| Beltsville corporal lends his authoritative tone to projects
Beltsville Police Cpl. Kevin Carter does voiceovers in his spare time. Here, he goes over some voice pieces at an editing facility in Washington, D.C. In addition, Carter will be voicing a film documentary on the late University of Maryland, College Park basketball player Len Bias, who died of a drug overdose. .
Loss of Pike Nurseries not a surprise to customers
Customers — some relatively new, and others, lifelong — were not surprised that the 50-year-old Norcross-based company had failed as the state suffers a historic drought. As homeowners watched their gardens die without rain, it made sense that business at nurseries also would dry up: No sense planting if there's no rain and watering is restricted. "The drought has hurt [Pike] drastically. But they also hurt themselves," said Allen Rogers of Decatur. Rogers, who was attending a home and garden show at the Cobb Galleria, said merchandise quality and service declined in recent months. "I'm hoping, with the auction, they will come up with newer ideas," he said. "You could tell they were selling the same petunias, the same marigolds, as everyone else." The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in November, blaming the drought.
Bunny Town!
The other 475 are mostly feral rabbits, or pets that have gone wild and probably can't be tamed again. Reno 911 The feral bunnies arrived two years ago from a shelter in Reno, Nevada, after the owner got sick and was hospitalized. People continued to drop off unwanted rabbits. But the pets weren't sterilized and eventually, there were 1600 rabbits in the woman's backyard! They had all gone feral and most were sick. "Two bunnies can produce about 100 rabbits a year," said Celeste. "She tried to take care of them but it was just overwhelming." Great Lakes agreed to take about 500 of the feral bunnies in exchange for help building a hospital and buying food, medicine and other supplies. "I believe wholeheartedly we're doing the right thing," said Tim Patino, president of the nonprofit Michigan sanctuary.
Political Ad Revolution Invades Cyberspace
But now, supporters are using it in even more creative ways. The newest weapon on the campaign trail is online music video, but they're not made by ad agencies. We've all seen the Ted Kennedy and Barack Obama television spots, especially the one where the Illinois senator stands at a podium and rails on about change. Emotional ads are traditional media and still very effective. But how about a music video made by Will.i.am of the Blackeyed Peas. It is only available on the Web. He wrote in his blog Obama's New Hampshire speech inspired him. "So I called my friends...and they called their friends...in a matter of 2 days...We made the song and video..." Will.i.am wrote. In one week the video has been viewed by 11 million people. "It's hard to know what kind of impact they're having but certainly their numbers are consistent with the kind of numbers that we see youth voters coming out," said David Birdsell, Dean of Baruch College's School of Public Affairs.
Analysis: IEA stirs old controversies
MOSCOW, Feb. 29 (UPI) -- On Feb. 25 Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev made a one-day working visit to Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. The presence of the foreign minister and his deputy shows the international importance of the visit in the context of Kosovo's self-proclaimed independence on Feb. 17. .
Stars line up to sing the praises of Dubliners legend Ronnie
A firmament of stars, including Andrea Corr, Shane MacGowan, Sinead O'Connor and U2 took to the stage on the Late Late Show to sing their hearts out in a one-off performance.
Dressed in a sober black suit, with a red patterned scarf around his neck, the beloved founder of the Dubliners said the performance was "great" and "magnificent."
"I'm speechless. I am really knocked out and honoured and grateful. I don't think I deserve it," he told Pat Kenny.
Mr. Drew, who has just finished his latest bout of treatment for throat cancer at St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin, said that ever since the song was written he feels stronger.
"I feel stronger and my hair is even growing back," he joked.
The song, entitled "The Ballad of Ronnie Drew" was composed by Robert Hunter, Bono, the Edge and Simon Carmody and was recorded at Windmill Lane on January 14 and 15.
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