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Auld lang syne for English speakers
I WAS GOING to wish you a Happy New Year, but why bother? For a huge and growing number of people around the world, today simply isn't the start of a new year. As far as the world's approximately 1.3 billion Muslims are concerned, New Year's Day is the...Tags: Migration, Social Issues, Music, Holidays, National or Ethnic Minorities
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Drinking (and making) Scotch on Robert Burns Day
Daily DishCelebrate the birthday of Scotland's favorite son Wednesday, also known as Burns Day, after the 18th century Romantic poet Robert Burns. Known for his lilting lyricism, storied love affairs and fondness for haggis, Burns also enjoyed a good glass of...... -
Matt Weinstock, Jan. 19, 1960
The Daily MirrorMass Hysteria No one knows how it started but one day last week the rumor swept through an L.A. junior high school that the Russians were going to drop an atom bomb on the city at noon. Probably some youngster remarked mischievously, "Wouldn't it be funny... -
Matt Weinstock, Jan. 23, 1960
The Daily MirrorLife at the Outpost A couple named Janet and George, who moved recently from the lowlands to a home in the Hollywood Hills reached by a short private road, invited some friends to dinner the other night. All the guests arrived on time except a doctor... -
'Amazing Race,' In Scotland, whiskey barrels, poetry and haggis
This episode includes poetry and haggis. Actually, poetry and haggis together! A little haggis always makes the poetry go down easier, don’t you think? Let’s kick things off with ... Airport Shenanigans of Mistaken Euphoria You know that...
Tags: Foods and Beverages, Dressing and Stuffing, Sausages, Auto Racing, Downton Abbey (tv program)
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Weekend calendar - March 9
Comedy and Magic Spectacular — 2013 Presented by Chambersburg Exchange Club. 7 p.m. Saturday. The Capitol Theatre, 159 S. Main St., Chambersburg, Pa. Tickets cost $12 to $19. For tickets, call 717-263-0202 or go to www.thecapitoltheatre.org....Tags: Arts and Culture, Entertainment, Shamrock, Symbols and Symbolism, High Schools
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Five for your planner: Friday, March 8
1. Award-winning music Evolution Rock School will present "Grammy," a concert honoring Grammy award-winning and nominated musicians and a few others. 50/50 raffle to benefit the rock school scholarship fund. Snacks will be sold. Show is at 3 p.m....
Tags: Arts and Culture, Music, Shamrock, Entertainment, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Joyful Noise concert set for March 10
The Joyful Noise concert series will present “The Shamrock and The Daffodil,” a program of songs, poetry and legends from Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Christ Reformed Church in Hagerstown will present the concert Sunday, March 10, at 3 p.m....Tags: Music, Entertainment, Shamrock, Symbols and Symbolism, Reformed
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Rosie Schaap on her life at the bar
In 1996, Rosie Schaap was a 25-year-old graduate student who started frequenting Puffy's Tavern, a storied New York City dive bar. For weeks, she sat by herself at a banquette, grading papers every day over a pint of Guinness. The regulars sitting at...Tags: Arts and Culture, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Bars and Clubs, Lifestyle and Leisure, New York City
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Celtic Classic and Braveheart Highland Pub featured on Travel Channel show
The Morning CallThe Travel Channel came to town last year to eat and make haggis and participate in Celtic Classic’s Highland games, and you can see what happened at 9 Tuesday night on an episode of the new show “Edge of America.” Star Geoff Edgers,...Tags: Arts and Culture, Trips and Vacations, Entertainment, Bethlehem (Northampton, Pennsylvania), Bars and Clubs
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Altadena Junction: Aveson charter school set for big move
After three years of uncertainty, the perennially unfinished commercial building at the corner of Altadena Drive and Lincoln Avenue in Altadena will finally have a tenant: the Aveson charter school. Aveson will lease the structure for its grades six-...Tags: Arts and Culture, Festive Events, Politics, Poetry, Elections
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Web sites help navigate the unfriendly skies
Times Staff WriterBusiness travel is a pain. It upsets your routine and digestion. It throws you into a mix of strange places and stranger people. Worst of all, you usually have to deal with the one industry that proves service is dead: the airlines. While nothing...Tags: Death, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Trips and Vacations, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Business Trips
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