Obituaries for Thursday, March 26, 2009 Mar 26, 2009
He served on the advisory board for the area WWTC schools and was a member and past board member of St. Michael s Catholic Church at Indian Creek. Darwin is survived by his wife of 59 years, Rosella; three daughters, Dianna Schermerhorn of Onalaska, Sandra (John MacInnis) Schendel of Verona, Wis. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Ten Free Sights of Singapore Mar 25, 2009
The smell of Indian cooking pervades this interesting area, filled with the bustling Indian population of Singapore. Little Arabia. (Suite101.com)
Experiencing the real Mexico and Caribbean Mar 20, 2009
There's the free-form pool fronting the property's private beach as well as colorful rooms (without phones) decorated in a Moorish meets West Indian style and featuring minibars and CD players. But with the charms of the surrounding fishing community of Treasure Beach so close at hand, staying put would be a mistake: Have breakfast at the local eatery, shop for crafts, and, on public holidays, hear local musicians performing before returning to the resort to enjoy the catch of the day. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Fear fuels gun sales Mar 15, 2009
The Robert Strickland Shooting Range at 1180 Indian Lake Road in Daytona Beach will be closed for routine maintenance and repairs for a week beginning Monday. It will reopen at 9 a.m. March 24. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Mayfair meets modern Mar 15, 2009
There were also what could only be termed "ethnic corners," with Mao- and Che-printed merchandise, African masks, and Indian fabrics ... At Benares, a modern Indian establishment from Michelin-starred chef Atul Kochhar, minimalist design and delicate flavors are the rule ... Kochhar's sleek presentation of haute Indian fusion dishes is in a style far from London's typical curry houses. (Boston Globe)
Infotainment Mar 12, 2009
Creations by Indian designer Manish AroraParis: Models present creations by Indian designer Manish Arora during the autumn/winter 2009 ready-to-wear collection show. afp. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
It will be fun, fun, fun Mar 12, 2009
The 22nd annual Multicultural Indian Event, May 14-17, offers music, history, traditional crafts demonstrations, real cannons, and wagon and canoe rides. 256-905-2494. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Chinese Art Dealer Weeps After Refusing to Pay for $40 Million YSL Bronzes Mar 10, 2009
Last week, the Indian government said it facilitated the return of independence leader personal effects from a New York auction after the Indian public decried the sale. Indian liquor magnate Vijay Mallya paid $2. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
Gandhi's glasses and a rabbit's head Mar 6, 2009
Gandhi's glasses were similarly given as a present to a colonel in the British Indian Army who had asked for a keepsake in order to be inspired ... As in the case of the Chinese government's protests and attempts to halt the Paris auction, the Indian government objected strongly and held talks with Antiquorum to remove Gandhi's items from sale, but to no avail ... An Indian diplomat in New York announced subsequently, "We have offered to them that even if they did not want to donate the items,... (Asia Times Online)
Stars donate to Darfur aid sale Mar 2, 2009
The 12th Century Indian fort still home to 5,000. Will shark attack wave scare Aussies from the sea. (Yahoo News -- Philanthropy and Volunteerism)
Artefacts of her affection Mar 2, 2009
After a rewarding career as an antiques dealer, Joan Bowers has decided to sell her private collection of Indian artefacts, no doubt one of the best in Australia ... Regarded as one of the most prolific collectors in the world, McAlpine was fascinated by Indian antiquities and when he began to invest in property in Broome, he asked Bowers to decorate his Cable Beach Club ... As well as the Indian pieces the collection includes a selection of Aboriginal and Papua New Guinean artefacts she... (The Age, Australia)
* Taipeis underground gaming heaven Feb 28, 2009
Urban vinyl, anime and gundam lovers will also find plenty to gawk at, especially in Indian ... Like many of the other toy and figure shops in the mall, Indian carries a large selection of Bandai gundam kits and Lego sets (including several from the Star Wars series for NT$1,590). (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Where to stay in St. Lucia Feb 24, 2009
Experience African bush and the warm Indian Ocean. Afrikhaya Guest House offers a stylish Afro-contemporary home set in a tropical garden with four elegantly furnished, air-conditioned guestrooms with en-suite bathrooms. (iAfrica.com)
The big list of festivals Feb 20, 2009
Features the artworks and crafts of more than 700 American Indian artists, music, dance performances and food ... Mondrian Scottsdale Hotel 7353 E. Indian School Road, Scottsdale ... Steele Indian School Park 300 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Review: `Fired Up!' is rah-rah-raunchy Feb 20, 2009
