On Love: ‘I’m his greatest admirer’ - The groom was 98, the bride was 90. They’d been together for more than 15 years, but the engagement came just three weeks before the nuptials, and they told almost no one what was planned. Shirley Belasco lived in the same Silver Spring apartment building as Max Desfor and his wife, Clara. Starting in the late 1980s, a group of residents regularly gathered at the pool to socialize. Read full ...

Year in Review: 2011 in The Colony - One of the year’s significant community oriented events was the refurbishment of Kids Colony Playground outside The Colony Recreation Center. Decades after volunteers built the original playground, a new corps of volunteers contributed their time and energy for the upgrade./File photo

Effort under way to redevelop shuttered Alcoa plant - In the mid-1800s, French emperor Napoleon III was known to provide gold or silver dinnerware for most guests at state banquets, but the emperor and his really important guests used the good stuff — aluminum dinnerware.

A CONTENTIOUS SETTLEMENT - This settlement is a case of too little, too late. But the silver lining might be the lifting of the uncertainty that’s been hanging over mortgage lenders.

Excellon Provides Production, Exploration and Corporate Update - Toronto Stock Exchange - EXNTORONTO, Feb. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Excellon Resources Inc. (TSX:EXN.TO - News) ("Excellon" or "the Company"), Mexico's highest grade silver producer, is pleased ...

Gold Seeker Weekly Wrap-Up: Gold and Silver End Slightly Lower on the Week - Gold fell $24.10 to $1704.70 by a little before 8:30AM EST before it rallied back higher in New York, but it still ended with a loss of 0.53%. Silver slipped to as low as $33.165 before it also rallied back higher in New York, but it still ended with a loss of 1.09%.

Market for Silicon is Heading Towards Sustainable Growth According to Merchant Research & Consulting Ltd - The market for silicon is now heading towards sustainable growth. Europe remains the major marketplace for the material while Asia-Pacific with China as the leader is claimed to have the fastest developing silicon industry. Detailed analytical research of the silicon market and its future is provided by the new market research report “Silicon Market Review” recently published by Merchant ...

Wealth Minerals Options Mexican Silver Project - VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - Wealth Minerals Ltd. - is pleased to report, the acquisition of an option to acquire the Valsequillo Silver project, southern Chihuahua state, Mexico. The property is located ...

Autochartist - Daily Commodities Update: Silver - A nice technical breakout was spotted by Autochartist in the silver market early in Tuesday's trading session. Following a prolonged move higher inside of a textbook Channel Up chart pattern, the price of the nearby silver futures turned lower to breach the trend line support and trigger the sell signal.

Silvercorp Forecasts 20% Increase in Silver Production for Fiscal Year 2013 - VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - Silvercorp Metals Inc. today released production guidance for fiscal year ending March 31, 2013. The Company forecasts its silver production to increase by 20%, gold production ...