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...same, while the Albright-Knox is mainly a contemporary collection, it's also the only significant art museum in Buffalo. The local Museum of Science also has examples of Greek, Roman and Egyptian artifacts, but for anyone in that city hoping to see a range of art, the Albright-Knox is pretty much the only game in town. So its deaccession plan led to an angry public meeting in March at which Grachos was confronted by residents insisting he could have done more to find other sources of money...
...Hoxton's phone and movie fees are rock-bottom, and the only thing in the minibars is a carton of milk and two bottles of water, all free. Yet the Hoxton doesn't feel cheap. Rooms include touches such as Egyptian cotton sheets and duck-down duvets. Beecham calls them "beautiful little boxes people can stay in." Standard rates start as low as $115, and the typical traveler pays about $190 a night - roughly 18% less than the London average. Since opening, the Hoxton has been 100% full. "If it was twice the price, there would be nobody here," Beecham...
...Despite the nuclear stalemate, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice still plans to sit across a table from her Iranian counterpart, Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki at the Iraqi government's planned "neighbors conference," which will be held on May 3 and 4 in the Egyptian resort of Sharm-el-Sheikh...
...French research team declared that the alleged remains of St. Joan of Arc were fake. The relics of the iconic saint - burned alive for heresy and witchcraft in 1431 but rehabilitated as a French hero in the 19th century - have been identified as the remnants of an Egyptian mummy, a small cat and scraps of wood...
...spoiling. Regardless of which side of the debate you choose, the fact remains that matza sustained the 12 Tribes of Israel as they fled Pharaoh’s army. Not only was it great as the earliest power-food for very active multitudes—consider running from the Egyptian army the predecessor to the Amazing Race—the matza has survived as the premier kosher-for-Passover sports nutrition. Some have even called our unleavened loaves Rabbi-Grain Power Bars (some meaning me). Once you see what a great venue two matzas make for a truly energizing sandwich...