • Mercedes Debuts 2012-MY M-Class Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:45PMGREENOUGH, MT – Mercedes all-new 2012-MY M-Class, which is the third generation of this SUV, has debuted on U.S. roads. Mercedes released detailed information about this new vehicle.
  • Heffernan Welcomes Kaleigh Kemmerly as Assistant Vice President of Los Angeles Office Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:41PMHeffernan Insurance Brokers, one of the largest full-service, independent insurance brokerage firms in the United States, has hired Kaleigh Kemmerly to join its Los Angeles, California office.  As Assistant Vice President, Kemmerly will be responsible for producing new business in Southern California.
  • Hats off to Galway Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:13PMRob Dunlop discovers the trademark flamboyance of Philip Treacy at a hotel designed by the milliner to the stars.
  • Gazette.Net: NewsWatch:?Foreclosure filings plummet in first half of year Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:25PMThe rate of foreclosure filings in Maryland in the first half of the year plunged 54.0 percent from the second half of 2010 and 68.5 percent from a year earlier, according to new data from RealtyTrac of Irvine, Calif.
  • JPS seeks greater efficiency with reorganization, renovations Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:25PMThe study suggests closing Main where it splits the hospital.
  • 2012 Dodge Charger SRT8® Delivers Perfect Balance of Intelligent Performance and Power Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:15PMAUBURN HILLS, Mich. , July 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- 6.4-liter HEMI® V-8 engine delivers 470 horsepower and 470 lb.-ft. of torque for power across a significantly wider rpm range Fuel Saver Technology with all-new active valve exhaust system improves fuel efficiency by an estimated 25 percent on the highway New, exclusive SRT heated steering wheel features mounted paddle shifters for hands on ...
  • New High-tech Features Boost 2012 Dodge Challenger SRT8® 392's Overall Performance Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:15PM-
  • 2012 Chrysler 300 SRT8® Offers the Ultimate Combination of World-Class Luxury and Performance Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:15PM-
  • Tyler Florence on His Kitchen of the Year Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:10PMTyler Florence is used to wearing many different hats: he's not just a chef, he's a Food Network TV personality, a columnist for House Beautiful magazine, a restaurateur, a cookbook author and the owner of his own chain of kitchen stores in Northern California. And next week, Mr. Florence will be in New York showing off his skills in another food-related discipline: kitchen design.
  • Renovations under way at Bath Masonic Temple Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 10:41PMChip Klugo poses in the Masonic Temple in Bath. Klugo purchased the building and is planning major renovations including offices and apartments.
  • Sony's CMT-CX5BiP HiFi system takes a style cue from the S2 Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:14PMLeave it to Sony to deliver odd-ball futuristic designs. The company's latest CMT-CX5 " HiFi " system sure is a looker, and could easily be mistaken as the lovechild of its S2 tablet and B&W's Zeppelin . This made for iPhone rig packs 40 watts of RMS power in its modular design with removable speakers, and can also be wall-mounted if you've cluttered your bookshelves. To get the jams flowing ...