Hollywood flair visits impoverished Miss. Delta Oct 3, 2009
Its like seeing a diamond in a mineThe items, locked under glass in wooden display cases, have the names of the stars etched on labels, and Bayless estimates the value of some at hundreds of thousands of dollars. Its like seeing a diamond in a mine. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
Wyoming Athletics Legacy Wall Campaign to Kick Off Friday, Oct. 2 Oct 2, 2009
Special display cases are also available for purchase, and make a great way to display the replica pavers. Fans will also receive an official certificate of acknowledgement bearing their inscription. (Wyomingathletics.com)
Officials list precautions to prevent E.coli infection Oct 2, 2009
These ciders also may be found on ice or in refrigerated display cases at stores. This isn't to say people can't enjoy the fresh cider, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention asks cider drinkers to heat their cider to at least 170 degrees before consuming to kill the bacteria. (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)
Junior Museum and Zoo celebrates 75 years Sep 30, 2009
In its early years, the museum consisted of collected objects such as fossils, bones and artifacts in display cases, while the zoo included a small amount of native wildlife kept in cages, Aiken said. The Museum and Zoo now strives for an interactive, hands-on atmosphere, with more naturalistic environments for its animals, including the bobcats, hedgehogs, reptiles, raccoons, bats, and a variety of birds such as Alexander, the 30-year-old goose, among others. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Bookbinder opens working museum in S.F. Sep 30, 2009
The old stuff is in the display cases around the corner, which he claims is "the only bookbinders museum in the country.". "There apparently is a very tiny one in a bookbindery in Bath, England" he says. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Local themes stand out at Barneys Sep 26, 2009
Display cases, clothes racks and other fixtures are custom-made for an eclectic look. Metal and wood tones vary, with copper, raw steel and rusted iron playing off what the designers saw around the Valley. (AZCentral -- Business)
In with the New...And The Old Sep 25, 2009
Down the hall, the rest of NUs major award winners Trev Alberts, Grant Wistrom, Tommie Frazier and Rich Glover among them can be found all in one row, with their respective trophies (Alberts Butkus Award is the most daunting) placed into front of their jerseys inside oak display cases. By early December, Osborne said, all bowl and national championship trophies will permanently be moved to North Stadium, too. (Nebraska Statepaper)
Visalia bank robber images shown Sep 25, 2009
He demanded all the watches in the display cases. The robber allegedly took 47 Rolex watches and eight other exclusive Swiss-made timepieces. (Fresno Bee)
Basketball team meets Attorney General Holder Sep 24, 2009
Before and after their meeting, the team made its way through the Department of Justice slowly, taking photographs of portraits and reading the contents of display cases honoring key figures in American history. Holder shook the hand of each player and coach when he first entered the room, and then took the time to pose for photographs in smaller groups when the meeting had concluded. (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)
Trial beings in Sahuarita murder Sep 23, 2009
Wintory described Satinsky s home in Sahuarita as being like a museum with display cases of books, artworks and other culturally significant objects, such as candlesticks and bowls. Wintory said Villa lied to Sahuarita Police Sgt. Steve Bunting, the lead investigator, about where he stored his valuables, such as his golf clubs, and said evidence will show that the golf clubs, plus a number of artworks and silver and pewter tea service items belonging to Satinsky, were found in a storage locker... (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Near paralysis at The Plaza Sep 22, 2009
The lower level is given 00004000 over to a few display cases selling cosmetics and jewelry, "boutiques" for Plaza-related merchandise and empty halls ... The lower level is given over to a few display cases selling cosmetics and jewelry, "boutiques" for Plaza-related merchandise and empty halls. (New York Post -- Business)
Fresno County's Capitol display to target water crisis Sep 16, 2009
County boards of supervisors determine what goes in the display cases, said Eric Lamoureux, a spokesman at the Department of General Services, which manages the Capitol. Although the cases are typically used to show off a county's trademark features, two counties used them in 1988 to complain about state funding requirements. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Fall feast for fiction lovers Sep 13, 2009
