Ed Killer: Want your own artificial reef? Try eB

I love eBay.

Despite Craigslist and a soft global economy, the Internet's wonderful, perpetual yard sale and auction house still is going strong.

Apparently, there always will be a market for used Iphones, slightly worn Ugg boots , a potato chip shaped like Jay Leno's head or a jar of wind captured during Tropical Storm Fay.

In a move as creative and "outside-the-box" as it comes, the Martin County Artificial Reef Foundation — a 501c(3) organization — is hoping the cyberspace trading post will be an avenue to raise funds for the deployment of another artificial reef project this summer.

If the final details of the bidding contract can be worked out — possibly this week — eBay window shoppers will be able to place bids on having a reef named for their choosing.

The reef builders will need a bid upward of $20,000 to get the job done. That would buy a lot of waffles displaying the shape of the Virgin Mary.

Kim Sterin hosts Research Symposium at Universit

Kim Sterin, a graduate of Archmere Academy, The Independence School and longtime Delaware resident, recently produced the Honors Humanities’ 2nd annual Undergraduate Research Symposium at the University of Maryland, College Park. The daylong conference was centered on the theme of “Re-imagining the Political Sphere: Critical Thought and Social Justice in Everyday Life” which aimed to engage participants in open dialogue about new approaches to politics with an investment in creating a more socially just world. The research presented reached beyond the traditional notion of politics by recognizing the political issues present in all facets of life from identity construction to popular culture. It featured 14 panel discussions and a keynote speaker, Dr. Diana Owen of Georgetown University. Kim also participated as a panelist and presented her two year long Keystone project, a requirement as a President’s scholar in the Honors Humanities program at Maryland. This subset of the Honors program is regarded as the premier program at the University and is limited to talented undergraduates with interests in the humanities and creative arts. The rigorous and specialized curriculum explores the dynamic history of the humanities, practical applications in the arts, and foundational issues in the disciplines of the humanities. Kimberly’s deans list performance in this program culminated with the book she published of original poetry along with critical essays about contemporary American culture. Entitled, “Busting through the Billboards with my UGG Boots ” it creatively directs transformational thinking about American consumer culture and its effects on everyday life. She is the daughter of Jay and Maryann Sterin and will earn undergraduate degrees in both English and Spanish in 2011, along with a citation in Honors Humanities and the Jimenez-Porter Writer’s House.

Police find one of two missing sisters

POLICE have found one of two sisters who went missing more than a week ago.

Nicole, aged 13, was found safe and well at an address in Stoke-on-Trent earlier today, but police are still looking for Bobbie-Jo.

The 12-year-old is described as white, of slim build and about 5ft 2in tall.

She has shoulder length blonde hair and was last seen wearing black jeans, black Ugg boots , a black strap top and a black zip-up hooded jacket.

Sgt Dave Ingham from Stone Neighbourhood Policing Unit (NPU) said: "The girls have links within the Stoke-on-Trent area as well as in Stafford.

"We are very pleased that Nicole has been found, however we're still appealing to the public for help in locating twelve year-old Bobbie-Jo.