Reviving time-worn paintings is an art in itself. Slowly, carefully, Peter Van Ellis works wonders in his Lawrence shop. Aug 28, 2008
In the early '70s, Van Ellis started Triangle Art's frame department in Trenton and, through related trade shows, learned about the Academy of Professional Art Conservation and Science in So noma, Calif. He earned a certificate in commercial conservation -- the ticket to opening his own business, a longtime goal. (NJ.com -- Times)
Sierra Club buys office condo, forgoes LEED certification Jul 28, 2008
The greenest of green organizations, the , is buying an office condominium in NoMa ... When we began looking at the NoMa market, we felt that we might be able to distinguish [J Street] by thinking about a for-sale product instead of for-lease, Baschuk said. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Will the New Communities initiative survive today's economic reality? Jun 30, 2008
Gentrification is on its way from both Mount Vernon Square to the west and the emerging neighborhood north of Massachusetts Avenue (NoMa) to the east, putting the median price for a single-family home in the immediate area at $588,000 in 2006. There is a Metro station on New York Avenue NE, drawing new office tenants and shops across North Capitol Street. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Anthony Costa drives real estate for the GSA Jun 18, 2008
Some say the area north of Massachusetts Avenue, NoMa, was not necessarily the best fit for the 's stated requirements when it solicited bids ... It shouldn't be surprising that emerging markets [like NoMa] can be very competitive. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Spaghetti to help stroke patient Jun 10, 2008
It was the first sign he had a cavernous hemangioma, or cavernoma, which is a malformation in the brain that causes severe hemorrhaging ... She immediately took her son to a local doctor who referred Joey Stuchly to Katy Memorial Hermann Hospital, where he got a cat scan and was diagnosed with having a caver noma and a non-surgical bleed in his brain ... His family did not have a history of caver nomas, either, but even if a relative did have one, he or she may not have known about it, she said.... (Sealy News, TX)
Noma Campaign Aims To Wipe Out Disfiguring Disease May 23, 2008
GENEVA - A global campaign was launched on Thursday to raise awareness about Noma, a disease which deforms malnourished children's faces for life. Organisers marking the first Noma Day said the goal was to eliminate the little-known scourge, which the World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates strikes 140,000 poor people a year, mainly in Africa ... "We are bringing this scourge -- unacceptable in the 21st century -- out from the shadows," Bertrand Piccard, president of the International NoNoma... (Planet Ark, United States)
Melanoma Of The Rectum: A Rare Entity May 2, 2008
The histopathology of the specimen showed a melanoma ... Primary anorectal melanoma is a rare and very aggressive disorder ... He underwent an APR. The histopathology of the specimen showed a melanoma (S-100 stain positive). (Science Daily)
For the love of yeast Apr 23, 2008
Ken-ichi Noma, a geneticist at The Wistar Institute in Philadelphia, stands at a bench in his lab and squirts a sample of Saccharomyces pombe onto a microscope slide ... "Are you happy?" Noma says that coddling his yeast cells is the key to success in the field of yeast genetics ... Noma's love for yeast evolved slowly. (The Scientist)
DRIVE-BY ART Mar 27, 2008
Asked how he was sure he wasn't installing it upside down, he said the workers were careful to mimic how it previously stood in NOMA's art garden ... Appraisers at NOMA estimated Trova's work to be worth about $100,000, he added ... He said NOMA had advised officials to avoid easily recognizable pieces, mainly for safety reasons. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Kibler Fredric W. Mar 7, 2008
He was born January 5, 1918 in Martinsburg to Joseph and Noma Kibler. Mr. Kibler served in the Army Air Corps during WWII and retired in 1986 from Acco Chain Conveyor Co. where he had worked for 42 years. (Pittsfield Pike Press, IL)
Department of Justice heads to NoMa Mar 6, 2008
The lease comes the same week of 's announcement that it also plans to move to the emerging NoMa area. The DOJ deal is the largest federal lease in the region since the Department of Transportation trekked to the Southeast waterfront in 2003. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
A snow day spoiled Jan 18, 2008
I remeber snow days back D.C. We would get a keg of beer, some NOMA s , a group of friends and head to Battery Kimble Park ... I remeber snow days back D.C. We would get a keg of beer, some NOMA s , a group of friends and head to Battery Kimble Park. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
