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Space shuttle gives California Science Center an attendance boost
More than 1 million people have visited the California Science Center since space shuttle Endeavour made its debut just over four months ago, far surpassing officials' expectations for the Exposition Park museum. Science Center President Jeffrey Rudolph...
Tags: Amy Davis, NASA, Rocketry, Kennedy Space Center, Space Programs
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Martin Hoffman, painter with Central Florida connections, dies
Painter Martin Joseph Hoffman, a Florida native, died last month in Vero Beach at age 77. Hoffman, who died Feb. 5, was both an illustrator and fine artist. In his varied career, he created many illustrations for Playboy magazine and devised the stylish...
Tags: NASA, Museums, Norton Museum of Art, Arts and Culture, Fine Arts
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Smithsonian planning exhibit on art of yoga, turns to crowd funding to support project
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Smithsonian Institution is announcing plans for what curators believe is the first exhibition about the visual history of yoga. When it opens in October, "Yoga: The Art of Transformation" will feature temple structures,...Tags: Museums, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Arts and Culture, Washington, DC, Arts
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Ginseng, once widespread in Maryland, now dwindling
Ginseng, one of the most sought-after medicinal herbs in the world, once flourished across much of Maryland. It has nearly vanished now, though, from all but the westernmost counties, prompting officials to ponder banning commercial harvest of the...
Tags: Agriculture, Museum of Natural History, Environmental Issues, Wildlife, Science and Technology
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Mission: Museums
It started as a fleeting thought brought on by cooler temperatures and sunny skies. "It's interesting how all these museums are so close together," I muse aloud, flipping through a Calendar section. My editor's head swivels toward me. Her eyes light...
Tags: Ku Klux Klan, Petroleum Industry, Auto Racing, Panera Bread Company, Rollins College
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Cooking event moved to Sunday
A cooking demonstration originally planned for Feb. 10 in Ellendale, N.D., has been rescheduled for Sunday. Four local women will present the demonstration, called “Let's Dish: Cooking from the Heart.” It runs from 2 to 4 p.m. at the... -
Channeling the spirits in color and line at Ellicott City gallery
Ephrem Kouakou prefers to work while the world sleeps. The artist says that in the dead of night, absent the sound of any human voice or music, he can best hear the "spirits" talking. He says he's been hearing the spirits steer his brush since he...
Tags: Religious Events, Human Interest, France, Paris (France), Côte d'Ivoire
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Woody Guthrie's great American voice gets a new home in Tulsa
TULSA, Okla. - The woman in the wheelchair and headphones is watching pictures go by and hearing a narrator speak about a place and a moment long ago. On the screen a typewritten love letter appears and the words scroll down and you can imagine the woman...Tags: George Kaiser, Science and Technology, Poetry, Music, Woodrow Wilson
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Cooking event set for Sunday
Four local women will present a cooking demonstration Sunday in Ellendale, N.D., called “Let's Dish: Cooking from the Heart.” Attendees will be able to sample the food that's prepared by Kari Nishek, Allison Rademacher, Sonja Bommersbach... -
NPR report sparks debate on 'killer kitties'
Sharpen your claws, cat owners: NPR caused a bit of a catfight this week with its story on killer kitties, which wasn’t about about lions and tigers. No one is surprised that bird lovers and outside cat owners are often at odds -- the debate crops...
Tags: NPR, Entertainment, Pets, Radio
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Baum celebration to be held
A documentary on L. Frank Baum, who lived in Aberdeen and was the author of the book, "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," will be shown and discussed at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Culture Heritage Center in Pierre. The event is being hosted as a celebration of...Tags: The Wizard of Oz (movie, 1939)
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Shuttle's end
April 26 Countless Americans watched the transport of Discovery, the space shuttle, to the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum. It was often described as a bittersweet event. As I watched, I could imagine a sad face on the base...
Tags: Winter Park
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