DENVER - Drawn to the lavish dance numbers in films from India, or just bored with their gym workouts, people are flocking to Bollywood-style dance classes that mix traditional Indian folk dances with hip-hop moves. And the U.S. exercise industry is taking notice. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Bollywood-style dance classes drawing big crowds Feb 19, 2009
DENVER Drawn to the lavish dance numbers in films from India, or just bored with their gym workouts, people are flocking to Bollywood-style dance classes that mix traditional Indian folk dances with hip-hop moves ... Long enjoyed by young people of Indian descent, and common in big cities on the coasts, Bollywood-style classes are popping up in regions of the country where Indian cinema is new and there aren't as many people of Indian descent ... "I was looking to try something different," says... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Leisure Calendar: Feb. 18, 2009 Feb 18, 2009
The Northern Michigan Chapter of the Embroider s Guild of America will meet Wednesday, Feb. 25, 11 a.m., in the Transfiguration Episcopal Church in Indian River on M-68. Project is needlepoint cushions with all supplies included. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Top 5 in Atlanta Feb 18, 2009
Indian fare worthy of an Oscar ... If you re looking to celebrate Mumbai-style (or just dig into some great Indian food, whatever the city or region), get your garam masala game on and head for these restaurants ... Rava masala is one of the treats from the griddle at MGR Palace in Stone Mountain, known for its dosai, or South Indian pancakes. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Scientists dig for the guts of earthquakes Feb 18, 2009
Deep ocean quakes can be especially dangerous if they generate a tsunami, like the giant sea wave that took hundreds of thousands of lives around the Indian Ocean in 2004. Susan Schwartz, a professor of earth and planetary sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz, said researchers have uncovered a third type of slip that occurs along plate boundaries. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Are EBay 'Oscar Items' Proof of Hollywood's Disconnect... Feb 17, 2009
But on eBay, the film showing Brad Pitt aging backwards is blowing the rags-to-riches tale of a poor Indian boy who masters "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" out of the water. Online auction-goers have snapped up a total of 491 "Button"-inspired mementos at an average price of $19. (Fox News)
NBA star clocked at 90 MPH with 3-year-old in car Feb 17, 2009
He was stopped by a Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community police officer and accused of having a blood alcohol level above 0. 08 percent and of failure to drive in one lane. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Trouble followed Ronette singer's fame Feb 17, 2009
Racial ambiguity lent an exotic element: the Bennett sisters had black, American Indian and Irish blood; Talley was black, Indian and Puerto Rican. We called them the bad girls of the 60s, said the singer Darlene Love, who met the Ronettes in 1962, a year before they became famous with Be My Baby. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
November 16-30, 2008, Obituaries Feb 9, 2009
She was a former employee of Hamilton County Nursing Home where she worked for 18 years, and was a member of Indian Springs Church of God, where she formerly served as a Sunday school teacher. She was also a member of the ladies auxiliary at Hamilton County Nursing Home She was preceded in death by her parents, Grady and Flora Boothe Hyatt. (Catoosa County News, GA)
Drumsticks And Drum Rolls Feb 8, 2009
RELICS OF THE PAST were on display Saturday at the Fredericksburg Indian Artifact and Collectible Show in Pioneer Pavilion for observers like Alaska resident Carl Ulrich. Over 70 tables of pre-historic American artifacts like these 100-to-12,000-year-old relics shown by local exhibitor Marc Land were viewed by a record-breaking crowd. (Fredericksburg Standard Radio Post, TX)
Weekend entertainment guide Mar 28, 2008
OUTDOOR EVENTS: Godfrey s Ridge hike, April 6, meets 9:15 a.m.; Indian Ladder Falls hike, April 13, meets 9:15 a.m.; Buttermilk Falls hike, April 20, meets 9:15 a.m.; Canal Trail hike, April 24, meets 9 a.m., Greater Scranton YMCA, Dunmore, 343-5144. HELEN KELLER DAY: featuring lunch and entertainment, April 6, doors open, 11:30 a.m.; fashion show, 1:30 p.m., St. Mary s Center, Mifflin Avenue, benefits Lackawanna Branch, Pennsylvania Association for the Blind. (Scranton Times, PA)
Around the Region Mar 24, 2008
FOR KIDS: American Indian magician Tamaka will perform at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Riverbank Library, 3442 Santa Fe Ave. Tamaka will entertain with comedy, storytelling, music and magic through his stories about American Indian culture. The program is offered to help kick off the spring session of StoryTimes, offered at 10:30 a.m. Fridays. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Asian buyers seeking undervalued contemporary art in Japan Mar 24, 2008