Brookline Booksmith ordinarily reserves seven display cases for its featured new releases: four for nonfiction, three for fiction. That ratio got flipped around recently as one ballyhooed novel after another rolled in. (Boston Globe)
Art.view: A cabinet of wonder Sep 11, 2009
One of the first display cases houses something that looks like a walnut or a fruit pit; the accompanying text states that the stone features the detailed carving of a bearded man with an array of animals in the background: an elephant ridden by a monkey, a boar, a dog, a donkey, a stag, a camel, a horse, a bird a goat. The list goes on, and the carving sounds amazing. (The Economist)
Recent bomb damage another setback for Iraq Museum Sep 11, 2009
Baghdad - The massive suicide truck bombing outside Iraq's Foreign Ministry last month also shattered new display cases, windows, and doors at the Iraq Museum, underscoring the continuing struggles officials face six years after post-invasion looting stripped the museum of some of Iraq's irreplaceable antiquities. "Showcases, windows, even the office of the director of excavations was damaged," says museum director Amira Eidan, interviewed on the sidelines of a Tourism Ministry conference on... (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Courtney Smith-Stewart (left), 6, and Nicolas Futter, 6, read at the newly renovated Columbia County Librarys main branch on Columbia Street in Lake City. The renovations include new carpeting and flooring throughout the entire building, a new circulation desk and an air conditioning system. Now open, the library was closed for eight days to complete the work. By JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter Sep 9, 2009
Dewey will also build two new lockable display cases ... The Friends of the Library paid for the circulation desk and will also cover expenses for the display cases, Paulson said. (Lake City Reporter, FL)
Taiwan Craftsman Uses Bones to Make Swords Sep 8, 2009
Meticulously laid out in display cases are 4,800 swords, knives, axes and pieces of armor. Most are from China, including a few reputed to be more than 2,000 years old. (Newsmax)
Reward Offered In Jewelry Store Robbery Sep 4, 2009
The first robber forced the children's mother onto the floor while his accomplices began taking jewelry from display cases and putting the loot in black plastic garbage bags. The robbers spoke in Spanish about a vehicle, but none of witnesses interviewed saw them leave -- on foot or in a vehicle. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
Digging Up The Saudi Past: Some Would Rather Not Aug 31, 2009
In some display cases, female figurines are listed, but not present _ likely a nod to the kingdom's ban on depictions of the female form. A tiny exhibition at the King Saud University in Riyadh displays small nude statues of Hercules and Apollo in bronze, a startling sight in a country where nakedness in art is highly taboo. (CBS News -- World)
Tango therapy Aug 30, 2009
Page last updated at 10:39 GMT, Saturday, 29 August 2009 11:39 UK. How Argentines live through tango. (BBC News -- Americas)
McKinley Museum a Fun Place for Fam... Aug 27, 2009
The Street of Shops also includes a substantial HO model train layout and several display cases. And, the Heinrich Woerschler pioneer home (a replica of the 1805 structure) features a working fireplace where the museum holds hearth cooking demonstrations during special events. (Suite101.com)
One man's whittlings become museum's prized collection Aug 24, 2009
Most of the collection, which fills several display cases, is believed to have been carved in the late 1930s and '40s. Washington Olympia Zebedee Endicott, born in 1883 in Ohio, came to Iowa in 1902 and farmed with his brother in the Geneseo area. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
S.F.'s (new) Palace Hotel celebrates a century Aug 23, 2009
The lobby floors are marble, the doorknobs on the 525 rooms are solid brass and the display cases in the lobby show off century-old gold table service. The famous Garden Court, which has Austrian crystal chandeliers, Italian marble columns, potted palms set under a huge stained glass dome is an official city landmark and an unofficial representation of what San Franciscans think of as high style. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Hanover library to host employment workshops Aug 22, 2009
Display Case Available People who have a personal collection or talent to share with the library community can display items in the library s two locked display cases that are available for use for a month at a time. Call the library at 781-826-2972 to make a reservation. (Hanover Mariner, MA)
Events at the Library, Aug. 20 Aug 22, 2009
