Word: restorationism
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Still, even the critics praise Eastwood's solution to the thorny Mission Ranch dilemma. Developers coveted the bucolic 22-acre parcel along Carmel's southern border. To keep them at bay, the new mayor sought a solution that would not burden taxpayers. "I thought I could come up with a...
Berenson conducted himself with what he called an "invincible passion for independence." This is not to say he achieved it. Colin Simpson's Artful Partners concedes that B.B.'s spirit may have been willing but that his flesh was weak. The evidence is incriminating: a secret 1912 contract with Duveen...
International security and real disarmament are impossible without greater trust between the nations of the West and the U.S.S.R. and other socialist countries. There must be a settlement of regional conflicts on the basis of compromise and restoration of stability wherever it has been disrupted. Support for destabilizing and extremist...
Besides cleaning up the streets, Cohen has supported local park restoration efforts. He directed the Committee for Restoration of Winthrop Park, which is the oldest public park in America. Cohen also holds leadership positions on the boards of Leslie College and the Cardinal Cushing High School. "He is a very...
The Last Supper, Leonardo da Vinci's masterwork, which is located in the former refectory of Milan's Santa Maria delle Grazie convent, was said to have begun deteriorating almost as soon as it was finished in 1497. The surface cracked because Da Vinci used an experimental primer on the...