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...Hidden in Plain View is the story of one woman's family," explains Tobin, a journalist and teacher, who said she first heard about the codes when she bought a quilt from a woman named Ozella McDaniel Williams at a Charleston, S.C., market in 1994. Williams told Tobin that for generations women in her family had been taught an oral history that stated that quilt patterns - like log cabins, monkey wrenches and wagon wheels - also served as directions that helped slaves plan their escapes. Since she lacked historical data to back up Williams' claim, Tobin enlisted her friend Raymond Dobard...
...Seahawks of St. Mary’s made it a sweep on the weekend, as they also took first in this even on their home waters. Yale took second, while Tufts, Charleston and the Hoyas rounded out the top five...
...good thing.” In the A-division, Watson and senior crew Christiana Dahlman earned 123 points, opening with a first-place race. Despite amounting another first-place showing and two second-place finishes, the Crimson fell to eventual winner Stanford. Yale, St. Mary’s, Charleston, and Navy rounded out the top five, but Watson doesn’t think the results are a fair indication of the upcoming spring season. “We were at a disadvantage in Boston having such a cold winter and with the Charles frozen,” she said...
...Saint of Bleecker Street. But he was best known for the 45-min. Amahl and the Night Visitors, a Christmas opera he wrote for TV. He continued his efforts to democratize the art in 1958 by founding Italy's influential Spoleto Festival (and later its sister festival in Charleston, S.C.), which helped launch the careers of such artists as singer Shirley Verrett and dancers turned choreographers Paul Taylor and Twyla Tharp...
...Taco Bell's president, Greg Creed, has posted three short statements on the restaurant's web site since the outbreak was linked to the chain on Monday. Even those written statements were late in coming, says Timothy Coombs, a crisis management expert at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Ill. "The story broke Monday morning and Taco Bell did not have anything up until later that evening," Coombs says. "People were looking for information online and there was nothing there...