Hayden Library - B105.F3 E28 2018

Las Vegas, NV : Huntington Press, 2019.

Preparation for the highly anticipated exhibit, Harry Potter: A History of Magic, has been underway in several of the museum’s departments, including conservation. Our role in an exhibit such as this is huge: we assess artifacts selected for display, make necessary repairs, and monitor the items during the exhibition for exposure to light as well...

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In January 1976, Jesse Birnbaum, the European edition editor of Time, cabled Edward Jamieson, the magazine’s managing editor, about an unusual table he had received as a gift from French president Valéry Giscard d’Estaing. The table’s gold-leaf legs supported a plain top, the edges of which were decorated with an “ornate series of nude figures...

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You’ve probably heard of a “gaggle of geese.” Maybe even a “murder of crows.” But did you know that a group of November gobblers is called a “rafter of turkeys”? Here are some early 20th-century images (from the New-York Historical Society Postcard Collection) of the runner-up for America’s national bird. Not quite enough feathers to reach the rafters,...

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Baier, Lowell E., author

Conference on The Responsibilities of Non-State Actors in International Law (2013 : Richmond, B.C.)

Western Australia. Parliament. Legislative Council. Standing Committee on Legislation, author, issuing body

McCraw, David Edward, author

Western Australia. Parliament. Legislative Council. Standing Committee on Legislation, author, issuing body

Parker, Christine, 1969- author

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Author and historian Alan Brinkley shares his thoughts on the alchemy of luck and chance in the Oval Office.

Throughout history, the desire for justice and human rights has motivated the oppressed to demand political change and the promise of a better future. February 21st and 22nd, Colonial Williamsburg and the Chautauqua Institution present “Turning Worlds Upside Down: Liberty and Democracy in Revolutionary Times,” an exploration of revolutions past and present. Creative Director for […]

London ; New York : Routledge, 2008

Kareena Kapoor Khan has been treating us to beautiful moments from her life ever since she made her debut on Instagram last week.

It's fun to read how Twinkle thought in those days and how her life turned out!

Herring, William, author

Hashemi, Ray H., author

Imbroscio, David L

Yi, Joseph, 1971-

Walljasper, Jay

Greenleigh, Ian

The $192 billion IT-BPM industry body has informed the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) about the critical talent from various member companies such as Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys, Wipro, HCL Tech, Startek and many others being stranded and they should be considered for evacuation.

This morning I awakened with a question in my twitter stream from @deebeefunky. He was frustrated by the fact that when he sets a blur on box-shadow, it shows on two sides of the box. He wants it to show on only one side. Of course, that got me thinking. I did come up with [...]

Is it possible to compartmentalise one's life in such a neat way that religious beliefs and professional priorities do not clash at all?

A group of farmers, numbering about 200, Thursday stalled a residential project of the Tata group.

A prisoner at Presidency Jail was found hanging in the washroom of his cell Sunday morning, the police said.

The President was here to inaugurate an international conference of the Institute of Charted Accountants of India.

The activists staged a silent protest outside Bhabani Bhavan with banners reading "Jurisprudence calls for arrest of Mr Asok Ganguly".

An internal assessment conducted by the university in 2011 had found that 15 per cent of its teaching staff were below par.

The warden of Presidency Correctional Home has been sent a showcause notice after he was frisked and found to be allegedly carrying Rs 10,000 for someone inside the prison Saturday.

The matter has now been referred to Attorney General G E Vahanvati to work out legal details.

According to the police, the incident took place late on Sunday.

Government is likely to send this week a Presidential reference to the Supreme Court for conducting a probe into the allegation of sexual harassment against Justice (retd) A K Ganguly after the Attorney General has endorsed it.

Apart from sexual misconduct, note also details his foreign trip, arbitration assignment.

The family of the 16-year-old Madhyagram gangrape victim will meet President Pranab Mukherjee on January 7 and are likely to demand a CBI probe.

Fall in global commodity and non-food manufacturing sector prices come to help

Cohen-Almagor, Raphael, author

Slow response could turn coronavirus outbreak into humanitarian crisis

24-year-old Tosha Thakkar was last seen alive on March 9 in Sydney. Her alleged attacker, Daniel Stani-Reginald, has been denied bail.