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Its All About Government

admin — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:12:00 +0000

Book launching for local Charlotte author; books geared towards history instructors and curriculum coordinators, enthusiasts, archives and collections curators and those who wish to reference patriotism.

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Its All About Government

Antique book thief returns to jail

admin — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:27:31 +0000

A Cambridge University graduate nicknamed the Tome Raider, who has stolen nearly $2 million worth of rare books in his criminal career, has been jailed for three-and-a-half years for his latest theft.

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Tabards on, visors down: fans relive 1410 Battle of Grunwald

admin — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 15:42:37 +0000

Thousands of fans of the Middle Ages on Saturday donned their tabards and lowered their visors to relive the heady days of 1410, when a Polish-Lithuanian army smashed the Teutonic Knights.

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Getting into Gear not Always Wise

admin — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:03:03 +0000

The four most hateful words are said to be, "I told you so." So Ill put this another way: One of my key messages in seminars, books and columns over the years that borrowing to invest is more dangerous than many people realise is easier to "sell" these days than a couple of years ago.

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Exhibition: Tehran Documented

admin — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:52:28 +0000

Black and White images are becoming rare. They are mostly printed in newspapers and books, usually chosen for economic reasons or used as mere visual effect.

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Book Talk: "Gorky Park" author Smith sets new novel in Moscow

admin — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 07:41:11 +0000

U.S. author Martin Cruz Smith has just finished writing the latest in a series of novels about Moscow Detective Arkady Renko, who was played by William Hurt in the 1983 film version of "Gorky Park."

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What’s on: Wed’s picks

admin — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:04:43 +0000

Diary listings for Wed, June 14 MUSIC AFFAIRS The Golden Couple of the Singapore Chinese Orchestra (SCO), Wong Sun Tat (huqin) and his wife, Yu Jia (pipa) will display their mastery of the two musical instruments through works, such as Ambush from All Sides and an adaptation of Russian composer Rimsky Karsakov's Flight of the Bumble Bee, at this SCO concert.

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Book about secretive NKorea wins UK literary prize

admin — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:01:03 +0000

A book that gives a rare glimpse of everyday life inside one of the world's most secretive states won Britain's leading nonfiction book prize Thursday.

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Nature reserve grows for Canada Day

admin — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:44:41 +0000

A nature reserve northeast of Calgary that is home to a rare bird is growing by about 130 hectares, thanks to a Canada Day gift from the country's largest non-profit land conservation group.

Collection of rare books to be taken into State care

admin — Mon, 31 May 2010 19:55:01 +0000

A COLLECTION of rare books, described by experts as the most important of its kind in Ireland outside Dublin is being taken into State care by the Office of Public Works.

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