For those who study stained glass windows, reveling in the parables of faith and sunlight crafted by master artisans, the art form is full of unanswered questions. For example, the information Barbara Johnson could gather listed the ...
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Just outside director Lynn Piotrowicz’s office, sunlight filters green through a stained-glass window, throwing tinted rays onto the wall in the Tucker Free Library. Inside Piotrowicz’s office, she has pinned black-and-white ...
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Starbucks Coffee has unveiled two new flagship stores - a 'coffee tribute' store at the Kerry Center and an 'eclectic chic' 24-hour store in the heart of the cosmopolitan Taikoo Li Sanlitun district - in Beijing. A team from Starbucks ...
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High-tech windows generate electricity using polycrystalline photovoltaic cells By Michael SwanThe stained glass windows designed by Sarah Hal at Saskatoon's Holy Family Cathedral serve a twofold purpose. Beyond the beauty they add to the ...
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Restoration is underway for six stained glass windows that have been stored for over 50 years under the stage at the United Methodist Church in downtown Redding. John Morton, a subcontractor for Makin Glass in Anderson, was hired to turn ...
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A service for the dedication of new stained glass windows took place at Muirhead Church. The windows have been installed after a year of intensive and enthusiastic fundraising by members of the church and local community. The completion ...
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Engineers from California and Spain have created a new type of smart glass that selectively blocks light and heat under the control of an electrical switch. The discovery could help homeowners conserve energy and save money on their utility ...
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A church in Canada has developed an innovative way of producing renewable energy while retaining its grand architecture. The Cathedral of the Holy Family in Saskatoon, on the South Saskatchewan River, is the sunniest city in Canada, ...
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Lux Gloria The solar-stained glass installment features dichroic glass and will be connected to the city's electrical grid. Courtesy of Sarah Hall A cathedral in Saskatoon, Saskatechewan recently installed stained glass windows embedded ...
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One of the most amazing slip-ups individuals make when picking fittings is picking the wrong color. A delightful mahogany entryway will not look so wonderful with a shabby handle. Perfect oak bureaus will look shabby with plain, painted ...
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Larry Ford has been making and selling stained glass since the 1970s. His mom was a talented painter and he suspects he got some of his artistic talent from her, even though he didn't use much of that talent growing up. After high ...
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The American Window Glass Co. played an important role in the history of Belle Vernon Borough, which is celebrating its 200th birthday this year. The firm also held a mark of distinction in the history of the United States. That was the ...
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New Energy Technologies, Inc., developer of the world's first-of-its-kind, see-through technology capable of generating electricity on glass and flexible plastics, announced today that researchers have achieved important device design, ...
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More than half a century after a second world war bomb shattered ancient stained glass windows in Westminster Abbey, new windows by the British artist Hughie O'Donoghue are to be unveiled in the abbey. Installed in time for the special ...
BAY CITY, MI — Faded, darkened and broken glass obscured the beautiful stained glass windows in the nave of Trinity Episcopal Church, 815 N. Grant in Bay City. Over the past month, two artists have been giving the windows a ...
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