| Warning follows spate of burglaries
HOUSEHOLDERS are being warned by police after 22 burglaries in about six weeks in and around Bromsgrove district. Since the end of February there have been more than 20 burglaries in Wythall, Barnt Green and surrounding areas in which homes, outbuildings and sheds have been broken into. A bright orange car has been seen in the location of some of the burglaries and police are appealing to residents to look out for this vehicle. .
A Japanese Scientist Lights Up the World
Shuji Nakamura never meant to change the world. All the Japanese scientist wanted was to do some original research, write a few academic papers, make his presence felt. But he ended up revolutionizing the world of light. In 1993, working in isolation at Nichia Chemical, an obscure firm located in the Japanese hinterland, Nakamura invented the bright blue light-emitting diode. It was the first step on the road to a revolutionary new light source that promises to replace the carbon filament bulb patented by Thomas Edison in 1880, which wastes 95 percent of its energy as heat. The role of simple light bulbs as culprits in global warming has assumed increasing importance over the last two to three years, with Australia becoming the first industrialized country to ban the bulb and Cuba and Venezuela phasing them out.
Downtown hotel going state of the (glass) art
Gone is the fusty, fuddy-duddy downtown hotel Tacoma has long called home away from home. The swank of the Sheraton cooled long ago, and now rebirth is on the way. Come November, the hotel will change its name. By next year, all 319 rooms will have been remodeled. The Sheraton will become Hotel Murano, and its heart will turn to glass. Art glass. Related Video - Video - Downtown hotel going state of the (glass) artEach floor will profile an artist who works in the medium of glass, whether blown, strewn, molded or otherwise folded from liquid into solid. Glass will reign in the revitalized lobby, and a trio of glass Viking longboats – 16, 14 and 12 feet long – will soar as nods to a Nordic myth beneath the ceiling of the lower corridor. "The whole concept is about glass," said Portland freelance curator Tessa Papas, who has been hired by owner Provenance Hotels to bedeck the halls, rooms and other spaces with glass and related artwork.
George rescues town’s ancient market charter
A MEDIEVAL deed granting Wigton the right to hold a Tuesday market is to be on show to the public for the first time. The market charter – one of Wigton's oldest documents – is written in Latin on a roll of sheep skin and bears the royal seal of King Henry III. George Scott, of Knoxwood wildlife rescue centre, has spent years searching for the document produced in 1262, to bring it home to Wigton. He is paying for the charter to be transcribed and wants to display a copy in the town's market hall after it has been renovated. He said: “It was lost for many years and it's been a long drawn-out process finding it. As far as I know it's never been on display before. It's really nice to have it back. It is part of the heart of Wigton. “Hopefully, it will be presented as it is, in Latin, and in English side by side.
Parkside runners excel
The UW-Parkside runners each earned two NCAA Division II national outdoor meet provisional times at the University of Missouri Relays.Lamp, Fulton and Winkler finished second, third and fourth in the 3,000-meter run Friday night. Lamp's time of 9:57.31 surpassed the meet record of 9:59 held by former UW-Parkside runner Michelle Boldon in 2005. Fulton was timed at 10:03.26 and Winkler was clocked at 10:12.0.Lamp finished fifth in the 1,500-meter run Saturday at 4:38.13. Winkler was sixth at 4:40.86 and Fulton was seventh at 4:41.33.Parkside freshman Jessica Enderby was fourth in the 3,000-meter run at 11:12.02. Freshman Heidi Ertl was fifth at 11:15.47. Parkside's Valerie Kelly placed ninth at 5:00.90 in the 1,500 run.The Missouri Relays consisted of 43 college teams, 21 of them being Division I.In the men's portion of the meet, Parkside's Jason Aho ran a career-best in the 3,000 meters at 8:57.45.
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