How Private Philanthropy Saved the Founders' Homes - City Journal
Posted: 19 Dec 2014 02:41 PM PST
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How Private Philanthropy Saved the Founders' HomesCity JournalEvery day for the last 200 years, boats gliding along the wide Potomac have blown their horns or clanged their bells as they pass Mount Vernon, in festive tribute to the estate's revered creator, George Washington. The tradition began, legend has it ... |
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Photos of the Week: 12/12 - 12/19 - AOL.com - AOL News
Posted: 19 Dec 2014 02:25 PM PST
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Photos of the Week: 12/12 - 12/19 - AOL.comAOL NewsIn Berlin, a climber dressed as Santa was spotted ringing a bell as he sat on a ledge of the Kollhoff Tower before he took place in an acrobatic dance show. In London, costumed participants jumped into what we imagine was a freezing cold pool as part ... |
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Cynthia Yeh's solo tour de force ends the CSO's year with bells ringing - Chicago Classical Review
Posted: 19 Dec 2014 01:03 PM PST
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Bulletin Board - Canon City Daily Record
Posted: 19 Dec 2014 11:36 AM PST
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Bulletin BoardCanon City Daily Record1 p.m. National Mah Jongg League games for experienced players at The Bell Tower, 201 E. Second St. in Florence. Free lessons for beginners the first Tuesday of every month. Call 784-3272 or 372-7870 for more information. 1 p.m. Mah ... 7 p.m. Cañon ...and more » |
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Czeching out prague - Business Standard
Posted: 19 Dec 2014 10:56 AM PST
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Czeching out pragueBusiness StandardThe chamber is surprisingly small, seating not more than 40, but the acoustics are wonderful. The string quartet begins with Bach's Air on G String and I'm ... To earth I must return though, for I have a date with time at the medieval Clock Tower in ...and more » |
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Marmalade awards look forward to their 10th anniversary - The Journal
Posted: 19 Dec 2014 10:40 AM PST
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Cubans cheer historic renewal of US relations - ABC15.com (KNXV-TV)
Posted: 19 Dec 2014 10:06 AM PST
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People walk out from the headquarters of Sony Corp. in Tokyo. (AP / Eugene ... - Castanet.net
Posted: 19 Dec 2014 09:57 AM PST
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Faith Lutheran Church in New Providence celebrates Christmas Liturgies - NJ.com
Posted: 19 Dec 2014 09:43 AM PST
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Soroco freshman beats out more than 3000 Colorado students in stock market ... - Steamboat Pilot & Today
Posted: 19 Dec 2014 09:06 AM PST
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'Star Wars'-themed Christmas lights dazzle Internet - KCCI Des Moines
Posted: 19 Dec 2014 09:06 AM PST
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A Star Wars-themed light show and other people who take Christmas to a new ... - CNN
Posted: 19 Dec 2014 08:50 AM PST
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10 people who take Christmas to a new level - WPTZ The Champlain Valley
Posted: 19 Dec 2014 08:48 AM PST
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10 people who take Christmas to a new levelWPTZ The Champlain ValleyHe said he uses the display to raise money for the poor and homeless through his church. There's something about Christmas that brings out people's ... If I don't put the lights up, I will have thousands of people ringing the bell thinking someone died ... |
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100 million euros in assets seized in Rome 'mafia' probe - WAOW
Posted: 19 Dec 2014 08:39 AM PST
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What To Do: Christmas edition - The Times of Chester County
Posted: 19 Dec 2014 08:38 AM PST
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What To Do: Christmas editionThe Times of Chester County... are still on the display today, including the ski slope, ski lodge and ice skaters, Dutch Haven, the Willows, the two-lane moving highway (in front of Dutch Haven), the farm with the tobacco barn, the Strasburg Fire House, the church beside Dutch ...and more » |
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Find your merriment this holiday season - Foster's Daily Democrat
Posted: 19 Dec 2014 07:14 AM PST
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Find your merriment this holiday seasonFoster's Daily DemocratAt 8 p.m., enjoy a concert played on our 12-bell, 1875 Charles Brown Memorial Carillon. You can sit in your car and enjoy the cool, crisp air along with the ringing of the bells, or come into the warm sanctuary and enjoy the quiet sacredness of the space.and more » |