D.C. Council votes to expand tax relief for small biz Jan 10, 2008
The D.C. Council also passed bills that would accelerate a number of real estate deals, including a boost for the planned Constitution Square development, in the North of Massachusetts (NoMa) area. The council passed a bill that would provide $7 million in funding to build underground parking for the project, which would enable Stonebridge Development to attract a 50,000 square-foot grocery store. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
The 50 sexiest places to be fed Oct 22, 2007
Located on the ground floor of a harbourside warehouse that once stored salt and whale blubber from Greenland, Noma's sensitively restored interior, with its whitewashed walls, exposed beams, pale wooden floor and classic Danish leather chairs draped in animal hides is the height of Nordic cool. So, too, is the cooking from rising gastronomic force Ren; Redzepi, who applies modern techniques to seasonal Nordic produce in dishes such as musk ox, grilled leek ashes and milk-skin which you're... (Guardian Unlimited -- Travel)
BIDs sing the praises of Ready to Work program Oct 19, 2007
Ready to Work, which arose four years ago from a failed spinoff of New York City's Ready, Willing & Able program, won its first contract with the Capitol Hill BID in 2003, and -- often competing against private janitorial firms -- subsequently won others in Adams Morgan, Mount Vernon Triangle and north of Massachusetts Avenue, where the NoMa BID will announce its contract with Ready to Work in coming weeks. "People were concerned about safety issues," said Patty Brosmer, executive director of... (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Jemal, Wilkes size up Uline for entertainment project Aug 25, 2007
Douglas-Wilkes has hired Beyer Blinder Belle Architects and Planners LLP of New York, the lead planner for the entire NoMa area, as master planner for the team's project ... The Douglas-Wilkes team wants to draw attention to its side of NoMa, given that all the existing development and the planned development in the next couple of years -- more than 1 million square feet of office, retail and residential space-- is along the First Street NE corridor and on the west side of the tracks. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
The 'Buds,' Hearing Loss Prevention Advocates of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Slated for Boost From the Consumer Electronics Association May 31, 2007
"We are very grateful for and welcoming of this opportunity to work with CEA in disseminating our vital message about the importance of safe usage of personal audio technology," ASHA President Noma Anderson observes. "With May being Better Hearing and Speech Month, the timing couldn't be better for this announcement that we are joining forces." "CEA's goal is to keep consumers listening for a lifetime. Once consumers understand the potential risks associated with improper use of personal audio... (PR Newswire)
Fenty, business target 'NoMa' (Tom Ramstack) May 31, 2007
Fenty, business target 'NoMa' - Business - The Washington Times, America's Newspaper ... Fenty, business target 'NoMa ... Prospects for redeveloping the area north of Massachusetts Avenue Northeast, or "NoMa," are taking a step forward with Mayor Adrian M. Fenty's order endorsing a business-improvement district for the area. (Washington Times, DC)
Nelson: New Guinea Comfort Women May 29, 2007
44] Hisashi Noma, The Story of Mitsui and O. S. K. Liners lost during the Pacific War: Japanese Merchants Ships of War, published in English and Japanese, 2002, p.160. One of the New Guineans, Yanganoui, who escaped from Rabaul and was interviewed in 1944, said the comfort women left on a hospital ship that was sunk and all died ( AWM54, 779/9/4, Interrogation of natives evacuated from Pondo and Gazelle Peninsula); but Noma claims that the only Japanese hospital ship sunk was the Buenos Aires... (Zmag.org)
Monument III fetches $55 million Apr 30, 2007
Earlier this week, Apollo and Polinger Co. completed the acquisition of Capital Plaza I, a new 291,000 square foot office building at 1200 First St. NE in the area north of Massachusetts Avenue, known as NoMa. The building was purchased from developer Stephen A. Goldberg for $94. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Newly constructed NoMa building sold Apr 17, 2007
The first ground-up building delivered in NoMa has been sold ... It is the second building to deliver in NoMa ... Last year, completed a renovation of One NoMa Station, a 411,000-square-foot former department store. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Apollo Real Estate Advisors Apr 17, 2007
