Archive for March, 2007
Quebec Village Forbids Stoning of Women, Backs Christmas Trees – Bloomberg
Quebec Village Forbids Stoning of Women, Backs Christmas TreesBloomberg - Mar 19, 2007… if they move to the Quebec village of Herouxville: Stoning of women won't be tolerated, while alcohol and Christmas trees are socially acceptable. …
Christmas trees used in erosion, pollution study – AL.com
Christmas trees used in erosion, pollution studyAL.com, AL - Mar 27, 2007WEEKS BAY — Old Christmas trees and boards from piers destroyed by Hurricane Katrina could mean new life for portions of coastline as officials recycle …
Sunken Christmas trees provide habitat for fish – Rapid City Journal
Sunken Christmas trees provide habitat for fishRapid City Journal, SD - Mar 26, 2007NEWELL — The South Dakota Department of Game, Fish & Parks has found a use for Christmas trees besides celebrating holidays — providing spawning habitat for …
Climate Change Not So Sweet – Living on the Earth
Climate Change Not So SweetLiving on the Earth, MA - 16 hours agoAnd then last Christmas I was cutting my Christmas trees most of the month of December in my short sleeve shirt. So, I just feel like it's happening, …
Christensen: Growing oranges in South Dakota a gardener’s adventure (Rapid City Journal)
Have you ever had the good fortune of eating fresh fruit that was in season, or stared wantonly at pictures of fruit in catalogs that arrive during the Christmas season?
Three Rivers snapshots (The Montana Standard)
BANNACK — Spring is in the air; the trees are starting to bud and the birds are back at Bannack State Park. Spring is a wonderful time to visit the park as the weather has warmed, the snow is gone, and the birds are singing and the summer crowds have not arrived.
?How Doctors Think? (New York Times)
?[M]edical students and residents are being taught to follow preset algorithms and practice guidelines in the form of decision trees.?
County to cut down trees in park: They’re a fall hazard because of rot; residents voice concerns over plan (Corvallis Gazette-Times)
BELLFOUNTAIN — Benton County will cut down 30 trees next month in Bellfountain Park because the large firs have red ring rot, a decaying fungus.
Christie’s probe mulching legislators’ trees (The Record)
A widening investigation by U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie has embarrassed legislators into ending their noxious practice of secretly setting aside “Christmas tree” grants for pet projects. Legislators may still celebrate Christmas in July, but they will be forced to make their wish list public.
BBC defends advance 'Songs' filming – Digital Spy
BBC defends advance 'Songs' filmingDigital Spy, UK - Mar 28, 2007The BBC has defended filming the Easter edition of Songs of Praise in November – immediately after the Christmas show. The Bishop of Lichfield, …
Success brings back respect for Stewart – Rocky Mountain News
Success brings back respect for StewartRocky Mountain News, CO - 7 hours agoYou're at the top of the Christmas cake, as it were. The lights are always on. There's nowhere to hide with this show." After five albums interpreting …
A few of their favourite songs – Ottawa Citizen (subscription)
A few of their favourite songsOttawa Citizen (subscription), Canada - Mar 29, 2007Over the Christmas break, it was a lot of James Brown" (who, incidentally, died on Christmas Day 2006). Fouchard says the band has "love affairs" with …
Nashville Records(TM) Announces Release of More Artists – MacReport (press release)
Nashville Records(TM) Announces Release of More ArtistsMacReport (press release), NY - 19 hours agoThe album will consist of 1/2 traditional Christmas music and 1/2 original material and will include 16 songs. Earlier in the week the Company announced …
LOCAL NEWS (Daily Record)
The rusting hulk of a partially-built office building has been sitting off Route 46 in Parsippany for two decades, and its fate is still uncertain.
Singer aims for big time, small crowd (Deseret Morning News)
A few years ago at the old Wrapsody Club on University Avenue in Provo, a teenager sat under the bright lights, trembling from a mix of anticipation and nervousness.
Holiday tour bandmates on the road (San Antonio Express-News)
Jane Mangini and Al Pitrelli are coming to town, but it isn’t Christmas in March.
Benanti, Ripley and Burgess Will Join Brown for Songs for a New World Concerts (Playbill)
A starry cast has been assembled for the Signature Theatre’s upcoming presentation of Jason Robert Brown’s Songs for a New World May 16 and 17 at the Music Center at Strathmore in Maryland.
Officials plan to light up Graying for Christmas – Crawford County Avalanche
Officials plan to light up Graying for ChristmasCrawford County Avalanche, MI - Mar 1, 2007Information regarding the lease of Christmas decorations was lost in the shuffle during the transition while Grayling's new City Manager David Thayer was …
Easter retail activity expected to surge this season – MyWestTexas.com
Easter retail activity expected to surge this seasonMyWestTexas.com, TX - 6 hours agoSusie Hitchcock-Hall, owner of Susie's South Forty Confections, said the Easter holiday season is the third busiest season for her company after Christmas …
Lots of fishy presence under sunken Christmas trees – Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription)
Lots of fishy presence under sunken Christmas treesKnoxville News Sentinel (subscription), TN - Mar 10, 2007Christmas trees that spent a few weeks covered in tinsel and ornaments are destined to spend years covered in algae and, hopefully, fish. …