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Heritage at heart of St. Stephen's British Garden Party on May 4
Scratch the surface of the altar at St. Stephen's Traditional Episcopal Church in Timonium and see the English underpinnings that have led the church to host a British Garden Party and Fete each year. Steeped in classical Anglican tradition, St....
Tags: England, Timonium, Christianity, Danbury, Anglicanism
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WWE Raw recap: The Undertaker competes, 'Fandangoing' returns
Ever since the day after WrestleMania, when "Fandangoing" became a thing, we knew that when WWE returned to the United Kingdom just weeks later, that it would all resume. Sure, the Fandango theme singing craze took a dip in between, but it's genesis was...
Tags: WrestleMania, World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.
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Thatcher and the Falklands
Regarding the recent article, "Argentine leader not on list for Thatcher funeral" (April 12), it seems logical that to me Great Britain did not invite Cristina Fernandez, the president of Argentina to Margaret Thatcher's funeral. The news item, however,...
Tags: Buenos Aires (Argentina), Media Industry, England, Margaret Thatcher, Slavery
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The reality behind the myth of Britain's 'Iron Lady'
While the mainstream media in America love to wax poetic about former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, the sainted "Iron Lady" of the Cold War, it might be wise to remember the real person behind the carefully polished myth ("Margaret Thatcher...
Tags: Media Industry, Ronald Reagan, Nelson Mandela, South Africa, Margaret Thatcher
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The lady was a champ
MANCHESTER, England -- There is a story about Margaret Thatcher that is probably apocryphal but speaks volumes about the strength of Britain's first female prime minister, who died Monday at age 87. Following her election in 1979, the story goes that...
Tags: Government, Conservative Party (UK), Ronald Reagan, Periodicals, Jimmy Carter
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Thatcher made history by standing firm
In 1975, when asked to explain why Margaret Thatcher was poised to take over the Tory Party, the irascible British satirist Malcolm Muggeridge replied that it was all due to television — and the fact that the telegenic Mrs. Thatcher had a "certain...
Tags: Sociology, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, Conservative Party (UK), Richard Nixon
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Tony Blair tells crowd at Loyola about global challenges
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair told a Baltimore audience Tuesday night that the world's challenges have never been greater, nor come with such speed, and he advocated intervention in struggling countries by powers such as Great Britain and the...
Tags: European Union, Iraq, Charles Street, George W. Bush, Teaching and Learning
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Is disability the new welfare?
The government in Britain recently did something interesting. It asked everyone receiving an "incapacity benefit" -- a disability program slowly being phased out under new reforms -- to submit to a medical test to confirm they were too disabled to work....
Tags: Long Island Rail Road, Social Security, Interior Policy, American Enterprise Institute, Pension and Welfare
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A bit of stirring, if inarticulate, Beethoven for your Midweek Madness treat
The European Union has been in the news lately, especially with regard to the UK's continued participation, so I thought I would use this Midweek Madness installment to remind everyone of the joy of brotherhood. The Union happens to have an anthem...
Tags: European Union
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How much higher can Donkey Kong characters jump if they're on Mars?
It's not quite Mother's Day in America yet, but you can send your parents cool footage of a physicist talking about rubber bands. Welcome to your post-weekend trends report for Monday, March 11, 2013. Richard Feynman's discussion of hacking elasticity...
Tags: SpaceX, Nintendo Company Ltd., Twitter, Inc., Los Angeles Lakers, Douglas Adams
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The History Channel earns huge ratings with 'The Bible'
The Baltimore SunThe networks might be struggling on Sunday nights but not basic cable's the History Channel. The miniseries beat everything in sight Sunday night with record ratings for "The Bible." I think this quote from executive producers Roma Downey and Mark...Tags: Primetime Emmy Awards, DVDs, Television, Easter, Religious Texts
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History Matters: Russians ready to take on any Japanese threat 75 years ago
100 Years Ago The iceman cameth From the social notes: "Prof. Charles Kolb of Westminster was the guest Saturday and Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. David T. Barnes. "Mr. Washington Ridgley spent several day last week with Mr. and Mrs. Charles...Tags: Sykesville, Laurel, Howard County, Abraham Lincoln, NAACP
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