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Garden Notebook Dec. 20 Sunday, December 21, 2008 @ 12:37AMIf you’ve waited to the last minute to get a gift for the gardener in your life, one option is to head to your local florist or garden center and pick up a nice houseplant, preferably one that has pretty flowers, foliage, or fragrance.
No thanks for the music Monday, December 15, 2008 @ 11:39PMFilipinos are music lovers. We like listening to music and we love singing and dancing as well. Music evokes different kinds of emotions and reactions. It can be soothing and relaxing, it can be upbeat and exciting, it can even be nostalgic.
Holiday Ramble starts today Thursday, December 4, 2008 @ 3:01PMThe Holiday Ramble begins today (Thursday) in Sterling and will continue until Dec. 20th. The second annual event will feature a hunt for the Christmas Pickle that will be displayed in participating stores.
Halekulani Introduces The Orchid Suite as Part of "The Premier Suites at Halekulani" Thursday, December 4, 2008 @ 8:46AMHalekulani, one of the world’s finest and most acclaimed luxury resorts, will soon unveil “ The Orchid Suite at Halekulani, ” a pioneering and transformative concept that will transcend the traditional hotel suite model, just as “ The Vera Wang Suite at Halekulani ” did when it debuted in 2005. A residential ambiance that represents a confluence of a contemporary aesthetic and the casually ...
Halekulani Introduces The Orchid Suite as Part of "The Premier Suites at Halekulani" Thursday, December 4, 2008 @ 8:14AM HONOLULU----Halekulani, one of the world’s finest and most acclaimed luxury resorts, will soon unveil “The Orchid Suite at Halekulani,” a pioneering and transformative concept that will transcend the traditional hotel suite model, just as “The Vera Wang Suite at Halekulani” did when it debuted in 2005.
Taxi plate in coed’s abduction traced Friday, November 28, 2008 @ 4:08PMMANILA, Philippines – The plate number TWC-897 attached to the taxi involved in the botched coed abduction and robbery over the weekend is registered to a passenger jeepney which was linked to various vehicular accidents, based on court documents obtained by the Inquirer (parent company of INQUIRER.net).
Come aboard the Kaiser Permanente Rose Parade Float, and Lets Propel Our Way to a Healthier New Year! Tuesday, November 25, 2008 @ 3:34PM PASADENA, Calif.----Come experience Kaiser Permanente’s uplifting Rose Parade float and embrace its healthy lifestyle message throughout the new year! For the 120th Annual Tournament of Roses Parade, Kaiser Permanente’s fourth consecutive year of participation, the organization has entered a playful and entertaining float entitled, “Propel Your Dreams,” which is a colorful and imaginative ...
Roadside bloomer a good yard plant, too Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 5:13AMOn numerous occasions, folks have inquired about a lovely looking orchid growing along some of our highways. Upon investigation, we find that the orchid in question is most often the bamboo orchid, Arundina graminifolia. Its name is descriptive of its canelike stems and grassy leaves.
La Salle tossers eye semis vs. winless Saint Benilde Saturday, November 8, 2008 @ 4:06PMDE LA SALLE tries to end a two-game slump and formally book a semis berth against winless College of St. Benilde Sunday in the in the Shakey’s V-League Second Conference at The Arena in San Juan City.
North County FYI Sunday, November 2, 2008 @ 5:20AMKristin Farmer, CEO of ACES, will speak at 11 a.m. Wednesday, room 125, Markstein Hall, Cal State San Marcos, 333 S. Twin Oaks Valley Road, San Marcos. (760) 750-4228.
Coastal Community Briefs for Friday, Oct. 31 Friday, October 31, 2008 @ 2:30AMToys for Thailand holds art fundraiser OCEANSIDE ---- Toys for Thailand will hold its first "Art to Hearts Gallery Project" showcasing several local artists from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Nov. 1 at Spectrum Video, 1043 South Cleveland St. Toys for Thailand is a voluntary, grassroots team of educators and community members who collect toys and monetary donations to deliver to tsunami-zone and orphaned ...
P10-M bribe charge costs lawyer P30K Monday, October 27, 2008 @ 12:11AMMANILA, Philippines—A lawyer who accused Supreme Court Associate Justice Dante Tinga of accepting a P10-million bribe from a businessman in a land case has been fined P30,000 by the high tribunal.
Arts Lead: Far Beyond Windows And Eggs - Cleveland Museum Of Art Opens East Wing With Artistic Luxury Wednesday, October 22, 2008 @ 10:30AMBy Michael Gill If a poet were to use the words "flower," "butterfly," "diamond" and "gold" as frankly and earnestly as those forms and materials were used by Peter Carl Fabergé, Louis Comfort Tiffany and Rene Lalique, he would be derided as shallow and cliché. No matter how careful the meter or witty the rhyme, those words remain easy, default statements of beauty that can hardly rival the ...
Fall Orchid Festival spotlights a tough plant to grow Friday, October 17, 2008 @ 11:13PMRichard Sipko has been called the "Cattleya King." He has been growing Cattleya orchids for 45 years, ever since his mother asked him to build her a garden and he found that growing plants and flowers came easily to him.
Grower goes to Australia Thursday, September 25, 2008 @ 11:16PMArt Chadwick, president of Chadwick & Son Orchids Inc. in Powhatan County, will discuss "Large Flowered Cattleya Species" at the Western Australian Orchid Spectacular & Conference 2008 in Perth. The event, which starts today and runs through Tuesday, features speakers from around the world as well as international vendors and a judged show.
Powhatan grower features hybrid orchids Tuesday, September 9, 2008 @ 5:40PMArt Chadwick was once an electrical engineer. Until one day twenty years ago, as he sat in his cubicle under the harsh fluorescent lights of his office, he longed for a window with a view.
The Woman in White Thursday, September 4, 2008 @ 10:51PMAn article by Joyce Carol Oates from The New York Review of Books, September 25, 2008
Local orchid grower to speak in Australia this month Wednesday, September 3, 2008 @ 1:31PMChadwick talks about the flower that inspired a corsage crazeTwenty years ago, Art Chadwick was working as an electrical engineer. He spent his days in a cubicle, under the harsh fluorescent lights of his office. And he kept suiting up and showing up, until one day he longed for a window with a view. He thought of his childhood, of a house filled with his father’s beloved orchids. “I called and ...
Venice fest awash with complaints Monday, September 1, 2008 @ 5:20PMThe main story at the midway point of the 65th Venice Film Festival has become the grumbling about the festival itself.
Local orchid aficionado heading Down Under Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 11:22AMChadwick will share his experience at September conference in Australia