While the price of art in some sectors was rising fast, driven by Chinese, Indian and Russian buyers, the Japanese art market, like its economy, was subdued, despite a rich aesthetic heritage and influential artists like Takashi Murakami and Yoshitomo Nara ... "Taiwanese think that the quality of Japanese art is high, and prices are very low compared to Korean and particularly Chinese and Indian art," Kurata said by telephone from South Korea, where he was meeting clients ... Unlike Chinese or... (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Dawn in Bhutan Mar 23, 2008
Only 4 percent of its 30,000 square miles are flat: the lowest steps beginning in the lush jungle lowlands of the south near the Indian border, through a rugged, steeply forested, 6,000-foot mountain range to the central part of the country, then climbing steadily upward to the icy Himalayan peaks, which top 23,000 feet (unlike Nepal and Tibet, no mountain climbing is allowed in these sacred places). That land remains remarkably pristine and biologically diverse today -- it's listed as one of... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Sun, Sand & Drugs Mar 22, 2008
Indians not allowed' signs to keep away the natives from the parties and raves and nude sunbathing ... As at the shacks selling 'six-pack menus' - Chinese, Indian, Italian, Mexican, Organic, Thai - and everything else ... And even if the foreigners went away, Goa would not have much to fear - Indian tourists regularly out-number their foreign counterparts by seven times every year and outspend them too. (India Times, India)
Peter Becker Flower show set to color your world on Friday and Saturday Mar 15, 2008
800 Maple Ave., Franconia Township, in between Indian Valley Middle School and the Indian Valley Family YMCA. When's the show ... "Back the Old Country Road," a sweet and nostalgic look back to a time when the Indian Valley was mostly farmhouses and open space. (Springfield Sun, PA)
Classifieds 3/11/08 Mar 15, 2008
WANTED TO BUY Cash paid for antique Harley Davidson, Indian, other American made motorcycles. Any condition. (Pontiac Daily Leader, IL)
10 ways to enjoy season of rebirth Mar 15, 2008
Scottsdale's parks along Indian Bend Wash are a great place to enjoy the outdoors. And for plant lovers, the city has a new xeriscape garden featuring a number of blooming low-water-use plants at Chaparral Park, south of McDonald Drive, east of Hayden Road. (AZCentral -- Home)
Dollar's clout sinks worldwide Mar 15, 2008
Indian merchants catering to tourists have also turned bearish on the dollar. "Gone are the days when we used to run after dollars, holding onto them for rainy days," said Vijay Narain, a tour operator in the city of Agra where the Taj Mahal is located. (MSNBC -- Business)
Bush administration presses India on nuclear energy pact Mar 6, 2008
The Indian prime minister, Manmohan Singh, demurred on a deadline for the politically contentious deal, but in an unusual swipe at his opponents, made it plain on Wednesday that his fragile coalition government was mustering the political courage to push through the agreement with the United States and readying itself for the inevitable consequence: early elections ... But if the Indians have an interest in prolonging the negotiations, the clock is fast ticking on the American side, particularly... (International Herald Tribune)
Letters to the Editor - 3/4/2008 Mar 5, 2008
Someone needs to wait a long time and develop it according to needs, not "wants." You know it was Indian land a long time ago. Maybe the Pechangas or Palas would like it back. (North County Times)
Whiff of scandal?US corruption trial highlights US-UK attitudes to politicians Mar 5, 2008
Hitler's secret Indian army ... Hitler's secret Indian army. (BBC News -- Americas)
Anthony dOffay Mar 2, 2008
He collects Indian sculpture and lingams. He has a vegetarian, homeopathic streak to him. (Times Online)
Bulldogs complete district tourney sweep; Parker is MVP Feb 24, 2008
At River on Monday, Indian River vs. Bethel girls starts the doubleheader with Kecoughtan vs. NR set for 8 p.m. The Lady Warriors travel to Bethel to take on the Peninsula District s No. 2 seed Hampton at 6 p.m. Monday. Reader Comments. (Suffolk News Herald, VA)
Get Out Events, Hunting & Fishing Calendar Feb 17, 2008
March 1 or March 2 Easy ski-touring on Lower Indian Creek Valley Trail ... March 9 Easy 7-mile ski-touring or hiking on Indian Creek Trail starting at Champion. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Rare book draws pretty penny at local auction Feb 12, 2008
Van Norman outlasted a Pennsylvania collector to take home a copy of "Famous Indian Chiefs," written by Ben Ely and published by Whitman Publishing Company. Bauer is delighted that the Van Normans won the bidding war and kept the book in South Dakota. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Brazilian modernism's time has come Feb 10, 2008
Rio was also where European-American modernism as espoused by Le Corbusier was first melded with sensuous African, Indian, Middle Eastern and Japanese forms. "Artisans, craftsmen and slaves all brought their culture and style to Brazilian design," Meyers said. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment and Seminole Hard Rock International Name New Directors and Managers Feb 7, 2008
