Episcopal Diocese installs new bishop
NorthJersey.com - It's a new beginning," said Harvey Turer, an Allendale man who was carrying a red silk banner for St. John's Memorial Church in Ramsey. "We're moving on and moving up. This bishop has a good track record." A Clifton man said he was intrigued by
French campaigner for the poor Abbe Pierre dies
Reuters UK - Abbe Pierre represented the spirit of rebellion against misery, suffering, injustice and the strength of solidarity," Chirac's statement said. Born in 1912, Henri-Antoine Groues was the fifth child of a silk merchant but gave up his comfortable life
Park life - it's the best cure for inner-city blues
Observer - While the nobs and swells of the West End enjoyed the run of Regent's Park and Hyde Park, the silk weavers and dockers of Hackney went without. Unsurprisingly, mortality rates were terrifying while atheism and radicalism were on the rise. The result
The man who would be Bing
CNN Money - Going hand in silk glove with it will be cosmetics and grooming products to add panache to the Bing product line. Included will be Bingapoo, a hair cleanser and revitalizer for those who have very little, and Stubble, a facial cr me for those who
Miss America confronts not-so-pretty TV reality
Philadelphia Inquirer - During the two-hour show, five of the Misses will perform their talent. (Hope for Miss Wyoming's "aerial silk routine.") There will be cutaways to get the judges' reactions (including that of Hardball's Chris Matthews, fresh from the State of the Union
Recent reviews
Vancouver Business Journal - The Washington National Opera presents the Mozart "La Clemenza di Tito," conducted by Heinz Fricke, directed by Michael Hampe, set design by Hampe and German Droghetti, in the Kennedy Center Opera House, May 14. Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble
Summer Attractions
1960 Sun - Once the home of silk mill worker Pietro Mary Botto, this national landmark was the meeting place for 20,000 silk mill workers during the 1913 Paterson Silk Strike. Since then, this 1908 Victorian home has been transformed into a labor museum
An imam's journey from city to suburbia
Herald Tribune - In his silk hat and robe, he preaches to men in suits or blue jeans, cellphones clasped to their belts. But Shata said he believes this group is vital to Islam's future in the West. The religion's survival, he said, depends not only on its ability to
Where art and engineering are woven together
Times-Leader - All fabric produced at American Silk Mills in Plains Township is designed by the company. The more intricate copyrighted patterns are woven on Jacquard looms; simpler stripes and plaids are made on Dobby looms. Both types of machines use computer
Still stylish, former Ronette headed for a 'fame' induction
Hampton Roads Daily Press - In the early 1960s, Ross might have come in wearing a tailored, high-collared silk sheath with heels. Instead of letting her cinnamon-and-toffee hair sweep her shoulders, it would have been teased into a high, black beehive. Her almond-shaped eyes
