Rare works from Serendipity Books to be auctioned
Berkeleyside Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:38 AM PST
The collection the late Peter Howard amassed for Serendipity Books was so vast that it will take Bonham’s six different auctions to sell it off. Once stuffed into an old winery on University Avenue, the collection, estimated at one million volumes, has now been sorted â€" and resorted and resorted â€" for sale. “The bookstore on University … is a warren of rooms filled to the roof with titles from ... |
Brazil remembers Shoah victims
J Weekly Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:38 AM PST
Remembering the Holocaust is one way to prevent it from recurring, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said at a memorial ceremony in Salvador. |
Packard Children’s Hospital Hosts Healthcare Value Network
Business Wire Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:38 AM PST
PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--No one in America likes sitting in a waiting room, or waiting as a doctor or nurse steps out to search for supplies, or paying for or enduring tests or treatments that have been proven unnecessary. Providing the healthcare you need as quickly, safely, respectfully and affordably as possible, and with the very best health outcomesâ€"that’s what it means to ... |
App Directory: The Best App Discovery App For Android
Lifehacker Australia Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:38 AM PST
Even though Android users can find and download apps in far more places than our iOS counterparts, app discovery on your device is still a task largely relegated to the Android Market. There are other app stores and apps that help you find new apps you would enjoy, but the official Android Market is the only one that’s been regularly updated and does the best job of helping you find apps you ... |
M. Basketball. Smith Named to CoSIDA Academic All-District Team for Third Straight Season
Clemson Tigers Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:38 AM PST
Clemson guard Tanner Smith has been named to the Capital One Academic All-District IV men's basketball team, as announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) on Thursday. Smith was one of five first-team selections from District IV, which covers Division I institutions from Alabama, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. |
Foreign land grab
Griffith Area News Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:38 AM PST
CASHED-UP foreign investors are making a play for local farm land, with a Griffith irrigator confirming he has had several overseas offers for one of his properties. Local farmer John Ward is adamant he won’t sell land to overseas companies, despite having an urgent need to access funds through the sale of his 1890-hectare farm. |
Montverde-Lake Wales matchup highlights Stinger Shootout
Orlando Sentinel Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:38 AM PST
Bartow’s ninth annual Mosaic Stinger Shootout, always one of the state’s top boys basketball shootout events, has a distinct Orlando-area boys basketball flavor this weekend. Wekiva tips it off Friday night at 5 with a game vs. Lakeland Kathleen, followed by a showdown of two nationally-ranked teams, independent Montverde Academy (19-3) and Class 5A state title [...] |
Cops on scene of shots fired at juveniles
WHIO-TV 7 Dayton Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:38 AM PST
Police have blocked off a road and are telling motorists to stay inside their cars after reports of someone firing shots at juveniles outside in the 5500 block of Germantown Pike. Germantown Pike is shut down between Infirmary and Shank roads. One motorist told News Center 7 that deputies told him they "had a report of someone firing a weapon in the area" and that he had to stay in his car. News ... |
Treasure hunters must return $500m haul
The Age Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:37 AM PST
BARCELONA: It is one of the greatest underwater treasure troves of all time, a glittering haul of gold and silver recovered from a mysterious sunken Spanish galleon and secretly flown across the Atlantic to the US. But an epic battle over ownership of 594,000 gold and silver coins scattered on the ocean floor has ended with victory for the Spanish government, with the American treasure-hunter ... |
Pets of the week
Standard-Examiner Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:37 AM PST
Brownie Brownie is a 1-year-old Chihuahua mix. He is a stray that no one claimed. He is likes other dogs and is great with kids, but it's uncertain if he's housebroken. Brownie is a friendly little dog, that loves attention and to play. He likes to chew on rope toys and small soft toys. He's also curious and loves to explore the play area and find new things. Brownie is in kennel old adopt 18 ... |
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