‘Battle for Tibet’ offers a view of decades of protest against Chinese rule
But in its focused, unshowy, methodical way, Frontline’s “Battle for Tibet’’ makes the case that the world should be paying ...
How Guangxi snack ‘snail rice noodles’ becomes signature industry to fuel poverty reduction
In August 2019, in a reply letter to residents of Xiadang Township in Ningde, East China's Fujian Province, Chinese President ...
Tom Robbins, Counterculture Scribe of ‘Even Cowgirls Get the Blues,’ Dead at 92
The celebrated comic novelist wrote bestsellers like Another Roadside Attraction and Jitterbug Perfume while maintaining a devoted underground following ...
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Middlesex County lottery player wins $20,000 playing $20,000 Loaded
The ticket features four game plays. Remove the latex covering the play area to reveal eight WINNING NUMBERS and twenty-five ...
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Oven symbols and controls explained
Oven symbols can be obscure and if you don't know what they mean, you might not get the best cooking and baking results. But most ovens tend to use similar symbols, so once you've learned what to look ...
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MA History of Art and Archaeology of East Asia and Intensive Language
Apply to SOAS How to apply for undergraduate study How to apply for postgraduate study How to apply for research programmes Apply for online learning ...
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Microsoft just killed the ability to look up words and phrases in Word
Since 2016, Microsoft Word users have had access to Smart Lookup, a nifty feature that lets you right-click on a word or phrase and bring up definitions, synonyms, and relevant links to sites like ...
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9 of the Strangest Royal Pets in History
They functioned as both diplomatic envoys and as symbols of a monarchy’s far reaching ... Queen Victoria was gifted a pair of Tibetan mountain goats from Mohammad Shah Qajar (who ruled Persia ...
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A guide to race and ethnicity terminology and language
There are a significant number of words, phrases and acronyms that appear when talking about race and ethnicity which often change depending on the context of the conversation. Language is ...
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How the Capybara Won My Heart—and Almost Everyone Else’s
The capybara was truly earning its bona fides as an animal celebrated by the working class, a symbol of resistance. The resident I’d arranged to meet was named Marcos. Middle-aged and a ...
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TRAVELING TIBETAN BUDDHIST MONKS RETURN TO THE UPPER KEYS
At the end of this month, Wolfe will host three of seven touring Tibetan monks who will be passing through ... arrange millions of granules of colored sand in the form of symbols of the world’s most ...