House Subcommittee Approves $15.3 Million Increase for NEA

Yesterday in Congress, the House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee, which sets the initial funding level for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), approved *a $15.3 million increase for the NEA* in its FY 2009 spending bill. Chairman Norm Dicks (D-WA) has once again proposed an increase in funding for arts and culture in the face of a dramatic cut proposed by the president's recent budget. Please click here to send a message to your Members of Congress telling them to support this important funding increase!( Read more... )

House Subcommittee Approves $15.3 Million Increase for NEA

Yesterday in Congress, the House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee, which sets the initial funding level for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), approved *a $15.3 million increase for the NEA* in its FY 2009 spending bill. Chairman Norm Dicks (D-WA) has once again proposed an increase in funding for arts and culture in the face of a dramatic cut proposed by the president's recent budget. Please click here to send a message to your Members of Congress telling them to support this important funding increase!( Read more... )

Tree from 2, 000 - year - old seed is doing well (thanks to mofic

Seed from the extinct Judean date palm is the oldest seed known to have been sprouted and grown.

Tree from 2, 000 - year - old seed is doing well (thanks to <user site="livejournal.com" user="mofic

Seed from the extinct Judean date palm is the oldest seed known to have been sprouted and grown.