Bowers also serves as President of Seminole Tribe of Florida, Inc., which directs certain business interests of the Tribe; -- Elrod Bowers, the current Chief Operating Officer of the Seminole Tribe of Florida; -- Robert L. Gips, special counsel on Indian affairs at the law firm of Drummond, Woodsum & MacMahon in Portland, Maine; and -- Michael D. Rumbolz, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cash Systems, Inc., a NASDAQ-listed company focused on the casino cash access industry ... The... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
A frenzied hunt for 4-year-olds' destinies Feb 6, 2008
Alas, it was not, and walking back to his car he wondered if it would not be better if Indian couples decided to have children only after being assured of seats in school ... The scramble is part of the great Indian education rush, playing out all over the country and across the socioeconomic spectrum ... New private schools are sprouting up, as industrialists, real estate developers and even a handful of foreign companies eye the Indian education market. (International Herald Tribune)
Thousands of Pakistanis march for divided Kashmir Feb 5, 2008
Earlier, about 100 Kashmiris were allowed into Islamabad's protected diplomatic quarter to hold a peaceful rally outside the Indian High Commission ... Separatist rebels have been battling security forces in Indian Kashmiri since 1989 and tens of thousands of people have been killed ... He said people in Indian Kashmir were being oppressed by Indian security forces. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Weak economy imperils town's snowbird business Feb 4, 2008
Since November, Beene has sold about half as many American Indian feathers, headdresses and kachina dolls as she had by this time last winter. Beene, who has been venturing here from Pennsylvania for 26 years, doesn't know how long she'll stick around if business doesn't pick up. (AZCentral -- News)
Western Auction Features Civil War Arms and Major Pre-Columbian Artifacts Collection Feb 2, 2008
The auction will also present other major antique firearms plus important western collectibles including Texas Ranger items and Indian artifacts ... Indian artifacts include arrow heads, peace medals, hand-woven Indian baskets such as an Apache figural basket, a Navajo wedding basket and an Apache gambling tray, Acoma and Pueblo Indian pieces, Navajo rugs and Indian pottery from the mid to late 1800's. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Art steams ahead despite the ructions Feb 1, 2008
One surprise among the lesser lights was a 25-bore silver mounted Indian matchlock musket that may have predated its 19th-century attribution. It went off with a bang at 7200. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Country living, remade to order Feb 1, 2008
Dominating the room in color (red) and height (6 1/2 feet) is the resin sculpture "Indian 4 (Spear)" by San Francisco artist Yoram Wolberger. "I actually call this the field room rather than the ballroom because it looks out on the field and it resembles multipurpose rooms in country homes," Sharpe says. (AZCentral -- Home)
Post a comment Jan 29, 2008
How come, and since when, a nation whose historical foundation consists of the blood of American Indian and American African have the high moral ground to judge leaders other nations of the world. Look at your own present leaders and what they do around this planet. (International Herald Tribune)
Visiting South Africa: 36 hours in Cape Town Jan 26, 2008
50 rand), Indian South Africa's answer to egg rolls, downstairs, and art films and live, sometimes impromptu, performances upstairs ... District Six, in the mountain's shadow, was a bohemian mix of Indian, black, Muslim and white residents until the apartheid government razed the neighborhood in the 1960s to enforce racial separation. (International Herald Tribune)
South Korean president apologizes for 1950 civilian killings Jan 25, 2008
A Japanese naval destroyer departed to resume the country's anti-terrorism mission in the Indian Ocean after a divisive battle in Parliament caused a three-month suspension ... The ships' refueling mission, in support of U.S.-led forces patrolling the Indian Ocean, was to begin in two to three weeks. (International Herald Tribune)
Read Article » Jan 25, 2008
Indian officials say Sarkozy's visit will include a brief trip Saturday to the Taj Mahal, one of the world's most famous monuments to love. French officials say the visit was not certain to take place. (International Herald Tribune)
Mystery illness killing Indian crocodiles Jan 23, 2008
Three decades after it was brought back from the brink of extinction, the rare Indian crocodile known as the gharial is turning up dead by the dozens on the banks of a river called the Chambal ... Since mid-December, the National Chambal Wildlife Sanctuary has confirmed 76 deaths along the river, which begins in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and runs through Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh ... The Indian government, under pressure from conservationists, set up protected areas in 1979... (International Herald Tribune)
Expo to feature fantastic food, antiques and exhibits Jan 23, 2008
