| Questions & Artists: Collecting culture, decay and the lure of taxidermy (National Post) Whether it’s athletes amassing medals or pin-traders rounding up badges, the Vancouver Olympics has encouraged Canadians to merge with a collecting urge. Now Helen Gregory, an artist at the other end of the country in St. John’s, is exploring the human impulse to collect in a more reflective, literary way. (Having award-winning novellist Lisa Moore as curator for a current show at the Rooms ... us.rd.yahoo.com |
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Group collecting names for vote on slots at tracks Gov. Ted Strickland isn't counting on a plan to add video slot machines at Ohio's horse-racing tracks as a way to raise money for the current two-year budget. But a group that wants to put the plan on the November 2010 ballot has started collecting petition signatures just in case, a spokesman said. dispatch.com |
Right Back In Ya: Transfusions Using Patients' Own Blood New research suggests that collecting, cleaning, and reinfusing a patient's own lost blood during surgery -- a process called "autologous transfusion" -- is a safe, effective, and cost-saving alternative. Blood transfusion - Surgery - Health - Medicine - Medical Specialties abcnews.go.com |
Group collecting packages for Eastern Europe The Kopernik Society is collecting packages for delivery to friends and relatives in Poland, Byelorussia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moscow, Slovakia, St. Petersburg and Ukraine. theithacajournal.com |