| Jewelry Designer Sets Fire to Her Pieces at 1 of a Kind Jewelry Mall
Fishkill, NY 04/20/07 - Local jewelry designer, Nancy Troske, of Nancy Troske Jewellery, has joined the leading online Jewelry Mall "1 of a Kind Jewelry Mall" as a jewelry designer and cloisonné enamel artist. Ms. Troske (formerly known as Nancy Hannigan) began her jewelry career when she was 12 years old. Her mother came home one day, after taking a class in "copper enameling," with a small table top kiln and a wonderful assortment of colorful glass powders, lumps and threads along with a selection of copper shapes and findings. Together they would make pins, cuff links, earrings, ash trays, tie pins, etc. This early experience with metal and the use of color launched her career in jewelry making with a specialty in cloisonné enameling. Ms. Troske graduated college with a Bachelor of Fine Arts and continued on to jewelry school in Manhattan and later in San Francisco.
About Royal Spring Water Inc.
Royal Spring Water (http://www.royalspringswater.com/) bottles and distributes purified water from the Artesian wells of the "Ogallala Aquifer". The Company's underground water source has existed for millions of years and is part of the "Ogallala Aquifer", one of the country's largest and best water quality aquifers. This pure water from the Artesian wells is already cold and free of organic contaminants, making it desirable for drinking. The state-of-the-art facility in Hereford, Texas, is where water is extracted from underground wells, then processed through a complex filtration and bottling system. In addition to producing high quality water, the facility allows for the manufacturing of plastic bottles and labels providing a fully customized product for a very competitive price.
A chocolate Jesus and Obama Christ
It is the time of year for hidden plastic eggs, massive amounts of jelly beans and large, intimidating rabbits that hold your children at the mall.
And it is also Easter.
Whether you celebrate the holiday or not, it is a safe bet you may trip over the baskets filled with overpriced children's toys while shopping for food.
However, this year, there are a few different obscure decorations that seem to be making the news.
Enter Chocolate Christ, and Barack Obama Jesus.
Two separate art exhibits, one from a student at Chicago's Art Institute and the other from sculptor Cosimo Cavallaro, depict the Christian figure in unusual ways.
The first, by Chicagoan David Cordero, shows Jesus in the likeness of a paper mache Barack Obama, complete with a neon-blue halo.
Boston lags in recruiting police
The Boston Police Department is having a tough time attracting recruits, despite launching a sophisticated, $100,000 advertising campaign last month. By this week, 947 people had signed up to take the police test in May, 30 percent fewer than the 1,345 who signed up the last time the exam was offered in 2005, the department said yesterday. Police Commissioner Edward F. Davis expressed disappointment and surprise at the lower number of potential recruits. He blamed a perception that candidates have to be a military veteran to make it onto the force. While the civil service exam gives preference to veterans, that does not keep others from also passing the test. "The overall number is rather low," Davis said in a telephone interview yesterday. ". . . The larger the group of people, the better candidates we're able to select.
Outlet mall sold
Tracys Prime Outlets were sold this week to a Walnut Creek partnership, which bought the 20-acre property for $20 million. Though there is room for the mall to grow, the new owners said theyll wait until they have tenants lined up before they build anything new. By Bob Brownne .
Mall owners tune in to the small screen
Consumers may be able to run from advertisers with the help of technologies like TiVo and ad-free satellite radio, but they certainly cannot hide.
Take for instance the shopping mall. Not so long ago, you could stroll through a local mall without being bombarded by ads from ceiling to floor.
But that is changing as shopping centers -- looking to profit from their near-captive audiences -- are selling ad space on everything from food-court tables to garbage cans.
And in the latest attempt to grab the attention of the increasingly distracted consumer, Orlando's Florida Mall recently installed a network of high-definition television sets that will broadcast commercials along with entertainment, news and mall-marketing programs.
The mall-based television network, dubbed the OnSpot Digital Network, is being rolled out by the Florida Mall's parent company, Simon Property Group.
Rescue teams need rescuing after storms
DALLAS - Thunderstorms hammered parts of Texas early Saturday, blacking out about 66,000 energy customers in the Houston area and spinning out tornadoes. The same group of storms sent a twister through a small town west of Waco late Friday, and about 40 people had to be evacuated from their homes in Haltom City because of flooding. Some Haltom City rescuers had to be rescued themselves. Three of them were trying to reach a handicapped woman when strong current swamped their boat and they had to cling to trees, said Deputy Chief Wes Rhodes. A backup team sent to their aid had to climb on top of cars, and finally teams from Fort Worth and Hurst came in with hovercraft and rescued the rescuers, he said. Three people shot in robbery attempt ATLANTA - Three people were shot during an attempted robbery at a shopping mall Saturday, police said.
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