Additional photos were added to the glass display cases in the entry and exit lobbies of the building on Aug. 15. If you haven t seen this fascinating exhibit, do come by the library. (Burlington Union, MA)
Prayer, obituary direct venture Aug 21, 2009
Almost as soon as Seiley s new ritual began, a new business plan began unfolding as the pair discussed the possibilities for some display cases they had in storage in their store. They decided they wanted to open a marketplace where they could offer people in the community a place to start their own businesses. (New Iberia, LA)
robbery at his jewelry store Aug 20, 2009
The two men then looted two display cases containing various types of jewelry worth at least thousands of dollars, DeFazio said. The men fled on foot to Maple Street, where a getaway car and driver were waiting and sped them away, reports said. (NJ.com -- News)
Moon rocks deserve top security Aug 19, 2009
What s ironic is some nations have their moon rocks on display in unsecured display cases, such as in the Solomon Islands; yet they haven t been touched. A world traveler, Gary Arndt, went to the National Museum in the Solomon Islands and was shocked to see an actual goodwill moon rock on display in an unlocked and open display case. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
With water and artistic glass, San Joaquin County administration building to open in Stockton (899) Aug 18, 2009
Bones from the woolly mammoth found at the county administration site in 2007 are in two display cases on the second floor of the new building at San Joaquin Street and Weber Avenue. Source: San Joaquin County, Academy of Natural Sciences. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Public's Gunnison Tunnel stories sought Aug 14, 2009
The museum is seeking donated display cases and easels, as well as volunteers. Businesses are also invited to drop off business cards and brochures. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Pet shop thief shoves turtle in his pants Aug 14, 2009
"We've been here twenty years and I've never had a customer shove a turtle in his pants, said Sherry Stack, Pet City owner. On Wednesday morning, a would-be customer lingered in the reptile area of the store that featured everything from turtles to snakes and bearded dragons in locked glass display cases. He then used a piece of metal to pry open one of the cabinets, removed the fist-sized Indian Star Tortoise and shoved it into the left pocket of his jeans. Unfortunately for the thief, Pet City... (KHOU.com, TX)
Forrest's mom prays for justice Aug 14, 2009
A proud mother, twin display cases in her foyer show off, among other things, gloves he gave her after fights he won, his WBA and WBC welterweight World Championship belts and two chilling mementos. These are the Gatorade bottles he bought the night he died, older brother Alphonso said, pointing to the pair of orange sports drink bottles. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Experience Latin culture in Miami's Little Havana Aug 13, 2009
Toys, photos and drawings are lined up in glass display cases. Elian's clothes still hang in the closet, and the holes where agents kicked in the door haven't been repaired. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Torte and terrific Aug 12, 2009
He fashions intricate small cakes triple chocolate, glace apricot and milk chocolate torte or lemongrass and strawberry domes and lines them up like little sculptures in display cases. The cases also have pastries piled high because the rush for danishes, croissants, pain au chocolats, palmiers and brioches is huge in the morning. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
UPDATE: Rhode Island shutting down small business for non-payment of taxes... Aug 10, 2009
Russell checked on the puppies pawing at their glass display cases. The problem is they need to get out, he said. (The Drudge Report)
Phillips Variety brims with memories Aug 8, 2009
Wendell Phillips meandered around the display cases at Phillips Variety in downtown Alpharetta, stopping here and there to finger the balls of yarn, zippers, candy, toys, clothes and tools his mother sold over 57 years. PHIL SKINNER, pskinner@ajc. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Old Hawaii shines in new spotlight Aug 8, 2009
"The display cases are filled with implements that Hawaiians used in their everyday activities," Brown said. "The interactive features use still photos, movies and quotes from people from the 19th and 20th centuries talking about their culture.". (Honolulu Advertiser)
This yo-yo innovator is also a spin doctor Aug 7, 2009
Most are on display in his study, in hand-built display cases that fill the walls. There are Jerry Garcia yo-yos, Roy Rogers yo-yos, Smothers Brothers yo-yos (comedian Tom Smothers is a yo-yo expert and fellow proselytizer), peace symbol yo-yos, Fisherman's Wharf yo-yos and Area 51 yo-yos. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Your logo here Aug 6, 2009
