Blinds

Hot Flashes - Redefining The Sex Symbol (The Prairie Advocate)Demographic studies show that Baby-Boomers, that is, those born between 1946 and '55, comprise the largest segment of the population. Riding alongside this age group, are the fashions and whims of consumer attention; the Boomers shop and the retailers listen.

KQED made its mark by making programs (Current (Public Broadcasting))San Francisco's KQED-TV remains one of the most-watched public TV stations in the country, but, in the 1980s and '90s it suffered under the expectations of a viewership that recalled its early years. David Stewart reminds us of KQED's fertile '50s and '60s.

Calling for a bamboo boom (IE via Yahoo! India News)If freed from the laws that govern its use, bamboo can be the new green gold, says a study conducted by the India Development Foundation (IDF) on behalf of the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII).

Pendolino (Sydney Morning Herald)An old hand, a deft touch, a new restaurant ... the scene is set for some fine Italian food.

Calling for a bamboo boom (Express India)If freed from the laws that govern its use, bamboo can be the new green gold, says a study conducted by the India...

Building now an eyesore (Beaver Dam Daily Citizen)CAMBRIA -? The building, whose faded sign proclaims "Mike's Super Foods," once was the flagship of Cambria's downtown business district.But right now, according to village officials, the building at 103 W. Edgewater St. is an eyesore and a potential danger.And efforts to get in touch with the out-of-town owner have been, so far, rebuffed.That's why the Cambria Village Board decided Monday to ...

Poem: 'Sad Stories' by Joshua Mehigan (The New York Sun)"Don't stop 'til you get enough." --Michael Jackson No one is special. We grow old. We die. In silk pajamas, in a pretty morning glimpsed through Venetian blinds, joy even now might sometimes visit as it used to. Bright hillsides of early June, mockingbird song, the highest button of your shirt undone; a road along a beryl stream, both glinting, the road already warm, the stream still cool-- I ...

Boy Accidentally Strangles Self In Venetian Blinds (CBS 2 Chicago)A 3-year-old Oak Forest boy apparently strangled himself accidentally when he became caught in a cord attached to window blinds at his home Tuesday evening, authorities said.

Barbara Fischkin: Hillary Said the Word -- An Autism Mom Finally Feels Acknowledged (HuffingtonPost)I have a 20 year-old son with autism, and when Hillary Clinton mentioned the disease, I cried.

Wood blinds, shades, films can sub for heavy drapes (Baltimore Sun)You see it in brochures for model homes and hear it from real estate agents trying to seal the deal: Lots of windows! Plenty of sunshine!