| IMBA Soliciting Photos for Annual Calendar
The IMBA wall calendar is one of the favorite items in IMBA's online store, and the 2007 calendar sold out in record time. IMBA is soliciting contributions of mountain bike photography for the 2008 edition of the calendar. Send low-res sample images (jpeg format, maximum 5 megs per message) or links to online galleries to Communications Director Mark Eller, or submit your images on a disk to IMBA, PO BOX 711, Boulder, CO 80306 (Attn: Calendar Submissions). Digital images only, no slides or prints, please. Images must be available as high-resolution files (suitable for printing at 13" X 13") to be included in the 2008 IMBA calendar. Submissions deadline is May 1st, 2007. Fine Fendered Friends Local artists using vintage bicycle fenders as their canvas will display and sell their art in a unique event scheduled for Friday, May 4th in Minneapolis.
Poll: Triad shopping centers are less safe
At least some Triad shopping centers are less safe than they used to be, according to those who responded to The Business Journal's most recent online poll, which ran from March 21-27. Of the 158 people who responded to the question, "Have you changed your shopping habits because of concerns over crime?," 52 percent answered either "yes, I am definitely a more cautious shopper," or "there are some shopping centers I avoid, but still feel safe at most places." .
DateBook A complete listing of events going on in your area
"Anne and Her Students': The Olde Courthouse Gallery will host 'Anne and Her Students,' featuring the work of Anne Von Ehr and her art students, at the gallery, 110 W. Madison St., Yorkville. The exhibit includes 60 pieces of art. Hours are noon to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. (630) 553-4111. AU Student Art Show: The Seventh annual AU Student Art Show will be held through Sept. 14 at the Downstairs Dunham Gallery at Dunham Hall, 1400 Marseillaise Place, Aurora. Hours are 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays and 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays. Call (630) 844-7843. Aurora University's Schingoethe Center: Aurora University's Dunham Hall provides the setting for the Schingoethe Center for Native American Cultures, which opened in 1990. Herbert and Martha Schingoethe donated their collection of more than 6,000 items of American Indian arts, artifacts and related materials.
Worthy causes
ALMON B. COOK SCHOLARSHIP FUND: The Almon B. Cook Scholarship Fund is accepting scholarship applications through May 4 from graduating Gloucester and Rockport high school seniors who plan to attend a two- or four-year college or trade school. The fund provides scholarships for any course or training aimed at developing or improving a natural gift, whether it is mental, physical or artistic. Recipients are selected based on their academic record and financial need. Application forms are available in the guidance offices at Rockport and Gloucester high schools or by contacting Melanie Khoury at 617-434-4898 or melanie.khoury@bankofamerica.com.
DAVID L. BENJAMIN MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP: Donations are being accepted for the David L. Benjamin Music Scholarship. The $500 scholarship is awarded annually to a Gloucester High School senior who is active in the instrumental or vocal music programs at Gloucester High School.
Virginia Tech gunman used eBay account used to buy ammo clips ...
BLACKSBURG, Va. -- The list of items the Virginia Tech gunman sold on eBay seems surprisingly benign.
He unloaded tickets to Hokies football and basketball games. He sold a graphics calculator he no longer needed.
But what Seung-Hui Cho bought on the online auction site is perhaps the most revealing.
Just three weeks before he committed the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history, Cho purchased ammunition clips for one of the types of gun he used in the bloody rampage that claimed the lives of 33 people, including his own.
The items Cho bought and sold online--which also included horror-themed books--helped reveal more about the 23-year-old killer on Saturday, as investigators continued poring over computer files to determine what motivated him.
TuneCore Marches to Own Beat
The digital music business has only been around for a few years -- but that was long enough for a start-up called TuneCore Inc. to upend the business model in one corner of the industry. Most companies involved in the business of formatting a song or album and preparing it for online music services take a percentage of sales as their payment. But in a departure from standard practice, TuneCore charges its clients -- independent labels or artists -- flat fees, and then passes 100% of the wholesale price on to its clients. It is still a small market: Digital ... .
A FONDNESS FOR GREEN
Eco-friendly merchandise is looking better than ever. And thanks to Robyn Wade and Sarah Hood, owners of ReBelle, it's getting easier to find. Located downstairs from Sqecial Media, at 371 South Limestone, ReBelle is filled with all sorts of "green" products that are anything but boring. They include original clothing, bags made from billboards, paper from elephant poop (thoroughly cleaned!) and notebooks from computer circuit boards. ReBelle, which the owners call an "environmental living and fiber store," also believes in keeping it local, with about 20 percent of the stock handmade in Central Kentucky. It carries new materials too, including knitting needles made from sustainably harvested birch and yarn from hemp and bamboo. To celebrate Earth Day on Sunday, the store will have a sale on all sustainable and recycled items.
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