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The Ebbs and Tides of Konkan

Edit The Times of India 30 May 2016
C ould the etymology of the word Konkana hold a clue to the extent of its territory in ancient times?. Among the many theories put forth, three are interesting and may have some bearing on its extent ... (Chavan, 1995. The Konkan and the Konkani Language, 2) ... Cunha Rivara's contemporary Sir Erskine Perry set similar boundaries for the Konkani territory in his On the Geographical Distribution of the Principal Languages of India (1853) ... "....

MLB stars who earned their stripes (MLB - Major League Baseball)

Edit Public Technologies 30 May 2016
(Source. MLB - Major League Baseball). According to Gary Bedingfield, a member of the Society for American Baseball Research and the operator of baseballinwartime.com, 535 baseball players have lost their lives in military service -- whether they were killed in action or died from wounds, illness or accidents -- since the Civil War ... Robert O. 'Bob' Neighbors, Nov. 9, 1917 - Aug. 8, 1952 ... 16, 1939 ... Army ... 'Bill' Stearns, March 20, 1853 - Dec....

MLB stars who earned their stripes

Edit MLB 30 May 2016
Baseball is America's Pastime, and on Memorial Day, we cannot forget the patriotism and ultimate sacrifices of the soldiers who've doubled as ballplayers when they weren't fighting for America on the battlefields. Hall of Famers Bob Feller, Ted Williams, Joe DiMaggio, Stan Musial, Willie Mays, Pee Wee Reese and Warren Spahn famously interrupted their careers to serve ... Robert O. "Bob" Neighbors, Nov ... "Bill" Stearns, March 20, 1853 - Dec ... ....

North Central College in Naperville acquiring Shimer College

Edit Chicago Sun-Times 29 May 2016
Shimer was founded in 1853 and has been located at the Illinois Institute of Technology campus on the South Side of Chicago since 2006. ....

Researchers uncover the Boss's Irish roots

Edit Belfast Telegraph 29 May 2016
Share Go To ... Like millions of others, the Gerritys eventually succumbed to being famine refugees and left Ireland for New Jersey in 1853. ....

Watch: Air-guitar playing Enda Kenny Dancing in the Dark to Springsteen

Edit The Irish Times 28 May 2016
More than 80,000 people, and one air guitar playing Taoiseach, enjoyed an epic Bruce Springsteen gig at Croke Park last night ... Springsteen will play a second concert at Croke Park on Sunday. Separately, evidence has emerged that Springsteen’s great-great-great-grandfather was from Co Kildare ... The family Ireland for New Jersey in 1853 ...     ... ....

Japan at Nature's Edge

Edit Caixin Online 28 May 2016
By Mark L. Clifford ... Japan at Nature's Edge ... A hotter, less diverse and more erratic climate is almost certain ... Japan was forced to open to Western trade in 1853 by Commodore Matthew Perry's famous "black ships" (the black referred to the ships' coal-burning smokestacks) partly to gain US access to the country's rich whaling grounds and to ensure help for the shipwrecked whalers who not infrequently washed up on the country's shores ... ....

Bruce Springsteen's family tree traced back to Co Kildare

Edit Belfast Telegraph 27 May 2016
Bruce Springsteen may have been Born In The USA - but his roots are in Ireland. Researchers have uncovered The Boss's great-great-great-grandfather was from Co Kildare. Share Go To. And Christy Gerrity, from Rathangan, was also known as a hell-raiser and outspoken protester in his glory days ... They left Ireland for New Jersey in 1853 ... ....

Tissot presents trendy sports watch 'Quickster'

Edit The Times of India 27 May 2016
New Delhi, May 27 (ANI-NewsVoir). The temperature further soared in Amritsar, when popular MTV Splitsvilla winners Anuki Tchokhonelidze and Prince Narula visited Tissot Shop in Shop (SIS) at Standard Times, Kennedy Avenue Mall Road. On this occasion they were presented Tissot Quickster, the brand's contemporary sports watch ... The plus sign in the logo symbolizes the Swiss quality and reliability Tissot has shown since 1853 ... RELATED....

Fandom: The Lord of the Rings (Cincinnati Art Museum)

Edit Public Technologies 24 May 2016
(Source. Cincinnati Art Museum). The Lord of the Rings Trilogy is one that has captivated the hearts of generations of readers. Since 1954 J.R.R. Tolkien has transported us into a world of Hobbits, Wizards, Elves, Orcs, Trolls, talking trees, and endless magic ... In 2001, The Lord of the Rings ... And remember. ... Thomas Worthington Whittedge, Landscape in Westphalia,1853; oil on canvas,1949.82 ... (noodl....

SEB Shares Surge on Purchase of KKR’s German Cookware Maker WMF

Edit Bloomberg 24 May 2016
SEB SA surged after agreeing to buy WMF from buyout firm KKR & Co., which will make the French company the world leader in professional coffee machines and Germany’s no. 1 in cookware ... “The price tag is at the high end of the range, but synergies will materialize.” ... WMF was founded in Geislingen, Germany, in 1853 and makes equipment for cooking, baking, eating and drinking at home and hotels ... and Asia ... ....

Construction Projects Continue to Transform Campus (The University of Mississippi)

Edit Public Technologies 24 May 2016
(Source. The University of Mississippi). The Ole Miss Student Union is undergoing a $50 million renovation to add 60,000 square feet of space for dining, ballrooms and offices. OXFORD, Miss. - The student population continues to grow at the University of Mississippi ... HAPPENING NOW ... The renovation to the exterior walls of the Croft Institute is ongoing and has been extended due to the deteriorated state of the masonry on the 1853 building....

See the Valentino Costumes for Sofia Coppola’s Opera Debut

Edit New York Magazine 23 May 2016
Cross high fashion, opera, and two familiar faces and you get the newest and chicest rendition of La Traviata since it's premiere in 1853. Sofia Coppola, director of the Bling Ring and fashion somebody, and Valentino Garavani have directed and designed the opera for the Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma in ... More » ... ....
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