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Pancake phenomenon - Hutchinson News

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 01:04 PM PST

Dorking and Leatherhead Advertiser

Pancake phenomenon Hutchinson News According to legend, a woman in Olney who was cooking pancakes to use up the last of her lard before Lent began hearing the church bells ringing and knew she was late for services. She took off running, still flipping the last of her pancakes. Back in ... Fast flapjack flippin' Hays Daily News all 4 news articles »

Trance: Solis & Sean Truby ft. Anthya - Timeless (Ultimate Remix) [Infrasonic] - Your EDM

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 11:50 AM PST

Trance: Solis & Sean Truby ft. Anthya - Timeless (Ultimate Remix) [Infrasonic] Your EDM The incredible talents of Solis & Sean Truby has been a gift and a vital resource in keeping Trance alive and well, and their own label of Infrasonic has done its best to set forth incredible young producers such as Morvan, Arkham Knights, Harry Square ...

Carillon inspires three to win Fabilli-Hoffer short-essay contest - UC Berkeley

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 11:40 AM PST

Carillon inspires three to win Fabilli-Hoffer short-essay contest UC Berkeley Those were among the winning words that this year's just-announced Lili Fabilli and Eric Hoffer Essay Prize recipients used to describe the bells that ring in Berkeley's 100-year-old Jane K. Sather Campanile. The campus's Committee on Prizes chose ...

What the Newspapers Said When Lincoln Was Killed - Smithsonian

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 11:06 AM PST

What the Newspapers Said When Lincoln Was Killed Smithsonian To his horror, they described him not as a hero but as a savage who had slain a beloved leader at the peak of his fame. “I am here in despair,” he confided to his pocket diary on April 21 or 22. “And why? For doing what Brutus was honored ... In ... and more »

Southwest Florida Movie Times - The News-Press

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 10:34 AM PST

The News-Press

Southwest Florida Movie Times The News-Press Thu. (1, 3:15) 5:30, 7:45. The Wedding Ringer Fri.-Sat. (12:50, 3:10) 5:30, 7:50, 10:10; Sun.-Thu. (12:50, 3:10) 5:30, 7:50. American Sniper Fri.-Sat. (1, 4) 7, 9:55; Sun.-Thu. (1, 4) 7. 4. REGAL BELL TOWER 20. Daniels Parkway and U.S. 41, south Fort ... and more »

Does Pete Doherty's crucifixion nail the meaning of life and death? One vicar ... - The Guardian

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 10:12 AM PST

The Guardian

Does Pete Doherty's crucifixion nail the meaning of life and death? One vicar ... The Guardian Let the bells peal at St Marylebone parish church in London, as the C of E strikes a vital blow for relevance by unveiling a statue of mid-noughties curiosity Pete Doherty. I say statue, but in fact, the work is a lifesize crucifixion, commissioned by ... and more »

For Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, The Sound of Music Was Never ... - Vanity Fair

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 10:08 AM PST

Vanity Fair

For Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, The Sound of Music Was Never ... Vanity Fair It was with the London Philharmonic and the Westminster Choir and the Somebody Bell Ringers and the Something Ballet. And Chris and me doing our bit. It turned out to be great fun under awful circumstances, didn't it?” “The bus was the most fun,” he said. and more »

I Want Your Job: Roy Lee, Carillonneur - Torontoist

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 09:18 AM PST

Torontoist

I Want Your Job: Roy Lee, Carillonneur Torontoist ... least 23 bronze bells connected to batons and pedals. Striking a baton at a console located just below the bell chamber rings the bell up in the tower, and striking more than one at a time produces a chord. ... I played “Let It Go” the other day ...

DEAR SILICON VALLEY: Here's your wake-up call - Business Insider

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 09:10 AM PST

Business Insider

DEAR SILICON VALLEY: Here's your wake-up call Business Insider But I did have an exchange with a few of Silicon Valley's best and brightest a few evenings ago that set alarm bells ringing. Silicon Valley, to its ... But in peak boom times, such as the late 1990s, this healthy skepticism and dialogue disappear ... and more »

Planners to decide tonight on Royal Free research centre branded 'grotesque ... - Camden New Journal newspapers website

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 08:01 AM PST

Planners to decide tonight on Royal Free research centre branded 'grotesque ... Camden New Journal newspapers website But David Kitchen, chairman of South End Green Association, which held a bell-ringing vigil in protest at the development on Sunday, said: “Our conclusion is there is no justification for this, but the Camden officers say that there is. ... English ... and more »

On Stage: thrill to 'The Illusionists' - The Unionville Times

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 07:44 AM PST

The Unionville Times

On Stage: thrill to 'The Illusionists' The Unionville Times It motivated me to practice and practice. Now, I feel like I'm born to escape.” ... In the song, which was considered to be a novelty song, the protagonist blames the cathedral for not ringing its bell when his girlfriend packed up and left town ... and more »

A Bell for Horatio by Elaine Allen - Wells Journal

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 07:37 AM PST

A Bell for Horatio by Elaine Allen Wells Journal "I'm not getting mixed up in no Church stuff," the man said, when Horatio asked him. ... No, you might as well go and ask the Witch at Wookey Hole." ... Hundreds of people lined the moat, waving flags, cheering and the Cathedral bells were ringing non ...

