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April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online In a new study from researchers at Texas Tech University, scientists have discovered that the structure of amber barely changes even after tens of millions of years. A report of the research, published in Nature Communications, could help answer fundamental questions about how glasses form. "What we found was that in 20 million years, the amber changed density by only 2.1 percent. What we found challenges the way we look at...
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Eastern State Penitentiary commemorates the final month of Judith Schaechter's critically-acclaimed stained glass window installation with special nighttime flashlight tours of the work before it will be removed on December 3, 2012. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121114/PH13320) A one-hour flashlight tour led by an expert Eastern State tour guide will take visitors to Cellblocks 8, 11, and 14 to see all 17 windows that...
St. Vincent & Sarah Fisher Center art exhibit in Canton celebrates glass month, Michigan artists DETROIT and CANTON, Mich., March 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Exquisitely restored stained glass windows, on display at The Village Theater at Cherry Hill in April, provides a window through time at life at the St. Vincent and Sarah Fisher Home in 1929. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110404/MM76846LOGO) The windows, commissioned by Sarah Fisher and built by...
WACO, Texas, Aug. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Hurricane Irene is projected to make landfall in North Carolina and the East Coast as a Category 4 storm Saturday, according to The Weather Channel at 10 a.m. EDT today. That means in less than a week, homes and businesses could face sustained winds of 131-155 mph along the coastline. Now is the time to prepare your windows to protect the property during and after the storm. Stock up on plywood at your local home improvement store, and follow...
DETROIT, April 19, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- April is Glass Month and to celebrate, The Education Experience at St. Vincent and Sarah Fisher Center is pleased to announce the public display of the stained glass windows from the original children's residence, built in 1929 by Charles and Sarah Fisher. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110404/MM76846LOGO) "As we move forward with our new services, we thought this was a good opportunity to remember where we came from," said...
A new "Trimmed To Size At The Factory" service makes it easier than ever for do-it-yourselfers to enjoy the benefits and beauty of decorative window film with professional looking results. Trim-to-Size eliminates the most time consuming and stressful part of a window film project, trimming the film to size. While trimming is fairly easy to do, it can be time-consuming, especially if there are a lot of pieces to be cut. Cocoa, FL (PRWEB) March 4, 2011 A new "Trimmed to Size...
DENVER, Pa., Dec. 6, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- A spectacular Tiffany Studios stained-glass window created around the turn of the 20th century for a church in Duluth, Minn., has drawn a legion of admirers since being placed on display at Morphy Auctions' Pennsylvania gallery. It's the star attraction among some 20 stained-glass windows, Tiffany lamps and other premier examples of art glass to be auctioned Dec. 10 at the company's 730-lot sale of fine and decorative art. The rainbow-hued window...
LOS ANGELES, March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Bovard Studio Inc. created one of the world's largest stained glass windows engineered and approved by the City of Los Angeles, California for earthquake code. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100309/CG66043) Denzel Washington and Magic Johnson co-chaired the building committee for the West Angeles Cathedral in Los Angeles. The Holy Spirit themed stained glass was designed by Ron Bovard and fabricated by Bovard Studio Inc. Stained Glass of...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Feb. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Scottish Stained Glass and CodeBaby's partnership continues to show dramatic results. The Denver-based stained glass company credits part of its success to its customized digital CodeBaby and its interactive presence on its website. Trained in Scotland, Scottish Stained Glass Owner Martin Faith has produced high quality custom stained glass for more than 25 years. In economic times when some homeowners are choosing to put off home...
By Home Front HomeFront Exhibit An original Tiffany stained-glass piece will be on display at the second-annual Tiffany Truckload Sale, Oct. 8 to 25, at Yale Lighting Concepts and Designs, 1245 Manheim Pike, Lancaster. Copper foil Tiffany glass was conceived in 1880 by Louis Comfort Tiffany, and originals sell for $50,000 to $500,000. Reproductions from the Quoizel Collectable collections will be available for purchase. Yale Lighting Concepts and Designs is the affiliate design showroom...
