Curtain Drops After Ants’ Final Act
Filed Under Curtain Rods | Posted on September 29, 2008
A Brazilian ant colony leaves some members out in the cold each night literally. Tasked with closing the nest door from the outside, these ants complete their final mission and wander off, never to be seen again, researchers report in the November American Naturalist.
Self-sacrifice for the sake of the colony isn’t unusual in social insects [...]
Proud China brings curtain down on epic Games
Filed Under Country Curtain, Cur Tainx | Posted on August 24, 2008
The Beijing Olympics ended with a blaze of deafening fireworks on Sunday, bringing down the curtain on a Games that dazzled the world with sporting brilliance and showcased the might of modern day China.
The sporting extravaganza failed to quell criticism of China’s human rights record, although the International Olympic Committee (IOC) gave the organisers the [...]
Blaze destroys mobile home in Redding
Filed Under Curtain Rods | Posted on May 25, 2008
A fire started by a smoldering curtain destroyed a mobile home Saturday afternoon in the Shady Acres Mobile Home Park in Redding.
Corky Duggan, who lived in the single-wide trailer, was able to escape the flames and no one was injured, Redding Fire Department spokesman Jeff Granberry said. Firefighters were called to the fire just after [...]
Renovation Out of Africa
Filed Under Kitchen Curtain | Posted on April 20, 2008
Denise Zidel is the African queen.Zidel has tapped right into the current rage for bagging all things safari with her furniture and accessories business Snob.And she comes by it honestly she hails from South Africa. But her showroom at 388 Carlaw Ave. is not too I’m Tarzan, you Jane.Nor is it as precious as Ernest [...]
Governor: Flood Damage Will be Costly
Filed Under Curt Flood | Posted on December 14, 2007
CHEHALIS, Wash. %26mdash; The drenching rain and howling wind were gone but flooding concerns persisted Wednesday as anxious residents waited for water to recede so they could see what was left after this week’s fierce storm.
The storm, which killed at least seven people in the Pacific Northwest before moving on Tuesday, left behind flooded homes, [...]
Storm That Battered Northwest Moves On
Filed Under Curt Flood | Posted on December 14, 2007
CENTRALIA, Washington - A storm that battered the Pacific Northwest for two days moved on Tuesday, leaving behind flooded homes, fallen trees and washed-out roads, including the region’s largest highway, which was covered with 10 feet of muddy water.
The storm, which killed at least five people, lashed the area with high winds and heavy rain, [...]