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Experts fight caravan park plan to protect critically endangered grasses - WA today

Posted: 13 Aug 2015 03:53 PM PDT

WA today

Experts fight caravan park plan to protect critically endangered grasses WA today Professor Hans Lambers said tourism in WA was critical to the State's future wealth, as important as mining, and tourists came "not to see the Bell Tower but to see the wilderness". "They don't go to the Kimberley, they stay 100-200 kilometres from ...

New Woodland Christian Elementary School to open Sunday - Daily Democrat

Posted: 13 Aug 2015 11:58 AM PDT

New Woodland Christian Elementary School to open Sunday Daily Democrat Some highlights of this project include a new reception desk that was handmade by two WCS administrators, the use of cargo containers for storage (and noise reduction), a bell system that plays music (as opposed to a standard ringing bell), and noise ...

Your Bed, Sir - NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL LOLS (blog)

Posted: 13 Aug 2015 11:48 AM PDT

Your Bed, Sir NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL LOLS (blog) That said, it's worth noting that part of the reason why nobody can hear alarm bells ringing now is that quite a lot of less-than-entirely-honest people have spent the last fifteen years or so ringing bells like a crowd of coked-up campanologists on a ...

WHAT'S GOING ON: Aug. 14, 2015 - Packet Online

Posted: 13 Aug 2015 11:18 AM PDT

WHAT'S GOING ON: Aug. 14, 2015 Packet Online The event will feature Alex Meixner and his band of Grammy Award-nominated musicians, Alys Schaffer dancers, German bell ringing and a family-style lunch. The deluxe motor coach bus will leave from the First Presbyterian Church parking lot at 9:30 a.m. ...

Things to do in Fort Myers, Naples area Aug. 14-23 - The News-Press

Posted: 13 Aug 2015 09:08 AM PDT

The News-Press

Things to do in Fort Myers, Naples area Aug. 14-23 The News-Press A bell-ringing ceremony will be conducted at 11 a.m., followed by patriotic music at noon. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. ... •SWFL Homeschooling Families Used Curriculum Sale 5-8 p.m. Center Pointe Community church, 6590 Golden Gate Pkwy., Naples. •Southern Paws ... and more »

Back To School Time for NEARK - Clay County Times Democrat

Posted: 13 Aug 2015 07:44 AM PDT

Back To School Time for NEARK Clay County Times Democrat PES fourth grade teacher Cassie Knight prepares laminated items in the parent center Tuesday, as she readies for the start of classes on Monday. Pictured in the foreground are stacks of school supplies which were donated by individuals, businesses and ... and more »

Saddle up for best kept secret - expressandstar.com

Posted: 13 Aug 2015 07:00 AM PDT

expressandstar.com

Saddle up for best kept secret expressandstar.com Museums, wonderful architecture, spectacular churches, music – and this year also the start of the Tour de France 2015. And don't ... If going all that way without oxygen seems too much try to get up to the bell tower. ... But a modern magic set of ...

A Level results success - Sandwell Council (press release)

Posted: 13 Aug 2015 05:08 AM PDT

A Level results success Sandwell Council (press release) If that wasn't enough he is also an active campanologist (the art of bell ringing) at his local parish church. All this whilst having 100% attendance at school and achieving a B in Sociology, B in A2 ICT and an A in Photography. Q3 Academy Principal Dr ... and more »

Walk into the past - Financial Express

Posted: 13 Aug 2015 04:51 AM PDT

Financial Express

Walk into the past Financial Express Other highlights on this heritage route are the culturally vibrant Kala Ghoda node with recently restored Elphinstone College, the 'miniature Gothic' David Sassoon Library, the Neo-Classic Army and Navy building and much more. The city's long ...

The bell rings for us, and the ideal of peace - Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Posted: 13 Aug 2015 04:37 AM PDT

The bell rings for us, and the ideal of peace Honolulu Star-Advertiser ... Bell ringing ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. Friday, a free public event at the Frank F. Fasi Municipal Civic Center at Beretania and Lauhala streets. On this 70th anniversary of the end of the War in the Pacific, the bell will peal with ...

Pair of palatial fixer-uppers pose challenge in Britain - Los Angeles Times

Posted: 13 Aug 2015 04:00 AM PDT

Los Angeles Times

Pair of palatial fixer-uppers pose challenge in Britain Los Angeles Times Across St. James' Park, a makeover for the Gothic Revival Palace of Westminster — famed for the clock tower mistakenly called Big Ben, which is actually the name of the giant bell inside the belfry — would cost significantly more. According ... That ... and more »

Rickshaw Wars Behind the handlebars of London's secretive industry - Mashable

Posted: 13 Aug 2015 03:16 AM PDT

Mashable

Rickshaw Wars Behind the handlebars of London's secretive industry Mashable Instead they're mostly reclining on their seats, ringing the odd bell and waiting nonchalantly for passing trade. The riders by the tube are no less wary of us. Several refuse to speak and those ... McGrath talks of wild goose chases round various ...

