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...Steam engines, mutton chops, people named "Rutherford" - history is a funny thing. Take the Pilgrims, for example. Not only do they look ridiculous - (hat buckles? really?) - but you can make fun of them without fear of accidentally offending someone. This is the brilliance of the website historicaltweets.com. (See the top 10 celebrity Twitter feeds.) Historicaltweets.com has re-imagined famous moments throughout history as Twittered by the people who experienced them. Some entries are by politicians (Abe Lincoln: "Gr8 show tonite. Ford is the perfect venue for AAAAARRGH!!"). Others are by fictional characters (Odysseus: "Back home! Who r all these random...
...Hawaii. For a good tapas brunch stop off at Café Havana, tel: (27-44) 690 4640, before moving on to George - the next town, featuring elegantly restored Victorian homes under blossoming bougainvilleas. The must-do excursion is the old Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe, tel: (27-44) 801 8288, a steam train that runs to and from Mossel Bay. Beyond George is the town of Wilderness - a thoroughly romantic place of lakes, rivers and talcum-white beaches...
...Before 1984, Harvard officially provided the clubs with access to alumni lists for fundraising, Centrex phone service, and steam heating. But it was Harvard’s policy on discrimination that finally forced them to reevaluate their recognition of the nine exclusively male clubs...
...Last week's chart topper, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, lost about 53% of its steam, coming in second with a still decent $25.5 million. Smithsonian did what sequels often do: pull a great first weekend from brand recognition, then subside more severely than the original. That's the rule to which there are few exceptions. The current exception, Star Trek, was the only one of the session's top six holdovers to drop less than 50% from last week, enabling it to become the first 2009 release to cross the $200 million mark at the North...
...played our hearts out on Saturday, and we were behind in both games. Coming from behind on Saturday in both games was really exciting.” Harvard staged sixth-inning comebacks in both contests to sweep the afternoon, 7-3 and 6-3.But the bats ran out of steam on Sunday, as the Big Green got the better of the Crimson in two low-scoring games. “It was a very emotional day on Sunday—last home games, Senior Day,” Vertovez said. “After we lost that first game...