2008 Passages: Lives lost this year Dec 26, 2008
Clockwise from top left: Steve Fossett, Tim Russert, Miriam Makeba, Paul Newman, Heath Ledger, Isaac Hayes, Estelle Getty and Gene Upshaw all died in 2008. File photos clockwise from top left by: AP, Getty Images for 'Meet the Press,' AP, AP, AP/Focus Features, AP, AP, US Presswire. (USA Today)
Could this woman be Vladimir Putin's real mother? Dec 6, 2008
Mrs Putina's account also brings a personal dimension to the recent war between Russia and Georgia, and exhumes memories of another Russian strongman and Georgia's most famous son, Josef Stalin ... If Mrs Putina's story is to be believed, the Georgians can argue that Mr Putin's Georgian link has echoes of Josef Stalin's upbringing who was raised in Gori and physically abused by his mother's alcoholic husband. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Jill the tripper eludes her captors Nov 16, 2008
" Who indeed. Police revealed that other DNA traces were found at crime scenes indicating she sometimes operated in tandem. But no two crime scenes yielded the same DNA, indicating she picks up and discards helpers with the same casual abandon with which she kills. In May this year, at Saarhlzbach in western Germany, near the Luxembourg border, a woman at a fishing lodge was knocked unconscious and $600 was stolen. Left behind, again, was the same DNA and that of an unknown sidekick. Kurt... (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Local couples explore alternative buildings Nov 9, 2008
The couple is working with Madison-based Solar Sun World, owned by Josef and Connie Kullmann. The Kullmanns say in their native Germany, solar energy is extremely common. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Mr Darcy portrait set for auction Jun 10, 2008
DUNGEON monster Josef Fritzl's tormented daughter has demanded to give evidence against him as soon as possible. Site Tools. (Glasgow Daily Record)
Fray erupts at flea market Mar 25, 2008
Sheriff's Sgt. Dieter Josef said the incident began when Jack Hairston, a community activist from West Palm Beach's Northwood area, complained that two gang members had threatened him repeatedly inside the flea market ... Josef said one person in the crowd threw a No. 6 pool ball at him - and missed. (The Palm Beach Post)
Weekend entertainment guide Feb 21, 2008
LACKAWANNA COUNTY GERMAN-AMERICAN SOCIETY WINTERFEST: featuring German buffet-style dinner, music by Josef Kroboth and His Band, March 8, 4:30 p.m., Genetti Manor, 1505 Main St., Dickson City, $20. Call Margrit, 346-9278 or Lotte, 842-4268. (Scranton Times, PA)
Dining in Vienna: Diner that's not set to Strauss waltzes Jan 29, 2008
80 euros), or boiled beef, a favorite of Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria. I doubt if Franz would have immediately recognized this version, served in a kitsch-cool airlinelike tray, accompanied by small bowls of grated apple-horseradish, fried potatoes and sour cream with chives. (International Herald Tribune)
San Francisco Fall Antiques Show: Early 20th century classics shine Oct 25, 2007
A 1905 Kneehole desk by Josef Hoffman highlights the geometric, rectilinear designs of the famed Wiener Werksttte artists guild, of which he was a founder. Armchairs by architects Frank Lloyd Wright and Bertrand Goldberg bookend the Modern style era, with Wright's 1902 version from the Arthur Hurtley House in Oak Park, Ill. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Spring bidding budding Aug 24, 2007
It was published in 1990 by Josef Lebovic Gallery in Sydney, probably Sydney's most regulator exhibitor of poster art. The Victorian Railways was among the biggest users of posters to promote its services in the post-World War II years. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Eastern divinities are realigning the planets Apr 29, 2007
Some other pieces were purchased at the Josef Neumann sale at Lawsons in Sydney in April 1999, which was probably the last time such a tide of heavenly bodies came on the market. So how does Cessna, who operates Parkham Place Gallery in Surry Hills, feel about the flood of figures. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
The flag drops for big boys in their race to buy high-priced vintage toys Feb 18, 2007
Josef Stalin also has a part. After Germany's defeat in 1945, the Red Army confiscated about 30 Auto Union racing cars and shipped them back to the Soviet Union, most likely to examine their engineering, according to Christie's. (Business Report, South Africa)
Pay $15 Million for an Old Car? Better Do the Research: Michael R. Sesit Feb 14, 2007
Josef Stalin also has a part, albeit a more tangential one. Following Germany's military defeat in 1945, the Red Army confiscated about 30 Auto Union racing cars and shipped them back to the Soviet Union, most likely to examine their engineering, according to Christie's. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