Is America ready for a new wave of tropical diseases? - CNN

Posted: 13 Aug 2015 02:33 AM PDT

CNN

Is America ready for a new wave of tropical diseases? CNN Not enough to set alarm bells ringing, but indications nevertheless that something serious was in the offing. Pediatrician Morven Edwards, a soft-spoken petite ... Given the girl's young age and the high risk for heart failure if the disease is ... and more »

Church races against time to keep bells ringing - Newton Kansan

Posted: 12 Aug 2015 11:29 PM PDT

Newton Kansan

Church races against time to keep bells ringing Newton Kansan In 1986 the church had a “carillon” installed. A carillon is a musical instrument that is typically housed in the bell tower of a church or municipal building. The instrument consists of at least 23 cast bronze, cup-shaped bells played to produce a ...

Portsmouth Peace Treaty film highlights to be shown Aug. 22 - Foster's Daily Democrat

Posted: 12 Aug 2015 11:13 PM PDT

Portsmouth Peace Treaty film highlights to be shown Aug. 22 Foster's Daily Democrat Scenes from the docudrama that were shot in Portsmouth include: the parade route through the South End, Strawbery Banke, the congregations in St. John's Church, a recreated Governor's Ball at Wentworth By the Sea with Governor Hugh Gallen portraying ...

THE GUIDE LISTINGS AS AT AUGUST 13, 2015 - Gisborne Herald

Posted: 12 Aug 2015 08:24 PM PDT

Gisborne Herald

THE GUIDE LISTINGS AS AT AUGUST 13, 2015 Gisborne Herald Genuine Kiwi guitar hero Aaron Tokona (pictured) – of Weta and Cairo Knife Fight fame -- is bringing his AhoriBuzz jam band to town and we'll be there, with bells on . . . THIS WEEK. Smash Palace — The irrepressible ... Swiss — Reggae singer Swiss ...

Forget Greece: China's economic slowdown is the biggest story of the year - Spectator.co.uk

Posted: 12 Aug 2015 08:23 PM PDT

Spectator.co.uk

Forget Greece: China's economic slowdown is the biggest story of the year Spectator.co.uk The factory floor, partially open to the elements, stretched out far in front of us, littered with towers and blades designed for some of the world's largest wind turbines. It was an impressive sight, one to which regular visitors to mainland factories ... and more »

Bell continues to toll after 133 years - Wairarapa Times-Age

Posted: 12 Aug 2015 12:41 PM PDT

Bell continues to toll after 133 years Wairarapa Times-Age RINGING OUT: Masterton South Rotary Club representative Julie Millar (left) cuts the ribbon and Masterton Mayor Lyn Patterson unveils a plaque at the opening of the refurbished bell tower on Friday. ... Organisations and individuals involved in the ...

MSU's LJ Scott 'gonna be a beast,' but will he start? - Detroit Free Press

Posted: 12 Aug 2015 12:19 PM PDT

Detroit Free Press

MSU's LJ Scott 'gonna be a beast,' but will he start? Detroit Free Press It may end up that the 6-foot, 233-pound running back and Le'Veon Bell ringer from Hubbard, Ohio is the only freshman who plays this season for the No. 6 Spartans. It's also no sure thing he will have a significant role, though early indications ... and more »

Walkers flock to Sully to discover Dinosaur Footprints - Barry and District News

Posted: 12 Aug 2015 09:28 AM PDT

Walkers flock to Sully to discover Dinosaur Footprints Barry and District News The walk took in many area's of recent history including a look at the lost hamlets along the coast at Sully, and the stories of bells ringing out at sea which relate to shipwrecks. ... Walk organisers handed out a colouring sheet of the image of ...

What Has Happened To The Best London Pubs Of 1967? Part One - Londonist

Posted: 12 Aug 2015 05:43 AM PDT

Londonist

What Has Happened To The Best London Pubs Of 1967? Part One Londonist The part-18th century building has been much reworked inside, though its low-beamed ceilings and plaque recalling an 1848 bellringing feat are still as 'olde worlde' as they undoubtedly were in 1967. But a word with the barman reveals part of ...

Chiming the praises of "outstanding" bell ringers - Evesham Journal

Posted: 12 Aug 2015 02:33 AM PDT

Chiming the praises of "outstanding" bell ringers Evesham Journal Bringing the church and parkland alive with the sound of bells has been a great privilege for us. We feel very much part of the National Trust and the Churches Conservation Trust family. Our band is made up of ringers from neighbouring bell ringing ...

Chiming the praises of "outstanding" bell ringers - Tewkesbury ADMAG

Posted: 12 Aug 2015 02:31 AM PDT

Chiming the praises of "outstanding" bell ringers Tewkesbury ADMAG The bells were then brought back to life by Paul Smith, one of the bell ringers, in 2011 when he, his father and uncle volunteered to undertake more repair works which were funded by the Worcester and Districts Association Belfry Repair Fund. Since ...

Chiming the praises of "outstanding" bell ringers - Worcester News

Posted: 12 Aug 2015 01:57 AM PDT

Worcester News

Chiming the praises of "outstanding" bell ringers Worcester News Bringing the church and parkland alive with the sound of bells has been a great privilege for us. We feel very much part of the National Trust and the Churches Conservation Trust family. Our band is made up of ringers from neighbouring bell ringing ... and more »