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Holiday Calendar - Dallas Voice
Posted: 19 Dec 2014 05:47 AM PST
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Holiday CalendarDallas VoiceDrop off gifts in the reception area at Cathedral of Hope, 5910 Cedar Springs Road, before Sunday morning and Wednesday evening services throughout December and they will be wrapped and ready for you when you leave. Purchase gifts at Sources and ... |
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Bellissimo presents 'Christmas Fun' Sunday - Billings Gazette
Posted: 19 Dec 2014 05:17 AM PST
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Bellissimo presents 'Christmas Fun' SundayBillings GazetteBellissimo, a local group of bell ringers, celebrates Christmas with music on Sunday. Members include ... Bellissimo is presenting its 30th annual Christmas concert Sunday at 2:30 and 4:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 2800 Fourth Ave. N ... |
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Fifth-graders at St. Barbara chime in with new form of music - Massillon Independent
Posted: 19 Dec 2014 04:26 AM PST
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West Norfolk pupils graduate from Norfolk Children's University - Lynn News
Posted: 19 Dec 2014 03:43 AM PST
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Views sought on homes cash - Evesham Observer
Posted: 19 Dec 2014 03:17 AM PST
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Views sought on homes cashEvesham ObserverEvesham's historic Almonry is in line for a cash boost of £150,000 should its application be rubber stamped while the Bell Tower Appeal is in line for £50,000. A further £5,000 is ear-marked for the No Limits Crown Meadow Play Area project to get ...and more » |
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No place like home - DestinyMan
Posted: 19 Dec 2014 01:52 AM PST
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No place like homeDestinyManStay at home in December and go on an off-peak holiday instead. What is it about the ... “With the jingle bells ringing in their ears, people make emotional financial decisions, instead of remaining focused on their financial goals and settling debt ... |
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Indonesia volcano erupts, injuring 4; 1 missing - KTVN
Posted: 19 Dec 2014 01:40 AM PST
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Indonesia volcano erupts, injuring 4; 1 missingKTVNSlow-moving red lava was visible at the peak of the eruption Friday and villages were blanketed with thick ash, but no evacuation orders have been issued, Nugroho said. An airport in Ternate, the provincial capital about30 kilometers (20 miles) from ... |
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Busy December for the bellringers - Bexhill Observer
Posted: 19 Dec 2014 01:34 AM PST
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Busy December for the bellringersBexhill Observer... will start at 6pm. They will then be ringing for the Midnight Mass at 11.30pm on Christmas Eve, and at 9.30am on Christmas Morning for the Family Service. The final special event will be on New Years Eve, when they ring for Watchnight Service at 11 ... |
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Poll: Americans skeptical of commercial drones - News On 6
Posted: 19 Dec 2014 12:31 AM PST
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Poll: Americans skeptical of commercial dronesNews On 6Check. In a winter wonderland? Well, it marks the beginning of the season. Bells ringing? Sure, along with trumpets and some fiddles.More >>. Walking? Check. In a winter wonderland? Well, it marks the beginning of the season. Bells ringing? Sure, along ... |
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Best of the season's 39 bowl games - NBC 29 News
Posted: 19 Dec 2014 12:13 AM PST
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Best of the season's 39 bowl gamesNBC 29 News(AP Photo/AL.com, Vasha Hunt). Alabama head coach Nick Saban watches drills during an Alabama NCAA college football practice, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014, at the Thomas-Drew Practice Facility in Tuscaloosa, Ala. |
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LINCOLN SHAW: Night the hospital carollers fell silent - Torquay Herald Express
Posted: 18 Dec 2014 11:36 PM PST
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LINCOLN SHAW: Night the hospital carollers fell silentTorquay Herald ExpressLIFE goes by so quickly when you are getting on a bit and you often lose touch with old friends. So I was delighted to receive an email from Colin Reynolds asking if I could mention a concert by the Torbay Gospelaires in Barton Baptist Church this ... |
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Decades later, Anchor has kept its Christmas secret - NorthJersey.com
