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Ruth Scurr on Virginia Woolf - Wall Street Journal

Posted: 14 Aug 2015 03:10 PM PDT

Ruth Scurr on Virginia Woolf Wall Street Journal “The church bells always stopped, leaving you to ask: Won't there be another note? Isa, halfway across the lawn, listened . . . Ding, dong, ding . . . There was not going to be another note.” What ultimately killed Woolf? Madness? Free will? The war ...

Onlookers attracted by 48-bell carillon and St. Mary parade to German Village - Columbus Dispatch

Posted: 14 Aug 2015 02:11 PM PDT

Columbus Dispatch

Onlookers attracted by 48-bell carillon and St. Mary parade to German Village Columbus Dispatch “It's a unique musical instrument with a unique sound that you don't frequently hear. Most of them are in church towers or bell towers on university campuses. You don't frequently see the bells at street level, and you don't typically see the player or ... and more »

5 things to do in Saskatchewan this weekend - CBC.ca

Posted: 14 Aug 2015 01:33 PM PDT

CBC.ca

5 things to do in Saskatchewan this weekend CBC.ca The bells of Regina's Knox Metropolitan Church have been ringing in Regina's downtown since 1927. If you've ever wondered what it's like up in the bell tower, or about what it's like to ring the bells, the Central Library will take you there on Saturday. and more »

Malcolm Parry: Business booming at recently reopened Giardino restaurant - Vancouver Sun

Posted: 14 Aug 2015 12:13 PM PDT

Vancouver Sun

Malcolm Parry: Business booming at recently reopened Giardino restaurant Vancouver Sun “This restaurant is good for Vancouver because we need new stories,” Copiak said. Older ones ... But a $2.5-million gift from the Poole family's foundation should see culminate in French-made bells accompanying the 1889-built cathedral's Easter 2016 ... and more »

Centenarian celebration fit for a pioneer - Alaska Highway News

Posted: 14 Aug 2015 09:08 AM PDT

Centenarian celebration fit for a pioneer Alaska Highway News As Harold describes it, the family had to cut down the trees, limb them, and peel them for the power company to install the electrical lines. Perhaps most of all, ... So, on church nights on Tuesday, Bell and would prepare and provide them a meal. Ada ...

Dad's Army: Row breaks out between towns trying to cash in on film of much ... - The Independent

Posted: 14 Aug 2015 08:29 AM PDT

The Independent

Dad's Army: Row breaks out between towns trying to cash in on film of much ... The Independent Chosen as the filming location for the fictional village of Walmington-on-Sea in Dad's Army, it was in the Norfolk town that a German pilot was filmed dangling from the bell tower of the town hall while Corporal Jones pointed a rifle at him, and where ... and more »

Love Stories: 139 Club's homeless clients tell all - The Australian

Posted: 14 Aug 2015 07:11 AM PDT

The Australian

Love Stories: 139 Club's homeless clients tell all The Australian Love is an exclusive invitation to a McDonald's banquet bought with “peel and win” stickers collected from discarded soft drink cups. Love is drugs. Love is booze. Love is cigarettes. Love is a swag. Love is a blanket stolen from the Royal Brisbane ...

Happy to chime in - Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

Posted: 14 Aug 2015 05:19 AM PDT

Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

Happy to chime in Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette She had never played them so she took lessons at the carillon in Springfield. A few years later, she met university chimesmaster Albert Marion. When she told him she played ... She tunes out the world while playing, and that is easy to do: The sound of ...

Asheville music club scene this week - Asheville Citizen-Times

Posted: 13 Aug 2015 09:17 PM PDT

Asheville Citizen-Times

Asheville music club scene this week Asheville Citizen-Times Altamont Theatre: Comedy with A Jew and A Black Guy with special guests, 9 p.m., $7/$10, 18 Church St., Asheville, www.thealtamont.com. ... Orange Peel: Dance For Democracy, 8 p.m., $10. $50 patron .... Grey Eagle: Mimi Bell on the patio 6-8 p.m., free.

Westminster, S Martin, Gr London

Posted: 13 Aug 2015 04:00 PM PDT

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

Posted: 13 Aug 2015 09:49 AM 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 01:05 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 ...