In 1776, England had every expectation of winning a war with her upstart American colonies, and rightly so. And what if the war had gone their way? This is the premise of a class of fiction called “alternate history,” and Director of Publications Paul Aron has found some food for thought in its reimagined histories.

Milliners stood at the hub of a global trade in everything from handkerchiefs to pocket pistols, purveyors of a thousand fashionable items. The Margaret Hunter shop marks 60 years of interpreting the milliner’s trade. Apprentice milliner and mantua maker Abby Cox shares the history of the little shop on Duke of Gloucester Street.

Draping, cutting, sewing, and trim: these are the hallmarks of the milliner and mantua-maker’s craft. Apprentice Sarah Woodyard is near completion of her apprenticeship, and at the threshold of attaining journeywoman status.

The common cold was a nuisance our forbears suffered in much the same way we do today. But what remedies were uniquely colonial? Eighteenth-century apothecarist Robin Kipps shares the causes and eases for the cold.

Retired US Marine Corps General Anthony Zinni has some sharp insights and powerful ideas to share in his new book, “Before the First Shots are Fired: How America Can Win or Lose off the Battlefield.” Listen this week as he previews some of the philosophies he shares in his fourth book.

What were colonists buried in? This was a question posed to Research Librarian Juleigh Clark. Tracking down the answer led her, and us, through the history of funerals, burials, shrouds and winding sheets.

What was in George Washington’s wallet? Long before the establishment of a standard American currency, there was trade, barter and credit. How were these financial activities handled with the myriad coins and metals in circulation?

A pocket-sized ornament gives monumental insight into the private life of America’s best-known General: George Washington.

As Veterans Day approaches, the venerated Virginian veteran himself, Gen. George Washington, discusses his military past and how he believes veterans should be honored today.  

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Trinamool Congress calls it a "bundle of lies"

Around 500 vendors were shifted to a field from the market overnight as a measure to control the spread of COVID-19.

Fluke Networks' Neal Allen provides a practical, real-world guide to anticipating, finding, and solving network problems before they impact users.

Title: Unfinished [electronic resource] : the anthropology of becoming / Joao Biehl and Peter Locke, editors.
Imprint: Durham, [North Carolina] : Duke University Press, 2017.";"©2017
Shelfmark: Ebook Central
Subjects: Ethnology -- Philosophy.
Anthropology -- Philosophy.
Critical theory.

NEW YORK - LexisNexis® Legal & Professional, a leading global provider of information and analytics, today announced the launch of a new data visualization technology, Ravel View, into its flagship Lexis Advance online legal research platform. Ravel View transforms traditional case law search lists into a map of the cases and language that judges find most important. As a result, users can understand the legal landscape faster and uncover cases they may have overlooked in reviewing traditional search results.

New York, NY -- LexisNexis Legal & Professional, today announced that Mike Walsh, CEO of LexisNexis Legal & Professional, will receive a Global Leadership Award from the United Nations Foundation in recognition of the company's contributions to advancing the rule of law globally.

Don't opt for the moratorium unless critical, advises Charlie Lee, founder and CEO, True Balance.

Multi-cap funds are best suited to exploit the present market scenario as they are free to invest across all market capitalisations and sectors, says Naveen Kukreja, CEO and co-founder, Paisabazaar.com.

Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, 2017.

Liquor is going to cost more in Himachal Pradesh as the State Cabinet decided on Friday to levy Additional License Fee (COVID Cess) on the sale of liquor in the State.

A Punjab Police assistant sub-inspector (ASI) on Thursday night shot dead a prominent Kabaddi player Arvinder Jeet Singh Padda in Lakhan Ke Padde village and injured another youth. Following arrest of the accused ASI and his associate on Friday, Kapurthala SSP Satinder Singh dismissed the former from service.

Renault currently sells five models in India: premium sedan Fluence, the Koleos SUV, compact car Pulse and Scala sedan besides the Duster.

Skoda has phased out the Fabia hatchback earlier this year and said there are no immediate plans to replace it or introduce other small cars.

Not only that, the maker of the Alto and WagonR in July produced more vehicles than ever before in its history.

Cosmetics firms appeal to plastic-free consumers with the hybrid of bar soap and liquid body wash

If successful, the transaction could spur more M&A among major drug firms

Unwanted crystals could adversely affect drug stability and shelf life

Spin-state effect could lead to new way to run chiral separations on racemic mixtures

Chemical educator and Compound Interest blogger Andy Brunning explains the similarities and differences between the two bath products

Products made in volumes between 1 and 100 metric tons must be registered by May 31

The portable devices haven’t yet caught on widely. Researchers continue to advance the technology and find new applications