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Morgan Coach Steps Down (Hartford Courant) Rick Lye has resigned as football coach at Morgan School in Clinton.
Navajo dyeing expert keeps tradition alive (KTAR 92.3 Phoenix) Navajo dye expert Mark Deschinny _ like his grandmother and mother before him _ uses local plants to make natural dyes for Navajo weaving. Blue penstemon. Sagebrush. Holly berries. Cliff rose. The plants are found throughout the Southwest for the task, Deschinny said.
'Anchors to the eye? - Hillside letters integral part of many communities throughout West (Missoulian) Members of the University of Montana men?s basketball team take in the views from the ?M? on Mount Sentinel before repainting the Missoula landmark in September 2007.
Wolves set to sign Iwelumo (Express and Star) Chris Iwelumo will become Wolves? fourth summer signing when he joins from Charlton in a deal believed to around £400,000. The much-travelled striker, who turns 30 on August 1, is at Compton to sign a two-year deal with a 12-month option.
Navajo dye expert dedicates himself to his craft as family, tribal tradition (Arizona Daily Star) FLAGSTAFF ? Navajo dye expert Mark Deschinny ? like his grandmother and mother before him ? uses local plants to make natural dyes for Navajo weaving.
A*STAR's AIM programme reduces risk for investors (Channel NewsAsia) SINGAPORE: Exploit Technologies ? the marketing and commercialisation arm of A*STAR ? is hoping to bring angel investors and start-ups closer. It has launched an Angel Investment Management (AIM) programme to help start-ups by reducing risk for investors.
Reaching Puberty Early (New America Media) Environmental factors are putting Black girls at risk. The author's daughter reached puberty at age 7.
It's 'fair or bust' for the Ludwig family (Le Mars Daily Sentinel) In less than two weeks the Ludwig's family van will journey to the Plymouth County fairgrounds filled with 4-H baked goods, dogs, a homemade hurdle and coffee table, plus the five Ludwig children and a kitten, if there's room.
Plano museum's Chores on the Farm camp teaches kids about the rigors of pioneer life (Dallas Morning News) Lora Forsyth, education assistant at Heritage Farmstead Museum, watched Abigail Stephenson, 6, wash a dress on a washboard with lye soap. "Put some muscle behind it," the teacher said with a laugh. "One hundred years ago, you know you did a good job if your knuckles bled. But don't go that far."
feature item (kamera.co.uk) DRAWING ON FILM: DRAWING CENTER, NEW YORK CITY: TO JULY 24, 2008: A survey of the practice of "direct film"?the process of drawing, scratching, or otherwise manipulating film stock to create images without a camera.
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