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...knowledge and godliness,” as Harvard’s first charter instructed. The display’s artifacts were grouped thematically: “Literacy and the Indian College” recalled that the Indian College also housed the continent’s first printing press. The metal print-type pieces were later matched by researchers to the Eliot Bible, an Algonquian-language text and the first Bible printed on North American soil. The press remained as the building’s sole occupant after the college closed in 1771. In “Social Status: Divided...
...rights activists look at the newly elected Democratic majorities in states like New York and see hope for expanding gay marriage despite the setbacks on Election Day. New York governor David Paterson has been an outspoken defender of gay marriage, and some hope to press the legislature there to pass laws allowing it - though conservative Democrats could well block such an effort. And while momentum may ultimately be on the side of advancing gay rights, Mohler says the fight is moving from courthouses to living rooms. "Both sides recognize this is now a battle for the hearts and minds...
...these developments pain the family of Michelle Moore-Bosko. For their part, they do not believe the men invented their involvement under duress. For the family, every new press release about the Norfolk Four reopens old wounds. "Let my poor baby rest," her father, John Moore, told the Washington Post on Monday...
...more rarified pieces of the pig: "Pressed head of pig doesn't sound that tempting. All I can say is give Manolo a call, he might persuade you otherwise. After the cachucha is simmered until soft, the bones are removed. The two half-head pieces are then crammed into a steel press about half the size of a shoe box, and pressure is applied until all the squeal's gone out of it...I don't count them, but there's a real cacophony of flavors, from the familiar sweetness of boiled ham to the earthy notes of the skin...
...senior Interior Ministry official involved with security in the capital dismissed concerns that the attacks might be a harbinger of things to come. "It's an isolated incident," he said on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the press. "These things happen from time to time, but not like before...