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Hayden Library - HQ766.S373 2018

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Dewey Library - B843.W66 2019

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Each era spawns its acronyms. (POTUS, FLOTUS, and SCOTUS, anyone?) Some World War II acronyms remain familiar, like WAC, for Women’s Army Corps, and its earlier incarnation, WAAC, Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps. Maybe you know of the WAVES—Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service–a branch of the U.S. Navy in which women could enlist. But chances are you’ve never heard of...

The post “Till Victory is History”: Remembering the W.I.V.E.S. of World War II appeared first on New-York Historical Society.

New York, NY ; Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor and & Francis Group, 2020.

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What do you use to wash the baby, clean the house, color your hair or serve for breakfast? If it’s the 18th century, the answer is alcohol. Professor Sarah Meacham describes her research for the book “Every Home a Distillery.”

Cambridge, Mass. : National Bureau of Economic Research, 2020

Cambridge, Mass. : National Bureau of Economic Research, 2020

Bollywood pays homage to one of India's finest actors.

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A move to reduce active offline banking in the country resulted in the extreme opposite, at least in the short term.

While the economy appears likely to rebound from a first-quarter contraction, Yellen said the progress “bears close watching.

​ NBFCs have also demanded for extension of the Reserve Bank of India's moratorium to them, relaxation on provisioning norms and additional funding from Small industrial Development Bank of India (SIDBI) and National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) through refinance mechanism.

The commerce and industry ministry is considering a plan to extend the Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) till March 31, 2021. The proposal was mentioned in a letter to development commissioners of special economic zones from the Department of Commerce. ET has reviewed the letter.

For many of us, git and GitHub play a huge role in our development workflows. Whenever we have a tool that we need to use often, the more fine-tuned we can make that tool, the faster we can get things done. The following are five git commands or helpers that can make your developer life […]

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When it comes to the Lok Sabha elections, the Congress and the BJP remain the only real contenders

Finance minister P Chidambaram's interim budget was along the expected lines for the market. The minister contained the fiscal deficit below the target and current account deficit also came in as per the estimates. The growth figure for the current f...

A Murshidabad court Tuesday extended the period of interim bail for Union Minister of State for Railways, Adhir Chowdhury until November 16.

Patil said she had told Singh to Keep all issues aside and serve the nation.

Ali was produced at the Chief Metropolitan Court at Bankshall court this morning.

Refusing to step down as chairman of the West Bengal Human Rights Commission, retired Supreme Court judge A K Ganguly Monday claimed he had become a victim of circumstances.

The over consumption of urea and limited use of phosphatic and potassic (P&K) fertilisers need to be addressed through appropriate price incentives by reducing subsidies to ensure sustainable practises are encouraged, Economic Survey said today.

In a year characterised by the aftershocks of economic slow down hitting almost every sector, apple orchard owners in Himachal Pradesh still have reason to smile.

Devkaran Malvi of Habidabad village has been less fortunate. Heavy rains brought down his yield from 15 quintals last year to less than 10, and he may not even recover the cost of cultivation.

PME Conference (40th : 2016 : Szeged, Hungary)

Goebbels, Heiner, author

'The day I am bored with acting, I will shift to something.'

Tickets are still available for these upcoming events in the National Book Festival Presents series:

Nov. 6 – Karen Armstrong discusses her new book, “The Lost Art of Scripture: Rescuing the Sacred Texts.” Armstrong is the author of numerous groundbreaking works on world religions and speaks often on how faith shapes civic conversation. Click here for ticket information.

Nov. 8 – Brad Meltzer & Chris Eliopoulos present their new PBS KIDS series, “Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum,” based on their books for children, “Ordinary People Change the World,” featuring the newest titles, “I Am Walt Disney” and “I Am Marie Curie.” The PBS KIDS series, premiering Nov. 11, will introduce kids to inspiring historical figures and the character virtues that helped them succeed. Click here for ticket information.

Nov. 13 – André Aciman discusses his new book, “Find Me,” the sequel to his bestselling “Call Me By Your Name,” which was made into an Academy Award-winning film. Click here for ticket information.

Request ADA accommodations five business days in advance at (202) 707-6362 or ADA@loc.gov.

Check out the Pocket Artillery Mini Cannon in action.

Roger Corman is a Hollywood legend.  He's made over 350 movies in his lifetime, and he's showing no signs of stopping.  We asked him about his latest film, and the art of making movies.

Tactus Technology has created a haptic touchscreen panel that "rises" to create a three-dimensional keyboard. Writing an e-mail on your tablet? Individual letter keys form small bumps for easier typing.

It hasn't been seen in more than 30 years and it lives on dead fish. No, it's not Gollum, it's called the crusty nautilus. Not because it’s brittle or irritable or anything, it’s just encrusted with a layer of slime.

WIRED design editor Robbie Gonzales checks out the engineering and many uses of incredibly durable and versatile tarps built for relief agencies.

Filters are fun and yes, quick. But as an Oakland tintype portrait photographer proves filters can't come close to the original craft developed in the mid 1800's. It'll cost you around $60 to get your portrait done, that's a bit more than a filter pack, but so worth it.

Get to know the biggest, most chillest rodent on Earth (all 175 pounds of it).