The Quilting Bee Is A Great Social Event For Quilters

Author: MIKE SELVON

Published: 06/08/2008

Social gatherings for women were very infrequent in the past. Going to church was usually the only time women had to socialize. However, a quilting bee gave them the chance to get together more frequently. A quilting frame was the only equipment that the hostess needed to possess for the...

The Growth of Birmingham's Economy

Author: Art Gib

Published: 06/08/2008

Founded in 1871 and name for a major industrial city in England of the same name, Birmingham, Alabama was started as an industrial enterprise shortly after the end of the Civil War. However, over the course of a century, Birmingham's economy diversified to include banking, insurance,...

How The Red Carpet Came To Be

Author: MIKE SELVON

Published: 06/08/2008

If you think about the red carpet, then you probably think of celebrities at movie premiers. That is usually the place where red carpets are seen. That wasn't the original intent though. These long, carpet runners actually had a long journey before they got to that elevated state. The idea of...

Health And Safety In The Extreme

Author: Catherine Harvey

Published: 06/08/2008

Health and safety training will vary depending on the line of work you are in and everything from the blindingly obvious to the correct training on the use of certain equipment will be covered. Working in an office is a pretty sedentary way of spending your day but the amount of accidents,...

Foam Extinguishers Upon The Old Miss

Author: Jon Butt

Published: 06/08/2008

If Huck Finn and Jim had thought to carry foam extinguishers with them in their classic flight down the Mississippi, they might well have had an easier time of everything. That's what Disneyland employees learned one morning when a raft on their classic "Tom Sawyer Island" attraction burst into...

Take Some Time Out in Cobbitty

Author: Donna Mathews

Published: 06/08/2008

Born on the property 'Denbigh', to the mother of six other children (with one more to follow after Eliza), Ann (who was the eldest daughter of Samuel Marsden) and father Thomas Hassell, a colonial minister in the Anglican Church. Indeed, Eliza herself became a lay minister, tending to the...

What Sukkot Is All About

Author: Andrew Gibson

Published: 05/08/2008

Make Sukkot special this year by sending friends and family free e-cards to help celebrate the day. Free e-cards are quickly becoming very popular, and will soon lead the card market. Free e-cards most importantly are free, but not only that, wherever you send your card from or too, no matter...

What Actually Is Rosh Hashanah

Author: Andrew Gibson

Published: 05/08/2008

Celebrate rosh hashanah this year by sending out free e-cards to show your appreciation. Friends and family are often the most likely recipients of free e-cards, but you could also send one to a work colleague. Free e-cards are gradually becoming the free, easy way of sending e-cards....

The Story of Hand Tattoos

Author: Wincent Loh

Published: 05/08/2008

Many people who choose to get a tattoo opt to get a tattoo for the hand. The biggest reason is that, along with the neck and face, the hands are some of the most constantly visible body parts. A tattoo for the hand makes a very public statement about a person's personality and interests. Of...

Fire Safety Signs And Verbs: New York's Graffiti Master

Author: Jon Butt

Published: 05/08/2008

Are fire safety signs beautiful? Or are they the kinds of things people simply don't notice? Or are they possibly an opportunity for unique creative expression? The work of Leon Reid IV (alias Darius Jones, alias VERBS) raises these questions and more. Reid's long career as a...