Good has display cases showing hundreds of promotional item samples. Catalogs and brochures line the walls of the small showroom. (Louisville Business First, KY)
New Bolton childrens boutique to open on Main Street Aug 5, 2009
She saved the ancient wood and glass jewelry and display cases the late William Wisell used in Ye Olde Tyme Shoppe at 711 Main St. I polished the glass and rubbed the wood with teak oil. It s solid mahogany, she said. (Bolton Common, MA)
MFA display recalls the designs of Greene & Greene Aug 2, 2009
Nonie Gadsden, curator of decorative arts and sculpture at the museum, has appended a lively Boston chapter to the traveling show, including display cases of Japanese ceramics and tsubas, or sword guards, replicating exhibits from the early 1890s. To today s eye, the displays look comically crowded. (Boston Globe)
Art.view: Arles together now Aug 2, 2009
Labels are often handwritten in sepia ink and many display cases also appear to be original. Merchandising and promotion are concepts that have not touched the place. (The Economist)
All aboard the ArchaeoBus at Athens-Clarke Library Jul 28, 2009
A few trips to the mechanic to repair a broken alternator, install some display cases and add a fresh paint job to the exterior, and the ArchaeoBus was born. Now wherever the bus goes, a crowd of curious onlookers follows, said Rita Elliot, a professional archaeologist who drove the bus to Athens from a repair shop in Savannah. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Back to School Jul 28, 2009
At the entrance to each grade's wing are display cases for student work to be shown. A "Wall of Champions" has two glass cases in the main lobby. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Missoula store offers up trove of vintage frames Jul 27, 2009
With her father's blessing Shull hauled the forgotten leftovers to Missoula and put them in her display cases among the trendy lines she offers at her shop on Broadway. Although Shull has long loved things from yesteryear, she didn't know how the unusual inventory would be received by customers. (Missoulian, MT)
Scared straight Jul 24, 2009
I used to entertain myself by looking at all the raw red juicy cuts of meat in the display cases. I think I liked looking at tongue best of all, although liver ran a close second. (Burlington Union, MA)
Edward Steichen exhibits showcase breadth of photographer’s career Jul 19, 2009
There are also a pair of display cases with vintage copies of Vogue and Vanity Fair, as well as an 11-minute silent film from the mid- 30s showing Steichen (cigar clenched in mouth) presiding over a fashion shoot in his studio. Steichen s going to work for Cond. (Boston Globe)
Late general's family gives fort a few pieces of history Jul 18, 2009
Once the many donated items were offloaded from the general s daughter s car Call drove down to the fort from Tucson, where she lives Breslin and Roxberry gave her a tour of Greely Hall, showing her a number of display cases to give the general s daughter an idea how the items would eventually be displayed. Accompanying Call was her friend Ann Ellerson Edwards, whose late father, Col. Geoffrey Ellerson, already was stationed at the fort when Meyer arrived. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
TV's insipid commercials, decoded Jul 17, 2009
The walls and display cases, with their identical blue-bound white boxes, resemble the spare simplicity of Apple stores. Flo, the chirpy Progressive woman, dressed in a white apron over white pants, half-sneaks up to the man: "Hi, may I help you?" She looks and acts in this auto insurance hospital like a loony private nurse. (Yahoo News)
Former Assemblyman Tesche dead at 60 Jul 15, 2009
In 2005, he and Traini teamed up to propose a city rule requiring stores to keep certain meth ingredients, like cold medications, behind counters or locked away in display cases. Traini was recovering from a stroke, he said, when the pair pitched the idea at a press conference. (Anchorage Daily News)
Local Industry News and Notes Jul 14, 2009
Store upgrades include new display cases in the butcher and seafood block, and the Starbucks Coffee Shop has been expanded. A greater variety of organic products also is offered throughout the store, Overby said. (Santa Maria Times)
U.S. retailers continue struggle with employee theft Jul 11, 2009
CHICAGO (Reuters) Walking the pharmacy aisle of a Target Corp discount store, shoppers can't miss the many anti-shoplifting measures: locked display cases, alarm cords around boxes of expensive merchandise, display hangers with locks on the end. Those represent only a fraction of the anti-theft advances created over the years to protect stores against shoplifters and organized retail theft gangs. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
