Waterford Crystal workers occupy plant

Workers at the famous Waterford Crystal are still occupying the works as unions and company receivers work to negotiate job losses and keep the plant open by striking a deal with any company prepared to take on...

Venus Natural Crystal Chair: Furniture That Grows

Designer Tokujin Yoshioka doesn't just build furniture, he grows it.  One of the feature pieces in his upcoming Second Nature - Born of Memory: Thinking About the Future of Design exhibition is the Venus...

Galveston Victim Remembered: "Gail's Voice was Shaky with Fear"

FREE SPIRIT Gail Ettenger, 58, a native of New Jersey stayed put at her home in the Bolivar Peninsula, but as water rose, she rang a friend, "Oh, oh, I screwed up this time." Her friend recalls, "Gail's voice was...

GALVESTON: Bolivar Heartbreak, "We Are Going to Drown" - Last Call

AT LEAST 23 people are identified as "missing" from the Bolivar Peninsula, many presumed drowned, as tragic tales emerge of abandoned cars and lifts that never arrived.  In all, over 200 remain...

Houston's post-Ike supplies coming, officials say

"HOUSTON, Texas (CNN) -- Federal supplies of food and water will be available to Houstonians affected by Hurricane Ike on Monday, an official said Sunday after Houston's mayor voiced concern about the aid. ...

From Animals to Crystals: The Latest Trend in Band Names

A couple of years back, bands were all about animal names: Animal Collective, Frog Eyes, Grizzly Bear, Arctic Monkeys, Deerhoof, Deerhunter. Then there were all of those canis lupus-inspired names: Wolf Parade, We...

What Color Was That Blast? Trauma-Measurement Stickers for Soldiers

One problem with getting caught in an explosion (aside from, well, getting caught in an explosion) is the long-term damage that isn't easily detectable at first. For example, a soldier caught in a roadside bomb attack could emerge seemingly unscathed, only to encounter...

Moscow traffic jam, go rooftop or Crystal Island

      Moscow traffic jam, go rooftop avenue Architect Roland Lipp presentS EL City, elevated cityroads integrated in the roofs. Moscow the most expensive citynow, with constant traffic jams, needs...

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull makes $60 million at US bo...

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull has taken nearly $60 million on its opening two nights at US box offices, despite the reviews being less than impressive."Paramount studio executives hope the...

Indiana angers Russian Communists

"Members of the Russian Communist party have called for the new Indiana Jones film to be banned in the county because they say it distorts history.Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, set during the Cold War, sees Harrison Ford's character battle Cate...

Crystal skulls 'are modern fakes'

"Two of the best known crystal skulls - artefacts once thought to be the work of ancient American civilisations - are modern fakes, a scientific study shows.They are at the centre of the story for the latest Indiana Jones film.But experts say examples held at the British...

10 Reasons The Crystal Skull will probably suck

"The audience is oldThe target-audience has long lost interest in mainstream Hollywood with it’s beautiful skinny young people. Mostly they are divorced men picking up easy crotch on Craigslist, spending their disposable income on Jack Daniels and Viagra. The less jaded...

Indonesian customs detain two Taiwanese for carrying drugs

"Tangerang (ANTARA News) - Customs and Excise officers at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Tangerang, Banten Province, have detained two Taiwanese for trying to smuggle in 4.782 kg of crystal methamphetamine...

Surabaya customs detain two Taiwanese for carrying drugs

"Customs and excise officers at Surabaya`s Juanda international airport on Sunday evening detained two Taiwanese nationals for trying to smuggle in 7.215 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine worth around Rp8.55...

Surrey: Meth Drug Convict Pleads To Stay in Canada

Another Obvious Clue, for the Obviously CluelessOpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCertainly another story for the No Sh*t Sherlock Files,  for Idiocy, whereby a Jordanian National from Surrey is...

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