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...which is the only person of color represented out of a total of 45 figures—all male—in Annenberg Dining Hall. It is in fact, one of the only representations of a person of color on the entire campus, and is, ironically, cast in white porcelain...
...Start at historic Fort Cornwallis, built by Captain Francis Light, the British trader who took possession of the island in 1786 for the East India Co. and laid the foundations for its rise to prominence as a major trading post for spices, tea, porcelain, textiles, tin and rubber. The fort was once a formidable defense against pirates, the French and the Kedah sultanate on the Malay peninsula, which was bent on reclaiming its captured territory. Now it encloses a peaceful garden, studded with weathered cannons. One cannon in the fort's northeastern corner has taken on the unlikely role...
...actual sites," Arimitsu says in an interview at the small museum in Kyoto where he works. The Japanese sent scholars to itemize Korea's cultural heritage, the first such effort in Korean history. Colonial officials produced a 15-volume series on everything from roof tiles and temple architecture to porcelain and royal jewelry: it is still the most comprehensive catalog of Korean culture. Arimitsu said looting was rampant but insists that individual researchers like himself had nothing to do with the transfer of antiquities. Still, he concedes, "Once we found something it went to the Governor General, and then...
...Fortunately, the South Koreans are more than prepared. If you find your World Cup toilet in Seoul is less than world class, don't hesitate to call Loo 911. Seoul Metropolitan Government's Toilet Improvement Task Force promises to swirl into action, descending upon the offending facility. Once the porcelain gleams again, they will hand a yellow card to the toilet's manager promising a second round of inspections. Seoul's commode cops have done 12,000 inspections and issued more than 7,400 yellow cards in the past two years. Call that anal-retentiveness, but there's no chance...
...Iranians will pay, too. Maybe more." chimed in another Kandahari as he poured the green tea into tiny porcelain cups. "Besides, the Chinese already have one or two missiles from the last time the Americans tried to kill Osama bin Laden...