RAILROAD MUSEUM’S NEW ADDITION ON TRACK Jul 11, 2009
The inside of the two-story, 884-square-foot structure was painted one week by female community punishment workers and the women returned to the museum another week to clean old display cases. Museum volunteers purchased wooden display cases from downtown Pine Bluff s recently shut down band museum using a grant from Union Pacific Railroad. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Carousel of treasures Jul 10, 2009
Dance music plays; the round display cases revolve. Through the silver painted outline of a window on a wall are film images of men and women twirling, a scene from Russian Ark , which was shot in St Petersburg s Hermitage. (The Economist)
RobbinsAlive! Looks to Start More Projects Jul 8, 2009
Display cases could be made using STEP funds previously budgeted for such cases that would have been used at the Old Elise Depot, Hayfield said. Contact John Chappell at 783-5841 or by e-mail at jchappell@thepilot. (The Pilot Newspaper)
What's/Who's new Jul 5, 2009
They specialize in selling NASCAR racing souvenirs, die-cast car collectibles, plastic model car kits, paints, display cases and Daytona 500 merchandise. Hours: 9 to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Business)
Creepy crawlers on the move in Lodi (4) Jul 3, 2009
"This is my love," Coral said, waving his arms in the direction of the store's countless display cases, filled with snakes, frogs, tortoises and lizards ... Coral has added a few more display cases and the invertebrate room, and is expanding into a nearby location to offer space for parties that would feature his reptiles ... The eggs are cared for in a nursery, and when the snakes hatch and are ready for sale, they're moved out into display cases on the shop floor. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Upgrading the Computer History Museum Jul 2, 2009
Audio listening stations let attendees delve into deeper information about topics, and artifacts including electronics and engineering notes lay clearly labeled beneath glass display cases. The more professional approach to showing some of the museum's 100,000 artifacts and hundreds of hours of video footage most of which are currently socked away in storage is a preview of techniques Hollar and his curatorial staff will use in an overhaul of the entire museum scheduled to open in October 2010. (BusinessWeek)
Glorias Jewelry and Gemstones marks 25 years Jun 30, 2009
Now, the store has display cases filled with hand-crafted jewelry from master stone cutters, silversmiths and coppersmiths. Eddie Tallhat and other Navahos who made jewelry for her mother also craft one-of-a-kind beauties for Dixon. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Runnin' down a dream Jun 28, 2009
He has display cases in his home containing medallions from each marathon he has completed. A plaque underneath each award identifies the state it represents. (Herald Online, SC -- Sports)
Waterloo Antiques Mall expands Jun 25, 2009
There are 25 to 30 different spaces with display cases available. There are a few dealers from the Waterloo area, but the rest are from around the state, including La Crosse, Oshkosh, Sun Prairie and Oconomowoc, Sherry said. (Watertown Daily Times, WI)
The Renaissance Center opens three new eclectic exhibitions Jun 24, 2009
DICKSON The Renaissance Center has announced three new eclectic exhibitions June 26-July 25 in the Visual Art Gallery, East Wing Gallery, North Wing Gallery and Display Cases. The Visual Arts Gallery presents the works of Nashville artist Jairo Prado. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
FLASHBACK: Bandits in Drag Make Off with $102 million in jewels... Jun 23, 2009
Three or four thieves swiped rings, necklaces and luxury watches from display cases at the Harry Winston store near the Champs-Elysees, a police official said. They brandished handguns and threatened about 15 employees, hitting some on the head with guns, the official said. (The Drudge Report)
Delray exhibits duel Jun 22, 2009
Durante not only came up with the idea for the 1999 exhibit that attracted 20,000 people, she also raised $10,000 to make it possible, got Mattel to donate dolls, organized the displays, printed the brochures and dusted the display cases during the show's 12-month run. For her efforts, she received $1,000. (The Palm Beach Post)
Chief blames 'knuckleheads' for Lakers disturbance Jun 18, 2009
Inside The Holy Grail shoe store, shelves were empty and glass display cases were shattered. Receipts, paperwork and shoe boxes were scattered around a back storeroom. (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)