Newly constructed NoMa building sold - Washington Business Journal ... Newly constructed NoMa building sold ... The first ground-up building delivered in NoMa has been sold. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
GenTek Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2006 Results Mar 21, 2007
The results announced today reflect the classification of the recently sold Noma Wire and Cable Assembly business into discontinued operations. ADVERTISEMENT. (Primezone Releases)
GenTek Inc. Announces Delay in Filing 10-K and Postponement of Earnings Call Mar 17, 2007
The delay in filing was due primarily to the complexity of issues relating to the tax provision arising from the sale of its Noma wire and cable harness assembly business, which closed on February 16, 2007. The resolution of the tax provision issues is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's operating results for 2006. (Primezone Releases)
DOCTOR SHORTAGE: Help sought south of border Jan 22, 2007
noma de Guadalajara and four Nevada institutions could see bilingual graduates practicing in Nevada in seven years ... noma de Guadalajara in Guadalajara, Mexico, to train American medical students ... "One of our next steps needs to be to identify the right university, and (Universidad Aut?noma de) Guadalajara has an extraordinary history in this," Lenhart said. (Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Nevada News)
Aint no mountain high enough Jan 12, 2007
Nomawethu (Noma) Nika is explaining how a group of young girls from an informal settlement on the fringes of Cape Towns luxurious Hout Bay have joined in their training schedule. Imizamo Yethu township is as unlikely a training ground as youre find, but inspired by the formidable Evelina Tshabalala, Noma and Zukiswa Matamo are now also runners ... As she listens to Noma talk, her big grin confirms that its true but she makes no apology for being tough. (iAfrica.com)
Lighting up the holidays Dec 7, 2006
1916 -- Tungsten filaments revolutionizes the fledgling electric Christmas light industry 1922 -- Cone-shaped lights become the industry standard 1922 -- Underwriters Laboratories first published safety standards for electric Christmas lights 1925 -- The beginning of NOMA, a trade association of Christmas light manufacturers which later became a single company and the largest Christmas light manufacturer in the world. It went bankrupt in 1967 and is today a licensed trademark which sells... (Frederick News-Post)
SIF Award honours volunteer group, surgeon for goodwill work overseas Nov 1, 2006
She was affected by a condition called "noma" since the age of 4, and she couldn't open her mouth at all. She survived but the infection had damaged her entire face and half her face was gone. (Channel NewsAsia, Singapore)
Stocks to Watch: Johnson & Johnson, McKesson Oct 9, 2006
Send news tip to FOXNews. Stock and Fund Search. (Fox News)
'We believe in what you do' Oct 8, 2006
"But we appreciate all the support we received when we reached out to all the businesses. And now we want to give back, and in the process create a good flow of energy, Dean said. Among the businesses that gave support to the effort: Bill's Automotive, Classic Creations, Hair of the Dog, Kathryn's Creations, Kid's World Tennis, Los Primos, Mallove's Jewelers, Noma Gallery, the North End Artist Cooperative, Portland Asphalt, Purro Electric, Realto Caf?, Vinnie's Jump and Jive, and Wesleyan... (Middletown Press, CT)
Groups perform in Ridgway Saturday Sep 12, 2006
Singers involved with the choir include Almquist, Sadley, Kathi Bailey, Rita Blint, Mindi Cribbs, Lois Devilling, Sandy Fisher, Linda Hartland, Darien Kontes, Beverlye Lenze, Noma Olay, Cathy Robertson, Gloria Udarbe, Bev Yates, Mike Carr, Fred Carrier, Steve Frank, Grover Slater, Bing Speedy, Rosemay Benson, Judy Carr, Sally Carrier, Kathy Fair, Georgeanne Freeburg, Barb Gresh, Jeannine Hefright, Gwen Hoffman, Mary Lou Riegel, Tara Witter, Boots Bonfardine, Ron Capuano, Mike Hartland and Warren... (Ridgway Record, PA)
Dr Thomas Stuttaford: Medical Briefing Sep 1, 2006
EVERY parent watching their children playing in the sun is conscious that being severely sunburnt, especially in childhood, is one of the most important factors in the development of melanomas. Other known risk factors are a family history; one close relative who has had the disease multiplies someone s chance of developing a melanoma from sixfold to eightfold ... Despite the fear that melanoma induces, the good news is that the five-year cure rate, if the disease is caught early, is already... (TimesOnline)
Assent sought for BID in D.C. (Tom Ramstack) Aug 31, 2006