Siebert will be at the Expo both days to evaluate U.S. coins and currency, along with Indian artifacts. John Kodner, of Kodner Galleries in St. Louis, will be on hand to evaluate fine art and sculpture on Saturday only. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Church to host rummage sale Jan. 25 and 26 Jan 19, 2008
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State Archaeologist Shares Tales of Looting Jan 18, 2008
Mountain View Telegraph Tales of drugs, looted archaeological sites and the theft of American Indian bones are part of what Phillip Young uses to encourage conservation ... On a field trip in the early 1990s, an archaeology student from the College of Santa Fe took an American Indian skull that may have been 800 years old from Grand Gulch Primitive Area in Utah. (Cedar Crest East Mountain Telegraph, NM)
Top 10 Romantic Hotels for Valentine's Day Jan 18, 2008
- The Chedi Muscat, Oman For an Arabian fantasy On the Gulf of Oman, The Chedi sits amongst 16th century hill-top fortresses and overlooks the Indian Ocean and rugged mountains of Muscat. Seductive and beautiful, The Chedi is like a scene from The Arabian Nights. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Letter from India Jan 18, 2008
The disclosure last week that a World Bank investigation had uncovered "serious incidents of fraud and corruption" in five of its Indian health care projects, financed by $568 million in loans, elicited little surprise ... The World Bank spun its announcement of these devastating findings shrewdly, hiding the details beneath a triumphant launching of a new anti-corruption drive with the Indian government ... When corruption in its Indian health care projects was first exposed in 2005, the bank... (International Herald Tribune)
Push for education yields little for India's poor Jan 17, 2008
More Indian children are in school than ever before, but the quality of public schools like this one has sunk to spectacularly low levels, as government schools have become reserves of children at the very bottom of India's social ladder. The children in this school come from the poorest of families those who could not afford to send away their young to private schools elsewhere, as do most Indian families with any means. (International Herald Tribune)
Gandhi's ashes to rest at sea Jan 16, 2008
One of those urns was handed over last year to a museum dedicated to Gandhi by an Indian business family that had preserved it for almost 60 years. The Mani Bhawan Gandhi Sangralaya had plans to display the urn along with Gandhi's personal belongings, but his descendants intervened, asking the museum to consider scattering the ashes at sea. (International Herald Tribune)
Singh ends China trip stressing joint interests Jan 16, 2008
The Indian trade minister, Kamal Nath, led a business delegation and pushed China to open its markets for Indian products ... One potentially substantive section dealt with Indian aspirations for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, an ambition some analysts say China has not encouraged ... The document stated that "the Indian side reiterates its aspirations for permanent membership of the UN Security Council.". (International Herald Tribune)
India, China target trade, set joint military drills during visit by Indian prime minister Jan 15, 2008
Singh's visit to China, the first by an Indian prime minister in five years, highlights growing interaction between the Asian powerhouses, whose combined populations of nearly 2 ... New Delhi has expressed concern about China's cultivation of relations with Myanmar, Pakistan and other Indian neighbors, while Beijing is believed to be watching developments in New Delhi's increasingly close relationship with Washington. (International Herald Tribune)
Two giants try to learn to share Asia Jan 13, 2008
But Indian officials insist that India is not a proxy for American interests and is not plotting to form alliances to counter China's rise ... In New Delhi, senior Indian officials lowered expectations for any breakthroughs ... The border dispute includes competing land claims over the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. (International Herald Tribune)
Japan approves bill on Afghan war Jan 12, 2008
The Japanese government on Friday pushed through a special law authorizing its navy to resume a refueling mission in the Indian Ocean as part of the American-led military effort in Afghanistan ... A Japanese refueling vessel and a destroyer had operated in the Indian Ocean since 2001, supplying 132 million gallons of fuel to warships from the United States, Britain, Pakistan and other countries. (International Herald Tribune)
Japan revives naval support mission Jan 11, 2008
Members of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force watch a Pakistani navy destroyer being refuled in the Indian Ocean in October 2007 ... Japan's ruling coalition forced a bill through parliament Friday to revive a U.S.-backed anti-terror mission in the Indian Ocean, clearing the way for Japanese ships to return to the region after a monthslong absence ... The approval comes as a bitter victory for Fukuda, who has been a staunch supporter of a continued presence for Japan in the Indian Ocean... (International Herald Tribune)
