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While he held positions that were not always popular, he was liked by nearly everyone. Tall, white-haired conservative Illinois Congressman Henry Hyde made his name in 1976 with the bill amendment that denies federal funds for abortion. Later the Republican and devout Roman Catholic led impeachment proceedings against Bill Clinton. Still, he valued compromise, made opponents laugh and broke with his party by supporting family leave and gun control. Hyde...
...keen sense of what ails the Kingdom of Belgium, the disarmingly picturesque town of Hoeilaart is the perfect destination. Located just a few miles south of Brussels, it has a multiturreted town hall resembling a fairy-tale château, and a rich history involving Roman armies, Augustinian monks and medieval dukes. Since late last month, it also has a new law that makes proficiency in Dutch, the official language of Belgium's Flemish region, a precondition for buying public land. That puts a hard new edge on the increasing alienation between the country's linguistic communities, but Mayor...
...Greek theme is based on the “Gods in Color: Painted Sculpture of Classical Antiquity” exhibit, on display in the Sackler until Jan. 20. In its only appearance in the United States, “Gods in Color” features Greek and Roman statues painted in their original colors. Tours will be running every five to ten minutes, and visitors will be able to choose from three tours on “Gods in Color” and four tours on other exhibits, including “Tradition Redefined: Modern and Contemporary Chinese Ink Paintings...
...included a bookshop, a museum and 10 houses in Yogyakarta (none of which suffered more than superficial damage during the quake) as well as churches, cafés and community centers in Bali and Papua. Then there was his contribution to a 2003 architectural exhibition in Siena, Italy: large Roman-style archways, made of straw instead of triumphal stone because straw happened to be the most common local material...
Chadbourne also raised another concern about the new Word font, recalling that one of her students submitted an essay in Calibri size 11, but saw the paper become two pages longer when the font was changed to Times New Roman size...