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Poor potter, great pots at Yorktown
Virginia Lt. Gov. William Gooch had good reason to hide the truth when he made his annual report to the British Board of Trade in 1732. Though the Crown prohibited its colonies from manufacturing domestic goods, Gooch and other members of the...
Tags: Travel, Yorktown (York, Virginia), Politics, National Parks, College of William and Mary
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826CHI 826CHI is a nonprofit writing and tutoring center dedicated to supporting students ages 6-18 with their creative and expository writing skills, and to helping teachers inspire their students. 826chi.org Tom Acitelli Tom Acitelli is author...Tags: Recipes, Chicago Reader, Gainesville, Colleges and Universities, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Of Athens and Jerusalem
Dear Scholar, It was wholly a pleasure to get your thoughts about the current debate over illegal immigrants and how to approach the nettlesome challenge they represent to us -- and we to them. It was good of you to rehearse some classical history for...
Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Crime, Law and Justice, Migration, Passover Seder, Religion and Belief
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EDITORIAL: Confederate flags should have no place in SD
The Daily Republic, Mitchell, S.D.South Dakota has become the focal point of a racial controversy that could become newsworthy on the national scene. The Veterans Administration Medical Center in Hot Springs removed two Confederate flags last week after receiving complaints that the...Tags: Social Issues, Hospitals and Clinics, Racism
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'Game of Thrones' recap: An army for a dragon?
“Walk of Punishment,” the title of the latest episode of HBO's “Game of Thrones,” refers to a horrific site in Astapor where slaves are hung on crosses for sometimes trivial offenses. Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) is in this...
Tags: Game of Thrones (tv program), Aidan Gillen, Stephen Dillane, Carice van Houten, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
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'Game of Thrones' recap: A hot deal for a dragon
Want to foment rebellion among the Night’s Watch? Starve the men and make them shovel pig poop. “And Now His Watch Is Ended” is the title of this week's episode, and it also is a phrase repeated in unison as the Rangers solemnly...
Tags: Aidan Gillen, Natalie Dormer, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey, Charles Dance
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'Game of Thrones' recap: 'And Now His Watch Is Ended'
The Baltimore Sun“The revenge you want will be yours in time,” – Varys All hail, Daenerys Targaryen: Queen of dragons, multilingualism and the double-cross. “Game of Thrones” is at its best when one of its major, fan-favorite characters...Tags: Game of Thrones (tv program), Landforms, Caves and Caverns
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Former NLRB Chairman William B. Gould IV to speak at HU, April 19, on Civil War slave diary
William B. Gould (1837-1923), former slave and Civil War veteran (U.S. Navy), chronicled his life in a diary that is now one of only three known diaries written during the Civil War by former slaves. One hundred plus years later, Gould's great-great...Tags: Wars and Interventions, U.S. Navy, Colleges and Universities, Career and Workplace, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Local mayor suspended as Bangladesh disaster toll climbs to 430
Reuters* Mayor suspended for approving permit for building * Death toll reaches 430 * Worldwide outcry against working conditions By Ruma Paul DHAKA, May 2 (Reuters) - The mayor of the Bangladesh municipality where a factory building collapsed killing more...Tags: International Organizations, Local Government, Bangladesh, Clothing and Textiles Industry, Heavy Engineering
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Francesco Clemente Brings Brazil to Yale
Francesco Clemente, "Clemente > Brazil > Yale" Through June 2, Yale School of Art, 32 Edgewood Gallery, New Haven, (203) 423-2600, art.yale.edu/32EdgewoodAveGallery, closed Tuesdays. Francesco Clemente is, says Robert Storr, "a bit of a nomad,"...
Tags: Italy, Chelsea (Staten Island, New York), Western Africa, Edgewood, Politics
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Thatcher and the Falklands
Regarding the recent article, "Argentine leader not on list for Thatcher funeral" (April 12), it seems logical that to me Great Britain did not invite Cristina Fernandez, the president of Argentina to Margaret Thatcher's funeral. The news item, however,...
Tags: Argentina, Margaret Thatcher, Media Industry, France, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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'Game of Thrones' recap: 'Kissed by Fire'
The Baltimore SunPoor Sansa Stark. First, she was pledged to marry the despicable, pathetic, cruel, spineless boy-king Joffrey. Now, the Lannisters are plotting to stick her with his even less-attractive uncle, Tyrion. Granted, to viewers of “Thrones,”...Tags: Game of Thrones (tv program), Punishment, Family, Marriage
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