A group of developers and commercial tenants is nearly ready to seek D.C. Council approval to turn the area north of Massachusetts Avenue Northeast, or NoMa, into a business improvement district ... "We expect to get that BID formalized by the end of the year," said Bruce Baschuk, president of J Street Development, a developer of NoMa properties ... The committee is drawing inspiration from the Mount Vernon Triangle, a BID adjacent to NoMa. (Washington Times)
Tanaka:Japanese Crimes Aug 24, 2006
The second group of films is represented by Shinku Chitai (Zone of Emptiness, 1952), based on the novel of the same title by Noma Hiroshi, and Ningen no Joken (Human Condition, 1960) based on a long story written by Gomikawa Junpei. Both films denounce the extreme brutality inflicted upon Japanese soldiers by their superiors. (Zmag.org)
Niger: City Takes Step to Protect Forest Aug 3, 2006
"The majority of the residents in the greenbelt are petty traders, carpenters, watchmen, labourers, cobblers, domestics who cannot afford to live in town," Abdourahamane Noma, a Niamey-based sociologist, told IPS.. Relevant Links. (allAfrica.com)
Cooling centers are established to protect Lodi's seniors during heat Jul 26, 2006
"Maybe there are some who die because they don't realize how hot it really is," said Noma Sawtelle, who was hanging out at the LOEL Center, watching the evening news and eating pizza. Pearl Malmlov said she wasn't accustomed to the heat as she spent most her life in the northern U.S. states that share a border with Canada. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Adu Boahen was a renowned historian Jul 21, 2006
Amongst his many books and papers on modern and colonial history are: 93The Monographs of Mfantsipim and the Making of Ghana: A Centenary History 1876-1976=94, for which, he won the Noma Award for Publishing in Africa in 1997. He was also Editor of UNESCO's eight volume History of Africa series. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Herrin set for first-ever Relay for Life Jul 18, 2006
"Registered teams and fundraising groups are: Applebees; Aisin, captained by Amy Stuebe; Cool Cats Pass One Heating captained by Tina Ryan and LaShonda Burdette; Friends y, captained by Barbara Jacobs; Herrin Hospital; Jammin' Janes; Just Cure It; Milani's Excavating - Diggin' For A Cure, captained by Leann Painter; Our Directions, captained by Noma Suckoll; Sandy Bottoms, captained by Tracie Zoller and Victoria Protsman; SIH Strong Survivors; United Methodist Church, captained by Mary Ann West... (Marion Daily Republican, IL)
Tribute To Prof. Albert Kwadwo Adu Boahen Jun 6, 2006
Among these may be mentioned the African Heritage Studies Association Honors Award for outstanding contribution to the Preservation and Enrichment of the Heritage of peoples of African Descent in the world; the Ghana Book Award; the Seventeenth Noma Award for Publishing in Africa Mfanstipim and the Making of Ghana, 1876-1976 and the UNESCO Avicenna Silver Medal in recognition of outstanding contribution to the General History of Africa. A staunch believer in democracy and the supremacy of... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Type Of Stress, Not Duration, Key To Heart Enlargement Jun 3, 2006
Posted: June 2, 2006. When judging whether or not an enlarged heart is healthy or potentially at risk for heart disease, the nature of the physiological stress that produced the enlargement is more important than the duration of the stress, according to a new study led by Duke University Medical Center investigators. (Science Daily)
Adu Boahen dies after prolonged illness May 26, 2006
Making of Ghana: A Centenary History 1876-1976, for which, he won the Noma Award for Publishing in Africa in 1997. He was also editor of UNESCO's eight volume History of Africa series. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Prof Adu-Boahene is dead May 25, 2006
He is author of several books including: A History of West Africa, African Perspectives on Colonialism, Africa In The Twentieth Century , The Ghanian Establishment The Horizon History of Africa Yaa Asantewaa and the AsanteBritish War of 19001 , The monographs Mfantsipim and the Making of Ghana: A Centenary History 18761976, for which he won the Noma Award for Publishing in Africa in 1997. He was also editor of UNESCOs eight volume History of Africa series. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Images from Auschwitz Mar 5, 2006
The doctor ordered pictures of other prisoners he was performing his "experiments" on -- Jewish twins, dwarfs, stunted people, people with noma, a disease common in the malnourished that can result in the loss of flesh. Mengele, who had written his dissertation on the formation of jawbones in supposedly non-Aryan people, was interested. (CNN -- International)