Pearl Harbor survivor remembered for faith, service - Daily American News

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 07:30 AM PST

Pearl Harbor survivor remembered for faith, service Daily American News Bruno said that he will also remember his time with Michalic who served on the church's building committee which helped build the new Catholic school, refectory and new sanctuary. ... “He also was also in charge of the ringing of the bells,” Dragovich ... and more »

Taiwan plane crash survivor says engine 'did not feel right' after takeoff - Alaska Highway News

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 07:14 AM PST

Alaska Highway News

Taiwan plane crash survivor says engine 'did not feel right' after takeoff Alaska Highway News Moments before the plane banked sharply and crashed, one of its pilots told the control tower, "Mayday, mayday, engine flameout," according to an aviation official who asked not to be identified. "Engine flameout" refers to flames being extinguished in ... and more »

Old Bailey jury ordered not to watch BBC documentary on royals - The Guardian

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 07:02 AM PST

The Guardian

Old Bailey jury ordered not to watch BBC documentary on royals The Guardian The newsdesk had asked Larcombe to check out the source of the photos but “alarm bells started ringing” after he spoke to the man who had phoned the paper. “He didn't sound like an Old Etonian who had been holidaying on the island,” said ... Larcombe ... and more »

February a busy month - The Daily Advocate

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 06:24 AM PST

February a busy month The Daily Advocate This year the preschool through fourth grade joined in by standing in front of the church ringing small hand bells. Family members ... The kindergarten girls were especially impressed with the sequined dresses worn by the young ladies in the group ...

These musicians keep proving that they're a bunch of ringers - Columbus Dispatch

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 02:59 AM PST

Columbus Dispatch

These musicians keep proving that they're a bunch of ringers Columbus Dispatch “Everybody is capable of ringing multiple bells. Not only do they have the bells, they have the chimes. They can go back and forth between both. You are not just ringing two notes, that's for sure,” Fry said. Performer Scott Turner, 20, of Van Wert ... and more »

Village news February 19 - Northamptonshire Telegraph

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 02:13 AM PST

Northamptonshire Telegraph

Village news February 19 Northamptonshire Telegraph There will be a Bridal Show at 9pm. For more information, please call 01536 .... A coffee morning with stalls to browse will be held in the Bede House organised by St Mary's Bellringers and a half hour organ recital given in Church at 11.30 am with ...

Journalist?s epic life was a tale itself - Bend Bulletin

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 12:14 AM PST

Journalist?s epic life was a tale itself Bend Bulletin Arnaud de Borchgrave, the son of a Belgian count and a storied foreign correspondent who cabled back bell-ringing scoops throughout the Cold War decades, often from the battlefield, died Sunday in Washington. He was 88. ... When it changed course for ...

Cromer comes to a standstill with the church clock still out of time at 10am - Norfolk Eastern Daily Press

Posted: 18 Feb 2015 11:06 PM PST

Norfolk Eastern Daily Press

Cromer comes to a standstill with the church clock still out of time at 10am Norfolk Eastern Daily Press The clock has been stopped at 10am since before Christmas, due to an incident when the church bells were being repaired. And churchwarden Bruce Hemmant said it would be several ... He added: “We are reluctant to do the repair to a rod which has broken ...

Wabash tops DePauw 72-62 - Journal Review

Posted: 18 Feb 2015 10:34 PM PST

Journal Review

Wabash tops DePauw 72-62 Journal Review Little Giant fans had the Monon Bell ringing in their ears as they filed out of Chadwick Court Wednesday night after the basketball team came away with a convincing 72-62 win in NCAC action. ... “We're starting to peak at the right time,” Kammrath said ... and more »

Blackberry Smoke reclaiming Southern rock for the South - Lincoln Journal Star

Posted: 18 Feb 2015 06:04 PM PST

Lincoln Journal Star

Blackberry Smoke reclaiming Southern rock for the South Lincoln Journal Star That would seem to be a fitting place to kick off the tour for a band that has opened for the Zac Brown Band and Eric Church and had an album hit the country charts. Then again, maybe not … “We're not a ... The 12-song disc was produced by Brendan O ... and more »

Villager semi-retiring - after 665 years - Leamington Observer

Posted: 18 Feb 2015 04:20 PM PST

Leamington Observer

Villager semi-retiring - after 665 years Leamington Observer Buy photos» All Saints' Tower Captain Mark Sayers lends Mary Barrass a hand with the casting of the new treble bell. (s). Latest News. Buy photos» The bells were been removed from the belfry in January and lowered to the ringing chamber. (s). Latest News. and more »

Ayston, Rutland

Posted: 18 Feb 2015 04:00 PM PST

Coggeshall, Essex

Posted: 18 Feb 2015 04:00 PM PST

REMEMBER WHEN: The day the water tower came tumbling down in Swindon - Swindon Advertiser

Posted: 18 Feb 2015 07:03 AM PST

Swindon Advertiser

REMEMBER WHEN: The day the water tower came tumbling down in Swindon Swindon Advertiser We wrote: “Two Swindon Corporation employees were injured this afternoon by hurtling debris when 200 pounds of gelignite failed to demolish a 60ft water tower near Highworth. “They were standing .... WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1970 “A FAMILIAR face has ... and more »

East Norton, Leics

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 04:00 PM PST

Funtington, W Sussex

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 04:00 PM PST

Stoughton, W Sussex

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 04:00 PM PST

Lake Bled a jewel of Slovenia - Stuff.co.nz

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 01:16 PM PST

Stuff.co.nz

Lake Bled a jewel of Slovenia Stuff.co.nz Tucked in the northwestern corner of Slovenia, between Austria and Italy, Lake Bled's emerald-green waters create a spectacular landscape, with a lush, tiny island and a church tower peeking out of evergreens surrounded by the rocky, snow-covered ... and more »

Affordable Vacations: House Sitting in France - FranceToday.com

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 11:58 AM PST

FranceToday.com

Affordable Vacations: House Sitting in France FranceToday.com ... slow-paced back country of France—far from traffic, congestion, noise and pollution—but still enjoying joie de vivre and the simple pleasures of good bread, good cheese, and good wine. The only sounds you hear are the chickens clucking, the ...