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...During Advent, I am obligated to wear purple, the color of penitence but also the Minnesota Vikings," he says. "If we play them at that time, you can bet the players will have a bit of fun with me and call me a traitor." (See pictures of John 3:16 in pop culture...
Before the adoption of standard zones, towns set their own local times. Life was slow; it didn't really matter if 12:07 in one town was 12:15 in the next hamlet over. But with the advent of railroads and their accompanying train schedules in the 19th century, people suddenly needed to know the exact time so they didn't miss their trains (and conductors needed to make sure that trains operating on the same track didn't crash). In 1883, the U.S. and Canada adopted a standard time system. The following year, delegates from 22 nations...
Bradshaw said that since the advent of co-teaching at the school, there has been “an increased community feeling” among all the students...
...professional management companies such as Traffic Sports have begun to taken a keen interest in American youth. Tony Taylor, a member of the current US U20 roster competing in Egypt, cut his ties with Jacksonville University’s soccer squad to turn pro by signing with Traffic. The advent of third-party companies filling in the void of professional opportunities for American youth may help accelerate the decline of college soccer...
...value of peers in learning is nothing new. Though the advent of printing permitted communication among networks of philosophes and thinkers during the Enlightenment, it was nonetheless through debate in academies and salons that intellectual discourse advanced. Similarly, though we can get much out of reading on our own or watching lecture videos online during reading period, it is in conversation with peers that our views solidify and gain clarity...