WRAPPING UP THREE CENTURIES

WRAPPING UP THREE CENTURIES Award winning photographer Sandy Dimke spent the first six months of 2010 focusing her camera lens on the hands of 100 local people —hands making chocolate, delivering meals, graduating from Parris Island, reading, heading shrimp and much more. Each photograph has awritten description, but strong visual images tell the story.

BBC boss blasts critics

The man who is leading the BBC’s move to Salford has hit out against a ‘pathetic’ slur campaign against the north. Peter Salmon, director of BBC North, took the extraordinary step of speaking out after a series of ‘grim up north’ stories in the national press claimed there was a revolt among staff unprepared to give up their London homes for MediaCity.

Things To Do (Aug. 26-Sept. 1)

The following are southern New Mexico events, activities and other happenings in the week ahead. Listings are free of charge.

The Many Questionable Men Of Kat Von D

We would have questioned the sanity of any woman who touched - let alone dated - skeezeball supreme Jesse James after his very-public and very-appalling break-up with Sandra Bullock. What self-respecting woman would sign up for 99% guaranteed cheating and a maybe/maybe-not resolved Nazi fetish?! Ladies and gentlemen, Kat Von D. Since 2007, LA Ink’s tattooed vixen has had more than her fair share ...

Second beta of Windows Live Essentials Wave 4 now available

A second beta of Windows Live Essentials Wave 4, the upcoming suite of lifestyle applications from Microsoft, is now available for download. The biggest update is Messenger's integration with Facebook chat.