Sammy Davis Jr.'s pistol is turned in at L.A. gun buyback program

Edit The Los Angeles Times 12 May 2016
The Brat Pack member’s 1911 .45-caliber pistol was one of the weapons ......

College Town. City Life. (University of Missouri - Kansas City)

Edit Public Technologies 12 May 2016
(Source. University of Missouri - Kansas City). Photo by Larry F. Levenson. Each week, the University of Missouri-Kansas City offers an array of on-campus activities. It's nothing new ... Featured Event.. What ... Where ... When ... It's free ... Celebrated playwright Rinne Groff (Saved!, Compulsion) brings us the story of a modern-day young woman named Kate who is seduced by the vision of a Dutch filmmaker obsessed with the tragic 1911 fire on Coney Island....

‘Y’all Come’ hear Shelby Stephenson sing

Edit The Charlotte Observer 11 May 2016
At 7 on Friday evening, musicians from the Charlotte Folk Society will join Stephenson at the Pure Pizza Barn, behind Pure Pizza restaurant, 1911 Central Avenue. You’re invited, and the event is free ... admin@charlottelit.org ... Dannye....

Record of relics

Edit China Daily 11 May 2016
New volume of book series features Chinese antiquities collected by a prominent Japanese business family, Lin Qi reports ... The Sumitomos collected bronze wares of Shang (c.16th century-11th century BC) and Zhou (c.11th century-256 BC) dynasties and later, paintings of Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties like works by master painter Zhu Da, who is better known by his pseudonym Bada Shanren ... Previous Page 1 2 3 4 5 Next Page ... ....

'The Dweller on the Threshold': Spiritualism and two English clergymen

Edit The Examiner 11 May 2016
The reader is told in the first few sentences of this novel that when the psychical researcher Evelyn Malling first met the eminent clergymen, the Rev. Marcus Harding, the latter was still the successful rector at St. Joseph’s in London’s West End. While walking one day, Malling chances upon Harding with his senior curate, Henry Chichester ... The three men walk for a while ... First published 1911, this book is now available as an e-book. ....

Play, exhibit capture a unique Springfield woman’s story

Edit Springfield News-Sun 11 May 2016
Lucy Culler may not be the most recognizable name in Springfield history. Her story, though, may be one of the most touching and memorable ...A Walk in Ferncliff ... Friday, May 13 and 8 p.m ... The play will focus on a 1911 episode when Culler traveled from Springfield to Newton, Iowa to bring back the coffin of her firstborn daughter, Alice, to be reburied in Ferncliff Cemetery so she could place a flower on it whenever she wished ... ....

Chevrolet Silverado High Desert Offers Refined Utility (Chevrolet)

Edit Public Technologies 11 May 2016
(Source. Chevrolet). DETROIT - Chevrolet today revealed the Silverado High Desert package, which will arrive in dealers this fall ... An all-new flexible, lockable storage system in the cargo bed locks cargo away safely and protects it from the elements ... Founded in 1911 in Detroit, Chevrolet is now one of the world's largest car brands, doing business in more than 115 countries and selling more than 4.0 million cars and trucks a year ... # # #....

Blackberry wine sorbet arrives in time for summer; news from Tallmadge Circle; tastings and events

Edit Ohio 11 May 2016
The ever entrepreneurial Joe Semansky Jr., owner of Red Horse Winery in New Franklin, is expanding one of his brands. He’s teamed up with Pav’s Creamery to make Bob Golic Blackberry Wine Sorbet. Pav’s makes the sorbet using the wine named for the former Cleveland Browns defensive tackle ... For the sorbet, “It’s water, sugar, wine and fruit and stabilizer ... • Ken Stewart’s Lodge, 1911 N ... May 25....

“Power of the People: Voting in California, 1850-2016” opens May 17 at the California Museum (The California Museum)

Edit Public Technologies 11 May 2016
(Source. The California Museum). Developed in partnership with Secretary of State Alex Padilla & the California State Archives, all-new exhibit seeks to educate & inspire Californians to vote on June 7 & November 8 ... in 1850 ... Examples include artifacts from the 1911 election, which granted women the right to vote; introduced the initiative, referendum and recall; and instituted term limits for public officials ... 30, 2016 ... Thurs., Aug ... ###....

Race for the Cure, Salt City Collect-A-Con: 15 things to do this weekend in CNY

Edit Syracuse 11 May 2016
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- The weather's getting warmer, the tulips and blooming and there's no excuse to stay inside (unless, of course, you take Friday the 13th a bit too seriously). From theater and concerts to baseball games and community bike rides, there's plenty to do this weekend in Central New York. 1. Syracuse Stage presents 'A Flea in Her Ear' ... Where ... When ... How much ... 2 ... 3 ... 4 ... Saranac, Labatt, Coors and 1911 alcoholic products are sold for $2....

Looking beyond the treasures

Edit China Daily 10 May 2016
It recently released a 20-volume compendium of furniture from the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties that included 2,000 articles housed in the museum ... The Forbidden City was China's royal palace from 1420 to 1911 ... "It can, for instance, offer reference material for exhibitions." ... ....

'Meat-shaped Stone' to be exhibited in U.S. for the first time (Overseas Community Affairs Council, ROC (Taiwan))

Edit Public Technologies 10 May 2016
(Source ... It will be only the second time that the famous stone will be exhibited overseas, after it was loaned to Japan's Kyushu National Museum in 2014. This time, the 5.73-centimeter tall jasper piece from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) will go on display at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, as part of the 'Emperors' Treasures ... (noodl....

SNC-LAVALIN ANNOUNCES ITS PARTICIPATION IN THE QUEBEC GOVERNMENT'S VOLUNTARY REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM (SNC-Lavalin Group Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 10 May 2016
(Source. SNC-Lavalin Group Inc). SNC-Lavalin (TSX. SNC) announces today, through a Notice of intention filed with the Director of the Program, its participation in the Voluntary Reimbursement Program which was put into force by the Government of Quebec on November 2, 2015 ... Bruce ... Founded in 1911, SNC-Lavalin is one of the leading engineering and construction groups in the world and a major player in the ownership of infrastructure ... - 30 -....
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