How Twitter Got Me Started in Art-Collecting Game for Just $20 (Bloomberg)
March 5 (Bloomberg) -- On Twitter the other day, I stumbled over a clever piece of art called “Why You Should Buy Art!†And I bought it. It was a print consisting of what looked like a sheet of lined paper torn from a spiral notebook on which the artist had handwritten 26 reasons to buy art. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Fla boat Barefoot wins World Sailfish Championship
The boat Barefoot, skippered by captain Kris McKenney of Fort Lauderdale, won the World Sailfish Championship off the Florida Keys on Saturday. Owned by Jim and Eve Sullivan of Fort Lauderdale, the Barefoot team caught and released 24 sailfish over three days, collecting $177,125 of the $1 million total prize. sports.yahoo.com |
Cap collecting more oil as slick extends its reach
The geyser of oil spewing from the sea floor is tapering off day by day, but there's no quick fix for containing much of the sticky mess spreading across the Gulf of Mexico, defiling wildlife and beaches normally teeming with sunbathers and swimmers. A cap... Gulf of Mexico - Coast Guard - United States Coast Guard - Wellhead - Oil sfgate.com |
Airforce collecting fallen Kiwi soldier and comrades
An Air Force Boeing 757 has now been dispatched to pick up the body of Lieutenant Tim O'Donnell, the first New Zealand soldier to die in Afghanistan tvnz.co.nz |
Berkowitz reports collecting $208,002 in race for governor
Campaign spending reports due 30 days before the general election reveal the Democratic gubernatorial ticket of Ethan Berkowitz and Diane Benson has an edge in fundraising since the August primary, and that the running mate of Gov. Sean Parnell is in debt from his primary contest. adn.com |