Illustration

Police officer who posed for iconic Rockwell illustration dies

16 May 2012

Richard Clemens, the retired Massachusetts state trooper who posed in Norman Rockwell’s iconic painting “The Runaway,� has died. He was 83. The classic illustration, which appeared on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post in 1958, depicts a uniformed Clemens sitting at a diner next to a young boy with a hobo’s knapsack. “Our condolences to Dick’s family,� the State Police said. “Rockwell’s ...

The Governor ordered to Petersburg, where to go in the city day

16 May 2012

St Petersburg Governor Georgy Poltavchenko. Illustration: gov.spb.ru In St. Petersburg City Government meeting today in Smolny, 16 may, it was decided on the preparation for and observance in St Petersburg in 2012, the festive events dedicated to the day of the founding day of the city of St. Petersburg.

Shenzhou 9 to be ready for mid-June launch?

16 May 2012

Illustration only. China seems poised to launch three astronauts into space, in the middle of June, onboard Shenzhou 9, the country's fourth, and most ambitious manned spaceflight.