Posted: 18 Dec 2014 10:30 PM PST
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Decades later, Anchor has kept its Christmas secretNorthJersey.comBefore 1975, that phrase might have meant a holiday carton adorned with sprigs of holly and jingle bells. Or maybe you splurged on ... "I was an altar boy when I was a young man, and it reminded me too much of church," he says. It's not that Our ...and more » |
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On Prose: For a Writer, What Isn't in a Name? - Valley News
Posted: 18 Dec 2014 09:17 PM PST
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On Prose: For a Writer, What Isn't in a Name?Valley NewsAnd if a hunchback named Quasimodo asks for bell-ringing work at Notre Dame, hire him immediately just for that name. Indeed, some names are so perfectly matched to their characters they've become bywords in the ... Similarly, if you have a young ... |
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5 things to do this week in and around Westford and Littleton - Wicked Local Littleton
Posted: 18 Dec 2014 08:55 PM PST
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Traditional Russian bells concerts scheduled - Tryon Daily Bulletin
Posted: 18 Dec 2014 07:04 PM PST
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Traditional Russian bells concerts scheduledTryon Daily BulletinThe instrument, Medvedev said, represents a lost style used long ago for church services in Russia that is today, because of music enthusiasts, making a comeback. The sound of Russian bell-ringing has been called “music of the soul.” Medvedev settled ... |
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Noel Paul Stookey to open Last Night - Penobscot Bay Press
Posted: 18 Dec 2014 06:09 PM PST
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Noel Paul Stookey to open Last NightPenobscot Bay PressThis year's festivities will kick off at 6 p.m. in the Blue Hill Congregational Church with an opening ceremony featuring bell ringing, poetry and a performance by Noel Paul Stookey. From 7 to 10 p.m., there will be simultaneous performances and ... |
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China pledges to speed entry of US pharmaceuticals - ABC NEWS 4
Posted: 18 Dec 2014 05:08 PM PST
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China pledges to speed entry of US pharmaceuticalsABC NEWS 4Business groups have expressed concern about a wave of Chinese anti-monopoly investigations, suggesting Beijing is improperly using those probes to pressure foreign companies to cut prices or change business practices. Mentioning one specific step, ... |
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Flu Season Ramping Up in NC; Total Deaths Up to Five - TWC News
Posted: 18 Dec 2014 04:51 PM PST
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The secrets behind Hungary's escape games craze - BBC News
Posted: 18 Dec 2014 04:07 PM PST
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The secrets behind Hungary's escape games crazeBBC NewsAnd while it's clear that the sequence of noises - a church bell ringing, a frog croaking, a cat mewling - are code for something, I am none the wiser. I'm in a dimly lit cellar, furnished with creaking chairs, broken toys, and old computer monitors ...and more » |
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Bell Tower team close to funding dream - Evesham Observer
Posted: 18 Dec 2014 04:03 PM PST
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Bell Tower team close to funding dreamEvesham ObserverA MAJOR fund-raising appeal which aims to secure the future of one of Evesham's biggest landmarks is significantly close to reaching its £500,000 target. The Bell Tower appeal, which was launched in the summer of last year, is just around £30,000 away ... |
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Helfrich: Ekpre-Olomu won't play against FSU - NBC 29 News
Posted: 18 Dec 2014 03:03 PM PST
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Helfrich: Ekpre-Olomu won't play against FSUNBC 29 NewsWalking? Check. In a winter wonderland? Well, it marks the beginning of the season. Bells ringing? Sure, along with trumpets and some fiddles.Full Story. Walking? Check. In a winter wonderland? Well, it marks the beginning of the season. Bells ringing? |
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Sheriff to cede immigration-enforcement foothold - FOX6 WBRC - MyFoxAL.com
Posted: 18 Dec 2014 02:53 PM PST
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Sheriff to cede immigration-enforcement footholdFOX6 WBRC - MyFoxAL.comArpaio's immigration efforts reached their peak around 2010 when he launched immigration patrols known as "sweeps." During those stings, deputies flooded part of a city - in some cases, heavily Latino areas - over several days to seek out traffic ... |
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